Vacuum (VCM, 1996-)
-------------------
ENG> Hollywood (Simon M. Carless, founder music, ex Axis).
GRE> Stelios (founder code, ex Axis).
POL> Dave (Dawid Nabialek, swap, late95), Qix (swap, new late95).
???> Ania (new late95), Digital (gfx only 04/96, music only 06/96,
     doublememb Phuture 303 06/96), Insert (org gfx), Jacool (swap pack),
     Lazarus (ex Scum, new 04/96, not in 06/96), Mat (pol? new late95),
     Sixtus (pol? new late95), Trash (gfx, doublemember of Phuture 303
     06/96).

Vacuum was founded by Hollywood and Stelios after they left Axis in late
1996. I've seen a text file announcing their new chartmag 'Pump', the world
musician charts! The first issue was allegedly to have been released in
august/september 1995, which is highly unlikely!


Vajrayana (VRN, -1997)
----------------------
AGA, DIP, Rio and Slat left to join Elven 11 (E11). After the release of
the E11 demo "Smart" (03/97), which Mat helped do some work for, he also
left the group to join his old groupmates in the new group. This meant the
death of Vajrayana.


Valhalla [old] (1990-1990)
--------------------------
Boards; VALHALLA CENTRAL (usa, 09/91), UNDERWORLD (usa, 09/90), OUTLAND
     (usa, 09/90), DARKSIDE (usa, 09/90), TERRORDOME (can, 09/90), GREYHAVEN
     (usa, 09/90), COLISEUM (usa, 09/90), SPHERICAL DREAMS (hol, 09/90),
     DREAM ZONE (swi, 09/90).

Valhalla was probably the most shortlived illegal group ever. After making
some releases, and being in cooperation with Skid Row, its best members
(Arnie, Creeping Death, Copyrighthunter, Wiseman and Hawk) joined Skid Row,
and they died the same year they were born.


Valhalla [new]
--------------
???> Boomer, Empty, H.P.L., Luke Morgan, No Limit.


Vandalz
-------
Fate joined Outlaws.


Vanish (1991-1993)
------------------
GER> Cujo (code trade, ex Desire, old handle Ziggy Stardust), Dioxion (code,
     ex Desire), Gulliver (sysop 'HEAVEN'S DOOR'), Hemmingway (sysop
     'SPIRITUAL VOICES', 92), Kyle (code, ex Desire), Mr. Speeder (sysop
     'THUNDERDOME', 92), Tekknoman (trade sysop 'DEAD CITY').
???> Kreator (trade), Magic Duke (ex Unlimited), TKM (ex The Flashing
     Bytes), Unlimited (ex The Flashing Bytes), Xenomorph (trade).

Boards; BLACK CLOUDS (ger, 92).

Vanish was formed by people from Mindkillers, Timex (Calypso...), RAF and
Panic in the middle of 1991. They also spent some time as Dynamix' and
Ministry's demo divisions. They are probably best known for their great
graphician Navy.
  1991 - Dr.Oetker and Icecube joined The Special Brothers mid 91. Plauze
left mid 91, he was NOT kicked. He consequently joined Fairlight.
  1993 - Laurance joined Sceptic early 93. The group finally ceased to exist
late this year, when they merged with Tech into the new group Logic. Among
the people who certainly went along to the new group were Calypso (code,
92-), Castor (swap, old handle Gizmo), Massive (ex Hypnotic), Ascender
(music, ex Platin) and Cosmic (music, 92-).

Apollo joined Panic.
Lawbreaker (ex Awesome, new mid 91) joined Razor 1911.
Germans Montana Rice and Aerobase (swap, both ex Fate) joined Awesome.
  Aerobase was misspellt Herobase in RAW, which is incorrect.
German graphician Navy (92) joined the newly formed B.A.S.F, but quickly
  moved on to TRSI.
German swapper Flash joined Frantic.

  Ministry Cracktro (ECS Intro).
  code: Calypso, gfx: Navy (logo), music: "Geetar" by Matthew Simmonds/
  independent (ProTracker MOD format).
  review: Nice but unexceptional crackintro. It opens with a good MINISTRY
  logo by Navy, but the rest of the intro is just a text plotter. Nice music
  though, but what else would you expect from 4-Mat? =) [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.1 -- Note: Needs KillAGA.

  Monoxide (ECS Disk).
  info: Works on A1200, with caches off and chipset to original.

  Terminate You (pre 1992, .07, ECS Musicdisk).

  Final Analysis (1992, ECS Slideshow).
  code: Calypso, gfx: Navy, music: Cosmic.


Vanity (VTY)
------------
DEN> Dux (sysop 'MAINLINE', 04/95), Hellhound (sysop 'SOMEWHERE ONLINE',
     04/95), Zany (sysop 'SUSPERIA', 04/95).
???> Mandrake (den? 10/95), Melomaniac (music, 12/94).


Vector
------
Swedes Czar (gfx), Geezer (code music) and Jamsam (gfx music) all joined
  Mystic.

  Radar (1996, 16.06, Demo).
  4th in the Remedy 96 demo competition.

  Plane Zero (1996, .09, AGA Demo, 2 disks).
  Winner of the Creutz #2 96 demo competition!


Vectors, The
------------
  Bohemian (1992, 02.Oct, ECS Slideshow).
  code: Jofa, gfx: Saito, Tomba/Bohema, Viper, Jofa, Johny, Ventor/Pici,
  Spider, JFK, music: Triox.


Vectra
------
FIN> Braggart (10/91), Dr.Jive (music, 91), HTD (93), Fireball (Aurinko
     Rinne, swap, 91), Morrison (gfx swap, 91), Smirre (mainorg code gfx, ex
     Smircher/Defjam, 91), Tractor (93), Triton (Aki
     Turunen).
???> Grade (music, 93), Python, Sam (gfx, 93).

Vectra is a demo group based in Finland, under the leadership of Smirre.
  1991 - Braggart's board 'CONCEALED DIMENSION' was closed in november. The
board was the OLDEST AmiExpress elite BBS in Finland.

Finnish coder Oregon (91) left the scene.
Finnish musician Tyrell joined Dual Crew.
Finns Condor (swap) and Corleone (gfx) were kicked.

  The Shine (Intro).

  Da Blue Mouse (1991).

  Sinking Demand (1993, pre .06, Disk).
  code: Smirre, gfx: Sam, Smirre, music: Grade.


Vega (1991-1992)
----------------
ITA> Cioz (gfx, 10/91), SirJoe (music, 91), Teo (Matteo Cagnoni, code swap,
     02-05/92).
SWI> Booker (new 02/92), Helioth (Francois Coppex, gfx, 10/91-08/92).

Vega was a mainly Italian demo group, formed by Filippetto after the death
of Amaze germany, probably around january 1991. Filippetto brought his
diskmag "Freedom Crack" with him. Their first release was the intro
"Official Plasma" [91], announcing the new group. Then followed in quick
succession their first "Musicdisk" [91] and in march "Freedom Crack #5"
[03/91]. Thanks to Helioth for help!
  1992 - When Italians Filippetto (code), Bitjoker (code), DJ Mad (music
sysop 'NETWORK BBS') and Sledge (new 02/92) left for Zenith after releasing
"Freedom Crack #9" [05/92] and "The Network BBS" [08/92], the group died.
Style (code, old handle Bacteria, 11/91-) and Blacky (gfx music) joined
Legend.

Android joined Awe.

  Official Plasma (1991, ECS Intro).
  code: Filippetto, gfx: Mucky Pup/Savage, music: "Freefromyou" by
  Filippetto (ProTracker MOD format). info: This announces group's birth.

  Musicdisk (1991, ECS Musicdisk).
  code: Filippetto, gfx: n/a, music: "Mimanchi", "Small World", "Freizeit
  Revue", "Stone Love", "Feel Me Free", "The Happy Song" and "The e.b
  Affair" by Filippetto, "Rithmnbomb" by SirJoe.

  Freedom Crack #5 (1991, 08.03, ECS Diskmag).
  INT - code: Filippetto, gfx: Excalibur/Savage (logo), Junior/Amaze (font),
        music: "I'm Waitin 4U Remix" by SirJoe.
  MAG - code: Filippetto, gfx: Excalibur/Savage (logo), music: "Emotions" by
        Filippetto, editor: Filippetto.

  4Part Multipart (1991, ECS File Demo).
  code: Filippetto, gfx: Mucky Pup/Savage (part1), Wyrmslayer (part4),
  Junior/Amaze (font), music: Jochen Hippel/Thalion (Future Composer 1.3
  format, converted from Hippel format, 28100 bytes), "Freefromyou" (part
  1), "Suspect" (part 4) by Filippetto, "Nasty" by Nun Se Sa (part 2, all
  ProTracker MOD format).

