Topaz adds joystick support to a Commodore 64 tech demo.

Thanks to Tyrel (@tyrelsouza), Jim K. (@ijimkoz), J3!

References

• Hacking Star Dragon on GitHub (https://code.hackerbun.dev/TheIndustriousRabbit/hacking-star-dragon)
• Star Dragon in Compute!’s Gazette Issue 36 (https://archive.org/details/1986-06-computegazette/page/n55/mode/2up)
• C64 keyboard codes (https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Keyboard_code)
  • One way of reading keyboard events on the C64
• Reading CTRL on a C64 (https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=53383&sid=b4a3992211fc3724699159a4f61e7158)
  • More details on reading the CTRL key on a C64
• Reading a joystick on a C64 (https://retro-programming.com/how-to-program-joystick-input-handling-on-a-c64/)
  • How to read axes and fire button on a joystick
• da65 (https://www.cc65.org/doc/da65.html)
  • The da65 6502 disassembler
• ca65 (https://www.cc65.org/doc/ca65.html)
  • The ca65 6502 assembler

Credits

• Presenterator by Kevin MacLeod
  • https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4238-presenterator
  • CC-BY 4.0

Changelog

• 2023-07-21: Move to MakerTube.