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Content of Atariscene 1985 - 1988
The Atariscene 1985 - 1988 release is divided into two DVD discs, and have a total of 178 minutes playtime.We have made our best to collect demos, intros, cracktros and anything doing realtime graphics movement as far back as 1985. Please be aware that we have probably missed several cracktros and demos.
For 1985, we were hard pressed to find anything. For a long time we thought the "random lines" screen from Uwe Braun was the only thing we could find, and this is quite far from a real demo. However, we later got a recording of a TV program showing two technicans comparing the Atari ST and Amiga, where the Atari Boink demo was shown, and this program was broadcasted in 1985! So at least something demo-alike from 1985.
In 1986 the scene hadn't yet formed, only a couple of cracktros of rather low quality. One of the high-lights is the funny "Musik und sound demo" from Eckard Kruse, which has gained more or less cult status. Perhaps the first raster-effect on the ST can be seen in the Fuji Boink demo by Xanath Fx.
Over to 1987, this is when things kicked off. Many cracktros and the first demoscene productions could be spotted, with The Exceptions doing the heavy lifting. In September 1987 The Exceptions released the Super Neo Demo Show, containing what we belive to be the first lower-border removing screen, with a trick invented by Alyssa. Super Neo Demo Show also features a digidrum version of Rob Hubbards Auf Wideresehen Monty, which might very well be the first digidrum track on the Atari ST. Anohter notable coding technique in 1987 was the Spectrum 512 graphics program, a real breakthru in ST graphics coded by a russian engineer that had emigrated to the United States. Some Spectrum 512 graphics can be seen in The Exceptions slideshows from 1987 featured on the DVD.
For 1988, the scene was established with several crews competing for doing the best demos and cracktros. Notable releases are for example The Exceptions Amiga demo in March which removed the right border for the first time, and also played Amiga soundtracker tunes by Karsten Obarski. The Exceptions also released the B.I.G. (Best In Galaxy) demo which had a huge impact with tons of music (digi and chip), several screens, reset screen and an endless scrolline that just kept going without wrapping.
We are less certain who removed the top border for the first time, it could have been the XXX International Demo featured on the DVD, released in July 1987, but we are not sure. Later in the year, TNT Crew broke the left border by using the 71Hz screenmode for a few cycles each scanline in the demo "Death of the Left Border".
At the very end of 1988 a milestone that is forgotten nearly everywhere is that the first ST fullscreen (no borders at all) was made by Omega in the Omega demo. It is commonly known that the Level 16 screen in the Union demo (1989) was the first fullscreen, but not so.
Below you can read the content of each disk. The cracktros are recorded for 90 seconds each. Multi-screen demos have chapters so you can easily navigate around the screens.
Some demos have visual glitches that we were unable to come around. A few border-removing screens simply did not work 100% on our seven STs that has been used to record the DVD. Please be aware of that before ordering. It should be less than five of the demos/cracktros with visual bugs though. On top of that, a couple of NTSC 60Hz screens will wrap the graphics a bit in the bottom border.
The content of Atariscene 1985-1988 disc one
- 1985: Boink by Atari Corporation
- 1985: Random lines by Uwe Braun
- 1986: Deep Space cracktro by GMC Crackings
- 1986: Grafik Und Sound by Eckard Kruse
- 1986: Pinball Factory cracktro by Han Solo
- 1986: 3D Example demo by Uwe Braun
- 1986: Fuji Boink by Xanath FX
- 1987: First demo by 42 Crew
- 1987: Larry cracktro by 42 Crew
- 1987: 10th Frame cracktro by Blue Adept
- 1987: ECO cracktro by Delta Force
- 1987: Jinxter cracktro by Delta Force
- 1987: Grusel demo by Eckard Kruse
- 1987: The Bards Tale cracktro by Ford Perfect
- 1987: The Sentinel cracktro by Ford Perfect
- 1987: Colorshock by HCC
- 1987: Supersprint cracktro by HCC
- 1987: Tetris cracktro by STSC
- 1987: Backlash cracktro by TEX
- 1987: Bubble Bobble cracktro by TEX
- 1987: Little Color Demo by TEX
- 1987: Little Sound Demo by TEX
- 1987: Readme.prg by TEX
- 1987: Spectrum 512 demo 1 by TEX
- 1987: Spectrum 512 demo 2 by TEX
- 1987: Terrorpods cracktro by TEX
- 1987: Shiny Bubbles by Xanath FX
- 1988: Dungeon Master cracktro by 42 Crew
- 1988: Captain Fizz cracktro by Alpha Flight
- 1988: Sidearms cracktro by The Blade Runners
- 1988: Army Moves cracktro The by Blade Runners
- 1988: Elite cracktro by The Blade Runners and Blue Sys
- 1988: Rambo 3 cracktro by Delight
- 1988: Captain Blood cracktro by Delta Force
- 1988: Shackled cracktro by Delta Force
- 1988: Uninvited cracktro by Delta Force
- 1988: ALF demo by Echo Cray
- 1988: Elite cracktro by Flexible Front
- 1988: Rambo 3 cracktro by Flexible Front
- 1988: Skinny Puppy demo by Flexible Front
- 1988: Menace cracktro by Ford Perfect
- 1988: David Whittaker music demo by Ghost
- 1988: Heroes of the Lance cracktro by Gigabyte Crew
- 1988: Sidewinder cracktro by Gigabyte Crew
- 1988: Skrull cracktro by Gigabyte Crew
- 1988: Sidewinder cracktro by Gigabyte Crew
- 1988: Skrull cracktro by Gigabyte Crew
- 1988: Super Ski cracktro by Gigabyte Crew
- 1988: Football Manager 2 cracktro by Gigabyte Crew
- 1988: Road Wars cracktro by Le Groupe Hofa
- 1988: Ledstorm cracktro by Les Nuls
- 1988: Fullscreen demo by Level 16
- 1988: Gunship cracktro by Level 16
- 1988: Action Fighter cracktro by Metal 68
- 1988: Omega Demo by Omega
- 1988: Micromix demo by Radical Systems
- 1988: Arkanoid 2 cracktro by The Replicants
- 1988: Artura cracktro by The Replicants
- 1988: Better Dead Than Alien cracktro by The Replicants
- 1988: Bloody and Bluedy cracktro by The Replicants
- 1988: Garfield cracktro by The Replicants
- 1988: IK+ cracktro by The Replicants
- 1988: Rank Xerox intro by The Replicants
- 1988: Jaws cracktro by The Replicants and Level 16
- 1988: Spy vs Spy cracktro by ST Amigos
- 1988: Sinbad cracktro by ST Connexion
- 1988: Demoniaq by STCS
- 1988: Superman cracktro by TCB
- 1988: The Junk Demo by TCB
- 1988: Amiga Demo by TEX
- 1988: B.I.G. Demo by TEX
- 1988: Overlander cracktro by TEX
- 1988: ST Soccer cracktro by TEX
- 1988: Vixen cracktro by TEX
- 1988: Powerdemo by The Lost Boys
- 1988: Death of the Left Border by TNT Crew
- 1988: FNIL by TNT Crew
- 1988: Bombuzal cracktro by Vector
- 1988: The Games cracktro by X Factor
- 1988: Musicdemo by X-Troll
- 1988: XXX International Demo by XXX International
 
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