I'm still (very slowly) working on a disassembly of Space Invaders [PAL] for the 2600.
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- Mon Feb 16, 2026 3:27 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Reverse Engineered Source Code for Raiders Of The Lost Ark
- Replies: 5
- Views: 577
Re: Reverse Engineered Source Code for Raiders Of The Lost A
Very nice work indeed. 
I'm still (very slowly) working on a disassembly of Space Invaders [PAL] for the 2600.
I'm still (very slowly) working on a disassembly of Space Invaders [PAL] for the 2600.
- Mon Feb 16, 2026 1:12 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: ChatGPT: ASCII to decimal conversion
- Replies: 68
- Views: 19424
Re: ChatGPT: ASCII to decimal conversion
I started a formal German course this week; thirty hours a week for the next six months or so...
Just remember: Deutsche Sprache schwere Sprache :lol:
But it's always good to learn new things. I started learning Dutch last May — 20 to 30 minutes every day.
P.S.: If you need some help, feel ...
- Wed Dec 24, 2025 6:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Undocumented instructions
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18087
Re: Undocumented instructions
groepaz released his updated documentation No More Secrets V1.0 today: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=258111
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 9:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: VCFe - Vintage Computer Festival Europe on 3./4. Mai 2025
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10437
Re: VCFe - Vintage Computer Festival Europe on 3./4. Mai 202
Well, it was just announced that VCFB 2025 will be held online on November, 29th @ 15:00 aka 3:00 p.m. (UTC+1)
More Details: https://vcfb.de/2025/ (in German)
More Details: https://vcfb.de/2025/ (in German)
- Fri Nov 14, 2025 12:20 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: TinyLife-6502
- Replies: 5
- Views: 925
Re: TinyLife-6502
Cool. It would even fit in RAM on the Atari 2600. ^.^
- Thu Oct 09, 2025 3:12 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: fast 24 bit PRNG
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2152
fast 24 bit PRNG
Just found this fast 24 bit PRNG algorithm by Wim Couwenberg:
lda a ; Operation 7 (with carry clear).
asl
eor b
sta b
rol ; Operation 9.
eor c
sta c
eor a ; Operation 5.
sta a
lda b ; Operation 15.
ror
eor c
sta c
eor b ; Operation 6.
sta b
For more details: https://wimcouwenberg.wordpress.com ...
lda a ; Operation 7 (with carry clear).
asl
eor b
sta b
rol ; Operation 9.
eor c
sta c
eor a ; Operation 5.
sta a
lda b ; Operation 15.
ror
eor c
sta c
eor b ; Operation 6.
sta b
For more details: https://wimcouwenberg.wordpress.com ...
- Fri Sep 12, 2025 10:21 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: VCFe - Vintage Computer Festival Europe on 3./4. Mai 2025
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10437
Re: VCFe - Vintage Computer Festival Europe on 3./4. Mai 202
According to René Meyer they couldn't find a location, so there won't be a VCFB 2025.
The placeholder at https://www.berlin.de/events/5553055-22 ... tival.html also hasn't changed.
Source: https://www.forum64.de/index.php?thread ... 2025-wann/
The placeholder at https://www.berlin.de/events/5553055-22 ... tival.html also hasn't changed.
Source: https://www.forum64.de/index.php?thread ... 2025-wann/
- Thu Sep 04, 2025 9:50 am
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Microsoft 6502 Basic released under MIT license
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4205
Re: Microsoft 6502 Basic released under MIT license
Thanks for the Information *thumb up*
- Mon Aug 25, 2025 3:02 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: IN SEARCH OF A NAME
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4031
Re: IN SEARCH OF A NAME
If I recall correctly, older Turbo Pascal literature called 16 bytes Paragraph or Double Quadruple Word
- Sun Jul 20, 2025 3:29 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Print Integer from Hex
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2500
Re: Print Integer from Hex
@BigEd: Codebase64 has a new Main Domain: https://codebase64.net
Alternatives are:
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Alternatives are:
https://codebase64.com
https://codebase64.pokefinder.org
https://codebase64.c64.org
https://codebase.c64.org
- Tue Jul 08, 2025 1:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Ongoing Problem with Bots / Reading Forum when Not Logged In
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7960
Re: Ongoing Problem with Bots / Reading Forum when Not Logge
Similar situation over at the VIC 20 Forum Denial.
It's currently closed for guests due to Bots eating away the bandwidth.
It's currently closed for guests due to Bots eating away the bandwidth.
- Thu Apr 03, 2025 10:56 am
- Forum: Nostalgia
- Topic: 50Years ago: Bill Gates released Original Altair BASIC Sourc
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8196
50Years ago: Bill Gates released Original Altair BASIC Sourc
I know not 6502 and there's a disassembly out there, but Bill Gates released a scanned PDF of the Original Altair BASIC Source:
https://www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-pa ... ource-code
https://www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-pa ... ource-code
- Wed Mar 26, 2025 10:33 am
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Old but Gold: in search for (forgotten) tricks
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2414
Re: Old but Gold: in search for (forgotten) tricks
I already knew these two threads but thanks anyway
(And the code section on this site)
They might be helpful for others. *thumb up*
(And the code section on this site)
They might be helpful for others. *thumb up*
- Wed Mar 26, 2025 9:40 am
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Old but Gold: in search for (forgotten) tricks
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2414
Old but Gold: in search for (forgotten) tricks
Well technically not just a 6502 only topic.
Since I wasn't around in the early days of computing in the '70s and don't know where (magazines or books) to start:
I'm searching for those vintage programming tricks like the BIT skip, which also appears e.g. in the source of Altair BASIC (8080: LXI ...
Since I wasn't around in the early days of computing in the '70s and don't know where (magazines or books) to start:
I'm searching for those vintage programming tricks like the BIT skip, which also appears e.g. in the source of Altair BASIC (8080: LXI ...
- Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:37 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Recommendations for good/small UART file transfer code?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4101
Re: Recommendations for good/small UART file transfer code?
White Flame wrote:
But yes, Codebase64 is a fantastic source!