THEMED COMPO #01 - ST-HIGH DEMO

We hear people asking for monochrome ST demos, there aren't a lot of them around so the themed 520 ST compo at Sommarhack 2022 will be all about ST-HIGH monochrome goodness.

Rules:

• Must work on 512k RAM
• Must work on Atari ST with diskdrive or harddrive
• Entries using STe/Mega ST features or requiring more memory will be moved to the main demo compo
• Several entries per person or crew is allowed

Note: Special tricks that rely on a SM124/SM144 might not display well on the party projector or stream.

THEMED COMPO #2 - Spectrum 512 photo

In 1987 a mad russian hacker named Boris Tsikanovsky created a genious painting program on the ST. By synclocking the machine and constantly altering colour palettes, his software called Spectrum 512 manages to display 48 colours per scanline.

It's time to celebrate this incredible breakthrough in ST graphics by holding a photo competition in it's honour. It will also be 35 years since it's release.

Rules:

• Photographs only, for hand made graphics see the graphics competition.
• 320*200 pixels
• ST Palette
• Deliver in Spectrum 512 SPU format (see guide below)
• More than one entry per person is allowed

The photos will be shown on a real Atari with a tool that strips away eventual STe colour data. No cheating :)

Download the viewer tool (incl. source) if you want to try your photo before sending in.

» Easy guide how to make a Spectrum 512 photo

REGULAR COMPO #01 - Combined demo/intro

This is a combined competition and we will make sure that all hardware specifications as well as size of the demo is shown before it runs. You can enter any kind of Atari demo here, no limits!
 
Rules:

• Any Atari platform allowed, if your demo or intro is for an Atari platform not available at the party, please supply a video along with the native executable
• Filesize, system and memory demands are open, but will be disclosed in detail before and after the entry is shown
• Several entries per person or crew is allowed

REGULAR COMPO #02 - 256-byte intro

Last year we introduced a 256-byte compo on request by participants. For 2021 we deiced to make it a regular competition.

• Any Atari machine, specifications will be disclosed
• For TOS machines, 256 bytes plus 32 bytes header
  If you want to show off, keep it under 256 bytes with header!
• If the intro requires a certain resolution to be set before running, instruct so in the submit e-mail.
• Several entries per person or crew is allowed

The intros will be run on our compo machines (see left column). If your entry is for another Atari system, please provide a video along the executable!

REGULAR COMPO #03 - Combined graphics

We allow any kind of Atari graphics, if it is for an unsupported Atari platform, please provide a PNG image along with the native format.

• We aim to display pictures in the native editor such as Degas Elite, EscPaint or Neochrome.
   
  
• Custom formats are allowed and welcome, you need to provide an executable.
   
  
• GIF, TARGA and JPEG images will be displayed on a Falcon with APEX viewer.
   
  
• More than one entry allowed.

REGULAR COMPO #04 - Combined music

As with the graphics competition, we allow any format that is playable on an Atari. If the music is for some Atari machine that we don't have at the party, please send a recording along with the native version of the music.

• We try to play the music in the used editor; if possible please supply a tracker loadable file.
   
  
• Custom formats are allowed and encouraged. You need to provide an executable.
   
  
• WAV, MP2, MP3, OGG music will be played on a Falcon with AniPlayer.
   
  
• More than one entry allowed.