Turbo Rascal Syntax: TRSE Programming Tutorial Part 2
Turbo Rascal (TRSE) Programming Tutorial Part 2 - Rascal Syntax and Program Structure
Which movies inspired your interest in computers?
Can you remember any movies that stand out as inspiring your interest in computers as a kid?
Introduction to Cross-Platform Retro Game Development with TRSE
TRSE, or “Turbo Rascal Syntax error” is a complete development system for writing games for many 8 and 16-bit computers by Nicolaas Groeneboom. Discover how to get started programming your own retro games and demos!
Commodore 64 Emulator in Your Web Browser – Now with drag-and-drop BASIC Tokenizer
New release of my browser based emulator that allows you to drag and drop your Commodore 64 BASIC program
Bittboy versus Pocket Sprite
Bittboy or PocketSprite? Which is the best portable retro gaming system? Which pocket-sized retro console emulator should you buy?
Ultimate 64: Commodore 64 FPGA Motherboard Replacement/Upgrade Review
The Ultimate 64 is a direct replacement for a broken Commodore 64 motherboard, but with several upgrades to the original and much-loved C64 experience.
Keyboard Control and Character Movement: Coding a Retro Game with C Part 3
In this tutorial we will write a cross-platform, retro C program that accepts keyboard control of a text-based player character on screen.
Getting Started Programming in C: Coding a Retro Game with C Part 2
Programming in C traditionally starts with outputting “Hello World” to the text console/terminal command-line. In the previous C tutorial we looked at that code but didn’t examine it, so let’s do that now, and expand to include input from the user so we can start making useful code. We will also look at the essentials …
Coding a Retro Game: Learn C Programming by Developing Games
Learn to code in C and create your own retro games with this free multi-part C programming tutorial series. But first, why learn to program in C? TL;DR C is one of the most sought-after languages in its own right, it has spawned or inspired lots of other super popular languages, and learning C is …
Frogger – Browser-based retro game fun
As part of my development of my own Frogger-clone for the Commodore Pet (PETFrog), I wanted to refresh my memory of how Frogger originally worked. Fortunately you can play the real Frogger, online, and for free thanks to the Internet Archive! Play frogger online Even better it works right in your browser – doesn’t require …
Programming the Amiga with AMOS BASIC: A Playable “Shoot ’em up” Game
In the final (for now, at least) entry in this series, we are going to pull everything together into a playable “Shoot the Invaders from Space” game that has keyboard and joystick control, killable enemies, moving bullets, and a scrolling star field backdrop … ▶ Play the finished game in your browser Load the complete …
Programming the Amiga with AMOS BASIC: Animation & Scrolling with AMAL
There is one last popular option for scrolling the screen and covering it gives us an opportunity to introduce the special AMOS animation language, AMAL … ▶ Try this lesson in your browser Run the AMAL animation and scrolling example in our in-browser Amiga and AMOS IDE. Hit Run to see AMAL drive the scroll …