  Freedom Crack #06 (1991, 30.05, ECS Diskmag).
  INT - code: Filippetto, gfx: Excalibur/Savage, music: "Commando" by Mark
        Cooksey (ripped from the game).
  MAG - code: Filippetto, gfx: Excalibur/Savage (logo), music: "Rebelmania"
        by Mantronix/Razor 1911.

  Another Mighty Vega Demo (1991, ECS File Demo).
  code: Filippetto, gfx: Helioth, Cioz, music: "Muzak" by Filippetto.

  Vega Musicdisk II (1991, .09, ECS Musicdisk).
  code: Bitjoker, gfx: n/a, music: "Emotions", "Joanna", "Modern Machinery",
  "Pertiadenis" and "We Jazz For You" by Filippetto.

  Automa (1991, 06.10, ECS Trackmo).
  code: Bitjoker, gfx: Bitjoker, Blacky, Dj Mad, music: "Under The Sea" by
  Filippetto, "Samples'_Orgy" by Dj Mad (both ProTracker MOD format).
  Released at the SMAU party.

  Freedom Crack #7 (1991, 20.10, ECS Filemag).
  code: Filippetto (intro, mag), gfx: Adec, ???/Brainstorm (font), music:
  "I Vote 4...(2nd v.)" by Tip/Phenomena (ProTracker MOD format).

  Double Intro Part1 (1991, 22.11, ECS Intro).
  code: Bacteria, gfx: Blacky, music: "Scoreggiando" by Filippetto
  (ProTracker MOD format).

  Double Intro Part2 (1991, 22.11, ECS Intro).
  code: Bacteria, gfx: Blacky, Magic (font), music: "The Feeling" by
  Filippetto (ProTracker MOD format).

  Musicdisk #3 (1991, 24.12, ECS Musicdisk).
  code: Filippetto, gfx: Blacky, music: "Oeh", "Lekkerland", "Bring Me
  Back", "Grigoletto", "Impossible Dream", "Roberto", "Longhotsummernight",
  "You Are Forever" by Filippetto.

  1992 Delirium (1992, 15.01, ECS File).
  code: Bacteria, gfx: Blacky, Helioth (fonts), music: "Impossible Dream"
  by Filippetto (ProTracker MOD format).
  GLE tested A500 /000/½mb chip, ½mb fast/2.04.
                Note: Spaceship part has graphical errors, but works fine.

  Musicdisk #4 (1992, ECS Musicdisk).
  code: n/a, gfx: n/a, music: "Goodbye Charlie", "Overfruit", "Easy Going",
  "Next Time", "Oligofrizzante" by Filippetto.

  Freedom Crack #8 (1992, 08.02, ECS Multifile Diskmag).
  INT - code: Filippetto, gfx: Magic/independent (title), Helioth (logo),
        music: "Roberto" by Filippetto (ProTracker MOD format).
  MAG - code: Teo, Filippetto (additional), gfx: Magic/independent
        (panel), music: "Dispatcher" by Filippetto (ProTracker MOD format),
        editor: Filippetto.
  review: The FC8 intro is nice, and sets a good atmosphere for the reading
  of the actual mag. Especially the great title picture, and Filippetto's
  funny, bouncy tune helps lift your spirit!
    Then, the mag itself: They have received a new code for this issue,
  and even though I haven't seen the one they previously used, this one
  ain't too shabby. At least it works on my machine :) Regarding
  compatibility; I had to depack the files to a disk in order to get it
  to work - most probably it needs to read its files from DF0:. The main
  problem on the A1200 is some distorted graphics inside the mag itself, but
  it's far from a major problem. The English in this mag is perhaps not the
  best I've ever seen, but it's far from the worst either. Just sample this
  little golden nugget from the news section of the mag: 'Some ENERGY
  members are wrong!' =) This issue offers interviews with Conquest/Anarchy,
  El Cubo/Crusaders and Sniffy/Energy. The mag gives a clean, good feel when
  using it. It's also the first mag I have ever seen to have a complete
  plasma routine as a background for an article! [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.0. -- Note: KillAGA!

  Real Thing (1992, .02, ECS File Demo).
  code: Filippetto, Bitjoker, gfx: Blacky, Helioth, music: "Execution" by
  Filippetto. info: Released after "Freedom Crack #8" [02/92].

  Crazy World (1992, 05.03, ECS File Demo).
  code: Style, gfx: Helioth, Blacky, music: "You Are Forever" by Filippetto
  (ProTracker MOD format).

  Freedom Crack #9 (1992, .05, ECS Diskmag).
  code: Teo, gfx: Magic, Blacky, music: "Bring Me Back" by Filippetto
  (ProTracker MOD format). info: This issue presents interviews with
  Samir/Zenith, Malcom/Energy, Gretzky/Profecy and Maxximum/Intense.

  The Network BBS (1992, .08, ECS Intro).
  code: Filippetto, Bitjoker, gfx: Helioth (logo), Majic (font), music:
  "Leaven'-the-scene" by Dj Mad and Filippetto (ProTracker MOD format).
  info: Released after Assembly 92.

  Coppertrix (1992, ECS File).
  code: Teo, gfx: n/a, music: "Modern Machinery" by Filippetto (ProTracker
  MOD format). info: Teos first demo for Vega.


Venator
-------
???> Painkiller (ex Admirals, new mid91).


Vendetta Productions
--------------------
Boards; SKYNET (den).

X-Tra left to join Curacy.


Venger
------
  Disposed Dreams (1993, 07.04, 40k Intro).
  6th in The Gathering 93 40k intro competition.


Venture (1991-)
---------------
GER> Accu (founder trade sysop 'RIVER SIDE', 09/91-early92), Ginger
     (founder gfx, 10/91-early92), Gizmo (gfx sysop 'ALIBI', 10/91-early92),
     Golf (sysop 'BERLIN AMIGA NEWS'), Hajo (founder), Rator (sysop
     'WONDERLAND'), TCI (founder sysop 'SKARA-BRAE', 09/91-early92).
POL> Majkel (Michael Czebotar, swap, 01/97), Wierza (music, 08/98).

Boards; MISSING LINK (ger, 10/91).

Venture was formed in mid to late 1991 by Hajo, TCI, Accu, FDT and Ginger,
all German ex members of Alpha Flight.

German trader, writer and founder FDT joined TRSI (RAW4). Though FDT joined
  Venture, he stayed on as coeditor of AFL's mag "Cracker Journal".
German sysop Krypton ('CONTROL TOWER', ex Alpha Flight) joined Decade
  early92.

  Intel Outside '94 Intro (1994, ECS Intro).

  IO 95 Demo (1995, 30.08, Demo).
  10th in the Intel Outside 95 demo competition.

  Underground (1995, 28.12, 40k Intro).
  Released for The Party 5 40k intro competition.

  Full Flavour (1996, 23.06, 64k Intro).
  Winner of the Polish Summer Party 96 64k intro competition!

  Demo (1996, 30.08, Demo).
  3rd in the Intel Outside 3 demo competition.

  Sketch (1998, .08, Demo).
  3rd in the Intel Outside 5 demo competition.


Venus Art (-1997)
-----------------
POL> Atom (3D, 12/97), BJSebo (Sebastian Jedruszkiewicz, mainorg code,
     08/96-12/97), Calf (Artur Cieslak, code gfx 3D www, 08/96-12/97),
     Joseph (gfx, 08/96), Madd (gfx, 12/97), Neuromancer (gfx, 11/96-12/97),
     Noe (Jacek Cybularczyk, code, 08/96-12/97), Wierza (music, 12/97), Zack
     (gfx, 12/97).

Venus Art was a Polish demo group with considerable success in their native
land. The group was declared dead in december 1997, as announced in their
winner demo at Astrosyn 97, "Everything Dies".
  1997 - At Intel Outside, they released the winning 64k intro "Grotesque"
[07/97], and announced in an enclosed text file that graphician Juma
(08/96-) had been kicked due to laziness. They also released BJSebo's 4k
intro "Nameless", originally planned for Symposium that year which they
ultimately did not attend, the at the same party, despite the fact that the
amiga 4k competition was cancelled.
  1998 - Noe returned after three months in the army in march or april, and
is now working on new productions. Despite claiming that "Everything Dies"
would be their last release, they were back at Rush Hours 98 in april with
several productions. The 64k intro "Born Again" (let's hope they mean that
=) got to 2nd position in the competition, while the release of the very
first powerpc demo - a remix of their own classic "Everything Dies" -
secured their position as scene innovators. Bjsebo and Noe were also
involved (as coders) with the joint demo/slideshow project "Visible World
100%" [04/98] with MAWI, which reached the 2nd position in the
democompetition at the same party.

