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Chaos Theory - Awesome 64k Intro! [720p HD]

Chaos Theory is a 64k demoscene intro by Conspiracy and CNS that took second place at Assembly 2006, generating its graphics and music from a tiny executable.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN people use it as a showcase of what fits in 64 kilobytes.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Lounger
Topic
demoscene 64k intros
Format
demo
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2011–2024

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From the original HN conversations

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  • In case you haven't seen a 64k intro, "Chaos Theory" by Conspiracy is probably the coolest and most impressive one I've ever seen (fullscreen it in 720p for maximum awesomeness): [VIDEO] I think it's probably one of the few I've seen that goes beyond being …

    jarin on Hacker News · 2011-08
    In Low-level x86 code compression for 64k intros

  • I don't get the fascination with Farbrausch. While I respect and admire the feat which I'm unable to pull of myself, there are comparatively much better realisations both in terms of art and technique. See the following 64k demos: - chaos theory - [VIDEO] - …

    lloeki on Hacker News · 2014-08
    In A Single Div

  • I work in embedded software and we fight for every megabyte of NAND flash. Multiple smaller executables add up, too. Reducing the binary size is usually more important than performance (and often more important than memory safety, if we are totally honest...). Personally, I hate …

    0x000xca0xfe on Hacker News · 2024-01
    In Making Rust binaries smaller by default

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