Farbrausch - fr-041: debris. [HD]
What it is
Debris by Farbrausch, the winner of the Breakpoint 2007 demo competition. All of its 3D visuals, textures and music come from a single 177 KB executable.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it as the demoscene showpiece to show someone what extreme size-limited real-time graphics look like.
- 4 people recommended it
- 4 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2010, last 2026
What HN commenters said
“shows just how much you can pack into 200k (including the audio, btw)”
Demo packing audio and visuals into 200k.
corysama, 2010-05 · Recommendation · in “The Demoscene -- an Overview”
“If you want to really show off the demoscene, try Farbrausch - fr-041.”
Impressive demo squeezing huge content into 179KB.
guiambros, 2013-03 · Recommendation · in “Simple Minecraft Clone in 580 lines of Python”
“Super cool, and in an executable of 177kB.”
First demo seen; impressive in a 177kB executable.
clay_to_n, 2015-03 · Recommendation · in “F***ing Learn to Code Again (1999)”
“are particularly worth checking out for the uninitiated”
Farbrausch demo worth checking out for the uninitiated.
sclangdon, 2016-06 · Recommendation · in “Source code for 4kb demoscene production “Elevated” released”
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Topics: demoscene, farbrausch, procedural graphics, size coding, real-time 3d
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