  Manipulations (1995, 30.08, AGA HD Multifile).
  code: Noe (main), B.J.Sebo (additional), gfx: Joseph (doom pic), Juma,
  C.A.L.F. (additional), music: Voice/APX^TSA.
  5th in the Intel Outside 95 demo competition.
  review: Nothing special about this demo, the only standout part is the
  'monitor' one. Here you see a virtual Amiga monitor on the left side,
  where someone loads an assembler, opens a file, runs it - and you're
  presented to some Goraud objects. Also, a lit candle lighting a face is
  seen in the same context, and that was very well executed. The music is
  nothing special, neither are the graphics. Average. Will run fine on
  unexpanded A1200's. [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0.

  On The Knees! (1996, 10.11, AGA 4k Intro).
  code: BJSebo, Noe, gfx: none, music: none.
  2nd in the Gravity 96 4k intro competition.
  review: This 4k intro involves several objects flying across a sky blue
  background. I'm still amazed at how they managed to store all those
  objects' coordinates in 4k! Another cool thing about this one is that
  it's actually quite system friendly - you can flip between screens while
  viewing it!! Outstanding, and only bettered by the winner intro "HazMix"
  this year. The text file mentions the intro 'should' work on unexpanded
  A1200's, but that 030 or better is recommended. It requires SetPatch.
  [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0.

  Oops! (1996, 10.11, AGA 1MB 64k Intro).
  code: Noe, BJSebo, gfx: none, music: Timer/Appendix.
  Winner of the Gravity 96 64k intro competition! Cooperation with Appendix.
  review: Nothing outstanding atmosphere-wise, though the effects are of an
  overall high quality. They present us with lots of envmapped objects
  here, as well as a tunnel effect similar to the one in Rebels' "Whammer
  Slammer" [12/94] demo, only a lot more colorful. Not bad. Not bad at all!
  They strongly recommend a 030 processor.
    As part of the archive for their final demo "Everything Dies", the
  complete source code for this intro was released. [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0.

  Zero Gravity (1996, 10.11, AGA HD ?MB Multifile).
  code: Noe, BJSebo, gfx: Neuromancer, Madbart (3d), music: Timer.
  Winner of the Gravity 96 demo competition!
  Cooperation with Appendix.
  review: "Zero Gravity" deserved to win, from what I've seen from these
  competitions. While Floppy's "PapadeO" was good too, this has a lot more
  going on; a lot more substance. And, with an archive of 3.6mb, it should.
  The best of parts are towards the end, with the voxelspace landscape and
  the 'spaceships in space' parts. Also, the music is at its best there and
  at the very beginning. There are four fullscreen pictures in the demo,
  three by Neuromancer and one raytraced by Madbart. Other than that,
  there's not much new here, it's the usual shading and mapping. On a scale
  from 1 to 10, this is a strong 6.
    The demo requires 'some fast', and an 030 or better is strongly
  recommended. It also supports multitasking, so you can flip between
  screens with Amiga-M. 'Waiting for PowerPC'. So do I :) [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0.

  Grotesque (1997, 13.07, AGA/CGX 8MB 64k Intro).
  code: Noe, BJSebo, gfx: BJSebo (3d), music: Timer/Appendix (The Player
  6.1A format). Winner of the Intel Outside 4 64k intro competition!
  review: After a few moments of precalculation, the intro opens with an
  object first splintering and then forming the words "Venus Art". An
  impressive twisting lava-textured object is next, then a fish in what is
  probably supposed to be an underwater setting. The intro jerks quite a bit
  sometimes, this is probably due to its multitasking capabilities... Not
  really sure what to call the next object, which is then relieved by a
  simplistic 3d scene with some dubious palette choices... Then the end text
  with credits flashes onto the screen while the scene keeps spinning in the
  background. The 3d effects on offer here are reasonable, but not amng the
  best I have seen, and the intro's power seems to be lessened by its
  multitasking capabilities... This intro was meant for 040 or 060 owners
  with graphics cards, and should probably be viewed in that setting in
  order to extract maximum appreciation.
    With this intro, coders Noe and BJSebo announced their intention to make
  all their future demos and intros system friendly, multitasking and
  supporting the CyberGraphX system. The intro will work on any 020+
  machine, but the authors recommend at least 030. They also write 8MB fast
  ram as a requirement, but that it SHOULD work with 4MB... if anyone can
  test this for me, then please let me know! The enclosed text file
  announced that Juma was kicked for being lazy. [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.1.

  Nameless (1997, 13.07, 4k Intro).
  code: BJSebo, Noe (additional), gfx: n/a, music: n/a.
  Released at the Intel Outside 4 party.
  review: this intro was originally planned for Symposium, which Venus Art
  eventually didn't attend. They therefore finished it for Intel Outside 4,
  where the amiga 4k competition was cancelled =( In light of this, they
  then decided to just release it at the party place and be done with it...
  The intro itself is nothing special really, just a series of (gouraud?)
  shaded objects in the usual Venus Art lack of palette sense... =( As usual
  with Venus Arts' productions, this intro multitasks. [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.1.

  Oubliette (1997, 31.08, AGA/CGX 8MB 64k Intro).
  code: Noe, BJSebo, gfx: BJSebo (3d), music: Wierza/Venture (The Player
  6.1A format). 2nd in the Gravity 97 64k intro competition.
  review: After a system check and a considerable precalc period, we are
  launched into an intro that shows some competent coding, as well as some
  EXTREMELY bad palette choices! Are you trying to make us sick, Venus Art!?
  Jeesus, those sickly greens were a little much... Anyway! =) My machine is
  clearly not the ideal configuration, this jerks a little too much to be
  very enjoyable under my configuration... The intro consists mostly of
  scenes and objects, with an abundance texture/bump/phong/envmaps applied
  to every surface...though they REALLY need to get a graphician in there
  and do some better textures! 3d scenes are not the best, they mostly look
  cliched. The coding here is clearly competent, but I do believe I've been
  spoilt on too many Antibyte/Scoopex intros lately, and hey... these guys
  are nowhere in THAT neighbourhood!
    The intro requires at least 020 and 8MB of fast mem, but the producers
  recommend at least 040-40 or preferably a 060 processor for maximum
  pleasure. Please note that the version reviewed is the fixed version, with
  CGX support (unlike the party version). The intro supports multitasking.
  [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.1.

  Ghost In The Machine (1997, 31.08, AGA/CGX Demo).
  code: BJSebo, gfx: n/a, music: n/a.
  Winner of the Gravity 97 demo competition!

  Quagmire (1997, 14.12, AGA/CGX AHI 64k Intro).
  Winner of the Astrosyn 97 64k intro competition!

  Everything Dies (1997, 14.12, AGA/CGX 8MB AHI Multifile Demo).
  code: BJSebo, Noe, gfx: Neuromancer, Zack, Madd, Calf (3d), Atom (3d),
  music: Wierza (DIGI Booster Pro format).
  Winner of the Astrosyn 97 demo competition!
  review: "Everything Dies" is a beautiful demo. With this production,
  Venus Art announce their farewell to the scene - but they certainly
  decided to go out with a bang! This demo singlehandedly take on the task
  of bringing the Amiga demo scene to the next step of the evolution ladder
  by bringing the fourth dimension into the 3d demo. There's stuff here
  that's unbelieavable, lifelike, and technically outstanding. Another
  thing that this demo does to push the limits is its support of the AHI
  and CyberGraphX standards for sound and video. This demo is a worthy
  tombstone on Venus Art's grave... DOWNLOAD IMMEDIATELY!
    Though the demo worked fine on my machine, it was unbearably slow.
  In fact, I believe this is the most processor hungry demo I have ever had
  the opportunity to run. Don't get me wrong, this isn't all bad; it's the
  kind of demo that makes you want to go out and buy an accelerator :)
  The recommended minimum configuration is 040-40, eventhough it will run
  on anything from 020 up. Neuromancer and Madd's pictures were the same
  ones as the ones they competed in the graphics competition with.
  The AmiNet archive also included the source code for their earlier intro
  "Oops!" [11/96] as a gift to the scene! [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.0.

  Born Again (1998, 26.04, AGA/CGX FPU 64k Intro).
  2nd in the Rush Hours 98 demo competition.
  review: I was unable to view this intro since it requires an FPU. [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.1.

  Everything Dies - Special Remix Edition (1998, 26.04, AGA/CGX PPC AHI).
  code: BJSebo, Noe, gfx: Neuromancer, Zack, Madd, Calf (3d), Atom (3d),
  music: Wierza (DIGI Booster Pro format).
  Released at Rush Hours 98. info: The first ever PowerPC demo!

  Ghost In The Machine PPC Remix (1998, 26.04, AGA/CGX PPC AHI Demo).
  code: Noe, BJSebo, gfx: Lazur, music: Wierza/Venture.
  Released at Rush Hours 98. info: The second ever PowerPC demo!

  The Field Where I Died (1998, .08, PPC Demo).
  2nd in the Intel Outside 5 demo competition.


