23rd to 25th May 2025.
Aulangon Suuri Huvila, Hämeenlinna, Finland.
TIMETABLE
Schedules are not final and are subject to change. More to come!
Friday
18:00 - Doors open
Saturday
12:00 - Deadline for all compos
15:00 - Game compo (game to be announced at the party)
22:00 - Competitions!
00:00 - Voting closes
01:00 - Prizegiving
Sunday
12:00 - Party over, help us clean or get da heck out
WHY
A celebration of the Motorola 68000 CPU and its derivatives. Compo machines include Amiga, Atari ST, classic Macs, Sega Mega Drive, SNK Neo Geo, and more.
In addition to the usual computin' stuff, you also get to enjoy the beautiful Finnish countryside. There's going to be sauna and grilling, and you can also take a swim in the lake if you feel like it!
WHEN AND WHERE
23rd to 25th May 2025, at Aulangon Suuri Huvila, Hämeenlinna, Finland.
Info about the venue. There's a very limited amount of computer spaces available, and are on a first come, first served basis. Beds are available for most visitors (also first come, first served), and a hotel is only two kilometers away. Important: if you sleep at the party place, you need to bring your own bed linen!
The party place is easily reachable by car. You can also take the train to Hämeenlinna and then take a taxi to the party place.
TICKETS
Tickets are 60€ per person. Sign up by filling out this form.
Circa 60 tickets are available. Note that signing up does not guarantee you entrance to the party. We will contact you with payment information when your ticket is confirmed.
VISITOR LIST
COMPOS
Submitting entries and voting
Register yourself in Partyboi! To be on the safe side, submit your entries before the party. We'll do our best to provide an internet connection during the party as well, both for submitting entries and voting. Remote entries are welcome! The deadline for remote entries is also Saturday 25th 12:00 Finnish time.
Demo
- Any 680x0-based machine (see notes below for examples)
- The size of the demo will be displayed
Intro
- Any 680x0-based machine (see notes below for examples)
- Size limit: 64k
- Can be split into 4k and 64k compo if there are enough entries
256 byte intro
- Any 680x0-based machine (see notes below for examples)
- 256 byte executable, including header
Wild demo
- Any other platform not listed above, with one exception: "Modern" Windows (i.e. Windows Vista or newer) demos are prohibited, there are other parties for those
Music
- Size limit: 512 kilobytes
- Platform + tune specs displayed
- Display contents will not be shown
- Executables are allowed
- A separate chip music compo may be held if there are more than three entries below 32 kilobytes
Graphics
- Only native modes for platforms
- Has to be viewable with standard 15khz screen
- Platform + graphics specs displayed
- Executables are allowed, with no moving elements on screen
- Audio will not be played
Compo notes
Examples of machines allowed in the non-wild compos:
- Amiga 500, 1MB RAM, Floppy drive
- Atari STfm/STe, 1MB RAM, Floppy drive
- 68000-040-based Macs
- Sharp X68000
- Sega Mega Drive
- SNK Neo Geo
- Amiga 1200 + 060, 128MB RAM, Hard drive
- Atari Falcon + 060, 128MB RAM, Hard drive
- TI-89 calculator
- Sinclair QL
Basically anything running a 68000 to 68060, including variants, is allowed. FPGA/Raspberry Pi -based accelerators go in the wild compo.
We will provide the following machines:
- Amiga 500 with standard 512k/512k configuration
- Atari STe with 4MB RAM
Additionally, we can bring the following machines if requested well in advance (i.e. at least one week before the party):
- Amiga 1200 with TF1260 accelerator at 66MHz, 128MB RAM
- Atari STfm with 1MB RAM
- Atari Falcon030 with 14MB RAM and FPU + CT63 accelerator at 66MHz, 128MB RAM
- Note that the accelerator is a bit flaky; if possible, bring a video or your own machine if your prod requires an accelerator.
- Sega Mega Drive (PAL MD2, with 50/60 Hz switch) with Mega Everdrive X3 flash cart
- SNK Neo Geo AES, with a Terraonion NeoSD flash cart (hence, if possible, please submit your entry also as a NeoSD
.neofile) - SNK Neo Geo CD, with both a functional CD drive and Furrtek's SD loader
For any machine that’s not listed here, be prepared to either bring your own machine (with knowledge of how to make it work with an OSSC or similar) or provide a pre-recorded video of your productions. (mp4 format preferred) The latter is the safest bet. We may also pre-record demos for the compos, depending on technical limitations.
Compo prizes will not be mailed out to remote entries. However, you can arrange to have someone at the party pick your prize up for you.
We cannot guarantee a compo stream, but we'll give it a try for sure. Be sure to subscribe to Dekadence's Twitch channel!
CODE OF CONDUCT
Please be respectful toward all party visitors. Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and other similar behavior will not be tolerated. You will be told to knock it off, and continued bad behavior will get you ejected from the party. Additionally, disruptive behavior due to extreme inebriation will also not be tolerated. If your only purpose in coming to the party is getting shitfaced and being annoying to everyone, stay home. In short, don't be a shithead, regarding anything.
All this is in addition to the rules of the venue itself and Finnish laws, which must also be followed.
We're all here to grill, chill, and have a good time!
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WHO
Brought to you by Dekadence and Helsingfors Svenska Demoscensklubben.
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Come chat with us on the Jumalauta Discord or IRCnet, #68k-inside on both.