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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · 16d

"utterly failing to grasp Elite or Exile"

"got to Dangerous in Elite"

"win Exile"

Ha, sounds like you managed to master both of them in the end. Good job! I never got anywhere in Exile, I just kept dying, so big respect there...

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · 18d

Ha, I suspect you’re not alone there. 🤣 The original Elite has a pretty steep learning curve… but it’s well worth the effort.

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Sep 3

Yeah, that would have been amazing…

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 31

Now that’s a challenge!

Might leave that to someone else, mind you. 😀

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 31

I've just released the Elite Compendium Addendum for the BBC Micro B+.

It contains two bonus versions of Elite for lucky owners of the B+, including musical BBC Master Elite for the B+128.

See elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/elite_... for details.

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcmicro #8bit #elite

Elite Compendium - Elite on the 6502

Details of the Elite Compendium, which brings all the best Elite hacks together in one feature-packed disc

elite.bbcelite.com

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 24

Been a while since I looked at this bit of code, but Elite does the whole division thing. Not surprising really - the authors were super-proud of their maths routines, so they used them!

Deepish dive: elite.bbcelite.com/deep_dives/l...

The clipping code: elite.bbcelite.com/cassette/mai...

Line-clipping - Elite on the 6502

A deep dive into line-clipping in Elite on the 6502

elite.bbcelite.com

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 23

Ha, I did briefly consider hacking Lander to run on the ARM1 co-pro, and send graphics commands over the Tube to a BBC Micro to display something similar. Might still be possible!

But then someone actually wrote a BBC version of Lander. And that’s really amazing!

www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewt...

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 20

And a shout out to @negativecharge.bsky.social for the Electron version of the Elite music, which I incorporated to make the Compendium. Amazing work!

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 20

If you want to play the Electron version of the Elite Compendium in your browser, here's a link:

0xc0de6502.github.io/electroniq/?...

Fair warning - the title music in Electron Elite kicks in suddenly, so watch your volume settings!

Electroniq

Acorn Electron emulator

0xc0de6502.github.io

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'm pleased to announce the #Elite Compendium for the #Acorn #Electron, containing three amazing hacked versions of Elite on one disc.

It includes a brand new version: musical Elite. On the Electron!

Lots of details here: elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/elite_...

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcmicro

The disc menu on the Electron version of the Elite Compendium

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 14

The driver was great, thanks! I had to move a few variables out of zero page as Elite is really greedy that way, and I had to muck about a bit with the repeat code, as that seemed to be unhappy when run in the interrupt handler, but none of that took long. The Huffman version fits very nicely! 👍

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 13

Ha, well, if it were to remain faithful to the original Bell and Braben code, it would have to have a potty mouth. 🤣

elite.bbcelite.com/deep_dives/s...

Secrets of the Executive version - Elite on the 6502

A deep dive into the secrets of the Executive version of BBC Micro Elite

elite.bbcelite.com

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank you! I’m glad you like it, it’s such a fun project, and it just keeps on giving. 😀

I don’t know what the authors of Elite think, but I do hope they approve… after all, all my hacks involve code and content from the other versions that they wrote, so it’s all their work in the first place! 🫡

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 13

The incomparable @negativecharge.bsky.social recently converted the Commodore 64 Elite music to the Electron.

I've finally found time to add it to Electron Elite.

Here's the docking computer in all its one-channel glory.

Turn your sound on!

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #electron #bbcmicro #8bit

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 7

That would have been epic! But the provenance is that it was left over from the Kickstarter for the Bedroom to Billions documentary:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/gam...

I am so delighted to have given it a good home (and a good scrub!). And its own handcrafted version of Elite, of course. 😀

From Bedrooms to Billions

Please support our feature film documentary telling the story of the UK Video Games Industry from 1979 to the present day.

www.kickstarter.com

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thank you! I must say I do enjoy hacking Elite, and it’s always fun to push the game to its limit on machines that missed out first time around. 😀

I got the B+ from eBay, so not sure it’s a gesture as such, but I like to think that DB would approve of all this careful curation of his co-creation!

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 6

And I'm not backporting Elite to any of them! 😆

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thank you! It was a bit of a mess when I got it, with broken keys and layers of dust, but after a proper service and a big hug, it's looking pretty great.

Such a lovely machine deserves to be treated with respect, I reckon. 😍

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 6

* About this project: elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/bbc_mi...

* Download the disc image: elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/bbc_mi...

* How I did it: elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/bbc_mi...

JSBeeb doesn't emulate the B+, so no browser link I'm afraid. This one’s for the B+ owners out there!

Right on, Commanders!

About BBC Master Elite on the BBC Micro B+ - Elite on the 6502

The original version of BBC Master Elite, converted to run on the BBC Micro B+

elite.bbcelite.com

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · Aug 6

Look at this little beauty! It's my new BBC Micro B+, signed by David Braben himself, and it’s the inspiration for my latest project:

"BBC Master Elite, backported to run on the unexpanded B+, and with lots of extra features"

Links in thread.

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #bbcmicro #8bit #elite