Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras): the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "elevated by Rgba & TBC | 4k intro (FullHD 1080p demoscene demo)", held up as the landmark demoscene production and a counterpoint to software bloat.
- 7 HN recommenders 10 months 2013–2025demoHeld up as the landmark demoscene production and a counterpoint to software bloat.
- 2 HN recommenders 4 months 2016–2020demoHN commenters use it as the standard example of how much a tiny program can do, in contrast to bloated modern software.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2012–2024demoCited as a showcase of what fits in 4k, in discussions of code size limits and the demoscene.
Questions
Which Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras) video does Hacker News recommend most?
elevated by Rgba & TBC | 4k intro (FullHD 1080p demoscene demo): recommended in 10 different months by 7 HN users between 2013 and 2025.
Is this every Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras) video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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