Recorded for Preservation

64 Legendary C64 Crack Intros (1986-1989)

The essential overview: 64 of the most historically significant cracktros from the golden age years. The best starting point for understanding the form.

Over 2000 C64 Crack Intros (80s to Today)

22 hours of cracktros across four decades. The definitive demonstration that the scene never stopped: new C64 crack intros were still being released in 2023.

Hotline - Jinks Cracktro (1987)

Peak period: multi-coloured raster bars, smooth scroller, original SID. The three elements in precise combination. Full editorial on the Flagship page.

Papillons - Clubhouse Sports Cracktro (1988)

Transition period 1988: the year when the demo scene had split off but cracking groups were still producing work of comparable quality.

Genesis Project - Final Flight Cracktro (1991)

Late period: sprite multiplexing beyond hardware limits, demo-quality visuals in a cracktro format. Full editorial on the Flagship page.

Pulsar - Battle Command Cracktro (1992)

Early 1990s: the scene's continuation into the Amiga era. Representative of how cracktro style evolved after the peak period.

Remember - Ace of Aces Cracktro (1998)

Legacy: a C64 cracktro released in 1998. Original SID music, raster effects, full scroller. Fifteen years after the tradition began, it had not stopped.

Top 100 Greatest C64 Cracktro Chiptunes

A hundred SID compositions from the cracktro era in a single curated mix - demonstrating the full musical range the MOS 6581 chip could produce in skilled hands. For the full HVSC catalogue, see the Music page.