Starbraze · the code

Every step of the game

The sources and the programs, in folders named exactly as the book names them. The licence of this code has not been chosen yet: see the repository.

Build and play

You need 64tass (assembler), VICE (emulator (x64sc)) and Python 3 (optional build helper). Open a terminal in the folder and type:

python build.py
python build.py 03-player-fire
python build.py --play

From the top folder of the full download, this assembles every source again and compares the result with the reference bytes:

python build.py --all --check-release

Without Python, from Starbraze/11-restart: 64tass --cbm-prg -Wall --vice-labels -l build/starbraze.lbl -L build/starbraze.lst -o build/starbraze.prg src/main.asm
Use PAL mode and a joystick in port 2. On the menu: up = music, right = sound effects, down = silent; press and release Fire to start.
Every milestone folder has its own complete src/ tree, and the matching compiled program is in releases/<folder>/starbraze.prg.

Ch.	Title	Folder
1	Your C64 workshop	Starbraze/01-first-screen/
2	Building the first scene	Starbraze/01-first-screen/
3	Taking the controls	Starbraze/02-player-movement/
4	Firing the first shots	Starbraze/03-player-fire/
5	Bringing in the first patrol	Starbraze/04-enemy-patrol/
6	Making shots hit their targets	Starbraze/05-shot-collisions/
7	Making every hit count	Starbraze/06-score/
8	Giving the pilot three lives	Starbraze/07-player-lives/
9	Surviving three patrol waves	Starbraze/08-waves/
10	Defeating the Helios Guardian	Starbraze/09-boss/
11	Adding music and sound effects	Starbraze/10-audio/
12	Restarting the mission	Starbraze/11-restart/
13	Reading and checking the game	Starbraze/11-restart/
14	Glossary and technical index	—
15	From complete to compelling	—