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Reading Mice and Joysticks on the Spectrum Next using C
Reading Mice and Joysticks on the Spectrum Next using C
How to read the mouse and joystick on a Spectrum Next, using C. Also another settlement needs your assistance, general.
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Hardware Sprites on the ZX Spectrum Next in C
Hardware Sprites on the ZX Spectrum Next in C
Drawing sprites on the Spectrum Next, using C. Or - how to learn the dark art of figuring out things you don’t understand.
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Writing C Code on a Spectrum Next
Writing C Code on a Spectrum Next
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...
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Gameboy Advance Dev Workflow in 2020
Gameboy Advance Dev Workflow in 2020
How to write GameBoy Advance (GBA) homebrew using modern tools and systems in 2020. Compilers, editors, debugging and more!
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How to Write Emulator - Fetch Decode Execute Cycle
How to Write Emulator - Fetch Decode Execute Cycle
The beating heart of any CPU is the fetch-decode-execute cycle. It is the same for our simulator
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Easier Game Controller Input in SDL with SDL_GameController
Easier Game Controller Input in SDL with SDL_GameController
algorithm
SDL_GameController is a better way to manage game controllers, compared to raw SDL_Joystick code, however it's not well documented. Here is how I use it.
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Maths for Programmers 1 Rearranging Equations
Maths for Programmers 1 Rearranging Equations
Straight forward instructions on how to rearrange algebraic equations, all wrapped up in a nice free PDF to download. Don't fear maths or algebra again!
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Component Based Game Engine From Scratch Part 1
Component Based Game Engine From Scratch Part 1
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This is going to be the first part in a continuing series where I try to explain how and why I'm creating my own game engine using C++ and the SDL library.
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Creating a Modern Static Website Using Hugo
Creating a Modern Static Website Using Hugo
This post is sponsored by hand coded HTML and CSS. Hand coding your HTML is a quick and effective method of getting your presence online! The first 20 people to click the link below will get 100% off their own hand coded website! You will require your own hands and knowledge of HTML.
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Text printing using bitmap characters in C++ and SDL
Text printing using bitmap characters in C++ and SDL
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How to print text from a sprite map, using old school programming techniques.
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