Playing C64: Airborne Ranger 11/11/2023


In the past week I was introduced to this interesting game from 1987. It is a pretty good piece of programming for its time, incorporating some early "stealth" gameplay features. It is reminiscent of Metal Gear.

Popular posts from this blog

C: Usage Of limits.h And float.h To Access Min And Max Constants.

Image
https://github.com/pereiradaniel/beginning_c/blob/master/ch2/limits.c // Limits // Daniel Pereira, 04 November 2022. // Use limits.h and float.h to access MIN and MIX variables. #include <stdio.h> #include <limits.h> // limits on integer types #include <float.h> // limits on floating point types int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { printf("INTEGER TYPE, MIN, MAX.\n"); printf("-----------------------\n"); printf("char, %d, %d\n", CHAR_MIN, CHAR_MAX); printf("unsigned char, NA, %u\n", UCHAR_MAX); printf("short, %d, %d\n", SHRT_MIN, SHRT_MAX); printf("unsigned short,NA,%u\n", USHRT_MAX); printf("int, %d, %d\n", INT_MIN, INT_MAX); printf("unsigned int, NA, %u\n", UINT_MAX); printf("long, %ld, %ld\n", LONG_MIN, LONG_MAX); printf("unsigned long, NA, %lu\n", ULONG_MAX); printf("long long, %lld, %lld\n", LLONG_MIN, LLONG_
Read more

C programming and relevancy

Image
The C language is likely to remain with us for the foreseeable future. Here are a few interesting points about the C language that I was able to find while reading some posts on the topic. Links to original posts included. Another useful advantage of the C language:  C vs. Assembly In theory, I am a proponent of assembly language. In reality, I have reached a point in my life at which assembly language is a threat to both my financial security and my sanity. Writing firmware in assembly is slow and error-prone, and maintaining an adequate level of organization in long, complex programs is hopelessly difficult. However, I will certainly insist that you cannot really understand  high-level languages  if you don’t understand assembly. If you’ve never had the opportunity to gain some solid experience with assembly language, you should at least familiarize yourself with some of the basic concepts before you dive into C. The articles listed above in the Supporting Information section are a
Read more