That’s small for a full display but it’s more than enough for [Martin]’s game of snake. He was able to create a hex file using the upyed tool from [ntoll] and upload it to the Micro Bit.

Commenting on the launch of the :GAME ZIP 64, Kitronik co-founder Kevin Spurr says: “We all remember playing Pong and Snake in our youth and we wanted to bring the simple fun of these games to the BBC ...

Even the original 8-bit Pac-Man from 1980 was an absolute behemoth in comparison, weighing in around 12 kilobytes. Squeezing Snake into just 56 bytes required some sacrifices.

Ongoing efforts to make the most efficient DOS port for Snake culminate (at least for now) at just 56 bytes.

Does the world really need another hobby programmable chip? One developer thinks the $20 micro:bit is both elegant and rugged.

Amy Mather, Digital Girl of the Year 2013, talks us through the meteorite game on the micro:bit: Mission to Mars - Live Lesson.