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MAX HEADROOM [1985-1988] ▀ UNDERRATED CYBERPUNK SHOW

MAX HEADROOM [1985-1988] ▀ UNDERRATED CYBERPUNK SHOW

I was completely floored by quality of movie atmosphere and yeah, this is true [retro-future-cyberpunk show] of the 80s, without any strained interpretations. Pumping soundtrack, marvelous neon illumination with dramatic light beams, excellent design rise quality of the picture to the point where we can safely say “this is classic!”. Glorious CRT monitors, bulky industrial keyboards, cool computer graphics made on fancy new [Amiga] computers. FILM WAS AVAILABLE IN SUPERB 30 FPS [EAT THIS!
TECHNOBABYLON ▀ PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED PIXEL ART CYBERPUNK QUESTS EVER

TECHNOBABYLON ▀ PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED PIXEL ART CYBERPUNK QUESTS EVER

UPDATED ON: 2023-03-16 If you like pixel art quests and [cyberpunk] atmosphere here is a good suggestion: [Technobabylon] . Game is published by Wadjet Eye Games previously known for brilliant [Gemini Rue] . In brief: detailed dialogue lines, immersive atmosphere, cool design aesthetics. Music composer is Nathan Allen Pinard, who is also known for immersive soundtrack for Gemini Rue. So you won’t be disappointed in terms of musical vibes. I think that 50% of game’s atmospere comes from music.
SOLARIS ▀ THE BEST SOVIET SCI-FI FILM

SOLARIS ▀ THE BEST SOVIET SCI-FI FILM

[Solaris] is the best soviet Sci-Fi movie produced by [Andei Tarkovsky] . It often counts as direct answer to beautiful and timeless [2001: A Space Odyssey] by [Stanley Kubrick] . Although Solaris had far less budget it surely provides plenty of food to the grey matter. Moreover, movie goes even deeper in philosophical aspects than Space Odyssey. So, the film is for those of you who like to think things over.
DRAMATIC ILLUMINATION IN 80S/90S MOVIES

DRAMATIC ILLUMINATION IN 80S/90S MOVIES

I have pretty strong nostalgia regarding vintage light effects. Vibrant blast of light beams: such scheme was very common during 80s days. I don’t understand why movie industry almost abandoned it in favor of generic non-atmospheric CGI illumination. Just check these light rays out!
FORKLIFT DRIVER KLAUS ▀ THE FIRST DAY ON THE JOB [2000]

FORKLIFT DRIVER KLAUS ▀ THE FIRST DAY ON THE JOB [2000]

This is a German [short film from 2000] about the first day of Klaus’s work as a forklift driver. The film is a parody of work safety films from the 1980s. The film was written and directed by Stefan Prehn and Jorg Wagner and stars Konstantin Graudus as the title role of Klaus. The narration was provided by Egon Hoegen, who was known in Germany for narrating road safety films.
MIAMI VICE [1984-1990]

MIAMI VICE [1984-1990]

[Miami Vice] ….what can i say? I don’t know why it has status of cult tv series. Plot and acting are very plain and sometimes ridiculously childish. One thing which i know for sure is that film demonstrates pretty good music selection for the era. We can hear not only generic stuff like pop and rock, but more underground things like techno, funk and reggae, which are also here.
BBS ▀ BACK TO THE ROOTS OF INTERNET

BBS ▀ BACK TO THE ROOTS OF INTERNET

BBS is acronym which stands for [Bulletin board system] . It was a distant ancestor of modern internet. In our days of totally non-private web cultivated by google, facebook and apple and other rotten companies BBS could be a neat solution to people who value their privacy and who don’t want to feed greedy corporations with telemery data of their own. Also tech will be useful for people who would like to hide themselves from modern shitty trends and stupid brainwashing or so-called government propaganda.
MITCH MURDER ▀ ESSENCE OF 80S SYNTHPOP

MITCH MURDER ▀ ESSENCE OF 80S SYNTHPOP

[Mitch] produces first class retrowave music. Using [Renoise] tracker as the main composing tool. Made majority of tunes for [KungFury] movie. Also make sure to check out [Impact Winter soundtrack] . Very rare quality. Overall atmosphere is simply overwhelming. BREEZE BREAKING WAVES GALAXY TRAIN THROUGH THE BREACH
DAVID MICHAEL FRANK ▀ NEON OST OF 90S

DAVID MICHAEL FRANK ▀ NEON OST OF 90S

Music of [David Michael Frank] was discovered by me after watching classic action movies [Above The Law] and [Hard To Kill] . Here are some examples, as usual. ABOVE THE LAW OST - MAIN THEME HARD TO KILL OST - ESCAPE FROM OJAI HARD TO KILL OST - SEVEN YEAR STORM
CHOSEN FUNK TRACK FROM GOLDEN CHILD MOVIE

CHOSEN FUNK TRACK FROM GOLDEN CHILD MOVIE

Some solid funk from movie [Golden Child] . 2022 can’t touch 80s! For some reason uploader has disabled embedded content, so here is a [direct YT link to the video] . And by the way i don’t know who is composer of this awesome tune.
FULL MOTION VIDEO ON A 1981 IBM PC WITH CGA VIDEO ADAPTER

FULL MOTION VIDEO ON A 1981 IBM PC WITH CGA VIDEO ADAPTER

One more demoscene post if you don’t mind. Awesome technology to play full motion video with in sync audio on very slow puters using text mode or very low res. Courtesy of Trixter [Jim Leonard] / Hornet 8088 CORRUPTION [2004] [Demo page] 8088 DOMINATION [2014] [Demo page] 8088 CORRUPTION VS 8088 DOMINATION THIS IS HEAVY!!!! COMPREHENSIVE DETAILS ON FMV TECH Trixter confirmed that he was inspired by Spaceballs demo called State of the Art.
TEXT WEBSITES ▀ WEB 1.0 ERA IN 2022

TEXT WEBSITES ▀ WEB 1.0 ERA IN 2022

Some nostalgy rant about convinience of older websites and absense of uneeded crap. Don’t you remember? Here is some fine examples of modern sites, which try to match older web in terms of ergonomics and overall perception. [HACKER NEWS] [COMMAND LINE RADIO] [PLAIN TEXT SPORTS] [RANDOM TEXT WEBSITES]

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