2 ms·
Why does energy consumption matter? In any case, I was able to start programming my first games using a pirated copy of GW Basic on a PC XT. That's all you rea
by the_af 5y ago
Why does energy consumption matter?
In any case, I was able to start programming my first games using a pirated copy of GW Basic on a PC XT. That's all you really needed.
Then I think around the 286 or 386 PC clones I discovered open source libraries like Allegro (a competitor of today's SDL), and it wasn't even pirated anymore! Really, all you need to program games.
- bullen 5y agoBecause, if you haven't noticed, we are running out of energy? Basic is not performant enough to make games that are interesting. If you could afford a 286/386 you are not really in the majority of the human population.
- the_af 5y ago> "Because, if you haven't noticed, we are running out of energy?" Energy as an abstract concern is a very low priority for any hobbyist games creator. You care about building cool stuff. You only care about energy if it impacts your game. > "Basic is not performant enough to make games that are interesting." This is simply not true. There are even commercial BASICs that specialize in game creation. > "If you could afford a 286/386 you are not really in the majority of the human population." Nobody with an interest in videogame creation is. It was a very cheap 286 PC clone anyway; we couldn't afford a brand PC. But I acknowledge most people weren't programming at home back then. My point: Raspberries aren't at all needed for programming. Any computer would do. You don't need a magic device.