Monthly Archives: May 2020

Adding commands to BASIC using a wedge

Posted on May 27, 2020 by admin

This Commodore 64 source code (6510 assembly language, Kick Assembler format) adds four new commands to the standard Commodore BASIC v2 and will give you an idea of how to add your own commands to the BASIC via a wedge. … Continue reading →

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VIC 20 Adventures

Posted on May 25, 2020 by admin

Between 1983 and 1984 I was consumed by the mission to write my own text adventures for the Commodore VIC 20 Home Computer. During this time I completed two adventures, and partially completed another four. #1 – Pirate House -> released#2 … Continue reading →

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ATARI ST Adventures

Posted on May 24, 2020 by admin

It was 1989 and the Atari ST series of home computers were selling very well in Australia (also the UK) and I was having a great time learning to program the ST (1040 STFM) using STOS. For a little history, … Continue reading →

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Sunken Treasure source

Posted on May 13, 2020 by admin

I’ve been exploring an old box of paperwork, handwritten notes, maps and source code from back in the early 1980s. Initially, I went looking for my old VIC 20 text adventures and found much more material that I’d forgotten about … Continue reading →

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Map found for Pirate House

Posted on May 13, 2020 by admin

Well as I mentioned in my last post that if I found some time, I would re-create Pirate House for the Commodore VIC 20.  I was rummaging through another old box of paperwork the other night, and I located my original notes, … Continue reading →

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