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by PitfallJones
Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:09 pm
Forum: Games & Demos
Topic: Chuckie Egg
Replies: 8
Views: 9715

Re: Chuckie Egg

Thanks for the tips about crashes - I'll give it a go. No - no scrolling is need for the 160 mode. A method of setting up any X x Y resolution mode3 like screen would be useful - a good way to save a little ram. I would say the lack of ram is the Uzes biggest limitation - ram always gives flexibilit...
by PitfallJones
Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:46 pm
Forum: Games & Demos
Topic: Chuckie Egg
Replies: 8
Views: 9715

Re: Chuckie Egg

Hi, Thanks for the feedback, chaps - great to see it added to the Wiki! There's 8 levels in the game then the baddies change their patterns. Here's a link to the ultimate Chuckie Egg fansite with loads of info: http://www.bagshot-row.org/chuckie-egg/ I'm afraid I'm not that fast -- Mike Elson wrote ...
by PitfallJones
Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:41 pm
Forum: Games & Demos
Topic: Chuckie Egg
Replies: 8
Views: 9715

Chuckie Egg

New Game!
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by PitfallJones
Mon Dec 27, 2010 5:28 pm
Forum: New to Uzebox? Start here!
Topic: STK500 compatible programmer
Replies: 4
Views: 7556

Re: STK500 compatible programmer

You don't say what OS you're using. I have Windows XP. When I connected the STK500 via the USB port it's asks for a driver that I installed from here: http://www.olimex.com/dev/soft/avr/AVR-ISP500/driver-avr-isp500.zip To check if your driver is installed ok, right click on my computer select proper...
by PitfallJones
Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:34 pm
Forum: Programming & Software
Topic: Free ram?
Replies: 3
Views: 1699

Re: Free ram & sprite restrictions?

Hi, I've been playing around with my my Uzebox recently and wondering the same thing. When making a program that has no variables it seems to be using up 3724 bytes aready which only leaves 4096-3724 = 372 bytes for your program. It tells you how many Data bytes are used when you compile the program...
by PitfallJones
Fri Dec 17, 2010 4:46 pm
Forum: New to Uzebox? Start here!
Topic: Just got a Uzebox! Need help with setup.
Replies: 7
Views: 7127

Question about the sd card bootloader

Yeah I saw Sparkfun were out of stock now - but at least I can use it for the time being with Joystick#B. All I have is a multimeter, the board looks good - I'll email you a photo of it and you can see is anything looks bad. In the meantime I'm going to flash the bootloader so I can use the sd card....
by PitfallJones
Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:28 am
Forum: New to Uzebox? Start here!
Topic: Just got a Uzebox! Need help with setup.
Replies: 7
Views: 7127

Re: Just got a Uzebox! Need help with setup.

Success and failure! That joystick test program is great! I did indeed buy a Sparkfun clone controller but there's nothing wrong with that - it seems that there is something wrong with port#0 - the program thinks a mouse is connected even when nothing is in the port. I've got a real SNES controller ...
by PitfallJones
Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:01 pm
Forum: New to Uzebox? Start here!
Topic: Just got a Uzebox! Need help with setup.
Replies: 7
Views: 7127

Re: Just got a Uzebox! Need help with setup.

Thanks for the reply - most helpful. I've got it flashing successfully now - the raised tab faces the AVcore. (So pin1 is on the same side on both cables). Unfortunately most programs boot but appear to freeze up (like Tetris, Arkanoid) - I'm guessing there's something wrong with the joystick. ESD A...
by PitfallJones
Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:15 pm
Forum: New to Uzebox? Start here!
Topic: Just got a Uzebox! Need help with setup.
Replies: 7
Views: 7127

Just got a Uzebox! Need help with setup.

Hi, Well I finally did it and got myself a Sparkfun Uzebox! Thanks for Uze with his advice about getting a STK500 programmer - that wasn't initially clear to me that one was necessary. I've been waiting all year it seems for one to become available - then the price was putting me off - but I took th...