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Vampire Trivia

Vojin Vidanovic

Posts 770
25 May 2017 22:26


Just for fun.
                    This one is Serbocentric, but since effort is truly international, you are free to add your own trivia or "layers of meaning" :-)
                   
  WALLPAPER/BOOT LOGO GAME AND POP ICONS APPEARANCE/TRIBUTES:

SCRAT! 
  Loved the Scrats appearance on backdrop, holding the FPGA. Was it what we were chasing since the ice age?
Scrat holding Vampire In Picture
    CLICK HERE  As Vampire system backdrop in YT video
EXTERNAL LINK 
SUPER FROG!           
    Silver core update did have superfrog on boot?
                    EXTERNAL LINK                   
  What can we expect next, a Team 17 Worm with a Holy Granade?
    An Sensibile Team just going to Cannon Fodder us?
                   
  NAME:
 
  Name fits perfectly more then Natami, since it
                      actually revampes the Classics. 
           
              Surely we all know of Vampires. We kill em in RPGs, even
              in Hentai style one, even in adventures and survival games and see dem in comics, movies ... We all know and fear Dracula and his sexy brides. Beside zombies, nazi zombies and werewolf - they are icons of horror pop culture and media.
 
  NAME ORIGINs, FOLK MYTHS before STOCKER and HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS   
 
                    But origins in folklore myths are not Romanian, even Brem Stockers Dracula is based on Vlad Tsepes "The Impaler", "Third Dracul of Romania", a brave fighter and maybe a bit cruel to the invaders, but so cruel they were, too. And DRACUL is actually high Christian knight of ORDER OF DRAGON (Dracul is Dragon in Romanian)
                    EXTERNAL LINK                   
                    However, one historical accounted vampire case, show vampire was a plain Serbian peasent, Petar Blagojević
                    EXTERNAL LINK                   
                    Other Serbian account is folklore figure, Sava Savanović
                    EXTERNAL LINK                    Those are not that mighty, but evil people.
                   
                    Third and also might be "original vampire" seems to be Serbian
              Hajduk EXTERNAL LINK                and first German accounts of Vampire are actually about "outbreak in SERBIA" (at that time under Austrian gouvernance)
              DOCUMENT IN GERMAN EXTERNAL LINK                    There is some folk background. You can see it here
              YT video on Vampires in Slavic folklore    EXTERNAL LINK                           
  WORD ORIGIN
 
                    Actually, vampires are not only part of Serbian and Slavic folklore and history (as werewolves are too, but not that mighty), but world itself is actualy âàìïèð/vampir, Serbian word that is just Anglicized (alongside rakia, one of very few Serbian influences to English) :-)
                   
  INSTALLATION: In most of early and nice install videos, many users dubbed the process of mounting Vampire on top of FPGA, as well as fact it takes over all CPU calls to rest of classic, as "true (tech) vampirization :-)
                   
  USAGE: An FPGA card named Vampire with a freaking bat lives in side of Amiga. So you do have a living vampire in house. Fact it modernizes machine supposed to be "dead and dudo" in 2016 and beyond might also contribute ;-)
                   
  PRESENTATION: Since word itself is Serbian, its interesting trivia vampire 500v2 world video presentation by Mr. Majstorović (Majsta) was done in Serbian/BSH, as well as Q&A session :-)
    Vampire 500 V2 YT Premiere EXTERNAL LINK                   
  Subtitles have very well "caught the spirit" of expressionate and passionate Majsta, well done.
                 
                  p.S.
                 
                  Beware! Majsta (and most of your cards) do come from region where Arnold Pavle has first appeared. So you are actually getting full tested vampires shipped from the original vampire source :-)
                 
                 
  ----------------------------------------------               
  Extra trivia (BSC readers only!)
  ----------------------------------------------             
 
  Remembering Soviet vampires :-)
  EXTERNAL LINK 
  Remembering the vampires in Serbian culture
                   
        Milosevics shitsystem is a Vampire? Vampires in midst of war and hyperinflation? Yes, sir its a full moon over Belgrade
  YT EXTERNAL LINK    IMDB EXTERNAL LINK     
     
                    Recommended read for Serbian/BSC viewers is "90 years later" by Milovan Glisic
                    Text
                    https://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/umetnicka/mglisic-price.html#_Toc526669590
                   
