After Dark Screen Saver - Bungee Roulette

One of the most violent screen savers ever made!  Where else can you see a man get cut in half and fish and cows explode into their prepared dinner items?

Bungee Roulette

Falling is such sweet sorrow! Dedicated to those brave souls who risk their lives every day for cheap thrills. Bungee was a runner up in the 1992 After Dark Display Contest and Grand Prize winner in the 1992 Weird Software Contest. Bungee Roulette, while greatly enhanced, still maintains all the whimsy and bittersweet charm of the original. Banzai!

Jumper: Pick your road pizza.
Jumps: Just how many must die before the screen FINALLY clears!?
Equipment: Play God! Determine the quality of the rope.

Art by Robert Cuenca.
Programming by Scott Garcia.
A mighty Midnight Software, Inc. production!
©1995 Berkeley Systems, Inc.

After Dark Screen Saver: Penrose

The Penrose module from After Dark 2.0. I love the plastic look given to the Penrose tiles. A great module that shows off the math+art skill combination that Berkeley Systems infused into many of their savers.

PENROSE

This program fills the plane of the screen with a non-periodic Penrose tiling consisting of kite- and dart-shaped tiles in a five-fold symmetric pattern. The technique of deflation is used to replace successive generations of tilings with increasingly smaller tiles. See "Penrose Tiles and Trapdoor Ciphers" by Martin Gardner, or the January 1977 Scientific American.

Windows Version: Thomas DiZoglio
Original Macintosh Version: Andy Karn
Meddlers: Jack Eastman and Wes Boyd.
Color consultant: Igor Gasowski.

Penrose by A. Karn and T. DiZoglio.
©1992 Berkeley Systems Inc.

After Dark Screen Saver: Guts

The Guts module from After Dark 3.0. This video shows an edit of the different options available such as various shapes or Windows icons. Using 256 colors (Windows 3.1 under DOSBox) allows for the mesmerizing effects of color transitions.

GUTS (tm) -- Entertaining Entrails

Guts is an N-body gravitational simulation where the "stars" are attracted to each other by a modified gravitational formula:

                         M1 x M2      
             F  = G -----------------
                              R

If your system has 256 colors, Guts will use palette animation for vivid viscera.

Original version by Wes Cherry.

Additional Windows programming:
Ferdinand G. Rios
Mike Overlin
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc.

Guts by F.G. Rios, M. Overlin & W. Cherry
©1991-93 Berkeley Systems Inc.

After Dark Screen Saver: Flying Toatsers Pro

The classic flying toasters from After Dark 3.0.  This was the version that introduced the midi anthem with accompanying karaoke lyrics.

Flying Toasters Pro

"Flying out of the sun, The smell of toast is in the air.  When there's a job to be done, The Flying Toasters will be there."

 
"Objects" determines the number of toasters on the screen.

"Music" controls how often music is played.

"Song" selects which song will be played.

"Karaoke" allows you to sing along.

Original concept by Jack Eastman.
Programming by Paul Meyer, Vann Miller, Bruce Burkhalter, Brian Chen, & Bob Bickford.
Art by Jarir Maani.
Original Music & Lyrics by Nick Rush.

By P. Meyer, B. Chen, B. Bickford & J. Maani.
©1994 Berkeley Systems, Inc.

After Dark Screen Saver: Marbles!

Over 30 minutes of the Marbles! screen saver from After Dark 4.0.  This module allowed for the customization of the layout.  I always liked the pinball bumpers because they increased the speed of the falling marble.

Marbles!

If you didn't have glass on your monitor, the marbles would jump out and bounce on your desk.

 

"Marbles" determines how many marbles appear.

"Pattern" determines which setup of pins will display on your screen.  "Random" displays the different setups randomly.  To customize your pins, choose one of the "Custom" settings, run the module, press "Caps-lock"and click and drag the pins on to the screen.  To delete a pin, drag it  to the top of the screen.

Check "Show Edit Message" to be reminded how to customize your pins.

Programming by Andrew Armstrong
Art by Joe Kauffman and Stephen Ekstrom
Sound by P.J. Sonnichsen
©1996 Berkeley Systems, Inc.

After Dark Screen Saver: ComingSoon!

About 11 minutes of ComingSoon! taken at 1024x768.  Part of the Twisted set, this module shows off the satire that made some of the later savers so much fun.  The "cany" typo below is taken directly from the module.

Coming Soon

What's on the horizon for Berkeley Systems? What whacky, provocative, and thoughtful software products will those Toaster Kids think of next? What shining new stars will set in the firmament of the computainment industry? Well, probably none of these ... but it's a nice thought.

DISCLAIMER: Not too many cheezy sales guys were maimed in the making of this module.

Pace: How fast cany you read? Test your skill!
Show: You want that in order? Randomized? With fries?
Music: Yes, that's the Flying Toaster Anthem. Dig it.
CapsLock: Advances to the next product.

Art by Matt Small and Laurence Arcadias.
Programming by Jeff "Trurl" Thomas.
©1995 Berkeley Systems, Inc.

By L. Arcadias, M. Small, & J. Thomas.
©1995 Berkeley Systems, Inc.

After Dark Screen Saver: Fractal Forest

Fractal Forest draws random trees on your desktop. In a time when most trees in video games were hand drawn sprites, see a tree procedurally drawn was a unique and interesting experience. Well, at least as interesting as screen savers get.

FRACTAL FOREST (tm)

Use Fractal Forest to grow your own desktop forest.
Try Fractal Forest and Meadow together in Multimodule for a very calming effect!

Concept and original Mac version by Scott Armitage.
Windows version by:
Leif Wennerstrom
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc.
Richmond, CA

Fractal Forest by L. Wennerstrom, S. Armitage
©1992-93 Berkeley Systems Inc.

After Dark Screen Saver: Daredevil Dan

A fan favorite, Daredevil Dan attempts ever increasing stunts.  The insurance risk option allows you to determine how often he will fail.  As with a lot of the best After Dark Screen Saver modules, there are plenty of random moments to keep it entertaining such as a monster truck passing through or Daredevil Dan taking off for the skies.

 Watch Daredevil Dan perform death-defying acts of incredible bravery (or stupidity) as he jumps school buses, rings of fire and even a tank of hungry piranhas. This module was originally inspired by an After Dark Module Contest winner.

 "Insurance Risk" determines the skill of Daredevil Dan.

Programming by Andrew Armstrong.
Art by Dana Muise.
©1994, Berkeley Systems, Inc.