diff --git a/agb/examples/allocation.rs b/agb/examples/allocation.rs
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+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+
+extern crate agb;
+extern crate alloc;
+
+use alloc::boxed::Box;
+
+#[agb::entry]
+fn main() -> ! {
+    loop {
+        let b = Box::new(1);
+        agb::println!("dynamic allocation made to {:?}", &*b as *const _);
+    }
+}