SAG26 #1 Posted August 1, 2002 I am a newbie and I am starting to learn C, and I was wondering what consoles can you program for in C. I read somewhere that you can program in C for the Genesis, but I don't know what other consoles you can program for in C. Any help would be appreciated. -Shane Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cybergoth #2 Posted August 1, 2002 Hi there! I am a newbie and I am starting to learn C, and I was wondering what consoles can you program for in C. I read somewhere that you can program in C for the Genesis, but I don't know what other consoles you can program for in C. Any help would be appreciated.-Shane The Coleco can be programmed in C: http://www.geocities.com/newcoleco/indexen.html Greetings, Manuel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eric_ruck #3 Posted August 1, 2002 The Atari Lynx can be programmed in C, and it's actually pretty easy. It can be a bit of a challenge getting the tools setup properly, but once you're setup it's not bad at all. Eric Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eric_ruck #4 Posted August 1, 2002 Actually, now that I think about, a good alternative is programming simple games in Java on the PC. Java is a lot like C and the free tools for Java are better than any tools for the classic system. Eric Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atarifan49 #5 Posted August 1, 2002 I am a newbie and I am starting to learn C, and I was wondering what consoles can you program for in C. I read somewhere that you can program in C for the Genesis, but I don't know what other consoles you can program for in C. Any help would be appreciated. -Shane Atari 8bit computers Jaguar (limited to specialized routines, can't do a complete game in C) Atari ST Unfortunately, a lot of C compilers out there are just not well optimized for a programming console systems. Most console systems are best programmed in assembly. Period. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CPUWIZ #6 Posted August 1, 2002 I agree with atarifan49 about the assembler, all games I programmed before the PlayStation were all 100% assembler but that doesn't mean you can't use C. Digging in memory banks ..... Sega Genesis Atari ST Amiga Lynx Jaguar PlayStation Sega Saturn Sega Dreamcast N64 GameCube XBOX those come to mind immediately but I'm sure someone can add to that list. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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