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Writing a GameBoy game in TypeScript that runs on real hardware: A dive into building assemblers, console architecture, and good old fashioned resource constrained computing
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I wrote a GameBoy game in TypeScript (And it runs on real hardware!)
Low Byte Productions
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Advanced. Deep dive for people who know the field.
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Systems programmingGame developmentTypeScriptRetro games and consolesEmbedded systems
Francis Stokes demonstrates how to write a GameBoy game in TypeScript by building a custom macro assembler and targeting real hardware.
=[ 🔗 Links 🔗 ]= 💌 Updates to your inbox: tinyletter.com/lowleveljavascript 🗣 Discord: discord.gg/FPWaVgk ⭐️ Patreon: patreon.com/lowleveljavascript 💻 Github Repo (emulator): github.com/francisrstokes/tega – Intro – Demo on real hardware – TEGA Overview – Modules! No linker required – Loads, Stores, and instruction representability – Arithmetic and Logic – Jumps, Labels, and Branches – Macro abstraction examples – Building a ROM – The GameBoy Memory Map – Block Jump Code Overview – Tile graphics – The DMA routine, and virtual symbol offsets – Setting up the LCD screen – Organising values in RAM – Setting up OAM – Setting up the player character and obstacle structs – The main game loop – Random Number Generation – Game State Machine – Jump Physics – Compression: Encoding side – Compression: Decoding side – Running and Debugging in an emulator – OutroWhy it's here
1 person recommends thisWhat people say. Highly recommended for its deep dive into GameBoy architecture, custom assemblers, and low-level programming using TypeScript.