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egg boy color @eggboycolor.bsky.social · Jun 23

My freelance gig ran into funding issues, so I need new work soon. Anyone need a programmer?

Games, apps, ports, reverse eng/disasm, web. Multiple shipped games (programmer on TMNT:SR, Panzer Paladin, Flinthook. Enhancement+reverse eng. for Sugoro Quest). Montreal-based, remote/contract preferred.

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Homebrew Factory @homebrew-factory.com · Aug 28

Great news for our American customers! 🎉
Orders to the USA are finally back! 🇺🇸

We’re now working with @dalyengames.bsky.social, a true homebrew enthusiast, who will act as our distributor in the US. Shipping fees stay the same, no extra charges, and no new customs taxes for you.

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Aug 17

"Joust" races have been a tricky mechanic in Rally Rally Rally. Still trying to find the right mix to make it interesting for 1-player... #nesdev #gamedev

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jul 14

Trap deployments working. Guess I have to implement an enemy real quick so they can do something! #nesdev #gamedev

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jul 11

OK, just implemented simple input buffering for movement and actions and glad I did. Rolling into a buffered shot is so cool! #nesdev #gamedev

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jul 10

It's my understanding that Maniac Mansion does something similar with coroutines and costumes. This makes certain things easier with timing since the animation and gameplay logic are decoupled.

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jul 10

The change_costume macro is effectively inter-thread comm. to tell the costume to change to a different animation. In my NES game engine "veil engine" each actor gets 2 coroutines one for logic and the other a costume thread.

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jul 10

The code shown previously was from the actor's coroutine. This has all the logic for physics and gameplay. There is another coroutine that is the costume thread.

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jul 9

Yeah, with this I am using a jump table. So on the left is a CA65 enum with all the states (including transition states). The middle shows the jump code and part of the table, and then the last are all the subroutines that execute for each state.

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jul 9

Listen to 10 times a day for 2 weeks and let me know if your symptoms persist after that...

Kulor Research Labs Inc. @kulor.bsky.social · Jul 9

oops I kinda fell off with my music posting, here's a city theme for @dullahansoft.bsky.social's top-down NES+VRC6 racing game

"Cool Sneakers Crew"

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jul 9

6502 assembly

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jul 9

Basic state machine with movement and projectiles now working. Up next, rolls & traps! #nesdev #gamedev

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jul 8

Workshopping movement today. For now going with simple 4-directional with velocity a little under 1 px a frame. #nesdev #gamedev

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jun 28

But how much boost is too much boost? #nesdev #gamedev

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jun 9

Inspecting drivetrain power levels. Something is up with my primitive rubber-banding and why isn't the power dipping on collisions?! #nesdev #gamedev

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · Jun 7

RAWR! #nesdev #gamedev

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · May 16

It does look like that. I use CA65 scopes to encapsulate data and subroutines like a class would.

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · May 16

CA65

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Dullahan Software @dullahansoft.bsky.social · May 15

So maybe you have a point about the boost having too much juice.... #nesdev #gamedev

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Kulor Research Labs Inc. @kulor.bsky.social · May 14

contrary to popular belief, I do still famitrack! here's a level theme for a burger joint deep in the primordial forest (it's called Dino-Burger), for an upcoming NES+VRC6 top-down racing game by @dullahansoft.bsky.social