Amiga 500 · OCS/ECS · Demoscene FX
Dave's Retro Corner
Classic Amiga Demoscene Effects
The most famous Amiga-era demo effects — rebuilt as realtime HTML5 Canvas renders. Plasma, copper bars, rotozoom, tunnel, starfield, metaballs, and more.
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Copper Bars
Raster & palette · Classic Amiga effect
Scrolling raster bars with metallic gradients.
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Effect Code
Top 10 · Amiga‑Era Demo Effects
Click an effect to load it. Auto‑cycle rotates every 22 seconds.
Retro Lab
Daily experiments from Dave — small but meaningful builds.
Bytecode Alchemist
Chain vintage bitwise ops to morph random bytes into the target code before moves run out.
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Pixel Quilt Loom
Paint a 16×16 tile, mirror it into woven symmetry, and export your endless retro fabric.
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Cassette Cue Club
Scrub a virtual tape and drop your cue right on the glowing target window.
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Video Rental Rush
Stock the right VHS genres, ride demand swings, and survive seven chaotic rental nights.
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Nixie Lockbreaker
Decode a 4-digit nixie lock with mastermind-style clues before time and attempts run out.
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Cartridge Merchant
Flip retro game cartridges across 10 volatile market days and chase tycoon status.
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Dial Tone Detective
Listen to mystery keypad tones and decode the right key before the line drops.
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Gridline Sprint '84
Drift the neon ring, hit boost pads, and chase your cleanest lap.
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Dot‑Matrix Dispatch
Compose a retro telex printout line by line.
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Split‑Flap Terminal
Program a station board with clacking letters.
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Floppy Defrag Deck
Slide file fragments to compact the drive and hit 100% defrag.
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ROM Glyph Forge
Paint an 8×8 character and export the ROM bytes.
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Neon Parcel Sorter
Flip the gates and route glowing parcels into the right bays.
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VHS Tracking Bay
Dial in the tracking knob and clear the snow from the picture.
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Subspace Signal Tuner
Align the dials to lock onto a drifting transmission.
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Arcade Marquee Maker
Design a glowing banner and watch it scroll across the cabinet.
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Byte Buddy Station
Keep a tiny synth critter fed, tuned, and fully charged.
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Docking Bay 88
Feather the thrusters and slide into the glowing bay.
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8‑Bit SFX Forge
Twist retro knobs and mint coin, zap, alarm, and power‑up sounds.
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Phosphor Shield Array
Spin the shield to deflect incoming blips and save the core.
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Vector Constellation Plotter
Connect glowing stars and export your own constellation map.
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Flux Tube Relay
Rotate glowing tubes to connect the Source to the Core.
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Cassette Label Studio
Design a mixtape label and print it to PNG.
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CRT Typing Range
Lock onto incoming words and keep your streak alive.
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Star Dock Loader
Catch cargo pods, dodge scrap, and survive the orbital shift.
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Pixel Postcard Printer
Design a tiny 8‑bit travel postcard and print it to PNG.
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Teletext Memory Match
Flip pixel cards and clear the board in as few moves as possible.
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Mode‑7 Sunset Racer
A curved road, glowing sky, and pure retro speed.
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Retro Drum Machine
Program a classic four-voice beat and loop it live.
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Notes
- These are faithful Canvas recreations of classic demoscene effects — not ports of a specific demo.
- References link to effect lists and tutorials used to pick the “top 10.”
- Chiptune audio is procedural WebAudio (no external files).