Here Goes! =)

Author: Aasemoon

2 Jul

OK ladies and gentlemen, the Intel demo competition has officially started! I was just having a look at all the demos that are competing this time and I have to say a big good job to all the groups. They were all quite nice. As for the ASD demo, “Beyond The Walls Of Eryx“, well…. I was surprised, and not! I wasn’t surprised that the demo rulez… after all it’s ASD, what else would one expect? But the demo was so original and so awesome that it actually did manage to drop my jaw all the way to the floor! So, BIG kudos to the ASD demo from both me and Genox! The demo has great visuals, great concept and great music. Another BIG kudos to aMUSiC for the super soundtrack. So if you haven’t already, make sure you see the demo now. You can also download the demo from the same Intel page. Enjoy! =)

Filed under: ASD, Demoscene, Kool

56 Responses for "Here Goes! =)"

Tim July 3rd, 2007 at 06:32 1
WOW! Man what was that? The ASD demo is unbelievable!
kim July 3rd, 2007 at 06:39 2
Way to go ASD, beautiful as always. The XPLSV demo was pretty good too.
Jko July 3rd, 2007 at 15:27 3
Aaaaaaaaaaaawesome! Actually I think as it turns out, the ASD demo is the only one that I liked.
Dino July 3rd, 2007 at 16:09 4
Superb work ASD and XPLSV. I liked both demos.
Anders July 3rd, 2007 at 17:25 5
2 thums up for the ASD demo. They did it again. 🙂
Liam July 3rd, 2007 at 17:28 6
XPLSV demo was very nice, ASD demo was totally stunning, I liked the Still demo and the Synesthetics demo too, and I didn’t quite get the Fairlight demo.
Warren July 3rd, 2007 at 17:32 7
OMG Beyond The Walls Of Eryx kicks some serious butt! The whole scenario and music and everything is perfect. Thank you ASD.
Davy July 3rd, 2007 at 17:41 8
Hey has anyone been able to run that ASD demo on PC?
Zak July 3rd, 2007 at 17:43 9
I downloaded both the asd demo and the xplsv one (my faves) but so far it doesn’t look like I can run either one on my pc.
Lee July 3rd, 2007 at 18:17 10
Well I pretty much liked all of the demos, though I got bored with the Synesthetics one a little. But I can’t run either one of them on my computer.
Danesh July 3rd, 2007 at 18:28 11
Holy buckets! How do you ASD guys come up with this ideas? This demo broke my head, AGAIN!!!!
Sye July 3rd, 2007 at 19:03 12
Hooray ASD 🙂
Alex July 3rd, 2007 at 22:00 13
Well if no one can play it on pc then how are we gonna manage to see it on the big screen? 😛 That ASD demo is a must see on big screen.
Paul July 3rd, 2007 at 22:03 14
Can I have the lyrics please?
Aasemoon July 4th, 2007 at 13:59 15
Yeah I guess we’ll have to ask aMUSiC for the lyrics. =)
Mike July 4th, 2007 at 14:02 16
Oh I didn’t realize that your RSS address had changed! I’ve missed a whole bunch of news!! I just watched the competition demos and they are all nice, but the ASD demo is more than nice obviously. 🙂
Kay July 4th, 2007 at 14:06 17
WOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!! =D
What I like about ASD so much is that each time they do something completely different than the last time. Nicely done guys, keep it up.
Darren July 4th, 2007 at 17:26 18
Wellllll it should probably be even nicer if I could see it full screen, but no luck playing it on my PC either.
Optimus July 4th, 2007 at 19:41 19
I like the isometric(?) rendering in the ASD demo (The question mark is because someone claims it’s not called isometric but I can’t say about that, anyways for whatever it is :). Great idea with the greetings in the music (which I really liked). And it’s the only one of these demos still running smooth enough or at all in my old laptop with FX5600 (my desktop computer has died) and that even with running the normal exe and not the older machines one (how do ASD manage to still produce something so cool that works on older machines while others ask for more GPU, is out of my reach)

Other than that, next I liked the Synesthetics demo and then XPLSV and Still. That goes ASD > STS >XPLSV > STILL > FLT. The FLT demo while it had some nice effects, it managed to only bore me near the middle.
aMUSiC July 5th, 2007 at 16:05 20
Anyone asked for lyrics?

