Oldschool graphic effect

• works as x86 bootloader
• only 512 bytes
• works in text mode
• works in 16-bit real mode
• uses custom font
• uses custom dynamic 16-color palette
• written in assembly

Why?

The project had been carried out for a contest, in which it won the second prize.

How-to

Compile

nasm source.asm -o bootsector.bin

Run

• Bochs Emulator (2.6.8 or later)

bochs -q -f bochs-config.bxrc

• Virtual machine - create 1.44 MB floppy image

dd if=/dev/zero of=floppy.img bs=512 count=2880
dd if=bootsector.bin of=floppy.img bs=512 count=1 conv=notrunc

• Real PC - copy bootsector to floppy disk

dd if=bootsector.bin of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1