Making Telemachus // Sprites + Joysticks // Programming in bAtari Basic!

#Atari2600 #bAtariBASIC #AtariHomebrew #GameDev #IndieGame I’m making a game for the Atari 2600! Join me in this second video for a breezy look at my early code-- as I get a lot of things wrong-- but manage to slide some sprites around. I'm learning bAtari BASIC, and have a swiss-cheese understanding so far, so feel free to share your more accurate knowledge in the comments below… Find TELEMACHUS on Itch // https://bywilliamjmeyer.itch.io/telemachus Chapters___________________________ 00:00 -- Introduction 00:40 -- Defining The Sprite In Each Cardinal Direction 01:21 -- Available Sprites 01:57 -- Kernel Options and Playfield Heights 02:27 -- Defining Colors and Other Variables 02:55 -- Defining Arrays 03:22 -- Creating the Spaceship Sprite 03:56 -- Stella Emulator Options 04:28 -- Health Ship Flight Pattern 05:13 -- Slowing Down the Health Ship 06:32 -- Attaching the Ball Sprite to the Health Ship 07:06 -- Ball Height Zero is One Pixel by One Pixel 07:26 -- Sprite Occlusion 08:18 -- The Stella Programmer's Guide 08:41 -- Visibility Hierarchy and Object Priorities 09:04 -- CTRLPF Register Controls Ball and Playfield 11:10 -- Draw Individual Playfield Pixels 11:54 -- Joystick Pins 12:12 -- Joystick Input 13:34 -- Moving the Player Sprite 14:08 -- What is a Kernel? 14:35 -- Multiple Colors Per Player Sprite 15:13 -- Blinking the Ball 16:09 -- Loop Label Resources___________________________ Grab my Atari 2600 NTSC TIA Stella Color Palette Values (free) from my Patreon // https://www.patreon.com/posts/telemachus-114255493 GDC Post Mortem: PITFALL! // David Crane explains-- https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014632/Classic-Game-Postmortem-PITFALL Stella Programmer's Guide // Written by Steve Wright "I bought some batteries, but they weren't included. So I had to buy them again." http://www.taswegian.com/WoodgrainWizard/tiki-index.php?page=Stella-Programmer%27s-Guide bAtari BASIC // Created by Fred Quimby-- https://github.com/batari-Basic Atari Dev Studio // Created by chunkypixel-- https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=chunkypixel.atari-dev-studio bAtari BASIC Commands // My main cheat-sheet, by alienbill— https://alienbill.com/2600/basic/downloads/0.35/help.html 8bitsinthebasement // Started my journey with this guy’s excellent bAtari BASIC tutorials! Thx, Peter! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFH1CEHEtgenlyEO0SwpqivIHUSgUeeIH Memelvar // Humorous 'making of' an Atari game in Assembly— https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVD_boq0ubyiA6mmVP0TrWOu-fJkyUZLX 8Blit // Deep dives into the Atari 2600, including assembly code exercises available via Github— https://www.youtube.com/@8Blit Atari Age // Informative programming forums— https://forums.atariage.com/forum/50-atari-2600-programming/ Into the Vertical Blank // Fun Atari podcast— http://intotheverticalblank.com Special thx // To my kid brother Wayne and my pal Dr. Gonzo for their cartridge photography— check a look at Wayne's arcade and pinball videos— https://www.youtube.com/@vgre3000 Check out my Atari 2600 Programming Videos! Making Mutatis // https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhL9Yzj4EDu5A7HG-bN50-d3keeIBIBbq&si=a_ypylKdldIwuoQj Making Telemachus // https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhL9Yzj4EDu4q7-ojkY7-rxLzXdZM1yBZ&si=zscyYw6QRSyOXHKf // Me Links Join My Storytelling Patreon // http://patreon.com/bywilliamjmeyer Treat Me To A Coffee On Ko-Fi // https://ko-fi.com/bywilliamjmeyer Play My Games On Itch // https://bywilliamjmeyer.itch.io/ Read My Plays On NPX // https://newplayexchange.org/users/24949/william-j-meyer Me // https://byWilliamJMeyer.com