Just completed another Mastodon migration, this time from the https://c64.chat instance, which is very sadly going to disappear on December 1st.

Since my previous account is going away, I guess an #introduction is in order.

I live in Rome, Italy (I'm from Naples, though), I'm in my early fifties, and in the last year and a half I started to finally understand more stuff about the #Commodore64 , mainly thanks to the #XCBASIC cross compiler (if you're curious: https://xc-basic.net/ ).

I still have to learn plenty more, but in the meantime I had the audacity to put a couple of little #C64 games on https://jjflash.itch.io

I'm quite sad that c64.chat is going to shut down, I also hope to feel at home here just like I did there :)

#introductions

Totally unexpected: one of the #WiC64 guys has gifted me a WiC64 module!

In case you don't know about it, it lets the #C64 (and also C128(D)s and SX-64s) to go easily on the Internet through Wifi.
There are multiplayer online games, classic games modified to upload highscores, a dedicated message board, BBSs to connect to, and utils like... Google Maps???

It's not a disinterested gift, though: I'll have to repay them by making a version of the library functions for #XCBASIC. Cool anyway!

Ecco qualcosa che rischia di diventare love bombing da uno sconosciuto: mi è stato regalato un modulo #WiC64 per #c64 che permette a quest'ultimo di andare su Internet in Wifi in scioltezza.
Si scaricano giochi, c'è una messaggistica pubblica dedicata, ci si collega alle BBS, si gioca online o si posano record in giochi classici modificati all'uopo.

Non è un regalo disinteressato, dovrò ripagare creando una versione della libreria di funzioni specifica per #XCBASIC . Ma che sfizio comunque!

This is my Pacman clone! There are gazillions like it, but this one is miiine!

Made in #XCBASIC for the #C64

'Cause I wanted to show someone "who's wrong on the Internet" (XKCD) that you don't need Assembly to make a game like this one.

And I learned:
- How to use sprites and how to make 2 different coordinate systems coexist;
- How to handle that *%&$£/ Raster line!

This capture doesn't do it justice, this thing runs at 60 frame/sec on NTSC! 😱

https://github.com/JJFlash-IT/XCB3_Examples/tree/main/JJPacMan

#BASIC #commodore64

Questo è il mio clone di Pacman! Ce ne sono a gozillioni, ma questo è il miiooo!

Fatto in #XCBASIC per #C64

Perché dovevo dimostrare a uno "che ha torto su Internet" (cit. XKCD) che non serve l'Assembly per fare un giochino come questo.

Ho anche imparato:
- A usare gli sprite e a far convivere due sistemi di coordinate sballati fra loro
- A "domare" quella chitestramuòrta della linea Raster

Il video non rende giustizia, 'sta cosa gira a 60 frame/sec in NTSC! 😱

https://github.com/JJFlash-IT/XCB3_Examples/tree/main/JJPacMan

And so, finally, after many frustrating months, I'm releasing this THING from my mind and into the wilderness, and whatever happens happens.

ADVENT 101
Or, "Colossal Cave for lazy people".

Find the game (also playable on web), its description, source code & all the credits here:
https://jjflash.itch.io/advent-101

#C64 #commodore64 #textadventure #BASIC #XCBASIC

Bye, thing. Good luck

E finalmente dopo mesi mi libero la mente da questo COSO e lo sguinzaglio al mondo, e a quello che succede succede.

ADVENT 101

Ovvero, "Colossal Cave per pigri".

Ho scritto tutto qua (in inglese perché purtroppo è una conversione di un altro gioco scritto in inglese):
https://jjflash.itch.io/advent-101

#c64 #commodore64 #textadventure #BASIC #XCBASIC

Ciao. E buona fortuna (cit)

Two months just to find my motivation to start, another one of massive struggling, every day on the brink of ragequitting, and all I got was this lousy #textAdventure

#c64 #XCBASIC #WIP #veeeryWIP

(yep, it's a very stripped-down version of Colossal Cave)