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A whole boss fight in 256 bytes

by HellMood on 4/5/2026, 10:32:12 PM

https://hellmood.111mb.de//A_whole_boss_fight_in_256_bytes.html

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by: lucb1e

That domain is such a blast from the past for me. I spent so many hours working on projects with free webhosting as a teen!<p>dang&#x2F;HN: this domain should probably be added to the list where the subdomain is shown next to the title, since subdomains are users&#x27; webspaces. (Might be a good candidate for the public suffix list: &quot;[DNS labels] under which Internet users can (or historically could) directly register names&quot;.)

4/7/2026, 9:58:13 PM


by: flopsamjetsam

I clicked on this fearing it was a &quot;256 bytes of JS&quot; (plus X GB of browser), and was pleasantly surprised it was actually 256 bytes.

4/7/2026, 10:02:44 PM


by: HellMood

Technical write up for &quot;Endbot&quot; 256 bytes MSDOS program with plot, sync, sound, and payoff. Released April 4th at Revision Demoparty 2026.

4/5/2026, 10:32:12 PM


by: ale42

Didn&#x27;t run it (yet) but it looks nice. Great that some people are still able to optimize code! I&#x27;m wondering if this would run on actual hardware (VGA + a sound card supporting MPU401 emulation)

4/7/2026, 9:41:14 PM


by: Anmol-Baranwal

[dead]

4/7/2026, 10:44:27 PM