Bad Apple but the lyrics are describing what happens in the video Gasman 2020-07-25 | "Unsatisfactory Pippin" - a literal music video of Bad Apple (youtube.com/watch?v=FtutLA63Cp8)A demoscene release by Gasman presented at FieldFX 2020.(update 2021-02-19) ONE MILLION VIEWS! Thanks everyone for making this happen :-) It seems a bit nuts that roughly 1 in 60 people who watched the original Bad Apple have now seen this...
Hacker Nature - ZX Spectrum demo Gasman 2025-08-12 | A ZX Spectrum demo presented at FieldFX @ WHY2025
Hacker Nature - a musical tribute to WHY2025 Gasman 2025-08-12 | Gasman presents a look back at the WHY2025 hacker camp, 8-12 August 2025 in Alkmaar, Netherlands, to the tune of Human Nature by Michael Jackson.Thanks to RaccoonViolet for additional footage!LYRICS:Looking out across the campsiteThe colours of a million rays Laser beams sweep the horizonAs German techno playsGet me out into the nighttimeThis tent won't hold me tonight If this camp is just a waffleThen let me take a biteIf they say WHY, WHYTell 'em that it's hacker nature Why, why, do we do it that way?If they say WHY, WHY Tell 'em that it's hacker natureWhy, why, do we do it that way?As I walk back from the food courtA purple glow to catch my eye Deep in thought, a catgirl's codingAnd clutching her blahåjIf they say WHY, WHYTell 'em that it's hacker nature Why, why, do we do it that way?If they say WHY, WHY Tell 'em that it's hacker natureWhy, why, do we do it that way?I like livin' this wayI like hackin' this way(That way) Why? Oh, why?(That way) Why? Oh, why?Looking out across the morningI grab a Mate to keep me wired Across the field the talks are startingIt's time to be inspiredIf they say WHY, WHYTell 'em that it's hacker nature Why, why, do we do it that way?If they say WHY, WHY Tell 'em that it's hacker natureWhy, why, do we do it that way? WHY, WHYTell 'em that it's hacker nature Why, why, do we do it that way?If they say WHY, WHY Tell 'em that it's hacker natureWhy, why, do we do it that way? WHY, WHYTell 'em that it's hacker nature Why, why, do we do it that way?If they say WHY, WHY Tell 'em that it's hacker natureWhy, why, do we do it that way? I like livin' this wayThat way...
Cobituary (a ZX Spectrum tribute to Budleigh Saltertons finest bakery) Gasman 2025-06-14 | A demo for the ZX Spectrum computer, presented at the Nova 2025 demo party, Budleigh Salterton, UK.
Deadly Meteor Kills A Dinosaur - ZX Spectrum demo Gasman 2025-03-15 | A ZX Spectrum demo created entirely in 6 hours for the Forever 2025 demo party in Trnava, Slovakia, on the given theme of "Deadly Meteor".
We Didnt Start The Färjan - an anthem for 40 years of demo scene history Gasman 2024-10-09 | A celebration of 40 years of demo scene history to the tune of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire. First presented at the Deadline 2024 demoparty in Berlin, 4 - 6 October
Squishedscreen by Slipstream: a demo for a broken monitor Gasman 2024-07-13 | RaccoonViolet's monitor got damaged on the way to the Black Valley demoparty in Norway, so we did the obvious thing and made it into a one-of-a-kind demo platform.
DuckTales but its 100% more British Gasman 2023-06-24 | David Attenborough has some important things to say about ducks.made with audio deepfake assistance courtesy of fakeyou.com
We Are The 8-Bits - ZX Spectrum demo by Hooy-Program Gasman 2023-03-18 | A band of anthropomorphic 8-bit computers sing their take on a Kraftwerk classic. CAUTION: contains in-jokes.Presented at the Forever 2023 demoparty, Trnava, Slovakia.
