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Is it known how the PAR 4in1 or 5in1 cartridges actually access their own flash backup memory? If so, would it be possible (hypothetically) for a Saturn programmer to include routines to do so in his/her own game? This would seem to allow use of the PAR cartridge (in homebrew Saturn games, at...

I hate to whine, but I am having some serious frustration problems using GNUSH under Windows Vista. After installing HEW, then the GNUSH toolkit, I cannot compile anything (I haven't tried Saturn examples or demos, I'm merely trying to compile the examples that come with GNUSH). I know my...

Spent the past few months getting comfortable with Linux on my new laptop. Is there any way to begin Saturn development with it? I do have the GNUSH compiler, and I have the tars of SGL and SBL, but I don't know if they're usable directly under *nix systems. I remember that Antime's site had...

So I'm aware that the VDP1 has several interesting modes for drawing primitives (ex, half-translucent, shadow, etc.). But nowhere in that list do I see a mode (at least that I recall) which enables you to control the _degree_ of translucency. If this is not possible, then I am not surprised...

So, found this on Ebay... (click_here) Dumbest, most convoluted question ever: Can this allow me to plug a European SCART plug in the back of my US Saturn and convert the signal to NTSC component video? [Yes, I got bored while searching around for Japanese RGB cables and other converter...

So, that Satakore video for Game Basic... That sequence of the rotating cube at ~1:18-1:24 on the google movie. That definitely looks like a dynamically rendered texture. What in the world is going on there? It even looks like they're rendering _five_ different faces at once (each side has a...

This is going to be rather long, and with many questions... So I've been looking more into interrupts. At the moment I have a vague notion that they are automatically or manually triggered hardware events which must be dealt with by the system, which responds using interrupt functions...

Just Beginner's Notes Alright. So I've been looking into Saturn dev again since I got home for the summer, and have myself a modification chip ordered for the Saturn. But I am wondering about the best place to start. I'd love to begin understanding nearly everything about the Saturn...

Would it be feasible, probable, or technically possible to mod a Pro Action Replay or the PAR-like carts to be recognized as backup RAM carts by default rather than as expansion RAM carts? I remember reading of course that the Saturn can recognize the cart either as a Backup RAM, or as an...

Did anybody receive the email about the discontinuation of KPIT GNU COFF toolchains? Is this even a problem? I ask because I know that you use COFF compilers for the Saturn. I think I recall Rockin'-B setting up ELF binaries for Saturn once, but did that work? I just thought I'd mention this.

As my post says, I am merely curious, but. For Runik, Fabian, and the other Saturn emulator writers. Why actually are the emulators...well, you know, they could use a little polish. Even the GiriGiri and its clones have big problems. The question being, why has it not been perfected? I...

This is probably dumb, but. Rockin-B, you obviously know how to resampling texture data from your texel coordinate example, right? Why not some kind of demo/library that lets you apply bilinear/bicubic filtering to these resampled textures? We could even do mipmapping and trilinear filtering...

I've noticed these looking at other people's source, and I've tried looking them up but I actually couldn't find much useful. I have thought about maybe going to another more general programming board, but then maybe something here was specifically important for Saturn, so I just thought I'd...

I've ran into a few topics using Search regarding Saturn music, but just to clarify. 1. There is absolutely no way to make module-based Saturn music without a Macintosh. (as in sequenced music). Is that right? 2. SGL says that Sega provides a wave and tone editor. Also that you are free...

For some reason, I keep thinking that the VDP2 only rotates on 2 axises [axi?] at a time: XY, XZ, or YZ. But, I've looked over the VDP2 reference and the section on the rotating scroll in the SGL Tutorial document, and I can't find any mention of this. Is this true, or did my mind just make...

I don't understand why I can use --------- POINT point_list[1] = { POStoFIXED(10.0, 10.0, 0.0); } --------- But not --------- POINT point_list[1]; * * * point_list[0] = POStoFIXED(10.0, 10.0, 0.0); --------- Performing the second example results in GCC giving me "parse error before { "...

In the SGL library there is a function defined ------------ void slWindow(left, top, right, bottom, Zlimit, ctx, cty) ------------ Which allows you to set the clipping area, and determine the screen origin (centerx, centery) of all 3D objects drawn. Questions. 1. In all SGL demos, there...

Hiya. I've ran through basically every thread on here and I've tried to make a collection of all the CD burning tools. Tell me if this sounds right... -----------Tools XXCDRWIN --Not available for free, so I didn't get it...the free version was very crippled, 1x speed. //StripISO...

Well, I set up my PATHs and installed KPIT and everything, set up the SGL thingagummie and started out with one of the Akira demos. I changed the directories in that makefile to point to where SGL and the tools were on my machine, and I tried making... Er, and I got a sl.coff file at around...

Hey again. I'm still vaguely interested in this Saturn programming thing, and I've been reading up on C++, GCC, and Make (I'm pretty new at this). But, I don't quite understand the need for an extra compiler. SGL and SBL libraries, sure, but is there a reason the KPIT compiler is recommended...