Snuggsy187
@snuggsy187.bsky.social
6502 retro coder (some BBC Micro, mostly Acorn Electron !), amateur musician and model maker. In need of even more holidays !
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· Sep 24
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 !) 🙄
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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Most people know that the random junk pixels printed around the edges of various Acorn Electron games are sections of game code 'hidden' in screen memory. But not all of it is actually code, because that would lead to an uneven border, so some of the junk characters are just... junk!
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Most people know that the random junk pixels printed around the edges of various Acorn Electron games are sections of game code 'hidden' in screen memory. But not all of it is actually code, because that would lead to an uneven border, so some of the junk characters are just... junk!
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Today is #ChuckPeddleDay – a celebration of the brilliant mind behind the 6502!
So dig out your 6502 computers, power them up, dust them off, or just show them with pride.
Whether it’s a Commodore, Apple, Atari, BBC Micro or any homebrew project – today we honor the chip that started it all. 🚀🖥️✨
So dig out your 6502 computers, power them up, dust them off, or just show them with pride.
Whether it’s a Commodore, Apple, Atari, BBC Micro or any homebrew project – today we honor the chip that started it all. 🚀🖥️✨
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Today is #ChuckPeddleDay – a celebration of the brilliant mind behind the 6502!
So dig out your 6502 computers, power them up, dust them off, or just show them with pride.
Whether it’s a Commodore, Apple, Atari, BBC Micro or any homebrew project – today we honor the chip that started it all. 🚀🖥️✨
So dig out your 6502 computers, power them up, dust them off, or just show them with pride.
Whether it’s a Commodore, Apple, Atari, BBC Micro or any homebrew project – today we honor the chip that started it all. 🚀🖥️✨
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Many thanks to @rasto1968.bsky.social and @0xc0de.bsky.social for testing a very early beta version of Chuckulus.
I'm ploughing through *cough* a few issues they have bought up, one of which was the scrolling appearance of the DUCK cage at the top of level. I knew it wasn't right, that's better !
I'm ploughing through *cough* a few issues they have bought up, one of which was the scrolling appearance of the DUCK cage at the top of level. I knew it wasn't right, that's better !
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Many thanks to @rasto1968.bsky.social and @0xc0de.bsky.social for testing a very early beta version of Chuckulus.
I'm ploughing through *cough* a few issues they have bought up, one of which was the scrolling appearance of the DUCK cage at the top of level. I knew it wasn't right, that's better !
I'm ploughing through *cough* a few issues they have bought up, one of which was the scrolling appearance of the DUCK cage at the top of level. I knew it wasn't right, that's better !
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Knocked up a track to go with some Link 480Z graphics.. youtu.be/oncNAxJMMio?...
Stars
YouTube video by Sophie Rose
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Knocked up a track to go with some Link 480Z graphics.. youtu.be/oncNAxJMMio?...
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AMX Art on the Electron.. 🎨
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
AMX Art on the Electron.. 🎨
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One of the best, original home computer games. Ported to so many different computers. Made by A&F Software, the name taken from the initials of the company's founders, Doug Anderson and Mike Fitzgerald
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
One of the best, original home computer games. Ported to so many different computers. Made by A&F Software, the name taken from the initials of the company's founders, Doug Anderson and Mike Fitzgerald
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#8bit #speccy
Zezito in the Glittering Caves - ZX SPECTRUM - WIP
Back to this version of the game. I have added the score board gfx and related code to calculate the score etc. Game running at 50fps, still need to do tile animations. youtu.be/A6hO-ZApOjQ #GameDev #RetroGame
Zezito in the Glittering Caves - ZX SPECTRUM - WIP
Back to this version of the game. I have added the score board gfx and related code to calculate the score etc. Game running at 50fps, still need to do tile animations. youtu.be/A6hO-ZApOjQ #GameDev #RetroGame
Zezito in the Glittering Caves - ZX SPECTRUM
YouTube video by Iapetus Retro Stuff
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#8bit #speccy
Zezito in the Glittering Caves - ZX SPECTRUM - WIP
Back to this version of the game. I have added the score board gfx and related code to calculate the score etc. Game running at 50fps, still need to do tile animations. youtu.be/A6hO-ZApOjQ #GameDev #RetroGame
Zezito in the Glittering Caves - ZX SPECTRUM - WIP
Back to this version of the game. I have added the score board gfx and related code to calculate the score etc. Game running at 50fps, still need to do tile animations. youtu.be/A6hO-ZApOjQ #GameDev #RetroGame
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The last one for 1987 and then things change for our little 8 bit friends as the newer super swish computers arrive in the charts …bring on 1988 (which if im being honest is a nightmare to compile lol )
youtube.com/watch?v=EJnX...
youtube.com/watch?v=EJnX...
#That-Retro-Chart-Show Dec-1987
YouTube video by Daph Blake
youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The last one for 1987 and then things change for our little 8 bit friends as the newer super swish computers arrive in the charts …bring on 1988 (which if im being honest is a nightmare to compile lol )
youtube.com/watch?v=EJnX...
youtube.com/watch?v=EJnX...
