MindCandy: Vol 1 Released

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For those who are interested, MindCandy: Volume 1: PC Demos has been released to manufacturing. It should ship by the 5th of December or so, which is in plenty of time for Christmas.

Now, before anyone gets confused; these are not "demos" as in "video game demos" but are just "PC Demos":

A demo is a program that displays a sound, music, and light show, usually in 3D. Demos are very fun to watch, because they seemingly do things that aren't possible on the machine they were programmed on.

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If you have by any chance seen something called "Second Reality" then you've seen a demo. If you haven't, then I reccomend checking out VIP2, a very popular demo that's one of the best of the best. It'll give you a good idea at just what demos are about.

Back to the program for a minute: MindCandy is a double-sided DVD containing 42 different demos, both recent and old. For many of these demos(especially the older ones), it's the only way to watch them now since the OS and/or hardware they were built on has become depreciated. If you enjoyed VIP2, you might want to check this DVD out.

MindCandy will be going for $16 in the United States, with slightly different prices in different areas. Below this is the entire annoucement, which has the list of where you can order a copy of it and for how much. I know several people on this board have been looking forward to it, so for the rest of you, it might be worth checking out.

26 November 2002

THE WAIT IS OVER

The "MindCandy Volume 1: PC Demos" DVD (formerly known as the "DemoDVD") is now at the pressing plant and will be ready for pre-releasing next week.

So, pre-order NOW and receive your DVD before Christmas! We are only contacting those who included their e-mail on our reservation list with these pre-order details. Our official announcement to the scene and the rest of the world won't happen until next week so if you want to be one of the first to receive the DVD you should place your order now.

DETAILS

We will keep it brief and let you visit www.mindcandydvd.com for the FULL scoop. However, our site is still under construction so you'll have to have some faith in us. Here are some details for now:

- Over two and a half years in the making (from concept to product).
- Demographics intro (first 60 seconds) shown at Siggraph 2002.
- Andy (Phoenix) made an appearance on ASM'02 TV to promote the DVD.
- Regular updates via www.demodvd.org over the past two years.
- All video captured and encoded by Jim "Trixter" Leonard.

CONTENTS

If you are still not convinced here are the contents:

- Forty-two demos
- Demographics - a 16-minute featurette on demos
- Audio commentary from the MindCandy crew and demo creators
- Digitally remastered soundtracks
- 12-page full color guidebook
- Animated chapter menus
- Menu music from demo scene musicians
- Technical details
- Hidden demos and other Easter eggs
- Over 230 minutes
- 4:3 Full screen / Color / NTSC
- DVD-10 (Double sided)

The double-sided DVD contains:

SIDE 1 - An "eyecandy" side with the following demos: Wonder, 604, Kosmiset Avaruus Sienet, Further, Chrome, Volatile, Tesla, Broadband, Mikrostrange, Moral Hard Candy, TE-2RB, Le Petit Prince, Energia, Gerbera, Lapsus, Enlight the Surreal, Experimental, Live Evil, The Nonstop Ibiza Experience, Codename Chinadoll, Art and Kasparov.

SIDE 2 - An "oldschool" side with the following demos: Second Reality, Megademo, Cronologia, Unreal, Amnesia, Panic, Crystal Dream 2, Show, Verses, Dope, X14, Stars: Wonders of the World, Reve, Paimen, Inside, Megablast, 303, Saint, Square and Riprap.

WHERE TO PURCHASE

You can order from any one of the places below however, I suggest ordering from
the closest distributor:

Website - Location (E-mail)
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www.mindcandydvd.com/order - US (dmw@fusecon.com)
www.fusecon.com/products/mindcandy (backup order page)
www.lynnemusic.com/mindcandy.html - UK (bjorn@lynnemusic.com)
www.poves.com - UK/Spain (david@poves.com)
www.mindcandy.de - Germany (maz@maz-sound.com)
www.maz-shop.com (order page)
www.geekstuff.no/vare.php?Item=demodvd - Norway (demodvd@geekstuff.no)

Note: If you are ordering from Europe please utilize one of the distributors from your region instead of www.mindcandydvd.com or www.fusecon.com. Our goal,as the US distributor, is to concentrate on shipping to the Americas and Pacific Rim (Asia/Australia) countries where there are no distributors.

PRICING

The pricing will vary depending on where you order, how you order and where you live. You should expect to pay somewhere between $15-$25 US.

If you have any questions check out:
- The official MindCandy website: www.mindcandydvd.com
- The distributors websites listed above
- Post on the MindCandy Forum: www.fusecon.com/phpBB2/index.php
- Send E-mail to: dmw@fusecon.com

Thanks for your time and patience from all of us who worked on the
MindCandy DVD
project. We sincerely hope it is worth the wait.