GameCube: what changed
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Title: GameCube
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| 1 | + | *This is only a stub for a work in progress porting. At this time there is a generic PowerPC compiler and a stripped down RTL. It lacks the prt0 and the linker script; no download available yet.* | |
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| 3 | + | ## GameCube specs | |
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| 5 | + | - **CPU**: IBM PowerPC '[Gekko](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gekko_%28microprocessor%29)' @486 MHz (based on [PowerPC 750CXe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC_750CXe)) | |
| 6 | + | - **GPU**: ATI 'Flipper' graphics @162 MHz | |
| 7 | + | - **Disc Format**: 8cm GameCube Optical Disc (1.5 GB) | |
| 8 | + | - **Internal Storage**: | |
| 9 | + | - 24 MB of main [1T-SRAM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1T-SRAM) | |
| 10 | + | - 16 MB of auxiliary DRAM | |
| 11 | + | - **External Storage**: 2 GameCube Memory Cards | |
| 12 | + | - **External Ports**: | |
| 13 | + | - 4 GameCube Controller Ports | |
| 14 | + | - 1 High-Speed Data Port | |
| 15 | + | - 2 Serial Ports | |
| 16 | + | - **Max Resolution**: 480p (DOL-001 models only) | |
| 17 | + | - **Internet**: | |
| 18 | + | - 10/100 Ethernet Adapter (optional) | |
| 19 | + | - Modem Adapter (optional) | |
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| 21 | + | ## Status | |
| 22 | + | ||
| 23 | + | - PowerPC CPU is supported. | |
| 24 | + | - A stripped down RTL is running | |
| 25 | + | - Some small tests are working fine on emulator | |
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| 27 | + | ## Screenshots | |
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| 29 | + | *These screenshots are grabbed from gcube emulator running on win32* | |
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| 31 | + | A simple static screen: | |
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| 33 | + | <figure> | |
| 34 | + | <img src="fpc4gamecube.png" title="A static example" /> | |
| 35 | + | <figcaption>A static example</figcaption> | |
| 36 | + | </figure> | |
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| 38 | + | A bouncing square over a scrolling background: | |
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| 40 | + | <figure> | |
| 41 | + | <img src="Pageflip.png" title="Dynamic page flipping example" /> | |
| 42 | + | <figcaption>Dynamic page flipping example</figcaption> | |
| 43 | + | </figure> | |
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| 45 | + | ## Useful links | |
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| 47 | + | T/C | |
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| 49 | + | --- | |
| 50 | + | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "GameCube", as it stood on 2020-09-12 after a change by Trev, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* | |
| 51 | + | Category: FPC | |
| 52 | + | Category: Operating Systems and Platforms |