Vertigo (1990-)
---------------
FIN> Apache (ex Image, new 11/90), Apol (Ari Lainen, code), Braggart (sysop
     'CONCEALED DIMENSION'), Delorean (founder music, later Complex, 08/90),
     Eddie, Mel, Mig, Nimrod (Jukka Airaksinen, swap, 91), Ripper (founder),
     Sulky Fellow (founder code, 08/90).
USA> Rowdy Roddy Piper (sysop 'PIPER'S PIT' WHQ).

Vertigo was a finnish demo group, born ca 07/90 by Sulky Fellow, Drifter,
Delorean, Unknown Artist and Ripper from Image. They released their first
demo "Vectors For All" (08/90, Sulky Fellow/Drifter/Delorean) shortly after,
finishing 3rd in a finnish party. They were joined by another member of
their old group Image in november, when Apache joined.
  They are now dead, since all their members left for other groups. It is
believed that Finnish musician Delorean moved directly to Complex.

Vertigo split up, and finnish graphician and founder Drifter (08/90) joined
  Byterapers.
Finnish graphician and founder Unknown Artist joined Omega.
Paralysis, sysop 'PARANOIA' joined Recline.
American sysop Spy Hunter ('INTERNAL AFFAIRS') joined TRSI.
American sysop Steve (old handle Bassmaster, 'MYSTIC PLACES') joined
  Anarchy.

  Vectors For All (1990, 12.08, ECS File).
  code: Sulky Fellow, gfx: Drifter, music: "Snow-Runner" by Delorean (4ch
  MOD format). 3rd in the Byterapers, Scoopex, Extasy Party 90 demo comp.
  review: Almost the last word in vector demos is this, the first ever demo
  from Vertigo. And guess what? They didn't come off to too bad a start!
  The unusual music works remarkably well, as does their 'widescreen'
  approach to demo design. Nice.
    There's no exit routine. Even though it runs on the A1200 with KillAGA,
  there's still some graphical errors here and there. [glenn]
  GLE tested A500 /000-7 /½mb chip, ½mb fast/2.04.
             A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0. -- Note: See review!

  Crack Intro (ECS Intro).

  Fill 'Em All (ECS File).


Vicious (VCS)
-------------
N-L> Defbeat (93), DUO (old handle Cover, 93), Fila (B. Dirven, swap, ex
     Origin, new SLH11, 93), Flash (code, new early93), Kayo (code), MCA
     (music, 93), Ravedown (B. Ledder, swap, 93), Shocker (93), Strike
     (music, 93), Twain Pain (93), Yce (H. Kamperman, swap, 93).
???> Ato, Cultjam, God, Kiwi (new early93), Soundwave, Wax (new early93).

Ellesar joined Centura (GEN6).
Speed Devil got kicked.
Cloud 9 and Solid (both 93) joined Desire.
Dutchman D-Icelord (ex Scorpio, 93) got kicked.
Godfather joined Freestyle early93.

  Burntro (1993, ECS Intro).
  code: Flash, gfx: Solid (logo), Zorlac/Desire (font), music: Strike.
  review: What strikes you first, of course, is the music. It's a funky
  affair that's just smashing. Way to go! The intro itself is nothing
  especially interesting, consisting of just one screen and one effect.
  The effect, though, was brand new when I saw it. It's a sort-of burning
  cube that flies from left to right and back again :) Of course, flame
  effects have progressed a lot since then. Anyway, nice. [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0. -- Note: KillAGA.


Victims
-------
  Dysentery (1997, 14.12, 64k Intro).
  10th in the Astrosyn 97 64k intro competition.

  Dysentery 2 (1998, 64k Intro).
  code: Mavey, Kalu, gfx: Sator, music: Rober.
  Released for the Rush Hours 98 64k intro competition.
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.1.


Vikings, The
------------
SWE> Zephyr (sysop 'VIOLATOR' new name 01/95).


Violence (VLC)
--------------
Sphinx (ex Network), Pimf (Espen Loeberg) and Anders Claussen formed
  Airborn.

  Phon-O-Bomb (1990, ECS Musicdisk).
  code: n/a, gfx: n/a, music: Sketch, Technoimage (4 tunes, 2 each?)

  Phon-O-Bomb II (199x, ECS Musicdisk).
  info: The next Phon-O-Bomb was released under the Acrid label.


Virtual
-------
SWE> Chucky (sysop 'GANG BANG', 01/95), Norad (sysop 'ACES HIGH', ex
     Anarchy), Rocket (ex Aurora), Saturn (K.Brodin, swap, 93).
GER> Roamer (09/91).
???> Alf (music, 12/92), D-Design (gfx, 12/93), Domino (swe? ex Them),
     Gurra (music, 12/92), Hardline (Michael Podgorski, 12/96).

Virtual is based in Sweden.


Virtual Dreams (VD, 1992-)
--------------------------
FIN> Alien (Sami Arola, founder code music, 12/92-08/96), Dr.Death
     (founder), Eternal (sysop1 'CHILD IN TIME'), Groo (founder music,
     doublememb CNCD [details], 12/92-05/93), Jaco (Jarkko Salminen, gfx,
     12/92-08/96), Matti Ja Teppo (trade sysop2 'CHILD IN TIME', 03/94-95),
     Open Eyes (gfx, ex Complex, 95), Papa Smurf (music, ex Complex, 08/93),
     Skull (Juha Lainemo, founder code, 12/92-95), Tsunami (Timo Oskari
     Aila, founder code, doublememb Damones, 08/93-95).
NOR> Jogeir Liljedahl (music, ex Spaceballs, new 12/93-95).
DEN> Devilstar (Jesper Eskildsen, gfx, ex Kefrens new, doublememb Polka
     Brothers, 02/94-95).
???> Cool Shot (sysop, triplememb Clique (04/96) and Hoodlum), KerBeros
     (gfx, 12/93-95), TJY (fin? music, 12/92).

When Black Robes died, Dr.Skull (later just Skull), Tsunami, Alien, Groo
and Dr.Death decided to form a new group; Virtual Dreams. VD was originally
the demo and intro division of cracker group Fairlight, but as their Amiga
activities decreased, VD were more and more left on their own. Their first
demo, "Absolute Inebritation" was released at The Party 92.
  These days, most of VD are inactive on the scene, though most are for a
reason. Star coders Skull and Tsunami are working at Scavenger in the UK,
coding games. BTW, Skull also coded the MPEG animation player for the ASM96
CD-ROM "eRAVE 2", which means he's moved over to coding the PC now.
  Diskmags have been responsible for some erroneous information in the
past; RAW 5, released in mid 93, claimed that Tsunami left the scene, which
anyone who saw him win the intro competition at The Party 3 with
"Chaosland" (12/93) will know is untrue. Then, in RAW6 they claimed he had
joined Damones, which is also untrue. The truth was that he doublejoined.
ROM6 then devoted an entire article to he fact that the entire group was
officially disbanded after The Party 5, which is strange since they managed
to win the demo competition at Assembly 6 eight months later...
  Devilstar's BBS 'BODYCOUNT' was closed when he moved away from Denmark.
These days he's back in Copenhagen, as ROM9 revealed, and working on games
for interactive television! The ROM article revealed he was considering
doing some work for the scene again, and we certainly hope he will! In the
meantime, he has worked on game projects such as Full Throttle (pc), Targa
(snes), Battle Tech (pc), War Inc (pc), Imperium Romanum (pc), Earthworm Jim
1 and 2 (pc) and Hugo (TV and PC).
  The board 'CHILD IN TIME' (fin)'s sysop is Immortal (earlier Eternal), who
later joined Fairlight.
  1995 - Hungarian graphician D-Mage (Ferenc Tompai, ex Headway, 08/93-94)
sold his Amiga in early 1995. Swedish musician Probe has lost contact with
the group sometime around early 1995, and has presumably left the scene.

Nitch (code) joined Artwork.
Dutch swapper Astro (Casper van Schie, ex Movement and CNCD, new ROM4) took
  a big step when he took over the editor job of legendary diskmag "R.A.W".
  He then joined VD, and everything looked hunky-dory... Then, as we all
  know, the diskbased "R.A.W" was terminated in favour of I-GO's "R.A.W
  Online", and Astro left the scene to run his own InterNet company.
The Dutch superteam Facet and SuperNao (new 05/95-12/95) came to VD from
  Spaceballs, because they found them to be inactive...but soon after they
  joined, all production pretty much ceased in VD too! Therefore they
  decided to revive their old group Lemon. right after The Party 5!
Finnish coder Zany (Tero, ex Complex, 08/93-95) sold his Amiga. Zany worked
  on "242" [08/93].

  Absolute Inebriation (1992, 28.12, ECS Trackmo, 2 disks).
  code: Dr. Skull, gfx: Jaco, music: Groo, Alien, Tjy.
  6th in The Party 92 demo competition.

VD released "Absolute Inebriation" [12/92], a two-disk trackmo, at The Party
as their first release. They were rewarded with a mediocre 6th position in
the demo competition.

