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How do I create an emulator :bow:

 

[Guest]

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To answer your question - you create an emulator by programming it. How? That'd be a tad to big to explain now

 

[SnakeBite]

there's a lot of threads about this already. here's some:
http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65055
http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50072
http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59894

and you should be experienced with programming already before starting with an emulator.

 

[ArchIBaLD]

if he's already asking i might as well too. can i create a emulator for chip8 in java? i have to do a project for my finals and i think it's a pretty good idea

 

[zen_master]

Oooh.. Why would you want to write an emulator in java ? Even though it sounds ridiculous, you could get away with it. Major drawback is that you cant use pointers, but because chip8 has small memory, you can just declare a one big a** array and of you go :guitar: :. Other than that its very possible, just don't try it with any other project. Oh and post the code when you're done.

 

[Kraelis]

Somehow, I doubt the original poster was talking about a chip emulator as he was about a console one. :lol:

Scrap Java for the project. You won't be gaining anything from it. But then again, they had us do CPU scheduling in Java...

 

[ArchIBaLD]

it's not about gaining something.. i have to do it in java..

any other ideas for a project in java? though it's offtopic i don't really want to open a new thread

 

[zen_master]

I really dont know, java is not one of my favorite languages. Why not try this site.

 

[Dante Yagami]

Java is one of my Favorite languages, Plus not having pointers is an advantage, why should programmer care about managing memory, plus one mistake in setting a pointer leads to a disaster.
I am doing my graduation project in java this year,so I'm alittle experinced in it, still learning it though, it's really hard & big, but you can do whatever you want with it.

btw 1 of the major benefits of Java you can run the same code on any OS, since it is an interpreted language, just instal the JVM on the pc & it will run it whatever the OS is which will help any kind of projects!!

Anyway if you are thinking of a project, small or big one, how much time left for you to make it??

 

[zen_master]

Plus not having pointers is an advantage, why should programmer care about managing memory, plus one mistake in setting a pointer leads to a disaster.

Do you know anything about writing an emulator ?.... :hdbash:

 

[Dante Yagami]

writing an emulator alittle.
programming, what is enough to know the difference between languages using pointers as C series & others who don't use.

do you mind why you asked me this strange quest.?
I was replying to ArchIBaLD btw not the topic started

 

[zen_master]

You made a direct comment about me saying that Java doesn't support pointers making it inferior to lets say C/C++ when it comes to emulator programming. Then you said that NOT having pointers is an advantage, you said that a programmer shouldnt care about managing memory.

When you write an emulator, you are trying to emulate a computer. And every computer even a simple Chip8 has memory. In fact writing an emulator using JAVA for a more complicated machine, like lets say a PlayStation, would prove so impractical that it has newer was/will be attempted by anyone. This let me to a conclusion that you either know very little or nothing about actually writing an emulator. Thus the "strange" question.

Good day.

 

[Dante Yagami]

oh thanks for the explanation, & yes I know alittle about programming Emulators something I'm not ashamed of
anyway,Do you mean that to start programming an emulator you have to organise your memory directly (cos java uses automatic memory allocation).
Also why would i like to know the adresses of my variables since they have names & i can called them by using thier names only?

good day to you too

Edit : I didn't mean any offence by saying that programmers doesn't need pointers & that this is against your opinion

 

[ArchIBaLD]

ow.. it will be a pretty long time before i start it. i just wanted to get some info. thanks for the link

 

[Kraelis]

Hm... try making a game for Java. Something like Mastermind or Text Twist. For serious stuff, try a Java-based Chat program... or Auction, or what not.

 

[refraction]

guys lets not turn this into a "what language is best" arguement, they all have their advantages.

if you are thinking of making an emu i suggest you read some of thie stickies HERE

that should be enough to get you started

 

[Kraelis]

Well, it's not a "which language is best" problem. It's a "that language can't do that, but you need it for this functionality" problem. The only reason it got to that point is because the direct memory addressing functionality problem was unclear.

 

[refraction]

Well, it's not a "which language is best" problem. It's a "that language can't do that, but you need it for this functionality" problem. The only reason it got to that point is because the direct memory addressing functionality problem was unclear.

well really that falls under the same catagory, if a language cant do something then another language that can is classed as "better"

but yes i do see your point