--- 1988 ----------------------------------------------------------------
amiga
demo of the year................................D.O.C. Demons are Forever
intro of the year.......................................................n/a
significant releases..........Alpha Flight Crackers Journal 1 diskmag
c64
demo of the year.......................................Vision Legalise It
significant releases....................................................n/a
generally...
The amount of groups and releases were increasing dramatically for both the
c64 and amiga this year, and copyparties were starting to appear every week
as opposed to about every month, which was the norm last year...
This year, version 1.3 of the Amiga operating system was released, and among
the news was the new filesystem FFS for harddisks. The new version of the
OS created compatibility problems with some older demos, and it quickly
became a rule at copy parties that demos had to work on the new version of
the OS. The A590 external harddisk, and the new 1084S stereo monitor was
also released for Amigas. The Expert Cartridge for the C64 was released. And
if you think emulators are a new thing, think again! This year not one but
TWO c64 emulators were released for the amiga, GO!64 and the appropriately
named The C64 Emulator Readysoft. :
A Danish democoder called Sodan Sren Grnbeck, who had come from the c64
scene where he a.o. invented the socalled tech-tech routine, released his
first commercial amiga game this year Sword of Sodan - probably the first
fully scene-originated amiga game to be released commercially! His second
game, Datastorm, was also released this year, through Visionary Design
Technologies.
chronologically...
In January of 1988, the first issue of Alpha Flights Cracker Journal -
the very first amiga magazine on a disk - diskmag - was released. It was
joined by two or three more mags by the end of the year, and the number was
still rising... But the pioneers were still paper publications like
Illegal from the c64 scene
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Bamiga Sector 1 Copy Party.
Ikari Party.
OKS Import Division Party 88.
02.01 CCW Copyparty.
09.01 Radwar Party.
06.02 SSI Copy-Party.
20.02 Dynamic Systems Copy-Party.
20.02 Venlo Meeting.
.03 CeBit exposition.
04-05.03 The Sharks Illegal Copy Party.
05-08.04 The Silents and Stage 3 party.
20-22.04 DigiParty 88.
12-15.05 Rebels/Agile Copy Party.
13-15.05 Vortex 42 Party.
28-29.05 Alcatraz Copy Party.
02-03.07 Dexion Meeting.
08-10.07 Jewels, Danish Gold, Dominators and Upfront party.
29-31.07 Extasias CopyParty.
08-11.08 Horizon Jet-Speed Meeting.
08-14.08 Byterapers Grendelparty 1988.
20.08 Take Off Party.
20.08 DNS-WOW Party.
25.08 The Jungle Command Party.
27.08 TGM - TNM - Cascade 88.
16.09 PCW Show.
24.09 AFL and SpyMind Copy Party.
01.10 Salzburg Party.
03.10 Double Density Crew, Level4, The Supervisors Super Copy Party.
07-09.10 Razor 1911, The Cartel, Abnormal Party.
08.10 World of Wonders Copy-Party.
15.10 Venlo Meeting.
15-17.10 MGF + JOY + WWE Copy-Party.
21-23.10 Hexagon Copy Party.
22.10 Thrust Copy-Party.
03-06.11 Helloween Party 88.
17.11 World of Wonders Copy-Party.
26.11 Mega-Force Party.
.12 DNS-WOW Party.
.12 Radwar Party II.
03.12 The Web Inc. Party.
10-11.12 The Powerslaves Party.
20-21.12 The Jungle Command Party.
27-29.12 Alcatraz Copy-Party 88.
Bamiga Sector 1 Copy Party.
BS1s party was held in Denmark at the end of the year, and little else is
known about the party so far...
Ikari Party.
Probably held in Denmark.
other Abnormal Snubnosed c64 demo.
OKS Import Division Party 88.
OKS88 was held in Bonn, Germany. Productions were released by OKS,
D.O.C. and Sunriders.
02.01 CCW Copyparty.
This was referred to in Cracker Journal 1 01/88 as a good, recent party.
