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An average picture that you save on your phone or PC has a size of around 400 kilobytes. It doesn't do anything, it's just a static image.
Now divide that by the factor 10, so you drop to 40 kilobytes. That's the size of The Last Ninja, developed by System 3 and published in 1987.
I still struggle to comprehend, even in the slightest, how programmers back then did what they did - and the worlds they created with the limitations they had to work with.
I was simply blown away by the graphics (isometric on the C64 with such an amazing level of detail - simply gorgeous) and absolutely mesmerized by the kickass sound. What Ben Daglish and Anthony Lees conjured up musically will forever be part of gaming history - an iconic masterpiece.
40 kilobytes man...
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South African all rounder left a match midway 😳
South Africa’s all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel left the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge Division One final midway with 8 overs still to play, to catch a flight to the UK.
Playing for the Lions, Swanepoel had already completed his job with the ball, returning impressive figures of 3/44 in 10 overs as they defended 248 against the Titans in Johannesburg on March 29.
He is set to join Worcestershire for the County season. But here’s where it gets bizarre, the Lions management reportedly had no idea about his departure. For a brief period, they even fielded a substitute, assuming Swanepoel had picked up a niggle. Even they were shocked.

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Here is the full article on the matter as it stands
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Withering assault from Hansie Cronje on Muthiah Muralidaran (Hit 6 Sixes against him) #ONTHISDAY 30-03-1998 won the 3rd Test for 🇿🇦 in Centurion & also clinched a 2-0 series victory. Chasing 225, SA was at 3 / 99 when he arrived & blasted 82 off 63 balls.
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Daniel Craig said the reason James Bond movies got serious and dark was because of Austin Powers movies
“We had to destroy the myth because Mike Myers f*cked us. I am a huge fan, so don’t get me wrong, but he made it impossible to do the gags.”
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