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On “Dirty Assembly Tricks in NES Assembly (2013)”
2600 programming is alive in the demo scene. This was just created in 2014 and is completely insane: link to this video
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XAYAX - Bang! (ATARI VCS 2600 demo)
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An award-winning Atari 2600 demoscene demo showcasing advanced visual effects using bankswitching on highly constrained hardware.
ATARI VCS 2600 Demo by XAYAX. 1st place at Revision 2014 easter party (oldschool demo competition). Code: SvOlli Music: Skyrunner Graphics: Deft, Titus, Veto, SvOlli A 32/30k ROM using F8SC bankswitching (PAL)Why it's here
2 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended as an incredibly impressive demonstration of what can be achieved on the highly constrained Atari 2600 hardware.
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On “Jailbreak firmware turns cheap digital walkie-talkie into DMR scanning receiver”
On that note, this is one of the most impressive demos I've ever seen: link to this video (When you're familiar with what a baseline atari 2600 game looks like, this is just beyond the pale.)
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On “8bit Workshop”
After seeing demos like Bang!/XayaX 1 and Chiphead/Altair 2, it is pretty clear that the hardware that I work on is ridiculously overpowered. 1 link to this video 2 link