Debugging on the ATARI 2600 and Hacking Pitfall! | 8Blit

[@8Blit]

Apologies for the delay in releasing this episode! It was a ton of work compiling all this information togethers and editing the final cut. I hope you all find it informative and useful. BTW.. I don't think viewing the Color Palette or Resetting the system are 'advanced' features (lol)... but learning to use the Console is, and it's very powerful. We'll get more in-depth with that in the future. I hope you enjoy the video and I look forward to working on the next one shortly! 🤪

[@timmyt1232]

Thank you for making this video!

[@8Blit]

@@timmyt1232 my pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@marty4809]

There is a lot to unpack here. First, thank you for producing this content. I appreciate it, and know I'll be reviewing it multiple times to even attempt to absorb it all. Great job!

[@8Blit]

Thanks for the kind works, I really appreciate it! Feel free to play it back over and over again! 😀

[@larswillsen]

Those were the days - I ended up coding for the Swedish military .. :)

[@8Blit]

I assure you all, this video is available in 4K. KZbin is taking forever to finish processing it. It should be complete 90 minutes after this post.

[@livinglarge6337]

Thanks so much for making these videos - they have been very helpful as I struggled through the process of writing a game for the 2600. And now, with only 4 bytes of ROM free, I think I'm done :)

[@8Blit]

That's awesome, I glad you've found these videos useful! Imagine what you can add into your game with those 4 free bytes! 😀

[@AloanMoreira1]

Imagine having invincibility in Swordquest, Krull, riddle of the sphinx, kangaroo or moon patrol

[@KeithPhillips]

Krull? C'mon bro, that one is cake! 😉😋

[@8Blit]

Dive right in and try it out, would love to hear how you make out with it!

[@AloanMoreira1]

@@8Blit ah I don´t know programming and find it too far fetched for my poor memory, so I make games without coding using special click and play software! and so I´ve done some games in that manner, one even acts looks and behaves like an Atari 2600 game!

[@_smarty]

Another great episode Kyle. Quality over quantity every time. Really interesting stuff. And good tips with the Stella debugger. Cheers, smarty.

[@8Blit]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marchelomarchol5367]

i love your rant and your way to feel about atari man, that was me in my childhood at the beginning of your video.... dreaming about some day.....

[@8Blit]

Welcome aboard!

[@marchelomarchol5367]

@@8Blit THANKS!!

[@buriedbits6027]

Excellent show. Great stuff!

[@8Blit]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BrockGunterSmith]

Fantastic video! I really found it interesting and useful. I can’t wait to dive in to your other videos 😊

[@8Blit]

Thanks for the kind words, I look forward to seeing what you come up with if you take on the challenge of creating a game!

[@luispieri640]

Great video and guide! thanks!

[@8Blit]

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful!

[@BillAnt]

NOPe NOPe! :D

[@8Blit]

reminds me of the muppets!

[@AloanMoreira1]

Artist tools to make Atari 2600 like games without programming! This may be a fun topic for a future video if you´d be interested! and I have all the tools and ideas with me. How can I email them to you so you can check? As much as I respect the intelligent minds that make the games, artists like me who don´t code, would also love to make a game the Atari 2600 way..

[@8Blit]

I was planning an episode in the future specifically targeting artists and people wanting to mock up a game screen on paper or in a paint program. I see so many images or videos of something in the 'style' of an Atari 2600 and they're almost always way off. Not really sure then that would come out though.

[@mrwednesdaynight]

Id love to just know how Pitfall Harry is a multi colored sprite.

[@8Blit]

My apologies, I just saw this comment. If you haven't already found it, this episode covers multi colored sprites. kzbin.info/www/bejne/il6ZiIxjf8mdfNE

[@KeithPhillips]

Really appreciated this video! I also have no idea how I managed to miss that Stella had a palette display command! 😂 All that arduous wasted time Googllng for palette -> hex images for nothing... I feel cheated! 🤣

[@8Blit]

Thanks Keith, glad you liked it! As for the palette, it's the little things that count the most!