Tutorial?

[jman1093]

I'm new to programming in Batari (but not in BASIC), and I was wondering if there are any tutorials for Batari that teach you how to make the games rather than just install the program (refering to the one on the Batari website)

 

Any help would be appreciated!

 

jman1093

[Impaler_26]

Take a look at Random Terrain's Site.

 

Also take a look at this thread with code snippets and samples for beginners.

[jman1093]

Thanks for the help... The code snippets REALLY HELP

 

However, I am currently stuck on tutorial 4 (fire a missile), I don't understand what these lines are for:

 if x>140 || missile0x>140 then missile0y=11

if !joy0fire then fire=0 : x=p0x : missile0x=0 : missile0y=0

if joy0fire then missile0x=x+8:missile0y=p0y-y-6

if fire<60 && missile0x>135 then missile0y=0
if fire<60 then x=x+2 else missile0y=0
if fire>250 then fire=25

fire=fire+1

 

Thanks for the help

Edited December 30, 2008 by jman1093

[Impaler_26]

Hm... i assume you don't understand the boolean operators ?

[jman1093]

Nope... I get those. It's just that I don't know what this section even does for the program.

[Impaler_26]

Nope... I get those. It's just that I don't know what this section even does for the program.

Ok... I'm a bloody beginner myself and i suck at explaining things but basically the lines you asked about move the missile across the screen and check the missile x position and if the joystick button is pressed.

 

There are other people here who can explain this stuff much better so i hope one of them will answer your question in detail.

 

But meanwhile i found a thread with a tutorial that's really helpful for beginners:

 

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=111938

 

Btw, have you compiled anything with bB yet? I learned more stuff from playing around and changing sample code or games than i learned from reading tutorials...

[+Random Terrain]

However, I am currently stuck on tutorial 4 (fire a missile), I don't understand what these lines are for . . .

Have you looked at these sections yet:

 

http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-me...ds.html#boolean

 

http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-me...ommands.html#if

[jman1093]

Yes I have read over those sessions and I understand them for I have programmed in BASIC before. I understand the basic commands, but what I don't get is what will happen when the button is pushed (I know that a missile would fire) but I want to know what each individual line does.

 

thanks

jman1093