By the absence of LCP, probably the most popular 8bit related demoscene event in Sweden, a few members of Up Rough Soundsystem, Genesis Project, Divine Stylers & SceneSat Radio took the responsibility of arranging an alternative party. And by tradition of LCP, some quality productions were being released.

With the recent launch of ASCII arena the Amiga ASCII scene seems to have had a little boost, resulting in some nice new work being released. Initiated by Uprough and Divine Stylers, both old Amiga collectives. Designed with the look and feel of the classic Amiga (using DMG’s great Amiga fonts) it really is a nice experience browsing their growing database and online community.

As October has ended – and new releases kept flowing, it’s an appropriate moment to cover some of these. Here’s a list of demos and pixel graphics.

Otro is an artist who goes by the name of Julien Ducourthial in real life. An independent artist from France exploring the low tech aesthetics in the fields of pixel art, animation and design with a strong authentic style.