  Intro (1993, ECS Intro).
  code: Dr. Skull, gfx: n/a, music: Groo.

  Dentro (1993, ECS File).
  Code: Tsunami, Gfx: Jaco, Music: Groo.

  Illusion (1993, 29.05, ECS File).
  code: Alien, Skull, gfx: Jaco, music: Groo.
  2nd in TCC93 demo competition.
  info: An AGA-patch was later released by someone called 'Silk'.

  242 (1993, 10.08, ECS Trackmo).
  code: Dr. Skull, Alien, Zany, gfx: Jaco, Alien, music: Papa Smurf.
  2nd in the Assembly 93 demo competition.
  info: The 'coding' consists mainly of an animation player which compresses
  amazingly well.

  Cyberdance (1993, 10.08, ECS Intro).
  code: Tsunami, gfx: Tsunami, Dean/CNCD, music: Dean/CNCD.
  2nd in the Assembly 93 intro competition.
  info: The intro does not claim to be by VD, instead says "Tsunami et Dean"
  - both of which were VD members at the time...

  40k Intro (1993, 28.08, ECS Intro).
  code: Tsunami, gfx: D-Mage, Jaco, music: Groo/CNCD.
  Released for the Destiny Communion-Party 93 intro competition.

  Full Moon (1993, 28.12, AGA File).
  code: Dr.Skull, gfx: Jaco, Alien, KerBeros, music: Alien (intro),
  Heatbeat, Jogeir. 2nd in The Party 93 demo competition.
  info: Heatbeat's main tune is AWESOME! Jogeir's first production for VD.

  Chaosland (1993, 28.12, ECS Intro).
  code: Tsunami, gfx: n/a, music: Dean/CNCD.
  Winner of the Party 93 intro competition!
  info: AWESOME, perhaps the best 40k'er ever! Review forthcoming...

  Assembly 94 Invitation (1994, AGA Intro).
  code: Alien, gfx: Jaco, music: Groo/CNCD.
  review: This opens with a picture by Jaco of a yellow-tinted female face.
  It's slowly faded onto the screen, and then there's some text overlayed
  onto it. The proportions are way off on the face; perhaps this is
  intended, since the large eyes and the weird nose give her a sort of
  elfquest feel...
    The main part of the intro is a text selector, with a rotation zoomer
  in the background. The graphics tiles of the rotzoomer changes frequently,
  and consists of fruit and weird female pop stars :) The music is Groo.
  Can't be put much more precise than that, I'm afraid... [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0.

  Love (1994, mid, AGA).

  Breathtaker (1994, 07.08, AGA HD 4MB, 4 disks).
  code: Alien, gfx: Jaco, music: Alien (The Player 5.0A format).
  2nd in the Assembly 94 demo competition.

  Evidence (1994, late, Musicdisk).
  Cooperation with Sonic.

  Doodle-Doo (1994, 28.12, 40k Intro).
  code: Alien, gfx: Jaco, music: Alien (The Player 6.1A format).
  4th in The Party 4 40k intro competition.
  review: A very nicely designed intro with only two real routines, though
  they're both very good. The first is a ripple/bitmap distortion routine
  they let loose on a B&W pic of a cute kitten, and the second is "James
  Gouraud". James is a man-like animated object that swims through a sea,
  among other things. A good intro this, no doubt about that. [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0.

  Psychedelic (1994, 28.12, AGA File).
  2nd in The Party 94 demo competition.

  Faktory (1995, 28.12, AGA File).
  code: Alien, gfx: n/a, music: Alien (The Player 6.0A format).
  3rd in The Party 5 demo competition.
  review: This more than short demo by a more than famous subgroup starts
  with some small logos and a nice introduction of the music but can not
  satisfy what the name promised... In this release - that is more a dentro
  than a demo - you are introduced by some bubbles in front of the title
  logo. A nice little effect as all the others too. Then appear some shaking
  texts that seem to show a message but don't at the end. Provide your eyes
  some scanned pictures of girls and boys who come right out of a fashion
  catalogue containing fields where you are shown cool water-like plasma
  effects. After a tunnel, parted in four different ones afterwards, a space
  probe with lights as you could only see in the best scoopex demos(!) and a
  flying monitor with a cybernetic arm and an eye on the screen is to be
  seen. All to the rhythm (covered with flashes) of a cool tune. The end
  comes too fast - not awaited or wanted - and the whole thing seems a bit
  too unfinished therefor that is has been released after the party.
    Okay, this one is not boring but without any very good idea for a
  typical Amiga demo. The music could nearly kick the listener's ass but at
  least it fits very well, underlines the general idea of design.
    No credits appear in the demo. At Assembly 96, Alien released a sequel,
  called "Sumea - Faktora 2" [08/96]. The demo works on a vanilla a1200 with
  2mb chip. [zito+glenn]
  ZIT tested A1200/030-42/2mb chip, 8mb fast.

  Sumea - Faktory 2 (1996, 18.08, AGA HD Multifile).
  code/music: Alien, gfx: Jaco.
  Winner of The Assembly 96 demo competition!
  review: This is not a demo. It is a piece of art! In this amazing
  production, Alien has perhaps created what is the first real piece of
  demo art. An amazing achievement is what this is. There are several good
  routines on offer, of course, but what sets this apart from the crowd has
  got to be the way there all FOR something, they're not just another
  component in the demo. From the moment that tunnel explodes onto the
  screen, you know you're in for a ride. The music has a certain groove to
  it, something I sorely miss in most productions these days. A worthy
  winner. Alien calls it 'what Faktory was supposed to be'. Recommended?
  You bet your grandmother! It does not mention at all whether it requires
  any fastmem, but I suspect it does ;) [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0.


Virtual Madness
---------------
???> Acid (Pawel Tomas, gfx), Captain Zbig (Marcin Kmiecik, code), Cat-Man
     (Rafal Kus, gfx), Ender (Piotr Wasiak, gfx), Fatman (Rafal Glebowski,
     gfx), GPI (Piotr Grzanecki, internet), Maser (Bartek Maslowski,
     music), Robert Waga (gfx).

I have no idea where these guys came from, but they MAY be Polish.

  Sweated (1995, 30.08, 64k Intro).
  code: Capt.Zbig, gfx: Fatman, Acid, music: "Chiptech1" by Doctor/Skulls.
  Made for the Intel Outside II 64k intro competition.
  review: This intro scores high on some originality, and has a few points
  deducted for the generic techno chiptune. The result lies somewhere
  above middle ground. The intro opens with a texturemapped box with the
  Escom and Intel Outside logos mapped onto the sides! The box then mutates
  a little before we move on to a spinning texture world globe. Then we get
  to the original part; a yellow butterfly is 'afterburned', and flies
  around a flower in the middle of the screen. This is a little hard to
  describe, but was very nice. The best effect of the intro is up next,
  when we travel down a dark blue corridor. This looks really nice at first
  look, and lifts the intro as a whole a little for me! Overall? Not bad.
  [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.0.


Virus
-----
  The Rap Demo (1996, 05.04, Demo).
  11th in The Gathering 96 demo competition.


Vision [old] (VSN, 1989-1992)
-----------------------------
HOL> Aragorn (sysop 'TERMINAL ZONE' WHQ, 93), Blo (code gfx music, 08/90-
     03/91), Hein Design (gfx music, aka HD and HPH, 07/89-12/92), Jetaza
     (07/89-90), Rick (Rick Hoekman, music, 08-12/90), Slash (Peter, code,
     03/91-92), Timelord (sysop 'BAD HABIT', 09/90-09/91), TSM (Harald, code
     gfx, 07/89-93).
NOR> Aqua (swap, ex Addonic, new RAW3), Face The Facts, Flash (Odd Tore,
     swap, ex Scoopex, new RAW3, 09/91-02/94), Terminal Silence (ascii,
     doublememb Epsilon Design), The Kid (ex Fraxion, old handle Crawlen),
     The Player (ex Fraxion), Viper (ex No Limits).
GER> C (code crack, 02/94), Decadence (Kristian Broemme, swap, ex Proline,
     11/93-02/94), Dragon (Richard Backhaus, org swap, 12/93-02/94), Jacy
     (modem swap, 02/94), Jarre (music, 02/94), Jazy (ascii swap), Mc Brain
     (code, 02/94), New Deal (06-07/89), New Mode (code, 02/94), Pit (code,
     02/94), Squirrel (mode swap, 02/94), Stranger (swap, 02/94).
SWE> Eckhead (gfx, 02/94), Kahn (gfx), MRK (swap gfx, ex Energy, 02/94),
     Nivek (ex Energy, 02/94),  Pete (P. Isakson, swap, ex Energy, 02/94).
USA> Flashback (sysop 'CYBERTECH', ex Alpha Flight).
???> A3 (07/93), Addict (07/89), Darkfalk (code, 07/89), Diart (hol? gfx,
     08/90), Draco (07/89), Meikel (07/89), Moonwalker (07/89), Mr.Sir
     (07/89), Prime Time (music, 03/90), Starwolf (07/89), Stingray (hol?
     07/89-90), TBM (music, 07/89), Urx (07/89), Xan (ex Faith), Zodak (ex
     The Incal Inc.).

