Custom Characterset on the C64 in C with CC65
Like many 1980s computers, the C64 allows you to reconfigure the default characterset (kind of like a font) to display special tile graphics in your game.
Retro Rogue-Like: Modular Programming in C
Today I spent some time on the reorganization of the Dungeon game codebase into a modular structure.
I thought I would document it here along with key C programming concepts I used in the process.
Rogue-Like Game: Re-code in PyGame?
In this update I learned more about Pygame and considered it as an option for a "modern systems" port of my cross-platform retro rogue-like game
CC65/CL65 Ram Optimization
Adding more features while coding my Rogue-Like game meant I butted up against memory limitations again.
Is There Such a Thing as an Easy C Game Engine?
Getting Started with C and Raylib
Retro Dungeon in C: Putting my CC65 code on a diet
I wasn't too surprised that my game didn't fit into the 3.5KB available on an unexpanded Vic 20, but I was sad to see it won't fit into a Commodore 16!
Cross-Platform Game Programming in C: Mazes and Limitations of cc65
Today I threw away a whole bunch of code and started over, building a maze-based game map instead of the hard-coded, human-designed levels I had been using up until now.
Dungeon Game with Random Mazes Now Working on Commodore PET
The first reboot Dungeon game test, working on Commodore PET (with others coming), all using random maps
CP/M in Your Pocket
While on a CP/M kick, I thought I would dig out my RC2040. It’s a bit of an odd one this because it emulates the RC2014, which is itself a simulation of 1970s-era Z80 computers.
Getting Stuck in the 1970s with a Modern C Compiler
Getting elbow-deep in the systems of the 1970s and early 1980s. The very start of personal computing.
Star Trek – One of the first viral games?
Before the "microcomputer" was invented, games were still shared between friends and members of clubs. Let's look at my favourite of that era - Star Trek!
CP/M: The Linux of the Early 80s
Before Linux, before Microsoft was the powerhouse it is today, and even before the IBM PC was a thing, a company called Digital Research wrote the dominant microcomputer operating system, CP/M.