Categories:

• L1 Demoscene Board
  • NO hardware mods
  • 256K FLASH, 96K RAM
• Hacked L1 Demoscene Board
  • Hardware mods expected
  • 256K FLASH, 96K RAM... probably
• ANSI
  • 80 columns, 23 lines
  • Standard ansi colors only!
• Wildcard*
  • BYOH (Bring Your Own Hardware)
  • Video can be VGA or HDMI
  • Audio should be 3.5mm Aux Audio
  • Contact us for questions about non-standard requirements
  • Whatever you'd like to show off!

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Entry:

Submit your demo and ansi entries using our *NEW* "PartyTime" contest system!

Enter Now

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Rules:

• If you are attending, you must be present at the start of the party with your submission on May 23rd, 2026.
  • Bring either a hex or a board with your demo pre-loaded for L1 Demoscene and Secret Board entries
  • Bring your modified L1 Demoscene board for Hacked L1 Demoscene entries
  • Bring whatever you need to show off your Wildcard* entry. We can provide projector, audio, and power. Contact us for questions about non-standard requirements
• Remote Entries are welcome!
  • Remote entries must be submitted by Saturday May 23rd, 2026 14:00:00 UTC-8:00
• Production must be your own work. Group collaboration is welcome and encouraged.
• Production must not have been previously released
• Production may be disqualified if it breaks any of the rules on this page.
• Rules are subject to reasonable changes

• L1 Demoscene Board
  • Must use an unmodified Layerone Demoscene Board
  • Only USB power will be supplied, no external communication allowed
  • Must display VGA (at least 480pixels vertical)


• Hacked L1 Demoscene Board
  • Must use a modified Layerone Demoscene Board
  • We will provide USB Power
  • Must display VGA (at least 480pixels vertical)
  • Testing ahead of time is encouraged. Contact us to arrange time with Conference AV equipment


• ANSI
  • Image Size: 80 columns, 23 lines
  • Colors: Standard ansi colors only (16 colors), no ice colors or extended palette
  • Font: 9px preferred
  • Final artwork will be displayed in Pablodraw at 100%, no VGA mode viewing or side rendering
  • Submissions must open in Pablodraw and be submitted as .ans or .asc files
  • New Artists:
    • Please make sure your SAUCE info is filled out and settings are correct. This can be found under File> Edit Sauce Info. Make sure under View that "Use iCE Colors" is not selected - it is on by default.
    • You're welcome to use this template to start (courtesy of the amazing Pinguino!)


• Wildcard*
  • Can be any hardware or software.
  • Bring Your Own Hardware
  • We can provide a projector that can display VGA, S-Video, HDMI, and Component
  • We can provide speakers that plug into a 3.5mm audio port
  • You may provide your own AV equipment within reason if needed

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Questions? Rules@L1demo.org