Coma (amiga)

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Coma (1990-1992)

Members

GER
  • Head (ex. Amok)
  • Mad Butcher
  • Tomcat (music)
  • Don
  • DSP
  • Led
  • Mano
  • Mulloch
  • Panther
  • Pulsar
  • Stranger (swap, 01/91)
  • Vipek, Warrior
FIN
  • Apoplexy
  • Soy
USA
  • Mad Max (music, 08/91)
???
  • Aljechin (ger? code, 90-08/91)
  • Blockbrain (gfx, 05/91)
  • Braindamage (ex Intuition)
  • Darxon (gfx, 05/91)
  • Dave Tough (gfx, 03/91)
  • Elwood (code, 05/91)
  • Tool (music, 02/91)
  • Topaz (music, 03-05/91)
  • Wave (music, 02/91)
  • Zorba (gfx, 03/91)

Group History

Coma was a german demo group, first formed at the Action Conference 90 in october, and became a fully operation group at the the Amiga Expo the following month. It was a fusion of the three groups Antares, Exage and Exess.

1991
Coma was very active in their first months of existence, releasing several intros and demos at both the Action Conference in february and the CeBit 91 in march. More intros and demos followed, until the group was completely reformed around the middle of the year, and a lot of 'dead meat' was forced to leave. This probably means Mr.L, Cato, Slugger, Lawbreaker, Tracer, Booker, Chatman, Alva, Hellraiser, Rockstar (ex Agile, new mid91), Ariel, Calypso, Sub Zero, Ze Worst and Hygraicc. This event was announced in their intro "Kick Out". Finnish member Curse joined Arise in september. The releases kept coming, with several new demos like "Burger Hill" and "Hot Dots" and the first two issues of their successful diskmag, "McDisk" the future looked great. Swiss swapper Antifast joined Zenith late91.
1992
Unfortunately, the start of the year would prove disastrous for Coma. After releasing the third issue of "McDisk" in january, their three best german coders (Microforce, Cosmos and Zap) joined Sanity; their best musician (Virgill) joined TRSI and the rest of the group - Control, Mad Butcher, Head (old handle Amok), Jackie D., Mission, Tom Copper, Mop (ex Dartagnan/Axis (old), new mid91), Nick O'Teen and Aahz - decided to join Alcatraz Entertainment Software rather than keep it going as a separate group. Their diskmag came with them to the new group. Cytax' "I.C.E #8" [mid92] reported that the group Interactive was born by former members of Equinox, Coma and others, so some former members probably also found their way there. Germans Renegade (gfx, 01/92) and Orbit (08/91) joined Design, probably early 92.

Releases

Comic-Intro (1990, late, ECS Intro)

Credits
  • code: Aljechin
  • gfx: n/a
  • music: n/a
Info
The intro that announced Coma's birth.

Floodland (1991, .02, ECS File)

Credits
  • code: Mad Butcher
  • gfx:
    • Amok
    • Mad Butcher
    • Tripex (vectorobjects)
  • music: "Future Complete" by Wave & Tool (ProTracker MOD format)

Comic-Intro 2 (1991, .02, ECS Intro)

Credits
  • code: Aljechin
  • gfx: n/a
  • music: n/a

Works (1991, 27.02, ECS File)

Credits
  • code: Mission
  • gfx:
    • Amok (logo)
    • Metallion/Kefrens (font)
  • music: "Dream It3" by Tomcat (StarTrekker 4ch MOD format)

Floodland II (1991, 02.03, ECS File)

Credits
  • code: Mad Butcher
  • gfx:
    • Tom Copper
    • Mad Butcher (font)
  • music: "Dream.Again.Final" by Tomcat (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
3rd in the Treacl and Panic party demo competition.

Party Intro (1991, 02.03, ECS Intro)

Credits
  • code Aljechin
  • gfx:
    • Zorba (logo)
    • Metallion/Kefrens (font)
  • music: n/a (Future Composer 1.4 format, 16672 bytes)
Info
Released at the Treacl and Panic party.

