> >Well, we already have the smallest kernal. Where would you call the line
> >between best demo and code size? Make something arbitrary like saying
> >absolute max is 512 bytes?
>
> An absolute max could be given (I would say much less than 512 bytes, maybe
> 64 or 96..), just pull out the coolest looking thing from the 2600 (not
> necessarily a game) with the smallest code.
How about a Run Your Code In RAM contest? Run whatever you want in ROM at
powerup, but you must jump to RAM before displaying anything and never
jump out. This opens up all sorts of programmer trickery.. we assembler
veterans know that self-modifying code can do a lot in very little space.
If you're running code in RAM and RAM alone, never accessing the ROM
address space, I wonder if it's possible to pull out a cartridge or
Supercharger without disturbing the running code... if so, this could turn
into the No-Cartridge 2600 contest.
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