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age10programmer
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Posted: 29th Mar 2003 21:54
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Is there a way to convert DB code to C code and then convert C code into gameboy code? I've really wanted to make a gameboy game for a LONG time !
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Superbeest
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Posted: 29th Mar 2003 22:00
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I know that you can compile a c++ source to gameboy code. Did it myself once or twice, but I thin it isn't possible to convert a DB source to C++. So I guess, you have to learn c. sorry

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 29th Mar 2003 22:17
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yes there is a way... as there always is.
however it hasn't been invented yet

however personally i'd think it'd make more sense if someone made a
DarkBasic -> Gameboy Assembly - as this would be a much more efficient route as C isn't a Linear language and requires alot of threading - whereas DB and Assembly as identical in the fact they run along a Linear set route

and to be honest this wouldn't be a grandly difficult task to achieve, it just requires alot of time and patience - and you wouldn't be able to use the 3D Code (unless the programmer was someone amazing!)
However i'm sure it'd make more sense even still if someone made a simple Gameboy Basic as it were

would be an interesting project to look into

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Xoid
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Posted: 29th Mar 2003 22:58 Edited at: 29th Mar 2003 23:18
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well... age10programmer, if you wanna code your own gameboy games I suggest you learn C also visit this site http://vboy.emuhq.com and download the VisualBoyAdvance, Excellent emulator!

you might like to try this site for tutorials etc...
http://www.loirak.com/gameboy/gbatutor.html

Have Fun!

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Benjamin
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Posted: 29th Mar 2003 23:06
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ive been to that site..

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Xoid
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Posted: 29th Mar 2003 23:20
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yea,petrat,very good sites

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LREM 8888
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I'm an age11programmer. I've wanted to make GameBoy games myself for my brother. Tried to make my one GameBoy emulator (that doesn't emulate, it uses a language of it's own). Fell asleep making the pictures.

I want to make a GameBoy Advance game too. But I'm a VB programmer. C's too hard. I could make a VB pretty printer program while the C programmer was still declaring the variables

I go with the idea of a straightforward Darkbasic > Gameboy command. But what about the 3D engine? I don't think you can use Direct3D (or even slow GDI32) on a GameBoy advance. Not enough processing power for one thing. And don't the cartridges have a really small size?

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Pricey
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I am also an age eleven programmer

I've always wanted to make MegaDrive games (SONIC RULES). Even though I've been programming since I was about 7 I still haven't learnt C. Too Hard, stick with BASIC.

There is this thing called NO$GMB which is a good MS-DOS gameboy emulator. I've been using this a lot lately since i'm running WINDOWS 3.1!!!

It has an assembler function. I don't know the web address but I'll find it soon enough!!!

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Dr DooMer
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Perhaps a DB to Gameboy command is a little impractical.

However, I do know that the Dreamcast and XBox have similar architecture to a PC and, I don't know about XBox, but the DC is based around a Windows/DirectX operating system anyway. If you've got the C coding, it's apparently not that hard to convert PC games to these consoles. Shame I don't know C++ or have the DB source code, otherwise I'd have a go at making a DC compatible DB!

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