Moleman 2 - Demoscene - The Art of the Algorithms (2012)

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11 HN recommenders · recommended in 10 months, 2012–2025
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Moleman 2 is a Hungarian documentary on the demoscene, covering its history, its culture and the creative process behind demos and intros. This is the English version, from 2012.

HN recommends it as the best visual guide to what the demoscene is, with an opening that commenters call pure magic.

“The first 3 minutes of this is pure magic.”
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12 comments from Hacker News

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@omoikane2023 · in “What is the Demoscene? An interview”
I second this recommendation for Moleman 2 documentary, but the video I found has a different link: ▶ this video Looks like this version is in English, while the earlier link is in Hungarian, otherwise they appear to be the same film.
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@buzzin_2023 · in “Demoscene accepted as UNESCO cultural heritage in The Netherlands”
The first 3 minutes of this is pure magic. ▶ this video
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@aphroz2022 · in “Using an Amiga in 2021: Making an intro”
Demoscene is such an interesting form of art. If you are interested, watch this documentary: ▶ this video The 4k (not the resolution) are very impressive.
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@no_time2022 · in “Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?”
Moleman 2 - Demoscene: ▶ this video Moleman 4 - Longplay (A videogame documentary): link Both are expertly crafted and fun documentaries about their titular subculture with a Hungarian twist.
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@lobo_tuerto2017 · in “Moleman 2 – Demoscene – The Art of the Algorithms (2012)”
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@kodfodrasz2017 · in “How a 64k intro is made”
There is a nice documentary on the history of the demoscene, with some introspection to the creative process behind a demo/intro. It was made by a Hungarian team, who has other interesting documentaries on underground culture. It is also available in English, at: ▶ this video
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@kodfodrasz2017 · in “Moleman 2 – Demoscene – The Art of the Algorithms (2012)”
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@nom2017 · in “Watch demos all day [video]”
If you are interested in today's* state of the demo scene, check out the documentary "Moleman 2 - The Art Of The Algorithms (2012)": ▶ this video *Granted, it's 5 years old, but still awesome :D!
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@chengsun2015 · in “Winning 1kb intro released at Assembly 2015”
Also, a fantastic visual guide is the documentary film "Moleman 2" (2011). It's freely available to watch on YouTube; highly recommended: ▶ this video
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@Audiophilip2015 · in “Moleman 2 – Demoscene – The Art of the Algorithms [video]”
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@bane2015 · in “Demoscene – The Art of the Algorithms (2012)”
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@kenshi2012 · in “Demoscene: The Art of the Algorithms (documentary)”
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