Swinth (aka Light Fantastic) featuring Music from Synth Sample - Full video (Commodore 64) @SpillhistorieNo1

Spillhistorie.no A full runthrough of the Commodore 64 demo Swinth, with Music from Synth Sample.

NB! As the songs include a cover of Enola Gay, BMG Rights Management is monetizing this video (thanks, contentID). We did not insert the ads.

Caleidoscope-demo created by Carl A. Meahl Jr. and Glen E. Bredon in 1985, while the music was taken from an earlier music disk called Synth Sample, released in 1984 and written by Georg Feil.

Also known as Light Fantastic, Art & Melody, Synth Sample III, Music Demo Graph, Hires & Songs, Real Phantasy, WC's Synthic Sampler.

Info on Swinth: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=34529
Info on Synth Sample: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=34955

Tracklist, as found in Synth Sample:

1 - Theme from Stationary Ark - Adapted
2 - Saturdays in Silezia
3 - Spiral - Excerpt (Vangelis)
4 - Tubular Bells (Oldfield)
5 - Closing Theme from Magic Shadows
6 - Theme from Clockwork Orange (Carlos)
7 - Oxygene2 (Jarre)
8 - Canon (Pachelbel)
9 - Enola Gay (O.M.I.T.D)

Recorded using WinVice. Here's a video with the music only, recorded on a real Commodore 64: youtube.com/watch?v=agW5txLLmQU

Video created for an article at http://www.spillhistorie.no/

updated 8 years ago

Swinth (aka Light Fantastic) featuring Music from Synth Sample - Full video (Commodore 64)

Spillhistorie.no 2016-01-23 | A full runthrough of the Commodore 64 demo Swinth, with Music from Synth Sample.

NB! As the songs include a cover of Enola Gay, BMG Rights Management is monetizing this video (thanks, contentID). We did not insert the ads.

Caleidoscope-demo created by Carl A. Meahl Jr. and Glen E. Bredon in 1985, while the music was taken from an earlier music disk called Synth Sample, released in 1984 and written by Georg Feil.

Also known as Light Fantastic, Art & Melody, Synth Sample III, Music Demo Graph, Hires & Songs, Real Phantasy, WC's Synthic Sampler.

Info on Swinth: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=34529
Info on Synth Sample: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=34955

Tracklist, as found in Synth Sample:

1 - Theme from Stationary Ark - Adapted
2 - Saturdays in Silezia
3 - Spiral - Excerpt (Vangelis)
4 - Tubular Bells (Oldfield)
5 - Closing Theme from Magic Shadows
6 - Theme from Clockwork Orange (Carlos)
7 - Oxygene2 (Jarre)
8 - Canon (Pachelbel)
9 - Enola Gay (O.M.I.T.D)

Recorded using WinVice. Here's a video with the music only, recorded on a real Commodore 64: youtube.com/watch?v=agW5txLLmQU

Video created for an article at http://www.spillhistorie.no/

How to rescue shipwrecked sailors in Ports of Call (Classic)

Spillhistorie.no 2024-05-24 | We always hate when these guys show up, but after talking with Ports of Call creator Rolf-Dieter Klein, we finally figured out how to do it.

Sorry about the graphics here, we're playing the PC-version on Steam. Not the superior Amiga one with lovely colour cycling for the water, et.c.

"You have to drive with around same speed and DIRECTION towards the raft to rescue the ship wrecked. So the vectors should be within some degrees coincident." - Rolf-Dieter Klein.

Micro Mouse Goes Debugging (Commodore 64, 1983)

Spillhistorie.no 2023-02-03 | Micro Mouse Goes Debugging by Lothlorien, published in 1983.

This is a weird but neat action game, where you have to complete the BASIC listings by fetching and placing the correct letters while avoiding annoying bugs (who also steal letters from the listing). Once a level is done, you get to see the program in action.

The version of this game that is widely available is unfortunately a bad crack that will not allow you to progress beyond the first level. The file you'll want to search for in order to run the game properly is MMDEB-1.TAP.

I did not manage to complete the game, but it looks like I was on the last level when I died.

Detective (ASP Software, 1983) - Commodore 64

Spillhistorie.no 2022-11-18 | Another case of "there were no videos of this game on Youtube, so I had to make one". This is a simple Cluedo-inspired thingie. Would possibly be interesting with more players, but in my case it's basically just Mastermind with more murder weapons. The dice would allow me to move further, but as you have to be at the correct location and get all the other bits right to win, I figured I'd just check all the locations one by one.

