Search found 4 matches

by solarisra
Tue Dec 21, 2021 4:25 pm
Forum: Megadrive/Genesis
Topic: Bank-switched Genesis game with Mode 1 Music vs Sega CD
Replies: 7
Views: 7382

Re: Bank-switched Genesis game with Mode 1 Music vs Sega CD

Thank goodness I have no intention of doing that! I lack the time, resources, and will to take on a project that large. Even if I were to make a game that big, relatively speaking, releasing it on a retro console would not be my first choice. However, this does reinforce the idea that the Sega CD wa...
by solarisra
Tue Dec 21, 2021 4:08 am
Forum: Megadrive/Genesis
Topic: Bank-switched Genesis game with Mode 1 Music vs Sega CD
Replies: 7
Views: 7382

Re: Bank-switched Genesis game with Mode 1 Music vs Sega CD

So, if I understand you correctly, I can create an initial program on a cart which can detect whether there is a CD present or not. If it detects that a CD is present, I could send a call to the sub-cpu in the Sega CD to fetch whatever data I want on the disc (given the constraints of the hardware)....
by solarisra
Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:59 am
Forum: Megadrive/Genesis
Topic: Bank-switched Genesis game with Mode 1 Music vs Sega CD
Replies: 7
Views: 7382

Re: Bank-switched Genesis game with Mode 1 Music vs Sega CD

Thanks Chilly! I was quite surprised to get a response from you of all people. I have been lurking on these boards for awhile now and have learned quite a bit from your posts alone. My initial goal is to recreate an infamously hard platformer using SGDK, of which I feel I am making decent progress. ...
by solarisra
Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:40 am
Forum: Megadrive/Genesis
Topic: Bank-switched Genesis game with Mode 1 Music vs Sega CD
Replies: 7
Views: 7382

Bank-switched Genesis game with Mode 1 Music vs Sega CD

Not sure if this is the right forum, but I have kind of an odd question. Given the simplicity of using SGDK (to which I am forever grateful), outside of rotation and scaling, is there any benefit to creating a game for Sega CD (in ASM) versus creating a bank-switched Genesis game that utilizes Mode ...