https://github.com/nealvis/c64_samples_kick

Commodore 64 sample programs using the Kick Assembler
https://github.com/nealvis/c64_samples_kick

6502-assembly commodore commodore-64 commodore64

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Commodore 64 sample programs using the Kick Assembler

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/nealvis/c64_samples_kick
• Owner: nealvis
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-05-28T13:59:22.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-07-04T22:09:33.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-08-02T04:59:07.223Z (11 months ago)
• Topics: 6502-assembly, commodore, commodore-64, commodore64
• Language: Assembly
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• Size: 816 KB
• Stars: 17
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# c64_samples_kick

This is a repository of Commodore 64 sample programs that are built using the Kick Assembler.  Each directory usually contains a small example program demonstrating just one or a few concepts.  The programs can be executed/tested on the VICE C64 emulator running on Windows or loaded onto to a real Commodore 64.

# Setup

To setup a development environment to build and run these sampes follow the following steps

- Install the latest java runtime

  - Download from here: https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

  - I used version 1.8.0_291

- Install Kick Assembler.  This is an assembler specifically for C64 code.

  - Download the latest released version here: http://theweb.dk/KickAssembler

  - I used version: V5.20  

- Install the VICE C64 emulator 

  - Download the latest version here: https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/

  - I used version 3.5

- Install C64 debugger to use.

  - Download lastest from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/c64-debugger/

  - I used version v0.64.58.4

- Select a code editor, I used VS Code

  - Download from here: https://code.visualstudio.com/

  - I used version 1.56.2

- Install the Kick Assembler IDE Extension for VS Code Named "Kick Assembler (C64) for Visual Studio Code" by Paul Hocker

  - Start up VS Code

  - Search for Extension (ctrl-shift-x) 

  - type in Kick Assembler (C64)

  - Install

  - configure the extension in VS Code, specifically find and set the settings that point the extension where it can find

    - Kick assembler jar file (KickAss.jar)

    - Emulator runtime, which is the VICE C64 emulator (x64sc.exe)

    - C64 debugger runtime (C64Debugger.exe)

    - Java runtime (java.exe) 

    

- Now you should be ready to try the samples in this repository.

- Clone this repository.

- Some some samples may require some utility code from https://github.com/nealvis/nv_c64_util so clone that repo into a directory that sits at the same level as this repository.

- In VS Code, open one of the directories like hello, open the assembly file like hello.asm in the editor.  Then go to the command palette with ctrl-shift-p and select or type in "Kick Assembler: Build and Run" if configured correctly the program will run in VICE.