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Inteview with D-Mage
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INTERVIEW WITH D-MAGE!
Interview with
D-MAGE OF VIRTUAL DREAMS/FAIRLIGHT
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Made for Equinox`s European Top 20!
By Dylance O`Headway.
E: ET20
D: D-Mage
E:Welcome to my room. Ready for an
interview?
D:Certainly. I begin with introducing
myself as I`m sure that your next
question will be about it, won`t
that? So, my real name is Ferenc
Tompai. I am 20 years old pure
Hungarian guy. I have average look,
2 eyes, 2 ears, 1 nose, 2 hands, 2
legs... I think nobody is
interested in it.
E:Let`s hear about your life in the
scene!
D:I have got my 1st computer (a
Commodore plus 4!) in 1990, but soon
changed for `64. I got interested
in graphics after bored with games.
I had been in several lame groups,
but later together with local
friends built up TKC. That group
became one of the strongest in
Hungary, released 2 demos, tons of
cracks and hold the best party ever
in our country. Later we got bored
with the lame and lazy members who
were hated by the others, too, but
we could not kick them out, cause
they were between the founders. So,
we changed the name into Headway and
took in the best of TKC. A party
was held by us, again together with
Faces that had a big success, so it
will be repeated this summer! In
93`s January our Amiga section was
formed and the `64 one quitted.
Only the name kept the same, the
group is quite changed compared to
the first times. I began trying
DPaint and my first drawings looked
pretty. We made our first demo,
called Victory, but I wanted to get
more famous in a more attractive
group, so finally joined my old
dream`s (Fairlight) dmo section
Virtual Dreams.
E:That`s quite OK, but as far as I
know VD has only Finnish members and
you don`t live neither in Finland
nor in Scandinavia!
D:I think that just gives a safe to
refuse the hundreds of self-
appointed candidates -think are
enough cool to join Virtual Dreams-
on a peaceful way. You should know
that Finnishes and Hungarians were a
big family together ca. 3000 years
ago!
E:But, why didn't you join a Hungarian
group, cause I know you LOVE your
country as most people of this
nation, do not you?
D:Ofcourse, I do. But, just look
around here! I know 2 groups only
who earn to get mentioned. One of
them is Headway, where I came from,
the other is Absolute!. The second
could be better or maybe one of the
fucking best, cause they have
several good and talented members,
BUT they are wrong-organized and
having tons of really lame members!
E:And what about the others in
Hungary? I know that the Hungarian
scene was much better earlier.
Lotsa famous groups were presenting
and things were released...
D:Ofcourse, I have got an opinion as
this subject is what really hurts my
mind. The Hungarian-problem has 2
components:
1.The scene nowadays and earlier are
quite different here! I mean not
only the groupnames, but the
groups, the members, the functions,
the mouths(!!) etc. etc. I know
that here had been a kewl Amiga
scene some years ago, and also a
period when that`s groups died one
after another. Almost all members
quitted the scene, but have
continued with computing (I mean
making newspapers, games, projects
for bigger firms, ray-tracing with
BIG Amigas just for fun, but
NOTHING for the scene) and keeping
in touch with each other. That
hasn`t been a problem, yet, but
they STILL think they are the best,
although they are unactive! If a
new group came they have to lick
for the `big ones` else e.g. they
cannot win a democompo although
they are the best on that! And
just because they are newcomers
(but maybe with BIGGER scene
experience than others, cause they
were on e.g. `64 scene before!!!)
and have no contact with the `old
big guys`. So, a newcomer group
can manage 2 things, they leave the
scene or SHIT for all others from
the country! Or (but it`s a shame
to mention at least!) they can lick
themselves into the `big circle`.
Phewww... I don`t wanna mention
names here, everybody knows if I
meant them, if they think it`s
cool, I have nothing against them,
but do not wait for reincarnation
on this way!
2.The other thing is `the big fish
eats smaller ones` problem. You
know what group I mean... After
that `dying period` I mentioned
above, they ate all the smaller
groups with a few exceptions. All
groups could keep in themselves the
germ of developement by their
pretty small amount of members and
good friendship, so everybody had
the idea what to work for, to get
important for friends! And the
guys learnt drawing, coding etc.
