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Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated (TRSI) is a computer scene and underground formation

Demogroup

Demogroups are teams of demosceners, who make computer based audio-visual works of art known as demos. Demogroups form a subculture collectively known as the demoscene....

which derives from the longest-running cooperation in scene history, getting started in 1990.
RSI existed from 1985, before being joined by the "T" later on.
Evolving from the Commodore C64

Commodore 64

The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...

to the AMIGA

Amiga

The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...

and later to PC

Personal computer

A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...

and various game console platforms - like PlayStation

PlayStation

The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...

, Xbox

Xbox

The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...

, Nintendo

Nintendo

is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

- TRSI released lots of renown digital productions, always remaining dedicated to the old school spirit from the founding days and experimenting in phreaking or network alteration.
Its members were spread around the world and still contribute to computer scene art and code from all different walks and trades of life, after more than 26 years of history and infamous partying.

1985 to 1987

Red Sector Incorporated short form RSI, was founded on the Commodore C64

Commodore 64

as a group for cracks

Software cracking

Software cracking is the modification of software to remove or disable features which are considered undesirable by the person cracking the software, usually related to protection methods: copy protection, trial/demo version, serial number, hardware key, date checks, CD check or software annoyances...

, fixes, trainers, packs, intros

Demo (computer programming)

A demo is a non-interactive multimedia presentation made within the computer subculture known as the demoscene. Demogroups create demos to demonstrate their abilities in programming, music, drawing, and 3D modeling...

and demos

Demo (computer programming)

. The founders were three suppliers from Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

: Bill Best, Greg & Kangol Kid. After the initial formation in spring, The Skeleton & Baudsurfer set up RSI's first WHQ, "The Pirates Ship" BBS

Bulletin board system

A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging...

, in the following summer, which was one of US's first BBS

Bulletin board system

ever. Later on, the Pirates Ship became the "Dawn of Eternity" BBS

Bulletin board system

.
At the end of the year, Irata & Mister Zeropage were asked to join the group and set up a European section in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, with Irata being the groups main trader, followed by additional importers in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

.
Slogans at the time: "No risk, no fun - Red Sector Number One" & "Red Sector - The Leading Force"
The Light Circle was a basis for several future European members of RSI, a coalition of Radwar Enterprises, Cracking Force Berlin & Flash Cracking Formation.
Red Sector Incorporated first released on the Amiga 1000

Amiga 1000

The A1000, or Commodore Amiga 1000, was Commodore's initial Amiga personal computer, introduced on July 23, 1985 at the Lincoln Center in New York City....

in 1986. During the summer time, RSI decided to concentrate on the Amiga

Amiga

and formed an Amiga division.
In the beginning of 1987, Red Sector's Commodore 64

Commodore 64

section had been put out of action for a while, to bundle forces on the Amiga. At this time, RSI's first Amiga demo

Demo (computer programming)

was coded by HQC and released to the Scene. It was followed by the second one of Twilight with Music by Karsten Obarski.
At the end of the year, a short termed cooperation was formed with Ghenna of Defjam, marking the first group cooperation ever on the Amiga.

1988 to 1989

By now, all active members had moved to the Amiga

Amiga

. A fast stream of imports from the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

and Canada

Canada

continued to be processed in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

. Among a wave of police raids, Irata & Mister Zeropage got busted and RSI fell asleep for a period of time.
A slow restart by Irata, Onyx & SLL began the recovery of Red Sector Incorporated in the second half of this year, while Onyx came to know TCC Design. For the first time, RSI met Tristar members to party together. RSI and Defjam restarted releasing together. Later on, Irata became the main leader of the group.
In 1989, Red Sector Incorporated recruited The Clumsy Creepers as their demo

Demo (computer programming)

division on Amiga. The filemagazine "News on Tour" got its first issue in August, written by RSI.
In September, the "Red Sector Mega Demo" was published for ECS, a milestone in scene demo history and an instant classic, manufactured as a two 3½ inch disc production, winning the "Tristar Party" demo

Demo (computer programming)

competition. It later had been voted one of the best ten Amiga demos

Demo (computer programming)

ever. Among others: Coding by TCC Design, Doctor Beat, Delta. Music by Romeo Knight, SCS, Mark 2 & Bit Arts. Graphics by Scum, Dark, Doctor C, Rat Sign, Delta.
The demo

Demo (computer programming)

division also released "The Red Sector Demomaker" on the Amiga, which was distributed by Data Becker

Data Becker

Data Becker GmbH & Co. KG is a German publisher of computer books and software. It was founded in Düsseldorf in 1980 by Dr. Achim Becker and Harald Becker, and opened its first store in 1981...

