[A83] Re: Gameboy

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[A83] Re: Gameboy

The simple answer is no.  Many, if not all gameboy games are larger than 22 kb, which makes it impractical for the TI-83 models.  Any existing memory mod would be ineffective, and I doubt any memory mod could be — the expanded memory, I believe, would need to be directly accesible by the microprocessor (???).  Also, the TI-83 series uses a vastly different display driver than a Gameboy.  Therefore, a "port" would require huge amounts of work.  It may be possible, but it might not be worth the effort.
 
However, the fact that gameboy has a Z80-like processor suggests interesting possibilities in new software creation.  Using existing Gameboy games as templates for new ones on the TI-83+ can ease development!  I would be happy to research this with you... it seems so radical that it just might work.
 
Jeff
       Hi.  I was just wondering about something.  I heard somewhere that the processor in the gameboy is very similar to the Z80.  I found a document on the differences and some other technical info.  Does this mean that it is possible (with lots of work) to port Gameboy games to the calc (specifically TI-83+ SE or TI-83+ with some sort of memory mod)?

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