- The Charts for Other Platforms but the C64 -
Presented in VN#55, for the first time in the magazine's history since the start in 1991.

Hosted by Jonatan "Macx" FG.

Many of us are old snorty conservative c64-sceners and have a hard time understanding what all the fuss is about concerning these more modern machines called Amiga, Atari ST, PC, Super Nintendo, Dreamcast, PSP and godknowswhat. Home computers such as VIC20, CBM PET, C128, C16, Plus/4 and perhaps ZX Spectrum seems more like it in our book, more so than those odd nonclassical devices anyway. In any case will this chapter ask the common Commodore 64 scener (although "common" obviously is an almost condescending adjective when used on us) to have a generous mind. As votesheets were handed out at the multiplatform event of Datastorm, the author of this chapter thought it be interesting to see what it is all about. Consider it suggestions of what can be interesting to investigate, when time is plenty enough to let Your c64 wait that is. If this chapter offends You to much, just return to the main menu and try and forget all about it. A special edition of this issue of VN, where this chapter has been removed, is available for those who find it necessary.

Votes have been gathered for non-c64 computers and are here presented as curiosity. For this reason there is no rule of having to be voted twice to enter these charts.

TOP AMIGA DEMOS:

DESERT DREAM / KEFRENS      120
Starstruck / The Black Lotus    80
State of the Art / Spaceballs     48
9 Fingers / Spaceballs      48
Nexus 7 / Andromeda      44
Enigma / Phenomena      36
Ocean Machine / The Black Lotus    32
Hardwired / The Silents + Crionics    32
North Star Mega Demo II / Fairlight + North Star 20
Jesus on E's / LSD      20
Guardian Dragon 2 / Kefrens     20
Baygon / Melon Dezign      20
We Come In Peace / Elude     16
Major Release / da Jormas     16
Lux Aeterna Luceat Eis / Ephidrena    16
Jesus Christ Motocross / Traktor + Nature   12
Fake Electronic Lightshow / Ephidrena    12
Stag / B'n'K       12
Planet M / Melon Dezign     12
Guardian Dragon / Kefrens     12
Closer / CNCD       12
Arte / Sanity       12
Pulse / Nerve Axis      8
Mental Hangover / Scoopex     8
Love / Virtual Dreams + Fairlight   8
How 2 Skin a Cat / Melon Dezign    8
GBG / Up Rough       8
Faktory / Fairlight + Virtual Dreams    8
Zebra / Pas Maters      4
Technological Death / Mad Elks     4
Megademo / Dexion      4
Fruitkitchen / Silents      4
Darkroom / Stellar      4
Amsterdam Blessings / Mawi     4

Desert Dream took the top spot. Perhaps it has got to do with all the publicity it has gotten from the Chorus and Resource c64 version of the demo. Jokes aside is it a neat demonstration worth watching, as are most of the productions in this toplist. It can be interesting to see how c64 demoparts has been strongly influenced and sometimes directly copied from the above Amiga demos. The rise of the c64 demoscene is deeply intertwined with the Amiga demoscene. A few groupnames such as Fairlight and Dexion seem to carry a legacy from the oldskool truth.

TOP DEMOS ON OTHER PLATFORMS:

