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Grand Theftendo Homebrew port of GTA III to NES

Posted by Zonk on from the 8-big-thugs dept.

Derek Rose writes "Grand Theftendo is a port of Grand Theft Auto III for the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is Grand Theft Auto III running on an 8 bit, 256×240 resolution, 2 bit colour x 2 bit palette, 1.79 Mhz system, written entirely in 6502 Assembly Language! It includes the entire Portland city! More info here: Forever Geek on Grand Theftendo"

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  1. Uh-oh by FriedTurkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't think beating up hookers is going to get a "Nintendo Seal of Approval".

    1. Re:Uh-oh by Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Funny

      But what if they had it comin'?

      It's edutainment; bitches gotta learn respect.

  2. Wow by My+name+isn't+Tim · · Score: 3, Interesting

    one word: wow

    just wow

    I'm sure I'm not the only one who's written even just minor bits of code in Assembly, this guy has serious talent!

    1. Re:Wow by stoborrobots · · Score: 5, Interesting

      definitely... he's not only writing the whole thing, game engine, compiler etc, he's even built the hardware for it - the Devtendo!

      Hats off to you, Brian!

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  3. antifun by jfisherwa · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is one man's project for fun--something that I'm sure is much more personally satisfying (for him) than hunting down bugs in ethernet driver code.

    If I have to read one more comment proclaiming that a true geek/hacker has just wasted his time when they could have be working on Project gSnore, I think I am going to vomit all over my pants.

    It's called a hobby, and I would like to think that the /. audience could relate to that concept.

  4. Brian Provinciano - Saint? by glowimperial · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Someone get this man a beer. The greatest system (NES) + the most addictive non-puzzle game of all time = Motherfucking genuis.

  5. A++ hacking by spludge · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Someone give this man a job (how could he possibly have a full time job and time enough to do this?). The amount of work and spectacular hacking that has gone into this effort is amazing.

    He built his own interface to the console, he built his own assembler, in fact he built every single tool used to create the game.

  6. Re:Impressive, but still a waste of time. by arose · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'd say you playing GTA is more a waste of time than him programing the NES.

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  7. Re:Hmm... by gl4ss · · Score: 4, Interesting

    read the guys webpages through..

    a fucking maniac / genius !! hell, just check out stuff like this: NES videocard..

    looks like he'll pull it off for me.

    the funny thing? his nes version looks like it's going to be a better game than the gbc gta or the advance gta(advance gta looks too cramped, like you won't be seeing where you're driving to at all..)...

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  8. Grand Theft Endo by bluesnowmonkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was really hoping it was a mod involving motorcycles. Maybe I'm the only geek who rides.

  9. Sierra games! by Kris_J · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This is the guy who built an intepreter for the earlier Sierra games that would allow the company to release them for the GBA, absolutely no effort and they still said no. I'm surprised he still has the heart to develop anything. He rocks.

    1. Re:Sierra games! by Kris_J · · Score: 4, Interesting
      Oh, I absolute believe that the company used some sort of reasoned process to come to the conclusion that re-releasing classic Sierra adventure games for the GBA was not worth doing, despite the fact that someone was offering to do most of the work. I just happen to think that they came to the wrong conclusion.

      I mean, near nil development costs. No worries that the product might no be delivered on time. What did they have to lose? I'm sure they'd be popular with a huge number of GBA owners and they're a bunch of decent cheap games that open up a whole world of marketing and distribution possibilities. I mean, what GBA-owning, old-school, adventure game-playing, nerd wouldn't lay down a heap of money on a collectors edition box set of Space Quest for the GBA? It's like printing money.

  10. Re:Impressive, but still a waste of time. by themoodykid · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Christ. Some people just don't get it.

    He's doing this because he wants to and he enjoys it. A lot of us have high esteem for this work. This is what hacking's all about.

  11. Brian by AnimeFreak · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Brian and I have been friends since we were both nine years old. He is an incredible person who is a thousand times smarter than me. Trust me, this game will be good.