Exotic Pack #2 (1991, 02.03, ECS Packmenu)

Credits
  • code: Aljechin
  • gfx: Zorba
  • music: Leffty/Tristar (Future Composer 1.3 format, 66074 bytes)
Info
Released at the Treacl and Panic party.

Boring Bobs (1991, 16.03, ECS File)

Credits
  • code: Aljechin
  • gfx: Tom Copper
  • music: "Jambala Converted" by Jochen Hippel/Thalion (Future Composer 1.4 format, 81670 bytes)
Info
Released at CeBit 91.
This was Aljechins first demo.

Cebit 91 (1991, 16.03, ECS Intro)

Credits
  • code: Aljechin
  • gfx:
    • Dave Tough (pic)
    • Tom Copper (font)
  • music: "Piknukiple 1" by Topaz (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
Released at CeBit 91.

The Gallery Intro (1991, 30.03, ECS File)

Credits
  • code: Aljechin
  • gfx: Tom Copper (font)
  • music: "Futility2" by Topaz (ProTracker MOD format)

BBS Intro (1991, .04, ECS Intro)

Credits
  • code: Mission
  • gfx: Tom Copper
  • music: "Collusion" by Topaz (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
On A1200 systems, turn cache off, chipset original.

Kick Out (1991, Intro)

Credits
  • code: Orbit
  • gfx:
    • Control
    • Amok
  • music: "Headcrash-Intro3" by Virgill (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
This intro announced the complete reformation of Coma, and a lot of old members were kicked out...

Sunset (1991, 08.05, ECS File)

Credits
  • code: Elwood
  • gfx:
    • Blockbrain (logo, endpartpix)
    • Darxon (font)
  • music: "Polyprint" by Topaz (ProTracker MOD format)

Delicious Fruits #4 (1991, 17.06, ECS Packmenu)

Credits
  • code: Aljechin
  • gfx:
    • Dave Touch (logo)
    • Tom Copper (fonts)
  • music: "t.k.g. Credits" by Ray Norrish/independent
Info
The music was ripped from the game The Killing Gameshow.

One Night (1991, ECS Demo)

Credits
Info
Cooperation with The Special Brothers.

Burger Hill (1991, ECS Trackmo)

Credits
  • code:
    • Aljechin (burger anim, vectorlogos)
    • Orbit (plasma, adresspart)
  • gfx:
    • Spider
    • Zorba (font)
  • music: "Tbb-Plasmacrap" by Virgill (ProTracker MOD format)

Spiders Slide (1991, 06.08, ECS Slideshow)

Credits
  • code: Aljechin
  • gfx: Spider/D-Tect
  • music: "Vision Fear - hm" by Twisted/D-Tect (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
Cooperation with D-Tect.

McDisk #1 (1991, .08, ECS Diskmag)

INT Credits
  • code: Orbit
  • gfx: n/a
  • music: "Sonata a la Zamfir" by Mad Max (ProTracker MOD format)
MAG Credits
  • code:
    • Mission
    • Mad Butcher
  • gfx:
    • Tom Copper (design)
    • Spider/D-Tect (anims)
  • music: "Mc.Disk Final..." by Tomcat (ProTracker MOD format)
  • editor:
    • Mad Butcher (main)
    • Amok

Mc Disk #2 (1991, .10, ECS Diskmag)

INT Credits
  • code: Mission
  • gfx:
    • Tom Copper
    • Zoom/TSL (logo)
  • music: Virgill

Hot Dots (1991, 07.12, ECS File)

Credits
  • code: Jackie D.
  • gfx:
    • Nick O'Teen
    • Tom Copper
  • music: "High Density" by Virgill (ProTracker MOD format)
Info
2nd in the Prime 91 demo competition.

McDisk Issue #3 (1992, 25.01, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

INT Credits
  • code: Zap
  • gfx:
    • Renegade
    • Tom Copper (logo)
    • Facet/Anarchy (loading pic)
  • music: "McDisk3_Intro" by Microforce (ProTracker MOD format)
MAG Credits
  • code: n/a
  • gfx: n/a
  • music: n/a
Info
GLE tested A500 /000/½mb chip, ½mb fast/2.04.

BBS's

  • MATERIAL WORLD (new mid 91)
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