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Nes emulator?
asyran:
is it possible to get a port of the nes emulator in rockbbox..?because iPL has it and quite a few games work quite fine.i've no idea how to program so please excuse me if it's a stupid question.
ps:there has been quite a few similar questions now that i check but none exatctly the same
Chronon:
In principle it's possible. But it will be much easier if someone can locate a GPL compatible emulator that we can port. Many of the modules that people have developed for iPL do not comply with GPL (e.g. MAME).
Llorean:
Also, remember, Rockbox is for many devices. It may be written in such a way that it expects an iPod, and porting an existing PC version of an emulator might be better, since it's less likely to be dependent upon architecture-specific assembly.
zombieplasticclock:
A bit off topic, Cronnon, you mentioned a GPL compatable NES emulator would work in a Rockbox port. Does anyone know what kinds of other things are needed for a NES port? I was gonna learn how to code to do it, but I need these questions answered first...
1- are there different formats of coding, or is it all the same?
2- can someone tell me a site or book on coding I can use?
3- Any NES emulator in mind? Name it, I'll work my hardest to find a source
Chronon:
If we reuse any code it must be released under GPL or a compatible license. I'm not guaranteeing that an arbitrary GPL NES emulator will be easily portable to Rockbox.
There are many programming languages out there. Rockbox is coded in C (with some assembly). I hear this book referenced a lot. I don't really know anything specific about any NES emulators. Your digging will be as good as mine. But a quick Googling turned up this GPL compatible NES emulator. It is written in C, but it lists a 200 MHz processor as a prerequisite. But maybe a better starting point exists somewhere.
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