Razor1911 retrospective demo
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Revision 2026 closer by the Razor1911 group, a 40-year retrospective praised for visuals, music and nostalgia. One critic could not run it on Linux under Wine or Proton.
Revision 2026 closer by the Razor1911 group, a 40-year retrospective praised for visuals, music and nostalgia. One critic could not run it on Linux under Wine or Proton.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 19
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 95%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 19 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 19 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Nostalgic homage to the demoscene
“it's a retrospective on the group that produced it, and the surrounding scene”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “I post trained a model on Demoscenes” “It is a great demo and really nostalgic.”
Comment from 9 Apr 2026 in “Razor1911. A demo 40 years in the making” “Amazing demo and homage to the era.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Razor1911. A demo 40 years in the making” - Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Razor1911. A demo 40 years in the making”
Strong reception at Revision 2026
“submitted this beautiful demo as the closer for the Revision 2026 demo competition”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Razor1911. A demo 40 years in the making” “This Razor1911 career retrospective demo from Revision was pretty impressive”
Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “Keygen.music” “It's pretty awesome and really deserved the 1st place”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Razor1911. A demo 40 years in the making” Good visuals and music
“That was amazing, really great song & visuals too.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Razor1911. A demo 40 years in the making” “Excellent demo and good music to go with it.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Razor1911. A demo 40 years in the making” Clever windowed effects and transitions
“The parts where it exits fullscreen and starts messing around with separate windows is really well done.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Razor1911. A demo 40 years in the making” “Revision faded out the credits part, which is still really cool on its own.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Razor1911. A demo 40 years in the making”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razor1911 retrospective demoThis page | 19 | 1 | 95% | 5 | — | Approved |
| A Mind Is Born | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
17 of the 20 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's a retrospective on the group that produced it, and the surrounding scene”
“See their 40 year retrospective demo for a lot more of that”
“This Razor1911 career retrospective demo from Revision was pretty impressive”
“so encouraging to see things like this celebrated”
“You'd probably love this latest Razor1911 prod, if you haven't seen it yet”
“It is a great demo and really nostalgic.”
“Damn, this made my entire week. Absolute legends.”
“The parts where it exits fullscreen and starts messing around with separate windows is really well done.”
“I couldn't get it to work on Linux with Wine/Proton”
“Revision faded out the credits part, which is still really cool on its own.”
“Beautiful nod to this amazing demo”
“It's pretty awesome and really deserved the 1st place”
“Amazing demo and homage to the era.”
“That was amazing, really great song & visuals too.”
“Excellent demo and good music to go with it.”
“hearing the live vers with the crowd audio is amazing”
“submitted this beautiful demo as the closer for the Revision 2026 demo competition”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.