https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/ Recent content in Agon Light on [BETA] NCoT Tech Hugo en-gb Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:56:58 +0100 https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/agon-light-joystick-interface/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:30:06 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/agon-light-joystick-interface/ I’ve built a joystick interface for my Agon Light, using a PCB I found online. This is an improvement on the last time I did this and just stuck wires in the GPIO ports. #AgonLight #RetroComputing #Electronics https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/agon-light-debug-printing/ Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:19:27 +0100 https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/agon-light-debug-printing/ Here’s how to send text out the Agon Light’s USB port to an attached serial monitor, so it can be used for debug logging. #AgonLight #RetroComputing #Programming https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/agon-light-c-development/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 23:02:43 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/agon-light-c-development/ How to write code for the Agon Light (and Console8) using C instead of BASIC, under Linux. It might work with WSL2 in Windows, and it might work on a Mac. #AgonLight #CProgramming #CPlusPlus #RetroComputing https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/gamedev-the-hard-way-doing-it-all-myself/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:39:40 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/gamedev-the-hard-way-doing-it-all-myself/ Writing games is hard enough by itself, requiring a lot of different skills. So how can I make this even harder? How about I do literally everything myself, starting with nothing but a blank source file and write all the code by hand. No game engines or libraries. If I need something, I need to write it myself. And since we’re doing this the hard way, let’s write games for an… #AgonLight #Z80 #RetroComputing #GameDev https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/agon-light-graphics-tests/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:30:06 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/agon-light-graphics-tests/ It’s the Easter holidays and I’ve got two weeks off work. Amongst highly exciting things like weeding the garden and waiting for a new washing machine to be delivered, I’m doing some programming. #AgonLight #RetroComputing #Graphics https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/learning-how-to-draw-things-on-the-agon-light/ Sat, 02 Mar 2024 15:21:29 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/learning-how-to-draw-things-on-the-agon-light/ I’ve been having a bit of a play around with my Agon Light, trying to come up with some ideas for a future video. I’ve discovered it has quite a nice 320×240 64 colour video mode that has just enough pixels to be interesting. #AgonLight #Python #RetroComputing #AI https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/agon-light-joystick-test-1/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:54:18 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/agon-light-joystick-test-1/ I’m working on getting a joystick port working on my Agon Light. They don’t come with joystick ports, but there is a set of GPIO pins that can be read through assembly. #AgonLight #RetroComputing