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You can experiment with ZX Spectrum development without installing anything. Just fork the repo on GitHub, select "open in codespaces" and wait a few minutes for it to start. Remember to close and delete the codespace when you finish to avoid bills! #RetroDev #RetroGameDev #RetroComputing

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Ever wanted to hack into the inner workings of ZX Spectrum games? My devcontainer at github.com/mcphail/spec... now contains the complete suite of Skoolkit tools from skoolkit.ca ! Existing users: rebuild your dev containers to get the new goodness. #RetroGameDev #RetroComputing

GitHub - mcphail/speccydev: De...

Working on a sequenced music engine for the Sega Saturn. Got it playing back both PCM samples and 4-op FM patches!

(the screen is turned off in OBS b/c my laptop really struggles and the music timing gets a bit screwey)

#retro #retrogamedev #retrotech #SEGASaturn #homebrewgames #gamedev #chiptune

Bring up a fully fledged ZX Spectrum development environment with just a few commands. #RetroGameDev #RetroComputing

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Looking to start #RetroGameDev for the ZX Spectrum, ZX81 or Spectrum Next? My devcontainer makes this easy on Windows, Linux or MacOS. Now available on GitHub! github.com/mcphail/spec...

GitHub - mcphail/speccydev: De...

CharPad and SpritePad Update
#CharPad #SpritePad #C64dev #Commodore64 #8bitgraphics #retrogamedev #VICEemulator #C64tools #SIDgraphics #SpriteEditor
https://theoasisbbs.com/charpad-and-spritepad-update/?feed_id=3935&_unique_id=68555e289a13b

I should never have updated VSCode. #RetroGameDev cancelled for the evening. Thanks, Microsoft!

The #Commodore #Amiga AmiGameJam 2025 has started

https://itch.io/jam/amigamejam

#retrogaming #retrogamedev #gamedev #gamejam #retrocomputing

From Code to Cards_ SuperBasic Video Poker on Foenix F256K2 Update!

https://makertube.net/w/kTaaJRqZVej5RP8GsPzxT7

Modern tools make ZX Spectrum machine code programming fun! #RetroComputing #RetroGameDev

A Z80 machine code program being debugged in VS Code. The registers are shown in the left panel. The assembly language is in the middle panel, with code which has been "hit" highlighted with a green background. A breakpoint has been triggered. On the right is a window showing the program running and highlighting modified memory locations. At the bottom is a terminal with the output of the "make" command, which has built the project.

3 Easy Pieces: Retro Game Programming
#3EasyPieces #RetroGameDev #ugBASIC #C64Dev #8bitGames #LearnToCodeRetro
https://theoasisbbs.com/3-easy-pieces-retro-game-programming/?feed_id=3569&_unique_id=6839ae7468156

I was using this and realised I'd made a mistake in the z88dk integration. If you've been using the container but finding your C projects were missing header files, the "include" directory is now "included"! As always, the repo is at boarstone.mcphail.uk/mcphail/spec... #ZXSpectrum #RetroGameDev

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speccydev

I've added a few more tools to my ZX Spectrum/ZX81/Spectrum Next devcontainer, for building games/programs for the greatest computers in history. Let me know if it works for you. boarstone.mcphail.uk/mcphail/spec... #RetroComputing #RetroGameDev

speccydev

Quick reminder that the #retrogamedev IRC channel in Libera is still on: https://www.usebox.net/retrogamedev/

Come and lurk with us! There's also the occasional chat that you may love too; likely will share some of the development of my new MSX2 project.

#amstrad #msx #c64 #zxspectum #gamedev #dos #nes #sms #gb #z80 #MOS6502 #whatever

The Homebrew Factory is pretty neat. It appears to be a on-demand physical retro game production company in the same vein as on-demand CD album services. This may be good for NES homebrew devs who are intimidated by selling physical copies.

Dunno how tarrifs are going to affect this, but the idea itself is pretty nifty! They just have to make sure they adhere to quality standards and not do the thing Capcom did where they rereleased Street Fighter 2 on cartridge for SNES and then the cartridges caught fire. #retrogame #retrogamedev #nesdev #homebrewgames #nes

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@kyonshi libera.chat, but I'm only really in #scheme, I join #lisp #lispgames #retrogamedev and some others, but they're low-traffic/quality. I try other bars but haven't found one I like.