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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.|
+----------------+

+--------------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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| /_\ |
+---------+ ___________________________

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| |
|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. |
| | | |
+--------------+ +------------------+

+---------+
|so there.|
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Propaganda 22 ch12 - Revision history

Ymgve at 20:43, 18 June 2007