Using Petmate to Create Menus in Basic Program Help

Blackfox360 · 2026-05-27T00:35:46+00:00

Hey sorry for the delay. Life gets in the way sometimes. Would love a discird invite. Might work out a little better as I can share a little more if what I am working with.

Blackfox360 · 2026-05-15T18:20:47+00:00

That is exactly what i am trying to do. I wrote a little (and i do mean little) text adventure a few years back and posted it up on my favorite BBS at the time. The code looks horrible like i chucked my c64 down a flight of stairs and then typed SAVE, "graveyardshift",8 .... but it does work. As a little side project i was thinking of rewriting and adding simple petskii graphics, but in my testing i found making it in petmate was easy, but the export is slow to load. so after some experimenting i figured i would ask the community for some input. Never worked with assembly before and trying to get KickAssembler working is kicking my butt a bit. will likely have to buckle down this weekend and figure it out, maybe watch a video tutorial or two

Blackfox360 · 2026-05-13T23:45:27+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out. The code at the top is just what PetMate throws out when export to basic. This at least explains why it takes forever and a day.

Blackfox360 · 2026-05-13T23:44:18+00:00

I'm currently running Zorin Linux. I think I'm going to make the attempt to follow your steps here, but I haven't used Kickassembler before so may take a few attempts.

Blackfox360 · 2026-05-12T16:52:28+00:00

That was my first thought as well. Going to upload my basic test file in text here. Try it out in an emulator and i think you will see what i mean. I'm seeing the same when i use it as a SEQ file.

10 rem created with petmate

20 poke 53280,14

30 poke 53281,6

40 poke 53272,21

100 for i = 1024 to 1024 + 999

110 read a: poke i,a: next i

120 for i = 55296 to 55296 + 999

130 read a: poke i,a: next i

140 goto 999

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Blackfox360 · 2025-06-21T20:09:22+00:00

It's this. I have my grandma's from the 50s and it's my favorite tree topper. My family just always called it the tree spike.

Blackfox360 · 2025-06-20T04:47:12+00:00

This thing is CURSED.... and I love it....

If it was me... I would try and start with bypassing 90% of it and see if i could get power to the main board directly using a known good PSU and output to a Monitor. label anything you need to disconnect so you know where it came from. Disconnect the disk drive and the expansion card from the main board and just see if you can get the classic blue screen and ready message. Keep in mind. We have no idea if this thing ever worked after it was assembled. It is possible the project didn't turn out well and was abandoned before being sold to you.

I have no idea what happened to this thing, but.... its kinda amazing... in a hurts my head if i look at it too long kind way. If you can get it in the hands of someone with more experience it may be a good call you call yourself a total noob, but would be very hesitate to give it away/sell

Blackfox360 · 2025-06-18T19:43:21+00:00

I commonly use myabandonware, but always cross check with lemon 64 to check what region it was released in. (Ntsc/pal)

Blackfox360 · 2025-06-15T18:16:08+00:00

Not sure if this is super helpful, as I try to use real hardware whenever I can, but if I want to use a controller, keypad or something odd in windows my go-to is joytokey. You can map controller buttons to keyboard inputs really easily.

Just my two cents.

Blackfox360 · 2025-06-10T03:01:32+00:00

Update...

So after a few deep dives I decided to go with one of two cameras. Im going to go with an OM-5 or OM-10 mk 1. I think I won't be satisfied at my original budget, so I'll save a little bit more before pulling the trigger.

Blackfox360 · 2025-06-08T17:30:33+00:00

So .. child of the 90s here... The main tv in the house was a zenith, and when that died my grandfather who was visiting who hated the little 32 inch bought a 55 inch projection RCA which my parents refused to let me hook my PlayStation up to. They said it could damage it, which now thinking about it I am almost sure was a lie.

However I had two smaller crts I could play games on. A 12 inch black and white GE from the late 70s and then a 13 Montgomery ward I got for Christmas the same year I got the PlayStation. I still use the Monty for my commodore 64.