1990 to 1992

The group Public Enemy was founded. Red Sector Incorporated and Public Enemy joined forces and extended to the PC

Personal computer

.
In February, RSI published the first issue of "Criminal" magazine.
RSI was voted number one in the "World Charts" on Amiga

Amiga

.
The Amiga demo

Demo (computer programming)

"Follow Me" was released for ECS, followed by "Revenge of the Babbnasen" in the same format. It won the Cebit

CeBIT

CeBIT is the world's largest and most international computer expo. CeBIT is held each year on the world's largest fairground in Hanover, Germany, and is a barometer of the state of the art in information technology...

demo

Demo (computer programming)

competition in March.
On the Amiga, RSI and the relatively unknown group TRS fusioned to become Tristar and Red Sector Incorporated, or as short form: TRSI, on June 29. This was the beginning of the longest running merger in scene history up until today, being finalized at "The Silents & Red Sector Summer Conference" in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. From there, TRSI became a vital crew in scene history, diverting activities to several playgrounds.
Slogans at the time: "Twice the Fun - Double the Trouble" & "Back to the Roots"
For a brief period, a multi platform cooperation was in effect: Public Enemy / Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated / Defjam / The Dream Team.
Public Enemy left the coalition, followed by The Dream Team, in 1991.
Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated remained and still consists predominantly of European members from Germany, Austria, France & England.
TRSI spawned its Austrian Amiga

Amiga

demo

Demo (computer programming)

section Surprise ! Productions, founded by TMB, which soon partially left again.
In December, the "Prism Vectors" demo

Demo (computer programming)

ranked third at the "Prime Party" on the Amiga.
Slogans at the time: "The sleeping Gods" & "The Everlasting"
In March 1992, the TRSI "Misery Dentro" won the Cebit

CeBIT

demo

Demo (computer programming)

competition on the Amiga.
After previously being abandoned, the Commodore 64

Commodore 64

section was revived by Irata, Mister President & Mister Cursor as RSI in August, featuring Psychobilly, Benson, Dense, Termo & Street Tuff.
TRSI spawned yet another demo division, called Masque.
Their Amiga demo

Demo (computer programming)

Wicked Sensation by Wayne Mendoza, Tee Jay, Peachy and Romeo Knight won the "World of Commodore" exhibition in November. Ecliptica by Romeo Knight, Hellrazor, Fade One, Double Trouble, Viola Bros. and Spider, done by the Danish division, ranked third in December at "The Party" on the AMIGA

Amiga

1993 to 1999

RSI was voted the best first release group on the Commodore 64

Commodore 64

.
In April, No Pain, No Gain came in second as Amiga

Amiga

40K at "The Gathering".
Masque also ranked second with Misery Dentro II at the Cebit

CeBIT

demo

Demo (computer programming)

competition on the Amiga, crafted by Peachy, Virgill, Dreamer and Wayne Mendoza. Meanwhile, TRSI formed a Polish demo section.
Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated published several noteworthy demos

Demo (computer programming)

, among them "Cubic Dream", "Artifice" & "Victoria".
The groups overall production activities peaked early in 1994.
A number of releases was produced in cooperation with Zenith.
Slogan at the time: "No fame, no money, no power - only Fun 'n Friendship"
On the Commodore 64, "The Party IV Scroll" demo

Demo (computer programming)

got shipped. The last issue of the papermag "Bullet Proof" was released.
Fiver2 published his "Honeycomb" slideshow. The Polish demo

Demo (computer programming)

section of TRSI formed Nah-Kolor in the middle of 1995.
Shortly after, it had been dissected from Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated, with some members staying.
Zinkfloid founded TRSI Recordz to publish the scene music samplers "Cyberlogik" I & II, plus an album by CNCD.
TRSI also released on the SNES

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...

