Push the limits of the legendary 8-bit machine. Create stunning intros in kilobytes of pure creativity.

1st JANUARY 2026 - 28th FEBRUARY 2026
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NEWS

Only 3 Weeks to Go – Yes, This Is Your Friendly Wake-Up Call 🚨

📅 2026-02-07

Time is flying. Like, really flying. With only three weeks left until the deadline of the Intro Creation Competition 2026, we’ve officially entered the “oh wow, that’s sooner than I thought” phase.


But don’t panic — no dramatic keyboard smashing required. Whether you already have a half-finished intro sitting somewhere on your hard drive (you know, that folder) or you’re just now feeling the creative spark, this is your moment to jump in.


An intro doesn’t need to be perfect. It just needs personality. A vibe. Your vibe. Play with motion, timing, sound, style — experiment, break things, fix them again. Creativity loves a bit of chaos (and maybe some caffeine).


And let’s be honest: three weeks is actually a pretty sweet spot. Enough time to turn a rough idea into something polished, but close enough to the deadline to keep procrastination from winning. Future-you will be very thankful you started today.


So open your tools, trust your instincts, and start creating. The deadline is coming fast, and we can’t wait to see what you come up with. Now go — make something awesome. 🚀

when will voting start?

📅 2026-01-15
As asked today in the forum we found out that we missed to add some informations about the voting... so we wanna change this now :-)

Voting will start after end of entry period - which is the 28th of February 2026, 24:00 CET. Voting then will be held HERE in March

The starting point depends from late input entries, which we have to check and add here to the voting system. So please stay calm, if we don't start on 1st at 0:00... but we will start as soon as every release was approved.

the year started with a bang...

📅 2026-01-02
Holy crap, the first intros were submitted and wow - what a quality we see here... We hope, that much will follow - and hey, don't be afraid to submit your entries, nobody knows who will be on number one at the end :-)

By the way, we'd like to share a few links here for anyone who hasn't seen them on csdb yet.

You find Informations about the ICC 2026 at following locations:

Also we mirror the releases added to the event on csdb here on our Entries page..

So we are now looking forward for YOUR CONTRIBUTION :-)

the clock is ticking...

📅 2025-12-31

Hello everyone!
The last day of the year has arrived, and we're all counting down the seconds until the start of 2026, when we can submit our intros for the awesome Intro Creation Competition 2026.

For those who haven't heard yet: A forum has been opened on csdb.dk where you can discuss the competition. You can find it here: csdb forum.

So, dust off your programming skills! We're looking forward to your cool entries that celebrate our beloved Breadbin and our hobby to keep the good old C64 alive…

Hello fellow friends of the good and old COMMODORE 64!

📅 2025-12-29

As you may have seen at the DREAM 210 we announced the INTRO CREATION COMPETITION 2026 with a small onefile demo... We hope you enjoyed this little piece of retro art and are now motivated to bring your coding skills to life to submit intros, intros, intros!!!

looking forward for your entries!

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

Welcome to the ultimate challenge for C64 enthusiasts. Demonstrate your mastery of the MOS 6510 processor and VIC-II graphics chip. Every cycle counts, every byte matters.

CATEGORIES & RULES

4KB INTRO

Maximum 4096 bytes. Pure coding excellence.

See the detailed rules at RULEZ

16KB INTRO

Full 16 kilobytes to unleash creativity.

See the detailed rules at RULEZ

COMPETITION RULES

✓ Must run on a plain stock C64 (PAL standard) without any extensions
✓ Must be a one-part intro. Short fade-ins and fade-outs are OK.
✓ Must contain at least one Logo at whatever size you like.
✓ Has to contain a changing or moving text message (e.g. scrolling text, different lines fading in & out, etc.)
✓ Must be interruptable any time by pressing SPACE-key (exception are the short fade-in and fade-out).
✓ Does not need to have exclusive graphics, charsets or music. But the code should be exclusive, so reuse of existing code with just exchanged graphics and music is not allowed.
✓ Has not been publicly used before entering the competition .
✓ Must be handed in as executable format startable with RUN (.prg or embedded in .t64 or .d64).

SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY

Ready to make history? Submit your intro by uploading it to csdb and join the ranks of legendary C64 coders.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • 1. upload your intro to csdb as .prg, .d64 or .t64 file
  • 2. add screenshot or preview image
  • 3. link intro to the category for 4KB (C64 4k Intro) /16KB (C64 Demo) according rules
  • 4. link intro to the Intro Creation Competition 2026 event
  • 5. don't forget to add credits for eternal glory

If you have no csdb account you can send your intro to