The Milky Weigh (Commodore 64)

Spillhistorie.no 2022-10-14 | I play The Milky Weigh, which was published on a 64 Tape Computing cassette back in 1986. It's a Lunar Lander-ish game where the goal is to get to a certain point in each level, and the sequence of levels seem to be somewhat random. Also, some levels have gravity going sideways or whatever, which is what kills me in the end.

Astral Zone (Commodore 64) brief gameplay

Spillhistorie.no 2022-09-09 | Could not find any proper gameplay videos of this. It's absolutely terrible, because the controls are reversed. So I couldn't stand playing for long, but here you go.

Ghostbusters (Commodore 64) - theme

Spillhistorie.no 2022-09-09 | Sing along with the Ghostbusters theme!

C64-version by Russell Lieblich.

Chrome (Amiga) Quick play

Spillhistorie.no 2022-01-31 | Chrome was a hidden game (easter egg) in Switchblade II. It was later published on a CU Amiga coverdisk. This video shows the first and second level of the game.

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Zool - rolling demo from CU Amiga coverdisk

Spillhistorie.no 2022-01-31 | This is a rolling demo of Zool for the Amiga, that was featured on the June 1992 coverdisk of CU Amiga.

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Audiosurf feat. Machinae Supremacy (Sidology Episode 3)

Spillhistorie.no 2021-08-09 | Oof, I'm too old for this.

The song can be downloaded from Remix64. It's free:
remix64.com/track/machinae-supremacy/sidology-episode-3

Also, here's the band's website: machinaesupremacy.com

AMOS 3D Rolling Demo from CU Amiga

Spillhistorie.no 2019-12-02 | This is a short demo showing off AMOS 3D. Camera can be moved in the last part. It's running on an emulated Amiga 1200, so the performance is a fair bit better here than on for instance an Amiga 500+ which would have been the "standard" Amiga model when it was released in 1991.

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Bartman animation (rotoscoping), Amiga

Spillhistorie.no 2019-12-02 | A neat little example of rotoscoping. From the september 1991 CU Amiga coverdisk. Created by Peter Lee.

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Stix (Commodore 64, 1983) - all levels

Spillhistorie.no 2019-11-26 | This isn't a "longplay" or anything, as I don't think there's an ending to reach, but I am pretty sure I get through all the individual levels. Edit: I don't know why this video is so choppy. :-/

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Trek Trivia by George Broussard (Amiga version)

Spillhistorie.no 2019-11-07 | Just a quick video of the Amiga-version of Trek Trivia, a simple trivia game created by 3D Realms-legend George Broussard.

I've never watched Star Trek, so I think I did rather well...

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Colour cycling example from CU Amiga (july 1991)

Spillhistorie.no 2019-10-18 | This picture is a simple example of animation using colour cycling.

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ProTracker playing Space-Song (Jesper Kyd)

Spillhistorie.no 2019-09-20 | The music editor ProTracker was featured on a CU Amiga coverdisk in June 1991, together with this tune. The tune is by Jeper Kyd.

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War Zone (Core Design, Amiga), demo version

Spillhistorie.no 2019-09-20 | This is a one-level demo of War Zone. It features the second level of the game. However, there are slight differences between this demo level and the final version, which is why I figured it worth uploading a video.

Note that since I'm crap at this game, I've spliced this video together from several recordings. The effect is sometimes visible. Also, I played on FS-UAE with the automatic screen format option on, which is why the title screen is bigger than the gameplay screen.

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Gravity (Amiga) - intro & theme song

Spillhistorie.no 2019-09-20 | This wasn't on YouTube. Pretty weird stuff. The game is even weirder.

Game copyright Image Works & Mirrorsoft.

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How to take off and land in Wings of Fury (Amiga)

Spillhistorie.no 2019-09-01 | Just a quick guide, since people seem to be having problems with this. It's easy.

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Human Killing Machine on the Amiga

Spillhistorie.no 2019-08-23 | I died inside while recording this. It's okay, I had a good run.

Note: It's a cracked version, and the WOW!-bubble on the title screen is not in the original.

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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (MS-DOS, 1989)

Spillhistorie.no 2019-06-21 | Just a quick case in the edutainment classic Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?. This is the MS-DOS-version from 1989, not the original from 1985.

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Forbidden Forest - full victory dance

Spillhistorie.no 2019-01-18 | You were probably sick & tired of this back in the day.

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Lemmings (Amiga) - Introductory levels

Spillhistorie.no 2019-01-07 | The seven first levels of Lemmings is a tutorial of sorts, each teaching you how to use one or two of the skills in the game.

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Lemmings - Amiga Format demo

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-29 | All the levels of the Lemmings demo found on an Amiga Format coverdisk. Apologies for the borders during gameplay, I didn't notice before it was too late, and I'm NOT playing through that final level again.

