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[ Atariscne.org - News ] zeST New Year release

Zerkmans Atari ST re-implementation for cheap development FPGA boards was just updated with exiting new features.

• GEMDOS harddrive; similar to virtual harddrives in emulators, you can use a folder in the underlying Linux OS as a harddrive for the ST.
• Mega ST realtime clock
• More drivers for WiFi and and ethernet networking
• Better compatibility with USB and Bluetooth mouse/joysticks
• Bug fixes in the extended fullscreen graphics modes

🔗 Check out the zeST project page

[ Demozoo ] ❄️ Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge 2025 – Results & Releases! ❄️

All 190 entries from the Size Coding Challenge and 18 entries from the Wild category are online. Enjoy the incredible code and the creative snowflake-themed demos!

[ Atariscne.org - News ] SNDH Archive 2026 is here

The annual SNDH release schedule is on point and the 2026 archive is ready for download. 222 new or fixed files.

The 2026 release also brings the SNDH specification up to v2.2 with a couple of improvements;

• The TIME tag is replaced with FRMS. TIME was always a bit inaccurate, while FRMS measure exactly how many calls to do before loop/end. Almost all files have the FRMS tag, while only a small subset had the TIME tag.
• The FLAG tag is finally official which detail what hardware the track in question is using (MFP timers, STe PCM sound and so forth)

Furthermore many SNDH headers have been cleaned up with more uniform names.

 

As a bonus, here are some Atariscne.Org picks from 2025!

 

🎼 Get the archive and read about format upgrade at the SNDH site

[ Wanted! ] Looking for some talented coders, musicians and graphicians for my demogroup "GRiBFORD"

Hello, I'm murloc013 from Russia, living in the UTC +5 timezone. I'm looking for some talented coders, graphicians and musicians (I am one myself) for my demogroup "GRiBFORD", named after a goober that pops up in Zane Little's YT videos. Right now, we are 3 people. If you are interested in joining the group, you can send me a message here or contact me on Discord: murloc013 You can message me regardless where you're from, I am absolutely OK with having partners and members around the world...

[ OpenMPT - Open ModPlug Tracker ] OpenMPT 1.32.06.00 released

This small update to OpenMPT 1.32 is mostly a bugfix release.

Here's a list of the most notable changes in this version:

• Fixed a crash when saving IT / MPTM files and shutting down OpenMPT on Wine 10.20 and potentially Wine 11.1.
• Shift-clicking the sample loop start / end spin buttons now moves the loop points finely, instead of snapping to the next self-similar point.
• Some MODs with samples larger than 64k inside PT36 containers were not read correctly.
• Exporting the same module multiple times (or exporting individual instruments / channels) could lead to files differing in length by one sample when using modern tempo mode.
• MIDI Export: Choosing the percussion channel for an instrument and then keeping "Mapped" mode selected and never manually touching the dropdown menu resulted in wrong MIDI percussion notes to be exported.

For a complete list of changes, have a look at the full version history. If you are upgrading from OpenMPT 1.31 or older, read the release notes to get a glimpse of the biggest changes.

libopenmpt has also been updated with the same bugfixes.

[ Wanted! ] Tracker musician looking for ms-dos/amiga group!

Greetings from America! My Name is Keygenism from Moonshine! I'm looking for people who will use my music for the groups I am looking for ms-dos and amiga demos! I use OpenMPT for XM, S3M, MOD (for Commodore Amiga), and IT Feel free to contact me on Discord! Discord: bbtund8

[ Wanted! ] Musician, I need You!

Active in the demoscene Amiga/PC during the 80/90, I'm now an old coder who wants to redo demo. If you are not afraid to do musics for demo / B games on Android, Amiga, C64, Linux, Pico-8 Windows, web, just get in touch with me. :) Wywiwic on https://www.pouet.net Latest ugly prods : https://youtu.be/CMADRffnlVY Web: https://www.wywiwic.com/

[ Wanted! ] Graphic designer, I need You!

