Hello, I'm Matt and I make things.

SlithyMatt · Post by **SlithyMatt** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:54 am

My name is Matt Heffernan, and if you've been following the Commander X16 Facebook group or activity on YouTube, you have probably come across some of my demos, games, and videos. My main projects (both in beta release) right now are a game called Chase Vault (a Zelda-like spin on Pac-Man) and the eXtremely Compact Interpreter, or XCI, an adventure game engine for the X16 inspired by past engines such as SCI and SCUMM, but designed to maximize the potential of the 8-Bit X16 to create the types of games that previously only existed on 16+ bit platforms in the late 1980s and 1990s.

All of my projects are free and open source, and you can check them out on GitHub: https://github.com/SlithyMatt

Also, my progress can be tracked on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/slithymatt

I love 8-bit computers, and I am very excited to witness the rebirth of interest in the more immediate platforms of that bygone era.

Perifractic · Post by **Perifractic** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 3:19 am

Great to see you (and everyone) coming in. If you haven't please upload your creations to the software library at this site. Thanks!

Your friend in retro, Perifractic

SlithyMatt · Post by **SlithyMatt** » Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:08 am

A quick status update on on a bunch of my projects, including upcoming X16 content:

gavinhaslehurst · Post by **gavinhaslehurst** » Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:20 pm

Your YouTube tutorials are great Matt! I've always wanted to learn assembly, and this has been a really fun way to get started. I can't wait to run my creations on the real hardware.

rje · Post by **rje** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:28 am

I subscribed. Just doing my part!