Boards; MOSQUITO COAST (hol, 09/91), PANIC ZONE (usa, 09/90), TURK 51 ZONE
     (hol, 09/90), TWINS BBS (can, 09/90).

Vision was originally a dutch demo group, probably formed in 1989 (at least
that's when their first productions were released). 1989 saw the release of
no less than two megademos from this young group, as well as some minor
productions. The following year would see a massive amount of releases being
poured out, before they presumably died in early 1992. Only one production
was released that year, the Anarchy cooperation slideshow "Focused On Art".
  1990 - German Malzam (ex Paranoimia) made a very quick stop around july
before moving on to the new group Angels.

Norwegian coder and trader Face The Facts (old handle Octoplex, ex Dual
  Crew, re) got busted for greyboxing in 92, which probably meant the end to
  his scene career. His previous groups were Gate, Anarchy, Palace and
  Spirit.
Graphician JMS (ex Faith), who joined with Xan, was later in Artwork.
Plasma joined Scoopex.
Germans Placid (music, 11/93) and Mr.King (swap pack, ex Analog) joined
  Scoopex, and Mr.King took his famous packmag 'NeverMind' with him.
Shapechanger joined Suburban Base.
Swedes Atheist, Excel and Mindphaser (old handle The Joker, all ex Energy,
  02/94), Shock (ex Iris, 02/94) and Skepp left to join Freezers.
Danish musician Tropeduft joined Outlaws.
Norwegian graphician Mindblaster (Stian, ex Wizzcat?/ex Scoopex?, 09/91)
  left the scene early 93.
Lawbreaker joined Razor 1911 (RAW5).
Tripwire joined Crystal (RAW4).
Swedish trader Magic (ex Alpha Flight) joined Crack Inc.
Kevin Key (sysop 'INSIDE TREATMENT'/'FLASHBACK', ex The Silents) joined
  Scoopex.
The Norwegian division is dead. Flesh and others are planning to form a new
  group. This may be Angels new.
Auqa/Addonic joined, but left for Surprise! Productions a few weeks later.
German sysops Sniffy and Helioth ('SPIRITUAL HEALING', ex Alpha Flight,
  new ca 06/92) joined, but later they and Boonkid (ex Agnostic Front, new
  RAW3) left to form a new crew with some Swedish guys (RAW3).
Swedish sysop Twister ('FLASHBACK', new RAW3) joined from Agile (after a few
  days in Razor 1911), but later sold all his gear to Kevin Key, who is now
  running it (RAW3).
Amitech (sysop 'THE PHANTOM ZONE', new RAW3) and Lion (ex New Wave, new
  RAW3) quickly joined Offence (RAW3).
Norwegian Corny (ex Network) joined The Silents late 91.
The Dutch division died late 1991, and soon-to-be-famous graphician Facet
  (07/89-09/91) joined Anarchy. Coder Crackerjack (08/90) joined the
  original Axis.
Norwegians Octoplex, Mindblaster and Flash joined Dual Crew. Mindblaster and
  Flash then joined Scoopex, only to return to Vision (RAW1). Octoplex also
  later returned, using his new handle Face The Facts.
Finnish Starfader changed his handle to Mellow D and joined Miranda 12/90.
Dutchman Shock (07/89) left the group in 90.
English sysop Splatt ('SPLATTER HOUSE') joined Classic old 90.

  Born To Be Cool (ECS Demo). no credits.

  Cool Sinus Intro (ECS Intro).
  code: TSM, gfx: Facet, music: "Occ-San-Geen" by Uncle Tom/Scoopex (4ch MOD
  format).

  House Music (ECS Musicdisk).
  code: TSM, gfx: Facet, music: "Baseline Squad", "Beyond This Sound",
  "Cruelty of House", "Get Into Techno" and "Wheels of Steel" by Prime Time
  (4ch MOD format).

  Love Like Blood BBS (ECS Intro).
  code: n/a, gfx: n/a, music: "Coopy*0001" by Cartoon & Jelace (4ch MOD
  format). info: Supposedly released by the German division, though Cartoon
  and Jelace are two Norwegian musicians...

  Numbler Fumbler (ECS Demo). no credits.

  Megademo (1989, 25.03, ECS Trackmo).
  code: TSM, gfx: HPH, TSM, Facet, music: "Creative Human" and "Milk Over My
  Amiga" by Walkman/???, "Frank Suck On This" by Ray Norrish/Psygnosis
  Software (from the game "Baal"), "Issuluuk", "Coopzak" and two nameless
  tunes by HPH (all SoundTracker 15inst format).

  Small-Pack Intro (1989, 24.06, ECS Intro).
  code: New Deal, gfx: n/a, music: n/a (SoundTracker 15inst format).
  Released at the IT and Razor 1911 Party.
  review: Very 1989 this, with copper-effects dominating. Apparently an
  intro for a pack of some kind. There's a badly drawn logo in grey on the
  middle of the screen, and in addition to the copper fx on the background
  there's also a scroller and some equalizers. Not too exciting. Please
  note that no actual credits appear in the intro, so I'm just assuming New
  Deal is the coder... [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0.

  Megademo 2 (1989, 29.07, ECS Trackmo).
  code: TSM, gfx: TSM, HPH, Arrakis/???, Facet (font), ???/KnightHawks
  (font), music: "New generation (1)" by n/a, "Feetwalk", "War" and
  "Sesamstraat" by HPH, "Nasty" by ???/The Silents, "120bpm" and "Pack-Off"
  by TBM (SoundTracker 15inst and normal MOD mixed).
  Released at the Alpha Flight, Vision Factory and Powerslaves copy party.

  Another Crack Intro (1990, ECS Intro).
  code: TSM, gfx: n/a, music: "Synthdrum" by Sebastiaan "Zzzax/Timecircle"
  Lentfert (Sid Mon 2 format). info: This music was also used in Vision's
  'Some BBS Informations' intro.

  Blo's First Demo (1990, ECS Demo).
  code: Blo, gfx: Facet, music: "Hattle" by n/a.

  Contact Us (1990, ECS Intro).
  code: n/a, gfx: n/a, music: "Romancing the Drone" by n/a (MOD format).
  info: Text by Jetaza.

  Danish Jam (1990, ECS Intro).
  code: n/a, gfx: n/a, music: "Potjejam" by n/a.
  info: AKA "New Stuff Intro".

  Friendship Productions 1 (1990, ECS Intro).
  code: TSM, gfx: Facet, music: "Converted III" by Meridian.

  Friendship Produtions (ECS Intro).
  code: Blo, gfx: Facet, music: "Happy Funk" by Blo.

  Cool Sinus Intro (1990, ECS Intro).
  code: Crackerjack, gfx: Facet, music: "Cop Perfect 1" by Doctor Acid/
  Freelancer. info: This intro announced that HPH (Hein Design) left as gfx
  artist - he seems to later have changed his mind :). It was released some
  weeks before the Vision Party in Rotterdam.

  Megademo 4 (1990, ECS Trackmo).
  code: Crackerjack, Blo, TSM, gfx: Facet,  music: "Loadertrack1", "Pugs In
  Space", "Nights of Rithm" and "Busy" by n/a, "Human Invasion" by Blo,
  "Fresh House" by Chronos/Magnetic Fields (all 4ch MOD format).
  info: In addition to Facet's graphics, this demo also features skulls
  ripped from the game Timescanner.

  Music-Masters (1990, ECS Musicdisk).
  code TSM (intro), gfx: Facet, music: "Cyber", "House Met Drumsound",
  "Spikemix 1989", "Tune1", "Tune2", "Tune3", "Gotta Swing", "Balad" (all
  uncredited, 4ch MOD format).

  Potje Oranje Nr2 (1990, ECS Intro).
  code: n/a, gfx: n/a, music: "Yo-Govoice" by n/a.

  Some Rebels Logo's (1990, ECS Intro).
  code: Blo, gfx: Facet, music: "Superboy" by Allister Brimble (Sid Mon 2
  format).

  The Airwolf Intro (1990, ECS Intro).
  code: TSM, gfx: Facet, music: "Airwolf Theme" by Hein Design.

  The Airwolf Intro - Long Version (1990, ECS Intro).
  code: TSM, gfx: Facet, music: "Airwolf Theme" by Hein Design.
  info: This intro announced Shock had left the group.

  Little Meeting (1990, .03, ECS Demo).
  code: TSM, gfx: Facet, music: "Journal Tune-Short" by Prime Time (4ch MOD
  format).

