MarsFS
@8bitlegend.bsky.social
8 bit enthusiast and casual programmer.
Creator of BBC Micro art programs Art4Eva and Telepaint.
Creator of BBC Micro art programs Art4Eva and Telepaint.
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MarsFS
@8bitlegend.bsky.social
· Feb 8
GitHub - marsFS/ART-4-Windows: ART 4 Windows is a suite of retro drawing utilities mainly focused on the BBC Micro
ART 4 Windows is a suite of retro drawing utilities mainly focused on the BBC Micro - GitHub - marsFS/ART-4-Windows: ART 4 Windows is a suite of retro drawing utilities mainly focused on the BBC M...
github.com
Check out my retro art tools.
github.com/marsFS/ART-4...
github.com/marsFS/ART-4...
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BBC Micro Mode 2 Halloween Colour Cycling
October 31, 2025 at 9:17 AM
BBC Micro Mode 2 Halloween Colour Cycling
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QTeletextMaker v0.8-beta released. The Level 2.5 #teletext editor now renders DRCS characters and slightly improved diacritical'd G0 capital letters.
Grab a Windows exe from the zip at github.com/gkthemac/QTe... (mind the SmartScreen warnings!) or compile the source on Linux with #Qt6 and CMake.
Grab a Windows exe from the zip at github.com/gkthemac/QTe... (mind the SmartScreen warnings!) or compile the source on Linux with #Qt6 and CMake.
October 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
QTeletextMaker v0.8-beta released. The Level 2.5 #teletext editor now renders DRCS characters and slightly improved diacritical'd G0 capital letters.
Grab a Windows exe from the zip at github.com/gkthemac/QTe... (mind the SmartScreen warnings!) or compile the source on Linux with #Qt6 and CMake.
Grab a Windows exe from the zip at github.com/gkthemac/QTe... (mind the SmartScreen warnings!) or compile the source on Linux with #Qt6 and CMake.
Teletext Mode 7 Messing around with frames and GIF import on Telepaint.
October 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Teletext Mode 7 Messing around with frames and GIF import on Telepaint.
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Teletext Mode 7 Chunky Cube
September 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Teletext Mode 7 Chunky Cube
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YAY! My game, "Zezito and the Lost Stars" was reviewed by the BrewOtaku magazine (issue #007)!! Have you played the game?
@brewotaku.bsky.social
#8bit #retrogaming #retrogamers #acornelectron #bbcmicro
@brewotaku.bsky.social
#8bit #retrogaming #retrogamers #acornelectron #bbcmicro
September 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
YAY! My game, "Zezito and the Lost Stars" was reviewed by the BrewOtaku magazine (issue #007)!! Have you played the game?
@brewotaku.bsky.social
#8bit #retrogaming #retrogamers #acornelectron #bbcmicro
@brewotaku.bsky.social
#8bit #retrogaming #retrogamers #acornelectron #bbcmicro
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Latest version of BeebEm available. Without such great work as this I don't think I'd even attempt any retro development as such.
BeebEm 4.20 is now available. Lots of new features and bug fixes, including:
* FSD format disk images
* Teletext adapter emulation
* Disk and tape image icons
* Tape and serial port emulation
* Full screen mode bug fixes
* Saved state files
And lots more...
Download here: www.mkw.me.uk/beebem/
* FSD format disk images
* Teletext adapter emulation
* Disk and tape image icons
* Tape and serial port emulation
* Full screen mode bug fixes
* Saved state files
And lots more...
Download here: www.mkw.me.uk/beebem/
BeebEm - BBC Micro and Master 128 Emulator
www.mkw.me.uk
August 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Latest version of BeebEm available. Without such great work as this I don't think I'd even attempt any retro development as such.
Mode 7 Teletext Cateye
August 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Mode 7 Teletext Cateye
Mode 7 Teletext Breathe
August 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Mode 7 Teletext Breathe
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It's done! I have just released the Compendium version of #Elite for the #Acorn #Electron.
This massively enhanced version of the original game contains pretty much every feature of #BBCMicro Elite, but on the Electron. Just add 16K of sideways RAM.
Links in thread.
#retrocomputing #retrogaming
This massively enhanced version of the original game contains pretty much every feature of #BBCMicro Elite, but on the Electron. Just add 16K of sideways RAM.
Links in thread.
#retrocomputing #retrogaming
July 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It's done! I have just released the Compendium version of #Elite for the #Acorn #Electron.
