Dothan Burger wrote on 2024-01-29, 17:22:

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2024-01-29, 08:59:

Dothan Burger wrote on 2024-01-29, 07:33:

Here is the GeForce 3 chameleon demo that works for me in 98. https://archive.org/details/chameleon_20240129

More specifically this version works with .VXD sound card drivers.
For me the publicly available version runs without sound card drivers installed. But once a Live/Audigy/YMF744 .VXD was installed it would crash. The WDM had other issues with crackling and instability as well.

Added. And the blobby dinosaur?

The Blobby Dinasaur Demo. https://archive.org/details/blobby-dinosaur

Another demo on the disc is called "Isle of Morg" not sure if that's the same as X-isle.

Thanks, I had been looking for this one for a long time. I also heard about of Isle of Morg but could never verify. Is the blobby dinosaur demo for GF3?

analog_programmer wrote on 2024-01-29, 20:46:

Several years ago nVidia removed all the tech demos with female characters from their site for a(n) (un)known reason. But some "politically incorrect" person has uploaded one of them (Dusk Ultra) here: https://archive.org/details/nvidia_demo_dusk_ultra

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BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2024-01-30, 05:20:

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Dothan Burger wrote on 2024-01-29, 17:22:

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2024-01-29, 08:59:

Added. And the blobby dinosaur?

The Blobby Dinasaur Demo. https://archive.org/details/blobby-dinosaur

Another demo on the disc is called "Isle of Morg" not sure if that's the same as X-isle.

Thanks, I had been looking for this one for a long time. I also heard about of Isle of Morg but could never verify. Is the blobby dinosaur demo for GF3?

analog_programmer wrote on 2024-01-29, 20:46:

Several years ago nVidia removed all the tech demos with female characters from their site for a(n) (un)known reason. But some "politically incorrect" person has uploaded one of them (Dusk Ultra) here: https://archive.org/details/nvidia_demo_dusk_ultra

Added.

Blobby Dinasaur is a Geforce 3 Demo. It apparently uses the vertex shader.

All the ladies are here: https://archive.org/details/nzd_backup

There're two X-isle demos one for GeForce 2GTS and the other for Geforce3. The GeForce 3 version is double the size, Ill upload it when I get a chance.

Dothan Burger wrote on 2024-01-30, 19:53:

All the ladies are here: https://archive.org/details/nzd_backup

Nice finding, but still Nalu's missing, despite being half fish rather than a lady 😁

And here it is: https://archive.org/details/nvidia_demo_nalu

analog_programmer wrote on 2024-01-30, 20:04:

Dothan Burger wrote on 2024-01-30, 19:53:

All the ladies are here: https://archive.org/details/nzd_backup

Nice finding, but still Nalu's missing, despite being half fish rather than a lady 😁

And here it is: https://archive.org/details/nvidia_demo_nalu

I plan to add all of the demos in 2 weeks or so. I think web archive org links should be usable (although I forget a lot)

Geforce 3 version of the X-isle demo. https://archive.org/details/x-isle-demo-gf-3

Isle of Morg GeForce3 Demo. https://archive.org/details/isle-of-morg-gf-3

analog_programmer wrote on 2024-01-30, 20:04:

Dothan Burger wrote on 2024-01-30, 19:53:

All the ladies are here: https://archive.org/details/nzd_backup

Nice finding, but still Nalu's missing, despite being half fish rather than a lady 😁

And here it is: https://archive.org/details/nvidia_demo_nalu

It's not missing, it's been archived from Nvidia's website by Web Archive:
Re: List of video card tech demos

In the linked post, you click the link under "Nvidia Demos", then in the page that opens you Ctrl-F and search for "Nalu", and then you click the relevant "Download" button.

I never understood why people use third-party archives for stuff that has been archived from a first-party source by Web Archive. I mean, how do you know the person who uploaded the third-party archive didn't inject a special gift into the exe? Most of those exes aren't even signed. I understand taking the risk when no first-party archive exists, but why do it when a first-party archive exists?

I should probably do the itemized list of Web Archive direct links I promised a while ago (sorry, life got in the way).

Off some old CD images I have 3 2 demos that seem not to be listed on the first post. One might be a duplicate, Toys and ToySoldiers, a 15.5 meg demo.

Guts - nvidia demo.exe
ToySoldiers - nvdia demo.exe
Waves - nvidia demo.exe

Hmm, can't attach the latter two. Will figure something out....

edit: realised Toy Soldier is listed on the first post

Edit2: I used the split program on Linux to break the Waves demo into two. Then had to compress them to allow them to be uploaded.

