TIC-80, a fantasy computer to learn programming
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TIC-80, a fantasy computer to learn programming
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Re: TIC-80, a fantasy computer to learn programming
#2The programming system looks really interesting, but that font is super annoying.
Re: TIC-80, a fantasy computer to learn programming
#3Maybe this is a good time to plug PICO-8 which describes itself as a "fantasy console for making, sharing and playing tiny games and other computer programs."
https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
I don't even know the difference between the two programs, but someone interested in TIC might also be interested in PICO.
Re: TIC-80, a fantasy computer to learn programming
#4Maybe this is a good time to plug PICO-8 which describes itself as a "fantasy console for making, sharing and playing tiny games and other computer programs." https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php I don't even know the difference between the two programs, but someone interested in TIC might also be interested in PICO.
The PICO-8 is where the current trend for fantasy consoles began. There's a growing number of them (I'm making one myself). They all have slightly different areas of focus.
Some are scripting language based, some emulate CPUs. TIC-80 programs are "64KB of Lua or Moonscript or JavaScript". My own is 8-bit AVR (128k rom, 64k ram). Z80 seems a popular base as well.
Re: TIC-80, a fantasy computer to learn programming
#5The programming system looks really interesting, but that font is super annoying.
The font is awesome for the first minute or two, but yeah, hard to work with after that.
Re: TIC-80, a fantasy computer to learn programming
#6Maybe this is a good time to plug PICO-8 which describes itself as a "fantasy console for making, sharing and playing tiny games and other computer programs." https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php I don't even know the difference between the two programs, but someone interested in TIC might also be interested in PICO.
They are conceptually very similar and both obviously inspired by the old CHIP-8.
TIC-80 is a bit more 'powerful' in that it's a bit higher resolution with double the sprite count.
The most substantial differences:
>PICO-8 has its own BASIC-like language
>TIC-80 is programmed in Lua or JS
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>PICO-8 is commercial software, costs $15
>TIC-80 is open source
Re: TIC-80, a fantasy computer to learn programming
#7Maybe this is a good time to plug PICO-8 which describes itself as a "fantasy console for making, sharing and playing tiny games and other computer programs." https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php I don't even know the difference between the two programs, but someone interested in TIC might also be interested in PICO.
They are conceptually very similar and both obviously inspired by the old CHIP-8. TIC-80 is a bit more 'powerful' in that it's a bit higher resolution with double the sprite count. The most substantial differences: >PICO-8 has its own BASIC-like language >TIC-80 is programmed in Lua or JS > >PICO-8 is commercial software, costs $15 >TIC-80 is open source
PICO-8 uses Lua too.
Re: TIC-80, a fantasy computer to learn programming
#8Maybe this is a good time to plug PICO-8 which describes itself as a "fantasy console for making, sharing and playing tiny games and other computer programs." https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php I don't even know the difference between the two programs, but someone interested in TIC might also be interested in PICO.
There is also LIKO-12 which is open source and has changeable "BIOS" and "OS." https://github.com/RamiLego4Game/LIKO-12
Re: TIC-80, a fantasy computer to learn programming
#9I've played around with the TIC-80 and I gotta say that the development environment is something that is enjoyable for small projects but larger projects are a headache.
Re: TIC-80, a fantasy computer to learn programming
#10For those who get into the "Hello World!" screen, or other screens, and can't figure out how you're supposed to escape (short of hitting refresh), hit the 'ESCAPE' key. :)