                    Radio drama
                    EXTERNAL LINK
                    Sadly, Mr. Glisic was translator himself, but I do not know that his stories or movies based on them have English translation/subs.
            Famous Serbian folk horror "Butterfly" (part of our Slavic vampire feat is butterfly with soul that has to be killed)
            EXTERNAL LINK 
           
          Our vampires arent just bad males. They can be evil adn sexy women too, sexy vamipres and old witches bitches, mate. Like in "Holy place". EXTERNAL LINK          Video, sound pitched, VHS quality blurred but watchable YT VIDEO EXTERNAL LINK 
           
                In Glisics story (after 90 years, Leptirica movie is based on), a one of first worlds and Serbians vampires rises AGAIN after 90 years.Also  it was published 1880, some 17 years before Bram Stoker's Dracula.
                Majsta did rise Amiga "from grave" it in what? 1994-2016 - 22 yrs :-)
               
                Point of the story is evil vampire infested mill, no one can survive night in and bravery of local Serbian peasent to stand a night there for the love of a local girl (Glisics Story and movie Leptirica storyline). Amiga curse had similar effect - not instantly, but most of legal entities died. Some returned from dead :-)


Igor Majstorovic
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 406
29 May 2017 21:33


Awesome :)


Vojin Vidanovic

Posts 770
30 May 2017 03:34


Well, we do have a "Vampite culture" >:-)
 
  Kudos for the great work and presentation, loved
  true RS style "svashta-neshto" in midst of serious Q&A
 
  Who would think thousands of Amiga vampires would roll out of Bosnia,
  but a dedicated IT students? :-)
 
  Well, now you have made it to amigahistory.
  Lets see the future as it unfolds, core by core :-)

P.S.
Most profound vampire movie up to date by audience
is "Holy place". Backtracking Gogolj story has lead me to
two Russian versions of their "Viy"

A only Soviet horror, based on a story and quite similar to "Holy place" 1967 bw Soviet style EXTERNAL LINK
Modern capitalist high fantasy 3D recreation with story messed up to introduce Western scientific savior
EXTERNAL LINK 
Chose your likings, young Vampire! :-)

Viy has a different but nice Dilan Doguesque premise
evil is within us. And kind of witch-vampire mixture of evil lady.


Vojin Vidanovic

Posts 770
31 May 2017 14:13


BC KID APPEARANCE
  Gold core has a Bonk/BC kid trying to eat 080 on Vampire Boot :-)
  EXTERNAL LINK   
    Remembering BC Kid
    EXTERNAL LINK 
  Similarly, Silver 7 was a Superfrog core :-)
  EXTERNAL LINK  Man, you gotta reflash all those cores to see those :) (joke, dont downgrade)
   
    Will we get Super Bonk?
 
  SAGA DEMOED WITH SCRAT
 
  - Jan 2016 first SAGA demo was done on VampireWB with Scrat Backdrop
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  VAMPIRE INSIDE LOGO
  -In Motorola Inside and Motorola Outside Amiga tradition, "Vampire Inside" was designed
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  OFFICIAL VAMPIRE SYMBOL
  -Official Vampire logo is a "V Vampire", as seen on Box
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  Each submodel has its own badge
 
  A500 model badge
  EXTERNAL LINK    A600 model badge
  EXTERNAL LINK


Vojin Vidanovic

Posts 770
04 Jun 2017 23:27


Serbian/Bosnian/Montenegrian/Croatian speakers only
 
  EXPLYCIT LYRICS BALKAN HUMOR - BLACKHILL EXPERIMENT
  EXTERNAL LINK 
  Late 90s Early 2000s YU Demo scene production featuring
  explicit Montenegrian language, Dracula, Igo, evil Montengrian
  revamped in Frankenstein style, Avram Izrael, TV Pink ...
 
  So just a vampire count Dracula cameo apparance, but nice touch.
 
  Based on true phrank phone calls.
 
  EXTERNAL LINK 
  Version 1)
  Ovo je neki klinac zvao nekog lika i uvek ista sema ovaj se javi a klinac ce "mene treba grasak"
 
  Hardcore v2)
  Prica je ovakva:Lik je imao video klub negde tamo sredinom `90 u Podgorici.I sve bi bilo ok,da nije u medjuvremenu snimao sex sa zenom,da ne bi deca nasla tu kasetu,on na njoj napise grasak..posle proda video klub i kaseta sa graskom ode kod ovog sto je kupio i tako obidje celu Podgoricu..i tako su ga razni likovi zezali sa "Mene treba grasak"
 


Vojin Vidanovic

Posts 770
06 Jun 2017 00:03


Ah, the Vampires seems to be an endless trivia issue :-)
 
  After VAMPIRES in our Amigas, and in FICTION and FOLKLORE MYTHS, its time to visit them in ARTS and SYMBOLISM.
 
