Comment on Running Pokémon With A Compass And Straightedge

arcine@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not really…? You should read the article.

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  • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s not a very long article and it doesn’t really explain anything, it just says that it’s been done. But I don’t really understand how that runs a game boy game?

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    • nicolauz@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “also altered a Game Boy emulator to implement the ALU instructions using compass and straightedge operations”

      The title is a lie. It’s using a computer as usual, with extra steps - instead of using the CPU as intended it simulates the mentioned tools/techniques

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      • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I just don’t understand how you can use a compass and straight edge to emulate an instruction set. The article just doesn’t explain it; it’s just like, “Of course this is a thing.”

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