I decided that it would be both purposeful and interesting to start a listing of demo effects up to day. Some are now called « oldschool » , understand « old » even old looking sometimes, as opposed to « new school » effects, that is to say belonging to the « latest generation ». I am sure that you are now happy to be able to make the difference. 🙂 By the way if you happen to know about an effect that has not been listed below, feel free to reach me via the blog’s author page. I am fully aware that I may have overlooked an effect or two, besides this gives you a chance to give me a little hand so thank you ! 🙂
- Acid demo
- A whole lot of things at the same time
- Animation
- ASCII
- Ball projector
- BBStro
- Big balls
- Boot sectors (480 bytes)
- Bouncing Ball (aka Boink)
- Bumpmapping
- Checker board
- City skyline
- Colour cycling
- Compact Disks
- Cracktros
- Demoparty
- Distorter
- Donut
- Dots
- Dragonballs
- Environment mapping
- Fake (demos)
- Feedback
- Fire
- Font
- Four In One
- Four kilo bytes (4Kb)
- Fractals
- Games
- Glenz vectors
- Gouraud
- Grid (effect)
- Hidden screens
- Incredibly small ! (128 bytes)
- Intros (to diskmags)
- Intros (invitations to demoparties)
- Intros (to music compilations)
- Jelly
- Karaoke
- Keftales
- Lavalamp
- Mad Circles (aka interference)
- Magnifying glass
- Mapping (texture)
- Menu
- Metaballs
- Mode 7
- Monochrome
- Motion blur
- Objects (3D)
- Overscan (and fullscreen)
- Parallaxes
- Particles
- Phong
- Plasma
- Poetry
- Potential lines
- Quiz (Lamer Test)
- Rasters (bars)
- Rastersplit (or interrupt)
- Raycasting
- Raymarching
- Remix
- Reset screen
- Rotozoom
- Rubber cube
- Scrollers
- Shadebobs
- Sound (chiptune, sample and module)
- Splines
- Sprites records
- Stories
- Transitions
- Tunnels
- TV Box
- Twirl
- Twister
- Unlimited bobs (or sprites)
- Unreleased
- Vectorballs
- Video (sequence)
- Voxels
- VU Meters
- Water (effect)
- Wireframe
- World (in 3D)
- Wormhole
- Zebra mapping (aka stencil vectors)
- Zoom
As an appendix, I am giving you the full listing of the demos I have referred to at some point. In every article you will find links to every production and the authors to the great Demozoo demoscene database website.
- 0010 1010 +1 by Newline (2018)
- 0913 by Live! (2014)
- 44 by Avena (2018)
- Ooma by Ribbon (2005)
- 0Ompa by NoExtra (2014)
- 128 Bytes Choonage by gwEm (2011)
- 128 Chess by Checkpoint (2008)
- 128 Sync by Checkpoint (2011)
- 2007 Outline Invite by tSCc (2007)
- 20 Years by Atari Scene Collective and Dead Hackers Society (2005)
- 20 Years Atari STe Megademo by Paradox and friends (2009)
- 30 candles by Paradox (2004)
- 30 years by Aggression (2019)
- 3D Glenz Boot by Oxygene (1997)
- 3D Scroll by Moving Pixels (1990)
- 4gteful by gwEm (2006)
- 4ster by Checkpoint (2003)
- 520TWST by Paradox (2018)
- 808 state by The Pixel Twins (1991)