I wrote the passage and it is voiced by DJ Jules of Split Infinity Radio

There are 21 “undercover” group greetings in the passage. Can you spot them all? :

I reach out my arms for the pole bolstered to my cerebrum, supporting my psyche in accord to the oblivious effects of color intoxication.
A look in the construct I call my being reveals what once used to be self sufficient, now corrupt from an explosive reaction and an extravagant tendency to entropy.
At times I crave to breach my cocoon and ascend like a wish to the constellation of Andromeda to watch over the world through eyes of plastic comprehending the cosmos in values of red, green, blue and transparent.
Right here on the threshold of God, I still await for the judgment of light that is fair and translucent, free from the torturing thoughts of conspiracy theories but all I come up with are mountains of synaesthetic metaphors.
I drift on the stardust like an automobile that has lost grip and traction on slippery tarmac and wonder, who will be enduring the burden of mopping the dust in the belt of orion this week..
I’ve been feeling like a wizard that’s gone mad and narcoleptic on an escape route paved with leaves of a black lotus and sketches of melons for I never thought I’d exceed Ulysses expectations and reach the island of the cyclops, now unleashing new media propaganda.
Right here I stand on top of the walls of Eryx imbued by the cursed blessing of alien prophets to spend an eternity watching my life force being consumed by wireframe aparitions.
I was set upon this world to try and outtrack you but this is what I’ve become.
aMUSiC July 5th, 2007 at 16:08 21
Also, as with all demos, make sure you have the latest drivers for your graphics card (Forceware for nVidia, or Catalyst for ATI). Beyond the walls of Eryx requires a Geforce 5600 or above, but I would recommend 6800 or above for smooth playback (both are now very old cards).
Aasemoon July 5th, 2007 at 19:17 22
Haha awesome! Yeah I see quite a few group names… hmm… I have to count! =D Quite an interesting passage too, nicely done aMUSiC. 🙂
Kevin July 5th, 2007 at 19:19 23
Welllll it seems to me like I need a firmware update. The ASD demo is mindblowing and I really gotta see it full-screen! The music is super, and so are the lyrics. Good going ASD.
Raj July 6th, 2007 at 15:29 24
Ok so that means that my notebook should be able to play the demo.. but somehow I can’t… wonder why!? Oh well, too good the avi is there. =)
Dan July 6th, 2007 at 15:30 25
Beautiful demo ASD and Synesthetics. ASD really deserves a 1st place this time.
Z July 6th, 2007 at 17:22 26
Perrrrrrrrrfect. The demo by ASD has everything I like to see in a demo.
Eddie July 6th, 2007 at 20:13 27
Awesome colors and graphics, and the music rules as always.
Juno July 6th, 2007 at 20:27 28
Loved the ASD one. The rest could have been better.
Derek July 6th, 2007 at 20:49 29
Kudos ASD. 🙂
Esa July 9th, 2007 at 05:54 30
yay for the lyrics, I was actually looking for that. 🙂
aMUSiC July 9th, 2007 at 07:17 31
Regarding notebooks, try to avoid ones that have the low-end 3d accelerators (such as geforce 7300, 7400 and generally all the *300 and *400 series). They are weak cards and definately not for demowatching.

as for the lyrics.. the whole surrealistic thing is not a product of too much thought. I wrote the lyrics in one go trying to find a context to fit in the group names. So if you’re trying to find a hidden (or any) meaning whatsoever… don’t.. there’s none cause I wasn’t thinking of one when I wrote those =)

But yeah.. if I try to put the words into some context they sound pessimistic.. perhaps a kind of “mental suicide”…

Now let’s play the spot the greetings game =) I intentionally left out the 22nd one as it is the “God” part.. refering to an old and no more active greek demo group called “dEUS”.

Another greek demo group we greet is “Psyches” (referenced by the word “Pyche” in the text). Now you’re left with 20. First one that comes up with all 20 of them in here (citing both the part in the text and the group name) might get a shoutout in our next demo =)

Another shoutout will go to the person who finds what the name of our next demo will be.. it’s also in the lyrics but you’ll probably have to do some guesswork there.

