diff --git a/6502_name_codec/README.md b/6502_name_codec/README.md
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--- a/6502_name_codec/README.md
+++ b/6502_name_codec/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 squeeze simple north-american names into fewer bytes.
 
 i made this with NES/SNES games in mind i.e. for player-given character names in JRPGs.
+as of writing, v1 is the fastest, but v6 is the smallest.
+
 you will need [m6502.h](https://github.com/floooh/chips/blob/c011ef1/chips/m6502.h)
-to compile the test program. as of writing, v1 is the fastest, but v6 is the smallest.
+to compile `decode-idk.c`. you will need [bass](https://github.com/ARM9/bass)
+to assemble `decode.asm`.
 
 someday, i want to extend this to use a non-constant LUT. (hidden markov models?)