Author Archives: Ponder

Just a little update. I added code to the music routine that allows for multiple songs and replaced the squealing sound effect for increased difficulty with a short tune that Fatboy Slim fans will have no trouble recognising. Links: Download … Continue reading →

So I haven’t been happy with the display on our LCD TVs from the C64C so I ordered a LumaFix64, which is supposed to reduce the problems.I had fun removing the VIC II chip. It was quite firm in the … Continue reading →

More updates today, mainly aesthetic. I changed the text to mixed case, but this left me without a heart character for the lives. I had considered using the tick character, but instead I copied the character data into RAM and … Continue reading →

I’ve been featured as a stand alone video on NiftyRetroGamer’s YouTube channel! 😀 Thanks to his feedback I’ve added “next move prediction” that makes player movement more fluid. I’ve also changed the sound effect when difficulty is increased. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQRiOBw0rH4 Latest … Continue reading →

New PSU built, tested and fully working 😀 I also have an SD2IEC device that partially emulated a 1571 floppy drive so I can use SD cards as storage, and a joystick, which is essential for most C64 games. Fastload … Continue reading →

Who said 13 was unlucky? 😉 The bonus score is now added and so I’ve finished the core to this game! I still have further plans for it: tweaking from any feedback I may get, customising the character set to … Continue reading →