Cross-Platform Amiga and Atari ST C Programming (“Not Conio But Compatible”)
Building a conio-like layer so the same game code works on both the Amiga and the Atari ST.
Programming
Programming the Amiga and Atari ST in C: Reading Keyboard Input
In this fourth and final building-block post on the way to the multi-platform roguelike in C, we add keyboard input so our player character can move
C64 BASIC Dungeon Crawler: Goblin Attack! (C64 BASIC Part 8)
Redefinable keys, goblins that chase you, d20 combat, and the memory bug that had the game silently overwriting itself.
Commodore 64 BASIC Dungeon Crawler (C64 BASIC Part 7)
A procedurally generated dungeon game with, collisions and a teleport escape hatch, all in plain C64 BASIC code that you can actually read and follow.
ASCII Dungeon Tiles on Amiga and Atari ST (C Programming)
In this part of the series we look at how Atari St and Amiga handles ASCII text and we create a hard-coded dungeon in C.
Retro C Versus BASIC: Squeezing Games into 8-bit Machines
It's weird but sometimes BASIC beats C, in ways you might not expect!
Zero Lines Maze: What the 8-Bit Guy’s One-Liner Can Still Teach Us
What can we learn from 8bitguy's version of the famous C64 BASIC random maze ...?
C64 BASIC: Game Map Overhead “Camera View”
Explanation of how to create an Ultima-style map view turns into an adventure in C64 BASIC optimisation
Programming the Amiga and Atari ST in C: Counter Loops and Game Ticks
Time to investigate how loops work in C as we develop a game for the ST and Amiga