- 96 shades of grey (2006)
- Aciid demo by The Carebears (1989)
- Acid demo Burn 2 by The Carebears (1989)
- Again by Paradox (2008)
- A l’aube du matin du soir 2 by Atrocity (1995)
- Alf3 Ripdis Megademo by Funvision and NeXT (1991)
- Alive by Zeal (1993)
- Alive 5 intro by tSCc (2002)
- Alive 13 intro by Checkpoint (2006)
- Alive Jukebox by X-Troll (2006)
- Ambience by Chaos (1992)
- Amok by Confusions (1997)
- Anomaly demo by MJJ Prod (1993)
- Another Kid Story by MJJ Prod (2009)
- Antiques by Dune and Sector One (2011)
- Appendix by Dead Hackers Society (2010)
- Armada is dead by Aggression (1993)
- Arsenite by Dekadence (2016)
- Asylum BBS intro by 2smart4u (1993)
- Atari Connexion 2001 Invitro by NoExtra (2011)
- Atari Fair by Animal Mine (1992)
- A-t Rendering System by Cream (1999)
- Awaken preview by Cobra (1999)
- Babelfish by tSCc (1998)
- Back In France by NLC (1998)
- Bad Apple!! by Fenarinarsa (2017)
- BadgerBadgerBadger by MJJ Prod (2003)
- Barjo preview by Dune (2007)
- Base Case by Live! (2011)
- Beachtro by Hemoroids (1992)
- Beamdot by MJJ Prod (2017)
- Beast Scroll by JoeFish (2016)
- Bedlam by Chaos (1992)
- Beyond by Kruz (1992)
- Bits #56 by BITS (2008)
- Bits Spiral 0063 by BITS (2016)
- Blackbird by The Estate (2011)
- Blair-O Demo by Typhoon (1998)
- Blood by Holocaust (1994)
- Boot Dis ! by Paradox (2010)
- Boing STe demo by Moving Pixels (1991)
- Boink by Atari Corp (1985)
- Boink by The Pendragons (1991)
- Boot Plasma by X-Troll (2006)
- Brace by Diamond Design (1993)
- Braindamage by Aggression and Kruz (1993)
- Breath by Mystic Bytes (1999)
- BSW Demo Compact Disk #116 by The Chaos Engine (2004)
- BSW DCD #147 by The Chaos Engine (2017)
- Bugblatterbeast by tSCc (1997)
- Bumpboot by Checkpoint (2007)
- C++ is forbidden by Cerebral Vortex (2012)
- Centauri by tSCc (2001)
- Cernit Trandafir by Dead Hackers Society (2009)
- Chasey by Checkpoint (2012)
- Circus Back²Stage by BlaBla, Cocoon and Sector One (2013)
- Closure by Sync (2015)
- Coast by Black Monolith Team (1991)
- Coast II Coast by Sector One (2010)
- Coding So Far by The Megabusters (1993)
- Colorz by Hemoroids and St Knights (1993)
- Contact CD by Passion (1992)
- Coreflakes by Newcore (1994)
- Cosmic Demo by The Watchmen (1991)
- Cozmic Jam by Imagina (1992)
- Crystalic Goes Party by Crystalic (1992)
- CSF Dentro by The Megabusters (1994 ?)
- Cycles by SPKR (2014)
- Cuddly Demo by The Carebears (1989)
- Dark side of the spoon by Unlimited Matrix (1991)
- Darwins Dilemma by Cerebral Vortex and Dead Hackers Society and SMFX (2020)
- DBA 6 intro by Synergy (1992)
- DBE Tracker by Sector One (1995)
- Debbie Does Teknofear by Digi Tallis (1998)
- Delirious Demo 3 By MCS (1990)
- Delusion by MJJ Prod (2018)
- Devotion by Excellence In Art (1993)
- Digi Synth 4 by The Wild Boys (1991)
- Distorture bootsector by X-Troll (2008)
- DNT Paper 6 Reset Demo by Positivity (1993)
