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strayboom @strayboom.bsky.social · 4h

The stakes are high, deadline is coming for wrapping up the second part of #SIDFactory2 and #C64 #SID #music making #tutorial series.
It's going to premier of this year's #Bit-Scape show, as part of the #Commodore #Retro #Expo on 14-15 November 2025.
Watch this space, more details will follow soon.

Flyer with live acts and seminars list for Bit-Scape 2025 show. Free live streaming event on 14-15th November 2025.

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demoparty.net @demoparty.net · 1d

Experience 2025: 29th November 2025, Cserepesház, Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺

Experience 2025

Demoparty – 29th November 2025 – Cserepesház, Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺

www.demoparty.net

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budapestmicro.bsky.social @budapestmicro.bsky.social · 5d

A 8 bites és a videojáték zene egész éjszakás ünnepe.
Budapest Micro Vol.3 - Három Holló, 1052, Budapest, Piarista köz 1.

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strayboom @strayboom.bsky.social · 9d

Achievement unlocked: Oldschool MSX competition winner! Notice the subtle hint of a real party in the background too. Thank you @deadline-berlin.bsky.social for the great event, see you next year <3

#C64 executable download: csdb.dk/release/?id=...

#demoscene #deadline #commodore #chiptune #sid

A unique pyramid shaped trophy with programmable LED lights inside.

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Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · 12d

We have spent a little time helping our friends at Altair out to restore one of our favorite 64k intros from 2001:

"SCREAM" by Altair is now once again fully functional on modern Windows!
files.scene.org/view/parties...

@mlfatr.bsky.social (Sorry it took 10+ years 😅🤫)

Screenshot from the 64k intro "SCREAM" by Altair.

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alkama @alkama.bsky.social · 12d

My demoscene friends, there is a crowdfunding campaign that started in France for a upcoming movie named "DEMO", by @alexpilot.bsky.social

The demoscene will be a plot start, with the heroes competing at a party in the 90s (so it'll cover the old/midschool era) :D

fr.ulule.com/demo-par-ale...

DEMO - Un film double face / double densité par Alex Pilot

Une plongée fascinante dans l'univers des coders amateurs sur Atari ST et Amiga.

fr.ulule.com

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Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · 13d

🤔

Screenshot from the 64k intro "Chaos Theory".

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Zoom @zoom.conspiracy.hu · 25d

Kicked off a long overdue #artstation page too. Not much there yet, but it's a start :) Planning a few more @mandragoragame.com BTS stuff in the future so stay tuned! www.artstation.com/zoomvfx #Portfolio #GameDev #VFX #RealtimeVFX #Niagara #GameArt #GameDevCommunity

Zoltán Szabó

Senior VFX Artist at Primal Game Studio

www.artstation.com

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Zoom @zoom.conspiracy.hu · 27d

Finally found the time to assemble a highlight reel for the various VFX I did on Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSVv... #UnrealEngine #UE4 #Reel #Portfolio #GameDev #VFX #RealtimeVFX #Niagara #GameArt #GameDevCommunity

Mandragora VFX Reel

YouTube video by ZoomVFX

www.youtube.com

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strayboom @strayboom.bsky.social · Sep 11

Announcing BudapestMicro Vol3. - Chiptune, Seminars, Demoscene. Visit us in Harom Hollo pub if you happen to be in Budapest on the 28th March 2026.

#chiptune #budapestmicro #bpmicro #bpm #demoscene

Budapest Micro Vol3 banner. Lineup and Seminars list. Date: 28/03/2026, Harom Hollo, Budapest, Hungary.

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Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Sep 10

HUMAN artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you

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(It's the only one that fits under 3 minutes, sorry)

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Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Sep 4

Back when we used VS2010 the /O1 flag was useful in our context. Turns out with VS2022 /Od produces code that compresses a LOT better, especially with the current PAQ style exepackers. When we rewrote our engine we didn't test VS2022 thoroughly enough and assumed deprecated knowledge.

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Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Sep 4

Ever found a couple thousand bucks between the sofa cushions? That's how we felt last night when toggling a single compiler flag shrunk our 64k engine code by 20%.

