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Commodore 64 (C64) News, Tutorials, and Reviews

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c64 sprites

How C64 Sprites Work

How to use sprites in our C64 games, in BASIC, XC-BASIC3, and UGBASIC

Read moreHow C64 Sprites Work
Online AppleSoft BASIC Emulator

Apple //e and Vic 20 BASIC added to Online IDE!

Want to code for the Apple //e or Vic 20 but didn't want to install emulators, code editors, compilers, etc, now you can!

Read moreApple //e and Vic 20 BASIC added to Online IDE!
Classic 3D Maze Game

Creating a Classic 3D Maze Game for the C64 in XC-BASIC 3

XC-BASIC is a cross-compiler for Commodore computers (C64/128, Vic-20, C16/Plus4, and PET), plus the Commander X16. How much faster will it make a 3D maze game?

Read moreCreating a Classic 3D Maze Game for the C64 in XC-BASIC 3
Modulo on the C64

How to Modulo on the C64 and Why You Need It

Modern systems have an extremely useful modulo operator, but in BASIC V2 on the C64 there isn’t one. Here's how we can make our own.

Read moreHow to Modulo on the C64 and Why You Need It
C64 BASIC OPTIMISATION

More C64 BASIC Optimisations

I came across a C64 BASIC game that ran pretty slow, so I challenged myself to see how much I could speed it up.

Read moreMore C64 BASIC Optimisations
Pixel Art Image Editor

Retro Pixel Image Editor

I made a retro pixel art bitmap image editor that works in your web browser

Read moreRetro Pixel Image Editor
Dungeon Loom Text Adventure Map Editor

Introducing Dungeon Loom (Text Adventure/Dungeon Map Editor)

I wrote an online text adventure/dungeon map editor.

Read moreIntroducing Dungeon Loom (Text Adventure/Dungeon Map Editor)
C64 Strings

Replacing Parts of Strings in C64 BASIC

More investigation of C64 BASIC string manipulation and data structures

Read moreReplacing Parts of Strings in C64 BASIC
Faster PETSCII

Printing PETSCII Faster

How can we display pretty PETSCII art on the C64 as quickly as possible only using BASIC?

Read morePrinting PETSCII Faster
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