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"Memories" - 256 byte MSDOS intro

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Demoscene & retrocomputing

What it is

Memories is a 256-byte MS-DOS demo that packs eight effects and MIDI soundscapes into a tiny program. It won first place at Revision 2020.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people share it as a mind-blowing example of demoscene craft and the reigning champion of 256-byte demos.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “producing stuff that is just as mindblowing as it was when it all began.”

    Mindblowing 256 byte demo showing demoscene craft

    jacquesm, 2022-12 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What does artisanal software look like?”

  2. “The 256 byte category of demos is inspirational.”

    256 byte demo producing minutes of video and sound

    stallmanite, 2020-04 · Recommendation · in “Memories – a multipart demoscene demo in only 256 bytes”

  3. “Revision competition 256 byte demo”

    oddly, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities”

  4. “this is probably the reigning champion of the 256 byte demo”

    Reigning champion of 256 byte demos

    throwawayben, 2022-10 · Recommendation · in “The Commodordion”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: demoscene, 256 bytes, ms-dos, revision 2020, size coding

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