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As time went on, crack intros became a medium to demonstrate the purported superiority of a cracking group.<ref name="jason_scott_2010" /> Such intros grew very complex, sometimes exceeding the size<ref name="arstechnica2013" /> and complexity<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalekultur.org/files/dk_whatisthedemoscene.pdf|title=The Demoscene|publisher=Digitale Kultur e.V.|format=PDF|accessdate=2010-10-25}}
</ref>{{better source|date= June 2015}} of the software itself. Crack intros only became more sophisticated on more advanced systems such as the [[Commodore Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], and some [[IBM PC]] clone systems with sound cards.<ref name="reunanen2010" /> These intros feature big, colourful [[2D computer graphics|effects]], [[chiptune| music]], and [[Scrolling#Demos|scrollers]].<ref name="demographics" /><!-- 4:12+ -->
Cracking groups would use the intros not just to gain credit for cracking, but to advertise their BBSes, greet friends, and gain themselves recognition.<ref name="jason_scott_2010" /> Messages were frequently of a vulgar nature, and on some occasions made threats of violence against software companies or the members of some rival crack-group.<ref name="jason_scott_2010" />
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