How to learn batari

[Rudy]

I'm trying to learn batari so I thought a good first step was to look at other people's code. I have a background in basic but I was unfamiliar with some of the commands and other operators. So I decided to comment the code where I didn't understand what was going on I was looking at so I'd learn what it meant. I was able to do this by net searches; I did have to go on wikipedia to see what boolean was because I'd forgotten. I just wanted to offer this as an idea of how to learn code and maybe other people can benefit from it also.

Edited July 20, 2014 by Rudy

[+Random Terrain]

I'm trying to learn batari so I thought a good first step was to look at other people's code. I have a background in basic but I was unfamiliar with some of the commands and other operators. So I decided to comment the code where I didn't understand what was going on I was looking at so I'd learn what it meant.

You might want to create future threads like this in the batari Basic forum:

 

atariage.com/forums/forum/65-batari-basic/

 

 

 

I did have to go on wikipedia to see what boolean was because I'd forgotten. I just wanted to offer this as an idea of how to learn code and maybe other people can benefit from it also.

The batari Basic page has an Index on the right side to help you find things as quickly as possible. For example, if you click on Boolean Operators (if-then), you'll jump to this spot on the page:

 

randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-commands.html#boolean

 

You might also want to glance over the Table of Contents to get an overview of all of the useful things that are on the bB page.

[Rudy]

Thanks I should have put this in batari. Sorry for the mistake.

[+Gemintronic]

Oh, that's okay. I thought we were having a conversation about how Fred likes to be disciplined!

[annaclara]

hi i am new here when you learn that just tell m ehoew you did that.

peace

[Rudy]

hi i am new here when you learn that just tell m ehoew you did that.

peace

 

Download batari source code from the batari subforum and add comments to the code explaining what is going on. If you don't understand google the commands and other terms and when you do understand, add a comment, but make sure you put a remark command before your comments so they won't affect the code.

[Rudy]

I've made some progress but I've run into limitations about the number and size of sprites. How does that work?

[+Random Terrain]

I've made some progress but I've run into limitations about the number and size of sprites. How does that work?

 

Have you looked at this section yet:

 

randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-commands.html#objects

[Rudy]

 

Have you looked at this section yet:

 

randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-commands.html#objects

I paged through the whole thing; I'm not clear on how to get larger sprites and multiple sprites, unless they're advanced programming effects I don't know how to do.

[+Random Terrain]

I paged through the whole thing; I'm not clear on how to get larger sprites and multiple sprites, unless they're advanced programming effects I don't know how to do.

 

The index already has Sprites: How to Make Bigger and Sprites: How to Make Copies, but I can add Larger Sprites and Multiple Sprites to the index for people who don't think to look at the Sprite entries.

[Rudy]

Thanks I'll check those out. I tried to read the whole thing and it looks like I missed that part.