jak327 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 WHAT DO YOU NEED TO START PROGRAMMING GAMES FOR THE ATARI 7800? WHAT HARDWARE? WHAT SOFTWARE? WHAT READING MATERIAL? I HAVE ALOT OF IDEAS, JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW TO GET STARTED. ANY INFORMATION WILL HELP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyBritish Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 WHAT DO YOU NEED TO START PROGRAMMING GAMES FOR THE ATARI 7800? WHAT HARDWARE? WHAT SOFTWARE? WHAT READING MATERIAL? I HAVE ALOT OF IDEAS, JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW TO GET STARTED. ANY INFORMATION WILL HELP. There are many books on programming the A8. You might want to start there then once you become good at A8 coding consider moving over to the 7800 platform. Here is the starting thread with links to many resources - http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/129277-7800-development/ if you want to continue on the 7800 path. As always start small and build. A number of basic 7800 samples have been posted which could be built on. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 It depends - What is your background? What languages do you know? Have you ever programmed in Assembler? Another good place to start is the 7800 programming forum... But first and foremost, you need to learn 6502 assembler. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 First find the caps lock key and take it from there 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduecrum Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 First find the caps lock key and take it from there this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI7800fan Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 First find the caps lock key and take it from there this. by any chance are you going to Purdue University. I am currently going to IPFW in Fort Wayne for a Purdue Degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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