I usually write about Amiga or Commodore related topics, for example demos and games. Today I’ll do something different and write a bit about a demo that was made for MS-DOS based computer systems.
The name of the production is Second Reality and it was made by a Finnish demo group called Future Crew. It was released back in 1993 (soon 20 years old!) at the Assembly demo party in Finland. The demo invoked a positive response from the audience and won the competition it participated in.
There are so many things I like about this demo.. the effects, the design and the awesome music by Purple Motion to name a few.. it’s simply great!
I’ve embedded a video of the demo running below. Hope you’ll enjoy it!
What do you think about the demo? Did you enjoy it? Hope to hear your opinions, so please comment away.
Won the competition – awesome! I was just thinking, you know, I wish I knew you “way back when”… as my son’s Xbox once got red ring disease & we just didn’t know what to do. But I bet you would have been able to get around it. You seem really clued up on all this stuff – you & Michael!
I love “plotters” and all kind of dot effects, but what you can see here in 2m:38s is just a slightly improved version of what we can see on 8-bit Atari. And these pictures…
OK. Maybe I am too snippy
Really, I have mixed feelings about that demo. On one hand, it’s really impressing that “iNTEL inside” world was able to release such a prod in 1993. On the other hand though, in 1993 we – “iNTEL outside” community – had “Arte”(!!!), “Desert Dream”, “Hallucinations and Dreams”, to name few after a quick search…
Anyways, thanks for sharing!
I know, I know, but remember that it was on a PC back then. Hehe.. We Amiga freaks had much better demos, but Future Crew really impressed me with this one. That is slogan I love, “Intel Outside”!
Many thanks for commenting! Much appreciated! Oh yes, the C64 version is incredible.. I’m going to do a post about it soon. It truly deserves a mention.
That was cool too.
Thanks.
Welcome.
Won the competition – awesome! I was just thinking, you know, I wish I knew you “way back when”… as my son’s Xbox once got red ring disease & we just didn’t know what to do. But I bet you would have been able to get around it. You seem really clued up on all this stuff – you & Michael!
Many thanks for the kind words.
I love “plotters” and all kind of dot effects, but what you can see here in 2m:38s is just a slightly improved version of what we can see on 8-bit Atari. And these pictures…
OK. Maybe I am too snippy
Really, I have mixed feelings about that demo. On one hand, it’s really impressing that “iNTEL inside” world was able to release such a prod in 1993. On the other hand though, in 1993 we – “iNTEL outside” community – had “Arte”(!!!), “Desert Dream”, “Hallucinations and Dreams”, to name few after a quick search…
Anyways, thanks for sharing!
Hi mate,
Many thanks for commenting.
I know, I know, but remember that it was on a PC back then.
Hehe.. We Amiga freaks had much better demos, but Future Crew really impressed me with this one. That is slogan I love, “Intel Outside”! 
Second Reality was awesome! It made the PC almost feel like an Amiga
Hehe.. it sure did.
And let’s not forget the brilliant C64 version of Second Reality.
Love your blog mate, keep it up
Hi Jon,
Many thanks for commenting! Much appreciated!
Oh yes, the C64 version is incredible.. I’m going to do a post about it soon. It truly deserves a mention.
Have a nice day!