Show HN: A retro video game console I've been working on in my free time

Re:Show HN: A retro video game console I've been working on ... by pkiller on Thursday March 14, 2019 @05:58PM (#19394242)

Thanks :)

The only multi-input game I have right now is Tetris for 2 players. My girlfriend doesn't complaint while playing it (except when I win :P), so I'd say it's pretty responsive, even with the somewhat convoluted way the CPU communicates with the PPU and the double-buffering.

I think it will work for other types of games as well. With all the hardware, firmware for the 3 microcontrollers, bootloader software, compiler toolchain and tools, I still haven't gotten around to actually make a lot of games for it.

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Re:Show HN: A retro video game console I've been working on ... by Eek on Friday March 15, 2019 @12:00PM (#19400862)

This is crazy dude! You're an inspiration! Awesome job!

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Re:Show HN: A retro video game console I've been working on ... by yonz on Sunday March 17, 2019 @02:18PM (#19415415)

I would totally pay (~$300) to jump on a pre-packaged MOOC like course that has a batch of students working together and the course fee would include the hardware needed and access to a TA like resource (when the batch of students can't solve a problem together).

I can even imagine a part II with modern components after learning this level of basics.

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