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C64 - Learn 6502 Assembly

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Learn 6502 assembly programming specifically for the Commodore 64 through this comprehensive tutorial series covering essential graphics, sound, and hardware manipulation techniques. Master bitmap functions and drawing operations to create visual displays on the C64's unique graphics system. Explore hardware sprite programming to animate objects efficiently using the system's dedicated sprite capabilities, including advanced techniques like sprite clipping. Develop sound programming skills using both basic C64 audio functions and advanced tools like ChibiSound Pro for creating music and sound effects. Implement joystick input handling to create interactive programs that respond to user controls. Build complete game development skills through the YQuest project lessons, which demonstrate practical application of C64-specific assembly code in a real gaming context. Advanced topics include interrupt-driven music systems using ChibiTracks, multiplatform software development with tilemap systems using Mintile, and pixel-level graphics manipulation with PSET and POINT functions for precise drawing operations.

Syllabus

Bitmap Functions on the C64 - Learn 6502 Assembly Lesson P9
Sound on the C64 - 6502 Assembly Lesson P30
Hardware Sprites on the C64 - 6502 Assembly Lesson P36
Hello World on the C64 - Lesson H2
Bitmap Drawing on the C64 - 6502 ASSEMBLY Lesson S2
Simple Joystick reading on the C64 - Lesson S11
Yquest 6502 - C64 Specific code Lesson YQuest4
C64 Hardware Sprites - 6502 ASM Lesson YQuest14
Lesson Photon5 - Commodore 64 - ASM PSET and POINT for Pixel Plotting
Sprite Clipping on the C64 - 6502 Assembly Lesson S21
Sound on the C64 (ChibiSound Pro) - 6502 Lesson P46
Lesson P60 - Multiplatform Software tilemap on the Commodore 64 (Mintile)
6502 Lesson P72 - Interrupt Driven Music on the C64 (ChibiTracks)

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