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Posts grouped by what they cover. Series and categories are further down.

#c64 15Everything on the site: Commodore 64 demo and game coding.
#6502 14Posts with 6502/6510 assembly listings, mostly KickAssembler syntax.
#sprites 7Multiplexing, interleaving, stretching and otherwise abusing the VIC-II's eight hardware sprites.
#code generation 6Effects where a C++ tool writes the 6502 code, because writing it by hand would take years.
#raster irqs 6Effects built on stable raster interrupts and cycle-exact timing.
#multiplexing 5Reusing sprites further down the screen to get more than eight.
#scrollers 4Text scrollers, from DYPP and DXYCP to bob and Star Wars scrollers.
#bitmap 3Bitmap-mode effects and the memory gymnastics they need.
#bobs 3Blitter objects drawn into character sets, without a blitter.
#music 3Getting SID music to play cleanly inside a demo.
#badlines 2Working with, and around, the cycles the VIC-II steals on badlines.
#borders 2Opening the top, bottom and side borders and putting things in them.
#demoscene 2The demo scene itself: history, parties and releases.
#game dev 2C64 game development, including the Sabre Wulf remaster.
#loading 2IRQ loaders and keeping a demo running while the next part loads.
#retro gaming 2Classic games and what it takes to bring them to the C64.
#sid 2The SID chip: playback, timing and tools.
#tools 2PC-side tools for C64 development.
#compo report 1Write-ups of demo competitions.
#dypp 1Different Y Pixel Position scrollers.

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