Pharmageddon - a demoscene demo for a pharmacy sign Gasman 2022-10-23 | Pharmageddon by The Paramedics - a demo for a pharmacy sign, presented at TRSAC 2022, Aarhus, DKCredits:* Gasman - Code, hardware* Nico - Code* RaccoonViolet - Graphics* Stormcaller - Visuals* Superogue - Code* TôBach - MusicLive video with audience reaction: youtube.com/watch?v=3unoqqwCHtYPouet: pouet.net/prod.php?which=92575Demozoo: http://demozoo.org/productions/314224Source code: github.com/gasman/pharmageddonMaking-of writeup: gasman.zxdemo.org/pharmageddonGet the soundtrack on TôBach's album "Choonage - Vol.1": tobach.bandcamp.com/album/choonage-vol-1
We Flew A Kite In A Public Place (but its a full song) Gasman 2022-06-07 | A chiptune version of Tom Scott and Matt Gray's timeless classic "We flew a kite in a public place", reimagined as a full-length song.(For those who don't get the reference: youtu.be/rJGifTou5FE?t=49)Music created on a ZX Spectrum. Visuals created on TIC-80 (tic80.com/).
Literal Bad Apple (Unsatisfactory Pippin) live at EMF 2022 Gasman 2022-06-06 | The world premiere live performance of Unsatisfactory Pippin (aka "Bad Apple but the lyrics are describing what happens in the video") from Gasman's ZX Spectrum Chiptune Revival concert at Electromagnetic Field 2022, 4th June 2022, Eastnor, UK. Apologies for the audio issues...Performed by GasmanLyrics by Gasman (youtube.com/watch?v=ReblZ7o7lu4)Original music and video by nomico (youtube.com/watch?v=FtutLA63Cp8)ZX Spectrum conversion by Aki (youtube.com/watch?v=p4dcHo_3Xq8), with additional edits by Gasman
Monster - The Automatic (chiptune cover) Gasman 2021-10-31 | A ZX Spectrum and keytar cover of Monster by The Automatic, presented at Chipfest Cyberspace Halloween edition 2021.
a day in the life of a happy cube (Cucube La Praline vs kenji) Gasman 2021-09-03 | I saw a tweet and had to make a stupid mashup.Original clips:* Cucube La Praline by Swyng youtube.com/watch?v=Y_ZxgoaqnSA (music by Alkama, visuals by CoyHot, Flopine and wsmind)* tweet by kenji twitter.com/orengijyusu/status/1433607318650777636
TIC-roll - Never Gonna Give You Up but its on a TIC-80 fantasy console Gasman 2021-04-11 | The TIC-80 really isn't designed to play samples. But by abusing the wave generator, you can get it to play 4-bit PCM samples at 1.96kHz, which is... 45 times worse quality than CD audio. So I did....and it's still recognisable enough to get a YouTube copyright claim, so, um, yay?Get it from the TIC-80 website: http://tic80.com/play?cart=1754pouet.net/prod.php?which=88453P.S. Sorry.
Quantum Flux: a graphic demo TIC-80 in 256 bytes of code Gasman 2021-03-14 | Presented at Lovebyte 2021, a demo party devoted to creating things in really small file sizes. This is an executable for the TIC-80 virtual console, in 256 bytes.Download: http://files.zxdemo.org/gasman/tic80/gasman-quantum_flux.zipDemozoo: demozoo.org/productions/291357Pouet: pouet.net/prod.php?which=88258
cathartic carpet hypermarket: a ZX Spectrum graphic demo in 64 bytes Gasman 2021-03-14 | Presented at Lovebyte 2021, a demo party devoted to creating things in really tiny file sizes.Download: http://files.zxdemo.org/gasman/speccy/gasman-cathartic_carpet_hypermarket.zipDemozoo: demozoo.org/productions/291340Pouet: pouet.net/prod.php?which=88244
Metaphorical Frog: a ZX Spectrum game in 256 bytes of code Gasman 2021-03-14 | Presented at Lovebyte 2021, a demo party devoted to creating things in really small file sizes.Download: http://files.zxdemo.org/gasman/speccy/gasman_-_metaphorical_frog.zipDemozoo: demozoo.org/productions/291311Pouet: pouet.net/prod.php?which=88228Instructions:In a world ravaged by disease and retail store closures, only one robot stands against the very fall of capitalism itself. You are the Transport Operations Autonomous Droid, part of a next generation fleet of amphibious delivery robots entrusted to deliver reasonably priced goods to a waiting population.After a successful mission, it is time to return to base, a warehouse in an industrial estate on the far side of a busy motorway. Assisted by your state-of-the-art, one pixel per metre, machine vision system, can you return yourself and four robot compatriots safely back to their charging pods?