  Some BBS Informations (1990, 12.07, ECS Intro).
  code: n/a, gfx: n/a, music: "Synthdrum" by Sebastiaan "Zzzax/Timecircle"
  Lentfert (Sid Mon 2 format). info: This music was also used in Vision's
  'Another Crack Intro' intro.

  Prime Micro Demo (1990, 11.08, ECS File).
  code: Crakerjack, Blo, TSM, gfx: Diart, Facet, Blo, music: "Short-
  Loadingtune" by Rick (loader), "Prime 90 Tune" by Blo (main).
  Released at the Prime Party 90.

  Tilburg Copy Party Invitation (1990, 22.12, ECS Intro).
  code: TSM, gfx: Facet (font), Hein Design (font 2), music: Dutch Usa Team
  (Music Assembler format, 7724 bytes, 1 subsong).  Cooperation with Mirage.
  info: The music credit seems dubious (the D-USA Team was a c64 group,
  famous for creating the music editor RockMonitor on that platform), it is
  possibly a cover version? There was a Venlo Meeting on this date, and it
  was probably released there... It is more uncertain exactly what party
  this intro is supposed to invite to... I can find no reference to a 1991
  copy party in 'Tilburg', and no others that match either :(

  Nude-tv 2 (1990, 28.12, ECS Demo).
  code: TSM, gfx: Facet, music: "Morning Dawn" by Rick Hoekman (4ch MOD
  format). Released at the Dexion Party 90.
  info: Described as an 'animdemo'.

  Stupid Data (1990, 28.12, ECS File).
  code: TSM, gfx: Facet, music: "Erection Attack" by Rick Hein (???).
  Released at the Dexion Party 90.

  Hein Design Party Gfx (1990, 28.12, ECS File).
  code: TSM, gfx: Hein Design, music: "Syntherklass" by Hein Design (4ch MOD
  format). Released at the Dexion Party 90.

  BBS & Mini (1991, ECS Intro).
  code: TSM, gfx: Hein Design (logo), Facet (font), music: "Menumusic For
  Harry", "Circus In Town" by Rick Hoekman (4ch MOD format).

  Cant Be... (1991, ECS File).
  code: TSM, gfx: Hein Design, Facet (font), Hein Holt (NoisePacker 3
  format, 84796 bytes).
  review: This one opens with a DEAD COOL logo by Hein, and continues with a
  nicely designed opening sequence...setting the scene for one of the best
  little demos of 1991!

  Flashpack (1991, ECS Intro).
  code: Blo, gfx: Facet, music: "Micro Xmas2" by Blo (4ch MOD format).

  Glenzvectors (1991, ECS Intro).
  code: TSM, gfx: Hein Design, music: Hein Design (NoisePacker 2 format,
  53072 bytes).

  Mosquito Coast BBS (1991, ECS Intro).
  code: Slash, gfx: Facet, music: "Parkietmix2" by Hein Design.

. Violation Packmenu (1991?, ECS Intro).
  code: TSM, gfx: Hein Design, music: n/a (NoisePacker 1/2 format).
  review: This is a real nice, though non-innovative packmenu produced by
  the dutch members of Vision, though the pack itself was released by the
  Norwegians. A bouncy scroll is at the lower half of the screen, and the
  rest is occupied by the selector menu - overlaid over a 'skrå'-moving
  Vision logo. The music for the version reviewed is uncredited, but is a
  chippy with a nice melody. The overall impression of the menu is very
  good, with good clear graphics. There are some compatibility problems,
  though - on my machine, the selector graphics were not displayed, though
  the intro itself worked perfectly! When it was run from WB with KillAGA,
  it worked perfectly (selector graphics and all), but destabilized my
  system upon exit, resulting in a guru shortly after. Reviewed is the menu
  for Violation #69 (released at Razor and Imp 666's 'Arendal' party,
  29.09-91).
. GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.1.

  Five Yards (1991, 30.03, ECS File).
  code: Blo, gfx: Facet, music: "Discovery" by Blo (4ch MOD format).
  Released at the RAF Conference.

  Break Down (1991, 30.03, ECS File).
  code: Slash, gfx: Facet, music: "Breakaway" by Hein Design (4ch MOD
  format). Released at the RAF Conference.
  info: The same music was also used in Vision's "Illegal Copy #1" (05/91).

  Illegal Copy issue #1 (1991, 23.05, ECS Diskmag).
  code: Slash, gfx: Facet, music: "Breakaway" by Hein Design.
  info: The same music was also used in Vision's "Break Down" demo (03/91).

  Radical (1991, 29.06, ECS File).
  code: Slash, TSM, gfx: Facet, music: "Return o.t. Python" by Hein Design.
  Released at the Amega party.

  Another One (1991, 07.12, ECS Demo).
  code: Slash, gfx: Facet, Hein Design, music: Rick Hein (NoisePacker 3
  format, 76484 bytes). Released at the Prime 91 party.

  Focused On Art (1992, ECS Fileslideshow).
  cooperation with Anarchy [details]


Vision [new] (VSN, 1995-)
-------------------------
NOR> Unmad (10/95).
???> Goblin (nor? modem, 96).

Vision is back, this time with its HQ situated in Denmark. It is uncertain
whether there are members of the old Vision in this reborn variety.

Swedish graphician Loop joined Ram Jam 02/96.


Vision Factory [old] (VF, 1988-1990)
------------------------------------
GER> Hi-Lite (ex Bubbler/Sanity), Mike (org supply, new 88-04/90), Rakim
     (founder), Marco Polo (crack founder).
SWE> Rastan (sysop 'GHOST TOWN', 10/90).
USA> Zodiac (supply sysop 'HIGH CRIME' WHQ, 90).
???> Genious, Iron Lord, Kevin (07/89), Superted, TCB (bel? ex Fusion), TSH
     (07/89), Vip 1313, Zelnik.

Boards; FATAL HOSTILITY WHQ? (usa), THE MOTHERBOARD (usa, 09/90), BULLDOGS
     FRIEND (usa, 09/90), THE MAZE (ger, 89), SPHERICAL DREAMS (hol).

VF was one of the truly legendary cracker groups, born in january of 1988,
mainly by previous members of World of Wonders (WOW). Rakim and Marco Polo
were holding the reins. The group died in october or november of 1990 after
losing several important members. In addition to their own releases they
also released a few cracks in cooperation with Bencor Bros. and Cybertech.
After their death, they were briefly reborn in 1991.
  1988 - Their cooperation with The Beyonders was formed in january of 1988.
  1990 - One of the group's original founders, Onyx, rejoined his old group
Red Sector in march, and because of this rumours were started that VF was
dead. These were untrue. Germans Luke and Chuck left for Paradox late this
year.

Cracker Saito (ex TRSI) joined Crack Inc.
German supercracker and sysop FFC ('CAESAR'S PALACE', ex Tarkus Team)
  joined Skid Row.

  Intro (ECS Intro).
  code: Illusion, gfx: n/a, music: n/a.

  Intro (1989, ECS Intro).
  code: Flash/Fraxion, gfx: n/a, music: n/a. info: No exit under 2.04.

  Intro (1990, ECS Intro).
  code: Flash/Fraxion, gfx: Lorien/Fraxion, music: KEO/Fraxion.


Vision Factory [new] (VF, 1991-1992)
------------------------------------
GER> Fred and Goosens (sysops 'MIND BOMB', 10/91), Indiana (sysop 'TEMPLE
     OF DOOM'), Marco Polo (crack), Rakim, Whitehead (sysop 'BLACK SKYLINE',
     10/91).
ENG> Dream Warrior (sysop 'BAD DREAMS').
USA> Califboy (sysop 'THE UNDERWORLD', 10/91), Chucky (sysop 'CHILD'S
     PLAY', 10/91), Oldman (sysop 'THE HOLE', 10/91).
???> Chevy (sysop, 92).

VF was reborn late 1991, and released a couple of cracks in cooperation
with The Company, as well as a few of their own, but was declared dead
already in 1992.


Vision Labs (VLB)
-----------------
???> 07 (org raytrace), DooM (raytrace), Necroscope (raytrace gfx).

VLB is a new raytracing group 06/96.


Vision One (V1)
---------------
GER> Werner (code, 12/90).

Vision One was one of Alpha Flight's many subgroups, based in Germany.
Werner coded the last version of AFL's diskmag "Cracker Journal", used in
issues 23 to 28. Among V1's releases for AFL are "Star Chars" (file),
"Schokovectors" (1990, file), "Sinus" (file), "Ball" (file) and "Timmys
Rotating Megamaso Trip" (file).

Finnish swapper Der HM joined Gate.
German coder Satan joined D-Tect 12/90.


Vision-X (-1990)
----------------
Vision-X merged with Tornado to form Doom in 1990.


Visual Arts
-----------
NOR> Speedy (Eivind Vea, swap, 01/90).

Visual Arts was born when Electronic Artists changed its name, and were a
Norwegian demo group. They later ceased to exist when the entire group
fusioned into another Norwegian demo group, No Limits 04/90. This concerns
at least Magnum, Outsider, TWY and Wizzkid.