Active in the demoscene Amiga/PC during the 80/90, I'm now an old coder who wants to redo demo. If you are not afraid to do graphics for demo / B games on Android, Amiga, C64, Linux, Pico-8 Windows, web, just get in touch with me. :) Wywiwic on https://www.pouet.net Latest ugly prods : https://youtu.be/CMADRffnlVY Web: https://www.wywiwic.com/

[ Wanted! ] Looking for music for a X16 prod

I'm coding a demo for the X16 and have the 'principle' effects done. I now need some help with music to get the demo coreagraphed. If you dont know of the Commander X16, it has a PSG and YM2151. It also has PCM, but as it has to be fed by the CPU I'm not sure how much we can use that. Maybe scene dependant? The good news is the machine is supported nativley by Furnace, which should make the process much easier. Happy to share what I've got so far if anyone is interested.

[ Demozoo ] Transmission64 2025: Results and releases!

Transmission64 2025 is over! The online C64 demo party that took place on November 29th 2025; it featured interviews (Mason of the Transfer Team and Gideon Zweijtzer), music acts (Zyron with Paramiamix and Goto80 with A/V TXT), plus many quality entries in seven competitions.

Transmission on Demozoo / scene.org / CSDb

Video captures of the whole event including all compos and specials are to appear on YouTube.

[ demoparty.net ] Dream210: Party System now open for remote submissions

To celebrate the beginning of the festive season, our Party System is now OPEN and waiting to be filled with your (remote) entries!

Remote Votekeys can be requested via dream210 [at] farbrausch.de – just send us a mail and a friendly creature will reply in no time.

[ Wanted! ] Looking for coders, musicians to the .dot group

Hey! I looking for musicians, coders, graphicians for the group called .dot. There are three coders, two musicians and one graphician. Generally 4 members. If you're interested, please DM me on Discord: znakizodiakulol

[ Demozoo ] Transmission64 2025: Entry submission now open

Transmission64 has launched the 2025 party system at https://t64.to/register. They can't wait to see your contributions starting to appear! The categories are Demo, 4k, Graphics, Screen Fader, BASIC oneline, PETSCII and Music (all C64, obviously). Submission deadline is Nov 28th, 2025 at 16:00 CET.

Transmission64 2025 starts on Nov 29th, 2025 at 16:00 CET. Rules, timetable and more information can be found at: https://transmission64.com/

[ demoparty.net ] Transmission64 2025: Entry submission now open!

Be like Extend and win a Transmission64 demo competition(*)!

We have launched the 2025 party system at https://t64.to/register and can’t wait to see your contributions starting to appear. Submission deadline is Nov 28th, 2025 at 16:00 CET.

(*) Fishbomb by Extend: https://demozoo.org/productions/360884/

[ demoparty.net ] PTWeekender 2025: DJ set winner

So via a voting poll to the punters, a winner was revealed by the end of the stream The winning DJ set was Cyke! so congrats to Cyke. That means team A won.

Everyone else was pretty much tied at 2nd and 3rd places and is not really good enough source material for an indepth chart like they do on Demozoo.

Apologies about any confusion of this being a .mod entry compo. It wasn’t.

Moderators - you’re free to edit/delete this post. It’s just there was this idea going this was a tracker compo.

[ OpenMPT - Open ModPlug Tracker ] OpenMPT 1.32.05.00 released

This small update to OpenMPT 1.32 is mostly a bugfix release.

Here's a list of the most notable changes in this version:

• Added option to slice a sample at grid points instead of cue points, including a new keyboard shortcut.
• Since OpenMPT 1.31.14.00, fine adjustment of sustain loop start / end was broken.
• Automatically hiding the volume column didn't work for newly-created MODs.
• Since OpenMPT 1.31, having both "Contiunous scroll" and "Cursor wrap in pattern editor" disabled, jumping by beat or measure no longer jumped to the first or last row of the pattern and instead stayed on the current row if it was close to the start / end than a beat / measure.
• Transposing a selection didn't refresh the (potentially changed) default volume display if the selection of the last channel didn't contain the volume column.

For a complete list of changes, have a look at the full version history. If you are upgrading from OpenMPT 1.31 or older, read the release notes to get a glimpse of the biggest changes.

