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Second Reality by Future Crew (pc demo)

A capture of Second Reality, the real-time audiovisual demo by Future Crew first shown at Assembly 1993, recorded from a 486DX2-66 with a Gravis Ultrasound. It showcases the peak of early 1990s PC demoscene techniques.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN points to it as one of the best and most formative early PC demos, a touchstone of demoscene history.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Michael Huth (Elianda)
Topic
demoscene
Format
demo
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2015–2023

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • reminded me of one of my all-time favorite demos from Future Crew one of the moments that shaped my childhood towards a life of computers. [VIDEO]

    carimura on Hacker News · 2023-05
    In Turbo Rascal Syntax Error

  • Second Reality by Future Crew [VIDEO] ( It is considered to be one of the best demos created during the early 1990s on the PC)

    drux on Hacker News · 2021-03
    In Demoscene accepted as UNESCO cultural heritage in Germany

Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.

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