Game Developers Refuge

We already have the prototypes for the first Vircon cartridges! 😃 This is what they look like: https://i.ibb.co/5YfvFz6/Cartridge-comparison-SNES.jpg https://i.ibb.co/MVHx0HY/First-physical-cartridges.jpg I have also recorded a longer video, showing you the whole process I have followed to create th...

I just uploaded to the repo a library to handle tile maps. I think it will a big help for those of you who want to create a little game for Vircon. Included with this library (as in all libraries I make) is a small example program where you can see how to use it. But basically, once we define our ma...

What you see is an emulator of ANOTHER little virtual console called Chip-8. It is a very simple system that was used in some graphing calculators to make little games. In fact this one you see below is one of the most advanced. I already made this emulator for PC time ago, and since it is simple I ...

Because of something I was asked at Discord, I realized that the suite of Vircon32 test programs did not include a program to test basic sound effects (volume, speed and loop) so I have uploaded a new one for that. https://i.ibb.co/RN1bDJ8/Test-sound-effects.png Thanks to this programs I detected 2 ...

Well I don't know what the rombic effect is representing but it is looking quite cool, nice retro aesthetic! Pleased to see that you manage to stay on the project to evolve it with the little touches

Holy cow, that's a big step forward. For the cartridge, you need to make sure the connector is robust and can handle a lot of random abuse. You might look into something big, like a breadboard stab with copper trace, ala the original NES carts (much smaller, obviously. I think you'd only need 4 or ...

That CRT filter looks sexy

Long post incoming! I have been taking some steps to start creating physical versions of the console and its elements. The first thing I will make are the games. I am thinking about a Raspberry-based console, so I believe the most practical and simple option is that access to the games is done via ...

Well, the console is beginning to have a small game catalog so I thought I could make a small "flyer" image showcasing all games that can be considered finished.

New finished game: Solitaire There is now another game available: the Vircon32 version of the classic card solitaire. As usual you can download it from the website , at itch.io , and the source code is uploaded at GitHub . Here is my gameplay video with a full game session: https://youtu.be/IC3nn7K...