Coding

Welcome to SIDBlaster

By RaistlinGP 06 May 2025 Coding

An introduction to the new SID tool - for linking players/visualisers, relocating, disassembling, optimising and enhancing SID tunes

By RaistlinGP 01 June 2023 Coding

Looking at methods to stop music popping during such as part transitions in demos

By RaistlinGP 22 March 2022 Coding

An explanation of how to make a "Star Wars Scroller" along with a brief look at the history of the effect on C64.

By RaistlinGP 03 December 2022 Coding

An explanation of how we got this working, at 25fps, including detail on the (many) aspects that needed to come together for it all to work.…

By RaistlinGP 08 June 2023 Coding

A look at how we made a regular bob scroller and added an infinite diagonal (repeating) scroll to it.

By RaistlinGP 24 October 2023 Coding

We take a look at reading joystick and keyboard input, along with player control and animation.

By RaistlinGP 05 June 2023 Coding

Delving into the methods used to get the finite-bobs working over a large scrolling background image in the No Bounds demo...

By RaistlinGP 13 September 2023 Coding

A serialised diary looking into the development of Sabre Wulf Remastered

By RaistlinGP 15 March 2022 Coding

A detailed explanation of how the all-border double DYPP from Memento Mori was made.…

By RaistlinGP 20 March 2022 Coding

A look at some different types of DXYCP scrollers and how they can be implemented.…

By RaistlinGP 13 April 2022 Coding

Detailing how the huge Genesis Project animated sprite array was made - it was easier than you might imagine.…

By RaistlinGP 30 March 2022 Coding

I describe how I made the huge swinging Memento Mori logo, with the sprite layer behind moving out of phase.…