Learn Assembly Language by Making Games for the Atari 2600

What you’ll learn

Programming for the Atari 2600

Assembly 6502 Language

Manipulating Video, Audio, and Input data

Creating Game ROM Cartridges

Computer Architecture and Low-Level Programming

Requirements

No requirements

Description

Do you need some refreshing vacation where you learn something really small, nerdy, and fun?

Well, book your tickets!

This course will teach you the basics of programming games for the classic Atari 2600 console using 6502 assembly language. If you are a complete bner or if you are a pro developer, chances are you will learn something new and enjoy poking the bytes of a simple and minimal hardware architecture that is the classic Atari 2600 VCS.

Join me if you want to:

Expand your knowledge of computer architecture and low-level programming

Understand what happens under the hood when you write something as simple as print(“Hello World”) in your favorite high-level language

Learn to code game elements for the Atari 2600 system using 6502 assembly language.

Create your own Atari ROM cartridges and run them with an Atari emulator

The instructor uses Linux… but both Atari emulator and DASM assembler work for Linux, Windows, or macOS. So, you will be able to use any operating system you want to take this course.

Who this course is for:

Bner or intermediate developers interested learning about low-level programming

Developers interested in learning game programming using the Atari system

Professional developers interested in learning about programming using 6502 Assembly language