Links for folks wanting to develop on Dreamcast

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Re: Links for folks wanting to develop on Dreamcast

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I love seeing two Dreamcast programmers being mentioned in the same breath as Karl Marx :lol:
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Re: Links for folks wanting to develop on Dreamcast

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Ahh, you've got rid. It should have been left for posterity imo :(
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Re: Links for folks wanting to develop on Dreamcast

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A Dreamcast browser for the Dreamshell!:) Would have been very cool to have:)
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place a bennu section
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Re: Links for folks wanting to develop on Dreamcast

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I'm seriously considering getting into DC development — my friends have been urging me to get into some kind of programming, and I heard the DC had a very forgiving architecture for developers, at least at the time. But when it comes to programming, I've been living under a rock. What baselines should I focus on first? What language should I learn? Etc.

And how feasible is testing in an emulator to preserve CDs? Am I right when I guess that, if it works in the less capable nullDC, it'll definitely work on a real console?
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Re: Links for folks wanting to develop on Dreamcast

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Not allways ive compiled ports that work on dreamcast emulators.. but dont work on a real dreamcast!! it will make you pull your hair out..
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Re: Links for folks wanting to develop on Dreamcast

Post by kazade »

We've had a tonne of trouble while working on GLdc with emulators working fine then hardware being messed up. But still it's way faster to iterate on an emulator and then fix up / debug on hardware.

Unless you're profiling, you'll need hardware for that.
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Re: Links for folks wanting to develop on Dreamcast

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My try on DC Dev:
http://dcnigma.eu5.org/?p=582
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and a demo menu for a promo disc of our band Holo Vex:
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All made using KOS Samples
I can compile :lol: :lol:
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Demo is working on real hardware Holo vex menu working partially .
Check out my website http://dcnigma.eu5.org just a personal blog/website.
To keep track of my projects, Arcade Cabinets, Dreamcast mods, Raspberry Pi mods, Software, Design,
Homebrew Games, Rom Hacks, 3D prints, Strange things and many more :D :D :D
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Re: Links for folks wanting to develop on Dreamcast

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That is a cool demo with a nice beat!
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