ecnew.font,8 ｫｻ ｫc1ｻｫacｻ THE NEW CHART - A CLOSER LOOKｫｻ ｫc3ｻｫｻ By Darkhawk of IRISｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫasｻｫｻ The Eurochart has as of issue 48 changed its charts in the most major way ever done - Best Slideshow, Best Musicdisk and Best Swapper (nooooo) are out, and it is now only possible to vote for productions released and sceners active since 2002.ｫｻ ｫｻ While we have only removed Best Slideshow and Best Musicdisk because of a lack of entries, and they might thus reappear if you, the scene, release them, Best Swapper is (likely - never say never, hrmm) gone for good. Yes, swapping IS dead, sad to say - it managed to cling on quite fiercely, but it probably died for real, with a weak sigh, around 2002. RIP.ｫｻ ｫｻ Now that we have finally cleaned up in the old legends who (deservedly I think, but that is suuuch a personal opinion) managed to get high rankings in the charts, occupying space that newcomers would dearly like to seem themselves occupying, what has really happened? A closer look at some of the charts now will reveal a lot to us, so let's see ( ｫc3ｻ*spoilers* ｫc2ｻahead, of course):ｫｻ ｫc1ｻｫｻ ｫｻ CODERｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ1. ｫc4ｻKalms ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻTBL ｫc2ｻ326 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 2)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ2. ｫc4ｻLoaderror ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻEphidrena ｫc2ｻ237 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 1)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ3. ｫc4ｻKiero ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻMAWI ｫc2ｻ217 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 4)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ4. ｫc4ｻBlueberry ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻLoonies&Efreet ｫc2ｻ177 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 9)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ5. ｫc4ｻMavey ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻPotion ｫc2ｻ 91 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 3)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ6. ｫc4ｻSlummy ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻSpaceballs ｫc2ｻ 74 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 7)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ7. ｫc4ｻRubberduck ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻTBL ｫc2ｻ 70 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 8)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ8. ｫc4ｻPsycho ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻLoonies ｫc2ｻ 57 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 5)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ9. ｫc4ｻExploder ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻPush Entertainment ｫc2ｻ 55 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 6)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ10. ｫc4ｻKrabob ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻMankind ｫc2ｻ52 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 14)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ11. ｫc4ｻStingray ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻScarab&Scoopex ｫc2ｻ38 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ12. ｫc4ｻDr. Doom ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻIRIS ｫc2ｻ37 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ13. ｫc4ｻVesuri ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻDa Jormas ｫc2ｻ23 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ14. ｫc4ｻMDW ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻEncore ｫc2ｻ18 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 18)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ15. ｫc4ｻDalton ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻElCrew ｫc2ｻ18 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ16. ｫc4ｻShape ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻDCS&Funktion ｫc2ｻ17 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 20)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ17. ｫc4ｻBritelite ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻRNO ｫc2ｻ16 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ18. ｫc4ｻDiamond ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻPotion ｫc2ｻ15 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ19. ｫc4ｻAbho ｫc2ｻ14 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ20. ｫc4ｻCrisot ｫc2ｻof ｫc5ｻUniverse ｫc2ｻ14 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫｻ Here not too much has changed in the top 10 at all. No 'new' coders managed to get up there. This is understandable enough, as the coders present there are mostly rather active, and have been for years. In the lowest half however, we find a huge amount of new entries. Traditionally the lowest half of the coder chart has been dominated by the old legends. From Offa to Chaos. Now however they are gone and we see the active coders of today enter instead. From a PPC perspective however, there are not too many PPC coders present here. Probably not because you don't vote for them - there just aren't too many yet. In any case, I would say it is well deserved to see many of the newcomers finally enter the charts here.ｫｻ ｫc1ｻｫｻ MUSICIANｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ1. ｫc5ｻYolk ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻCNCD ｫc2ｻ 124 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ2. ｫc5ｻReed ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻDamage&Flt&TRSI ｫc2ｻ 107 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 1)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ3. ｫc5ｻVirgill ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻHaujobb ｫc2ｻ 72 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 2)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ4. ｫc5ｻZixaq ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻEphidrena ｫc2ｻ 63 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 8)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ5. ｫc5ｻMortimer Twang ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻUp Rough ｫc2ｻ 61 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ6. ｫc5ｻSkip ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻPotion ｫc2ｻ 55 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 4)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ7. ｫc5ｻRevisq ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻFloppy ｫc2ｻ 52 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 6)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ8. ｫc5ｻGanja ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻScoopex ｫc2ｻ 52 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 12)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ9. ｫc5ｻJazzcat ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻAppendix&PSL ｫc2ｻ 49 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 9)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ10. ｫc5ｻBlaizer ｫc2ｻ 49 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ11. ｫc5ｻEsau ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻTraktor ｫc2ｻ 48 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ12. ｫc5ｻMuffler ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻDCS ｫc2ｻ 45 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 3)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ13. ｫc5ｻGoto80 ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻUp Rough ｫc2ｻ 41 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ14. ｫc5ｻCurt Cool ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻDepth ｫc2ｻ 41 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 10)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ15. ｫc5ｻScorpik ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻSuspend ｫc2ｻ 37 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ16. ｫc5ｻFrequent ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻEphidrena ｫc2ｻ 37 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 15)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ17. ｫc5ｻLug00ber ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻSpaceballs ｫc2ｻ 33 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ18. ｫc5ｻBooster ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻLoonies ｫc2ｻ 32 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ19. ｫc5ｻHeatbeat ｫc2ｻ 28 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ10. ｫc5ｻBla ｫc2ｻ of ｫc4ｻMankind ｫc2ｻ 28 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫｻ The Musician chart is a bit more mixed in regards to newcomers than the Coder chart, but here we see something that is perhaps slightly unfair but also pretty much unavoidable. Yolk has come straight from no placement the last time and taken 1st place. Why is that possible? Since 2002 he has only made one tune that was included in an Amiga production. Has one tune propelled him from nothing to the no. 1 spot? Then it is probably the best tune ever released. But no, as good as Ocean Machine and its soundtrack was, the real reason for the no. 1 placement is probably that Yolk is an old legendary Amiga musician, and also active in the PC scene. When people saw that they could vote for him, they jumped at the chance and mentally thought of his great old pre-2002 tunes and/or his PC scene involvement. This has nothing to do with the 2002+ Amiga chart here, but it is unavoidable nonetheless. As it is, Chaos of Sanity could release one Amiga production again (and I would dearly like to see that), and he would likely fly straight to the top of the Best Coder chart again. That can't be helped, and really - it isn't that important, because after all, you have to release something in order to be votable, and from there, it is up to the voters, as always. We have added an extra 'security' measure in that you have to be (somewhat) active to be votable, and it does work. That Yolk has demonstrated how little you need to do, to get a high placement if you are known and skilled AND have released something on the Amiga recently is not that big a deal, is it?ｫｻ ｫｻ Otherwise, we have a good mix of new and old sceners in this chart I think, and again, those who have been top 5 before are still present on the chart here.ｫｻ ｫｻ Skipping the Graphician and Writer charts, because they offer nothing new to analyze, we jump straight to the new best Demo chart:ｫｻ ｫc1ｻｫｻ DEMOｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ1. ｫc5ｻTBL ｫc2ｻ393 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 1)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ2. ｫc5ｻEphidrena ｫc2ｻ262 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 2)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ3. ｫc5ｻMadWizards ｫc2ｻ199 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 3)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ4. ｫc5ｻLoonies ｫc2ｻ123 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 4)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ5. ｫc5ｻDa Jormas ｫc2ｻ 57 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ6. ｫc5ｻPotion ｫc2ｻ 54 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 5)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ7. ｫc5ｻSpaceballs ｫc2ｻ 49 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 6)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ8. ｫc5ｻCNCD ｫc2ｻ 47 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫt1ｻ9. ｫc5ｻIRIS ｫc2ｻ 46 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 7)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ10. ｫc5ｻUp Rough ｫc2ｻ 42 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ11. ｫc5ｻRNO ｫc2ｻ 41 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ12. ｫc5ｻDCS ｫc2ｻ 38 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 12)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ13. ｫc5ｻScarab ｫc2ｻ 31 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 11)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ14. ｫc5ｻScoopex ｫc2ｻ 31 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 9)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ15. ｫc5ｻHaujobb ｫc2ｻ 29 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 8)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ16. ｫc5ｻFairlight ｫc2ｻ 28 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ17. ｫc5ｻNature ｫc2ｻ 28 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 18)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ18. ｫc5ｻAppendix ｫc2ｻ 26 Pts. ｫc1ｻ( 17)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ19. ｫc5ｻTRSI ｫc2ｻ 23 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻ20. ｫc5ｻMankind ｫc2ｻ 20 Pts. ｫc1ｻ(NEW)ｫｻ ｫc2ｻｫｻ There you have one of the most striking consequences of our changed voting system. With over 15 years of Amiga demos, you voted on an amazing variety of them, dispersed throughout the years, and only the very best new demos were present. Now, with only demos from 2002 to vote for, there is a real change here. Out of 20 demos, only 4 are not new. Granted, we have had a 2 year wait for this chart, and a lot of great demos have appeared in the meantime, but the real change is that you had to vote for 2002+ demos. As you can...
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