That was all I could understand of the German language article. It seemed
to be exclusively for the Amiga scene.
09.01 Radwar Party.
Held at a disco called La Quinta in ???, Germany. This was the VERY FIRST
Radwar party!!
other independent Illegal 24 c64 papermag.
06.02 SSI Copy-Party.
Held in Zurich, Switzerland for the Amiga scene. International visitors
attended, and there were lots of new cracks released, as well as some top
crackers displaying their prowess to the crowd.
Information from party report in Cracker Journal 2.
20.02 Dynamic Systems Copy-Party.
To be held in Aachen, Germany. Announced in Cracker Journal 2.
20.02 Venlo Meeting.
Definitely held.
.03 CeBit exposition.
CEBIT88 was held in Germany, as an exposition.
other Quadlite Copper Cabana amiga demo.
04-05.03 The Sharks Illegal Copy Party.
To be held near Frankfurt, Germany. Announced in a Sharks crackintro on
the C64.
05-08.04 The Silents and Stage 3 party.
Held in Alvesta, sweden - also the site of another party in november. Many
international visitors were promised, but only swedes actually showed up.
The party itself was spread over three rooms.
64demo 1. Xakk Why Sleep.
other Byterapers Inc. Rape 1 C64 demo.
20-22.04 DigiParty 88.
DIG88 was held by the Digitize Design Group in in Hartola, Finland. Another
DigiParty was held in 1990.
12-15.05 Rebels/Agile Copy Party.
Held in Tyreso, probably in Sweden, for the c64 scene.
64demo xx. Science 451.
xx. Super Swap Sweden Contribution.
13-15.05 Vortex 42 Party.
This party was held in Arvika, Sweden.
other The Electronic Force Megademo 2 amiga demo.
28-29.05 Alcatraz Copy Party.
The only real information I have about this party is that the invitation
intro below exists, so any further information is most welcome!
invit Alcatraz and Supervisors Copy Party Invitation amiga.
02-03.07 Dexion Meeting.
Held during the summer holidays in Nykobing Sealand, Denmark for the c64 and
amiga scenes. The party place was a school in the middle of the town. Among
the groups that visited the party was Dexion, Plasma Force, The Band, NTC,
Sphinx, D.A.D, Watchmen, 7up Crew, Trilogy, Hagar and many more.
invit Dexion Party informer demo.
other Dexion Party Demo amiga.
Mechanix 2124 Sound Tracker 64 c64 utility.
Northstar Fairlight Bounch amiga.
08-10.07 Jewels, Danish Gold, Dominators and Upfront party.
Held in Tommerup near Odense, Denmark.
other Tetragon ?? amiga.
Thrust Razor You Can Always Thrust Razor amiga.
Science 451 Glercs Demo c64.
Triad ?? c64.
29-31.07 Extasias CopyParty.
EXT88 was held in Nykping, Sweden. Ipecs demo was released again later
this year, at the Double Density Crew, Level4, The Supervisors Super Copy
Party in october.
other Ipec Elite Demo.
08-11.08 Horizon Jet-Speed Meeting.
Held in Enkoping, Sweden. Any additional information on this party would be
most welcome, as we know close to nothing yet... Except that it was held
08-14.08 Byterapers Grendelparty 1988.
Held at a school in Iisalmi, Finland for the c64 and amiga scenes. Party
attenders were mostly finnish, the only foreigners in attendence were two
norwegian groups and an american. This was perhaps the first ever party to
last a full week! Several demos were released for both c64 and amiga. The
party report in CJ claimed it lasted from the 8th all the way to the 16th,
while we have chosen to thrust the information from Byterapers webpage.
Drinking was not officially allowed inside the party place, for once at a
finnish party If anyone has amiga results, wed appreciate it!
Information from party report in AFLs Cracker Journal 9 amiga.
Results from Byterapers web page, http://byterapers.scene.org.
64demo 1. Finnish Gold Contest-Demo.
