3D Game engine

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20th-July-2011, 14:17
SsJVasto

3D Game engine

Hey everyone. I have been writing this managed 3D game engine for PSP. It's written in C++ (only C on PSP >.< but I managed to sneak classes in mu modules), with the standard sony graphics unit (sceGu), and it supports bgm and network connectivity. In the near future, I'll surely add some features (see CODE block A).

The reason for my post is because I am aiming for a cross-platform engine, and I was wondering what console I should port this to?

Code:

Playstation 1 (found SDK, but never looked at it) Playstation 2 (PS2DEV.org is dead, does anyone have the devkit?) Nintendo DS (looked fairly simple a year or so ago, but the 3D will be lessened (reduced quality)) Nintendo 64 (just to LOL) Nintendo Gamecube SEGA Dreamcast Android (the NDK would be fastest, but C on Android it might not work on all phone models... Apparently the OpenGL-lookalike in Android's Java SDK is pretty good... we'll see) iTouch/iPhone (I'm just putting that up there, but I don't have any apple products and don't really care much for them...)

The engine itself will also be ported to PC, as the PSP SDK is essentially in OpenGL2.0... The roadblock I'm trying to pass is a way to display an OpenGL window on multiple Operating Systems (can test on WinXP/Win7, and also on Debian6/Backtrack4, need testers for MacOS (in a couple months/years)

BLOCK A

Code:

CURRENT FEATURES: - 3D game engine (tested with 15000 polygons at 60FPS); - Stereo BGM; - Network TCP Socket (Client-side only, for now) - Button mapping, thread-safe WORKING ON: - 3D Anaglyph display (red/blue, cyan/magenta) - Sound FX without cutting BGM - microphone input TO-DO LIST: - Wiki pages; - Simplified Sample Code; - 2D layout over 3D gameplay (not hard, just didn't bother to do it yet); - Script parser (NPC, shops, quests); - HD output for PSP (720p via Component cable (PSP-2000/3000/Go only); - lots more I'm not thinking of right now...
20th-July-2011, 14:28
trinhnhatquang97

Dude, if i, i swear to you that i will choose PlayStation 2

And this is a PS2 DevKit if still i have it:
http://web.archive.org/web/200904170....org/ps2/Tools
21st-July-2011, 22:03
Mupen64 Man

I would simply love to see you port to Nintendo 64, and then send me a rom of it, :sa-wink:
21st-July-2011, 22:08
Nemkoon

I would prefer if you put in on Dreamcast.
Why? So you don't need to risk opening it up, just pop in the burned CD and play. ;)
21st-July-2011, 22:19
Josh

While PS2 would be cool, you would be able to get more use if you ported it to either Android or the iOS system. I don't know the specifics of them, but more people would be able to utilize the engine since it would be for a current platform. You would also be able to get official dev libraries and such.
26th-July-2011, 21:09
SsJVasto

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mupen64 Man

I would simply love to see you port to Nintendo 64, and then send me a rom of it, :sa-wink:

The engine is a Game Engine... It's to make game development and cross-platform programming easier... For you to get a ROM, I'd need to finish the Engine, and then write a game for it, and compile for N64... I was planning in future, but the engine must be done first...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

I would prefer if you put in on Dreamcast.
Why? So you don't need to risk opening it up, just pop in the burned CD and play. ;)

The dreamcast already runs burned CD's... I bought mine and popped Utopia in it and it booted... Dreamcast models A and B load CD-R, but I hear models C don't... Best of luck if you have revision C...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh

While PS2 would be cool, you would be able to get more use if you ported it to either Android or the iOS system. I don't know the specifics of them, but more people would be able to utilize the engine since it would be for a current platform. You would also be able to get official dev libraries and such.

I agree with you, but the thing I'm trying to accomplish here is to have high-end graphics on past consoles... What I mean is like:
A PS2 has a network card, a Dreamcast has a network adapter, the Gamecube has one, and so does your PSP and PC... Why can't I have a game that's identical (except the controls) on each platform, that would allow cross-platform gaming... I'm gaming on my PSP, and members of my party are on PS2 and Dreamcast... That'd be cool! A way to keep making fresh games for our old consoles, and also have compatibility with newwer consoles...
26th-July-2011, 21:13
Nemkoon

Why would I say port it to DC if I didn't have one? :P
Revision A i think.
26th-July-2011, 21:23
Inferno.

XBOX might be worth considering as well as a lot of people still use theirs for homebrew. Like there are people using a version of Doom on XBOX over the internet for multiplayer. :lol There's probably also still a load of people using XLink Kai to play their XBOXes online through system link via the internet.
28th-July-2011, 16:12
SsJVasto

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inferno.

XBOX might be worth considering as well as a lot of people still use theirs for homebrew. Like there are people using a version of Doom on XBOX over the internet for multiplayer. :lol There's probably also still a load of people using XLink Kai to play their XBOXes online through system link via the internet.

Wow, I completely forgot about Xbox... Yeah, I can xhack it out too, but if it's SDK isn't C-style or doesn't support OpenGL (it probably runs DirectX...) then it could be complicated... Anyone have a link to XboxSDK so I can look it over?

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