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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #195 on: August 18, 2010, 05:41:13 pm »
here DJ, I downloaded lesson 4 as a PDF  ;D
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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #196 on: August 18, 2010, 06:20:10 pm »
Sorry, I had to remove that link because it had the instructions for illegally downloading a ROM.  However, I uploaded the correct .pdf in the place where all the lessons can get downloaded.  Just go to lesson 4 downloads :)

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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #197 on: August 20, 2010, 12:28:57 pm »
Nice to see it back ^^

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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #198 on: August 20, 2010, 05:55:11 pm »
Yeah this tutorial really helped me when i started dabbling in Asm a little bit ago :) Although i did find myself going back and forth between this one and Asm28days.  It does have some valuable resources like a command list, and built in and easy functions (although the error in the pixel command really pissed me off XD) overall, its becoming an excellent and amazing resource!  Well done!

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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #199 on: August 20, 2010, 05:59:16 pm »
Yeah this tutorial really helped me when i started dabbling in Asm a little bit ago :) Although i did find myself going back and forth between this one and Asm28days.

And that's a good idea.  The guide is meant to get people started, but I cannot overstate how much I'm going to encourage people to read other tutorials.  I'm highly recommending ASM 28 Days (and another one) for further reading.

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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #200 on: August 22, 2010, 06:39:55 pm »
It's still nice to see your tutorial is making things much easier for new ASM programmers though. I noticed an increase in people learning ASM since you started those. :)

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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #201 on: August 25, 2010, 11:14:57 am »
Lesson 17 is up.  I'll probably do one more before college starts again, and then continue once I get settled.

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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #202 on: August 25, 2010, 10:16:50 pm »
Ok ^^

One idea I had was that after I got more comfortable with Axe, I may check your tutorials to attempt understanding some ASM concepts again. Currently, I have troubles setting up tiDE due to an update bug which SirCmpwn needs to fix, but hopefully it may be setup at one point. I don't think I will write entire games in ASM, but it should give me more freedom and help me understand some things easier.

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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #203 on: August 25, 2010, 10:44:42 pm »
Ok ^^

One idea I had was that after I got more comfortable with Axe, I may check your tutorials to attempt understanding some ASM concepts again. Currently, I have troubles setting up tiDE due to an update bug which SirCmpwn needs to fix, but hopefully it may be setup at one point. I don't think I will write entire games in ASM, but it should give me more freedom and help me understand some things easier.

And it will help you for when you decide to create Starcraft S.A.D. by reading my "Modifying S.A.D Guide" ;D

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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #204 on: August 26, 2010, 02:47:45 pm »
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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #206 on: August 26, 2010, 05:21:24 pm »
Oh I was kidding, because I thought you said I should make a Starcraft game and I remember how hard it can be with like 200 units moving at once with all the AI and stuff ;D

Finally I appear to have misread, though. You said a modified S.A.D
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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #207 on: August 29, 2010, 08:05:16 pm »
For those of you who are learning ASM from my lessons, how many of you understood lesson 17?  What needs explination?  Were you able to implement the sprite routine correctly and recognize why it works?  All forms of constructive feedback is requested and appreciated.  8)

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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #208 on: August 30, 2010, 03:57:21 pm »
I'm going to take a long, extended break from the ASM tutorials.  My goal is to make the lessons easy for the non-ASM programmer to understand, and so far, I have no idea if it's working past lesson 12.  I'm a person who needs these files reviewed by new ASM programmers--feedback from regular, skilled ASM programmers will not help me know how well I'm doing.  Furthermore, I can't attach files to posts on Cemetech, and for clear, understandable reasons, regular programmers just don't have time to read through them, which isn't their fault. 

So I'm going to wait until people new to ASM have had a chance to read them and provide feedback, especially for lesson 17.  It's nobody's fault at all, but I don't want to think I'm doing splendidly and end up with lesson 25 as a nightmare for the beginning programmer.

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Re: Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner--Discussion
« Reply #209 on: August 30, 2010, 04:02:48 pm »
Sorry to hear. Personally I may give this a try at one point but I can't promise when. Sadly, summer vacations (people being away with no net access or not coding as much) and school starting (ACT/SAT, etc) may be why, not to mention the competition with Axe Parser that both ASM and BASIC receives now. I hope they are finished at one point, though.