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- F A C E T O F A C E W I T H F A M O U S S C E N E R S
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- R E M O
- the newcomers from Germany
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- Grey: Yo, Remo!
-
- Remo: Hi, Grey and a few hi's to the Polish Atari scene
-
- Grey: First of all I would like to say that I am really happy to make
- the interview with newcomers on the Atari scene! Please introduce to
- our readers, how old are You, what You do except computing and so on!
-
- Remo: I'm really happy to give you a interview, too! I'm a 24 year old
- dreamer, living in south Germany (ever heard about Augsburg..... It
- dosen't matter). At the moment I am unemployed, so I have a lot time
- and If I don't sit behind my computers and If I'm not trying to get a
- suitable job I hang around with friends, do painting (on paper - I'm
- really bad at painting with the mouse) or I "waste" a lot of time in
- practicing juggling and such things. I'm also interested in
- electronics (but my skills are very low in this...). Perhaps I'll go
- to a "computing-school", but this is unknown, yet...
-
- Grey: When did You get a chance to see Atari before You decided to become a
- user?
-
- Remo: As far I can remember, never. Well, I've got my first ATARI (a 800XL)
- when I was 6 or 7 years old. My Dad bought it because a salesman told
- him that the 800XL had the better Soundchip than the C64.... and my
- dad is a professional (church-)musican. He wanted to do musics with a
- Computer, so it was determined that he bought an Atari - this was the
- beginnig of my "ATARI career". 1991, I think, i've got my first 1040
- ST, this was the first time i'd tried to write programms (but nothing
- good at that time...) 1993, I began my first Job (as a mechanic), got
- my first money and (of course) bought my FALCON 030.
-
- Grey: Is Remo a name of the crew or Your nickname?
-
- Remo: Remo is my Nickname. I dont't belong to any crew at the moment...
- (But If there are any other's outside there (esp. GFA-Coders) who
- want me to work with them -> send me a Mail)
-
- Grey: When did You get in contact with so called demo-scene?
-
- Remo: When I got my ST. On the ST I saw the first Demos, doing very
- unusual thing's like opening the screen borders, many many colourful
- sprites and "ultrasmooth" - 50Hz - Software scrolling. At that time
- unbelivable thing's on an ST, and much better than the most games
- where you get blinded while watching the scrolling and numb while
- listening to the Soundtrack (ever played R-Type on a ST?) Since then
- I've ordered any DEMO i can get via PD-sellers (no modem at that time
- ...) and read every article about DEMO coders in any Atari magazine
- I could get hold of.
-
- Grey: We've seen "Coffeine overdose", the first Falcon demo made under Remo
- label. The demo is really TERRIFIC if You keep in mind it's 100% GFA
- CODE! Is it really true?! And where did you learn such good coding in
- this language? Honestly, when I saw at the begining of Your demo with
- words like "100% GFA code" I expected a boring demo filled with
- scrollers etc. But I was damn surprised!! Cool effects, great music
- which fits perfectly to the effects and builds a special mood... Best
- congrats guys!
-
- Remo: At first: -=Thanx a lot!=-
- Yes, it's true. The "Coffeine overdose" IS 100% GFA code (not a
- single assembler line). But, by the way, it isn't my first one. My
- first Demo was a 128K Intro, called "VERTIGO" coded 2 years ago (also
- 100% Basic, of course). That time was the ERROR IN LINE '99, and I
- wanted to go there, but I didn't have enough money for the train
- tickets (travelling by train can be very expensive in germany) so I
- had to stay at home. Where did I learn such good coding? (Thanx
- again...) I've learnt it by myself, I never really learned how to
- code in assembly language (yet) so I do nearly everything in GFA
- since I have my first ST. Over the years I learned how a computer
- really works, and this is the key for fast GFA-coding (generally for
- any coding). You've expected a boring Demo... like nearly everyone
- I've told that I code a demo in Basic. This is the reason why I put
- these "provocating" words in the Intro (again). The "normal" Demos,
- written in G FA, look very lame and so no-one expected more than a
- boring scroller (and not a bumpmapping...;-) ) But if someone know
- a good GFA-demo, please send me a copy because at the moment I dont
- know other GFA-demo coders.
-
- Grey: You've been at the latest edition of EIL party, what's Your
- impressions? Was it Your 1st Atari party You've been at?
-
- Remo: It really was my first Atari party, and I liked it very much (for
- being there for the first time - without knowing any people there...)
- I was there without any equipement... a mistake. But this will not
- happen again. And I had a problem with my English which is very
- poor. I talked for over a year not using a single word english and so
- I was very confused when someone wanted to talk with me in english
- because I didn't remember (at this moment) what to say... Next time
- I'll practice a bit of English before... I swear...
-
- Grey: What do you think about all Falcon demos presented at EIL compo?
-
- Remo: Hmm, the problem is that I had to drive home, before the competition
- (my driver had to work on monday) and so i didn't see the other demos
- Of course I downloaded the other demos but the only one that ran on
- my Falcon was the entry from Paranoia (very nice job - but next time
- the 234th point will be mine ;-) Watching the Paranoia entry "Rock
- solid" is really worth it, even on a standard Falcon, as I use it!
- After answering your questions, I'll build in the memorycard I've won
- (thanx very much to the sponsors!!!) and hopefully the other Demos
- will run then.
-
- Grey: Can we expect another demo from You? Could You give us a possible
- date-release??
-
- Remo: I hope so. Well at the moment I'm a litte bit stressed with searching
- a new job. But there are many unfinished routines on my HD, waiting
- for their release. Primary I'm be working on some bigger projects for
- TOS machines (but too early to say more about that..). So I can't say
- anything about a release date..... I'll also try to build my first
- homepage soon, after that surely I'll write a new demo (I need some
- nice thing's for the download area!!).
-
- Grey: Ok, thanx a lot for Your time! I hope I didn't bore You too much ;))
- Feel free to greet someone! The next few lines belongs to You...
-
- Remo: It was a very surprising pleasure for me to answer Your questions.
- (The first time someone want a interview with me!!! :-)) So this
- was a good chance to thank and greet the EIL Organizers and the
- sponsors.
-
- Very special greet's fly to:
-
- My Brother who made the sound for my Demo
- (If anyone want to contact him, mail to me)
-
- Steffana - TGG! - Tobi from Gamepool
- for supporting me
-
- Michael C., Suzi P. and Howi S.
- for sponsoring me (with cigarettes & coffee)
-
- the organizer of the Unconventional party
- for introducing us on EIL
-
- Everyone who is supporting the ATARI Scene...
-
-
- Special message to all GFA-coders:
-
- Dont believe in these PC C++ lamers who tell you that Atari's
- and Basic are shit, just do what YOU can do and don't watch what
- the so called "professionals" do...
-
-
- Bye, REMO
-
-
- If there is someone who want to get in contact with me who dont have a
- E-Mail, here is my snailmail adress:
-
- Simon Lindauer
- Landgerichtsstr. 9
- 86199 Augsburg
- Germany
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