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A Mind Is Born (256 bytes)
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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.
It is HN's favorite example of extreme code compression, a compelling song and visuals from a program smaller than a tweet.
18 Hacker News mentions · 2017–2025