- Done and Dusted by Genesis Project (2020)
- Don’t wait for a demo by Dune (1993)
- Do Old School Intros Possess Artistic Credibility by Effect (2019)
- Do Things by Cream (1999)
- Dreams by Animal Mine (1993)
- Dreamscape BBS intro by Animal Mine (1999)
- Drone by Dead Hackers Society (2012)
- Drooling by Checkpoint (1996)
- Dynamite by Unit 17 (1992)
- E605 by Light (1992)
- Ecstasy by Inner Circuit Explorers (1993)
- Ecstasy part B by Inner Circuit Explorers (1993)
- ElefantaSTic by Genesis Project (2013)
- Error in Line 2 Invite by Dead Hackers Society (2001)
- Error in Line 3 Invite by Dead Hackers Society (2003)
- European Demos by Overlanders and guests (1990)
- Execution by SMFX (2017)
- Exhaust by ACCS and The End (1993)
- Extra Volume 3 by No Extra (2012)
- F6 by Cream (1997)
- F6 V2 by Cream (1999)
- Fading Twilight Dual Layer DVD intro by Rave Network Overscan (2012)
- Faith by Dune (1994)
- Fantasia by Dune and Sector One (2003)
- Final by Extream (unreleased)
- FirST Love by Overlanders (2021)
- First Step by MJJ Prod (2004)
- Flashback by The Carebears (1993)
- Flip-O by Oxygene and Diamond Design (1993)
- Force by Dekadence (2017)
- Four by Stax (2005)
- Four In One by Deaster Area (1993)
- Froggies over the Fence advert by Legacy (1992)
- Froggies over the Fence by Legacy, Overlanders and ST connexion (1993)
- Fujiology by tSCc (2013)
- Fujiology V2.0 intro by tSCc (2015)
- Garcimore2Rire by Fantasy and Ribbon (1995
- Gateway to Hexenland by The Avengers (1991)
- Get Into The Groove by Excellence In Art (1992)
- Gloky screens 2007 by Gloky (2007)
- Glokzilla by MJJ Prod (2018)
- Goby Toons Dunetro by Dune (1993)
- God is a Starfield by Teenage (2000)
- Gouraud by Electronic Images (~90s)
- Grimey by Reservoir Gods (2003)
- Grotesque by Omega (1992)
- H Demo IV by Teenage (1999)
- Hackabonds Demo by Total Vision Incorporated (1990)
- Hallucinations by Reservoir Gods (2003)
- High Fidelity Dreams by Aura (1992)
- Humeur Vitrée by Hemoroids (1993)
- Hunt 4 Fuji by Checkpoint (1998)
- Iferboot by Checkpoint (2009)
- If Pigs Could Fly by The Syndicate (1992)
- Illusion by Dune (1994-2003)
- Industrially Safe Demodisk #37 Intro by Effect (2016)
- Japan Beauties and troubles by BlaBla, Cocoon and Sector One (2012)
- Japtro by Holocaust (1994)
- Junior Senior by MJJ Prod (2017)
- Just Buggin’ by ACF Design Team (1992)
- Just When I Thought I Was Out / They Pull Me Back In by Excellence In Art (2009)
- Juxtaposition by SMFX (2018)
- Kaos Meeting Demo by Crossbones (1991)
- Keftales by X-Troll (2005)
- Lamerbrain Microdemo Disk 2 by Risk (1993)
- Lamertest by Risk (1991)
- Lamer Test by The Misfits Software (1991)
- Lamer Test V1.0 by Mad Vision (1990 ?)
- Lavalamp by MJJ Prod and Checkpoint (2006)
- Lethal Trash by Zeal (1993)
- Let’s Go by Dekadence (2018)
- Little BBS Doc Show by Omega (early 90s ?)