Visual Bytes
------------
NOR> Baileys (gfx swap, 11/91), Chip (swap, new 11/91), Justin Case (org,
     later Session, 11/91), Nighthawk (music swap, new 11/91).
???> Icehawk (gfx swap, new 11/91), Zynchro (code, new 11/91), X-Ion (code,
     11/91).

Visual Bytes was a Norwegian demo group.
  1992 - Norwegian swapper Lonerider joined Pure Metal Coders around
january.

Norwegian swapper Darkwalker (92) joined Pure Metal Coders.
John Doe and Spooky got kicked (11/91).
Finnish musician and swapper Saracen (new 11/91) joined Damage Inc.

  Intro (1991, 06.11, ECS Intro).
  code: X-Ion, gfx: Baileys, music: Saracen.
  review: This intro, simple as it is, is quite OK. It's got a sort of C64
  feel to it, what with the logo and the type of design. It's just a large
  logo with a 3D starfield behind it, and a scroller towards the bottom.
  The different sections are divided by color-scroll lines. I like it!
  Made to announce some new members. [glenn]
  GLE tested A500 /000-7 /½mb chip, ½mb fast/2.04.
             A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0 -- Note: Needs KillAGA!


Visual Imp.
-----------
  Anarchy Party Demo (1991, .04, ECS).
  Released at Anarchy Easter Party '91.


Vivid
-----
HOL> Hein (music, late95).


Vixen (-1992)
-------------
DEN> Ash (ex Success), Bird, Declan (swap pack, old handle Savage, 08/92),
     Dr.Poison (Jan Jorgensen, swap), Kefner (code, 08/92), Mogwie, Sonet
     (music, 08/92), Tom, Trap, T.U.S.C (music, ex Crionics, new early92-
     08/92), V.S.S. (mainorg music, old handle Vivaldi, 08/92), Zeus (code,
     later Kefrens), Wiz (code, 08/92).
???> Sonet (music, ex Budbrain, new 09-12/92).

Vixen were an exlusively Danish demo group. When they died in mid 1992, the
group Oblivion was born out of its ashes, with a.o. coder Boogeyman (ex
Falcons) joining the new group.

Danes Poseidon and Apollon left.
Danes Drain (gfx, old handle Photon) and Razta (code) joined Orient in 92,
  it's uncertain whether the Deliverance packmenu was coded before or after
  they left the group.

  Christmas Intro (1991, 28.12, ECS Intro).
  code: Boogeyman, gfx: n/a, music: n/a,

  BoogeySon (1992).
  Production: Boogeyman & Sonet/Budbrain.
  info: Boogeyman's last production for Vixen; his next was "Feel Blue" for
  Oblivion.

  Juleglogg (1992, ECS Musicdisk).
  code: n/a, gfx: n/a, music: T.U.S.C. info: Techno musicdisk.

  Deliverance Packmenu (1992, late.08, ECS Intro).
  code: Razta/Orient, gfx: Drain/Orient, music: HiLite/Scoopex.
  review: Deliverance has a pretty unexciting packmenu, which though
  fuctional, is still far from state of the art. The bottom part of the
  screen has a blue/white wavy scroller, while the entire rest of the
  screen is occupied by a text/demo selector with a Vixen logo as part of
  the display on the left side. The entire thing is done in shades of blue
  and grey. The pack editor is Declan. [glenn]
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.1.


Vodka
-----
Cocoon, Maxx, Powl, Toaster, Risc and Dr. Avalanche all left to join Bonzai
  Brothers.


Vogue
-----
GER> Arcatronic (sysop 'SPAGETTHI HOUSE', 09/91), Bazifus (ex Scarlet, new
     mid91), Freddy (sysop 'SECRET CASTLE', 09/91), Melodic Drama (trade, ex
     Countach), Mufti, Norman Bates (gfx trade, ex Countach), TCM (trade,
     01/91).
SWE> Dr.Satan (ex Pussy).
USA> Dreamer (sysop, ex D-Mob, new mid91), Markwood (sysop 'MIDDLE EARTH'),
     Opus (sysop 'FLIGHT OF ICARUS').
???> Black Ghost (ex The Company, new mid91).

Vogue was formed by a.o. all members of Countach, and is based out of
Germany.
  1991 - The Swedish section of Jetset joined around the middle of this
year.

DJ Head joined Cult.
Swedes Mightymuz (ex Pussy) and Shadow Turtle formed Spirit [new].
German sysop Fornax ('EUROPE'S HEART', 04/92) joined 2000 AD.


Voice
-----
SWE> Calvin (Martin Eksten, swap), Eckhead (ex Defjam), Rainbow (music, ex
     Cytax).
???> Guildmaster (sysop, ex Dazzle, new mid 91), Xerxes (swe? Music, 12/92).

Voice was formed when the group Tommyknockers changed their name. The active
members of Voice joined Addonic, so Voice is dead mid 91.

Germans Tab (gfx trade), Giants (trade) and Ray (code) joined Addonic.
Core and Crayone joined Noxious.
Swedish graphician Tony joined Alcatraz.
Swedes Parsec (code), Thunor and Flogger (all ex Cytax) left to join Dual
  Crew.


Void
----
ENG> Dt214 (org music swap, late96), Bucko (swap trade, new late96),
     F.G.S. (music), Furrball (gfx swap, late96), Griz (org gfx, late96),
     Jay (org code swap, late96), K!llit (code swap), Snoopy (code,
     stopswap late96), Urban (gfx music swap, late96).
N-L> Rabl (org gfx swap, late96), Scandal (code gfx swap, late96), Styles
     (music swap, late96).
NOR> Hurricane (swap, doublememb Clan [details], late96), Zany (music
     swap, late96).
POL> KK (raytrace, late96), McRubi (swap, late96), Rabi (swap, late96),
     Raptor (org code swap, late96), State (music, late96).

Skinner left.


Voltage
-------
SWE> Pibben (sysop 'OVERDRIVE' WHQ, 02/96).


Vomit
-----
Vomit was formed by the three Swedish ex X-Trade members Deelite, Accord
and Diesel. After a while, though, the three moved on to form Infinity
which then, in effect, just became Vomit with a new name :)

  World of Confusion (1993, 29.05, Demo).
  code: n/a, gfx: n/a, music: "Beyond Imagination", "Deegroovie", "Loading
  Sequence" and "Ploughman" by Accord and Deelite.
  4th in TCC93 demo competition.

  Programmerade Buggar (1993, 05.08, Disk).
  13th in the ECC93 demo competition.


Voodoo Design
-------------
ENG> Technix (old handle Mandella, 93).
???> Cybarite (music), TicTac (music).


Vortex
------
  Misery (1999?, AGA Musicdisk).
  code: Bphantom, gfx: Visuatrox, music: Paris, Stunner.
  review: Without pain, without blood - just fast and simple production.
  Hires-laced screen with round buttons on left (to choose modules).
  There're only four of them because we've only four songs to hear! Btw. all
  are typical techno musics. At bottom is flowing scroller, but best part of
  screen is filled with raytraced vortex logo and credits (both are showed
  alternately). If You like this kind of music probably "Misery" will be a
  nice couple of bytes for you. All modules are non compiled and non packed
  so You can copy them everywhere without troubles. [kempy]


Vortex 42
---------
Swedish coder Antiaction (ex Tetragon) joined Phenomena.


Vox Dei (-1992)
---------------
SWE> Cocor, Gilius (Micke, swap pack, 01/91), Gyro (Kalle, swap, 01/91),
     Jammaster (swap, ex X-Trade), Royal (code, 01/91), Shadowfire (music,
     01/91-10/92).
???> Adder, Hybris (old handle Spirit), Keeper (gfx, 12/92).

Vox Dei is latin, and means the voice (vox) of God (dei).
Most members left to form the Swedish division of Awesome (RAW3), including
at least Him (code, 10/92). This caused the group to die.

Blaze (ex X-Trade, new mid 91) joined Wizzcat.

  Megademo (1990, 23.01, ECS Megademo).

  Intro for Demo Pack 2 (1991, 05.01, ECS Intro).
  code: Royal, gfx: n/a, music: "hip-hop-theme" by Shadowfire.
  review: This is just an intro for a demopack they did. Nothing cool.
  There was no graphics credit, and given how it looks I guess that's just
  as well. They improved, needless to say.
  GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0. -- Note: Needs KillAGA.

  TSR Dragonlance Calendar 88 (1992, 17.10, ECS Slideshow).
  code: Him, gfx: Keeper, music: Shadowfire. Requires KS 2.04.

  TSR Dragonlance Calendar 91 (1992, late?, ECS Slideshow).
  code: Him, gfx: Keeper, music: Shadowfire. Requires KS 2.04.


Voyagers
--------
Nova Inc. and Voyagers fusioned into Nova.