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Wild Wheels (Ocean, 1990) - Amiga gameplay

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-21 | A quick round in this Rocket League-ish car/football game.

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Pang – CU Amiga demo

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-17 | Playing through the short demo version of Ocean France's Amiga-version of the arcade classic Pang.

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CU Amiga Intro by Magnetic Fields

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-16 | This intro was created for CU Collection 7 (and also used with a different scrolltext in CU Collection 8). From the november 1990 coverdisk.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - Dutch anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-16 | The national anthem for the Netherlands in Summer Games for the Commodore 64.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - Spanish anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-16 | The national anthem for Spain in Summer Games for the Commodore 64.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - American anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-16 | The national anthem for the USA in Summer Games for the Commodore 64.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - Mexican anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-16 | The national anthem for Mexico in Summer Games for the Commodore 64.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - Japanese anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-16 | The national anthem for Japan in Summer Games for the Commodore 64. This is actually the entire anthem.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - Irish anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-16 | The national anthem for Ireland in Summer Games for the Commodore 64.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - Italian anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-16 | The national anthem for Italy in Summer Games for the Commodore 64.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - British anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-16 | The national anthem for Great Britain in Summer Games for the Commodore 64.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - West German anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-15 | The national anthem for West Germany in Summer Games on the Commodore 64.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - French anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-15 | The national anthem for France in Summer Games for the Commodore 64.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - Epyx anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-15 | If you your country wasn't available in Summer Games for the Commodore 64, you could choose to represent Epyx instead. This is the theme song from Jumpman Jr.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - Danish anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-15 | The national anthem for Denmark in Summer Games on the Commodore 64. Denmark's got two official anthems, and the one Epyx chose is called Kong Christian stod ved højen mast. The other one, Det er et yndigt land, would have been more appropriate for a sports game.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - Canadian anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-15 | The national anthem for Canada in Summer Games on the Commodore 64.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - Brazilian anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-15 | The national anthem for Brazil in Summer Games on the Commodore 64.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - Austrian anthem

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-15 | The national anthem for Austria in Summer Games on the Commodore 64.

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Summer Games (Commodore 64) - Australian anthem (Waltzing Matilda)

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-15 | The national anthem for Australia in Summer Games on the Commodore 64.

This is not actually the Australian anthem, but a part of the iconic song Waltzing Matilda. It's worth noting that Summer Games was released in 1984, the same year that Australia stopped using God Save the Queen (which was already used in-game by Great Britain) as the official anthem.

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Ironman Stewart Super Off-Road - demo version, CU Amiga

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-15 | A quick round in the one-level demo of Ironman Stewart Super Off-Road from the november 1990 coverdisk of CU Amiga.

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Formula 1 Racing - Sid Meier (Atari 800)

Spillhistorie.no 2018-11-07 | Formula 1 Racing was likely Sid Meier's first commercial release, before Microprose was founded. Released by Acorn Software.

I'm having serious trouble with shifting gears here, which should explain about 50% of my bad driving. The rest is just me being awful at games, I guess.

I played this game using the Altirra emulator. I have never used a real Atari 800, so I wouldn't be able to catch any differences between this emulated experience and the real deal.

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Fanta-Spheres by Timecircle (Amiga)

Spillhistorie.no 2018-10-19 | This is the full Fanta-Spheres demo by Timecircle. That scrolltext went on and on!

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Monty Pythons Flying Circus (Amiga) - demo version

Spillhistorie.no 2018-10-12 | Playing through this super-short demo version of Core Design's official Monty Python-game twice.

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Torvak the Warrior (Amiga) - demo version

Spillhistorie.no 2018-10-12 | Hacking and slashing my way through the one-level demo of Torvak the Warrior from Core Design.

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Monkey Business - Amiga 1000

Spillhistorie.no 2018-10-07 | This Donkey Kong-clone might have been the first Amiga game ever released. Apparently published by The Other Valley Software in late 1985, and ported from the Mac.

Dug up by dlfrsilver, fixed by ross. For information, please see this thread at English Amiga Board: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=91655

For info on the game, see Hall of Light: http://hol.abime.net/6288

Played using Amiga Forever. Floppy drive emulation sounds are on.

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Animation from CU Collection 4

Spillhistorie.no 2018-10-05 | Uh, so this is a thing that is now on YouTube. From a CU Amiga coverdisk.

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The Duel – Test Drive II on the Amiga

Spillhistorie.no 2018-09-28 | Playing through one of my old favourites. Skipped some pauses and loading times.

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