Super Famicom.
A game soundtrack album by Doctor Awesome was published by TRSI Recordz in 1996.
The "Television" demo ranked second in April at "Scenest" on the Commodore 64

Commodore 64

.
In December, "Twin Peaks" came in fourth on the AMIGA

Amiga

at "The Party", sporting soundtrack by Virgill.
The Finnish crew Mellow Chips joined Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated as a sub group demo

Demo (computer programming)

section in 1997.
TRSI Recordz published an album by Andrew Barnabas.
In July, TRSI & Locker House released "Insomnia" issue one, an Amiga

Amiga

disc magazine.
"Dose" by Mellow Chips ranked second in October as combined Amiga demo

Demo (computer programming)

at the "Demolition Party".
Mellow Chips of Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated won the demo

Demo (computer programming)

competition at "The Gathering" with the Amiga production "Rise" in 1998.
TRSI & The Light Circle released for the Nintendo 64

Nintendo 64

The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...

.
In October, "EKG" came in second at "Compushare" as a PC

Personal computer

64K with Replay.
TRSI Recordz published an album by Muffler in 1999.
"Spice Melange" won the "Bush Party" in June in the PC

Personal computer

demo

Demo (computer programming)

competition with Polar Dreams.

2000 to 2007

Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated, in the new millennium, released on the PlayStation

PlayStation

and Game Boy Color

Game Boy Color

The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...

.
At the "TRSAC Party", TRSI ranked second with Bizarre Love Triangle on the Amiga

Amiga

, with Haujobb & Depth in October 2001.
In 2003 some members left the coalition to revive TRS again, which did not stop the remaining formation to produce up-to-date titles.
Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated released on the Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance

The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...

.
TRSI published the first ever realtime ray tracer in 1KB in August 2004, "SW Raytrace 'em All" by Hitchhikr.
Together with Hoodlum & Paradox, the "Hoodlum Cracktro" was released and widely acknowledged in November.
In April 2005 "Mini" won the "Maximum Overdose" party for TRSI as combined demo on the Commodore 64

Commodore 64

.
Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated produced for the DTV

C64 Direct-to-TV

The C64 Direct-to-TV, called C64DTV for short, is a single-chip implementation of the Commodore 64 computer, contained in a joystick with 30 built-in games. The design is similar to the Atari Classics 10-in-1 TV Game...

in 2006. "Animatron" came in third on the Commodore 64 at the Breakpoint

Breakpoint (demo party)

Breakpoint was a German demoscene party. From 2003 to 2010, it took place annually at Easter in Bingen.Breakpoint was the successor to the legendary Mekka & Symposium. With over 1000 visitors, it was the world's biggest pure demoscene-party, attracting demosceners from not only Germany, but also...

demo

Demo (computer programming)

competition in April.
For the console demo

Demo (computer programming)

section, "Bloody Memories" ranked fourth with Titan on the PSP

PlayStation Portable

The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...

.
At "Maximum Overdose" in May, "Rohrschach" won as combined demo

Demo (computer programming)

on the Commodore 64 for TRSI.
The Evoke

Evoke (demo party)

Evoke is the largest demoparty held annually in Germany .Since 1997, Evoke takes place in the region of Cologne and is organized by Digitale Kultur e.V. Each year this computer festival attracts visitors from around the world and is known for high-quality entries in their competitions...

took place in August, where a third place was scored with Titan for "Lick It" on the PSP.
In April 2007, Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated released a firstie on the Xbox 360

Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

with Bloody Memories 2.01, a combined XNA

Microsoft XNA

Microsoft XNA is a set of tools with a managed runtime environment provided by Microsoft that facilitates video game development and management. XNA attempts to free game developers from writing "repetitive boilerplate code" and to bring different aspects of game production into a single system...