ZX Spectrum sizecoding for beginners Gasman 2021-03-14 | How to get started writing tiny programs in Z80 assembler for the ZX Spectrum. A seminar presented at the Lovebyte 2021 demoparty.Code from this presentation: github.com/gasman/spectrum-sizecodingResources:Fuse emulator - http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.netPasmo assembler - http://pasmo.speccy.orgzmakebas (text to BASIC converter) - http://www.svgalib.org/rus/zmakebas.htmlZXNumber (floating point number encoder) - github.com/neonz80/zxtools/tree/main/zxnumberBooks:Mastering Machine Code On Your ZX Spectrum by Toni Baker - spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.php?cat=96&id=2000237Programming The Z80 by Rodnay Zaks - spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2000292/Book/Programming_the_Z80The Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly by Dr Ian Logan and Dr Frank O'Hara - spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2000076/Book/The_Complete_Spectrum_ROM_Disassembly , transcribed at http://freestuff.grok.co.uk/rom-dis
visitors guide to the solar system: a ZX Spectrum graphic demo in 32 bytes Gasman 2021-03-13 | Presented at Lovebyte 2021, a demo party devoted to creating things in very small file sizes. This slideshow of planets is generated entirely in 32 bytes of code running on a ZX Spectrum computer.Download: http://files.zxdemo.org/gasman/speccy/gasman-visitors_guide_to_the_solar_system.zipDemozoo: demozoo.org/productions/291260Pouet: pouet.net/prod.php?which=88202Source code: org 0x8000CALC_CONST equ 0x34CALC_DUP equ 0x31CALC_END_CALC equ 0x38 call 3435loop ld a,r ld (iy+0x55),a inc (iy+0x57) ld bc,27*256+60 call 0x22e5 rst 0x28 db CALC_CONST, 0x37, 0x70 db CALC_DUP db CALC_CONST, 0x7a, 0x46, 0xb5 db CALC_END_CALC call 0x2394 jr loop
fringilloid - a 128b intro for TIC-80 Gasman 2021-03-13 | Presented at Lovebyte 2021, a demo party devoted to creating things in very small file sizes. The visuals here are created by a 128b executable for the TIC-80 virtual console.Download: http://files.zxdemo.org/gasman/tic80/gasman-fringilloid.zipDemozoo: demozoo.org/productions/291238Pouet: pouet.net/prod.php?which=88199Source code:function TIC()u=20*math.sin(time()/536)n=20*math.sin(time()/368)for t=0,240 do for c=0,240 do pix(t,c,(math.sqrt((t-120+u)^2+(c-68+n)^2)//8~math.sqrt((t-120-u)^2+(c-68-n)^2)//8)*4)end end end
Uncensored (a cappella vocal version) - Booze Design vs Gasman Gasman 2021-02-13 | An a cappella recreation (created entirely on a dodgy headset mic) of Dane's epic C64 soundtrack for Uncensored by Booze Design. Created for Online Molvania Zscene Gathering 2021.Original video capture courtesy of RetroDemoScene - youtube.com/watch?v=9LFD4SzW3e0
In The Future (a short song about jetpacks) Gasman 2021-01-31 | From the upcoming Gasman chiptune album... A song about living in the future, with a music video running entirely on a 1980s ZX Spectrum home computer.Original demo version first presented at Sundown 2016: demozoo.org/productions/160458
1️⃣2️⃣📅🎄: 12 Days Of Christmas but its entirely emoji Gasman 2021-01-02 | A 4K demoscene intro presented at Hogmanay 2020. Everything you see and hear is packed into a 3182 byte HTML file. Watch the original here: http://fakeplasticcubes.demozoo.org/12daysThe version here is recorded in Mac OS X - results will vary depending on your system's emoji font...Writeup: twitter.com/gasmanic/status/1345002060895367169