So, unxz Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa.xz and Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab.xz

Combine them, under Linux

1cat "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa" "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab" > "Waves - nvidia demo.exe"

On Windows, there is some way of combining files using copy. I think the syntax is copy file1+file2 output

The output file, "Waves - nvidia demo.exe", should have an MD5 checksum of 24a7798eeaa67d6cd5973b26a55c9cc7

I added quite many links for the Nvidia, ATI, AMD, Matrox demos. I am missing quite a lot, and most importantly the AMD 5000 series demos, that I can't seem to find an original link in the AMD archive.

I will go through the thread once more today, to add whatever I left before.

Hello! Sorry if written in wrong topic. I have a problem when I run tech demo Medusa. At the moment when the warrior push down statue picture is freezing but music still play. After ending playing sound program stop this out any message. I use notebook Asus G733Q windows 10.
Any body know how to fix this problem?

VAN wrote on 2024-03-03, 20:36:

Hello! Sorry if written in wrong topic. I have a problem when I run tech demo Medusa. At the moment when the warrior push down statue picture is freezing but music still play. After ending playing sound program stop this out any message. I use notebook Asus G733Q windows 10.
Any body know how to fix this problem?

Maybe attach dgVoodoo2 to it?

progman.exe wrote on 2024-02-25, 19:15:

Off some old CD images I have 3 2 demos that seem not to be listed on the first post. One might be a duplicate, Toys and ToySold […]
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Off some old CD images I have 3 2 demos that seem not to be listed on the first post. One might be a duplicate, Toys and ToySoldiers, a 15.5 meg demo.

Guts - nvidia demo.exe
ToySoldiers - nvdia demo.exe
Waves - nvidia demo.exe

Hmm, can't attach the latter two. Will figure something out....

edit: realised Toy Soldier is listed on the first post

Edit2: I used the split program on Linux to break the Waves demo into two. Then had to compress them to allow them to be uploaded.

So, unxz Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa.xz and Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab.xz

Combine them, under Linux

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1cat "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa" "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab" > "Waves - nvidia demo.exe"

On Windows, there is some way of combining files using copy. I think the syntax is copy file1+file2 output

The output file, "Waves - nvidia demo.exe", should have an MD5 checksum of 24a7798eeaa67d6cd5973b26a55c9cc7

Can you guide on how to perform the waves stuff in Linux? I can't find anything for windows

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2024-03-06, 14:42:

Can you guide on how to perform the waves stuff in Linux? I can't find anything for windows

For windows:
Decompress two .xz-archive files (don't know if 7zip or other archive software for m$-win supports .xz format - find which software will do the job for you), then open console (cmd.exe) in same folder with the two files ("Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa" and "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab") and use this command to join the two parts in one executable file:

1copy /b "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa" + "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab" "Waves - nvidia demo.exe"

That's it.

P.S. You may also first join the two .xz-archive files in one .xz-file and decompress .exe from it.

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2024-03-06, 14:42:

VAN wrote on 2024-03-03, 20:36:

Hello! Sorry if written in wrong topic. I have a problem when I run tech demo Medusa. At the moment when the warrior push down statue picture is freezing but music still play. After ending playing sound program stop this out any message. I use notebook Asus G733Q windows 10.
Any body know how to fix this problem?

Maybe attach dgVoodoo2 to it?

Problem fixed after changing PhysX settings from Auto, to nVidia GPU.

We should also add this package, that has many ATi 3DCIF demos, coolest ones are 3 x Kinght demos, visible @ youtube video.

https://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=497
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jecJsjgZ7as

analog_programmer wrote on 2024-03-06, 15:12:

For windows: Decompress two .xz-archive files (don't know if 7zip or other archive software for m$-win supports .xz format - fin […]
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BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2024-03-06, 14:42:

Can you guide on how to perform the waves stuff in Linux? I can't find anything for windows

For windows:
Decompress two .xz-archive files (don't know if 7zip or other archive software for m$-win supports .xz format - find which software will do the job for you), then open console (cmd.exe) in same folder with the two files ("Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa" and "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab") and use this command to join the two parts in one executable file:

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1copy /b "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa" + "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab" "Waves - nvidia demo.exe"

That's it.

P.S. You may also first join the two .xz-archive files in one .xz-file and decompress .exe from it.

I got an xz utility on Windows but it seems like it doesn't support any joining commands.
You can rather upload the file to buzzheavier (and set an expiry for the sake of not extinguishing their anonymous storage)

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2024-04-24, 09:14:

I got an xz utility on Windows but it seems like it doesn't support any joining commands.

