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Agon Lemmings Programming

Agon Lemmings – Part 3

Jan 14, 2024 mikedailly

With the release of the updated OS, BBC Basic and VDP code, a new graphics format has become available – 2222. What this does is gives us a format that…

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ZX Spectrum Next – Feature List

Jan 6, 2024 mikedailly

I've been asked more than once if there's a nice all in one feature list page for the ZXNext, but there isn't on, so I thought I'd make it....

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Installing #CSpect on a Mac

Dec 30, 2023 mikedailly

There’s been a load of people having problems installing #CSpect – and mono, on MacOS. So I’ve uninstalled it from my M1 Macbook Pro, and this is my process for…

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Installing #CSpect on a Raspberry Pi 5

Dec 24, 2023 mikedailly

I got a new Raspberry Pi 5 yesterday, so I could now write up how to install #CSpect on it. Turns out, it’s not so hard! After downloading the latest…

Armalyte GameDev Programming ZX Next

Protected: Armalyte – Adding a player ship

Dec 17, 2023 mikedailly

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Agon Lemmings – Part 2

Dec 10, 2023 mikedailly

So with the tools having advanced a little more, I was now looking to get some lemmings on screen. I was still unsure exactly how many Lemmings I might actually…

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Protected: Armalyte – beyond the C64

Nov 26, 2023 mikedailly

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CRASH Live 2023!

Nov 19, 2023 mikedailly

My pics from the CRASH Live 2023 event.

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Making Agon BASIC go faster

Nov 10, 2023 mikedailly

So the thing about BASCI is that it’s interpreted. This isn’t a surprise of course, it’s been known since the ZX80/81 days. But how does it work? Well, as you…

Agon Lemmings Programming

Agon Lemmings – Part 1

Nov 2, 2023 mikedailly

Getting a level up on the Agon's screen.

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