This massively enhanced version of the original game contains pretty much every feature of #BBCMicro Elite, but on the Electron. Just add 16K of sideways RAM.
Links in thread.
#retrocomputing #retrogaming
This massively enhanced version of the original game contains pretty much every feature of #BBCMicro Elite, but on the Electron. Just add 16K of sideways RAM.
Links in thread.
#retrocomputing #retrogaming
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My new version of #Acorn #Electron #Elite is feature-complete! Now for some testing.
Here's the feature list. It’s big! Big enough that this is effectively a Compendium version of Electron Elite; to sit proudly alongside the #BBCMicro Compendia. 🫡
Not long now!
#retrogaming #retrocomputing #8bit
Here's the feature list. It’s big! Big enough that this is effectively a Compendium version of Electron Elite; to sit proudly alongside the #BBCMicro Compendia. 🫡
Not long now!
#retrogaming #retrocomputing #8bit
July 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
My new version of #Acorn #Electron #Elite is feature-complete! Now for some testing.
Here's the feature list. It’s big! Big enough that this is effectively a Compendium version of Electron Elite; to sit proudly alongside the #BBCMicro Compendia. 🫡
Not long now!
#retrogaming #retrocomputing #8bit
Here's the feature list. It’s big! Big enough that this is effectively a Compendium version of Electron Elite; to sit proudly alongside the #BBCMicro Compendia. 🫡
Not long now!
#retrogaming #retrocomputing #8bit
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My favourite musician that ever lived just died 😭. Rest in peace Sylvester Stewart!
I will never forget the first time I heard 'You can make it if you try'. It was one of the best moments in my life and I will never forget that feeling. Fly high Sly! #slystone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-5F...
I will never forget the first time I heard 'You can make it if you try'. It was one of the best moments in my life and I will never forget that feeling. Fly high Sly! #slystone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-5F...
June 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
My favourite musician that ever lived just died 😭. Rest in peace Sylvester Stewart!
I will never forget the first time I heard 'You can make it if you try'. It was one of the best moments in my life and I will never forget that feeling. Fly high Sly! #slystone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-5F...
I will never forget the first time I heard 'You can make it if you try'. It was one of the best moments in my life and I will never forget that feeling. Fly high Sly! #slystone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-5F...
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Electroniq WIP. New and improved version online. Now handles anything a real Acorn Electron can (famous last words). If you don't get a stable 50fps (looking at you Firefox) please try a different browser (or system 😉). Any issues? Let me know here or on github... 0xc0de6502.github.io/electroniq/
Electroniq
Acorn Electron emulator
0xc0de6502.github.io
May 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Electroniq WIP. New and improved version online. Now handles anything a real Acorn Electron can (famous last words). If you don't get a stable 50fps (looking at you Firefox) please try a different browser (or system 😉). Any issues? Let me know here or on github... 0xc0de6502.github.io/electroniq/
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After 10 years - and the reason I started my art and my art program to solve this - today I finally set out to do what I wanted - in code. A poster fell off the wall one day that I bought. As I sat on the bed looking at the wall I thought 'Could the Acorn GXR Rom re-create that?'. I have arrived.
February 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
After 10 years - and the reason I started my art and my art program to solve this - today I finally set out to do what I wanted - in code. A poster fell off the wall one day that I bought. As I sat on the bed looking at the wall I thought 'Could the Acorn GXR Rom re-create that?'. I have arrived.
Teletext Monkey Animation Loop Telepaint
February 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Teletext Monkey Animation Loop Telepaint
Experimental Rotational Teletext with Telepaint
February 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Experimental Rotational Teletext with Telepaint
Playing around with GIF import in Telepaint
February 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Playing around with GIF import in Telepaint
Check out my retro art tools.
github.com/marsFS/ART-4...
github.com/marsFS/ART-4...
GitHub - marsFS/ART-4-Windows: ART 4 Windows is a suite of retro drawing utilities mainly focused on the BBC Micro
ART 4 Windows is a suite of retro drawing utilities mainly focused on the BBC Micro - GitHub - marsFS/ART-4-Windows: ART 4 Windows is a suite of retro drawing utilities mainly focused on the BBC M...
github.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Check out my retro art tools.
github.com/marsFS/ART-4...
github.com/marsFS/ART-4...
Telepaint Santa github.com/marsFS/ART-4...
February 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Telepaint Santa github.com/marsFS/ART-4...