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"my own assembler" - now you're just showing off. :)

BonsaiDen 12y ago
Nah' I would only be showing off if I were to put it onto a real cartrdige and GameBoy, wouldn't I? ;) - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2332843/tuff.cartridge.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2332843/tuff.cartridge.j... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXNEeld8Lq8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXNEeld8Lq8
- stevelosh 12y ago
  If folks want to try it on a real Gameboy without all the wires, the Drag'n'Derp works pretty well. It's a Gameboy cart with a USB port for easy writing: http://derpcart.com/ http://derpcart.com/
  - BonsaiDen 12y ago
    I was looking at these option initially too, but ended up going for the challenge since, both I read some not-so-good reviews and shipping the thing to germany would probably ended up being at least as expensive as buying the soldering equipment :) Building one of those custom GamePaks takes about ~4 hours once you have all the materials prepared (you really need very, very thin wires!) and putting it together for the first time is one of those finger crossing moments which you'll remember for a really long time :)
    - DanBC 12y ago
      I took a cart, removed the game IC, and soldered in a ZIF socket for eproms. And I'm a klutz so it's easy enough. http://www.devrs.com/gb/files/faq.html http://www.devrs.com/gb/files/faq.html
      - voltagex_ 12y ago
        Am I right in thinking that GameBoy carts are now a precious resource? We'll run out one day?
        JonnieCache 12y ago
        Pretty sure you could make your own with a 3d printer and one of those kitchen PCB-etching setups you see people using. There's no magic in there AFAIK.
  - ant512 12y ago
    The Everdrive GB takes micro SD cards, so it has more space: http://krikzz.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=60 http://krikzz.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id...
phaer 12y ago
It sounds very advanced but an assembler for a rather simple architecture like z80 is much easier to write like most (other) compilers for example.
ams6110 12y ago
Used to be a standard 2nd or 3rd year assignment in a comp. sci. curriculum. Not sure if it is anymore.

Nah' I would only be showing off if I were to put it onto a real cartrdige and GameBoy, wouldn't I? ;) - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2332843/tuff.cartridge.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2332843/tuff.cartridge.j... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXNEeld8Lq8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXNEeld8Lq8

stevelosh 12y ago
If folks want to try it on a real Gameboy without all the wires, the Drag'n'Derp works pretty well. It's a Gameboy cart with a USB port for easy writing: http://derpcart.com/ http://derpcart.com/
- BonsaiDen 12y ago
  I was looking at these option initially too, but ended up going for the challenge since, both I read some not-so-good reviews and shipping the thing to germany would probably ended up being at least as expensive as buying the soldering equipment :) Building one of those custom GamePaks takes about ~4 hours once you have all the materials prepared (you really need very, very thin wires!) and putting it together for the first time is one of those finger crossing moments which you'll remember for a really long time :)
  - DanBC 12y ago
    I took a cart, removed the game IC, and soldered in a ZIF socket for eproms. And I'm a klutz so it's easy enough. http://www.devrs.com/gb/files/faq.html http://www.devrs.com/gb/files/faq.html
    - voltagex_ 12y ago
      Am I right in thinking that GameBoy carts are now a precious resource? We'll run out one day?
      - JonnieCache 12y ago
        Pretty sure you could make your own with a 3d printer and one of those kitchen PCB-etching setups you see people using. There's no magic in there AFAIK.
- ant512 12y ago
  The Everdrive GB takes micro SD cards, so it has more space: http://krikzz.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=60 http://krikzz.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id...

phaer 12y ago

It sounds very advanced but an assembler for a rather simple architecture like z80 is much easier to write like most (other) compilers for example.

ams6110 12y ago

Used to be a standard 2nd or 3rd year assignment in a comp. sci. curriculum. Not sure if it is anymore.