Blockparty was a wild success!!
We simply could not have asked for a greater first year. With 200+ people attending Notacon, 100+ watching the competition, and over 40 entries across all the divisions, there was plenty to show for all the planning and dreams.
The blockparty 2007 archive is now in place, and will remain static for posterity.
Demoscene institution Northern Dragons made appearances in nearly every category (and won the main demo competition) but were accompanied on all sides by folks from all over North America and the world.
In all, over $3700 in prizes were given away to the winners and Blockparty's inaugural appearance was an unforgettable event, appreciated by all, and introducing dozens of new people to the power and pride of this amazing subculture.
At the party, Jason Scott and RaD Man produced the "Blockparty Pledge": There will be at least five Blockparties, held yearly, from this point on. This means that if you missed out on this one, get cracking on your entries because there'll be another one held next year and the year after that! We want to be a jumping-off point for a new era in demoparties in North America, and a dependable stage for demo coders to show their work.
We're already planning for next year. Be sure to mail us with suggestions, offers and prize sponsorships as we hurl towards the next step in a great new tradition!
Thanks so much!
Jason Scott and RaD Man
BLOCKPARTY Organizers
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The Blockparty 2007 Wrapup
Last updated: May 02, 2007
Photo Galleries
Writeups
Releases
- These are the releases as they were presented for judging.
- The filenames of the directories are the order in which the production was shown.
- There is an archive on Pouet as well.
Wildcard Competition
| 1st | Ti-85 Megademo by Nezbie of GL.Fusion
In which a demo is written for the TI-85 Calculator. (Note: An earlier production with the same name by the same author appeared at Pilgrimage 2004.) | (.avi) (.zip) (dir)
| | 2nd | Gradius: Existential Remix by Nullsleep
In which Nullsleep showed how he was able to remove all the bullets and ships from a copy of the Nintendo game "Gradius" and yet still have a unique experience. | (.zip) (dir)
| | 3rd | Zik Tape by Northern Dragons
In which the Northern Dragons present a long-overdue Music Disc in the shape of a virtual Cassette. | (.zip) (dir)
| | 4th | NAC1M1 by The Peppers Gang
In which the Peppers Gang present a film dramatization of a first-person shooter based on Notacon and Blockparty. | (.mpg) (dir)
| | 5th | GmDLSTool by blackpawn
In which blackpawn presents an efficient and beautiful tool for browsing built-in sounds in the Windows Operating System. | (.zip) (dir)
| | 6th | Erron MacGregor's Scotch Ale by The Finn
In which The Finn presented two bottles of home-brewed ale, and offered it to a thirsty line of "judges". | (dir)
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Photography Competition
| 1st | A Typical Day In Japan by Nullsleep | (Image)
| | 2nd | maihowse! by Inspired Chaos of BLERX | (Image)
| | 3rd | LEET by Spinsane of cRO | (Image) (.zip) (dir)
| | 4th | Block Party Blobzilla by Polaris of Northern Dragons | (Image) (.zip) (dir)
| | 4th | On the Mikes by Hateraid | (Image)
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Oldschool Music Competition
| 1st | Understand by Cerror of Northern Dragons | (.xm) (.zip) (dir)
| | 2nd | Dirty ROM Dance Mix by Nullsleep | (.mp3) (dir)
| | 3rd | afternoon by coda | (.it) (dir)
| | 4th | Wonder by Sleem of pHluid | (.it) (dir)
| | 5th | Mista bojangles toasty transport by JonBro | (.xrns) (.ogg) (zip) (dir)
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Textmode Competition
| 1st | C4 ASCII by cpN of cRO | (.asc) (.zip) (dir)
| | 2nd | iMOVANE nFO fILE by Spinsane of cRO | (.txt) (.rar) (dir)
| | 3rd | Sunblockparty by DiamonDie of Northern Dragons | (.asc) (.zip) (dir)
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Freestyle Music Competition
| 1st | slug by coda | (.ogg) (dir)
| | 2nd | Carrelli Remix 5 by kx^mode of pHluid | (mp3) (dir)
| | 3rd | My Digital Reality by Phoenix | (.mp3) (.zip) (dir)
| | 4th | Ethereal Breakdown by Froggy | (.ogg) (dir)
| | 5th | How To Make Beer by The Brewmaster | (.ogg) (dir)
| | 5th | Pussycat Rag by Hateraid (with Peerless Quartet) | (.mp3) (dir)
| | 6th | Home Video Composer 003 by Nullsleep | (.mp3) (dir)
| | 7th | hogtypet by K9D and BuZ of Northern Dragons | (.mp3) (.zip) (dir)
| | 8th | echoHC by glacial23 | (.ogg) (.zip) (dir)
| | 9th | For Serious, Ur Face by JonBro and BillyB | (.ogg) (.zip) (dir)
| | 10th | Randomness part 7 by Rltvty | (.ogg) (.zip) (dir)
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Hirez Competition
| 1st | demogroup in my neck by BarZoule of Northern Dragons | (Image) (dir) (.zip)
| | 2nd | Legends Logo by Scorpi of cRO | (Image) (.zip) (dir)
| | 3rd | World Inkwaxication by Inspired Chaos of BLERX | (Image) (.zip) (dir)
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Demo Competition
| 1st | trace-symbol by Northern Dragons | (.zip) (dir)
| | 2nd | 4kmdr by blackpawn | (.zip) (dir)
| | 3rd | µkandy by Trailer Park Demos | (.zip) (dir)
| | 4th | consciousness causes collapse by mERIKAN mORANS | (.zip) (dir)
| | 5th | Magic Blocks by Lumental | (.zip) (dir)
| | 6th | Blockparty 2k7 Partytro by Nezbie of GL.Fusion | (.zip) (dir)
| | 7th | My First Demo by Froggy | (.zip) (dir)
| | 8th | CHASSIS by Criticalartware | (.zip) (dir)
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Additional Media
- Presentation materials for the 4k demo seminar by Northern Dragons.
- Grand Theft Mod
The mp3 file that was played during the surprise competition, the "freestyle rap to a song" contest. In this case, it was a combined (two pieces stitched together) mix of Timbaland and Tempest.
- blockparty-final.png
Here is a huge (2.4mb) version of the Blockparty Logo by Infinite Fish Graphics.
- For some reason, this alternative Notacon Sponsor Banner was not used.
2007.05.04 Pretty much all entries added and linked.
2007.05.02 Compilation of After-Party Wrapup begun.
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