Category: 6502

Tutorial – 7 – C Programming in 6502 – Colour Setting for NES

January 7, 2014 6502, 8 bit, c / c++, code, implementation, Nintendo Entertainment System, programming languages No Comments

Previously on writing NES files in CC65 compiler, we have introduced interacting with joysticks, accessing Video RAM etc. This tutorial will tell you the basics of setting colours for …

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C Programming in 6502 – CC65 Compiler Does Not Support Float Type

January 6, 2014 6502, 8 bit, c / c++, Nintendo Entertainment System No Comments

The compiler from (www.cc65.org) supports compilation for 8bit NES files. The 8bit NES are ROM for 8 bit Nintendo Entertainment System FC (Family Console) and the hardware is very …

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Tutorial 6 – C Programming in 6502 – Reading Joysticks

December 6, 2013 6502, 8 bit, c / c++, code, code library, compiler, interpreter / compiler, Nintendo Entertainment System No Comments

Up to now, we have 5 tutorials on C programming for 6502 platforms (e.g. NES). but we haven’t touched the field of handling inputs yet. Without inputs, a program …

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Tutorial 5 – C Programming in 6502 – Video RAM

November 29, 2013 6502, 8 bit, c / c++, code, compiler, interpreter / compiler, Nintendo Entertainment System, programming languages No Comments

Previous four tutorials are preparation for coding games on 6502 platform. Now, it is time to move a bit forward onto the NES hardware programming. NES Family Computer has …

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Tutorial 4 – C Programming in 6502 – Useful Macros

November 29, 2013 6502, 8 bit, c / c++, code, interpreter / compiler, macros, Nintendo Entertainment System, programming languages, tricks No Comments

Although I have already written three short tutorials on 6502 C Programming for NES, it is not yet the time to start something complex. C is a low-level programming …

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