Gasman at FieldFX 2020 - ZX Spectrum chiptune concert Gasman 2020-07-25 | A live ZX Spectrum chiptune performance for the FieldFX 2020 demo party0:00 - 3:01 Dynamite3:09 - 6:40 Cybernoid's Revenge7:17 - 10:43 Cover Story10:44 - 14:26 Sailor Moon Star (Yerzmyey)14:31 - 16:59 Sandstorm17:00 - 22:34 Hung Up (TDM + Aki)22:59 - 25:54 Think About Things26:11 - 29:06 I Would Go To John O'Groats (For A Demoparty)
Gasman at Outline Online 2020 - ZX Spectrum chiptune concert Gasman 2020-05-23 | A living room concert for the Outline Online demoparty, 22nd May 20200:00 Video Killed The Radio Star3:23 In The Future7:10 Sandstorm10:12 Dynamite13:25 Let It Go16:16 Out Of Neverland21:44 Danger Zone24:05 Run With Us27:46 Pa-Pa-Pa (Sauron / DR)30:22 Call Me Maybe33:54 What A Wonderful World35:42 My Heart Will Go On37:25 Cybernoid's Revenge43:15 Cover Story46:45 Trixie's Slightly Less Magic Unicorn49:32 Run To The Hills53:28 I Would Go To John O'Groats (For A Demoparty)
Shadebob Squarepixels - ZX Spectrum demo by Hooy-Program Gasman 2020-01-13 | A ZX Spectrum demo experimenting with a new graphics mode, presented at the rsync 2020 demoparty in Brussels, 10-11 January 2020
Baby Shark but its programmed in 128 bytes on a ZX Spectrum: Carcharodon Minor by Hooy-Program Gasman 2019-06-03 | A 128 byte intro for the ZX Spectrum (16K or higher) by Gasman / Hooy-Program. First place at the Outline 2019 demo party, 30 May - 2 June 2019.Download:demozoo.org/productions/204292pouet.net/prod.php?which=81433
The Brexecutable Music Compo Is Over by Hooy-Program - ZX Spectrum demo Gasman 2019-04-22 | A ZX Spectrum singalong demo presented at Revision 2019
Sandstorm (Darude 8-bit lyric video...) by Hooy-Program Gasman 2017-05-28 | A ZX Spectrum demo presented at Outline 2017.Code, music and graphics by Gasman; additional graphics by rc55http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=70132demozoo.org/productions/172414
Ultraviolet - ZX Spectrum demo by Hooy-Program (HD) Gasman 2017-03-20 | Note: Please watch in 720p50 quality for the proper viewing experience, especially on the end part!A demo for ZX Spectrum 128K, presented at the Forever 2017 demo party in Horná Súča, Slovakia, 17-19 March 2017. All code, music and design by Gasman / Hooy-Program
Hooy-Program - In The Future Gasman 2016-07-17 | A sing-a-long music video for the ZX Spectrum, released at the Sundown 2016 demoparty in Budleigh Salterton, UK, 15-17 July 2016.Download (for 128K Speccy or emulator): http://files.zxdemo.org/f/201607/hooyprogram_-_in_the_future.ziphttp://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=67772demozoo.org/productions/160458
My River - Osney Bridge Gasman 2015-11-03 | For the #MyRiverOxford project. How an afternoon at Osney Bridge inspired a cross-country obsession...http://www.myriver.video
The road to Wagtail 1.0 - git commit visualisation Gasman 2015-07-16 | One and a half years of git commits leading up to Wagtail 1.0 wagtail.io, in 5 minutes. Visualised using Gource: code.google.com/p/gource
The Mahler Project Gasman 2015-03-21 | A documentary about the Geek Out! event at the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. A group of intrepid geeks set out to achieve a 30 year old challenge by playing Mahler's first symphony on a network of ZX Spectrum computers.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Revision 2014 - Gasman outdoor concert Gasman 2014-04-26 | An impromptu outdoor ZX Spectrum chiptune concert from Gasman, on Sunday night at Revision 2014, Saarbrucken. The real party is outside!Recording by Mic / Subdream.
