AMOS BASIC

Gateway curriculum — immediate results before diving into assembly

Games

8 complete games with AMOS BASIC. Built-in sprite handling, BOBs, and sampled audio make impressive games achievable quickly. Complete this curriculum to prepare for 68000 assembly.

1
Star Catcher
Catch falling stars with AMOS sprite handling
SPRITE commandsCollisionJOY inputSAM audio
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2
Crate Stack
Single-screen platformer with BOBs
GravityBOB basicsAnimationLevel data
Coming Soon
3
Space Swarm
Fixed-screen shooter with sprite arrays
ProjectilesSprite arraysWave progressionHigh scores
Coming Soon
4
Bounce Back
Breakout with SCREEN SWAP double-buffering
Ball physicsSCREEN SWAPPower-upsMusic
Coming Soon
5
Maze Runner
Pac-Man style with AMOS Banks
PASTE BOBGhost AIBanksMulti-screen
Coming Soon
6
Dungeon Doors
Flip-screen exploration with save/load
Room dataPersistent stateMap systemSave/load
Coming Soon
7
Block Drop
Falling blocks with two-player mode
Rotation logicLine clearingGhost pieceTwo-player
Coming Soon
8
Scroll Quest
Side-scroller showing AMOS limits
SCREEN OFFSETLarge levelsPerformance limitsWhy assembly
Coming Soon

After AMOS

Complete these 8 games and you'll understand sprites, BOBs, scrolling, and where AMOS struggles. Then move to 68000 Assembly for Copper, Blitter, and full hardware control.