This question has been asked numerous times. Get yourself a console "X" devlopment kit, a book on C or C++, a book on Windows Programming using the WinAPI, the console "X" in question, and lastly a game to play in console "X." Then you need to see some examples of emulation programming (ie. sourcecode). Then you need patience... a lot of it.

 

It's stuff like this which makes we bow down in awe to the emu authors. Trying to reconcile differences with pcs and consoles is simply too darn difficult.

 

well if you manage to make a game using C or C++ language, you can get make an emulator yourself by following certain source codes and other stuff... and it benifits a lot not working alone

 

all I know is it's way over my head and all emu makers deserve some of the highest credit of anyone I know. I mean who would sit endless hours working on something just so cheap ppl like us don't have to spend money on the real thing. All I can say is THANKS to the emu authors and uh yeah. YAY almost 100 posts, how the hell did I get so many already? (you must be laughing, 100? many? ROFLOL)

 

I am sure that authoring a major emu can't be a bad addition to their resume

 

that sorta sucks, I mean the coders/decoders for EpsxE and PJ64 are amazing and yet almost illegal. :/

 

Iq...lots of IQ...thats all I can say.

 

Lots Skill,Patience and a little luck

 

Well,....I was actually wondering about the "starting point"....where do you exactly start? I was hoping an emu author sees this but i guess they wont go over thier work for us

 

you can go to the project 64 website http://www.pj64.net and download the source files for the emu. If you can read through them and understand what they do I'd say your off on a good start.

 

All I can say is study C++ or find an experianced programmer to give you some help.

 

well I think the best way would be asking the emu authors themselves what should be done... but I doubt it that they entaertain such question thoroughly and fully detailed...

 

An experienced C++ programmer doesn't necessarily know beans about emulation. It's not something thought in mainstream education.

IQ? Well, that and lots of coffee...

I can make a game easily, but I still think emulation needs a lot more work to understand, unless, you already have something to start with, but then, the problem now is understanding that stuff you have. But I guess it's better than starting from nothing.

I guess, first you have to understand how the PSX BIOS works, and know how the game communicates to it. Basically, you're trying to recreate the API. Once you figure that out, you gotta start interpreting the instructions of the BIOS, i.e. Draw what needs to be drawn, render what must be rendered... etc...



:bow: Emu Authors