Hello. I've been looking, that in last years, Amiga is a little bit dying on the demoscene. Why is it that? I don't really understand why, no-one is making prods for Amiga these years. I would like anyone to join this Conversation to help me understand this. Thank you! <3

Hasn't it always been like this? Some have focused on making productions on other consoles and machines to test the limits of these other exciting platforms :)

Personally, I'm in the final stages of a small PC Demo (my first PC demo) written in Go Lang. I also have a small Amiga intro and music disc that was more or less finished coding in 2017/2018, but it's missing content like music and gfx atm + I want to rewrite them a bit as it's some weird code of my (little knowledge of assembler), but with family, work and everything else, I unfortunately don't have much spare time to finish many of my projects. I think this applies to many of us grumpy old people ;)

no-one is making prods for Amiga these years, I dont agree with that! But many old school sceners just don't have the time, even if they want to make a Amiga demos/intros, many have children to take care of and a full time job, for example.

And In my opinion the Amiga scene is alive and kicking! and not dying, not yet.

I pretty much have seen, that in 2026, yet no big demo was released for Amiga 500. But I'm in the demoscene just for a year :D

i beg to differ:

it's from 2026, and it's one of the best A500 demos ever:

https://demozoo.org/productions/385573/
https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=105609

also, from 2026, and one of the most outstanding amiga prods since a while: https://demozoo.org/productions/388334/

Yes, I have tried to do a demo in 2026 for OCS too, it was coded directly on my Amiga using the AsmSkool technique. It was a nice refresher of the codings :D. I really like how the Amiga hardware is very efficient, and can make every step and effect by your preferences. Also, there are is a nice graphics chip (Agnus), that can make the demo even more professional looking and wholesome. Greetz to all Amiga sceners <3

Keygenism here. I am also a fan of Amiga as well, especially when I compose music in the .mod format... despite me born and living in America where that computer hardly exists due to price. Nowadays, I do get Smaugur's point. Not many people are making Amiga demos compared to the 90s when they are young just like me (I am 22), but that doesn't mean the Amiga community is over, there's still demos from time to time

I too, tend to shift away from composing .mod music but not entirely. It's still in my heart to reminisce what I've experienced even though I'm past their generation.

The Amiga still lives on no matter what. :)

~Keygenism from Moonshine and Ream RIC

Don't forget Rubbur ( https://demozoo.org/productions/384810/ ) and the amazing NoCPU stuff like Bring it Back ( https://demozoo.org/productions/385539/ ). There have been only a few parties in 2026 so far, so there's probably more to come (Revision, 68k Inside, etc.). But making big demos takes time and you can't expect that every year for every demo group. 2025 wasn't that bad either.

One recommendation, Kast601, you probably should be releasing your intros at a party (preferably with you attending ;) but remote is also okay) instead just outside, if you want to get a bit more attention for your work. Keep it up!

> Amiga is a little bit dying on the demoscene.

To quote Fight Club: "In the Tibetan philosophy, Sylvia Plath sense of the word, we're all dying." The Amiga 500 scene, however, is currently in quite a revival. The Amiga 500 was basically dead and gone between, say, 1997 and 2012, seeing only sporadic releases and no real competition. Since 2012, a revival is in full swing. Last year, for example, we had the peak of a rotozoomer battle between Loonies, Batman Group, Lemon and Desire. Four great groups pushing the limits and each other to new heights.

> in 2026, yet no big demo was released for Amiga 500.

As others have pointed out, Bacon of Hope was released at GERP this year and it's massive! Keep in mind that 2026 is still young. The traditional party for "big" Amiga releases is usually Revision, coming up during easter. But I wouldn't count the big party releases as the best measure of a vibrant scene, necessarily. It's the stuff that happens in between that keeps people motivated and creative. We're now seeing "out of party" releases, packdisks, diskmags, tools etc. sprinkled between parties.

I'm counting 26 OCS demo/intro releases on Pouët so far this year. Compare that to a grand total of 24 releases for all of 2010.