Pikuma – NES Programming with 6502 Assembly

Learn the basics of Assembly 6502 and computer architecture programming games for the Nintendo Entertainment System

This course is a complete immersion into the world of the Nintendo Entertainment System. We will learn how to program games for the NES using 6502 assembly while exploring the building blocks of computer architecture. The rudimentary hardware of the NES is a perfect sandbox for us to learn important concepts of low-level programming.

At the end of the course, you’ll have a working knowledge of 6502 assembly language, a comprehensive understanding of the NES hardware, and a toy homebrew game project that we’ll code together from scratch. We’ll start with small examples and proceed to glue everything together in a final project that demonstrates how a simple NES game works.

The tools you’ll need
We’ll use a simple code editor, an assembler called CA65, and a NES emulator called FCEUX. All these tools are cross-platform, so you’ll be able to follow along on either Windows, macOS, or Linux!

Is this course for you?
This is a self-contained course with no formal prerequisites. However, you will probably get the most out of it if you already know the basics of coding (if-else, loops, functions).

If you like retro game development and want to learn more about computer architecture and low-level programming, then this course is definitely for you!

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