McPhail<p>My ZX Spectrum devcontainer has reached v1.0! Featuring pasmo v0.5.3, sjasmplus v1.21.0, zmakebas v1.2b, z88dk v2.3, fuse-utils v1.4.3, Boriel BASIC v1.18.2, skoolkit v9.6 and much more.
All the tools you need to develop for Sinclair machines in BASIC, assembly or C, in one place.
<a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroGameDev" target="_blank">#RetroGameDev</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vycch5h3jujvq36jzi6x3l6p/post/3lsbw7tgjts22" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vycch5h3jujvq36jzi6x3l6p/post/3lsbw7tgjts22</a></span><br><br><a href="https://github.com/mcphail/speccydev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">GitHub - mcphail/speccydev: De...</a></p>
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Aaron Sumner<p>A few shots for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScreenshotSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenshotSaturday</span></a>. I spent my free time on things that pay money this week, but still made time for Space Cowboy. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pico8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pico8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGameDev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieGameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieGameDev</span></a></p>
dirk dierickx<p>Sevgi Engine is a new <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> game engine for <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/Commdore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commdore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a>. Providing you with all the tools needed to create your own games in C.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/alpyre/Sevgi_Engine" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/alpyre/Sevgi_Engine</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/retrogamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/IndieGameDevs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieGameDevs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a></p>
Aaron Sumner<p>Pretty busy week, but I was able to start rebuilding the UI, chunky up the title screen, and add alien slug splat to Space Cowboy. Yes, I am easily amused 😅 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScreenshotSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenshotSaturday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pico8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pico8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGameDev</span></a></p>
Aaron Sumner<p>I've been learning tons of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pico</span></a>-8 goodness from Lazy Dev Academy's Shmup tutorial and started over on Space Cowboy. So much fun and a nice anti-depressant that hopefully results in me putting something pleasant into the world. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScreenshotSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenshotSaturday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGameDev</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81WM_cjp9fo&list=PLea8cjCua_P3Sfq4XJqNVbd1vsWnh7LZd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=81WM_cjp9f</span><span class="invisible">o&list=PLea8cjCua_P3Sfq4XJqNVbd1vsWnh7LZd</span></a></p>
McPhail<p>After a lot of rewriting, I'm back to the point where my game produces valid grids (I think). Next step is to make it produce _solvable_ grids in reasonable time Much harder!
<a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ZXSpectrum" target="_blank">#ZXSpectrum</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroGameDev" target="_blank">#RetroGameDev</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Z80" target="_blank">#Z80</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroComputing" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a></p>
dirk dierickx<p>Great video digging into the work that was required for the new <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> Out Run version.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amWox2J73iA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=amWox2J73iA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/retrogame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/retrogamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogamedev</span></a></p>
The Oasis BBS<p>C64 Assembly Shooter Code Breakdown<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/C64Assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64Assembly</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroGameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGameDev</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/6502Assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>6502Assembly</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ShmupCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShmupCode</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MOS6502" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MOS6502</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/C64Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64Programming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a><br><a href="https://theoasisbbs.com/c64-assembly-shooter-code-breakdown/?feed_id=4551&_unique_id=6888cb01e486d" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theoasisbbs.com/c64-assembly-s</span><span class="invisible">hooter-code-breakdown/?feed_id=4551&_unique_id=6888cb01e486d</span></a></p>
McPhail<p>You can experiment with ZX Spectrum development without installing anything. Just fork the repo on GitHub, select "open in codespaces" and wait a few minutes for it to start. Remember to close and delete the codespace when you finish to avoid bills!
<a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroDev" target="_blank">#RetroDev</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroGameDev" target="_blank">#RetroGameDev</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroComputing" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vycch5h3jujvq36jzi6x3l6p/post/3lsbw7tgjts22" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vycch5h3jujvq36jzi6x3l6p/post/3lsbw7tgjts22</a></span></p>
McPhail<p>Ever wanted to hack into the inner workings of ZX Spectrum games? My devcontainer at <a href="https://github.com/mcphail/speccydev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">github.com/mcphail/spec...</a> now contains the complete suite of Skoolkit tools from <a href="https://skoolkit.ca/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">skoolkit.ca</a> !
Existing users: rebuild your dev containers to get the new goodness.