Ok, which part of the COPY command for joining/merging binary files into one file you don't understand?

1COPY /B NAME_OF_FILE_1 + NAME_OF_FILE_2 + NAME_OF_FILE_3 +...+ NAME_OF_FILE_N NAME_OF_FILE_JOINED 

Open windows command prompt window (CMD.EXE), go to the folder which contains the two parts of the archive ("Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa.xz" and "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab.xz" fiels) and use this command:

1copy /b "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa.xz" + "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab.xz" "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.xz"

Finally use your windows xz utility to decompress the resulting "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.xz" file.

analog_programmer wrote on 2024-04-24, 09:45:

Ok, which part of the COPY command for joining/merging binary files into one file you don't understand? […]
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Ok, which part of the COPY command for joining/merging binary files into one file you don't understand?

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1COPY /B NAME_OF_FILE_1 + NAME_OF_FILE_2 + NAME_OF_FILE_3 +...+ NAME_OF_FILE_N NAME_OF_FILE_JOINED 

Open windows command prompt window (CMD.EXE), go to the folder which contains the two parts of the archive ("Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa.xz" and "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab.xz" fiels) and use this command:

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1copy /b "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa.xz" + "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab.xz" "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.xz"

Finally use your windows xz utility to decompress the resulting "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.xz" file.

Sorry I did that in such a complex way. I'm no fan of web2.0-style computing, eg some corporate malware-driven file-sharing website, so just worked around the upload limit here.

The files need decompressing first, then combining.

1unxz "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa.xz"
2unxz "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab.xz"

Or use a GUI decompression program. You should then have "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa" and "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab"

Then combine the files:

1copy /b "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa" + "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab" "Waves - nvidia demo.exe"

HTH

progman.exe wrote on 2024-04-25, 01:41:

Sorry I did that in such a complex way. I'm no fan of web2.0-style computing, eg some corporate malware-driven file-sharing webs […]
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Sorry I did that in such a complex way. I'm no fan of web2.0-style computing, eg some corporate malware-driven file-sharing website, so just worked around the upload limit here.

The files need decompressing first, then combining.

Copy code to clipboard

1unxz "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa.xz"
2unxz "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab.xz"

Or use a GUI decompression program. You should then have "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa" and "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab"

Then combine the files:

Copy code to clipboard

1copy /b "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa" + "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab" "Waves - nvidia demo.exe"

HTH

I think I wrote the same here:

analog_programmer wrote on 2024-03-06, 15:12:

Decompress two .xz-archive files (don't know if 7zip or other archive software for m$-win supports .xz format - find which softw […]
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Decompress two .xz-archive files (don't know if 7zip or other archive software for m$-win supports .xz format - find which software will do the job for you), then open console (cmd.exe) in same folder with the two files ("Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa" and "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab") and use this command to join the two parts in one executable file:

Copy code to clipboard

1copy /b "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.aa" + "Waves - nvidia demo.exe.ab" "Waves - nvidia demo.exe"

That's it.

So, no need to explain things that are clear to me 😀 It's BEEN_Nath_58 that's asking how to use this two parts archive.

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2022-05-20, 12:18:

I am putting up a list of video card tech demos ever released, the content becomes harder to find day by day. The list won't be complete, I deleted many of the ones I had so it'll be good to fill up the gaps as well:

Hey BEEN_Nath_58,

I noticed you've set some links to my webspace. Unfortunately these are all hotlinks (also called inline links or direct links) and therefor not allowed (users will be redirected to an error page). If you don't know what I'm talking about, please read the Wikipedia article about hotlinking/inline linking.

In the more than two years this thread and the links are online, I could see (in the server logs) a lot of users landing on my hotlinking error page - that's not necessary!

Could you please change the links in your post so that they point to the HTML page on my website which contain the certain download (in this case it's always https://soggi.org/video-cards/tech-demos.htm where several video card tech demos are located)?

It is very recommended to NOT use hotlinks in general as downloads are taken out of context and (very) important additional information (like surrounding text) is lost. By hotlinking to downloads you also take away the user's chance to explore the page or even the whole website where the download comes from. In addition it is possible the download location moves or files could be renamed over time - in contrast the HTML page containing the downloads won't be renamed or moved and if so you'll be redirected on the server side to the new location for sure.

Hopefully you understand the point and hopefully I didn't forget something - just ask in case I did.

thanks in advance
kind regards
soggi