Snuggsy187
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6502 retro coder (some BBC Micro, mostly Acorn Electron !), amateur musician and model maker. In need of even more holidays ! http://github.com/Snuggsy187 https://ko-fi.com/snuggsy187
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Acorn Electron / BBC Micro - Chuckulus - WIP
Maybe I'll try a thread instead of quote posting stuff !.....
Fixed the flashing egg and bouncing off ladders bugs - thankfully quite simple stuff....
Time for some proper level design, as some are just too damn hard/impossible (even without the DUCK !) 🙄
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Pesky retro languages ! 😂

I had quite a few issues getting all the sprite clipping done - it didn't help the top clip row crossed page boundaries half way across the screen !

Also doesn't help having 187 sprite plotting routines all requiring different clipping settings ! 😅
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Retro Racing 2 adapted for desktop and coming to #Steamnextfest
Be sure to play the demo and wishlist!
store.steampowered.com/app/3739960/...
#indiegames
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...pesky autocorrect!
Anyway, thanks for the link, that appears to be a big rabbit hole ! I shall read some more in detail later today!
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It's something I keep meaning to look into - this one especially, as it dispenses with the block gaps, so presumably loads a lot quicker ! 😎
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Struggled with level 1 back in the day, so didn't play this as much as I might have. I guess the Mode 2 slowness didn't help. Really loved the sprites & general idea though!

Its definitely on my list to have a look at what makes it tick, and see if there's any performance improvements to be had !
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Goodness me ! My dad picked this up from a bargain bin at a local petrol station back in the day! I've still got the tape.

Started a half-arsed disassembly of it a few years ago- another pesky bespoke tape loader, continuous stream I think!
Anyway, definitely on my list for some modifications ! 🤯
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'Ultimate Ultra Advanced User Guide' ?
....someone could probably do half a book on pesky SHEILA/ULA stuff alone ! 😅
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andrewdparsons.bsky.social
The Cybermen debate the massive mug of tea...
#DoctorWho
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They're worrying it may be Yorkshire GOLD ! 😅
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It used to be impossible to survive a long lift journey with the pesky DUCK flapping around - it now doesn't particularly home in on Harry while he's on the lift !.....
.... Just experimenting with stuff to make the DUCK levels vaguely survivable ! 😂
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Toying with the idea of the DUCK changing directions of attack every level - I'm so used to it attacking from the right that this is quite hard to get used to !..... too hard ? 🤯
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0xc0de.bsky.social
Electroniq now supports importing text files (e.g. BBC BASIC programs) via "turbo pasting". It also supports exporting BBC BASIC programs to text files, for easy editing in your favourite editor.
Try it at 0xc0de6502.github.io/electroniq/
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We've started the DCI Ryan books by LJ Ross - set in Northumberland. Not a patch on Midsomer, but some good murder mysteries !
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For me it's always about timings and how much I can process per frame / pass. Eg - there's up to 6 geese in Chuckulus, but each core loop only processes 3 of them ! Kind of pins down their movement speed too !
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WheN thE niGhT tuRnS bluE

#pixelart
Pixel art landscape (night modus) - guy on the right side looking on the peaceful landscape (full of grass, a small lake and some trees in the background), a small skyline and the peaceful sky full of shining stars (+ huge planet).
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That's my usual practice !
Although at the moment forcing myself to concentrate on ONE game until I finish it ! It's working, pretty much !
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Well apparently it's Christmas, so this is fine ! 😅