Chris

I yam what I yam - Wannabe writer - Game developer - General gadabout - Chaotic neutral - Games: ::

[Chris @Chigley]

I worked briefly with Jay in the mid 90s at Western Technologies. Happy to see him still going strong.

[Vectrex Official @VectrexOn]

A word from Jay Smith, the creator of the original Vectrex.

Now a consultant for Vectrex Mini and future Vectrex-related projects. 🕹️❤️

[Chris @Chigley]

@adcock_brett "Brain the size of a planet..."

[Chris @Chigley]

@heygurisingh

[Chris @Chigley]

@icreatelife Errr, wut? This was one I could post.. Most are quite disturbing.. Not that this isn't disturbing.

[⛩ Ryo Saeba | Japon XYZ ⛩ @Ryo_Saeba_3]

2000 artistes ont été mis au défi de créer une animation 3D de 5 secondes pour faire descendre une balle du haut vers le bas de l’écran.
Toutes les séquences ont ensuite été assemblées pour créer une gigantesque machine à billes collaborative.

[Chris @Chigley]

@sonicgdavies Jobbee was the man! I worked with him at ACME back in the 90s on Batman Returns and Cliffhanger. I released the source code for Batman Returns a few years ago, which includes his engine code, if anyone is curious how he did it. https://t.co/5t3D4Avcg3

[Chris @Chigley]

@ectom0rph @IntRschAgncy Erm.. I made it with the C64 Ultimate? I mean I wouldn’t have made it unless the C64U existed. Sure, it doesn’t use any of the enhanced C64U features, and it’ll run on a real Commodore 64, but this really is a C64U game, and made possible by it. Shrug.

[Chris @Chigley]

Here's a quick update video on my new C64U game, Thin Ice. Hopefully should be published in June, if all goes well. The last time I programmed anything on the Commodore 64 was Action Fighter in 1989. Life sure is strange!

[Chris @Chigley]

@Beatleradio He dyes his hair.

[Chris @Chigley]

@IntRschAgncy @tNG303 I just tested it running at 64Mhz and it runs exactly the same as it does at 1Mhz. The only difference is the raster border timing is a couple of scanlines in 64Mhz mode :D The game was written to work on real hardware, in PAL or NTSC.

[Chris @Chigley]

@HamsterBite911 I would love to do something like that. I think making a bigger game, perhaps targeting the expanded memory and power of the C 64 Ultimate would be a lot of fun.

[Chris @Chigley]

@tNG303 @shrydar Music and sound affects by Danko!

[Chris @Chigley]

@JudgeDrokk @josepzin 😭

[Chris @Chigley]

@IntRschAgncy Yes, it runs on original hardware. It even supports PAL and NTSC.

[Chris @Chigley]

@HonestBath @JudgeDrokk Agreed. I love the limitations personally. It makes keeping a game in scope very easy. I’m looking at the extended hardware on the Ultimate now, thinking about making a game that makes use of the REU and turbo boost.

[Chris @Chigley]

Level 1 from my new #C64 game, Thin Ice. Getting close to being done. Still placeholder music and SFX, but I've found an amazing SID musician to do the music now! #C64U #Commodore64 #retrogames

[Chris @Chigley]

@marcsh Indeed. This is my memory map...

[Chris @Chigley]

At this stage of dev, the biggest challenge is space/RAM. I'm constantly having to optimize and juggle code and data. I have 2 main code/data segments. I have 141 bytes left in one, and 1403 bytes in the other. That's it! 😅😂 #c64 #c64u #retrogames #commodore

[Simon Phipps @SimonPhippsArt]

Time to revisit the box art of the original Rick Dangerous and see what it would look like if it truly reflected the cartoony style of the game.

New Rick Dangerous Limited Edition Art Print available from my ko-fi store.

(https://t.co/6MeM1xnCBN)

Thanks for watching!