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2022 Review

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 11:16:11 +0000

Let’s briefly look back at last year and see what things were like, then look forward to the coming year and what I want to achieve. I did this last year too, and I’ve just been reading that. #SpectrumNext #RetroComputing #VideoProduction

Document Your Internal Projects

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 13:09:37 +0000

I have aspirations of actually making a game for my Spectrum Next. It’d be nice to turn the learning I’ve done into something more than a bunch of videos. This is not a blog post about making a game, this is a blog post about keeping notes. A few months ago I created a pretty nice template for a Spectrum Next game. It had a little state machine for different screens, an input handler and some… #SpectrumNext #RetroComputing #GameDev

Memory Banking, DMA and Interrupts - How 8bit computers work

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 22:39:38 +0000

Let’s explore how 8bit computers worked, looking at their memory, interrupts and DMA. #SpectrumNext #ZXSpectrum #Interrupts #RetroComputing

Easy C Programming on ZX Spectrum Next - How to set up

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:54:14 +0000

How to set up Z88DK to develop C programs for the ZX Spectrum Next in about 20 minutes #SpectrumNext #ZXSpectrum #z88dk #CProgramming

Copper

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 20:54:14 +0000

How to make Amiga like effects on an 8 bit Spectrum #SpectrumNext #RetroComputing

2021 Review

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:33:58 +0000

How was 2021 for you? I mean, compared to 2020 it was a big improvement, but that’s a pretty low bar to aim for. Let’s focus more on the projects that I completed and what I learned from them. #SpectrumNext #RetroComputing #VideoProduction

Devlog 04 - Keyboard and Joystick Inputs

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 19:37:23 +0000

How to program keyboards and joysticks on the Spectrum Next #SpectrumNext #z88dk #CProgramming #Keyboards

ZX Spectrum Next Hardware Sprites Overview

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 12:37:23 +0000

An overview of the Spectrum Next’s hardware sprites #SpectrumNext #ZXSpectrum #Sprites #RetroComputing

Devlog 02 - Layer 2 Graphics

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:37:23 +0000

An overview of the Spectrum Next’s Layer 2 bitmap display #SpectrumNext #ZXSpectrum #RetroComputing #Graphics

Devlog 01 - Spectrum Next Programming Languages

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:37:23 +0000

How to get started programming the ZX Spectrum Next #SpectrumNext #ZXSpectrum #z88dk #Z80

Reading Mice and Joysticks on the Spectrum Next using C

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 21:22:32 +0000

Today’s lesson in curing headaches by banging your head on the wall until they stop involves joysticks and mice. This is a bit technical, so ensure your seat back and tray table are in the upright and locked position. Please keep all arms inside the ride at all times. #SpectrumNext #CProgramming #Sprites #RetroComputing

Hardware Sprites on the ZX Spectrum Next in C

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:10:29 +0000

Drawing sprites on the Spectrum Next, using C. Or – how to learn the dark art of figuring out things you don’t understand. Learning to program is an endurance game full of random side quests, dead ends and frustration. Rather than learning “how to do X”, which is specific, it’s much more useful learning “how to figure out how to do anything at all”. Go look on… #SpectrumNext #ZXSpectrum #CProgramming #Sprites

Writing C Code on a Spectrum Next

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:09:01 +0000

What better way to wait out the apocalypse than trying to learn a new system. Read how I dug out my ZX Spectrum Next and set about writing C code on it… #SpectrumNext #ZXSpectrum #z88dk #CProgramming