My latest ZX Spectrum game is now available for download! it's an action shooter (starts slow, but gets fast!) - stevetyson.itch.io/piledriver

PileDriver by SteveTyson

stevetyson.itch.io

Got movement and gravity working!

Wohoo!! sprite animation and movement in assembly! I'm taking this as a win 🙂

I'm setting myself small steps with 6502, my next goal is to actually animate a sprite!

Tinkering with C64 assembly. Made a step forward, managed to get a high res sprite and a multicolour sprite to show on screen.

Got VSCode working with Oscar64 to write C code for the C64 ...I just need to learn to code in C.

@pianofire.co.uk Nice to see you, hope you're well and hope you enjoy retirement! (sorry, can't pm you, it won't let me)

Just got a letter from the council, they want me to pay £2,482 council tax. Been on the phone with them and the best the can do is knock 25% off but it's still close to 2 grand. Fuck knows how I can raise that, I was told the council tax was taken out of my rent, this came totally out of the blue!

I have a new Youtube channel up and running now. SteveStillPlaysGames, link here for anyone interested. www.youtube.com/@SteveStillP...

SteveStillPlaysGames

My channel 'Steves gaming part 2' was deleted by someone who had access to my computer. So begrudgingly I've started a new channel, this will be home to my gaming videos of games from the late 1970's...

youtube.com

I have suspicious now as to who deleted my channel. I have no proof but certain things seem to add up as crazy as it sounds. Have been changing my password to things like bluesky, discord, email etc tonight Still quite pissed but there's nothing I can do.

YT just confirmed my channel is deleted permanently and isn't going to be restored. I'm so pissed off right now. waited 5 days for that reply too. No doubt if I'd had 100,000 subs they would have restored it in hours. Fuck youtube.

Got an email, they are looking into my deleted youtube account. finger crossed!

2/2 in the wound, it said account closed by the uploader which is utter nonsense. I tried contacting support and posted for help, my post was locked and I got no support. I'm done with YT. as for Twitch, I'm not sure if I want to continue with that either, I'm so so pissed off right now.

1/2 My youtube channel is gone, the first I knew was yesterday morning when I checked my email and I had an email saying "YouTube account was terminated due to severe or repeated violations" I've never broken a rule or even been warned. I checked and yes my entire account is gone and to rub salt

I am FURIOUS right now, Builders have been working on the flats here for 9+ weeks and I've just been told they are going now and wont be back until Jan 5th, but my kitchen/bathroom have NO power, can't cook or use the oven for xmas or even have a shower. I'm so effing pissed off, bastards they are!

So.. my game actually works, no crash and you can move the guy around ..but the map is fubar and I really don't know why. hmmm!

I don't think its supposed to do that.. bugger

Well that's more like it, yes!

Trying to make a screen up from tiles ...this didn't quite work right. oops!

Still plodding along trying to learn C64 assembly, struggling a lot but not giving up. Wifey asked "Why are you trying to learn this for the C64 when your love is the Spectrum" ..well she's not wrong! but I said "because I was told Z80 was 10x harder". she then agreed I was right to go c64. lol

Today I'm having a change.. I'm going to have a play with Next Build Studio for the Spectrum Next.

I've been trying to set up a Spectrum Next dev via VScode and windows. Have tried several videos on setting it up but none of them have worked for me. If anyone has a text or video guide on how to get this working and it really works, please throw it my way!

C64 Assembly Update: Got my sprite moving onscreen now! Part of me wants to push on to making an animated sprite, part of me wants to quit now and end on a high! 😊

Just released my latest ZX Spectrum game. Get it here FREE! - stevetyson.itch.io/astrodrone

Astrodrone by SteveTyson

stevetyson.itch.io

Yes!!! got my own sprite to appear, this was my goal when I started this, get a sprite on screen. I guess I should quit while i'm winning 😜

Actually that code didn't print all of them, it missed the last one. I moved inx down under the cpx line and now it does!

Reading up on loops with C64 assembly. Managed to do one that lists the char set!

Well.. I can now put my name on the screen and change the border colour in assembly. thrilling stuff huh? Hoping to have a sprite on screen by late 2029 😊

@pianofire.co.uk wanted to PM you but this pissing thing won't let me PM anyone unless I do a facescan or input my credit card. they can piss right off. I just hope you're okay mate, I am thinking about you.

I'm possibly doing the most stupid thing I've ever done.. I'm trying to learn C64 assembly. Hard enough for anyone, utterly impossible for a dumbarse like me, yet i'm trying.