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REMOTE ENTRIES ARE WELCOME!

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• Commodore fanatics from BOOM! together with SMOK invite you all to a 4-day, oldschool, mid. summer 2025 party in Tuchola, a small town in northern Poland surrounded by a great forest, famous from its camping spots, kayaking routes and natural beauty.


• Responding to the requests and suggestions of many people, we decided that the next edition of our party will be dedicated to two iconic computers: Commodore 64 and Amiga 500!


• An innovative approach is to divide the compos into 2 full sets - on separate days. Therefore, Friday (25.07.2025) will be called "A500 Day" while Saturday (26.07.2025) will be "C64 Day". We'll have the traditional (Msx, Gfx, Intro and Demo) compos for the "machine of the day" and after their completion Wacek / Arise will perform LiveAct with a separate music mix dedicated to the "current-day" platform. Twice the fun - double the trouble!


• Initial event plan:
• 1st Thursday: "Welcome/Integration Day"
• 2nd Friday: "A500 Day: compos + LiveAct500!"
• 3rd Saturday: "C64 Day: compos + LiveAct64!"
• 4th Sunday: "C64/A500 Prizegiving & GoodBye..."

• 12:00 Doors open

• 09:00 Breakfast ON
• 11:00 Breakfast OFF

• 09:00 Breakfast ON
• 11:00 Breakfast OFF

• 09:00 Breakfast ON
• 11:00 Breakfast OFF
• 11:00 Announcement of the results and awarding of prizes. Official end of BOOM!PARTY 2025.

• Entries cannot be published anywhere before they are shown.
• All entries must run from the classic scene C64/A500 configs - you know them =)
• All entries will be run from the real HW.
• No combined compos, all categories will have their winners!
• Be an Oldschool Hero - no A.I. please!
• All entries can be signed by the Authors!
• No WILD/CRAZY Compo - please make some content for the platform you actually LOVE instead! (see: "Alternative Prod Compo", details below)
• Music Compo entry play time up to 3:00 min.
• Two (yes: 2) enties per Author in all Gfx / Msx / PETSCII / Alt.Prod, EXEs compos (i.e. 2*SID + 2*MOD by one person is OK & cool)!
• We reserve the right to refuse the presentation of the competition entry as long as the entry contains materials prohibited by Polish or international law or is generally considered offensive (the Organizer decides)

• single file / single disk / multi disks
• max 20 minutes (after that we will stop it)

• single file - size max. 4096 bytes
• max 10 minutes (after that we will stop it)

• static image, no animation and no scrolling
• we will turn off audio while displaying graphics

• standard PETSCII charset
• static image, no animation and no scrolling
• we will turn off audio while displaying graphics

• a maximum of 3 minutes (after this time we will stop playing)

• slide-shows, msx-disks, mags, game prototypes, tools, etc.

• must run from the floppy (or floppies). ADFs are preferred.
• max 20 minutes (after that we will stop it)

• all exe prods up to 40960 bytes limit
• max 10 minutes (after that we will stop it)

• Gfx Compo (pixelled/static OCS gfx only, must display from a tool provided by Orgas on ADF ahead, Color-Cycling/Executable GFX will be moved to Alt.Prod Compo)
• we will turn off audio while displaying graphics
• No A.I. in GFX compos. 3 stages for Amiga pixelled entries required.
• AMIGA's Gfx compo Authors must add a "signed" (with handle & group) text-file statement that no A.I. was used (download). It will be archived & spread together with the entry itself.

• Music Compo (Tracked MOD/4CHM only, RAM limit is A500 0.5M/0.5M config, must play from a player provided by Orgas on ADF ahead)
• a maximum of 3 minutes (after this time we will stop playing)

• for slide-shows, msx-disks, mags, game prototypes, tools, etc.

Attendants: 31

Day of arrival:
  locals:              3
  don't know yet       9
  Thursday:            11
  Friday:              6
  Saturday:            2

Accommodation:
  locals:              3
  on my own:           15
  sleeping room:       4
  FTS bed*:            3
  FTS room*:           6

STEFFAN
logistics

SACHY
announcer

HAIRDOG
information

FEI
announcer

REBOK
C64 compos

RIME
hardware

NIGHTRIDER
info desk

WINGMAN
info desk

BRONECK
C64 compos

JOHNY
A500 compos

PIN
media, stream

PRIMEK
gfx boss

CATYA
food

BASIA
food

IREK
grill / fireplace

QUOS
beer squad

GALI
beer squad

ŁUKASZ
transport

Address:
Świecka 138,
89-500 Tuchola,
Poland

• Boarding house of the Forestry Technical School in Tuchola - 2/3-bed rooms [3.8 km from the party]. We have 50 rooms reserved for you (for over 100 people)! Price: (50 PLN / person / night) or (100 PLN / room / night). The rooms do not have en-suite bathrooms. We rate the quality of the room as good enough (it's not a Hilton, but it's OK for an inn). Common bathrooms are there. More information later.


• Hotel Pod Jeleniem [300m from the partyplace]
• "U Ali" house [1km from the partyplace]
• ZAZ Tuchola - Hotelik [2.6km from the partyplace]
• HOTEL OLIMPIA - OSIR Tuchola [3.7km from the partyplace]
• Dworek Wymysłowo [7km from the partyplace]


• town of Cekcyn [7.8km from the partyplace] - additionally in case of emergency - 50 beds reserved


• sleeping room at the partyplace, equipped with bathrooms and showers
• a campsite
• space for a motorhome / RV

• breakfast from Friday to Sunday (9:00-11:00)
• lunch on Friday and Saturday (approx. 3:00 pm): soup, bigos (a Polish stew), etc.
• bonfire on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (in the evening): sausages, salads, cucumbers, pork crackling, bread, etc.
• homemade baked goods on Friday and Saturday (yeast bread, waffles, etc.)
• access to craft beer (while supplies last)
• coffee / tea

• pork neck
• snacks
• sweets


• more to follow

Trust the navigation:

ADDRESS: ul. Świecka 138, 89-500 Tuchola

PLUS CODE: HW62+W4 Tuchola

GPS: 53.56224526964719, 17.899036228835495

GOOGLE MAP: CLICK HERE

boom.party.tuchola@gmail.com

• Why does this page look like from Windows 95?

As retro enthusiasts, we decided that the website should also be in a retro atmosphere! I hope you also like it.



• Can I use a free ride to / from the city center? (approx. 3 km)

Yes. From Thursday (24th) from 9:00 to Sunday 12:00. Please use this service wisely.



• Is there WIFI at the partyplace?

No. You will be in the forest! If you have to, use mobile data on your own phone.



• Can I take the computer and will there be where to connect it?

Of course. We will prepare a spot in the common room for you.



• Will the party be broadcast on the internet?

The online transmission will include competitions and the announcement of the results (awards ceremony) OR MAYBE EVEN THE WHOLE PARTY. It will be available on YouTube.