256 byte demo stuff for the BBC Micro.

This repo has submodules. Clone it with git clone --recursive https://github.com/tom-seddon/256_bytes.

If you're reading this after already cloning it:

git submodule init
git submodule update

build

Prerequisites:

• Python 3.x
• 64tass
• GNU make

To build, type make.

The output is SSD files in build/. Put on a disk and run with Shift+BREAK.

released demos

• build/wobble_colours.ssd - Wobble Colours (https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=88421)
• build/alien_daydream.ssd - Alien Daydream (https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=91130)
• build/lovebyte_2023_4.ssd - March of the Triangles (https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=93661)
• build/nova_2023_1.ssd - Sine of the Chimes (https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=94558)
• beeb/0/$.16B#2e4 - Untitled 16 (no disk image - tokenized BASIC)
• build/lovebyte_2024_3.ssd - Untitled 32
• build/lovebyte_2024_4.ssd - Untitled 64
• build/lovebyte_2024_5.ssd - Untitled 128

unreleased demos

• build/2_scrollers.ssd - big horizontally scrolling text

(plus some prototypes of varying quality)

licence

GPL 3.0

example .dir-locals.el

((nil . ((compile-command . "cd ~/beeb/code/256_bytes && make tom_laptop"))))

example jsbeeb link

https://bbc.godbolt.org/?&disc=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tom-seddon/256_bytes/07ac8a22e7e917a5683d4635d65935bbe0b07972/nova_2023/sotc.ssd&autoboot&model=Master