Welcome to Demon Download!

...And welcome to my personal passion project — My little corner of the internet, dedicated to the Amiga demoscene. A community that was a huge part of my youth and shaped so much of my love for computers, creativity, graphics and code.

To me, these demos, collected from the late '80s through the mid '90s, are more than just bits and bytes. They are memories of sleepless nights, swapped floppies, perfectly placed pixels, squeaky chiptunes and pointless scrolltexts.

I still remember the buzz of getting a fresh demo on a floppy from one of the big scene groups. The drive clicking like crazy, the anticipation building, just waiting for those first effects to hit the screen. That kind of feeling is gone now, in a world where everything is one click away on YouTube or running in an emulator.

This site is my attempt to preserve a small piece of that era — on my terms. I’m well aware that there are many similar sites out there that are far more comprehensive and meticulously documented than this one. But this is my collection and my site, and I do it first and foremost for my own enjoyment.

That said, I don’t claim that all information found here is 100% accurate. Everything is based on statements found in old scrolltexts and disk magazines — and not least on information from Glenn “Menace” Lunder’s fantastic Scenery Project. It’s been years since I last spoke with Glenn, so I don’t know if the project is still actively maintained, but an online version can be found here.

If you come across information here that you know isn’t quite right, or if you happen to sit on facts, stories, or corrections that deserve to be shared, I’d genuinely love to hear from you.

While we’re on the subject of who did what, a few credits are in order: The cat at the top of the page was drawn by Hof and originally used as clipart in Anarchy’s Stolen Data #9. The menu font was created by Seck-4 and appeared in several productions by Jetset. The logo font, however, is my own creation — heavily inspired by the logo made by my good friend Defeat for Paediatrics by Close.

If you’re looking for even deeper dives into the demoscene and don’t already know them, I can highly recommend Kestra/Bit World, ADA, and Pouët.

Anyway, if you were part of that era, I sure hope this brings it all rushing back. And if you weren’t, welcome to a time when 1MB of RAM felt like a universe of possibilities and a 14 inch montitor was HUGE :)

Enjoy the collection and long live the Amiga.

Currently in my collection...

741 Intros
57 Dentros
381 Demos
165 Trackmos
191 Musicdisks
39 Slideshows
64 Party invitations
175 Discmags
22 Packmenus
22 Games
32 Messageboxes
21 Charts
29 Chart/mags
17 Multifile demos