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I like 6502 assembly a whole lot, but there's definitely limitations to it at scale. Multi-byte arithmetic is a chore, bank switching is a pointless time sink,
by pubby 4y ago
I like 6502 assembly a whole lot, but there's definitely limitations to it at scale. Multi-byte arithmetic is a chore, bank switching is a pointless time sink, and managing local variables makes me want to pull my hair out. Those were the deciders in making this.
- karmakaze 4y agoUse an assembler with macros. I spent so much time 'in the zone' of Atari Macro Assembler[0] editor MEDIT, that when someone interrupted me I'd simply respond "I'm in medit" as if in meditation. [0] https://atariwiki.org/wiki/attach/Atari%20Macro%20Assembler/Atari%20Macro%20Assembler-OCR.pdf https://atariwiki.org/wiki/attach/Atari%20Macro%20Assembler/...
- noobermin 4y agoI agree with you, I was worried about doing asm the first time but after you learn it you realize it's not that terrible at all. That said, multiple approaches at different levels benefits everyone.