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☯️ leoperbo:

Yesterday was the MAR10 DAY — It’s remarkable, and goes well here in gemini, that Super Mario Bros. (1985) used just 40 KB of ROM, less than many WhatsApp stickers today! The entire game (32 levels, enemies, music, and graphics) fit within this tiny space. How? Extreme optimization. Developers reused visual elements: clouds and bushes shared the same graphic, only changing color palettes. Enemies like Goombas used just two animation frames. Led by Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s team worked within...

💬 12 comments · 5 likes · Mar 11 · 8 weeks ago · #efficiency #nes

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