2. Z-Circle Barty-Demo.
3. ZCF Delirium.
4. Byterapers In Action.
5. Zodux 2.
6. Finnish Gold FIG Again.
7. Deathstar.
other Accession Carrier Command amiga crack.
20.08 Take Off Party.
Held in Koblenz/Valendar, I have no idea what country It was apparently a
real flop, most probably due to the DNS-WOW Party held simultaneously.
Information from report in AFLs Cracker Journal 9 amiga diskmag.
20.08 DNS-WOW Party.
Held in Holland. About 200 people attended. The same two groups arranged a
new party in december.
Information from report in AFLs Cracker Journal 9 amiga diskmag.
25.08 The Jungle Command Party.
Held in Hermelen, Holland. This was the first ever party arranged by TJC.
Some demos but no new games were released.
Information from report in AFLs Cracker Journal 9 amiga diskmag.
27.08 TGM - TNM - Cascade 88.
Held in germany, not much more is known at the moment
other Sunriders TSM Sample amiga.
16.09 PCW Show.
This years PC Show at Earls Court, London, England had a copy party on the
saturday after the party. This is all the information I have, except for the
date, thats from Legends crackintro.
other Legend Fernandez Must Die +7 c64 crack
24.09 AFL and SpyMind Copy Party.
Held in Brssel, which is in Belgium or Germany...I flunked geography
Minimal information from party report in AFLs Cracker Journal 10.
other Alpha Flight Cracker Journal 9 amiga diskmag.
01.10 Salzburg Party.
Held by Megaforce, Quest and TSK-Crew in Salzburg, Austria. This was a one-
day party, held on a sunday.
Minimal information from party report in AFLs Cracker Journal 10.
other Megaforce Megademo amiga.
TSK-Crew J.O.E. Slideshow 1 amiga.
TSK-Crew Mona Lissa amiga demo.
03.10 Double Density Crew, Level4, The Supervisors Super Copy Party.
Held in Basel, Switzerland. We are uncertain whether any actual competitions
were held. The first crack of the legendary game Virus was released at
this party.
other Cascade Cracklights Intro amiga intro.
Double Density Crew Virus amiga crack.
Impact Inc. 2nd Demo amiga.
Ipec Demo amiga, previously released july this year.
Level 4 Last Intro amiga.
Megaforce Crazy Jammin amiga demo.
07-09.10 Razor 1911, The Cartel, Abnormal party.
RZR88 was held at Hals Ungdomsskole in Stjrdal near Trondheim, Norway by
Razor 1911 amiga, The Cartel amiga and Abnormal c64. About 150 people
attended from norway and sweden. There were some power trouble. The Police
stopped by to warn the attendants that they were watching them and wouldnt
tolerate any illegal copying, but they didnt stop the party The party
was covered in a two-page spread in one of Norways largest newspapers,
Aftenposten Lrdag.
There were 8 demo contributions for the amiga demo competition, and 11 for
the c64 - so you can see we still have a few holes to fill.
Thanks to Sector 9/Razor 1911 for sending his report.
Information and results from report in Norsk Dator Magazin norwegian
papermag 1/89.
Additional information from Razor 1911 partypack 1.
Information form party report by Sector9/Razor 1911, originally published
in Scandinavian News 5.
invit Razor 1911 Party Informer Intro amiga.
amdemo 1. The Arcadia Team Vuku.
2. Cryptoburners Crimetime.
3. Quackers/Academy Demo.
xx. Abnormal Amiga Section Born.
xx. The Arcadia Team Later On.
xx. The Gang Copy Orgasm.
xx. The Cartel Ganging.
64demo 1. Rawhead Partysqueezer.
2. Rawhead Pimplesqueezer 5.
3. Abnormal Indicator.
08.10 World of Wonders Copy-Party.
Held in Holland or Belgium. About 250 people attended. The next WOW party
will be held in december.
Minimal information from party report in AFLs Cracker Journal 10.
15.10 Venlo Meeting.
Held in Venlo, Holland. 2-300 people were present, about 40 amigas and 50
c64s.
Minimal information from party report in AFLs Cracker Journal 10.
