How to scroll fullscreen EGA-like graphics using Basic on the C128. Much easier than on the C64

Опубликовано: 01 Март 2026
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This time we're leveraging the VDC chip's hardware scrolling capabilities, block fill and block copy to bring some motion to the screen.

Deutsche Version dieses Videos:    • Grafik Hardware-Scrolling mit dem VDC-Chip...  

Find this episode's source code here:
https://github.com/The8BitTheory/vdc-...

VDC-Basic is available here:
https://github.com/The8BitTheory/vdc-...

The VDC-II project on hackaday can be found here:
https://hackaday.io/project/170581-vd...
And a blog post about VDC smooth scrolling is available here:
https://c-128.freeforums.net/thread/4...

The Z64K Emulator is available here:
https://www.z64k.com/

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Michael Martin's blog is available here:
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The Ultima and Bard's Tale screenshots are taken from Mobygames:
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Space Quest screenshots are taken from https://sierrachest.com/

Planet X3 and Attack of the Petscii Robots have been created by The 8-Bit Guy and can be found here:
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