8bitworkshop
TIC-80
PICO-8
Pyxel
LIKO-12
PX8
Voxatron
LowRes NX
FCEUX
Mesen
Nestopia
RetroArch
Snes9x
VirtuaNES
puNES
NESBox
8bitworkshopBased on our record, 8bitworkshop should be more popular than FCEUX. It has been mentiond 18 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
I wish 8bitworkshop got more love. It is amazing. From the homepage "Write 8-bit code in your browser. Ever wanted to be an old-school game programmer? Learn how classic game hardware worked. Write code and see it run instantly." It lets you get your feet wet in Verilog without buying the hardware first. This description doesn't do it justice at all so check it out. https://8bitworkshop.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago
I have actually recently picked up Atari 2600 homebrew development as a hobby. My reasons are: 1. The hardware is simple enough that you can completely understand everything that is going on. And you absolutely need to understand it, if you want to make good games. Just a great feeling of power and control. 2. You need to use assembly. Even with 8-bit era computers you don't really need to use assembly. Sure, for... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
Always happy to see more documentation out there. I have a bigger document posted on my website, which includes setting up X11 with XFCE4, but it includes everything else needed to do Intellivision indie game development. I had to do it this way because Intellivision is the one console not included in 8-Bit Workshop. Also, I had to go with Tiger VNC, because XServer XSDL simply didn't like XFCE4 and was getting... Source: over 1 year ago
I'd recommend that anyone actually interested in the underlying reason read Stephen Higgs awesome book on programming games for the NES. http://8bitworkshop.com. Source: over 1 year ago
Steve Hugg has a few nice books on the topic https://8bitworkshop.com/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
In addition to the other reply you can use an emulator on your computer: https://fceux.com/web/home.html. Source: over 2 years ago
When it comes down to it I do think the emulation scene is mostly about games, and the Apple II was not a very good game machine due to its barely adequate sound and weird color. Have you used FCEUX? Now there's a serious reverse engineering emulator effort, and it's no accident that it's for the NES. Source: over 2 years ago
They probably meant: https://fceux.com/web/home.html. Source: over 2 years ago
TIC-80 - TIC-80 is a fantasy computer where you can make, play and share tiny games.
Mesen - Mesen is a NES/Famicom emulator and NSF player.
PICO-8 - Lua-based fantasy console for making and playing tiny, computer games and programs.
Nestopia - A portable and cycle-accurate NES emulator written in C++
Pyxel - Retro game engine for Python inspired by fantasy consoles.
RetroArch - RetroArch is a frontend for emulators, game engines and media players.
