____________ ____ ____ ____ ----, / \\ \____ _________ _________ \\ \___ \\ \___ / / / _ / _ / _ / .--- / _ \ / _____// // / // / //___/ /,---/ // / //____ -----\\____|----\____|----\____|.w. \____|----\____|---/_______//----- .:: north party v7.0 invitation ::. ______________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..:]. p r e f a c e .[:.. it is for the seventh time , that thanks to dragon software and mlodziezowy dom kultury (mdk) in bartoszyce , we will have an opportunity to meet with people still active on the scene , those whose adventure with the scene is already over - all in all the ones who share passion for that still respected platform - commodore 64. unfortunately it is the last pure-c64 party in poland and probably one of the last ones in europe . the reason why we still can participate in such events is our huge sentiment to c64. we want to show respect to the ones who are still active , and give them a chance to present their work here in poland in a proper and admirable way. we do hope we can count on you and that you will show up at the party with huge amount of compo entries. after the demo-wealthy first edition of north party in 1997 we entered a period of slight stagnation, which surprisingly ended up with a boom of releases during the fourth edition . according to our calculations, north party v7.0 is bound to be similar ;) . we also count on emotive competitions this year (we came to a conclusion that the party should be held every 2 years :/). there are many people we can always count on . as usual , you can expect mindless fun , crazy compos and the already traditional sport events. so don't just sit your ass off , waiting for the party reports, photos and other stuff - instead of making up excuses just be there " . . . t o k e e p c - 6 4 a l i v e . . . " black light / dragon software productions ______________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..:]. m a i n . i n f o .[:.. w h e n : 0 4 - 0 6 . 1 0 . 2 0 0 2 the official opening ceremony will be held on friday. but if you arrive earlier (thursday night), we'll let you in. w h e r e : mlodziezowy dom kultury in bartoszyce (MDK) ul. Bohaterow Warszawy 6, 11-200 Bartoszyce, north party 5 has been held there . MDK is located opposite BDK known from most of the previous editions. scroll down for directions on how to get there. f e e : 3 0 z l o t y s ( = 7 , 5 e u r o ) if you come with your computer and monitor , you will pay only 2 0 z l o t y s ( = 5 e u r o ) and girls (as usual) enter for f r e e . the entrance fee includes 2 meals. they will be served on friday and saturday. c m p o s : lot's of 'em :) eight competitions planned to be held,and that's for c64 only, of course. ..: d e m o c o m p o runnable under basic // max.2 disc sides no limits per person // no time limit ..: 4 k b i n t r o c o m p o runnable under basic // size up to 17 blks no limits per person // time limit: 5 min ..: 6 4 k / d e n t r o c o m p o runnable under basic // one file ;) no limits per person // time limit: 10 min ..: g f x c o m p o runnable under basic // all gfx modes allowed one *unsigned* work per person ..: m s x c o m p o runnable under basic // all frame rates allowed no samples! // if you need old sid - let us know! time limit: 4 min // in the player, please state the running time or add a progress bar, timer etc. one *unsigned* work per person ..: 2 s i d s c o m p o runnable under basic // all frame rates allowed time limit: 3 min // one *unsigned* work per person ..: v h s c o m p o standard VHS tape (shove that divx up your butt :) no time limits // no limits per person // ..: r e f l e x t r a c k e r c o m p o runnable under basic (!) // time limit: 4 min one *unsigned* work per person b a s i c r u l e s valid for all the competitions : --------------------------------------------------------- :-: deadlines will be announced durring the party (music compo and reflextracker compo will probably take place during first day of the party, so the deadline should be approx. 16:00 on friday) :-: we may reject any of the compo works , if they don't apply to the rules :-: if there will be a need for a selection (for example more than 100 entries for the msx compo), it will be done! :-: the compo discs should be labelled with: nick/group, description, name of the compo. :-: there's a possibility of taking part in compos while not being at the party itself , but these works should have the notes with information , who's res - ponsible for delivering it. :-: our advice: send us the compo entries before the party - that way you can be sure that nothing wrong happens to your work during the party ! the e-mails and mail addresses are at the end of this file. ______________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..:]. o t h e r . s t u f f .[:.. beside the compos , you can also expect: the exceptional , friendly , trademarked north party feeling :) , sixth edition of "kick off soccer compo" , well-known (but still amusing) crazy compos and also some new ones :) in the evenings we are planning to have some music played - both to bang your head at or just chill out. ;) several sleeping rooms in order to get some rest will be prepared . there will also be a non-stop snack-bar at the party place. r e a d t h i s c a r e f u l l y : party is a party . everybody wants to have some fun. but please , B E H A V E ! no demolishing, no tagging etc. know your possibilities and do not overdose on what you're eating/drinking/smoking! all in all, if you lose control, you will have to clean after yourself! the organizers take no responsibi- lity for any damage, hardware or things lost at the party. we also take no responsibility for your illegal behaviour in the city limits and the party place. h o w t o g e t t h e r e from the bus / train station ? if you arrived by train - leave train station and go straight to the roundabout . if you arrived by bus - get off and go into the direction you arrived from straight to the roundabout (200m from the bus/train station). go straight through the roundabout. after ca 150m you should see a government building ("ZUS") on the right. walking the right-side pavement you'll reach the gateway of MDK . that's the partyplace . it will be marked, so there'll be no chance to miss it. h o w t o g e t t h e r e if you arrive by car ? if you arrive from the direction of olsztyn - drive straight, you should see "RAFINERIA GDANSKA" gas station and then (ca 400m) a police station (POLICJA). after about 150m you will reach the crossroads turn right and drive about 400m. when you reach the approach road you should see MDK on the left. that's our partyplace. turn left, drive through the gateway to the safe parking lot. m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n check out the party webpage: - official webpage: http://scene.elysium.pl/north/ - unoffcial one: http://www.north.mov.pl/ or get in touch with the main organiser: (send your contributions here!) black light / dragon software productions marek binkul e-mail: blight@wp.pl phone#: +48 501039071 or e-mail any of the following: elban / arise : elban@box43.gnet.pl wacek / arise : waclawski@interia.pl cresh / elysium : cresh@elysium.pl brush / elysium : brush@elysium.pl ______________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------