  I will take reggae and SKA, you can take whatever you like :-)
  We will try explore WHO is a Vampire inna Reggae/Ska world ;-)
 
  AS it is well known, original reggae genre, "roots reggae" was under influence of Afrocentric Abrahamic religious movement "Rastafarianism" which was opossing African spiritualism and Voodo, even it incorportated much of African pride and symbolism, but yet as part of "JudeoChristianity" is a  monotheistic belief.
 
  Thus Vampires should be a myth and abuse of Christain/Rastafari belief.
 
  However, in reggae symbolism, similarly BABYLON is not ancient capital of Mesopotamia/Persia but a symbol of OPRESSIVE GOUVERMENT and CHURCH SYSTEM, so the VAMPIRES arent Brem Stockers Draculas, but likely as in Serbian belief - oridnary but EVIL people.
 
  ------------------------
  (SHIT)SYSTEM IS A VAMPIRE
  ------------------------
 
  In oversimplification, whole capitalistic system and all that support it ideologically and financially, are Babylonians and Vampires. Why? They suck life ("blood") and sweat of the children of God, just for their material gain.
 
  It came as a slow Nyabinghi (African drumming) chant / One Drop Reggae Riddim at times of Ras Robert Nesta Marley (aka Bob Marley and The Wailers) in "Babylon System is a Vampire" EXTERNAL LINK
Modern "video" EXTERNAL LINK 
How people explain its actual today?

"Bob Marley. In 1979, Marley released the now-classic militant Rasta album "Survival." The fourth track on side one, "Babylon System" blatantly challenges the "powers that be" decades before "occupy" and "anonymous.""

  It was published on "Survival" LP back in 1979. as A4.
 
  Brother Robert used to sing
  "Babylon system is the vampire, yea! (vampire)
  Suckin' the children day by day, yeah!
  Me say: de Babylon system is the vampire, falling empire,
  Suckin' the blood of the sufferers, yea-ea-ea-ea-e-ah!
  Building church and university, wo-o-ooh, yeah! -
  Deceiving the people continually, yea-ea!
  Me say them graduatin' thieves and murderers;
  Look out now: they suckin' the blood of the sufferers (sufferers).
  Yea-ea-ea! (sufferers)"
 
  As all great tunes, it lives and is performed by reggae artists.
 
  In 2015 song was revitalized to English/Spanish version
  Rafael Cardoso & Skuma Reggae feat Cedric Myton - "System Is The Vampire" EXTERNAL LINK   
  -----------------
  VAMPIRES ARE EVIL PEOPLE
  --------------------------
  Member of the same bend, gone in Zion, brother Peter Tosh, also used to sing about evil people that fight against good, that dont want to see brother prosper, as "Vampires" on 1976/1987 hit tune (released on 1987 No Nuclear War LP)
  As 1976 EP
  EXTERNAL LINK    As 1987 studio version
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  Same 1976 cames Lee Scratch Perry (music) and Devon Irons mega hit
  "Ketch a Vampire"
  EXTERNAL LINK    (yes, Jamaican is nicely broken English so that is Jamaican proper fi Catch).
  What was interesting here is not only "Babylonians are vampires" but
  its a holy task of Rasta to expose and change such people ("put on fire" is not literal but spiritual burning). Its also interesting to hear what differs "Rasta" and "a Vampire"
 
  "A true Rastaman no fya no long gun
  A true Rastaman no throw homemade bomb
  A true Rastaman him no drink fe drunk
  A true Rastaman do not gamble
 
  Obadiah, Obadiah
  Jah Jah send us here to ketch vampire
  Obadiah, Obadiah
  Jah Jah send us here to ketch vampire
  I have the chalice to lite up Jah fire
  When I and I catch dem vampire
  I and I a go set dem a fire"
   
  This one became instant Reggae / Rasta chant classic, so just few showcases over time:
 
  LSP Dubs
  EXTERNAL LINK
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  2005 revisited by Sinead O Conour
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  2012 Revisited by Earl 16 UK Produced in Spain
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  2014 Serbian singer Hornsman Coyote incorporates Devon Irons lyrics to his "Soul Warrior tune" (04:00 in video)
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  Beside "KETCH A VAMPIRE" classic (that is how people learn fi misspell ;-) there are couple more newer tunes keeping the message and meaning
 
  2007 I-Octanes "Stab Vampire" EXTERNAL LINK   
  2009 Chezideks Vampire EXTERNAL LINK   
  and sadly, even more evidences how music gets worse ...
 