[ demoparty.net ] Moonshine Dragons 2026: Registration ON

We’ve switched registration ON – see you at the party!

https://moonshinedragons.party/registration.html

[ demoparty.net ] PTWeekender 2025: Start Times (updated^2)

• Prekender (Friday 7th) - 18:50 GMT
• Main Show (Saturday 8th) - 13:00 GMT

[ Conspiracy ] wplus

To show our immense appreciation to the 64k intros that came before us, we've been committed to allowing the world to experience them as they meant to be - this time, we had the chance to port the legendary "hplus" by Halcyon to Windows; watch it in its realtime glory after downloading from here.

[ demoparty.net ] Comparade 2025: Live Acts Confirmed!

Get ready for an insane line up! Bacter - Pete - Teo - Drees - always Pope (support)

[ demoparty.net ] Deadline 2025: Music Lineup and Timetable finalized, Party system live, 256b and Animation/Video compos moved to Friday

We again have compiled a great musical line-up for you to dance to and/or vibe with: Check it out here, as well as the full timetable here (subject to changes).

In addition we’re happy to announce that the party-system is live! We know that we said that there is no key for remoter, but if you bring a release we’ll make an exception. ;) Just shoot us a mail and you’ll get a key to upload your entry. We look forward to your releases! Read-up the compo rules here again, and remember that we moved the 256b and Animation/Video compos to Friday, which also means that the respective Deadlines will be on Friday already.

[ OpenMPT - Open ModPlug Tracker ] OpenMPT 1.32.04.00 released

This small update to OpenMPT 1.32 is mostly a bugfix release.

Here's a list of the most notable changes in this version:

• Fixed several issues around PC events in the Find & Replace dialog.
• Added keyboard shortcuts for toggling sample loop types.
• Sample slicing did not adjust the sustain loop points in the sliced samples, and did not reset the "Keep sample on disk" setting.
• Fixed filter handling of IT effect S7B (disable pitch / filter envelope) when it is applied at the same time as a note is played.
• It was possible that OpenMPT could crash when stopping playback of a module when using bridged plugins in combination with certain ASIO drivers.
• Quick Start Dialog: Collapsed status of item groups is now memorized.
• In export dialogs, the currently active subsong is now chosen for export by default.
• Wine integration now supports RtAudio 6 and works around a bug in Wine 10.13.

For a complete list of changes, have a look at the full version history. If you are upgrading from OpenMPT 1.31 or older, read the release notes to get a glimpse of the biggest changes.

libopenmpt has also been updated with the same bugfixes.

[ demoparty.net ] Deadline 2025: Compo Rules and Scheduling - important Announcement

We revised our compo rules and scheduling for this year and have made a couple of notable changes:

• Moved 256b and Animation/Video compos to Friday evening at 22:00 CEST, deadlines for both: 18:00 CEST.
• Added a strict no-GenAI rule, as we want to see your creativity and not your prompting skills.
• PETSCII/ATASCII requires submission of a binary.
• Mate-Light animation duration limited to 30 seconds.
• Increased the number of required working stages in the graphics compos to 6.
• Collages are no longer allowed in the Themed Photo compo but are welcome in the Freestyle Graphics compo instead.
• The theme for this year’s Themed Photo compo is: “B-Movie”.
• The game for this year’s Retro Tournament is: “Jump ’n Bump”.

All details regarding the above can be found on our Competitions page. Looking forward to your releases! Reminder: We are open for remote entries in all compos :)

[ Conspiracy ] 32nd Reality

Like for many others, Second Reality was more than a formative demo for us, and it was always a bit disheartening to know that even after the original source was released, it never made it to other platforms - so we decided to change it: for the 32nd anniversary, we're happy to present the first Windows port, including source. Enjoy!

[ demoparty.net ] Evoke 2025: Drone Show

In collaboration with LANG AG and Kulturhof Kalk e.V., we’re thrilled to bring you an airborne light spectacle on Friday Night.

Don’t miss this magic moment. See you outside!