On 11/11/2016 4:47 PM, frank wrote:   
   > Anssi Saari  wrote:   
   >> frank  writes:   
   >>   
   >>> ... than this?   
   >>>   
   >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTeXvCZmC8w   
   >>>   
   >>> (imho, it hardly could)   
   >>   
   >> I agree but on the other hand, it (meaning the demo Concert by   
   >> Performers) apparently placed only fourth in X2016. Seems like the   
   >> competition must've been quite touch if this is "only" fourth best... I   
   >> guess borrowing musics and graphics might be seen as a negative by some.   
   >   
   > yes, I've seen almost all the first 10 demos. Most of them are technically   
   > impressive (I'm not a C64 coder anyway, I can write good 6502 standard asm   
   > only). However the music is borrowed but not just glued into the demo   
   > as it was, if you know the original, you can clearly hear that they   
   > re-coded it differently.   
   > Then there's the story behind it (the original 1986 concert),   
   > then there're lots of small details that most of us having a C64 since 30   
   > years or more, do recognize and remember.   
   > If I were the only judge, this would be my winner.   
   > I have no idea how the various demos were classified into the competition.   
   > I guess the technical coding aspect were prevailing.   
   >   
   > F   
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   The quality of the demos overall is astonishing. Who would have thought   
   that 30+ years on the C64 still hasn't given up all it's secrets and   
   just keeps on delivering.   
      
   Credit to the original designers and the coders, wonderful stuff.   
      
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