Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Create New Atari 2600 Games With BASIC

Posted by Zonk on from the new-classics dept.

2600fan writes "Fred Quimby, a game developer for the Stella Atari 2600 emulator, has released a new BASIC compiler that can be used to create games to run on Stella and potentially on the 2600 itself. The compiler generates efficient assembly-language code in DASM syntax, then uses DASM to make a binary. A bitmapped playfield and easy-to-use scrolling routines are included, and programmers can also add inline assembly language and directly access TIA registers if they please."

1 of 34 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Why BASIC ? by PotatoHead · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You are spot on where learning curve is concerned.

    I took this and wrote the little breakout clone in a few hours. Prior to that, working in assembly got me a few blocks on the screen...

    Assembly takes a lot of time. (Something I don't have.) This doesn't and was a lot of fun.

    --
    Blogging because I can...