Interview
Handle: The Big A of Phenomena - / -Phenomena Homepage and Amiga emulator page
How did you come up with your alias ?
The fact is that I don't know myself. Sometimes things just happend :)
City / Country:
Falun, Sweden but lives since 2 years back in Stockholm
Born year:
1971
What was your first computer, and when did you get it?
C64 ... Around 1985-86 i think.
How did you get into the scene and what groups have you been a member of ?
The whole thing started when I'we got my A1000 in 1987. With some disk swapping I started to make friends around Sweden. And one guy called Megaman (Andreas Tadic, who made Project-X and Alien Breed) and I started Crack Force Five. After A while we merged together with The Gang and Jetspeed and formed TRiANGLE Amiga (not to be mixed up with trinagle c64). So the years passed by and we made 3 megademos (gigademos) but the big bang came when the new group Phenomena asked us if we could join their forces. With some struggle the best members from triangle joined Phenomena and now the demo industry was in full effect.
What was the proudest moment in your career ?
The demo competitions, I'we never been so nervous like when the deadline was approching.
For what specific reason(s) do you think that you are remembered ?
Don't much people know me, I was often in the background making track loaders, spread the demos and organize the group.
What made you stop the scene activity ? (and do you remember when?)
I quit the computer scene in 1991-92. I was tired and wanted to live a normal life with cars and girls.
Thinking back on the good old days, is there anything you regret?
Well, making so lousy demo parts, I'we should have been better. But maby coding wasn't my strong side, I liked the organizing part more!
What was your favorite
GAME(S)
Giana Sisters, Defender of the Crown and Marble Madness.
DEMO(S)
Sodan and Magician 42's Tech Tech (The first Megademo I saw on a computer) Mahoney & Kaktus stuff
PROGRAMMER(S) (OR PROGRAMMING TEAM(S))
Can't remember some specific, The whole scene was cool!
CRACKER(S) (OR CRACKING GROUP(S))
Mr.Z, Conqueror and Il-Scuro
COMPOSER(S)
Firefox, Danko, Drax, Uncle Tom, Tip, Mantronix.
MEMORY(S)
Vortex42's copyparty in Karlstad I think, First party I went on :)
What are you doing nowadays ?
Programming/sysop on a IBM AS400 and making web pages and so...
What are you doing on your spare time?
Same as above :=)
Is there anything you'd like to say to the public (read: admires)
Don't compare old demos to the demos nowerdays! the old time can never been compared!
What is the meaning of life?
Coding and pkunzip