Zebc1 #1 Posted October 19, 2002 I love the Atari 2600 but I never knew it was possible to program games and stuff till now. if anyone has any tips leave them here or send them to My e-mail address or even IM me if possible THX Zebc1 ZEBZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inky #2 Posted October 20, 2002 I love the Atari 2600 but I never knew it was possible to program games and stuff till now. if anyone has any tips leave them here or send them to My e-mail address or even IM me if possible THX Zebc1 ZEBZ Ahhh optimism.. Now it's my duty to squash it. If you ask any of the programmers here, they will say that the 2600 is the absolute worst thing you could start to prgoram on. They would probably reccomend that you start on an easier system like the 5200. Now, that having been said, if you haven't done any programming at all, the native language of the 2600 is assembly. 6502 assembly to be more precise. Even on an easier system like the 5200, it's still complex. Best to teach yourself some BASIC or some such first so you 'get your feet wet' so to speak, then move on... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zebc1 #3 Posted October 20, 2002 Ahhh optimism.. Now it's my duty to squash it. If you ask any of the programmers here, they will say that the 2600 is the absolute worst thing you could start to prgoram on. They would probably reccomend that you start on an easier system like the 5200. Now, that having been said, if you haven't done any programming at all, the native language of the 2600 is assembly. 6502 assembly to be more precise. Even on an easier system like the 5200, it's still complex. Best to teach yourself some BASIC or some such first so you 'get your feet wet' so to speak, then move on... I already learned basic and have written many programs with it the only thing i want to know is how to program it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inky #4 Posted October 20, 2002 I already learned basic and have written many programs with it the only thing i want to know is how to program it The next question is then do you know 6502 assembler? It is at this point I leave this over to the resident programmers here, as they would be better to tell you what you're up against on here. From some of thier stories, it ain't pretty... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas Jentzsch #5 Posted October 20, 2002 The very same question has been asked over and over. Just search this forum and I'm sure you will find your answeres. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nukey Shay #6 Posted October 20, 2002 http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8348 Hope you've got a bit of free time on your hands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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