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          T H E   A N N U A L

          P R O P A G A N D A
          P R O P A G A N D A

          P O L L S   1 9 9 6


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           +----------------+
           |AS DUPLICATED BY|
           |OTHER MAGAZINES.|
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             +--------------PROPAGANDA-+
             |JUDGED BY THE PROPAGANDA.|
             +-------------------------+

+------------------+
|                  |
|  G R O U P   O F | T H E   Y E A R
|            +------------+
|            |ALPHA FLIGHT|
|            |ALPHA FLIGHT|
|            +------------+
|                  |
|                  |
|The year belonged to ALPHA FLIGHT,
|without doubt. Their presence was noted
|across the entire scene, and with some
|of the juiciest releases coming from
|the Germanbased operation, the decision
|is clear and simple.
|                  |
|                  |
|     SETBACK: RERELEASING CYCLES.
|                  |
+------------------+


+---------+ _________________________
|RUNNERUPS| SCS TRC
|---------| SCS*TRC did a good job
|         | releasing and supporting
|         | the scene with their pre-
|         | sence. The Czech expansion
|         | and a cleanup in the org-
|         | anization seemed to work.
|         |
|         | _________________________
|         | CHROMANCE
|         | CHROMANCE had a very good
|         | and as always silent year.
|         | Silence doesn't necess-
|   d=b   | arely mean a lack of re-
|   'o'   | leases. BOOM among many,
|   /_\   | came to represent the best.
+---------+
            _________________________

+------------------+
|                  |
|D E M O G R O U P |O F  T H E  Y E A R
|             +----------+
|             |BYTERAPERS|
|             |BYTERAPERS|
|             +----------+
|                  |
|BYTERAPERS have never failed to live
|up to expectations and with a startling
|contribution to ASSEMBLY, BYTERAPERS
|clearly reminded us why they have been
|the most liked demogroup over the past
|few years. Good thing for demolovers,
|the journey will continue.
|                  |
|                  |
|     SETBACK: 1 SINGLE RELEASE.
|                  |
+------------------+


+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| BEYOND FORCE
|---------| BEYOND FORCE, the old Finn-
|         | ish legend startled with a
|         | slightly different NOTHING
|         | BUT CODE. A masterpiece in
|         | code, keeping them light-
|         | years ahead of many other
|         | hardworking groups.
|         |
|         | ___________________________
|         | CREST
|         | CREST made an appearance
|         | with what many considered
|   d=b   | to be their best work yet
|   'o'   | to come. New graphic-modes
|   /_\   | set new standards for 64-art
+---------+
            ___________________________

+------------------+
|                  |
|  B O A R D   O F | T H E   Y E A R
|         +-----------------+
|         |MYSTICAL|PARADISE|
|         |MYSTICAL|PARADISE|
|         +-----------------+
|                  |
|                  |
|A European board that actually compet-
|ed with American popularity, for the
|first time ever. A heavey set of toll-
|frees arranged and located in one of
|the most 64-represented countries, made
|THE MYSTICAL PARADISE a must-call.
|                  |
|                  |
|                  |
|  SETBACK: GET PERMANENT TOLLFREES!!
+------------------+


+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| THE DUNGEON
|---------| THE DUNGEON has since the
|         | days GENESIS*PROJECT picked
|         | it up been one of the most
|         | popular systems. 1996 was
|         | not an exception.
|         |
|         | ___________________________
|         | ANTIDOTE
|         | ANTIDOTE breathed in fresh
|         | air in a declining, Swedish
|         | boardscene. A dedicated sys-
|         | op has maintained and care-
|   d=b   | fully managed the board,
|   'o'   | making it a pleasant visit
|   /_\   | within Swedish borders.
+---------+
            ___________________________

+------------------+
|                  |
| S U R P R I S E  O F  T H E  Y E A R
|               +------+
|               |HITMEN|
|               |HITMEN|
|               +------+
|                  |
|                  |
|Not only did HITMEN continue at a fai-
|rly good pace in releasing, but they
|also released 2 demos that after all
|were quite impressive for coming from
|an illegal group. One can only say hats
|off for the effort|and good luck in
|1997.             |
|                  |
|   SETBACK: ORGANIZATION IS SHOWING
|      INTEREST IN OTHER FORMATS.
+------------------+


+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| NTSC SCENE
|---------| NTSC-SCENE, headed by the
|         | magazine DRIVEN, the entire
|         | American legal market has
|         | been on heavy expansion dur-
|         | ing the year. More demos,
|         | more groups, more people.
|         | We better watch out for the
|         | yanks!
|         |
|         | ___________________________
|         | AVANTGARDE
|         | AVANTGARDE dies as a group,
|         | where the active remains
|   d=b   | continued in F4CG. Better
|   'o'   | than letting them go down.
|   /_\   |
+---------+ ___________________________

