calamari Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 Hi, I've written a Basic -> 5200 compiler for MS-DOS/Windows. Everything is still in the early stages, but it mostly works Check it out if you'd like. http://www.azstarnet.com/~jeffryj/5200bas.html Have fun, calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted December 14, 2001 Author Share Posted December 14, 2001 I know I promised 5200BAS 1.02a a while back, but I couldn't quit adding stuff, so now there is version 1.10a I know there is a long way to go, but please try it out and tell me what you think! I haven't yet updated the online documentation for 1.10a, but that will take some time. calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 Hi Calamari, This is a pretty cool program you're working on, it should be interesting to see what people write with it. Do you have any interesting examples we can look at? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted December 14, 2001 Author Share Posted December 14, 2001 There are two examples included (dunno about 'em being exactly "interesting", but if they were I'd be releasing them as a cart instead ) There is a simple Hello World program, and a BF language interpreter (BF is an inefficient 8-instruction programming language, but it's fun ) I was working on converting a game, however, the games' code was a mess to begin with and it just got worse, so I'd have to do a total rewrite of that game, which I wasn't too excited about anyways.. Right now there isn't much in the way of graphics or sound. Note: Some of my immediate plans include adding the Y2K title/copyright or allowing a custom title, making sure the joystick/keypad code is right, adding customizable rom/memory management (the current fixed placement situation is terrible!), PALETTE command. Some stuff that will come later are screen/graphics, and my custom music player (will allow for MIDI to Atari conversion . If there is something that any of you would like to see, please mention it! I can't promise a time schedule or anything, but if you're using the program currently and need something added, it makes it more of a priority for me to help you out Happy coding, calamari [ 12-14-2001: Message edited by: calamari ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted January 22, 2002 Author Share Posted January 22, 2002 Hello! Version 1.20 of the 5200BAS compiler is here! New features include ANTIC 4 graphics mode and memory copy routines. Sorry, still haven't fixed that title yet. Using 1.20 I've written the foundations of a 1st-person maze game, I will probably make it a little better before releasing it tho. You can get other examples from the 5200BAS webpage. Please drop me a line if you use 5200BAS. Definitely email me if you want new features added, have bug reports for me, questions, etc. http://www.azstarnet.com/~jeffryj/5200bas.html 5200 forever, calamari 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelen Posted January 22, 2002 Share Posted January 22, 2002 it looks great. and easy. i just to program quickbasic and it looks like it. but i'm not familiar with the 5200 since it wasn't released at holland. shame. (a version for the 2600 would be great, but to difficult i think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted January 22, 2002 Share Posted January 22, 2002 ASM forever! Nice job, Calamari. I know of at least one fellow who wants to write a Basic 5200 game. A "mad" Atari game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted January 22, 2002 Share Posted January 22, 2002 This is AWESOME!!!!! I love BASIC, and I've always wanted to make my own classic video games. Now that's possible, thanks to you! Hey, do you think you'll be able to make a 2600 version? (Calamari throws sharp, heavy rocks at Jess) JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted January 23, 2002 Author Share Posted January 23, 2002 I actually tried to make a 2600 game once. I got as far as being able to change the screen color by pressing the reset switch. It was very primitive and I have no idea if it would even work on a real Atari, hehehe. After that experience, I decided 5200 was maybe more my style (besides I grew up playing the 5200). I may try the 2600 again, but I want to actually complete a 5200 game first. There is plenty that still needs to be done with 5200BAS.. for example, while browsing the doc I realized I had restricted decimal/binary values to 32767 (hex is okay to $FFFF). I will be fixing that ASAP BTW, I'm thinking that scrapping the built 5200 logo is the best way to go.. I'll still look into implementing that y2k logo as an option, tho. Thanks for all your compliments and interest in this project! calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted January 24, 2002 Author Share Posted January 24, 2002 Quick note: Version 1.21 is out.. there was a missing file in the 1.20 release, thank you to James Higgs for noticing this! Also the range for decimal and binary values has been extended to the full 16-bit. See 5200bas.txt for more details about this release. Thanks, calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted January 27, 2002 Author Share Posted January 27, 2002 5200BAS version 1.30 is out! * New/modified commands: SET, PUSHA, POPA, SUB, END, TITLE * Title screen now optional (TITLE OFF) * If the title is left on, the ASCII to ATASCII translation works better now. * Memory/code layout management with the SET command. * Improved keypad code (after fixes, thanks Cafeman for your help!) The online documentation has also been updated to reflect the changes in this release. Enjoy, calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted February 9, 2002 Author Share Posted February 9, 2002 5200BAS version 1.40 is here! The most notable change in this release is the preliminary sprite support. * New/modified commands: SPRITES, SET SPRITES=, INTERNAL, PUT, JOYTRIG, PUSH, POP, DLIST, PRINT {} * Fix: Removed the DLI token * Fix: Bug in FLAG style IF...EXIT DO/FOR * Revised