Then the invitation came and they
joined that team and there were no
more idea to work for. They were
famous without working for that
just because that big fish did not
eat just the best parts, but every
part of that group, also the lame
and unactive members. So that fish
became fat (too fat!) with no
sense. Also that `fish-group` is
really wrong organized. E.g. I
know a local coder who is really
talented and wants to be active and
get friends from the group, but he
said that there are no meetings, no
phone-calls (if he calls the leader
that says:`Please try next time, I
have other things to do!`), he
usually monthly gets a pack with
scores and graphics and the date he
has to be ready for.
So, the talents have to quit, lick or
be a part of an un-friendly machine.
The Hungarian scene really sucks, but
the country rules!
E:Also their national 11 in football..
D:???
E:They beated Ireland in Dublin for
4:2 yesterday!
D:Please, stay away with your silly
mania! (football is NOT a silly
mania!!! It's almost the best thing
on earth-Jackpot)
E:Ok, let`s relax(!?) with some
brainstorming.
D:Let`s go...
E:Football!
D:Please...No! (yes yes-Jackpot)
E:Euro Top 20!
D:Braun..(MTV Steal names-ed.)
(joke-ed.)
E:Post!
D:Persons Of Small Tempo!
E:Virtual Dreams/Fairlight!
D:Hall of fame.
E:Graphics!
D:Myself.
E:Let`s know your favourite...
Graphician(s):Peachy, Suny, Cougar.
Coder, cracker:I`m an artist, so I
can`t value them.
Musician(s): LizardKing, Nuke and
everybody who does not
make techno and has a
good-own-style.
Demogroup(s): Spaceballs, Sanity,
Mad Elks.
E:Do you use their (or others`) works
as models?
D:Ofcourse, as everybody (also real
artists!) manages. Original ideas
do not exist (or not too often)
everything comes from other`s brain
and it as hard to find who was the
first with that idea as to get if
the egg were earlier or the chicken.
But, I don`t copy 100 percently,
usually I change my models a bit and
I use only that`s idea.
E:Do you use anything to make the
analog art into digital?
D:No, of course I do not use any
scanners or other things. That
really destroys art, I like to use
my eyes together with my mouse
instead.
E:When will we able to meet your art
next time?
D:Ofcourse in the coming VD/FLT
productions. I would like to
compete on the Phenomena party and
some smaller conferences, too.
E:Are you `only` graphician on scene?
D:No, I`m also doing a few, but cool
swapping with good friends. I think
being on the scene would not have
any sense if you had not got at
least a few contacts like me. You
have friends, enjoy yourself here
and get the latest wares which is
important if you want to improve
your skills.
E:By the way what about the
mail-trading scene nowadays?
D:That`s quite OK. I think the real,
attractive guys from productive
groups call themselves by rights.
If you contact them you manage that
with the risk of losing a disk.
E:But what do you mean with
disk-stealing then?
D:Yep, we are at an important topic.
I call a guy as disk-stealer if
(s)he advertizes `100% answer` and
`Friendship rules!`, but he does not
answer for newcomers neither if they
sent own and nice stuff nor if they
wrote a long and friendly letter!
That`s what I really hate and call
disk-stealing.
E:And what about lamers? Who is lame
in your opinion?
D:I have got many friends who are not
interested in scene and are
collecting only games. But, I
cannot call them lamers, cause they
have not got contact with the scene.
Lotsa others are on the scene just
for fun to get the latest stuff (I
mean not only games!) and some
friends, but they are not planning
to make a carrier here, cause they
have lotsa other interests, they are
NOT lamers, too.
E:OK-OK, but who IS lame then?
D:Who calls himself elite without any
backgrounds or who tells false
things about the real elite just
because enviness.
E:Have you ever busted by the cops or
the post?
D:No, because I trade only legal wares
and write my address only on the
disk. I am not rich (only in soul),
but I respect my contacts enough to
save money for sending `em with full
prized stamps.
E:OK, I think we can close with these
words which make you seemed as an
angel (just joking). Wanna greet
anybody?
D:Ofcourse, all my friends and every
productive guy on the scene.
E:Any last words?
D:Bye!
E:Ciao! So, that was all about
another new talent on the scene. Do
you still think Amiga scene is
dying? See you next time.
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