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"Memories" - 256 byte MSDOS intro

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.

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Why HN readers recommended it

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

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Héll Mood
Topic
256 byte demoscene
Format
demo
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
4
HN mentions in dataset
6
Recommendation years in dataset
2020–2022

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • Check out the demo scene, they are still going strong after 4 decades and producing stuff that is just as mindblowing as it was when it all began. [VIDEO] That's 256 bytes .

    jacquesm on Hacker News · 2022-12
    In Ask HN: What does artisanal software look like?

  • The 256 byte category of demos is inspirational. The idea that a relative handful of symbols that you could write on a sheet of notebook paper and view in its entirety could produce minutes of video and sound is hard to wrap my mind around. …

    stallmanite on Hacker News · 2020-04
    In Memories – a multipart demoscene demo in only 256 bytes

  • I suggest you check out the demoscene if you haven’t. This is “Memories” from the Revision competition: [VIDEO] 256 bytes

    oddly on Hacker News · 2022-09
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Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.