Hi there, this is my small collection of articles/personal ramblings about sizecoding.
The following blogs should in one way or another cover most if not all our Marquee Design releases over the years.
You can browse them by year or select platform below:
2025
Going Deeper: The development of Yonaguni (64 bytes, MicroW8)
Mini writeups for Desert Drift and Shrine (MicroW8)
Chasing the Bee: The development of Phased and Aztec Ride (Atari ST)
Getting Dirty: The development of Mossery and Verdance (32 bytes, Atari XE/XL)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2025 releases (DOS, ZX Spectrum, MicroW8)
2024
Winterhacking: The Development of Galaktyka (Atari ST / Amiga)
Making the Album: The Development of Nimble (DOS)
Another Bite: The Development of Datura (Apple II)
Mini writeups for Apoptosis and Soulsand (MicroW8)
Mini writeup for Atlantis Rising (MicroW8)
Extreme Sizecoding: The Development of Unfinished Business (ZX Spectrum)
Watch that spinning cube: The Development of Dash (Atari XE/XL)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2024 releases (DOS, Atari XE/XL, ZX Spectrum, Fantasy Consoles)
2023
The Development of Pharos (MicroW8)
Sommarhacking II: Development of Algorift and Matka Natura (Atari ST / Amiga)
Biting the Apple: The Development of Overboard (Apple II)
We don't deal in tricks: The Development of House of Mojo (Fantasy Consoles)
Carry On: The Development of Wayward (Atari XE/XL)
Back at the E-Werk: The Development of GAIA: Poetry of Life (DOS)
We are the robots: The Development of Spare Parts (Atari XE/XL)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2023 releases (DOS, Atari XE/XL, TIC-80)
2022
The Development of Microlair (MicroW8)
The Development of Brave New World (Atari XE/XL)
Sommarhacking: The Development of Shiraz and Venturo (Atari ST)
Marching Fantasies: The Development of Silos and Perfect Storm (Fantasy Consoles)
The development of Patchwork (Atari XE/XL)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2022 releases (DOS, Atari XE/XL)
Adding depth: The development of Corda (Fantasy Consoles)
2021
Shoot the Core: The development of Gyro (Fantasy Consoles)
PICO-8 Sizecoding: The Development of Picology (PICO-8)
Not a fairy: The Development of Sharded (Fantasy Consoles)
Celebrating the smallest: Mini writeups for Wanderlust and Max8room (DOS)
Code-Draw-Beep-Repeat: The development of Looper (Fantasy Consoles)
All aboard: The development of Blueprint (ZX Spectrum)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2021 releases (DOS, TIC-80)
The Development of Metropolis'80 and Marbleblous (Fantasy Consoles)
2020
A trip to the underworld: The development of Kharon (DOS)
Happy Birthday: The development of Clive (ZX Spectrum)
Z80 in 10 days: The development of Fluxus (ZX Spectrum)
Nano Poetry: The development of Haiku (DOS)
Partycoding @home: The development of Rush (DOS)
Crunching content: The development of Microdose (DOS)
Inception, Distraction, Rejection: The development of Outline Invite (DOS)
Full Circle: The development of Enigma (DOS)
Moving on: The development of Nanorail (DOS)
Small beginnings: The development of Homogenic (DOS)
Demoscene Origins - Part 1
Fantasy Consoles
Going Deeper: The development of Yonaguni (64 bytes, MicroW8)
Mini writeups for Desert Drift and Shrine (MicroW8)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2025 releases (DOS, ZX Spectrum, MicroW8)
Mini writeups for Apoptosis and Soulsand (MicroW8)
Mini writeup for Atlantis Rising (MicroW8)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2024 releases (DOS, Atari XE/XL, ZX Spectrum, Fantasy Consoles)
The Development of Pharos (MicroW8)
We don't deal in tricks: The Development of House of Mojo (Fantasy Consoles)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2023 releases (DOS, Atari XE/XL, TIC-80)
The Development of Microlair (MicroW8)
Marching Fantasies: The Development of Silos and Perfect Storm (Fantasy Consoles)
Adding depth: The development of Corda (Fantasy Consoles)
Shoot the Core: The development of Gyro (Fantasy Consoles)
PICO-8 Sizecoding: The Development of Picology (PICO-8)
Not a fairy: The Development of Sharded (Fantasy Consoles)
Code-Draw-Beep-Repeat: The development of Looper (Fantasy Consoles)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2021 releases (DOS, TIC-80)
The Development of Metropolis'80 and Marbleblous (Fantasy Consoles)
DOS
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2025 releases (DOS, ZX Spectrum, MicroW8)
Making the Album: The Development of Nimble (DOS)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2024 releases (DOS, Atari XE/XL, ZX Spectrum, Fantasy Consoles)
Back at the E-Werk: The Development of GAIA: Poetry of Life (DOS)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2022 releases (DOS, Atari XE/XL)
Celebrating the smallest: Mini writeups for Wanderlust and Max8room (DOS)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2021 releases (DOS, TIC-80)
A trip to the underworld: The development of Kharon (DOS)
Nano Poetry: The development of Haiku (DOS)
Partycoding @home: The development of Rush (DOS)
Crunching content: The development of Microdose (DOS)
Inception, Distraction, Rejection: The development of Outline Invite (DOS)
Full Circle: The development of Enigma (DOS)
Moving on: The development of Nanorail (DOS)
Small beginnings: The development of Homogenic (DOS)
Atari ST / Amiga
Chasing the Bee: The development of Phased and Aztec Ride (Atari ST)
Winterhacking: The Development of Galaktyka (Atari ST / Amiga)
Sommarhacking II: Development of Algorift and Matka Natura (Atari ST / Amiga)
Sommarhacking: The Development of Shiraz and Venturo (Atari ST)
Atari 8-bit / Commodore 64 / Apple II
Getting Dirty: The development of Mossery and Verdance (32 bytes, Atari XE/XL)
Another Bite: The Development of Datura (Apple II)
Watch that spinning cube: The Development of Dash (Atari XE/XL)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2024 releases (DOS, Atari XE/XL, ZX Spectrum, Fantasy Consoles)
Biting the Apple: The Development of Overboard (Apple II)
Carry On: The Development of Wayward (Atari XE/XL)
We are the robots: The Development of Spare Parts (Atari XE/XL)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2023 releases (DOS, Atari XE/XL, TIC-80)
The Development of Brave New World (Atari XE/XL)
The development of Patchwork (Atari XE/XL)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2022 releases (DOS, Atari XE/XL)
ZX Spectrum
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2025 releases (DOS, ZX Spectrum, MicroW8)
Extreme Sizecoding: The Development of Unfinished Business (ZX Spectrum)
Mini writeups for Lovebyte 2024 releases (DOS, Atari XE/XL, ZX Spectrum, Fantasy Consoles)
All aboard: The development of Blueprint (ZX Spectrum)
Happy Birthday: The development of Clive (ZX Spectrum)
Z80 in 10 days: The development of Fluxus (ZX Spectrum)
Hopefully these will be helpful to some of you, or just fun to read, or not...
Enjoy! - Superogue
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