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Protected: ZX Spectrum Next Framework – Part 1

May 4, 2025 mikedailly
GameDev Programming ZX Spectrum

Dissecting A Demo

May 4, 2025 mikedailly
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Protected: Porting #CSpect to Nintendo Switch

Nov 1, 2024 mikedailly
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ZZap Live!

Oct 4, 2024 mikedailly
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PDS – Atari ST

Sep 28, 2024 mikedailly
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  • Protected: ZX Spectrum Next Framework – Part 1
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    Protected: ZX Spectrum Next Framework – Part 1
  • Dissecting A Demo
    GameDev Programming ZX Spectrum
    Dissecting A Demo
  • Protected: Porting #CSpect to Nintendo Switch
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    Protected: Porting #CSpect to Nintendo Switch
  • ZZap Live!
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    ZZap Live!
  • The Birth of DMA (1989)
    BloodMoney DMADesign History
    The Birth of DMA (1989)
  • ‘KACC’ to DMA (1986)
    DMADesign History Menace
    ‘KACC’ to DMA (1986)
  • Finding a Focus (1990)
    DMADesign History Lemmings
    Finding a Focus (1990)
  • And then there was Lemmings (1991)
    DMADesign History Lemmings
    And then there was Lemmings (1991)
  • Protected: ZX Spectrum Next Framework – Part 1
    GameDev ZX Next
    Protected: ZX Spectrum Next Framework – Part 1
  • Dissecting A Demo
    GameDev Programming ZX Spectrum
    Dissecting A Demo
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    Protected: Porting #CSpect to Nintendo Switch
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CREATING A COMMODORE 64 EMULATOR IN GAMEMAKER – PART 4

Sep 12, 2022 mikedailly

In this part, I’m going to start discussing how I handled the screen at the start of this process, and the reasons behind these choices. I said in the first part…

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CREATING A COMMODORE 64 EMULATOR IN GAMEMAKER – PART 3

Sep 5, 2022 mikedailly

The next part deals with tracking down CPU bugs, and ways to log quickly, and we also take a look at C64 memory mapping.

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Game In A Day

Aug 31, 2022 mikedailly

So here I’ll start linking all my #GameInADay streams, and list all the suggestions for future ones.Patreon’s will be able to vote on which one I decide to do, picked…

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C64 Emulator Article Series

Aug 31, 2022 mikedailly

A series of articles about how I created a C64 emulator in GameMaker Studio

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The DMA Logos

Aug 31, 2022 mikedailly

A history of the DMA Design Logo

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CREATING A COMMODORE 64 EMULATOR IN GAMEMAKER – PART 2

Aug 29, 2022 mikedailly

A look at the 6502 CPU's flags and how to actually emulate CPU instructions in any emulator.

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CREATING A COMMODORE 64 EMULATOR IN GAMEMAKER – PART 1

Aug 22, 2022 mikedailly

These articles were first published at the start of 2015, and GameMaker has changed a lot since then – not least with the release of GameMaker Studio 2. Fortunately nothing…

DMADesign GTA History

GTA 16/32Bit discussion

Aug 17, 2022 mikedailly

Part of the GTA 1 story, is how the 16/32bit high colour modes came about. This engine, came about with me speaking to the SCITECH guys. There was a message…

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DMA Staff Pictures

Aug 16, 2022 mikedailly

DMA Design staff pictures as of 1996

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Lemmings Pictures

Feb 20, 2022 mikedailly

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