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by **atari_mark** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:41 pm

Ok so we all know about the grodan and kvack kvack demo, it was by TCB but it was apparently based on an Amiga original. I have a DVD for my xbox full of demos for both Amiga and Atari and I wanted to see the Amiga original.

Question is.... what did TCB base their demo on? Who wrote the original Amiga demo????

by **mic** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 10:32 pm

Check this : http://www.sodan.dk/oldbits/techtech.html

And yes, the guy behind this screen is also the author of the well known "Sword of Sodan" and "Datastorm" on Amiga.

The music used by TCB in their screen is ripped from another Amiga classic (Snurkel scroller by Dejam/The Silents).

by **atari_mark** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:07 pm

Thanks, I found that after I posted my question. I saw the Tech Tech demo many years ago when I owned an Amiga.

I found someone who wrote a copy of the Groden demo in direct-x. I have mailed him to see if I can get a copy.

by **punkrulesok** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:39 pm

http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=4445

by **Marcer** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:23 pm

that music in tcb is a cover of an depechmode tune o something like that

// Marcer

by **ggn** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:45 am

Marcer wrote:that music in tcb is a cover of an depechmode tune o something like that

// Marcer

I know that the spreadpoint screen by TCB has a cover of "Master and servant" by Depeche mode, but grodan and kvack kvack demo? I dunno (but I don't think so either).

George

by **NiceGuyUK** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:21 am

Linky :-
DirectX version of the screen

Not checked, but think it contains a copy of the original MOD too, cos he suggests renaming it to supress music playback :wink:

by **atari_mark** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:31 pm

Thanks NiceGuyUK, that is cool. I downloaded the original TechTech demo last night and watched it on an Amiga emulator, I was disappointed though as it was not as good as I had remembered. When the TechTech demo was originally made in 1987 it must have looked really good.

I love the TCB version of Groden & Kvack Kvack though.

Mark

by **Tanis** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:13 pm

I couldn't get that directx version to run properly... all i saw was a lot of one bitplane stuff swoosh around. Still, it made me remember what a bitch it was to do all those one bitplane stuff... Trust me when I say that I have done more fun things in my life..

by **atari_mark** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:47 pm

Works ok for me. See the screen dump, it's a bit poor as the full colours have not been captured (I tried a couple of times as well).

by **nobogod** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:05 pm

Done it using a special utility (Snaglt)

by **Tanis** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:03 pm

hehe... oh yes... god damn what a cute background I drew... I wish i still had that stuff somewhere...

by **Marcer** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:31 pm

Tanis,

roumrs says, an cool have alot of his stuff left. I tried to make Green-tommy to go and get it. since he have been offerd the stuff.. but he is too lazy

But I guess alot of treasures can be found in that collection. Like hopefully M-Demo 2.. which i have been on the hunt for since a very long time

// Marcer

by **Tanis** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:35 pm

what the hell? You know everything about Tommy greenface? Who are you. You are apparently someone who were really close to us.

MegaCrib? Mad Butcher? Someone else? Mini?

by **Marcer** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:38 pm

nope

Never known any of you.. Im in contact with Greeny.. and in the 90's i was in contact with couple of guys form Lynx.
Headhunter and.. hmm.. the young coder.. what was his nick.. damn good he was.. made couple of cool 3d Intros for my crew

// Marcer

by **Tanis** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:39 pm

Ahaa... ok... Cool... if you meet Greenface - say hi from me.

by **IllegalException** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:36 pm

Cool info,

I always wondered what happened to Green Tommy! There's an interesting story about how he got the "Green"-prefix...

Last time I had any contact at all with Tommy was at IRC years ago.

Marcer,

Are you in contact with Tompa (Headhunter/Lynx)?

by **Marcer** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:48 pm

Illegal, nope. I lost contact with him, nearly same day he left atari scene. :/

// Marcer

by **nobogod** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:26 pm

IllegalException wrote:There's an interesting story about how he got the "Green"-prefix... Last time I had any contact at all with Tommy was at IRC years ago.

And of course, your memory doesn't help you to remember that story...!! :lol:

by **IllegalException** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:43 am

Hmm...maybe my memory is very selective about stuff!

*yeah right and pi is 3.141592653589793238...crap...I don't remember more of that either...*

That story features pretty delicate matters but lets just suffice to say that it involves sex (hmm...matter of definition) and alcohol.

Cheers!

by **mlynn1974** » Sun May 22, 2011 12:23 am

Hi, I know this is an old topic but it's nice to see my old DirectX rewrite of The Grodan and Kvack Kvack demo get a mention on a thread with Tanis!

Link to implementation details:
http://www.lynn3686.com/techtech_inf.html
The tune is in the zip file, it is called ronken.mod

I know that it might not run on some new graphics cards, which leads me to the point that if I convert more demos to the PC I should make them able to run "in a window" in a hardware independent way.

by **spiny** » Sat May 28, 2011 12:41 pm

nice

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