8bitworkshop
Dev tools
browser ide
SHOW HN2016
289points
36comments
#71of 2,264 in 2016
Top 4%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
13 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score +0.65.
Execution: 3 for, 0 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive and fun for learning Atari 2600 programming
From 5 comments
This is great! I've read up on "chasing the beam" and how programming for the 2600 is unlike any other console. Always wanted to try my hand at it but didn't want to go through…
mysterydip on HNThis is perfect! I was thinking about creating a simple game for a classic system for a long time. Now I have no excuse not to do it - a browser IDE with the live preview and a…
t0mek on HNGreat timing! I just picked up a 37 year old copy of 6502 Assembly Language Programming by Lance Leventhal. This IDE greatly reduces the stress of finding the right emulator and…
asciimo on HNNicely done! I'll have to to play with this.
bryan11 on HNawesome fun.
sambull on HN
Objections
Prefers local editor and assembler over browser IDE
From 1 comment
Honestly, I'd rather have an editor and assembler running on my system (probably WLA-DX and Emacs). But I can't deny this is impressive, and it's a nice primer for a system that…
qwertyuiop924 on HN
Requests
Support for other consoles such as Oric-1/Atmos
From 1 comment
This is very nice. I hope to see an update in a few months with support for other consoles - might I suggest Oric-1/Atmos at some point? :)
mmjaa on HN
Questions
Are there new Atari 2600 games being developed?
From 1 comment
Are there any "new" Atari 2600 games? i.e. stuff developed in recent times?
hoodoof on HN
Alternatives named
Octo (CHIP-8 IDE)
From 1 comment
I've been tinkering over the last few years on something very similar for the CHIP-8: http://johnearnest.github.io/Octo/
RodgerTheGreat on HN
Local editor with WLA-DX and Emacs
From 1 comment
Honestly, I'd rather have an editor and assembler running on my system (probably WLA-DX and Emacs). But I can't deny this is impressive, and it's a nice primer for a system that…
qwertyuiop924 on HN