+------------------+
|                  |
| C O M E B A C K  O F  T H E  Y E A R
|                +-----+
|                |TRIAD|
|                |TRIAD|
|                +-----+
|                  |
|Triad has not yet managed to threaten
|the very top in cracking or coding, but
|taking in consideration the years gone
|by, one cannot help being happy to see
|several new faces working their butts
|off. New cracks have appeared, some of
|them almost being firstreleased, small-
|er demos and development of software.
|                  |
|  SETBACK: TRIAD ISN'T REALLY TRIAD.
|   DOES JERRY EVEN BOTHER ANYMORE?
+------------------+


+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| REFLEX
|---------| REFLEX was the group every-
|         | body counted out after the
|         | amazing MATHEMATICA. Since
|         | then, they have not deliv-
|         | ered anything as good, but
|         | won a handful of competitons
|         | I do say. Bring QUISS back!
|         |
|         | ___________________________
|         |
|         |
|         |              ..
|         |              ><
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|   'o'   |
|   /_\   |
+---------+ ___________________________

+------------------+
|                  |
|C R A C K E R   O F   T H E   Y E A R
|              +---------+
|              |IGNORANCE|
|              |IGNORANCE|
|              +---------+
|                  |
|Loved for his work for several years,
|but 1996 was the year he was praised
|for the efforts. So be it, as some of
|the releases from the ALPHA FLIGHT-
|house speak of days when cracking still
|wasn an art, and speed a style for the
|scum. IGNORANCE's strength is in com-
|bining the two.   |
|                  |
|                  |
|       SETBACK: ANONYMOUS PROFILE.
+------------------+


+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| MOONCHILD
|---------| MOONCHILD is a name on lips
|         | of the people today. His
|         | membership in the dead FAIR-
|         | LIGHT is doubtful, but his
|         | skills have been rightfully
|         | used in HITMEN.
|         |
|         | ___________________________
|         | JACK ALIEN
|         | JACK ALIEN had a good year
|         | for both AVANTGARDE and
|         | F4CG. Combining both fixing
|         | and crackingskills, some of
|   d=b   | the work (UPSIDE DOWN) is
|   'o'   | worth to be checked twice.
|   /_\   |
+---------+ ___________________________

+------------------+
|                  |
|  C O D E R   O F | T H E   Y E A R
|               +------+
|               |MR SEX|
|               |MR.SEX|
|               +------+
|                  |
|                  |
|FOLLOW THE SIGN 3 was just what we
|needed in the demoscene. Some pieces
|of new ideas, wellworked code combin-
|ed in a very tasteful way, that was
|later on followed by the rest of the
|scene in a very duplicating manner.
|                  |
|                  |
|  SETBACK: WE WANT MORE DEMOS. GAMES.
|       INTROS. UTILITIES. NOW!
+------------------+


+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| GREMLIN
|---------| GREMLIN who has been pro-
|         | ducing material for BEYOND
|         | FORCE since 1987. 1O years
|         | and running, NOTHING BUT
|         | CODE featured nothing but
|         | advanced, mindboggling code.
|         |
|         | ___________________________
|         | PROFI
|         | PROFI1.O who took PROFIK to
|         | the charts in 1996. It is
|         | not yet matching the top of
|         | the scene, but a good set of
|   d=b   | productivity and increased
|   'o'   | quality speaks of a good 97.
|   /_\   |
+---------+ ___________________________

+------------------+
|                  |
| A R T I S T   O F|  T H E   Y E A R
|                +---+
|                |JOE|
|                |JOE|
|                +---+
|                  |
|                  |
|Was WRATH DESIGNS contribution the sex-
|est and most professionally designed
|demo ever on the Commodore 64? JOE has
|become an icon on this machine, and we
|hope for more work|to appear over the
|coming year. Also check I LOVE YOU from
|THE PARTY 6.      |
|                  |
|      SETBACK: NOT|MUCH RELEASED.
|                  |
+------------------+

+------------------+
|                  |
| M U S I C I A N  O F  T H E  Y E A R
|            +------------+
|            |MITCH   DANE|
|            |MITCH & DANE|
|            +------------+
|                  |
|                  |
|Second year in a row, we must award the
|duo for taking music to a new level.
|At a time when most musicians on the
|64 consider normal SID dead, and head
|for techno, MITCH & DANE deliver a
|good set of oldschool-music with the
|touch of the 199O's. Just what we need.
|                  |
|    SETBACK: FEW SONGS DURING 1996.
|   MAYBE A COLLECTION WOULD DO GOOD?
+------------------+