- Little Color Demo by The Exceptions (1987)
- Lots of dots by Acid Maker (2014)
- Lynx BBS Demo by Lynx (1991)
- M Demo 3 by An Cool (1992)
- M Demo 4 by An Cool (1992
- Madness by Cream (1999)
- Maggie 24 intro by Reservoir Gods (1997)
- Massacre by Dead Hackers Society (1998)
- Mathematica by Aura (1992)
- Matrix by gwEm (2004)
- MaxYMiser by gwEm (2005)
- Memorial by Dune (1999)
- Mental Hangover by The Pixel Twins (1992)
- Midnight Sun by Dead Hackers Society (2017)
- Mindbomb by The Lost Boys (1990)
- Mind Rewind by Reservoir Gods (2003)
- Modulation Volume 2 by Checkpoint (1999)
- Module Compil #11 Magrathea by tSCc (1996)
- Module Compil #15 Bastablon by tSCc (1998)
- Mono Collection #1 by Blue Software (19993)
- Monochrome Classics by The Naughty Bytes (1997)
- Monogatari by Cerebral Vortex (2013)
- Monoscreen by New Ambitious Teenager Organization (1992)
- Mono no-border screen by New Ambitious Teenager Organization (1992)
- More or Less Zero by Dead Hackers Society (2008)
- Motus by SMFX (2019)
- Moving into Darkness by Dead Hackers Society (1999)
- Muda by Live! (2012)
- Musicdisc 1 by Big Alec (~90s)
- My Galaxy by Mjj Prod, Dune and Sector One (2007)
- My Socks Are Weapons by Legacy (1992)
- Natrium by Rave Network Overscan (2011)
- Nebenprodukt by Checkpoint (2014)
- Necrosys by Hemoroids (1994)
- New Sowatt Sprite Record by Oxygene (2005)
- No Cooper by 1984 (1992)
- Nostalgic-O by Oxygene (1999)
- No Tech by tSCc (1997)
- Noughts and Mad Crosses by Eternity (1994)
- Odd Stuff by Sector One and Dune (2000)
- Oh no !! More froggies by Sector One (1993)
- One Trick Pony by Rave Network Overscan (2013)
- Ooh Crickey Wot a Scorcher by The Lost Boys (1991)
- Operation Wolf by Effect (2018)
- Outline 2007 Invite by tSCc (2007)
- Overdose by Aggression (1992)
- Panic! by Chaos (1993)
- Pacemaker by Paradox (2005)
- Paracon 4 invitation by Paranoïa (2002)
- Paracon 6 invitation by Paradox (2004)
- Paracon 7 reminder by Paradox (2005)
- Paradise by Dune (1999)
- Passion by Positivity (1994)
- Passion intro by Passion (1992)
- Phaleon Gigademo by NeXT and friends (1992)
- Posh by Checkpoint (2003)
- POV 164 by Persistence Of Vision (2001)
- Power Demo by The Lost Boys (1988)
- Power of 8Mhz by T.O.Y.S (1995)
- Punish Your Machine by Delta Force (1991)
- Pulse by Checkpoint (2015)
- Reanimation by Syntax (1998)
- Rebirth by Cybernetics (2015)
- Relapse by Cybernetics (1992)
- Relix by Paradox and Dead Hackers Society (2013)
- Revise and Revisit by Dead Hackers Society (2018)
- RGB Plasma by Omega (1991)
- Ripped Off #87 by Ripped Off (1991)
- Rippin’ and codin’ by Checkpoint (1999)
- Rise Of The Black Storm by Mystic Bytes (2017)
- Rising Force by Holocaust (1993)
- Riverside by Dead Hackers Society (2013)
- Rumpelkammer by Stax (1999)
- SaboTagE by Paradox (2016)
- Satan Megademo by Cat Development (1991)
- Save The Earth by Defence Force (2009)
- Scene Before by Stax (2009)
- Scroller by X-Troll (2005)
- Sea of Colour by Dead Hackers Society (2015)
- Second Reality 2013 by Checkpoint (2013)
- Shit To Beat Dis by Reservoir Gods (2005
- Sid Sound Designer compo by Dead Hackers Society (1999)
- Silly Venture 2013 Invitro by Reservoir Gods (2013)
- Silly Venture 2k18 Invitro by Dekadence (2018)
- Skit by Live! (2012)
- Smoke Town by No Extra (2015)
- SNDH 4.4 update by Dead Hackers Society (2014)
- Sodium by Rave Network Overscan (2009)
- Something Like a Plasma Tunnel by Checkpoint (1998)
- Sometimes Bumblebee Flies Higher Than Falcon by Syntax (1998)
- Sommarhack 2010 invite by Dead Hackers Society (2010)
