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A Mind Is Born (256 bytes)

lftkryo · 8 recommenders · 9 months

A Commodore 64 demo by Linus Akesson that fits video and music into 256 bytes, winning the Oldskool 4K Intro compo at Revision 2017. A technical write-up accompanies it.

Why Hacker News readers recommend it: It is HN's favorite example of extreme code compression, a compelling song and visuals from a program smaller than a tweet.

8 recommenders5 strong recommendations2017–2025
Demoscene & retrocomputing#demoscene#commodore 64#256 bytes#chiptune#linus akesson

“not only because it is 256 bytes, but because it is a compelling song too.”

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