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Aaendi
Posted on 10-27-09 11:59 PM (rev. 4 of 12-18-09 09:19 PM) Link | Quote | ID: 118063


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Edit: When I posted this, I was bored with 65816 asm and wanted to try 6309 asm instead, but I realise that having just a new cpu wouldn't be much an addon. So my new idea would be an addon with:

- hardware sprite rotation and scaling
- hardware graphics compression
- a second cpu
- faster wram for the 65816 (no more wram waitstates)
- a faster dma

It doesn't matter what the specifics are, do you like the idea of a 32x-like addon to the Super Nintendo, so you can make new games with a 16-bit look, but go beyond the system's capabilities? Think GBA or NeoGeo style graphics.

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Posted on 11-27-09 06:50 PM (rev. 2 of 11-27-09 06:50 PM) Link | Quote | ID: 120669


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With no reply for a month now, I'd think your idea just wasn't interesting enough. I seriously wonder if your concept could work out though - especially the part about using the 65816 only for DMA like that. Why would you do something like this anyway, when you could (I think) just as easily use a flash cart or something similar? Is there anything I'm not aware of that would prevent it?

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Posted on 11-29-09 11:37 PM Link | Quote | ID: 120994


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There was recently a SNES flash cart out that uses compact flash cards and reads straight FAT16/32.

http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=84

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That's nice to hear. Does a flashcart count as a "homebrew add-on", though?

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I'm not even sure what he wants, really... something to stream games from the computer or something? I don't know what that specific chip does.

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Posted on 11-30-09 05:19 PM Link | Quote | ID: 121035


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Me neither, but I still repeat my earlier question.

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I don't really know what a "homebrew add-on" is. I suppose if he meant some addon to enable homebrew then I suppose it would. If it was some kind of extra addon hardware device, then maybe not. He was quite vague.

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Posted on 12-18-09 02:24 AM (rev. 2 of 12-18-09 07:06 PM) Link | Quote | ID: 123271


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Screw what I originally said. I have a better idea. How about an addon with a sprite scaling and rotation chip, a Hitachi 6309 cpu, a faster work ram, and faster dma transferring. There, that idea is much better.

Mod Edit: New topic moved to this post.

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Posted on 12-18-09 05:29 PM Link | Quote | ID: 123327


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I don't think editing the original post was such a bright idea. You should've just put the amended version in a reply, makes the replies up to now not seem as strange.

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Posted by Kawa
I don't think editing the original post was such a bright idea. You should've just put the amended version in a reply, makes the replies up to now not seem as strange.
I fixed them.

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Posted by Aaendi
Think GBA or NeoGeo style graphics.
"If I wanted to write games with GBA or NeoGeo style graphics, I'd write them on the GBA or NeoGeo."

You can quote me on that.

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Posted on 12-19-09 04:12 PM Link | Quote | ID: 123456


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Then what about the extra difficulty in getting a SNES in this day and age? Besides, the PC can do GBA and NeoGeo-style graphics too, and I'm not even talking about emulation.

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I did not say that, but I can see how you got there.

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