fermi paradox - mercury | 60fps | Revision 2016 | 64k

1st place in pc 64k compo at Revision 2016

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[georgri]

So many nerdy details about space exploration in this one!

1:25 - Rocket launch with realistic trajectory
1:50 - Space elevator
2:50 - A colony on Mars
2:20, 4:19 - Transmission of energy via laser
3:31 - A space colony
5:20 - "Pale blue dot" - Earth shot by Voyager

[Jambax]

The only possible explanation is that they're channeling bytes from a parallel universe.

[micmul]

Putting this in 64KiB is next to a miracle. But it's not only technically stupendous but also a great work of art. Begins with a reference to "2001" and ends with a reference to "The Pale Blue Dot".

[grahamsutherland]

The things people manage in a 64K executable never cease to amaze me. This looks better than many unrestricted PC compo entries.

[EdRoxter]

I watch this at least once a week. This piece of art incorporates everything that, to me, makes the beauty and awe of science fiction, astronomy, space exploration - and on top of that, the somewhat retro-futuristic look just strikes a nerve in me. Goosebumps galore!

[PhilippeGouin]

This is awesome! But the fact that it's all generated on-the-fly by a tiny 64k program is mind blowing! This is magic!

[MetallicBlade]

Some parts of this honestly look better than most current... even upcoming games.

Damn fine work.

[anttimikkola]

This one is truly a masterpiece. This gives the feeling that demoscene has still lot to offer. Pure art.

[Roxor]

Bloody hell, this looks near-photorealistic. And it only takes up 64k. The Demoscene never ceases to amaze me. If only the game industry would use these techniques...

[bluebull]

It's been a good few years since I've watched any demos and all I have to say is this is absolutely mind blowing. This beats any demo I've ever seen especially considering it's 64k. It's good to see that demo sceners are still leading the way.

[sigurdurf]

That´s a lot of atmospheric mood in only 64KB. This is such a masterpiece!

[Usualyman]

When the moon began to change - I got goose bumps both outside and inside.

Perfect representation of space and time

[Dan_Stopani]

I've been enjoying the demoscene since I had an A500 in the late 80's and got involved with the whole "sharing thing" a few years later - by post because I was one of the many who couldn't afford a 56k modem at the time. It's so good to see the scene still going strong on multiple platforms and coders/musicians/designers getting together and continuing to push boundaries at the various disciplines and now we have platforms such YT, Vimeo etc to view this magic on. As Andromeda once said - Ad Astra Ad Infinitum...

[grossersalat]

This really stands out. I am watching it over and over again. What a great work!

[nonsensorama]

Love it. Been watching and contributing to the scene on and off for more than 2 decades. This is a masterpiece. Well done!

[zawzero]

Amazing 64k, I tip my hat off to Mercury! They totally deserved to win against Conspiracy!

[pankeaux]

my first ever youtube comment - masterpiece! interstellar, doom, event horizon, sagan, cubrick in 64k

[rgerber]

those are some amazing visual compositions

[milnky]

Watched this so many times. Absolutely love this!

[bernardvantonder]

The beauty of abstraction and generation from abstraction illustrated