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TiTAN - Overdrive 2 (RGB 50fps) - SEGA Mega Drive - Revision 2017 (1st Place)

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Demoscene & retrocomputingGame history & retro gaming

What it is

Overdrive 2 by TiTAN, a Sega Mega Drive demo that won first place in the Oldskool competition at Revision 2017. It shows effects and 3D graphics on the stock console.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN plugs it as a favorite example of what skilled demoscene coders can pull out of 30-year-old hardware.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “Overdrive 2 is my favorite example”

    Demo pulling off never-seen effects on 30-year-old hardware

    jsheard, 2018-04 · Strong recommendation · in “The NES Homebrew Scene”

  2. “it's unbelievable what the MegaDrive can do stock.”

    Unbelievable stock Mega Drive capabilities

    chromadon, 2026-07 · Strong recommendation · in “The art and engineering of Sega CD Silpheed”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: sega mega drive, demoscene, retro hardware, revision 2017, 3d graphics

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