Hey folks!
After fighting with online stores all over the place (square, shopify, etc), I've finally managed to get Nybbles: Legend of the Drunken Snake available for purchase online via Patreon! Have a gander over in the shop to purchase a copy!
https://www.patreon.com/nybblesandbytes/shop
2024-10-01 04:27:41 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks,
I've come to realize the tiers for my Patreon aren't quite what they should be. I'm likely going to rejigger them in the near future (read: a couple of weeks) to better reflect the nature of the channel.
Ideally, I'd like to get more eyes on the videos I make, earlier, so that I can better integrate feedback ahead of time.
I'm not giving up on the rewards -- but I do think it needs to be adjusted some before I continue using it as-is. I am definitely going to mak...
2023-05-23 13:22:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
I'm back, after life took me and dragged me through flood waters, mud and crazy stress!
This time we're going to go through a program I wrote that fits on the back of a business card that uses a couple of neat tricks to make it fit.
2023-05-23 13:17:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
After a very long break (quite a lot out of my control that required my undivided attention, family, moving, etc.) I've finally managed to get episode 7 of Nybbles and Bytes out the door! This one covers the basics of working with the SID chip at the monitor, and should get folks up and going to speed with the thing.
Enjoy!
I'm planning on getting back into the two week cadence for videos, so expect lots more to come!
2020-08-31 06:30:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
I've been busy the last couple of weeks. Wrote a simple Tank game for the 128 to present at my day job. I'm planning on dissecting this in another video in the near future. In the meantime, you can get at the source code at http://github.com/jtgans/c128-tanks. The slides for the talk are also available publicly at http://bit.ly/nb-1980s...
2020-03-07 21:04:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
After a long hiatus due to holidays, work, and being horribly sick, I've finally managed to get episode 6 of Nybbles and Mouse Bytes uploaded! In this one we cover the jump and subroutine instructions, but also go into detail on how to write an interrupt handler and wedge it into normal system functions.
Enjoy!
2020-02-14 05:34:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
The next episode of Nybbles and Mouse Bytes is (finally) done and uploaded! This one focuses on the bit shifting and logic instructions of the 8502, and how they can be effectively used.
Enjoy!
2019-11-24 16:33:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
The next episode of Nybbles and Mouse Bytes is done! In this episode, we discuss branching and how the relative addressing mode works.
Just a reminder: all you folks that get early access can help me proof the video before it goes public -- please let me know if you find any errors I may have missed.
Thanks!
2019-10-08 15:53:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
Apologies for the haitus -- between the move, my last leg of training for Clipper, and getting things sorted for work, I've barely had any time to spend on N&B or N&MB. Things are finally settling down, though, and I've managed to just finish the next episode! This one talks about the comparison instructions and how they work.
Thanks!
2019-09-16 22:29:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
Nybbles and MouseBytes episode 2 is now public! In this episode, we go over the register to memory transfer instructions, including examples of how those two pesky indirect addressing modes work.
Enjoy!
2019-07-23 15:14:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
Now that the exclusivity period has passed, I can happy report that the first episode of Nybbles and MouseBytes is available for viewing! In this one, we'll be covering assembly language basics.
Enjoy!
2019-07-01 14:48:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
Given how painful it is to really have a conversation with you all on Patreon, YouTube, and Twitter, I've spun up a public Discord server where we can all hang out and chat more directly. I've also adjusted the tiers and benefits to include Discord roles -- Patrons get access to the private patrons channel on the server, and can more easily talk with me if they want! (note that you'll have to link your Discord account with Patreon to get it!)
Follow this link to join th...
2019-06-30 12:57:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
Finally managed to get episode 6 out the door between all the travel and work and stuff. Sincere apologies for the two month lead time -- hope to get that back down to a manageable time frame.
In the meantime, enjoy!
2019-06-24 03:55:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
Got the next episode of Nybbles and Bytes uploaded! This one's about how to build custom characters in single and multicolor modes! This will be the last video on the VIC-II, and the second to last before we start diving into assemblers.
Apologies for the delay on this one: I've had a bunch of stuff kick up at work that I had to deal with which sapped me out totally.
2019-04-08 04:20:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks! Episode 4 is up after some hardware troubles. This focuses on doing animation using sprite pointer cycling with the VIC-II. I'll be sending out the poll for the first Nybbles and Mouse Bytes later today as well. More to come!
2019-03-17 16:35:57 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks, apparently I goofed up when I set up the Patreon page. I originally had it as a Monthly pledge, but changed it to per-creation *after* I put the benefits in. For some bizarre reason, Patreon still had the benefits in there as "monthly". I've since ripped them out and re-added to make them properly one-time benefits to match up with the per-creation mode of operation. You shouldn't see any differences, but please let me know if anything weird happens.
In the meantime, I'm hard...
2019-03-11 03:09:21 +0000 UTC View Post