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==References== | |||
Some links to get us started: | Some links to get us started: | ||
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[http://www.atariarchives.org/ Atari 8-bit documentation online] | [http://www.atariarchives.org/ Atari 8-bit documentation online] | ||
[http://www.atariarchives.org/mapping/memorymap.php Atari 8-bit memory map] | |||
[http://atari800.sourceforge.net/ Atari 800 emulator] | [http://atari800.sourceforge.net/ Atari 800 emulator] | ||
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[http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-space-invaders_4831.html Space Invaders] | [http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-space-invaders_4831.html Space Invaders] | ||
git repository for work so far is at git://git.cluephone.com/atari8/spaceinvaders/ | |||
[http://git.cluephone.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=atari8/spaceinvaders gitweb view of above] | |||
==Getting Started== | |||
prerequisites | |||
* knowledge | |||
* tools | |||
** emulator | |||
** cc65 | |||
** roms | |||
** documentation of the atari 800 | |||
Toolchain | |||
get and install cc65, etc. | |||
* description of the various tools included in the package | |||
Set up your info file: | |||
jason started with the example info file from the cc65 website | |||
http://www.cc65.org/doc/da65-4.html#ss4.7 | |||
** notes about setting up your info file | |||
tell the DA what is code, what is a bytetable, what is a list of addresses | |||
tell the DA about the labels you are aware of | |||
iterative process of creating this info file as you learn more about the program | |||
eventually naming functions, etc. | |||
disassemble your ROM | |||
da65 --start-addr 0xa000 Space\ Invaders.rom --comments 3 | |||
re-assemble your ROM | |||
first time, this should be from the base output from the disassembly | |||
subsequent assemblies will include changes that you made to the ASM in your quest for information | |||
ITERATE | |||
[http://www.cc65.org 6502 cross-compiler and tools] | |||
[http://www.atarimania.com/pgemainsoft.awp?type=G&system=8 Atarimania 8-bit games] | |||
[[Category:Classes]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:15, 4 April 2012
References
Some links to get us started:
Atari 8-bit documentation online
Altirra - an Atari 800 emulator for Windows
A ton of Atari 8-bit documentation
git repository for work so far is at git://git.cluephone.com/atari8/spaceinvaders/
Getting Started
prerequisites
- knowledge
- tools
- emulator
- cc65
- roms
- documentation of the atari 800
Toolchain
get and install cc65, etc.
* description of the various tools included in the package
Set up your info file:
jason started with the example info file from the cc65 website http://www.cc65.org/doc/da65-4.html#ss4.7
** notes about setting up your info file
tell the DA what is code, what is a bytetable, what is a list of addresses
tell the DA about the labels you are aware of
iterative process of creating this info file as you learn more about the program
eventually naming functions, etc.
disassemble your ROM
da65 --start-addr 0xa000 Space\ Invaders.rom --comments 3
re-assemble your ROM
first time, this should be from the base output from the disassembly subsequent assemblies will include changes that you made to the ASM in your quest for information
ITERATE