Mastodawn

Razor 1911 made a PC demo for Revision 2026 that's a whirlwind retrospective of the group, touching on a lot of warez/art/demoscene tech, tools, and history since they started in 1985. It won the PC Demo category and clearly earned it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AnbYNudAyM

Razor1911

YouTube

Andy Baio 3d ago

Like all demos, you're losing something watching a video on YouTube. It was meant to be viewed running real-time on your computer. If you have a Windows PC with a good graphics card, give the party-optimized executable linked on Pouet a try, or wait for the proper release. https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=105954

Razor1911 by Razor 1911

demo for Windows, Revision 2026

pouët.net

Andy Baio 3d ago

Of course, there's an NFO file. "If you enjoy this product, consider buying it." https://www.pouet.net/prod_nfo.php?which=105954&font=1

Razor1911 by Razor 1911 :: nfo :: pouët.net

pouët.net - your online demoscene resource

pouët.net

@andybaio
It's a good closing message.
The full message is shown at the bottom of the .nfo file, as rendered in the dubmood YouTube video.

edit: I have just read the .nfo file in the zip file, as found on the official Razor1911 website (linked from Pouet).

The last line is missing:
"Support quality software. And stop fascism."

@andybaio
The soundtrack was released on Bandcamp, in up to 24 bit quality (if you choose lossless).
https://dubmood.bandcamp.com/track/fighting-words-feat-goto80-master-boot-record
Pay what you want, minimum 0.00
But it looks like some people have considered buying it.

Fighting Words feat. goto80 & MASTER BOOT RECORD, by Bright White Lightning & Dubmood

track by Bright White Lightning & Dubmood

Dubmood

Hakan Bayındır 2d ago

@andybaio
The product made me happy.

(Yes, that's a homage to "that one". The one made me a high performance programmer and grumpy old man for vibe coders)

@andybaio I don't have a windows setup anymore :( Wondering about some sort of VM with a pass through to the GPU maybe? Is that even a thing that would work?

Fluchtkapsel 2d ago

@andybaio Even back then when I had a Windows PC I had a hard time getting the demos to run. I think it was an entirely different thing before the multitude of different hardware vendors and with more or less clearly defined specs.

@andybaio damn i can only imagine how emotional that was for someone way more involved in the scene

@jplebreton @andybaio
Especially the memorial section (at 6:12 in the dubmood video on YouTube).

C.B.Leslie 3d ago

@andybaio fuck. This is amazing.

gloriouscow 2d ago

@andybaio one might say that was a PROPER demo

Scott Francis 2d ago

@gloriouscow @andybaio

gloriouscow 2d ago

@andybaio I hope Rob Northen sees this

@andybaio Thank you very much for posting this

@andybaio Oh hecking nostalgic...

I never got much into the whole demoscene thing, but some of the videos are a lot of fun and did really neat things for their times.

(And yeah, I know, the other thing, but no comment.)

Sybren A. Stüvel 2d ago

@andybaio !! @atmind

@andybaio Razor1911 is quite possibly my favorite demo group ever. They have been around all my life, always delivering such beautiful compositions, visuals, everything.

this is just as stunning as i expected. Incredible.

Zeh Fernando 2d ago

@andybaio good to still have demoscene gods come and kick our balls/ovaries once in a while. This was stunning and absurd.