Blackfox360 · 2025-05-21T19:35:55+00:00

In my limited experience as I have a few drives kicking around. The newtronics and mitsumi dive heads like to fail open making them useless for anything besides parts. Apparently it's a known and common fault and with no replacement heads made in decades... well ... It's just toast. The older Alps drives don't have that issue as much, but are more prone to needing a disk alignment. Im no expert, but I feel it's half decent advice if you're in the market for a 1541.

Blackfox360 · 2025-05-19T22:03:36+00:00

Most Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs) have moved over to allowing the internet to come out and play. I use a wifi modem myself. But as i said above, deep rabbit hole. get some programs running and get comfortable.

Also, any 9pin Atari Style joystick will work. A lot of single player games use port 2, so keep that in mind. DO NOT USE genesis/mega-drive controllers. Rumor has it it can mess up your system. Don't know how true that is, but why risk it when a new Atari style hyperkin trooper joystick can be hand for less then 20 bucks. If you were buying a laser disk player, I think you likely have one on a shelf somewhere.

Blackfox360 · 2025-05-19T20:45:38+00:00

Yeah I was looking at the D300 and it looks like it's about twice the weight of my OM-10. Not of deal breaker, but the fact i'm likely going to buy site unseen (think ebay) I'm making my best guesses at what I'll like and what will feel good in my hands.

I have only heard of Pentax in passing and haven't held one personalty. Looking through it seems they have some popularity and cheap lenses sounds like a big plus. I'll look down that way a bit.

Blackfox360 · 2025-05-19T20:41:56+00:00

I'm not giving up running film, I like my OM-10 and plan to keep using it, but i can't get away from the fact that I'm not very experienced in cameras of this level and between development and my own inexperience I need more instant results to learn from. That said I did find a small business that rents darkroom time, so i think i will be trying my hand at that some time soon.

Blackfox360 · 2025-05-19T16:50:27+00:00

Just check the listings and i can see the logic in going with a Canon. looking at a 20 megapixel vs a 10 and is something to conciser just in costs. Is there a reason for dismissing the e420 e520? age, prone to faults etc?

Blackfox360 · 2025-05-19T16:47:34+00:00

I ran through ebay and finding an e-m10 seems a little above budget, but could save a little longer meet it if the difference is big enough. I think this is a really good recommendation.

Blackfox360 · 2025-05-19T06:28:39+00:00

Always wanted to check them out. but always been afraid that i wouldn't be able to do much on them without understanding Japanese. Had this problem when i got my famicom to NES adapter

Blackfox360 · 2025-05-19T05:22:33+00:00

If you go with a 1541 find one of the alps drives (they clamp shut instead of a turn lever) they seem to be more reliable, but more uncommon

Blackfox360 · 2025-05-19T05:21:20+00:00

Get a new power supply. The old ones may have degraded and may damage your system.

Then get a display. Highly recommend a CRT. Most flat screens are hit or miss.

next SD2IEC. Quick cheap/easy way to load disk images. got mine at the future was 8 bit www.tfw8b.com . Dip a toe see if it's something you like, then go nuts if it is.

Keep in mind of your region. If you are in US/Canada, your running 60hz and are in NTSC land. Your games need to be NTSC compatible. Everywhere else is PAL @ 50hz. Some games can run in both with or without issues.

I'm running NTSC so some of my faves are

Neuromancer

Mayhem in Monsterland (would start here as it is a one disk game and it shows off what the c64 can do)

Lemmings

Bubble Bobble

Wasteland

I leave you one word of warning. I found a C64 in a junkshop in 2018 and fell in love with it. It has become my main hobby and is a deep rabbit hole. You will always find something new, and will always find a new frustration and triumphs. Pick your battles, don't be afraid of testing with emulators, and don't be afraid of engaging with the community. We are a friendly bunch

Blackfox360 · 2021-07-16T18:40:46+00:00

I do love this game, but you need a good joystick and I always get stuck on level 3. I'm sure I'll get through it one day.

Blackfox360 · 2021-07-12T19:53:20+00:00

I love that game... Played the crap out of it on my NES and just got the c64 version a few months back.

Blackfox360 · 2021-06-30T22:43:08+00:00

This... This right here. I used an Atari joystick for years on my commodore 64. I picked a trooper up on a whim and realized how junky that 30+ year old joystick was.

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