demo

Demo (computer programming)

and sample game, The Great Giana Sisters, ranking fourth in the wild demo

Demo (computer programming)

competition at "Breakpoint", produced by 71M, Ayatollah, Mike, Shazz, Spotter, H2O, WODK and Rebb.
Ghost in the Machine took the crown at Maximum Overdose as combined demo

Demo (computer programming)

on the DTV

C64 Direct-to-TV

in May, done by Street Tuff, Peiselulli, Linus, Titus of Rabenauge, Cadaver and Spotter.
The One Trick Pony Intro scored first as PC demo

Demo (computer programming)

at Sundown in September.
TRSI's 4K Wannabe demo

Demo (computer programming)

won the Main Party PC wild demo competition in November.
Astaroth rejoined TRSI with a Flash

Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...

-Demo

Demo (computer programming)

called Back2Black at Evoke

Evoke (demo party)

2008 to 2009

In February, 2008 - A DTV Odyssey by Street Tuff, Benson, Peiselulli, Linus, and Spotter won the Oxyron demo

Demo (computer programming)

competition for TRSI, including its very own DTV Modplayer & Speech Emulation.
2nd Element ranked third at Breakpoint

Breakpoint (demo party)

during the animation competition in April, done by H2O, Daxx, Teis, Core and Dicab. In addition, the PSP Slideshow was released by Ayatollah, Mike, H2O, 71M, Spotter and Syphus, which later got converted to PC and MAC by Pasy, Pontscho, Chromag and H2O.
Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated published the Kernel for Demos by Peiselulli on the DTV

C64 Direct-to-TV

, plus the classic game Boulder Dash and its source code on the same platform.
The Sundown Invitation by 71M, H2O, Teis Dicab and Spotter on Personal Computer

Personal computer

was widely well received in July, together with Bitfellas & UK Scene Allstars.
TRSI reached third place with a live coded Flash

Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...

-Demo

Demo (computer programming)

in August at Evoke

Evoke (demo party)

called Back2Red.
In October, 7K Candy by 71M, H2O and Chromag placed first at Main 2008 as wild demo

Demo (computer programming)

.
The "Numerica Artparty" mp3 competition in March 2009 was won by Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated. Parallel, a "T2" cracktro for Genesis had been released.
In April, "Fortress of Narzod" by Peiselulli, Linus, Benson and Street Tuff secured a second place with 32K in the 96K game competition on C64 at Breakpoint, while "Le Cube" won third as a wild demo in conjunction with Drifters & Calodox plus extra help by Spotter and Santa. A handmade graphic "The Sleeping Gods" came in fourth, penciled by Spotter.
The mp3 and tracking music competitions at Evoke in August brought a second respectively third place for the group, while at "Buenzli", the joined venture of Drifters / TRSI / Calodox got the second price for the OHP demo "Laseriter".
The 4K demo "Caulifire" collected a third slot at "Function" in September. Early October saw TRSI contributing to the "Main" party in France, including a popular invitro in conjunction with Alcatraz and the Rebels cooperation "Hil", which scored fourth as combined 4K on PC. A DTV production Misery III got first as wild demo, "My private Spacetrip" by Seven ranked second at the huge screen on the locations rooftop and "I'm free" by Teis came in third in the music competition.
In December, the "TMDC Twelve" party witnessed a first place for the textmode demo Compofiller, crafted by Teis and Hardy Hard. At The Ultimate Meeting, Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated won the 4K compo with l4Kuna, again by Hardy Hard and Teis.

