INTERVIEW  WITH MR.HYDE / ANDROMEDA
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Mr.   Hyde / Andromeda is one of the
best  coders  in  Norway.   His last
demo " Decaying Paradise " was good.
Now   he  is  working  on  a  bigger
project!

"Decaying Paradise" was a good demo.
Have you started coding another demo
of that quality?

Yes.   Dr.Jekyll  and I are, just as
you  read  this,  coding  on our new
demo  called  "D.O.S.",  which  will
contain new and tuff ideas.

I've  heard  some  roumors your next
demo   will   be   released  at  the
Crusaders  easter  party?   Can  you
confirm that ?

No.   The  only  thing I can say for
sure  is  that we will release it at
one of the big parties in 1992.

Were    you   satisfied   with   the
"Decaying Paradise"?

Well,  as  you  probably expected, I
must  say no.  When I look at it now
I see many things I would have liked
to  change,  like  making it work on
all sorts of Amigas and so on.  (And
maybe   an   exit   option   on  the
greetings-part?)

Did you expect to get more attention
on the demo?

Yes, if it had been spread better.

The  swappers  in  Andromeda are NOT
allowed  to make any sorts of packs.
Why not?

Andromeda   tries  only  to  release
products  of  quality.  All sorts of
products   are   always   controlled
before   it   is  released,  or  not
released.  We discussed if we should
release  packs  long  time  ago, and
agreed not to.  The reason is simply
that  we  want  to  be  known  as  a
demogroup, not as a demoPACKgroup.

Are   the   swappers   in  Andromeda
allowed to wear black underwear?

ALLOWED??   THEY HAVE TO!!!!!  (Have
you ever visited Ralph on a Saturday
night?)

Do  you  think there are FEW quality
coders in Norway right now?

Yes.   And that is a shame!  Quality
rules!

In  the  past  you  only  released a
quality  demo  each  six  months and
that  was  it, now you are releasing
more  "small"  demos and intros.  Is
this trend going to last also in the
year 1992?

I  hope  so.   A combination between
large  and  "small"  demos is pretty
nice.   But  I  am not sure, because
almost all of the coders are working
on     large    projects.     Andy's
"Multica",    ours    (Dr.Jekyll/me)
"D.O.S." and Hydra's "Rivendell" are
all, more or less, large demos.

How will the best demos in 1992 look
like?

They will contain lots of fast code,
brilliant  ideas,  nice graphics and
music   and   they  will  of  course
contain good design.

For  how  many hours have you sat in
front   of   your  computer  without
taking a break?

Stupid  question!   Ask rather about
for  how  long  I've  NOT  sitten in
front  of  my  computer.   That's  a
question  I  may  answer.  (But am I
going to?  -No).

Is  it  hard  to  find  new ideas to
code?

It's  not  hard  to  find ideas, but
it's  hard to find GOOD ideas.  Most
often ideas pop up at school when we
are having a boring lesson.

Tell  me  what  you  think  of a IBM
machine?

Tremendous  machine  if  you like to
play      6-frames      per     sec.
adventuregames.

What  is  your  motivation to use so
much time to code demos?

Sugarcubes  (Not  the popgroup, real
ones!),  and  the great force called
"Code-gleden".

Your  last  demo "Decaying Paradise"
don't  work  on all machines.  Isn't
compability  important  for you when
your coding?

Yes  it  certainly  is!  That is why
the  fact that the demo doesn't work
on  all machines irritates my a lot!
When  we  coded it, we checked it on
several  amigas, including 1/2 mbyte
machines,  1  mbytes machines and an
Amiga 2000.  And it worked perfectly
all times.  (Hmmmm.)

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If you could change one thing in the
scene.  What would you change?

I  am  not sure I can change it, but
it   seems   like  some  big  groups
behaves  in  a  most  arrogant  way.
This is, as I know, something that I
can  not change, but anyway it would
have   been  nice  if  they  stopped
behaving this way.

You   have  got  most  members  from
Ex-Absence  in  your group.  Are you
still looking for more members?

Nope.  Andromeda is filled up.

I  know you have got several joining
offers  from  some known groups eks.
Brainstorm.  What was the reason for
turning    down   those   attractive
offers?

If  we  had joined Brainstorm we had
to  leave  our  name  and  become  a
subdivision  under  a already famous
group.   It  just  isn't the same as
building up a group of our own.

Tell  me  the  best Swedish joke you
have heard.

Ok!..   Once  a  swedish researching
team  travelled  to an island in the
south  to  watch  the  life  of some
canibals  who  lived there.  One day
they  were  sitting  in a huge tree,
the branch they were sitting on fell
down.   The  canibals  got  hold  of
them,  but  gave  them one chance to
let  go.   They  had to send two men
out  in  the forest to get 100 round
objects.   The  swedish sent out two
of  their  best  men to do the task.
After  a  while  the first came back
with  100 grapes.  The chief canibal
said  to  him:  "Put all your grapes
up   your   bottom.   If  you  start
laughing,  you  and your friends are
dead!"  The man started, but when he
had  managed to get in 20 grapes, he
smiled  a  bit.  After 50 grapes, he
grinned  pretty  much,  and after 60
grapes he burst out in laughter.  Do
you  know  why?   Because his friend
came back with coconuts!

You look like a typical computer boy
with  glasses  and short hair.  Have
you  never  thought  of getting long
hair and get a more heavy outlook?

No!   I  really  don't  want to look
like you, ape!  (You are only jelous
but you don't dare to admit it ed.)

If  you  could choose a girl to stay
alone  with  on  a desert island for
some  days,  who  would  you choose?
(please, don't say your mother!)

How did you guess?

(I have heard some romours that your
mother had a really nice outlook but
why   did   you   not  choose  Cindy
Crawford   or   some  other  of  the
attractive  girls in the world?  RAW
have  the  theory.  We think you sit
inside  your house the whole day, so
you  have  not  seen any other girls
than  your  mother.   So she was the
only one you could choose!!!)

Last words?

Ummh.   I  want you all to watch out
for  Andromeda  products in 1992.  I
am convinced that they will be worth
waiting  for.  (Even if it takes six
months!)   Some  personal  greetings
from me go to all Andromeda members,
(Uncle)  Motion,  Lord  Hjelmen  and
PanoRAMic Designs.  And please don't
forget:    Ramhet   er   veien   til
Julekakene!

PS:    If   you   are   thinking  of
contacting  Andromeda  for swapping,
don't   write  to  Ralph,  he  can't
manage more. 

PS:    If   you   are   thinking  of
contacting  Tommy  for fucking don't
write   to  him,  because  he  can't
handle  more  girls.