Gameboy
Games
game emulator
SHOW HN2017
82points
23comments
#549of 2,242 in 2017
Top 25%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.36.
Execution: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, organized, instructive code
From 3 comments
I love projects like these. Code looks very clear and organized. How long have you been working on it?
doomlaser on HNI'm impressed! Very clean code. I had no idea a Game Boy emulator could be expressed so simply. Thanks for sharing this, sacert.
andrewmcwatters on HNGreat! The CPU.c code is quite instructive since I'm writing a toy VM in my free time. Starring this :)
rebootthebox on HN
Good for learning emulator and CPU design
From 3 comments
Making a Gameboy emulator was one of my favorite and most instructive personal projects. It's worth noting that there was actual extra hardware built into the carts, so you need…
tnecniv on HNGreat! The CPU.c code is quite instructive since I'm writing a toy VM in my free time. Starring this :)
rebootthebox on HNA very nice idea. I did one for this dcpu or something like that, from a potential game from Notch (Minecraft guy). More people should do projects like these, because many many…
pvinis on HN
Objections
README lacked build and run instructions
From 1 comment
I know nothing about emulators, so it would be nice if the README provided instructions for how to build and run the emulator. Here is some inspiration:…
styfle on HN
Requests
Better build and run instructions in the README
From 2 comments
I know nothing about emulators, so it would be nice if the README provided instructions for how to build and run the emulator. Here is some inspiration:…
styfle on HNFor reference, I got it running on my Linux system with the following changes: Change LDFLAGS: LDFLAGS=`pkg-config sdl2 --libs --cflags` -g -lm In interrupt.c, change the two…
khedoros1 on HN
Questions
How long was it worked on
From 1 comment
I love projects like these. Code looks very clear and organized. How long have you been working on it?
doomlaser on HN
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From 1 comment
I know nothing about emulators, so it would be nice if the README provided instructions for how to build and run the emulator. Here is some inspiration:…
styfle on HN
archive.org console living room
From 1 comment
https://archive.org/details/consolelivingroom
jonny_eh on HN