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#3 A look at a short history of video game "title screens" and how to make one with Atari 7800 Basic and Atari Dev Studio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B2snoM7Hn4&t=6s

Atari 7800 Basic Lesson #3 : Title Screens

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#2: An In-depth (and I mean in-depth) look from Jeff into the best way to render an armada of sprites in Atari ST STOS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA6PqCwUk6I&t=1395s

Atari ST STOS Basic #3: Speeding up Sprite Rendering: Make a thing!

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We have a few new things that might be of interest:

#1: An interview with Michael Feinstein, on the VCS and 7800 programmers from GCC :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Hsfun0QTc&t=206s

The Vindication of Desert Falcon. Interview with GCC's Michael Feinstein: ITVB S6:E5

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If you are interested in programming for the Atari 7800, our new tutorial series on Atari 7800 Basic using Atari Dev Studio could be of interest to you.

This is lesson #2: Sprites

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZg87pdOnsk&t=748s

Atari 7800 Basic Lesson #2 : Sprites - Make -A-Thing!

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If you are interested in programming for the Atari 7800, our new tutorial series on Atari 7800 Basic using Atari Dev Studio could be of interest to you.

This is lesson #1.5 : The Three C's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3-C5LRBT9k/

Atari 7800 Basic Lesson #1.5 ( very short update): The Three C's

A VERY short update for Lesson #1 about three things to remember when using Atari 7800 BasicWritten version here: https://intotheverticalblank.com/2023/06/16...

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If you are interested in programming for the Atari 7800, our new tutorial series on Atari 7800 Basic using Atari Dev Studio could be of interest to you.

This is lesson #1, Hello World:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i45aqBviQZI

Atari 7800 Basic Lesson #1 - Hello World - Make -A-Thing!

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One more time, here is playthrough of the game "Lost Dutchman Mine" for the Atari ST and Amiga that turned into a movie what it means to finish game from 30+ years ago in 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7TZGu1te6g&t=2272s

Found In the Desert - Dads, Guns, Gold, The Atari ST and The Lost Dutchman Mine: The Movie!

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I've been working on this off and on for months now. I replayed an old Atari ST game last October, and it spawned and entire set of memories and emotions I was not prepared for. This is a sort of experimental documentary film named "Found In The Desert: Dads, Gold, Guns and The Lost Dutchman Mine"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7TZGu1te6g
Found In the Desert - Dads, Guns, Gold, The Atari ST and The Lost Dutchman Mine: The Movie!

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The Atari 2600 128 color cycle demo I've wanted to make since I was 8 years old in 1978. Thanks @nanochess!
Watch out @nanochess ! I finally got the blue-screen to show on page 14 of "Programming Games For Atari 2600" using Atari Dev Studio and DASM, and soon I'm sure I will have a line drawn on the screen! (hopefully)