In this episode we look at the basic tools that will make up the development environment for programming and testing a game for the ATARI 2600. We’ll install the Stella emulator, along with the dasm 8-bit assembler. Afterwards we’ll use a code snippet to compile and test in the emulator.

#atari #atarivcs #atari2600 #atari7800 #atari50 #retrogaming #programming #gamedev #atarihomebrew #atarigames #6502 #assemblylanguage #homebrew #tech #vintage #retrogamer

Let's have a look at how the code works! In our next episode we examine the Assembly language code we just compiled and see exactly what it does!
   • Your first code for the Atari 2600 | ...  

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Stella - A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator
https://stella-emu.github.io/index.html

dasm - 8-bit Macro Assembler
https://dasm-assembler.github.io/

This episode provides answers and examples for the following questions.

What software can you use to make games for the Atari 2600?
What can I use to emulate the Atari 2600?
How to download and install the Stella emulator?
How to load an Atari 2600 ROM in the Stella emulator?
What is an Assembler?
What Assembler can be used for Atari 2600 games?
How to download and install the dasm assembler?
How to assemble a ROM with the dasm assembler?

00:00 Introduction
02:06 Installing Stella emulator
04:14 Installing dasm assembler
05:37 Writing some code
06:25 Assembling and running the code
07:30 Outro