2010 to 2011

April saw the last "Breakpoint" and a second place for Peiselulli's 96K game Spike, with help by Linus, Benson, Streetuff and Yazoo. Spotter released Para'N'droiD in cooperation with Bodo of Rabenauge, eyebex of Brain Control and music by Ralf Wadephul, the first real interactive touch-screen, motion-sensor and live video feed demo on Google's Android mobile phone platform. After presenting the final 3D version of "Para'N'droiD" at the Droidcon in Berlin with Irata, ZDF / 3sat first postet the final video on the net. To honor the old school scene spirit, the complete source code was also made public, to push development on Android platforms! June of 2010 brought a 3rd place in the "At Party" Freestyle Music Competition for the group.
TRSI was twenty years old, still alive and kicking! The claim for Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated's anniversary year said: "TRSi believe". In August, Teis won the Tiny Tracking Music competition of "Evoke", while Hardy Hard's 4K PC intro "Large Hedron Collider" captured second place. Hardy's PC 4K The Amster-Damn Cancer Cube ranked 3rd at "Main" in October, parallel to a third place in the Big Screen Compo with "Wicked Huge Sensation". Finally, "Happy New Year" by Rebels & TRSI settled at the second slot as a 4K on PC at "TUM" in December.
The "Revision" party in April of 2011 witnessed the birth of a critically acclaimed music disc called TRSi Elektroshock - We never Stop the Chip Rock produced by Spotter, with help of 71M, Sal-1, Irata and others, as a retrospective of 25 years in underground sound, including tracks by Razor 1911, Fairlight, various TRSI members plus many more artists and renowned voice actors. Also, Teis secured a second place in the Executable New School music compo. In July of 2011, Cons came in 3rd in the "Sommarhack" Music competition. Early August witnessed Rebb's two second places in "Assembly's" Fast and Extreme Music competition, while Street Tuff's "We got Signal" captured third place at "Evoke" for the Wild compo, as a C64 one-filer, including a calligraphy logo by Sai and Spotter. The "Demodays Party", formerly known as "Buenzli", in late 2011 was a success for TRSI, by adding a first place for WoDK in the Graphics competition, a third place for Cons and Teis featuring Streettuff in the Music competition and, in collaboration with H2o, another first slot in the Wild competition with Krawall(brause). In October, another third place was added to the list of success with Cons track for the "TRSAC" 32k Exemusic Competition.

BBS

Bulletin Board Systems
Acid Slam (HQ), Altered Reality, Alice in Acidland, Ancient Entity, Aphrodite's Palace, Asylum (HQ), Babylon, Bagdad Cafe (HQ), Biohazzard, Black Skyline (HQ), Boondocks (EHQ), Chameleon (EHQ), Condemned Nation, Dawn of Eternity, Dead Zone, Defiant Ones, Deja Vu, Delirium (HQ), Destructions Realm, Devils Point, Digital Underground, Dragonlance (WHQ), Europe's Heart, Everyware (HQ), Extasy World, Fast Line, Final Impact (HQ), Fine Line, Flying's Home (EHQ), Flying Spirits (HQ), Forbidden City, Forplay (HQ), Gates of Asgard, Ghost Shadow (USHQ), Harpoon, Heaven's Door (HQ), Hemispheres, Holy Tower, Hotline, Illusions of Integrity (HQ), Infinity, Internal Affairs, Jabba's Palace, Lighthouse, Lithium (USHQ), Logic System (HQ), Lost in Time, Lunatic Asylum (WHQ), Mad Hatter, Maphia (USHQ), Marley's Coffee Shop, Maximum Overdrive, Mayday, MCS (HQ), Melmac, Metal Decade, Midnight Express, Mirage, Modern Massacre, Monkey Island, Mortuary, Motherboard I (WHQ), Neo Geo, Nonstop up'n Down, Northern Palace (HQ), Nuclear Fallout, Obituary, Paranoid Illusion, Park Central (HQ), Purgatory, Pirate's Cove, Pirate's Ship (WHQ), Punishment Incorporated (HQ), Red Board (HQ), R.F.O., Savage Amusement, Sepultura, Sindrome (GHQ), Skara Brae, Skytopolis (HQ), Spaced Out, Splatter House, Spirit of Soul, Techno House, The Cauldron, The Crack Site (HQ), The Edge, The Electric Co., The Enquisition, The Hidden (GHQ), The Kremlin (MBBS), The Notice, The Phantom Guilde, The Trip, The Yard (HQ), Tower of Sorcery, Traders Outpost (MBBS), Trip to Nowhere (GHQ), Unity Fields, Unlawful Entry (WHQ), Unlimited Pleasure (HQ), Vanguardium (HQ), Wasted Time (EHQ), Westpoint (HQ), Wizards Palace, World of Mirage, Xeromax, X Factor, Zenlandia (MBBS), Zion's Hideout

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