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Some beta testing on a new eagerly awaited Elk game this morning and this afternoon spending some time on Astoraid. Play area is 64 x 64 sectors containing 32 asteroids, but you don't know where they are to start with. The "scan" screen lets you find them :) Asteroids contain different things...
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Some beta testing on a new eagerly awaited Elk game this morning and this afternoon spending some time on Astoraid. Play area is 64 x 64 sectors containing 32 asteroids, but you don't know where they are to start with. The "scan" screen lets you find them :) Asteroids contain different things...
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Anyone like to see the return of Qwaky Qwak? www.mrqwak.com/games/qwak/
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Anyone like to see the return of Qwaky Qwak? www.mrqwak.com/games/qwak/
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Talking of Acorn Electron Fortress, this is how far I've got with it.... slightly stalled due to stable framerate issues (and Chuckulus !).... plotting that giant wall causes the poor old Elk some problems now and again !
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Talking of Acorn Electron Fortress, this is how far I've got with it.... slightly stalled due to stable framerate issues (and Chuckulus !).... plotting that giant wall causes the poor old Elk some problems now and again !
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Just found this on a random USB stick....
I guess I was pondering this while doing 'Fortress' for the Acorn Electron (which I shall return to and finish one day), as it could use a lot of the same procedures.
Mode 1 with palette change halfway down the screen, changing red to green !
I guess I was pondering this while doing 'Fortress' for the Acorn Electron (which I shall return to and finish one day), as it could use a lot of the same procedures.
Mode 1 with palette change halfway down the screen, changing red to green !
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Just found this on a random USB stick....
I guess I was pondering this while doing 'Fortress' for the Acorn Electron (which I shall return to and finish one day), as it could use a lot of the same procedures.
Mode 1 with palette change halfway down the screen, changing red to green !
I guess I was pondering this while doing 'Fortress' for the Acorn Electron (which I shall return to and finish one day), as it could use a lot of the same procedures.
Mode 1 with palette change halfway down the screen, changing red to green !
Just found this on a random USB stick....
I guess I was pondering this while doing 'Fortress' for the Acorn Electron (which I shall return to and finish one day), as it could use a lot of the same procedures.
Mode 1 with palette change halfway down the screen, changing red to green !
I guess I was pondering this while doing 'Fortress' for the Acorn Electron (which I shall return to and finish one day), as it could use a lot of the same procedures.
Mode 1 with palette change halfway down the screen, changing red to green !
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Just found this on a random USB stick....
I guess I was pondering this while doing 'Fortress' for the Acorn Electron (which I shall return to and finish one day), as it could use a lot of the same procedures.
Mode 1 with palette change halfway down the screen, changing red to green !
I guess I was pondering this while doing 'Fortress' for the Acorn Electron (which I shall return to and finish one day), as it could use a lot of the same procedures.
Mode 1 with palette change halfway down the screen, changing red to green !
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Another thing of the list: in-game text 'bubbles'
The 'GO!' bubble is a sprite, as it rises up the screen at start of play
The others are 'simply' plotted text (inverted colours) and then some calculations to plot the bubbles around it 🤯 - not enough memory left for all 4 of these to be sprites!
The 'GO!' bubble is a sprite, as it rises up the screen at start of play
The others are 'simply' plotted text (inverted colours) and then some calculations to plot the bubbles around it 🤯 - not enough memory left for all 4 of these to be sprites!
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Another thing of the list: in-game text 'bubbles'
The 'GO!' bubble is a sprite, as it rises up the screen at start of play
The others are 'simply' plotted text (inverted colours) and then some calculations to plot the bubbles around it 🤯 - not enough memory left for all 4 of these to be sprites!
The 'GO!' bubble is a sprite, as it rises up the screen at start of play
The others are 'simply' plotted text (inverted colours) and then some calculations to plot the bubbles around it 🤯 - not enough memory left for all 4 of these to be sprites!
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Another 'bug' ocurred when Harry runs toward or away from the DUCK.
It now changes attack direction every level. What it actually does is change the DUCK's orbit direction around the tower.
Harry can now run away/towards the DUCK on any level regardless of orbit direction ! 🤯
It now changes attack direction every level. What it actually does is change the DUCK's orbit direction around the tower.
Harry can now run away/towards the DUCK on any level regardless of orbit direction ! 🤯
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Another 'bug' ocurred when Harry runs toward or away from the DUCK.
It now changes attack direction every level. What it actually does is change the DUCK's orbit direction around the tower.
Harry can now run away/towards the DUCK on any level regardless of orbit direction ! 🤯
It now changes attack direction every level. What it actually does is change the DUCK's orbit direction around the tower.
Harry can now run away/towards the DUCK on any level regardless of orbit direction ! 🤯
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Another day, another level designed !
Splatted that keyboard bug (which wasn't - just an issue with the Harry movement logic), plus a few other things I wasn't happy with / hadn't noticed before !
The list of 'things to do' is very short...... at the moment ! 😱
Splatted that keyboard bug (which wasn't - just an issue with the Harry movement logic), plus a few other things I wasn't happy with / hadn't noticed before !
