How we fit an NES game into 40 Kilobytes

Why it was recommended

Here is my favorite video about 8-bit era optimisations. Makes you appreciate games from this era even more.

Strong recommendationarnaudsm · Original2023-11

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. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

Morphcat Games

Length

12 min 4 sec

Year

2018

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