Start Here: The Fundaments of Commodore 64 Programming in BASIC and 6502 Assembly Language: For real or emulated C64s (The Commodore 64 Workshop)

By John McGinnis

This book was written with the beginner in mind; however, it isn't light on information. This book includes such essential Commodore 64 topics as: *Commodore Basic V2 *Hardware sprites *Multi-colored sprites *Hi Res and multi-color bitmap generation *Defining your own character set *Smooth pixel by pixel character animation. *Multi-colored characters *Extended color mode *Making sound effects and polyphonic music *Working with disc drives and files *Bank switching *Includes a complete tutorial on 6502 assembly language *Using 6502 assembly language to increase performance. *Mixing BASIC and assembly language *Ram resident programs *Making calls to the C64 Kernal This book also contains detailed information on how to get the most out of the VICE emulator for the Commodore 64. It includes instructions on how to set up virtual floppy drives, hard drives, printers, controllers, display options, emulation models and how to use the VICE monitor to write assembly language routines. This is not a reproduction of a decades old publication. This is a new release with detailed instructions on how to program either a real or virtual Commodore 64 in the twenty-first century. It is loaded with practical examples in both BASIC and 6502 assembly language, and contains over 250 pages with plenty of screen shots, in color.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0B53C3MW4
• ISBN13: 9798837937644
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.5" x 8.5"