Steve
@stevesgaming.bsky.social
An old guy who loves 80's arcade games and 80's 8-bit Computers and occasionally tries to make games. ZX Spectrum/C64/Atari800/BBC forever baby! ..also talking nonsense and playing games badly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StevesGamingPart2
So.. my game actually works, no crash and you can move the guy around ..but the map is fubar and I really don't know why. hmmm!
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
So.. my game actually works, no crash and you can move the guy around ..but the map is fubar and I really don't know why. hmmm!
I don't think its supposed to do that.. bugger
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I don't think its supposed to do that.. bugger
Well that's more like it, yes!
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Well that's more like it, yes!
Trying to make a screen up from tiles ...this didn't quite work right. oops!
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Trying to make a screen up from tiles ...this didn't quite work right. oops!
Today I'm having a change.. I'm going to have a play with Next Build Studio for the Spectrum Next.
November 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Today I'm having a change.. I'm going to have a play with Next Build Studio for the Spectrum Next.
C64 Assembly Update: Got my sprite moving onscreen now! Part of me wants to push on to making an animated sprite, part of me wants to quit now and end on a high! 😊
October 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
C64 Assembly Update: Got my sprite moving onscreen now! Part of me wants to push on to making an animated sprite, part of me wants to quit now and end on a high! 😊
Yes!!! got my own sprite to appear, this was my goal when I started this, get a sprite on screen. I guess I should quit while i'm winning 😜
October 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Yes!!! got my own sprite to appear, this was my goal when I started this, get a sprite on screen. I guess I should quit while i'm winning 😜
Reading up on loops with C64 assembly. Managed to do one that lists the char set!
October 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reading up on loops with C64 assembly. Managed to do one that lists the char set!
Well.. I can now put my name on the screen and change the border colour in assembly. thrilling stuff huh? Hoping to have a sprite on screen by late 2029 😊
October 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Well.. I can now put my name on the screen and change the border colour in assembly. thrilling stuff huh? Hoping to have a sprite on screen by late 2029 😊
Working my way through the Boriel Basic book, got to page 171, 8x16 multicoloured font!
September 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Working my way through the Boriel Basic book, got to page 171, 8x16 multicoloured font!
Tonight I'm continuing to go through my Boriel basic book via ZX Basic Studio. Will I learn anything? probably not but I can try!
September 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Tonight I'm continuing to go through my Boriel basic book via ZX Basic Studio. Will I learn anything? probably not but I can try!
Working on a Spectrum game. You are a skeleton who needs to collect x amount of skulls in order to live again. The idea behind this is that white = safe and colours = death. Here is a sample level!
June 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Working on a Spectrum game. You are a skeleton who needs to collect x amount of skulls in order to live again. The idea behind this is that white = safe and colours = death. Here is a sample level!
Working on my 2nd Spectrum game but I'm undecided about the look. Colours or Black and White? tbh I rather like the 1 bit look of B&W but what do you think?
June 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Working on my 2nd Spectrum game but I'm undecided about the look. Colours or Black and White? tbh I rather like the 1 bit look of B&W but what do you think?
Got Godot's autotile to work after much fannying around! :)
March 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Got Godot's autotile to work after much fannying around! :)
I would be very interested normally. but I got an N-GO (next clone) in the form factor of an original 48k Spectrum for xmas. So i'm good!
March 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I would be very interested normally. but I got an N-GO (next clone) in the form factor of an original 48k Spectrum for xmas. So i'm good!
I loved Pirates! (and most Microprose games) to bits but my #1 simply has to be Red Storm Rising.
February 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I loved Pirates! (and most Microprose games) to bits but my #1 simply has to be Red Storm Rising.
Neuromancer on my C64. an awesome cyberpunk rpg!
February 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Neuromancer on my C64. an awesome cyberpunk rpg!
My 2nd Godot project.. yes it's a top down 2d rpg ..let's see how far I can get with it!
February 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My 2nd Godot project.. yes it's a top down 2d rpg ..let's see how far I can get with it!
My first 'game' with Godot. it's not complete (no title page and other things) but I feel the urge to move onto something different!
February 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My first 'game' with Godot. it's not complete (no title page and other things) but I feel the urge to move onto something different!
Godot newbie project #1 - Submarine game! :)
February 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Godot newbie project #1 - Submarine game! :)
Just got this (I mean it's got an Eagle on it.. so it's got to be good!) and a Udemy course on godot. Here we go 🙂
February 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Just got this (I mean it's got an Eagle on it.. so it's got to be good!) and a Udemy course on godot. Here we go 🙂
New addition ..ignore the blurry image, the only camera we have is in the wifes old phone.
January 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New addition ..ignore the blurry image, the only camera we have is in the wifes old phone.