<a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroGameDev" target="_blank">#RetroGameDev</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroComputing" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a><br><br><a href="https://github.com/mcphail/speccydev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">GitHub - mcphail/speccydev: De...</a></p>
GlaireDaggers<p>Working on a sequenced music engine for the Sega Saturn. Got it playing back both PCM samples and 4-op FM patches!</p><p>(the screen is turned off in OBS b/c my laptop really struggles and the music timing gets a bit screwey)</p><p><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/retrogamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogamedev</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/retrotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrotech</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/SEGASaturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SEGASaturn</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/homebrewgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homebrewgames</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/chiptune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chiptune</span></a></p>
McPhail<p>Looking to start <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroGameDev" target="_blank">#RetroGameDev</a> for the ZX Spectrum, ZX81 or Spectrum Next? My devcontainer makes this easy on Windows, Linux or MacOS. Now available on GitHub!
<a href="https://github.com/mcphail/speccydev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">github.com/mcphail/spec...</a><br><br><a href="https://github.com/mcphail/speccydev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">GitHub - mcphail/speccydev: De...</a></p>
The Oasis BBS<p>CharPad and SpritePad Update<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CharPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharPad</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpritePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpritePad</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/C64dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64dev</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/8bitgraphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>8bitgraphics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/retrogamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogamedev</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VICEemulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VICEemulator</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/C64tools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64tools</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SIDgraphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SIDgraphics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpriteEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpriteEditor</span></a><br><a href="https://theoasisbbs.com/charpad-and-spritepad-update/?feed_id=3935&_unique_id=68555e289a13b" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theoasisbbs.com/charpad-and-sp</span><span class="invisible">ritepad-update/?feed_id=3935&_unique_id=68555e289a13b</span></a></p>
dirk dierickx<p>The <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> AmiGameJam 2025 has started </p><p><a href="https://itch.io/jam/amigamejam" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">itch.io/jam/amigamejam</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/retrogamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/gamejam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamejam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
McPhail<p>Modern tools make ZX Spectrum machine code programming fun!
<a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroComputing" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroGameDev" target="_blank">#RetroGameDev</a></p>
The Oasis BBS<p>3 Easy Pieces: Retro Game Programming<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/3EasyPieces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3EasyPieces</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroGameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGameDev</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ugBASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ugBASIC</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/C64Dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64Dev</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/8bitGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>8bitGames</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LearnToCodeRetro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnToCodeRetro</span></a><br><a href="https://theoasisbbs.com/3-easy-pieces-retro-game-programming/?feed_id=3569&_unique_id=6839ae7468156" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theoasisbbs.com/3-easy-pieces-</span><span class="invisible">retro-game-programming/?feed_id=3569&_unique_id=6839ae7468156</span></a></p>
McPhail<p>I've added a few more tools to my ZX Spectrum/ZX81/Spectrum Next devcontainer, for building games/programs for the greatest computers in history. Let me know if it works for you.
<a href="https://boarstone.mcphail.uk/mcphail/speccydev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">boarstone.mcphail.uk/mcphail/spec...</a>
<a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroComputing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RetroGameDev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroGameDev</a><br><br><a href="https://boarstone.mcphail.uk/mcphail/speccydev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">speccydev</a></p>
lamb 🐑<p><span>The Homebrew Factory is pretty neat. It appears to be a on-demand physical retro game production company in the same vein as on-demand CD album services. This may be good for NES homebrew devs who are intimidated by selling physical copies.<br><br>Dunno how tarrifs are going to affect this, but the idea itself is pretty nifty! They just have to make sure they adhere to quality standards and not do the thing Capcom did where they rereleased Street Fighter 2 on cartridge for SNES and then the cartridges caught fire. </span><a href="https://transfem.social/tags/retrogame" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogame</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/retrogamedev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogamedev</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/nesdev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nesdev</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/homebrewgames" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homebrewgames</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/nes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nes</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://ice.arimelody.me/notes/a6858nfcmcfnfz1n" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://ice.arimelody.me/notes/a6858nfcmcfnfz1n</a></p>
Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🎃 💀<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dice.camp/@kyonshi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kyonshi</span></a></span> libera.chat, but I'm only really in <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/scheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scheme</span></a>, I join <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lisp</span></a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/lispgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lispgames</span></a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/retrogamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogamedev</span></a> and some others, but they're low-traffic/quality. I try other bars but haven't found one I like.</p>
Breathing Retro<p>Check out 8bit-Unity -- cross-platform C language <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23SDK" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SDK</a> for 8-bit computers (consoles): <a href="https://8bit-unity.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">8bit-unity.com</a>
A proof-of-concept tech demo inspired by Counter-Strike: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6tTgVKz6dI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6tT...</a>
<a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23retrodev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrodev</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23retrogamedev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogamedev</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23retrogaming" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23c64" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#c64</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23atari" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atari</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23nesdev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nesdev</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23atarilynx" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atarilynx</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23apple2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apple2</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23vintagecomputing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vintagecomputing</a><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6tTgVKz6dI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">8bit Strike: Official Trailer</a></p>
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