======================================== BUGGY BOY - PARTY VERSION ======================================== AN ORIC (1 or ATMOS) DEMO ======================================== Release date: Wednesday the 4th 2004 ======================================== _______ _| | | _ _| | '-' | |___e_f_e_n_c_e |_________| | | | _______| | ___/______o_r_c_e |__| ======================================== About this demo: ======================================== This is the Oric demo that won (well the demo was alone in its category, so that makes things easier) the "Other Computers" demo compo at the "Little Computer People" party in August 2004, in Linköping/Sweden. ======================================== How to run it on a real Oric: ======================================== You need to get an Oric 1 or Oric Atmos with a Microdisc or Cumana unit to get this demo running at all. Just create a real floppy using "WriteDSK" with the .DSK file, and boot it. ======================================== How to run it with an emulator: ======================================== This is really easy if you are running one of the Windows versions since a PC emulator is included. If you use linux, beos or whatever else, you will have to find an emulator for your operating system. For Windows users: 1) First, you need to be sure that this archive has been correctly unpacked. If everything is right, you should have three files (two batch files and the one you are currently reading) and a "data" folder. 2) Run the "LAUNCH.BAT" file. This will run the emulator and then the demo automatically. 3) Just look and appreciate. At the end, when you see the black screen, just press F10 to quit the emulator. * Special note for Windows XP users * If the sound is very crappy, you should probably install VDMS, so read the part about Windows NT/2000 :) * Special note for Windows NT/2000 Users * Since Euphoric is a DOS emulator, it has some troubles with Windows NT kernel because the sound card detection is not working very well. Anyway, there are two solutions in your case: 1) Instead of running "LAUNCH.BAT" use "LAUNCH_NOSOUND.BAT". Since the music is quite good (for an oric), it would be a shame to watch the demo like this, but at least it will work. I advise you to choose the second solution: 2) Install VDMS. It's a kind of "sound blaster emulator" specially made to solve this kind of trouble. Simply download and install the last version of VDMS (here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/). After the installation, you will have a new option in the right click contextual menu. So, click on "LAUNCH.BAT", and choose "RUN WITH VDMS". And it's magic, this will create a virtual sound blaster, Euphoric will be happy, and so you will be able to watch this demo with music :) Pump up the volume ! ======================================== The people behind it: ======================================== graphics: * Mermaid/Creators^Scoopex * Dbug music: * Dma-SC/Sector One * Twilighte code: * Dbug ======================================== To contact us: ======================================== Mermaid - mermaid_ctr@yahoo.co.uk - http://mermaid.c64scene.org Dma-sc - dma-sc@atari.org - http://sectorone.atari.org Twilighte - arc@twilighte.freeserve.co.uk - http://twilighte.oric.org Dbug - dbug@defence-force.org - http://www.defence-force.org - http://www.defence-force.org/computing/oric/index.htm irc: #oric on IRCnet Other Defence Force Oric productions: ------------------------------------- Barbitoric - Made for Alternative Party 2003 (Finland): - http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=8558 Assembly 2002 invtro - Made for Assembly 2002 (Finland): - http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=6977 Quintessential - Released at the VIP4 (FRANCE) demo party in 2003: - http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=6864 Oric Giga Demo - Released at the VIP3 (FRANCE) demo party in 2002: - http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3102 STNICCC C64 Revisited - Released at the STNICCC 2000 (HOLLAND) demo party in 2000: - http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3105 Just Oric - Released at the Volcanic 4 (FRANCE) in 1997 - http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3131