Moral of the story: don't assume anything when moving compilers in a size-coding context.

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MusicOnPurpose @musiconpurpose.net · Aug 31

Open for commissions! 😉

CUSTOM MUSIC COMPOSITION • SOUND EFFECTS • AUDIO MIXING • AUDIO EDITING • REMIXING • FILM SCORING • AUDIO BRANDING • UI/UX SOUND DESIGN • AMBIENCE CREATION • VOICE-OVER (EN/HU)

👉 musiconpurpose.net

MusicOnPurpose – Custom music and sounds for your next project

musiconpurpose.net

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Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Aug 31

Hello everyone who found us through this starter pack recently 👋 We're a Hungarian demogroup and we've been making 64 kilobyte intros for 20+ years now, using our own procedural tooling that looks/looked like this 👇

Screenshot of the Conspiracy demotool "Archon".

Screenshot of the Conspiracy demotool "Apex".

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Sam Swain @sam.apparance.uk · Aug 30

Did you know I made a #ProcGen dev Starter Pack early on. If you are interested in people making things procedurally then check it out: bsky.app/starter-pack...

Plenty of space for more cool people so if you'd like to be added, let me know! (cursory vetting applies)

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Tombmas Spooks @thomasfuchs.at · Aug 20

This is extremely cool, a native (modern) Windows port of a 1993 PC demo.

(If you fire it up, just hit Enter in the text window and then wait a little for it to start.)

Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Aug 1

= 32 bits after 32 years =

We're incredibly proud to announce that Second Reality has now been finally ported to a modern operating system, and you can watch it tear up your system: no video, no emulation, just code - as it should be.

conspiracy.hu/files/w32nd_...
github.com/ConspiracyHu...

Second Reality, along with the legendary Assembly party were among the earliest influences to the members of Conspiracy. Today we're honoring the 32nd anniversary with a gift to the community: a native 32 bit port of the demo that kicked off the PC demoscene era with a bang.

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Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Aug 20

PSA: Now you can watch Second Reality under Windows ☺️

Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Aug 1

= 32 bits after 32 years =

We're incredibly proud to announce that Second Reality has now been finally ported to a modern operating system, and you can watch it tear up your system: no video, no emulation, just code - as it should be.

conspiracy.hu/files/w32nd_...
github.com/ConspiracyHu...

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JikissGamer @jikissgamer.bsky.social · Aug 16

This was like one of the first things I ran on my 486 when I bought my Gravis Ultrasound.

Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Aug 1

= 32 bits after 32 years =

We're incredibly proud to announce that Second Reality has now been finally ported to a modern operating system, and you can watch it tear up your system: no video, no emulation, just code - as it should be.

conspiracy.hu/files/w32nd_...
github.com/ConspiracyHu...

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indrora "botte de journalisme" @indrora.bsky.social · Aug 16

Fuck yeah

Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Aug 1

= 32 bits after 32 years =

We're incredibly proud to announce that Second Reality has now been finally ported to a modern operating system, and you can watch it tear up your system: no video, no emulation, just code - as it should be.

conspiracy.hu/files/w32nd_...
github.com/ConspiracyHu...

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Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Aug 16

The original repo is full with unused stuff, but we didn't really look at those - porting the real thing was a large enough challenge!

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Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Aug 16

Second Reality is arguably responsible for half of the senior / principal game developers active today. 🥹

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qdot @buttplug.engineer · Aug 16

FC's Unreal and Second Reality were *huge* influences on me in my formative years and this is really amazing to see.

Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Aug 1

= 32 bits after 32 years =

We're incredibly proud to announce that Second Reality has now been finally ported to a modern operating system, and you can watch it tear up your system: no video, no emulation, just code - as it should be.

conspiracy.hu/files/w32nd_...
github.com/ConspiracyHu...

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Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Aug 16

We never left ☺️

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Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Aug 16

Praise comes in all shapes and sizes.

buttplug.io 🍑🔌 - Open Source Sex Tech @buttplug.io · Aug 16

After the 64k's at revision this year I was about to start calling @conspiracy.hu a porn studio lol

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