Begin!
Mike D. July 9th, 2007 at 14:02 32
Well I see Synesthetics 😀 since it’s right in front of my eyes as a contest participant.
aMUSiC July 9th, 2007 at 14:02 33
19 more to go then =P
Davy July 9th, 2007 at 14:09 34
And I think Aasemoon should wait before giving it out because she watches a lot of demos and she knows all the names already. 😛
I see Traction. 🙂
Aasemoon July 9th, 2007 at 15:26 35
Oook Oookkkk I won’t give it out! =P
Kay July 9th, 2007 at 15:58 36
Again, LOVE the ASD demo.
As for the group names, I see Conspiracy. 🙂
sean July 9th, 2007 at 17:04 37
Way to go ASD and XPLSV. By the way, in the ASD lyrics, is explosive the same as XPLSV? 😉
Darrel July 9th, 2007 at 17:22 38
Well happy belated ASD demo release!! I was on a trip so I hadn’t been able to see the demo until this morning. It’s pretty awesome as ppl have already said. Hmmm my knowledge of demogroup names is really low… maybe it’s ok if aasemoon gives out some of the more difficult ones? ^_^
Will July 9th, 2007 at 17:43 39
I liked the Fairlight demo and obviously the ASD demo too. And I think “light that is fair” is Fairlight. 😀
Shawn July 9th, 2007 at 19:17 40
Respects to ASD!
And it seems like I don’t really know that many demo group names. :))
Xander July 9th, 2007 at 20:10 41
This asd demo has a very unique style that I totally digggg.
Is “red, green, blue” a group name?
Warren July 9th, 2007 at 20:15 42
Xander you can probably search pouet.net to figure that out. =)
todd July 9th, 2007 at 20:17 43
Yeah I think the easiest way would be to search every word of the lyrics on pouet.net to see if it fits a group. :p

Respect to ASD for the fantastic demo.
navis/asd July 10th, 2007 at 16:22 44
Hi all !

Thanks to everybody and to Aasemoon for your good words ! Indeed XPLSV is explosive and red,green,blue is RGBA (a group from Spain). Stay in tune for our biggest demo yet, to be shown at Assembly 2007 in 4 weeks ! I’ll be there !..
sean July 11th, 2007 at 14:11 45
Yay so I was right 😀
I guess black lotus would be another one.
Remi July 11th, 2007 at 14:14 46
WOW Beyond the Walls of Eryx is one of the most amazing demos I’ve ever seen! It’s so different!!

So wait a minute, another ASD demo in 4 weeks? Bigger one???? Sounds good!
Aasemoon July 13th, 2007 at 16:34 47
Well well, maybe it’s time I gave away one group name: “wizard that’s gone mad” = MadWizards =)

Ah I can’t wait to see the next demo…. =D
amv July 15th, 2007 at 01:16 48
just out on a leave of absense, just received the graphics done by none other than archmage of andromeda…. I can’t hold myself back from telling you this thing is massive! Have to do a loading screen to match, and the music is progressing too! Less than 20 days left for the party…

On behalf of the group, thank you all for the continuing support, we can’t wait to see this delivered into your hands!
Aasemoon August 1st, 2007 at 21:52 49
OH MY GOD Guys!! We’re soon gonna see the results of the Intel Demo compo, and shortly after comes the new super ASD demo…. if you haven’t voted for the Intel compo just yet, seems like you still have today. =D
Davy August 2nd, 2007 at 16:06 50
Are the results going to be out today??? ASD’s goooooottta win!
aMUSiC/asd August 3rd, 2007 at 02:11 51
Aasemoon, in the next week or so, Axel from Brainstorm is going to contact you. =) Be prepared for an interview ehehehe
Aasemoon August 5th, 2007 at 16:31 52
=D Thx for the heads up aMUSiC.
stage7^bixo August 25th, 2007 at 15:21 53
Color intoxication = Farbrausch
Explosive = XPLSV
Extravagant = Stravaganza
Cocoon
Andromeda
Plastic
Red, green, blue and transparent = rgba
God = dEUS 🙂
light that is fair = Fairlight
Conspiracy
Synaesthetic = Synesthetics
Traction
Wonder^SGZ?
Mopping = Moppi Productions
Orion
Wizard^Collapse?
Mad^Bauknecht?
Black Lotus = The Black Lotus
Melons = Melon Designs?
Exceed
Propaganda = Japanese demo?
Alien Prophets
Life force = The rule!!
Outtrack = Outtracks

I’m missing some. I think I’m too new to demoscene to name them all 🙂
stage7^bixo August 25th, 2007 at 15:23 54
Oops. I missed Psyxes.
stage7^bixo August 27th, 2007 at 02:57 55
And MadWizards. That makes 21. Yay! o/
stage7^bixo August 27th, 2007 at 03:16 56
If we don’t count “dEUS” it would be 20. 21st is for Still (“await for the judgement…”). I can spot more hidden sceners like Willbe (“enduring the burden…”).

That makes: Psyxes, Farbrausch, XPLSV, Stravaganza, Cocoon, Andromeda, Plastic, rgba, dEUS, Still, Fairlight, Conspiracy, Synesthetics, Traction, Moppi, Orion, MadWizards, The Black Lotus, Melon Designs, Exceed, Alien Prophets, Outtracks.

It’s too late and I got bored. Sorry for the flood.