As a 1337 homebrew GBA coder, I think I should clear some stuff up:
First of all: Yes, you can write your own code for GBA. The most used language is C, and ASM for heavy optimizing. The compiler used is called Devkit Advance, but there's an even better one called... DEVKIT ARM (which also supports Gamecube and Gp32).
The GBA is reverse engineered pretty much 100%, and everything documented in some way. It's really simple too. Just set a few registers, and ZOOOOM, you have everything ready to use, I recomend it to everybody who needs a short break from everyday coding.
Also, ARM ASM is really cool to code for too:)
Actually not. Imagine taking this to a higher level, like, Neverwinter Nights, where one of the great things is that you can DM your game.
Now imagine that in a larger scale, maybe, or just simply in a way where players can set up lesser side quests (find my goat, kill that group of bandits, etc). Wouldn't that be great? The more experience you got, the more complex could your quests be. Maybe it would even be possible to create a map on your PC, and then link it to the server.
Now that would be fun.
He's been coding too much, and he wants us to optimize his text so that the CPU of the human brain will use less cycles on reading it, which means that it will give it a higher read-rate, etc, etc. This smells fishy;)
QWERTY, or something similar, in mobile phones (and some PDA's) is still rare for most of us. Typing.mobile with a keypad on a mobile phone would take like, 14 keypresses... I suggest that they they change it to.mob,.mo, or.m, for more pleasant surfing.
If you read this and have thought "doh, then just port the code from XBox to PC", then think about this: Splitscreen co-op is something totally different from internet/LAN co-op. In splitscreen you'll basicly have to make the CPU and GPU work as a double input/output system, for the player sides, while everything else was still running once. On internet/LAN, however you have single computers sending packets to each other. Now there's no need to manage two players (which in itself isn't very hard, especially when the screen ain't splitted), but, you'll have to manage a internet protocol system, which is a *totally* different thing to code.
I got tinitus (constant ringing for my ears) from too much heavy metal with headphones. So, be warned, it's not really worth it when you are home (I'm talking about people who use headphones in front of the computer).
Okay, I know a dude who recently got Longhorn installed on his machine, because he's inside the M$ business.
He reports:
- It's totally unstable.
- It is unuseable on his 2.6 Ghz machine with 1gig of ram (as far as I remember)
I do not know which build, but it's probably still hella unstable, and seriously what can we use their RAM muncher numbers for when the system is unstable, filled with debug, and probably won't look much like it when it's done?
Still it's nice to hear a "status report", I love those little gems;)
I just checked through the article, no talks about any yoyo's there:P
I think it would be nice if somebody clarified that sentence for the rest of us slashdotters. From a quick look on Google it looks like a newsgroup. Is that correct?
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As a 1337 homebrew GBA coder, I think I should clear some stuff up: :)
First of all: Yes, you can write your own code for GBA. The most used language is C, and ASM for heavy optimizing. The compiler used is called Devkit Advance, but there's an even better one called... DEVKIT ARM (which also supports Gamecube and Gp32).
The GBA is reverse engineered pretty much 100%, and everything documented in some way. It's really simple too. Just set a few registers, and ZOOOOM, you have everything ready to use, I recomend it to everybody who needs a short break from everyday coding.
Also, ARM ASM is really cool to code for too
You could start with this kernel :)
Imagine a pendulom, swinging, with two magnets in each side, attracting it... how long would it take for it to stop?
:)
Now that's interesting
Am I the only one who believes that the PC game market already have WAY too many WWII games?
It consists of lots and lots of Mini-ITX boards :D
:)
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I cried when Tsukasa choosed real life in the end of .hack//Sign...
Actually not. Imagine taking this to a higher level, like, Neverwinter Nights, where one of the great things is that you can DM your game.
Now imagine that in a larger scale, maybe, or just simply in a way where players can set up lesser side quests (find my goat, kill that group of bandits, etc). Wouldn't that be great? The more experience you got, the more complex could your quests be. Maybe it would even be possible to create a map on your PC, and then link it to the server.
Now that would be fun.
No one having sex on these boxes? Then what the hell are they there for?!
... If you don't like PS2Dev.org then there's allways GBADev.org :)
Filthy geats ain't got no rythm.
So, here comes the time: There IS a GBA webserver out there, and it is functional :D :D
Click here for it
You dolt. /. had a hand in this, they blackmailed people to include Garfield and Church, so that they could have an interesting headline.
The ancient online game called... KARMA WHORING!
Boss, the N-Gage didn't sell well.
You are fired. Director, go make me another one!
My moms once husbands son has tried the alpha, and it's really nice, he says.
This page has an alternative to the alpha/beta server that Blizzard is running. I haven't tried it myself, but I have read that it lacks of content.
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Shit happends
He's been coding too much, and he wants us to optimize his text so that the CPU of the human brain will use less cycles on reading it, which means that it will give it a higher read-rate, etc, etc. ;)
This smells fishy
Why is there no pokemon games for eyetoy! or beyblade? or that one with those things that does that?
True, as in Dual-Screen... makes more sense than SP, which is still a mystery name to me!
QWERTY, or something similar, in mobile phones (and some PDA's) is still rare for most of us. Typing .mobile with a keypad on a mobile phone would take like, 14 keypresses... I suggest that they they change it to .mob, .mo, or .m, for more pleasant surfing.
If you read this and have thought "doh, then just port the code from XBox to PC", then think about this: Splitscreen co-op is something totally different from internet/LAN co-op. In splitscreen you'll basicly have to make the CPU and GPU work as a double input/output system, for the player sides, while everything else was still running once. On internet/LAN, however you have single computers sending packets to each other. Now there's no need to manage two players (which in itself isn't very hard, especially when the screen ain't splitted), but, you'll have to manage a internet protocol system, which is a *totally* different thing to code.
I got tinitus (constant ringing for my ears) from too much heavy metal with headphones. So, be warned, it's not really worth it when you are home (I'm talking about people who use headphones in front of the computer).
Okay, I know a dude who recently got Longhorn installed on his machine, because he's inside the M$ business.
;)
He reports:
- It's totally unstable. - It is unuseable on his 2.6 Ghz machine with 1gig of ram (as far as I remember)
I do not know which build, but it's probably still hella unstable, and seriously what can we use their RAM muncher numbers for when the system is unstable, filled with debug, and probably won't look much like it when it's done?
Still it's nice to hear a "status report", I love those little gems
Here's the missing link between the RPG and the cardgame!
I just checked through the article, no talks about any yoyo's there :P
I think it would be nice if somebody clarified that sentence for the rest of us slashdotters. From a quick look on Google it looks like a newsgroup. Is that correct?