+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| JEFF
|---------| JEFF made a much liked song
|         | for OXYRON'S dawnfall, late
|         | 1995, and it came to be us-
|         | ed in several productions.
|         | His 2 new songs during 1996
|         | showed the world, that JEFF
|         | can fuck up your ears, for
|         | a long time to come.
|         |
|         | ___________________________
|         | SHOGOON
|         | SHOGOON has a passion for
|         | classic music, something he
|   d=b   | brings to the sound of the
|   'o'   | SID - in a truely astonish-
|   /_\   | ing way. We want more.
+---------+

+------------------+
|                  |
|  S W A P P E R  O F  T H E  Y E A R
|               +-------+
|               |CALYPSO|
|               |CALYPSO|
|               +-------+
|                  |
|                  |
|Has somewhat come to represent the fin-
|est of traditional swapping across the
|scene, even though we are heading for
|a market where everybody is hooked up
|to the net. If you're not swapping
|with CALYSO, you're not really swapping
|at all. So there. |
|                  |
|                  |
|   SETBACK: CUTTING BACK ON CONTACTS.
+------------------+


+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| SPLATTERHEAD
|---------| SPLATTERHEAD maintained his
|         | immense popularity in the
|         | charts and among his cont-
|         | acts, putting him miles
|         | ahead of the average.
|         |
|         | ___________________________
|         | EL BANDIDOS
|         | EL BANDIDOS who rocketed
|         | every chart for his group
|         | TRC*SCS. A new face is al-
|         | ways welcome, especially as
|         | they bring on tradtion,
|   d=b   | quality and style.
|   'o'   |
|   /_\   | ___________________________
+---------+

+------------------+
|                  |
| M A G A Z I N E  O F  T H E  Y E A R
|               +------+
|               |DRIVEN|
|               |DRIVEN|
|               +------+
|                  |
|                  |
|As an American magazine, they dared
|heading for a new target-group, and
|with that the Ameracan scene once again
|exploded. The magazine has even manag-
|ed to get a whole set of European fans.
|                  |
|                  |
|                  |
|   SETBACK: EVEN THOUGH SHORT, THE
|      OUTFIT IS TRAGICALLY UGLY.
+------------------+


+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| RELAX
|---------| RELAX is the only European
|         | magazine that deserves an
|         | award, as releases have
|         | been stable through the
|         | entire year. However, after
|         | many issues, there is no
|         | sense of renovation. It is
|         | well written, but you get
|         | the feeling that you're re-
|         | ading the same issue over
|         | and over again.
|         | MARC who manages the rele-
|   d=b   | ase charts would probably
|   'o'   | need to check in on a few
|   /_\   | things as well. Credibility
|         | for instance.
+---------+ ___________________________

+------------------+
|                  |
|   D E M O   O F  |T H E   Y E A R
|          +-----------------+
|          |FOLLOW THE SIGN  |
|          |FOLLOW THE SIGN 3|
|          +-----------------+
|                  |
|                  |
|Without doubt, the|sexiest release
|through the entire|year. It was truely
|amazing to see that the demomarket was
|not stagnating, but brought on some
|new, wellpresented ideas. The concept
|has already been duplicated in several
|demos.            |
|                  |
|      SETBACK: THE 100%-VERSION
|      HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED.
+------------------+


+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| NOTHING BUT CODE
|---------| NOTHING BUT CODE was a pre-
|         | sentation in how one still
|         | can present stunning code
|         | in a sexy way. The music
|         | was used earlier, but being
|         | one of the best tracks ever
|         | on the 64, we didn't mind.
|         |
|         | ___________________________
|         | CUCUMBER JUICE
|         | CUCUMBER JUICE 2, may seem
|         | as an odd decision, but did
|         | in fact bring on old spirits
|   d=b   | of a demo, great music and
|   'o'   | a style we really liked.
|   /_\   |
+---------+ __________________________

+------------------+
|                  |
|   G A M E   O F  |T H E   Y E A R
|              +-------+
|              |CENTRIC|
|              |CENTRIC|
|              +-------+
|                  |
|                  |
|So REFLEX did well|in the world of
|gameproduction as well. Several people
|have been tossing their heads over this
|game, and by far it kept many busy for
|days. An added 2-player mode further
|motivates our decision. 64'er and other
|64-magazins praised the game.
|                  |
|                  |
|                  |
+------------------+

