GameCube

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.

GameCube specs

• CPU: IBM PowerPC 'Gekko' @486 MHz (based on PowerPC 750CXe)
• GPU: ATI 'Flipper' graphics @162 MHz
• Disc Format: 8cm GameCube Optical Disc (1.5 GB)
• Internal Storage:
  • 24 MB of main 1T-SRAM
  • 16 MB of auxiliary DRAM
• External Storage: 2 GameCube Memory Cards
• External Ports:
  • 4 GameCube Controller Ports
  • 1 High-Speed Data Port
  • 2 Serial Ports
• Max Resolution: 480p (DOL-001 models only)
• Internet:
  • 10/100 Ethernet Adapter (optional)
  • Modem Adapter (optional)

Status

• PowerPC CPU is supported.
• A stripped down RTL is running
• Some small tests are working fine on emulator

Screenshots

These screenshots are grabbed from gcube emulator running on win32

A simple static screen:

<figure> <img src="fpc4gamecube.png" title="A static example" /> <figcaption>A static example</figcaption> </figure>

A bouncing square over a scrolling background:

<figure> <img src="Pageflip.png" title="Dynamic page flipping example" /> <figcaption>Dynamic page flipping example</figcaption> </figure>

Useful links

T/C

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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.