By Mike Muncatchy
This is a huge compilation of the greatest tech demos of all time.
Tech demos have long been indicators that developers and chip makers use to show the power of a particular piece of hardware. While these realtime scenes can be flashy or memorable, the characters and plots evident in tech demos do not usually appear in retail releases. That having been said, tech demos can be the purest historical markers for each generation of consoles and PC graphics hardware. This is a gigantic collection of tech demos for your enjoyment.
Epic Mobile
Epic Citadel
DirectX 11
Heaven
Direct X 10
Cryostasis
Direct X 9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Direct X 8
Watermill
Direct X 7
Post Process Filters
Nintendo 3DS
Samurai
CryENGINE 3
GDC 2010
CryENGINE 2
Crysis




This is less a list of the “greatest tech demos of all time” and more a list of “every tech demo of all time”. That’s not a problem, but they didn’t do much to limit this list. I hardly call a list of @140 a valid “greatest of” list. 10 is a “greatest of” list.
Brian, you are right! You have inspired me to create the “epic lists” portion of the website. Thank you for your comment!