15-17.10 MGF + JOY + WWE Copy-Party.
MGF+JOY+WWE88 was held by Magnificent Force, World Wide Expressive c64 and
Joy Division amiga in Veenendaal, Holland, immediately after the Venlo
Meeting listed above. About 30-40 c64s and 40 amigas were present. New games
like Garfield, Minigolf and Roadblasters were released for the amiga.
The demo competition was held mixed with c64 and amiga entries competing
side by side...except there was only ONE single amiga entry The first
price in the demo competiton was an Arcade Joystick 0 The Police visited
the party once, but only to warn, and did nothing.
Minimal information from party report in AFLs Cracker Journal 10.
demo 1. Vision Legalize It c64.
xx. Fashion Party Demo amiga.
21-23.10 Hexagon Copy Party.
HEX88 was held in Denmark for the c64 and amiga scenes. Little is known
about this party, so please help if you have information.
- Information and demos from Kefrens-7UpCrew DemoDisc 4 amiga.
- Information and demos from Kefrens demodisk 4 amiga.
amdemo 1. Starion Demo.
2. Kefrens Cool.
3. Atomic Team Intro.
4. Kefrens The Intro.
5. Atomic Team Demo.
6. Kefrens Demo.
xx. Kefrens Nightmare.
xx. Kefrens Evil Star.
xx. Kefrens Megademo Disk 4.
64music xx. Jens Christian Huus JCH/Vibrants Party Music.
22.10 Thrust Copy-Party.
Held in Nurnberg, Germany by Thrust.
Minimal information from party report in AFLs Cracker Journal 10.
03-06.11 Helloween Party 88.
HEL88 was held in Alvesta, Sweden. Main organizers were Animal and Capone of
The Silents, with help from Horizon, Top Swap, Mahoney Kaktus, Northstar
and Fairlight. It was likely the party of the year for most people. 240
people attended, making it definitely one of the biggest parties thus far.
Wed be really thankful for any help with releases from this party!
other Bloodsuckers amiga.
Byterapers amiga.
Defjam amiga.
Goonies amiga.
Ipec Elite amiga.
Level One Dream Team amiga.
Northstar Mahoney Kaktus Musicdisk 1 amiga.
Northstar Fairlight Megademo 3 amiga.
SOS amiga.
Starion amiga.
The Silents Round amiga, part of Megademo?
17.11 World of Wonders Copy-Party.
To be held in Germany, announced in AFLs Cracker Journal 10.
26.11 Mega-Force Party.
other Roger Rabbit/GASH c64 crack.
.12 DNS-WOW Party.
Held in Nievenhagen, Holland. A lot of new software was released, demos and
games. The Radwar party was held simultaneously just 50km away.
Information from report in AFLs Cracker Journal 11 amiga diskmag.
.12 Radwar Party II.
RWE2 was held...without us knowing exactly where
Information from report in AFLs Cracker Journal 11 amiga diskmag.
03.12 The Web Inc. Party.
TWI88 was held in Holland. New games like Hostages and Wanted were
released, together with some demos.
Information from report in AFLs Cracker Journal 11 amiga diskmag.
10-11.12 The Powerslaves Party.
TPS88 was held in Holland. Quite a bit of new software released, including
games like Lombard Rally, Mad Show, Dragon Ninja, Thunderblade,
Iceball and Pacland.
Information from report in AFLs Cracker Journal 11 amiga diskmag.
20-21.12 The Jungle Command Party.
Little is known about this party, except that The Jungle Command was
obviously one of the bigger amiga groups at the time...
other Deathstar Deadly Mix 2 Intro amiga.
Jungle Command - Magnificent Force -JOY Division Megademo amiga.
Subway One Long Light amiga demo.
27-29.12 Alcatraz Copy-Party 88.
Held in Geneva, Switzerland. Main organizer was Metalwar/Alcatraz.
Invitation info in Ackerlight Ackernews 2 amiga diskmag.
other Alcatraz Geneva Party Demo.
Alcatraz Megademo II.