Commodore Christmas Demo (1982) [video]

A local store had this on display for Christmas. Nine yo me gazed upon the dazzling graphics and smooth animations. It was almost as watching a cartoon. This was the exact moment in time I knew that all I wanted was my own Commodore 64 so that I too could create such beautiful stuff.

Fast-forward 40 years and I am still making demos for the greatest home computer ever built <3

Re: Commodore Christmas Demo (1982) [video]

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Post by rudolfwinestock » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 10:17 PM UTC

ruk_booze wrote: post #6

A local store had this on display for Christmas. Nine yo me gazed upon the dazzling graphics and smooth animations. It was almost as watching a cartoon. This was the exact moment in time I knew that all I wanted was my own Commodore 64 so that I too could create such beautiful stuff. Fast-forward 40 years and I am still making demos for the greatest home computer ever built <3

Fast forward 40 years is right. That demo was released forty years ago as of this year.

Re: Commodore Christmas Demo (1982) [video]

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Post by soganess » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 10:56 PM UTC

Nice work, sid and vic!

Re: Commodore Christmas Demo (1982) [video]

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Post by layer8 » Mon, Dec 26, 2022, 12:14 AM UTC

And a couple decades later: https://youtu.be/Rcu12JKxoM4

Re: Commodore Christmas Demo (1982) [video]

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Post by Mountain_Skies » Mon, Dec 26, 2022, 1:36 AM UTC

>Only $595!

Which is $1,835 in current dollars. How long did it take for the Commodore 64 to drop to $99? It's amazing how rapidly computers advanced during that era and how quickly the prices declined, at least until the RAM crisis.