Re: A86: gbdk
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Re: A86: gbdk
At 17:14 1999-10-06 -0500, you wrote:
>>The Z80 contains all 8080 instructions (same opcodes) + lots of new ones.
>>Thus, there are LOTS of Z80 instructions missing on the GB CPU.
>>Also, it runs at 4.2MHz/8.4MHz.
>
>So what is the attraction of the GB from a programming standpoint? More
>memory? Better IO?
Better everything... people don't take the TI calculator seriously
when it comes to gaming ("c'mon, it's just a calculator for gods sake!")
for instance.
The gfx is of course a zillion times better, you have sound, you
have hardware scrolling + hardware sprites, you have loooots of more
memory, etc, and you can get more seriously involved in the gaming industry
if you want that.
--
Jimmy Mårdell "God made machine language;
mailto:yarin@acc.umu.se all the rest is the work of man."
http://www.acc.umu.se/~yarin/
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