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One of the first things a C64 Game Programmer wants to know is how to move sprites in C64 Assembly. This article explains Sprite Movement in horizontal and vertical direction. To move a sprite in...

If you want to write a game on the C64, you will need something that is called a Game Loop. But why? But what is the Ideal C64 Game Loop? A Game Loop is a loop that basically runs forever. In each...

If you want to program on the Amiga, you may need a good Amiga C Programming IDE. But is there any? What are the alternatives? Let's find out. On the Amiga OS or Morph OS there are two fully...

It is important to know how to program Joystick Input Handling on a C64. How else should we know what the player does? Read on to learn how this works. The Joystick at the C64 can be read at the...

What programming language were Playstation 1 games written in? Were they mainly written in C or MIPS Assembly? What were the alternatives? The most commonly used Playstation 1 Programming Language...

Ever wondered which programming languages were used on the well beloved Amiga Computer? Here are the most popular Amiga Programming Languages. The most used programming languages on the Amiga...