A hello

[portets]

hello everyone, i came across this project after playing zelda on my nes recently and thinking about how cool it would be to create a game on such a weak 8-bit platform.
i remembered an article i read a few years back about xgamestation. so i looked it up again and saw that it's not very hardware-diy, and they don't seem to support linux very well. after more searching, i came here.

i only have "hello world" experience and creating a command line calculator in both c and c++, so it looks like diving into the uzebox platform shouldn't be too hard. i also have experience creating simple circuits like oscillators and audio amplifiers. do you think uzebox is right for me?

[uze6666]

Welcome to the Uzebox community!

i only have "hello world" experience and creating a command line calculator in both c and c++, so it looks like diving into the uzebox platform shouldn't be too hard. i also have experience creating simple circuits like oscillators and audio amplifiers. do you think uzebox is right for me?

Asking the question is answering it! What made the Uzebox so appealing since the beginning is it's open source nature and the great contributions it attracted. From a full fledged multi-platform emulator and tool set, a ton of demos and documentation and hardware kits, I think there's much to love for aspiring hobbyists or even seasoned engineers!

Btw, I think it's possible to make a custom/minimalist version of the original Zelda for the Uzebox that would still be fun and keep the spririt of the game.

Cheers!

-Uze

[portets]

Btw, I think it's possible to make a custom/minimalist version of the original Zelda for the Uzebox that would still be fun and keep the spririt of the game.

hehe, i was hoping that was the case. i'm surprised nobody has tried that, other than the unfinished zelda 2 clone. and it looks like there's no source to the zelda 2

anyway, that's probably a little far off. i just compiled the emulator from svn and created my first "hello world" for it. maybe when i get a little better i can collaborate with someone else on here to create a zelda game.