Halloween is almost upon us and because I decided that I'd like to try scaring myself by delving into a bit of 6803 assembly programming, I ported my first game "Bob" across to the Tandy MC10 and Matra Alice. I've changed it around a bit, this time it features Bob's good buddy "Hog" as he tries to get as many ghosts, spiders and pumpkins as he can before they turn red and explode (the fireflies have put on Halloween costumes).
You can play it on real hardware or in your favorite emulator. The only extra you'll need is a 16kb memory expansion to use it on real hardware and if you have a Multiport Expansion unit for your MC10 or Alice you can use a joystick in the right port to control Hog.
Hey everyone, You may remember that I did a series glossing over the development of a game for the Tandy Color Computer and Dragon 32 in 6809 Assembly. Well I'm delighted to let you know that after extensive beta testing "SUPER SHOOTY ALIENS" is done and dusted and available on itch.io for $5 (It comes with the full source code for both versions too if that tickles your fancy). So if you feel like saving humanity from alien attack you can head on over and pick yourself up a copy right now.
That gaming channel I started years ago and dropped is back... All new for 2025 (and using emulators instead of real hardware cause real hardware is hard to catch video from). Restarting with Canyon Climber for the Colour Computer 1, 2 and 3. https://youtu.be/5EE1ZQKCwp8 Have a great rest of the weekend ;)
C'est fait et je pense que ça marche assez bien pour sortir. Un tout nouveau jeu en ML pour le Thomson MO5 est là. Bob et les lucioles de l'espace. Allez chercher votre exemplaire gratuit sur itch.io 8bitsinthebasement.itch.io/bobmo5
Hello everyone, if you're interested I've been invited to appear on "The Coco Nation" this Saturday 18th May @ 2PM EST which would be about 8PM CET and 7PM GMT if I've got my time zones in order. They'd like to talk "Bob" and well, I'm willing to oblige. Also I'll try not to get too carried away (I found from other shows I've been on that I have a habit of not shutting up) Hope to see you there ;) I almost forgot, you can catch it on Youtube, Twitch, Facebook and one or two other places.
A couple of weeks ago I got a comment from E'van Johnston who offered to design a cartridge label for "Bob and the alien fireflies" I took him up on his offer and I'm so happy with what he's come up with. If you'd like a label for your copy of the game head over to 8bitsinthebasement.itch.io/bob-and-the-alien-fire-… and download your printable copy. Thanks E'van ;)
Part 6 of learning bAtari basic will be dropping in the next couple of hours (I had a lot of trouble with the encoding and upload on this one). The series is nearing it's end, I can't see how I could manage more than two more episodes along with a third drilling into the Bob game code. So good news for anyone who's not so much into my coding videos but likes the hardware stuff... I've got me a very sick ZX Spectrum (the vendor said that it was kinda allrightish. Well, it's not.) and another Philips C52 that needs looking at. So more hardware stuff on the way in the not too distant future. Enjoy the rest of the weekend ;)
8bitsinthebasement
Halloween is almost upon us and because I decided that I'd like to try scaring myself by delving into a bit of 6803 assembly programming, I ported my first game "Bob" across to the Tandy MC10 and Matra Alice. I've changed it around a bit, this time it features Bob's good buddy "Hog" as he tries to get as many ghosts, spiders and pumpkins as he can before they turn red and explode (the fireflies have put on Halloween costumes).
It's available for free at 8bitsinthebasement.itch.io/hogs-halloween-horror
You can play it on real hardware or in your favorite emulator. The only extra you'll need is a 16kb memory expansion to use it on real hardware and if you have a Multiport Expansion unit for your MC10 or Alice you can use a joystick in the right port to control Hog.
Have a good one
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Hey everyone, You may remember that I did a series glossing over the development of a game for the Tandy Color Computer and Dragon 32 in 6809 Assembly. Well I'm delighted to let you know that after extensive beta testing "SUPER SHOOTY ALIENS" is done and dusted and available on itch.io for $5 (It comes with the full source code for both versions too if that tickles your fancy). So if you feel like saving humanity from alien attack you can head on over and pick yourself up a copy right now.
8bitsinthebasement.itch.io/su...
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That gaming channel I started years ago and dropped is back... All new for 2025 (and using emulators instead of real hardware cause real hardware is hard to catch video from). Restarting with Canyon Climber for the Colour Computer 1, 2 and 3. https://youtu.be/5EE1ZQKCwp8 Have a great rest of the weekend ;)
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C'est fait et je pense que ça marche assez bien pour sortir. Un tout nouveau jeu en ML pour le Thomson MO5 est là.
Bob et les lucioles de l'espace.
Allez chercher votre exemplaire gratuit sur itch.io
8bitsinthebasement.itch.io/bobmo5
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Go get your free copy of Bob and the Alien Fireflies for both the Colour computer and Dragon over at itch.io
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Hello everyone, if you're interested I've been invited to appear on "The Coco Nation" this Saturday 18th May @ 2PM EST which would be about 8PM CET and 7PM GMT if I've got my time zones in order. They'd like to talk "Bob" and well, I'm willing to oblige. Also I'll try not to get too carried away (I found from other shows I've been on that I have a habit of not shutting up) Hope to see you there ;)
I almost forgot, you can catch it on Youtube, Twitch, Facebook and one or two other places.
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Tomorrow at 7:30PM GMT or 8:30 CET I'll be taking part in this stream. Stop by ;)
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A couple of weeks ago I got a comment from E'van Johnston who offered to design a cartridge label for "Bob and the alien fireflies" I took him up on his offer and I'm so happy with what he's come up with. If you'd like a label for your copy of the game head over to 8bitsinthebasement.itch.io/bob-and-the-alien-fire-… and download your printable copy. Thanks E'van ;)
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Part 6 of learning bAtari basic will be dropping in the next couple of hours (I had a lot of trouble with the encoding and upload on this one). The series is nearing it's end, I can't see how I could manage more than two more episodes along with a third drilling into the Bob game code. So good news for anyone who's not so much into my coding videos but likes the hardware stuff... I've got me a very sick ZX Spectrum (the vendor said that it was kinda allrightish. Well, it's not.) and another Philips C52 that needs looking at. So more hardware stuff on the way in the not too distant future. Enjoy the rest of the weekend ;)
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My bAtari Basic game "Bob and the Alien Fire Flies" is here. Go get yourself a copy right now and play the hell out of it. 8bitsinthebasement.itch.io/bob-and-the-alien-fire-… Have a great week ;)
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