Area 5150 by CRTC & Hornet (Party Version) / IBM PC+CGA Demo, Hardware Capture

x86VileR · 69K views · 2022-08-14 · 10:12

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Overview

Area 5150 is a demoscene production for the original 4.77MHz IBM PC with CGA graphics and PC speaker. This is the Evoke 2022 party version, captured from real hardware, and it won the Alternative Demo compo.

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HN treats it as a showcase of what clever tricks can squeeze out of 1981 hardware, and the sequel to 8088 MPH.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2022–2024

Topics

Demoscene & retrocomputing

What people said

Akronymus · 2024-02 · Recommendation
Makes me think about the area 5150 demo [VIDEO] edit: This comment really summarizes just how impressive the demo is [LINK]
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bazza97 · 2024-01 · Recommendation
Love how people are still pushing old hardware. These are also two excellent demo's on the XT: Area 5150 [VIDEO] 8088 MPH [LINK]
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pixelfarmer · 2024-09 · Reference
PC speaker: - 8088 mph demo: [LINK] - Area 5150 demo: [VIDEO] - Stormlord (game, 1989): [LINK] (unfortunately doesn't keep intro screen around for long) - A nice video explaining PC speaker with examples (also features Chronos from ZX Spectrum): [LINK]
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