Exogenesis by Wavesitter Gasman 2013-09-08 | A demo for Raspberry Pi and Novation Launchpad MIDI controller. First place in the wild compo at Sundown 2013.Code - Gasman http://matt.west.co.tt/Music - Hoopshank http://www.paulturrell.com
Candy Says - Kiss Kill (preview) Gasman 2013-03-18 | A preview of Kiss Kill, a ZX Spectrum music video coming Summer 2013 from Candy Says and Gasman. First presented at the Forever demo party, March 2013, Slovakia.http://candysays.it/All visuals are generated live on a ZX Spectrum 128K with DivIDE interface...
DotJS 2012 lightning talk - Why eval makes JS the best language in the world Gasman 2012-12-04 | A lightning talk for DotJS 2012. The 'eval' statement is well known as one of the most misused features of Javascript, but is this reputation fair? We look inside the JSSpeccy project and see how 'eval' plays a crucial part in recreating a 1980s home computer in Javascript... and how it could even be a magic bullet for achieving better performance than pure C.slides: http://jsspeccy.zxdemo.org/dotjs-eval-talk
Porkys Pi - by BDSE Gasman 2012-09-11 | A Raspberry Pi demo presented at the Sundown 2012 demo party, 7-9 September 2012, Budleigh Salterton, UK.http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=59967Code: mnstrmnchMusic: syphus
On The Relative Benefits Of Dental Prostheses - by CRTC Gasman 2012-09-10 | A Raspberry Pi demo presented at the Sundown 2012 demo party, 7-9 September 2012, Budleigh Salterton, UK.http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=59960Code: puppeh, reenigneMusic: ruairi
Anthem for a New Robot Dawn - by Gasman & ihatemornings Gasman 2012-09-09 | A demo presented at the Sundown 2012 demo party, 7-9 September 2012, Budleigh Salterton, UK. (Originally intended to be for Raspberry Pi, but couldn't get it working in time, so it's a Mac/Linux/Windows demo for now instead)Visuals by Gasman, music by ihatemornings. http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=59957http://tweetsuite.ihatemornings.comFrom an original tweet by @sizemore: twitter.com/sizemore/statuses/2603826303
shakycam crowd reaction shot of Avocado at Evoke Gasman 2012-08-11 | Instant shakycam crowd reaction shot of 'Avocado' being shown at the Evoke demo party, Cologne. There will be better quality live videos coming later, I'm sure :-)
Avocado - a Raspberry Pi demo by Gasman and ihatemornings Gasman 2012-08-11 | A demo for the Raspberry Pi, presented at the Evoke 2012 demoparty, 11 August 2012.Info + download: http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=59691Code, Graphics - GasmanMusic - ihatemornings (from the Tweet Suite: http://tweetsuite.ihatemornings.com )From an original tweet by @aliteralgirl: twitter.com/aliteralgirl/status/3085083121(video captured from the demo running on a Mac - sorry for the non-authenticity!)
ZX Spectrum Nyan Cat at Euskal Encounter 2012 Gasman 2012-07-29 | 4096 geeks (and their computers) being treated to a big-screen rendition of Hooy-Program's Nyantro demo http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=57271 at Euskal Encounter #20, July 2012.
Planet Hively on the Raspberry Pi Gasman 2012-05-18 | Raspberry Pi meets the demoscene. Planet Hively by IRIS & Up Rough, the musicdisk famed for being ported to more platforms than any other demoscene production, receives its inevitable first outing on the Raspberry Pi...http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=49931
