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"For Android" implies Java is usable, and bytecode can be very dense, so IMHO this could be even smaller.

MaxBarraclough 2y ago
There's a Flappy Bird clone for the GameBoy, in the form of a 32kB ROM. [0][1][2] This isn't to downplay this Android-based project though. They aren't claiming to have written the most compact Flappy Bird clone. [0] https://laroldsjubilantjunkyard.itch.io/flappy-bird-gameboy/devlog/333675/flappy-bird-gameboy-homebrew-v100-completed https://laroldsjubilantjunkyard.itch.io/flappy-bird-gameboy/... [1] https://laroldsjubilantjunkyard.itch.io/flappy-bird-gameboy https://laroldsjubilantjunkyard.itch.io/flappy-bird-gameboy [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m839Vg_qXzM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m839Vg_qXzM
im3w1l 2y ago
I'm honestly surprised at the 100k figure. In my mind it should be possible go far lower. 10k sounds vaguely realistic.
- londons_explore 2y ago
  if you're willing to compromise on the graphics and just get the core gameplay, I reckon you could do it in a 512 byte x86 bootsector.
  - im3w1l 2y ago
    Right. I meant with the graphics though.
    - Lerc 2y ago
      Weirdly, I think the challenge would be more difficult going to Android than adding graphics while keeping the size down. It would not at all surprise me to see a near perfect Flappy Bird under 4k (graphics and all) as a PC .com I'd be curious to see what the minimum size of a simple C program would be. Say something that displayed a pixel that bounced up and down as you tapped.
  - lifthrasiir 2y ago
    I think it can be optimized quite a lot by not using a stock PNG decoder library, because all images are quite simple and can be generated from non-pixelated smaller sprites (many images are pre-scaled by 2x, which can be done during the postprocessing) or from a simple algorithmic code.
  - Frenchgeek 2y ago
    https://github.com/nanochess/fbird https://github.com/nanochess/fbird

There's a Flappy Bird clone for the GameBoy, in the form of a 32kB ROM. [0][1][2] This isn't to downplay this Android-based project though. They aren't claiming to have written the most compact Flappy Bird clone. [0] https://laroldsjubilantjunkyard.itch.io/flappy-bird-gameboy/devlog/333675/flappy-bird-gameboy-homebrew-v100-completed https://laroldsjubilantjunkyard.itch.io/flappy-bird-gameboy/... [1] https://laroldsjubilantjunkyard.itch.io/flappy-bird-gameboy https://laroldsjubilantjunkyard.itch.io/flappy-bird-gameboy [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m839Vg_qXzM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m839Vg_qXzM

im3w1l 2y ago

I'm honestly surprised at the 100k figure. In my mind it should be possible go far lower. 10k sounds vaguely realistic.

londons_explore 2y ago
if you're willing to compromise on the graphics and just get the core gameplay, I reckon you could do it in a 512 byte x86 bootsector.
- im3w1l 2y ago
  Right. I meant with the graphics though.
  - Lerc 2y ago
    Weirdly, I think the challenge would be more difficult going to Android than adding graphics while keeping the size down. It would not at all surprise me to see a near perfect Flappy Bird under 4k (graphics and all) as a PC .com I'd be curious to see what the minimum size of a simple C program would be. Say something that displayed a pixel that bounced up and down as you tapped.
- lifthrasiir 2y ago
  I think it can be optimized quite a lot by not using a stock PNG decoder library, because all images are quite simple and can be generated from non-pixelated smaller sprites (many images are pre-scaled by 2x, which can be done during the postprocessing) or from a simple algorithmic code.
- Frenchgeek 2y ago
  https://github.com/nanochess/fbird https://github.com/nanochess/fbird