TommyGun
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TommyGun is a retro
development toolkit. It is an integrated development environment
(IDE) made for creating games and other software for old 8-bit computers. Because it is a modular and open-ended application it can support any type of computer, but is intended for 8 and 16 bit computers. It has built-in editors for graphics, tile maps and code, although as of writing it is limited to using assembler
. The machines supported are
Retrogaming
Retrogaming, also known as old-school gaming, is the hobby of playing and collecting older computer, video, and arcade games. These games are played either on the original hardware, on modern hardware via emulation, or on modern hardware via ports or compilations...
development toolkit. It is an integrated development environment
Integrated development environment
An integrated development environment is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development...
(IDE) made for creating games and other software for old 8-bit computers. Because it is a modular and open-ended application it can support any type of computer, but is intended for 8 and 16 bit computers. It has built-in editors for graphics, tile maps and code, although as of writing it is limited to using assembler
Assembly language
An assembly language is a low-level programming language for computers, microprocessors, microcontrollers, and other programmable devices. It implements a symbolic representation of the machine codes and other constants needed to program a given CPU architecture...
. The machines supported are
- ZX SpectrumZX SpectrumThe ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
16K, 48K, +, 128K, +2, +2e, +3. - Amstrad CPCAmstrad CPCThe Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,...
464, 664 and 6128 - Sam CoupéSAM CoupéThe SAM Coupé is an 8-bit British home computer that was first released in late 1989. It is commonly considered a clone of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer, since it features a compatible screen mode and emulated compatibility, and it was marketed as a logical upgrade from the Spectrum...
- Commodore 64Commodore 64The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
(hi-res mode only) - Vic-20 (Hi-res and Multi-colour)
- Jupiter AceJupiter ACEThe Jupiter Ace was a British home computer of the early 1980s, produced by a company, set up for the purpose, named Jupiter Cantab. The Ace differed from other microcomputers of the time in that it used FORTH instead of the more common BASIC.- Introduction :...
(limited support for 64x48 mode) - Jupiter Ace 4000 (full support for 256x192 mode graphics)
External links
- TommyGun
- TommyGun at World of SpectrumWorld of SpectrumWorld of Spectrum is a website devoted to cataloging and archiving material for the ZX Spectrum home computer popular in the 1980s, and has been officially endorsed by Amstrad which holds the rights to the ZX Spectrum brand...