
Having sold out of all DVD copies, we now offer MindCandy Volume 2: Amiga Demos as a free download under the Creative Commons license. You can burn the .ISO to a dual-layer DVD-R, or mount it as a virtual drive on your computer (search the web to find out how). Included are two sets of RAR files, but you only need one. If you plan to watch the DVD on a TV set in North America or Japan, get the NTSC files. If you watch it on a TV anywhere else, or on your computer, get the PAL files.
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Audio commentary
Each demo has an audio track discussing the demo, from either the original demo creators, other fans and experts, or ourselves.
Subtitles
By popular demand from our non-native-English-speaking friends, the commentary is now accompanied by subtitles, in no fewer than three languages: English, French, and German.
Original and 5.1 channel soundtracks
All demos feature both the original stereo soundtrack, captured straight from Amiga hardware, and a surround sound track, rebuilt from the audio samples contained within the demo music files.
12-page full color booklet
Once again the package contains a large booklet, with info on every demo, along with a timeline of Amiga demos, credits, and various other tidbits of information.
Production notes
Volume 2's production notes go beyond the first, with a full audio track, photos, and in-progress screenshots and animations. No enthusiast (read: geek
) stone is left unturned, as we share just how much a pain reviving old hardware can be.
New playback modes
For fun, we've added two new playback modes - shuffle, which plays demos back randomly - every time you put in the disc - and jukebox, which allows you to play up to a dozen demos in the order you want. We used a few tricks to get them working on all DVD players, but isn't that what demo coding is all about?
Animated menus
In addition to the "multi-demo" select screens, now the main menus get some new animation. Prepare for the unexpected!