+---------+
|RUNNERUPS| DENIFIA
|_________| DENIFIA (ALPHA FLIGHT)
|         | Wellwritten space-epic.
|         |
|         | DAVE SPEED
|         | DAVE SPEED (ALPHA FLIGHT)
|         | Splendid Giana-clone.
|         |
|         | UPSIDE DOWN
|         | UPSIDE DOWN (F4CG)
|         | Puzzle of the year.
|         |
|         | BOOM
|         | BOOM (CHROMANCE)
|         | Good arcade-adventure.
|   d=b   |
|   'o'   | BURAGO RALLY
|   /_\   | BURAGO RALLY (ONSLAUGHT)
+---------+ Cars, cars, cars.

+------------------+
|                  |
|      DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR
|              +-------+
|              |TRIBUTE|
|              |TRIBUTE|
|              +-------+
|                  |
|                  |
|The party that seemed to become one
|of the most successful events of the
|9O's was cancelled due to lastminute
|stall by the Swedish Health Care Inst-
|itute. Hopefully, there will be a new
|one planned for the future.
|                  |
|                  |
|           ADVANTAGE: NONE
|                  |
+------------------+


+---------+ ___________________________
|RUNNERUPS| THE PULSE
|---------| THE PULSE ceases. Editor
|         | DUKE declares to have lost
|         | interest and faith in the
|         | best society of them all.
|         | Shame on you, for not be-
|         | lieving. Anymore.
|         |
|         | ___________________________
|         | ONSLAUGHT
|         | ONSLAUGHT started out quite
|         | strongly, but as the second
|         | half of 1996 started, the
|         | group failed to deliver and
|   d=b   | live up to their own words.
|   'o'   | We hope to see them back.
|   /_\   |
+---------+ ___________________________

+------------------+
|                  |
|  P A R T Y   O F | T H E   Y E A R
|                +---+
|                |X  |
|                |X96|
|                +---+
|                  |
|                  |
|Is there another place to visit? Is
|there a cozier, better and more com-
|fortable place for a 64-scener? TRC*
|SCS have a winner at their hands, and
|the party left out just nothing. This
|will become the natural mustgo, now
|that Denmark have closed their doors.
|                  |
|    SETBACK: THE DEMOCOMPETION WAS
|         THE WORST IN HISTORY.
+------------------+

+---------+
|RUNNERUPS| ___________________________
|---------| THE PARTY
|         | THE PARTY 6 is the only big
|         | gathering that attracted a
|         | wide sellection of people.
|         | Good competitons and atmo-
|         | sphere, the Danish event
|         | impressed for the last time.
|         |
|         | ___________________________
|         | JAZZCAT'S HOUSE BURNING.
|         | (WITH SPECIAL GUESTS)
|         |
|         | ___________________________
|         | CRAZY POMPOM, MINI-TRIBUTE
|   d=b   | (F4CG & CENSOR-GOTHENBURG)
|   'o'   |
|   /_\   | ___________________________
+---------+

+--------------+
|SMALLER AWARDS| MOTIVATED SCENER
+--------------+ Count Zero/SCS*TRC
+--------------+
|              | __________________
|              | SUPPLIER
|              | Nightshade/SCS*TRC
|              |
|              | __________________
|              | FTP
|      d=b     | Digital Dunegon/SCS*TRC
|      'o'     |
|      /_\     | __________________
|              | UTILITY
|              | Novaterm 9.6
|              |
|              | __________________
|              | INTENSE SCENER
|              | Tranziie/Hitmen
+--------------+

+--------------+
|SMALLER AWARDS| SLOGAN
+--------------+ "World's #1" - Haha!
+--------------+ used by Alpha flight
|              |
|              | ____________________
|              | HOMEPAGE
|              | Propaganda
|              |
|      d=b     | ____________________
|      'o'     | EVENT
|      /_\     | The Pokergame at X96
|              |
|              | ____________________
|              | SCROLLTEXT
|              | On Ice/Avantgarde
|              |
|              | ____________________
|              |
+--------------+

+--------------+
|SMALLER AWARDS| PR-STUNT
+--------------+ F4CG-Merchandise
+--------------+
|              | ____________________
|              | LAMEST GROUPNAME
|              | Streetchildren
|              |
|              | ____________________
|      d=b     | +------------------+
|      'o'     | |                  |
|      /_\     | |  The awards were |
|              | |   nominated and  |
|              | |   judged by the  |
|              | | Propaganda staff |
|              | |   January 1997.  |
|              | |                  |
|              | |  .Praise the 64. |
|              | |                  |
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