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Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/qbWaFkjz7pY/tinyhack-minimalist-1.html
Tinyhack: minimalist adventure half the size of a favicon
Amazing favicon hacks such as Matheiu Henri's Defender of the Favicon made me wonder: just how small could a game go? I'm not much of a coder, but over the weekend I had a go at making an adventure game only 8x8 pixels in size. It's barely-playable and has all the charm of a malicious lite-brite. But once you've found the sword, shield and the all-important, all-healing pub, you can dash through it in a few minutes. I bet a really great programmer could fit a proper roguelike into the same space! As it seems more like a 1970s electronic toy than a video game, I also made sure to include the original box, which explains exactly what those meaningless pixels are. (And you can refresh the page for a randomly generated one) Play Tinyhack...
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