fyberoptic 2014-06-24 01:27
Great work! I only wrote parts of my game in assembly, so I commend anyone who wrote the entire thing in it.
I should point out for others that in order to type the quotes to start the game that you have to press shift + 2 when using the default emulator configuration. I imagine that's how the keyboard on the Amstrad did it, but it took me a moment to figure that one out!
I've never used an Amstrad computer in my life, but I recognize Z80 assembly when I see it. I bet that lack of multiplication and division made for a fun time. But it's still my favorite CPU of the earlier machines/consoles. And they were putting it in embedded devices all the way through to the 2000s, so obviously I'm not the only one!
I looked up what kind of video hardware those machines used, and I was amazed to see the Motorola 6845 mentioned (paired with some custom hardware). That sounds like it would be fun to play with. I was stuck with CGA graphics for years when I was young, and after I was older and understood more about electronics and hardware I read everything I could about it out of nostalgia. I even bought a 6845 to play around with at one point, I think, but I don't remember ever actually using it with a microcontroller for anything. Either way, that sounds neat to have a familiar controller paired with their custom hardware that allowed for way more functionality and color than I'm used to.