+nanochess Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Hi everyone. I've been working in this game but not for making a cartridge. It's one of the games that will appear with full source code in my next book Stay tuned for more info! 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 The mystery deepens with the companion Space Raider. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegeps Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Hi Oscar, will the book be only Coleco oriented or will it be multi-system, like coleco/msx/sg1000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 11 hours ago, thegeps said: Hi Oscar, will the book be only Coleco oriented or will it be multi-system, like coleco/msx/sg1000? It's based on the Colecovision, but includes instructions to run the programs on MSX and SG1000. So yes, the book is multi-system because the programs are highly portable (joystick in Colecovision/SG1000/MSX, and also cursor keys in MSX) Notice that the Colecovision's keypad isn't available in SG1000, and currently, there is no way to use the MSX keyboard unless you code extra subroutines. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 The mystery grows with Bouncy Cube 😉 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegeps Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Cool. I asked because I'd like to port my game from MSX to Colecovision and SG-1000 in the future. So I'm thinking about buying your book to acquire some know how about this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 58 minutes ago, thegeps said: Cool. I asked because I'd like to port my game from MSX to Colecovision and SG-1000 in the future. So I'm thinking about buying your book to acquire some know how about this If your game is already coded in assembler, you could have a guide watching my translation layer to assemble both a game for Colecovision and MSX: https://nanochess.org/viboritas.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegeps Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Yes, my games are full assembly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 Maybe the mystery is inside a dungeon 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 Mystery revealed! The games shown are provided with full source code and annotated examples to help you learn to program the Colecovision using CVBasic in my all-new book of 250 pages. It includes a foreword by the legend himself David R. Megarry, maybe some of you know him as the creator of Dungeon!™ and others know he worked in the team doing Zaxxon™ for Colecovision. 😃 The book will be available in some weeks after proofreaders finish their job. Follow this thread to get notice of the book being available or just post to show your interest. It will be available first from Lulu.com 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Révo Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Instant buy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youki Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Same here... i think i have all your books. At least the ones i'm avare of.😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 I'm glad to say that Programming Games for Colecovision is now available in paperback format (hardcover soon to be available). You can order copies now from Lulu: https://www.lulu.com/shop/oscar-toledo-gutierrez/programming-games-for-colecovision/paperback/product-95qvzj8.html?page=1&pageSize=4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 11 minutes ago, nanochess said: I'm glad to say that Programming Games for Colecovision is now available in paperback format (hardcover soon to be available). You can order copies now from Lulu: https://www.lulu.com/shop/oscar-toledo-gutierrez/programming-games-for-colecovision/paperback/product-95qvzj8.html?page=1&pageSize=4 ..I mean, take my money! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I just purchased a copy! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalJohn Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Ordered! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Ordered 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 18 hours ago, evg2000 said: I just purchased a copy! 16 hours ago, OriginalJohn said: Ordered! 10 hours ago, cvga said: Ordered Thank you all! Please post pictures of your book when you receive it alongside your Colecovision! 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 I was todays years old when I figured out your AA name was created from developing the world's smallest chess program. Cool tidbit of info and awesome book @nanochess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 Paperback, hardcover, or ebook? Your choice 😉 https://lulu.com/spotlight/nanochess https://nanochess.org/store.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalJohn Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Can't wait to dig in. I just wanted to personally thank you and others that worked on CVBasic. I consider there to be many milestones in classic gaming, and what you did is one of them. Making a game for the Colecovision has never been easier and I can't wait to see what new additions you will add in the future. It's very satisfying to see something come alive on the screen that was once in my mind. Right now I'm making a game that no one probably wants in the first place and might be equally as boring in the end.... but when I finish this one (90% currently), I don't plan on stopping - I have a lot of ideas and you're stuck with me! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Just started reading. I might have to get the PDF version, might be easier to have it open on one monitor while I code on the other. thanks @nanochess for creating cv basic compiler and writing a book about it. And in very short time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 2 hours ago, OriginalJohn said: Can't wait to dig in. I just wanted to personally thank you and others that worked on CVBasic. I consider there to be many milestones in classic gaming, and what you did is one of them. Making a game for the Colecovision has never been easier and I can't wait to see what new additions you will add in the future. It's very satisfying to see something come alive on the screen that was once in my mind. Right now I'm making a game that no one probably wants in the first place and might be equally as boring in the end.... but when I finish this one (90% currently), I don't plan on stopping - I have a lot of ideas and you're stuck with me! Wow! You already did a game! 31 minutes ago, evg2000 said: Just started reading. I might have to get the PDF version, might be easier to have it open on one monitor while I code on the other. thanks @nanochess for creating cv basic compiler and writing a book about it. And in very short time! Amazing! It looks really good with the Colecovision cover. Thank you! Thanks to both for sharing, as this means a lot to me. It was what I intended since the start, helping new programmers to show their creativity in the Colecovision. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 For your enjoyment, a sample game from the book: Monkey Moon, 989 lines of source code, and the game fits in 6k! If you want the full comments on how it works, the book is available from Lulu in hardcover, paperback, and as ebook from my store. monkey.bas monkey.bmp monkey.rom 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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