USCII, the User Specified Character Integrated Interpreter

[dr beep]

This is new software, but it is not a game so I set it here.

This is USCII. Just see what it can do.
You need a RAM-pack that can do hires (WRX).
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Video:
https://youtu.be/gXOblyzVmgo


The utility:

USCII.p

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The manual:

USCII-manual.txt

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A game with USCII:

dogcatch.p

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EDIT: new version with printing numbers 0 to 65535

[mrtinb]

Very nice!

[dr beep]

I coded DOGCATCH also in pure ZX81 BASIC.

That game is slower than the version in USCII.
This is possible due to a simpler numberprinting.

Both games run simultaneously (although bad resolution)
https://youtu.be/rwzcrSbIJkk

[dr beep]

The listing of the small game:

[mrtinb]

This will comeback in handy for converting Lambda 8300 games for the ZX81.

[dr beep]

I can easliy add an option to print leading zero’s on a number.
You can also choose to not print leading zero’s

So score could be
Score=100
Or
Score=00100

[Crayon21]

How would i use this with a sprite sheet?

For instance, how would i make a straight line?

[mrtinb]

With this software you can create 25 custom characters. So this is not full graphics for the whole screen.

Download the demo game dogcatch.p, and modify it with your own custom characters. Start to get comfortable with this. After that you can modify the game from there into your own ideas.

[dr beep]

How would i use this with a sprite sheet?

For instance, how would i make a straight line?

The manual is quite clear in that. Together with the first video you can see how to define a User Specified Character.

[dr beep]

With this software you can create 25 custom characters. So this is not full graphics for the whole screen.

Download the demo game dogcatch.p, and modify it with your own custom characters. Start to get comfortable with this. After that you can modify the game from there into your own ideas.

Which, by the way, is possible when you POKE directly on the screen. I need to calculate start of screen for that and then just add 32 for each next line and 0-31 for each byte. Then POKE the value you want there.