LIFEFORCE / ASD      (PC) 32
FR-41 "debris." / Farbrausch    (PC) 32
STS-02: Electric Kool-Aid / Synesthetics  (PC) 20
Sid Mania / Censor      (SNES) 20
Second Reality / Future Crew     (PC) 20
Rupture / ASD       (PC) 20
Linger in Shadows / Plastic     (PS3) 20
Masagin (Nvision 08 Invitation) / Farbrausch & Neuro (PC) 20
Elevated / RGBA+TBC      (PC/Win 4K) 20
Demotronic / 1.000.000 BOYS     (Gameboy) 20
Atari ST B.I.G. Demo      (Atari ST) 20
Aeon / Triebkraft & 4th Dimension    (ZX Spectrum) 20
A Deepness in the Sky / MFX     (PC) 20
5th Element / Eternity Industry    (ZX Spectrum) 20
Wir Sind Einstein / United Force & Digital Dynamite (PC) 16
Super Television / Orange     (PC) 16
Serious Deformation Near the Cranium / Kewlers   (win/PC) 16
Robotic Liberation / PWP     (VIC20) 16
Frameranger / Fairlight & orange & Carillon & Cyberiad (PC) 16
Flashback 2011 party Invite Sydney Australia / Defame (PC) 16
Delcious / Yodel      (Dreamcast) 16
$ in Japan / $      (PC) 16
Talk Talk 2 / XIA      (Atari ST) 12
Going Lowres / TRSI      (VIC20) 12
FR-08 ".the .product" / Farbraush    (Win/PC 64k) 12
Deus Ex Machina / Limited Edition    (Amiga AGA) 12
Deities / MFX       (PC) 12
1995 / Kewlers & MFX      (PC) 12
X14 / Orange       (PC/MS-DOS) 8
The Fulcrum by Matrix      (PC/DOS) 8
Suicide Barbie / The Black Lotus    (PSP) 8
Sota 2004 64k Invitation / Equinox    (PC) 8
Heaven Seven / Exceed      (PC) 8
Gejmbåj / Snorpung      (Gameboy) 8
Dogma / Eternity Industry     (ZX Spectrum) 8
Syntax Infinity / Tulou + Traktor    (MSX 2) 4
Stargazer / ASD & Orb      (Win/PC) 4
Saint / Halcyon & da Jormas     (PC/DOS) 4
Prehysteria / Rebels      (PC) 4
Newton Never Did This, BITCH / Shitfaced Clowns (GBA) 4
Aura for Laura / Soopadoopa     (PS2) 4
303 / ACME       (PC/DOS) 4

When coming from a c64 demoscene perspective and watching demos made on modern machinery one can sometimes feel bewildered and puzzled. However, the utter beauty of some Andromeda Software Development and Farbrausch productions would astonish just about all of us. LifeForce, Debris, Rupture, Masagin and Linger in Shadows are demos that I would, and will, suggest anyone to observe and contemplate. Anything else I would consider a sincere loss for that person. Seriously, those demos are brilliant. The classic Future Crew demo Second Reality has just as the Amiga demo Desert Dream a c64 kid brother, Second Reality by Smash Designs & The Obsessed Maniacs released at The Party 1997. There are a few demos which I miss in the above list, but I will publish the titles of those elsewhere.

TOP MUSICIANS ON OTHER PLATFORMS BUT THE C64:

AUDIOMONSTER       (Amiga) 40
Laxity        (Amiga / PC) 32
Romeo Knight       (Amiga) 28
KB        (PC) 24
Chromag       24
Virt        (PC) 20
Radix        (PC / Amiga) 20
Jesper Kyd      (Amiga) 20
Jeroen Tel       (PC) 20
DHS        20
Bruno        (Amiga) 20
Virgill       (PC) 16
Ukulele       (Amiga) 16
Mortimer Twang       (Amiga) 16
Moby        16
Kayotix / Nitrome      (flash games) 16
Instant Remedy       16
Hunz        (PC) 16
Dubmood       (PC / Atari ST) 16
Drax        (PC) 16
4-Mat        (Amiga / PC) 12
Xerxes        (PC) 12
Tao        (Atari ST) 12
SLL        (Amiga) 12
Skaven / Future Crew      (PC) 12
pOWL        (PC) 12
Heatbeat       (Amiga) 12
Hazel        12
Basehead       (PC) 12
TDK        (Amiga) 8
strobo        (Amiga) 8
Mordi        8
Magnar        8
Mad Max       (Atari ST) 8
Little Bitchard      (PC) 8
Goto80        8
505        (Atari) 8
Razmo        4
Paniq        (PC) 4
Jogeir Liljedahl      (Amiga) 4
JazzCat       (Amiga) 4
Gasman / Raw Arse      (ZX Spectrum) 4
Dr Vector       (Amiga) 4

As this issue of VN has an audio focus to it, what would suit better than to finish this chapter off with a hotchpotch of different musicians from various platforms? The top spot was taken by the Amiga musician Audiomonster, and close behind comes Laxity which means that he scores well on both the c64 SID and the other platform music categories. 4-Mat received several votes here and was also voted on as a SID musician, the opposite is true for Goto80. Magnar, Jeroen Tel, Drax, 505 and Jogeir Liljedahl are well known names for us SID connoisseurs, it was however new to me that my editor colleague Jazzcat has got an alternative career? Handlesnatching galore!

It has been a most exciting journey writing this chapter up and it has made me to discover some demoscene gold I did not know of before. Piquant and plenty of colours are nice, but I am after all a geezer with an old computer. Now return to the menu for pure Commodore 64 nerdism.