How Micro Mages Fit in 40 Kilobytes
Morphcat Games · Talk · 12 min · 2018 · YouTube title: How we fit an NES game into 40 Kilobytes
Why it's here
HN points to it whenever discussion turns to how old games were so small, as a clear tour of 8-bit optimization and creative work under hardware limits.
What it covers
Morphcat Games explains how they fit Micro Mages, a full-featured NES game, into 40 kilobytes. It covers compression of sprites and level layouts and other space-saving tricks.