> > This is the command:
> > LDA playf0,X ;load in the data for playfield 1
> > STA PF0
>
> I "think" in Basic, so here is the Basic version:
> A=playf0(X)
[snip]
Not a bad rough explanation, though I'd say that that just describes
the first of the two lines, the second is then
PF0 = A
> > That'll do for now, any help appreciated. I'm also seeking any baby-step
> > docs similar to Kirk's redline demo... aka liberally commented source code
> > for newbies! :)
Glad to hear "2600 101" was a help, even at this stage...I'd still like
to add in a few more lessons, where thin red line becomes a dot, and then
a dot you can move with the joystick, and then a sprite, and then a sprite
that doesn't break when it's on the left side of the screen thanks to
by "PlayerBufferFluffer" (patent not pending). Also I have a small raft
of edits to apply to the pages that are there.
(Also, I'd like to add a snippets section...for instance, just doing
a Less Than or Greater Than was more painful than I expected, so that
should go in. It's pretty easy for people who are old hands at 6502
and no the flag sets like the back of their hand, but I got it wrong
like once or twice...)
Unfortunately I've become less generous with my comments as I get to real
work on JoustPong (in fact I put in so damn many comments for Thin Red Line
that I stripped 'em *all* out before recycling it for my kernal) but you
can see how things are going at http://alienbill.com/joustpong/
I currently have two happy faces that move in a relatively joust like
manner...although JoustPong calls for them to be constrained to a vertical
lines movement wise, they have such a nice feel already (even with no
horizontal inertia, just movement) that I'm almost tempted to add in
a "JoustSoccer" variant, with smaller goals (not the whole side of the
screen) and the ability to fly anywhere to bump the ball.
Not sure if I could come up with decent AI for that tho...so I'd
have "vs computer" and "2 player" JoustPong, and maybe just 2 player
JoustSoccer...or maybe "vs braindamaged computer". We'll see. My code's
pretty sloppy, I'd probably have to do a lot of belt tightening before
jamming all this in.
<digression>
There was a neat game from Compute's Gazette way back when...started with
a Space War (i.e. Two "Asteroids" style spaceships, rotate and thrust)
engine but rather then attack each other directly, they fired pellets
that could help knock around 3 or 4 heavy planetoids that the ships had to
avoid. A neat study in intertia...would be a real challenge on the 2600 tho.
</digression>
<digression>
Also, today on http://kisrael.com I posted a link to Pixel Ninja,
http://entries.the5k.org/1046/pixelninja.htm , an entry in the
5k webpage contest...plays quite a bit like the old Bruce Lee game
</digression>
Glad to hear Manuel welcoming all the newbies...
hopefully we make up in optimism and enthusiasm
what we lack in not asking stupid questions...
--
KirkIsrael@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://kisrael.com
STUPIDITY "Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those
that never win AND never quit are idiots."
--Demotivators, http://www.despair.com
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