Sit back and prepare for enlightenment. Free your mind and let us take you on a journey of colorful visual expressions, eclectic music and animated objects from a different world. A world of “demos,” originating from the European computer underground and created by talented programmers, artists and musicians. The MindCandy DVD contains forty-two (42) of these brief animated music videos, providing a modern day look and historical perspective all created using a PC.

This disc is the result of over two years of planning and hard work by Fusecon, Hornet, and many other people.

Special features

• Two sided disc, totalling nearly four (4) hours of video footage!
• Audio commentary on all demos
• Digitally remastered soundtracks
• 12-page full color booklet
• Animated chapter menus
• Original menu music from demoscene artists
• Hidden demos and other “easter eggs”

The featurette

DEMOGRAPHICS: BEHIND THE SCENE
A 16-minute documentary film, created exclusively for MindCandy Volume 1: PC Demos by Blue 7 Media

The demo scene is a subculture so obscure that their creative hijinks go completely over the head of most people. Assembly code? Real-time? Non-commercial? What? Demographics briefly lifts the veil of this mysterious community, offering a glimpse at the people who make demos and the scene’s pioneering almost 20-year history.

Featurette – Trixter
Trixter explains it all – our production man guides you through the history and details of demos and the scene Featurette – Code
The code that changed the PC demo scene forever
Featurette – Statix
Interviews with some of the best-known PC coders, artists, and musicians Featurette – Screens
Demo parties – What happens when you stuff 4000 young computer enthusiasts in a building for a weekend?

Compatibility

MindCandy Volume 1: PC Demos was tested on several set-top DVD players (and also the PlayStation 2 and XBox game consoles) without any problems. It was mastered in the NTSC video standard, which is compatible with 95% of the world’s DVD players. MindCandy is also region-free. In short, you should not have any problems playing MindCandy.

While MindCandy is also viewable on computer DVD-ROM drives with DVD player software, it was mastered for NTSC’s color and framerate, and is intended to be viewed that way.