  Some slackness "Bambi Gal" who thinks Vampires are "negative people to her ego coolness"  2010 EXTERNAL LINK
 
  2015 Speng Eyeziz who believe we should stop badmidness, but has a very poor "delivery" to old veterans
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  ... finally 2016 old school revival - we dont spend time with bloodsuckers "Mungo's Hi Fi Ft. Cheshire Cat - Roll with no vampire"
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  And as cherry, SKA music so nice, but keeps the fyah!
  SKA-Vengers: Vampire
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  -------------------------------
  CERTAIN PERSONS ARE VAMPIRES
  --------------------------------
 
  Likely are politicians are. Vampires or South parks crab people.
  But only mad reggae producer can claim:
 
  He is as Vampire
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  Chris Blackwell is a Vampire
  EXTERNAL LINK
 
  --------------------------------
  JUST THE MUSIC DEVOTED TO VAMPIRES
  -----------------------------------
 
 
  1987 Sancho Chase Vampire (Chase Vampire Riddim)
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  Scientists EXTERNAL LINK    (As heard on K-JAH RADIO)
  Dubstep EXTERNAL LINK   
  She can be Vampire inna Vampire SKA
  EXTERNAL LINK   
  Pannonia ska
  EXTERNAL LINK   
 
  Nuff vampires in music and life!
  Be Careful Inna This Time!
  EXTERNAL LINK


Vojin Vidanovic

Posts 770
10 Jun 2017 08:16


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AMIGA GAMES THAT INCLUDE VAMPIRES
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COMMERCIAL

Digitas Vampires Empire is 1988 EXTERNAL LINK 
If we count Elvira as Vampire spoof Elvira 2 is recommended (HAL)
EXTERNAL LINK 
Count Duckula / No Sax Please / Duckula II (HAL) EXTERNAL LINK 
There is a Dylan Dog, but he deserves a NEW BETTER GAME EXTERNAL LINK Italians trized to make 10 similar games
EXTERNAL LINK 
BloodNet AGA is my cyberpunk vampire kick
EXTERNAL LINK 
Brides of Dracula (HAL) EXTERNAL LINK 
Curse Of Night (HAL) EXTERNAL LINK 
Brem Stockers Dracula (HAL) EXTERNAL LINK 
Dracula CD32 is M.I.A. EXTERNAL LINK 
Castlevania EXTERNAL LINK 
Night Hunter EXTERNAL LINK 
AMINET

2016: Vampire-Curse of the Night
EXTERNAL LINK 
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VAMPIRE INSPIRED SOFTWARE AND ART
-----------------

Demo AGA SPaceALienVAmpire demonstration
EXTERNAL LINK 
Vampire PXL Art
EXTERNAL LINK 
Maxons render of Draculas Castle
EXTERNAL LINK 
Dracula goes HAM6
EXTERNAL LINK 
And Yes, Vampire for the BBS
EXTERNAL LINK 
If you remember more, or games including Vampires, please add


Vojin Vidanovic

Posts 770
07 Sep 2017 21:55


------------------
  Boot Sound
  ------------------
 
  As heard in Dans review,11:05
  EXTERNAL LINK    Vamps feature original A1000 Boot Sound.
 
  Similar but same inspired 8-bit style boot sound was used in x1000  EXTERNAL LINK


Vojin Vidanovic

Posts 770
17 Oct 2017 01:53


Amongst many legendary Vampires, Vampire subcultures and other Vampire exploits, I find interesting weapons named "Vampire".

One is Nazi active infrared add on from 1945, one of the worlds first
EXTERNAL LINK 
Other is modern Russian RPG with optics
EXTERNAL LINK 
So seems to ability to shoot at night or destroy armoured vehicles also makes a Vampire :-)


Obetto Sannala

Posts 61
20 Oct 2017 14:44


Some more trivia :-)

EXTERNAL LINK 


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