The list of 'things to do' is very short...... at the moment ! 😱
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Another day, another level designed !
Splatted that keyboard bug (which wasn't - just an issue with the Harry movement logic), plus a few other things I wasn't happy with / hadn't noticed before !
The list of 'things to do' is very short...... at the moment ! 😱
Splatted that keyboard bug (which wasn't - just an issue with the Harry movement logic), plus a few other things I wasn't happy with / hadn't noticed before !
The list of 'things to do' is very short...... at the moment ! 😱
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Level 5 done - this highlighted a certain key combination that caused problems in the past (a kind of key clash thing)..... now the bugs mutated into a 'loop until you stop pressing these keys' feature !
Should be easy to find and fix - bit weird though !
Should be easy to find and fix - bit weird though !
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Level 5 done - this highlighted a certain key combination that caused problems in the past (a kind of key clash thing)..... now the bugs mutated into a 'loop until you stop pressing these keys' feature !
Should be easy to find and fix - bit weird though !
Should be easy to find and fix - bit weird though !
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Vaguely spooky seeing this, but somewhat inevitable I guess 🙄
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Vaguely spooky seeing this, but somewhat inevitable I guess 🙄
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Thought long and hard about it and I've decided to let go of my Sega Master System collection, including boxed Master System, lots of boxed games (most still with the hanging tabs) and this, my minty boxed Sega Light Phaser. Have no personal nostalgia for it so 👋
November 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Thought long and hard about it and I've decided to let go of my Sega Master System collection, including boxed Master System, lots of boxed games (most still with the hanging tabs) and this, my minty boxed Sega Light Phaser. Have no personal nostalgia for it so 👋
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#RETROGAMING #8bit #thomson #mo5 Zezito in the Glittering Caves - Thomson MO5
I am glad to announce that The Game is OUT! :)
Get it at >> iapetus2019.itch.io/zezito-in-th...
#8BitArt #IndieGame #PixelPerfect #GamingCommunity #ArcadeVibes #OldSchoolGaming #GameDev #RetroRevival
I am glad to announce that The Game is OUT! :)
Get it at >> iapetus2019.itch.io/zezito-in-th...
#8BitArt #IndieGame #PixelPerfect #GamingCommunity #ArcadeVibes #OldSchoolGaming #GameDev #RetroRevival
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#RETROGAMING #8bit #thomson #mo5 Zezito in the Glittering Caves - Thomson MO5
I am glad to announce that The Game is OUT! :)
Get it at >> iapetus2019.itch.io/zezito-in-th...
#8BitArt #IndieGame #PixelPerfect #GamingCommunity #ArcadeVibes #OldSchoolGaming #GameDev #RetroRevival
I am glad to announce that The Game is OUT! :)
Get it at >> iapetus2019.itch.io/zezito-in-th...
#8BitArt #IndieGame #PixelPerfect #GamingCommunity #ArcadeVibes #OldSchoolGaming #GameDev #RetroRevival
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One year ago today I posted this miniature They Live Photo I created.
Shot using two photos one of the Statue of Liberty the other of the They Live Alien then superimposed the face over the top. Cotton wool was used for the sky.
This is the most photoshopping I've done in a photo
#photography
Shot using two photos one of the Statue of Liberty the other of the They Live Alien then superimposed the face over the top. Cotton wool was used for the sky.
This is the most photoshopping I've done in a photo
#photography
November 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
One year ago today I posted this miniature They Live Photo I created.
Shot using two photos one of the Statue of Liberty the other of the They Live Alien then superimposed the face over the top. Cotton wool was used for the sky.
This is the most photoshopping I've done in a photo
#photography
Shot using two photos one of the Statue of Liberty the other of the They Live Alien then superimposed the face over the top. Cotton wool was used for the sky.
This is the most photoshopping I've done in a photo
#photography
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Well, those scores have increased a bit! And the shock of the weekend was Nicholas getting 64 on Flagon Bird - which we think is the highest possible score! Come see us tomorrow at @computinghistory.org.uk and see if you can do better ...
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Well, those scores have increased a bit! And the shock of the weekend was Nicholas getting 64 on Flagon Bird - which we think is the highest possible score! Come see us tomorrow at @computinghistory.org.uk and see if you can do better ...
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I'm at the Retro Computer Festival in Cambridge.
I wasn't supposed to be exhibiting but got my arm twisted and displaying a few custom cases.
#retrocomputing
#Atari
#ZXSpectrum
#Sinclair
I wasn't supposed to be exhibiting but got my arm twisted and displaying a few custom cases.
#retrocomputing
#Atari
#ZXSpectrum
#Sinclair
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I'm at the Retro Computer Festival in Cambridge.
I wasn't supposed to be exhibiting but got my arm twisted and displaying a few custom cases.
#retrocomputing
#Atari
#ZXSpectrum
#Sinclair
I wasn't supposed to be exhibiting but got my arm twisted and displaying a few custom cases.
#retrocomputing
#Atari
#ZXSpectrum
#Sinclair