Pet-Type: Commodore PET Horizontal Shootemup in C
Picking back up my R-Type clone for the Commodore PET - converted to C using the CC65 compiler
Program the BBC Micro in C with VBCC for 6502 on MacOS Using Docker
How to use VBCC and Docker to compile C programs for the BBC Micro and BBC Master on a Mac
Developing a Retro-Roguelike Game for Multiple Platforms in C
Creating a game that runs smoothly across different vintage and modern computers is a complex and ambitious challenge. Can I achieve it?
Shoot ‘Em Up Construction Kit for Commodore 64
Not everyone who wants to make games is a programmer so I thought I would take a look at how a classic game-making tool for the Commodore 64, the Shoot 'Em Up Construction Kit, worked.
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