Old Man By the Sea

Demonscene by Gray Marchers I've long been a fan (and member) of the Demo Scene - a loose art collective of thousands of people who create computer animations. I first came across it as I sat in my friend Mark's bedroom as a 14 year old lad waiting for Sensible Soccer to boot up on his Amiga. It was a pirated copy and, before the game loaded, the group who had cracked it (i.e. broke the protection so that you could copy it) put on a small intro declaring who they were. If I recall correctly, and it was 36 years ago, it was a white screen with a logo, a spinning cube and a bunch of bouncy balls. I was hooked and determined to know more. Within a couple of years I'd gotten myself an Amiga, became the main coder for a local group called Dual 4mat, and burst onto the scene. My group got quite popular during 1993-1995 and all of the members of the group that are still with us I class as lifelong friends. Over the years I've kept an eye on the Demo Scene and witnessed some am...