Reality Boy

[MikeDX]

I guess the only thing I have on my side then is that I am happy with allegro functions - which weird as may be, at least I know about the bitmap structure.

I know its running, and its even calling my replacement bitmap functions (seems thats all it uses from allegro really)..

Tempted to rewrite those drawing functions as the ones provided with the emulator don't do it any justice at all!

[kando]

amazing that such a simple looking system can be so complex...

its great to see you're makin more progress mike!

[Strangler]

I really doubt the vb had a fast processor considering it was released way back in 95 on top of it only costing like 180 bucks. Anyway red dragon is alot better of a virtual boy emulator than reality boy, so why not port that instead? Or even better do what the gba emu creator did and make one from scratch. And to the people who say it had no good games you never played virtual boy wario land, possibly the best wario land to date.

[psiko_scweek]

Red Dragon is just a beefed up version of the Realityboy emulator. I think writing one from scratch without allegro would be the best option. but who would want to do such a thing?

[quzar]

I really doubt the vb had a fast processor considering it was released way back in 95 on top of it only costing like 180 bucks. Anyway red dragon is alot better of a virtual boy emulator than reality boy, so why not port that instead? Or even better do what the gba emu creator did and make one from scratch. And to the people who say it had no good games you never played virtual boy wario land, possibly the best wario land to date.

It's not that the processor was fast, just hard to emulate. Most of the NEC V* processors are.

[brainpan]

Well, I am here for you MikeDX. Maybe this thing wont ever be running fast but who cares. I support homebrew for homebrew sake. If only more PEOPLE would show support for those that try to tackle the mountains. If we didnt try the things we think are hard we would not be any where. Look at StrmnNrmn! I understand people wanting to show their concerns for a project they THEY believe might not work but they should quit trying to sink the ship. After a while it just gets old.

[psiko_scweek]

brainpan, its one coder talking to another coder. He is not trying to be a downer or say that it cannot be done, he is just stating that it will be hard and not as easy as MikeDX may have thought it was at first.

[quzar]

Well, I am here for you MikeDX. Maybe this thing wont ever be running fast but who cares. I support homebrew for homebrew sake. If only more PEOPLE would show support for those that try to tackle the mountains. If we didnt try the things we think are hard we would not be any where. Look at StrmnNrmn! I understand people wanting to show their concerns for a project they THEY believe might not work but they should quit trying to sink the ship. After a while it just gets old.

if you think I'm not a firm believer in homebrew for homebrew's sake, you're obviously not familiar with my work. MikeDX is doing this because there is a 20$ offer, not for the sake of it. There was a topic prior to this one about the same thing, but nobody cared.

Either way, I never said that he shouldn't try, it's damn commendable, I was just discussing some of the points of this emulator and making sure nobody thought that because he had it working without I/O that that was a huge step, as I know from first hand experience, that it should be able to be done in around 20ish minutes.

[MikeDX]

I think my time is worth a damn site more than $20! What does that work out to.. about £9 after fees. whoo hoo (nbot sounding ungrateful but as I get paid to code for a living, I know what my time is worth.

I didn't see the old thread (but now I have).

I've got much better things to do with my evenings than to be a $20 coding $#@!.

[quzar]

I think my time is worth a damn site more than $20! What does that work out to.. about £9 after fees. whoo hoo (nbot sounding ungrateful but as I get paid to code for a living, I know what my time is worth.

I didn't see the old thread (but now I have).

I've got much better things to do with my evenings than to be a $20 coding $#@!.

The point was that he was bashing me by saying that I was trying to put a damper on your altruistic quest for homebrew for homebrew's sake.