- Sowatt by The Carebears (1989)
- Sphere by Ken Soohoo (1988)
- Square V2 by Hemoroids (2021)
- Staaars by Checkpoint (1998)
- STNICCC 2000 by Oxygene (2000)
- Stone Tower by Falcon Users Netherland (2004)
- ST Patterns by Rich Plom (1985)
- ST Video player by BlabBla (2014)
- SteelyBoink! by Start Magazine and Tom Hudson (1986)
- Summer 2001 by Dead Hackers Society and friends (2001)
- Summer Delights by Dead Hackers Society (2011)
- Surprise by Checkpoint (1997)
- Suretrip 49% by Checkpoint (1999)
- Suretrip II by Checkpoint (2009)
- Sventure by Paradox (2010)
- Swedish New Year Demo 89-90 by Omega, SYNC and The Carebears (1989)
- Sweetness Follows by Küa Software Productions (2015)
- Sweety by Dead Hackers Society (1999)
- Synergy megademo by Synergy (1993)
- Syntax Terror by Delta Force (1990)
- Systematic Error by Imagina (1993)
- Talk Talk by Excellence In Art (1993)
- Talk Talk 2 by Excellence In Art (2010)
- Takeover by Lamers (2014)
- TCC 93 Invitation by Electra (1993)
- Techno Drugs by NLC (1993)
- Temptation by No Extra (2016)
- Terra by Ribbon (2006)
- The Beat Nick Demo Part 2 by Synergy (1992)
- The Blitter plasma Screen by The X’Press Crew (1992)
- The Decade demo by Inner Circle (1991)
- The Edge of Panic by ACCS (1993)
- The European Demos by Overlanders (1990)
- The Fullscreen demo by Level16 (1998)
- The Genius Demo by Oxygene (1991)
- The JMP Demo by JMP (1990)
- The Lightning Demo by The Pendragons (1991)
- The Monotale by The Cyclemasters (1992)
- The Monotale part 2 : monoballs by Lucky of ST and The Cyclemasters (1992)
- The O-demo by Oxygene (1992)
- The Pandemonium Demos by Chaos (1992)
- The Sierpinski Overdose by Küa Software Productions (2000)
- The Snowman by Mordoc (1987)
- The Snowman by BBC Systems
- The Snowman by Persistence of Vision (1990)
- The Snowman by Sundox (1988)
- The Snowman by Checkpoint (2009)
- The Stupendous Demo by The Pixel Twins (1991)
- The Tea Party Demo by Double Dutch Crew (1990)
- The Union Demo by The Union (1989)
- The Vodka Demo by Equinox (1991)
- The World According to Nordlicht by Federation Against Nature (2015)
- Thunderboot by Checkpoint (2014)
- Thunderdome by Checkpoint (2014)
- Things Not To Do by Electronic Images (1992)
- Time by Checkpoint (2017)
- Time Slices by Defence Force (2015)
- Too Old To Code? by MJJ Prod (2019)
- Total Apathy by BBC and D-Bug (2019)
- Toxic Mag 18 intro by Dune (1999)
- Traou’n int ket bet graet ben breman by Adrenaline (1993)
- Tut! by Wildfire (2000)
- UCM 8 intro by The Naughty Bytes (1997)
- UCM 16 intro by Dead Hackers Society (1999)
- UCM 20 intro by Dead Hackers Society (2000)
- UFO I want to believe by Dune and Sector One (2012)
- Ultimate Muzak Demo 8730 by Psycho Hacking Force (2000)
- Unbeatable by Masters Of Electricity (2014)
- Ventilator by Black Boxes (1992)
- Ventura Demo by Overlanders (1993)
- Virtual Escape by Equinox (1993-1999)
- Vision by Zeal (1994)
- Visualize by Checkpoint (2010)
- Waiting for the apocalypse by Loud (2000)
- WarptYMe by YM Rockerz (2006)
- We Accidentally Released by SMFX (2019)
- We love Mr Gouraud by Syntax (1997)
- We Were @ by Oxygene (2015)
- Whack A Virus! by YesCREW (2020)
- Wolfenstein 3D by tSCc (2002)
- World of Wonders by New Power Generation (1993)
- World of Wonders by Dune and Fantasy (1993)
- Yanartas by Checkpoint (2014)
- Yo Demo by The Black Cats (1990)
- Yet another 4Kbtro by Mr Coke (2012)
- Ze Japanim by Paradize, GwEm and MJJ Prod (2005)
- Zr0b0tEr by Checkpoint (2008)
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