docs for SCREEN function * Added "Index" and "Registers Changed" sections to the online docs. The online documentation has also been updated to reflect the changes in this release. Download from: http://www.azstarnet.com/~jeffryj/5200bas.html calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted February 9, 2002 Author Share Posted February 9, 2002 ALong with the above new 1.40 version of 5200BAS I've put a 3-D Maze 5200BAS example program on the website. It's been gathering dust for a while and is still in the early stages, but it should be fun to mess around with. Full source is included, along with a Antic4 graphics file and test compile/binary. calamari [ 02-09-2002: Message edited by: calamari ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted March 4, 2002 Author Share Posted March 4, 2002 After almost a month 5200BAS version 1.50 is here! I was still not able to include everything I wanted to this time around. I have been busy with school and I get side-tracked with other projects! * New/modified commands: ATTRACT, KEYPAD FIX, INKEY, INPUT, PRINT * Fix: OR / XOR typo bug * Fix: SCREEN(var,var) was multiplying the line by 0 instead of 40 * Added keypad repeat fix via VBI.. can still use improvement * Internal MOVEUP command now clears the bottom screen line on scroll (affects PRINT) * Error reporting routine now displays the line in question * Added /16 swtich for creating 16k ROMs (sets $8000 starting addr.) The online documentation has NOT yet been updated to reflect the changes in this release, but will be shortly! Download from: http://www.azstarnet.com/~jeffryj/5200bas.html calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted May 6, 2002 Author Share Posted May 6, 2002 Here is 5200BAS Version 1.60. This release adds quite a few useful commands and should result in more readable code. Version 1.60, 05May2002 * Fix: END SUB bug * Fix: Keypad repeat! KEYPAD FIX updated. * Fix: More efficient string storage * Added DIV8, DIV16, MUL8. Removed DIV. * Added SELECT CASE, CASE/CASE_, END SELECT * Added DO/DO_ WHILE/UNTIL, LOOP/LOOP_ WHILE/UNTIL * Added multiline IF...THEN, ELSE, END IF * Added expressions NFLAG, >>=, <<, TRUE/FALSE All of the new commands have been added to the online documentation except SELECT CASE. Download from: http://www.azstarnet.com/~jeffryj/5200bas.html Best, calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted May 6, 2002 Share Posted May 6, 2002 again i am impressed! i had a quick look into the asm & bas files of the examples... this language could be good for beginners to start their own atari5200 game... where do you had the idea to do a basic compiler for 5200??? keep on doing... hve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted May 6, 2002 Share Posted May 6, 2002 Yep, good job! Has anyone started to use this to make a game yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted May 6, 2002 Author Share Posted May 6, 2002 Yeah! Actually a couple people have e-mailed me with projects or questions, and of course I'm using it (for Solitaire). So maybe not a huge user base, but thats to be expected for a narrowly focused program like this. Thanks for the nice posts! You all keep me motivated calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariKee Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 Well, sign me up! As soon as I figure out the syntax and play around for a while, I'll attempt a game idea that's been stewing in my head for years. Keep up the great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelen Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 hi, i was trying your 5200bas compiler, but i don't know how to compile the assembler outputfile with Tasm... great that the commands are like gw-basic..when i was younger i programmed a lot with it, and later with qbasic. Great program !! thanks, Thelen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 I intend to check out 5200BAS once I have some free time to pursue programming either a 2600 or 5200 game. While programming a game for the 5200 in assembly doesn't terribly frighten me (I did a fair amount of 8-bit 6502 programming many years ago), using a higher-level language that generates assembly would make putting together a game much easier. It could even be used to quickly prototype a game, and then hand-code individual routines where speed or timing is critical. I'm looking forward to Calamari's Solitaire, which is written using 5200BAS. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted May 14, 2002 Author Share Posted May 14, 2002 Put this in a batch file, like assemble.bat to assemble: tasm -65 -b -fFF -q %1.ASM %1.BIN Then you could type: assemble mygame Also make sure you have Telemark TASM rather than Borland TASM. If there is an error after trying the above, please let me know the details so I can look into it. Thanks, calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted June 29, 2002 Author Share Posted June 29, 2002 I've released 5200BAS version 1.70. Here are the new features: Version 1.70, 28Jun2002 * Added DASM assembler output support * Fix: Checks any given numbers to make sure they are in range * Added ++ and -- operators for add with carry/subtract with carry * Added y2k compliant title screen and AUTHOR command * Note: Moved default display list location from $BFC7 to $BFB4 One thing I should mention on the DASM support. DASM doesn't seem to like it when ORG's are out of numerical order. I'm not sure of a workaround except reorganizing the basic or assembled code. calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feo Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Newbie quetion... (although many years ago I was kind of an expert) Would I be able to dump any game I may create with this compiler to a cart? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 You sure could dump it to cart. It creates a .bin ROM file, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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