Have you ever been trapped in a nightmare from which there is seemingly no awakening? Maybe you aren’t asleep at all, not asleep, not awake, just undead! You have found yourself on a strange timeless land populated by tortured souls and carrying an overpowering feeling of dread. Work your way through the dark scenes, …

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Apple Core V.1.00 is an easy to use 6502 & 65C02 CPU test tool for Apple II computers or better. The main program version with 6502 & 65C02 tests requires 64 kB of memory and a floppy drive (ProDOS). However, there is also a 48 kB version (DOS 3.3) with only the 6502 test available. The main software runs …

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Identify-][ v.3.00 is an easy to use hardware detection tool for Apple II computers or better. The main program version requires 64 kB of memory and a floppy drive. However, there is also a 48 kB version and an audio file version for cassette use available. The main software runs directly from a 5.25” or 3.5" …

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We are happy to present Ringoban a Sokoban clone written entirely in Applesoft BASIC by Michael Beaumont. Ringoban is an implementation of the popular 1980’s game Sokoban by Hiroyuki Imabayashi. It uses MouseText graphics on the text screen, and has been compiled for speed using the Beagle Compiler. Included are 90 …

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Example Code 3D-Demo V.1.61 The following source code resembles V.1.61 of the 3D-Demo from May 2017 and gives all the necessary insights in basic 3D-algorithm design back in the days. Following versions of the demo kept the basic calculation routines and just got some new features concerning object data handling and …

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6502 Assembler: Profiling your assembly code ChamP is a 6502/65C02 emulator / profiler that enables you to really get to know where you spend your cycles in your code. Features full, cycle-accurate 6502/65C02 emulation HIRES screen output as animated GIF with exact frame timing calculation of average frame rate (if …

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6502 Assembler: Programming a 3D-Starfield Simulation Simulating starfields is an essential problem in space action game development. Most shooter games feature a 2D-starfield where stars are moving in a single direction as a side scroller on the computer screen in order to simulate the flight of a spaceship. 2D side …

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Double LORES Mode (80x48 pixels) From the Apple //e enhanced onwards a Double LORES mode with 80 x 48 pixels in 16 colors is available. Documentation about this mode is rather sparse and ways to access this mode are fairly complicated for AppleSoft programmers and need machine language tricks in order to get things …

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8-Bit-Shack offers a unique new service: We produce 3.5" and 5.25" floppies for you! Do you want to enjoy the real retro experience with floppy disks? You deliver the DSK-images and we make your floppy disks! If you want to publish your game/tool/demo on real floppy disk in a low volume production our service …

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Somewhere in medieval Middle England lies the small parish of Woodford. It's the year of the Lord 1641 and you have been accused of witchcraft. Can you prove your innocence to save you from the gallows? Your mission is to explore the parish and collect items which are needed by the inhabitants of the village and return …

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