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Programming the Commodore PET part 2 - shoot em up

XC-BASIC Shoot ’em Up: Programming the PET Part 2

Programming the Commodore PET part 2. XC-BASIC single-screen shoot 'em up.

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custom bbs server in python

Programming Your Own Modern BBS with Python

Previously, we looked at dialling BBS with Vice C64 and the C64U. Now, let's code a modern BBS from scratch using Python!

Read moreProgramming Your Own Modern BBS with Python
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
ZX BASIC

Compiled ZX Spectrum BASIC and Z88DK Added to Online Retro IDE

ZX BASIC AKA Boriel BASIC is now available on my retro programming IDE!

Read moreCompiled ZX Spectrum BASIC and Z88DK Added to Online Retro IDE
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
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