Plus4 world lives again!

Plus4 world now has a new home!! Although it still has some way to go in terms of files etc, you can now at least log on and use it again.

http://www.plus4world.com

Thanks again to Csabo for all his hard work!!

Bloody PC's!!!!

Well, it looks like I've had a hard disk failure, or rather its almost dead (I think). It keeps locking up, and it can take an age to access things sometimes, which is usually a sign your disks on the way out. This is a bugger an no mistake....

It means I've got to buy a new disk, reinstall everything, not to mention try and find all the software I use but forgot about... little utilities I take for granted.

I also have the choice of installing Vista or XP again. I hate vista, so the choice would seem pretty clear.... but that said, I dont really want to have to do this again. The hard disk that failed is about4 years old and its been that long since Ive had to install things again, but I hate doing it - who doesn't.

Anyway, all this means that things will now move pretty slowly as I need to do this before I can get going on my various projects again. Bugger.

I hate PCs.....

Debugging.

I've been discussing the debugger and trying to gauge how people develop over on lemon64 (HERE!), so if your interested head on over there.

I still think this project has the chance of being invaluable to the retro comunity, particually if I can get emulator writers to pick it up and implement the STUB (which I think/hope should be minimal work for them). This then gives a stable, consistent debugger across the board and should allow developers a great code base for doing tools and other features, not to mention develop new hardware and games.

I'm actively looking for feedback and suggestions on how you develop and what you'd liketo see in a debugger, so feel free to join in the discussion on lemon64.

Plus4 world gone....

Well, it would seem that yet another problem has hit plus4world, emucamp has had many problems reciently and now it seems its domain name has expired! I'm not sure where all the plus4 folk have gone to talk/complain about it, but I think now is the time to bite the bullet and move the site - enough is enough. Emucamp was okay, but its so incredibly unreliable now it's not funny, and I'd hate to lose the site because of some badly maintained server.

I tried to mail Lando, but he appears to have changed email addresses since I last spoke to him - which is a bugger....

Alive and kickin'

Well, I appear to be back in the world of the living again. I finally had to take a couple of days off to try and kick this cold and it appears to have worked, so after a reasonably lazy couple of days I'm finally sitting in front of my machine again looking back at the debugger.

When I started this I thought it would be a reasonably small job, and one I could quickly do and get it out there so I could progress with more interesting things, but alas... this was not to be. It's turning into yet another mamoth task, and one thats eating up yet more of my limited free time. Sure, once its all working things will be great! But that still looks like being a long way off for now. I may have to scale my initial release back a little so I can at least release something and not have this as yet another project that never seems to appear.

What I'll probably do is finish the Plus4 debugging so that its pretty good to use, and then do the emulator (TCP/IP) stub for everyone else, then release that. I know I wanted to get the C64 version done first, but that will take ages, and since it requires a real machine hooked up, I can only do it in my work room at home. Once I get TCP/IP support for emulators, I can carry on doing debugging features using my laptop anywhere I like using Minus4 (or my C64/Spectrum emultor for that matter).

I gave Russell my spectrum emulator and he's be rewriting it in C# with the idea of playing with Silverlight, but this means he's doing a Z80 debugger and will use the plug in interface to support his emuator.

So....thats where we are just now, lets hope I can kick things up a gear and do some actual work! Of course...I go away on holiday to Florida in two weeks, so that's gonna get in the way, although I've bought an extra battery for my laptop, so hope to do some stuff on the plane there.

Computer Games: The Easy Way To Have Fun

A mouse, joystick and a keyboard are required if you wish to play the computer games. In order to get the feeling of the live game, you can add the speakers and the head phones too. If you want to play the most recent introduced computer games, the very important mandatory thing that you have to do is to install the latest version of Windows operating system.

The computer games are accessible on the dedicated game console platforms like the X box, Game cube and the very famous Play station 2. The very challenging thing about the computer games is to maintain the pace with the always changing PC hardware industry. A lot of graphics and CPU's have been coming up in the recent times. The computer games are enjoyed by every section of the people and all the age group also. The computer games are considered to be the best way for time pass and increase knowledge of the people. It helps the small children to learn how to use the computer and gain knowledge. They become quicker in thinking and their thinking ability increases.

Thus, the computer games are now a mandatory thing for every child. Instead of the outdoor games, the computer games are liked by the people.

A New Addiction: Cricket Games

Majority of the people enjoy playing the game of cricket on the mobile phones, PC, portable play stations and a lot of other means of playing games. Enjoying and playing the cricket games on the internet is truly very exciting and a superb way to spend the free time. A lot of the games designers who are the hard core fans of the game of cricket bring the online game very real. The cricket games that are played on the internet are very rich in the animation and graphics.

Thousands of people are their, who are very big fan of cricket and wish to get associated with this game some how or the other. In playing or watching cricket is not on their cards, they can play the game and enjoy it virtually. The can play the virtual cricket as a lot of cricket games has come up which are very advanced and a great fun.

While playing the cricket games on the internet, you can select the games according to your own choice. It may be one day matches and even the test matches. A lot of people like to play the cricket games these days as they get a golden chance to connect with the game of cricket. Therefore, playing the cricket game is a superb means of fun and thrill.

Killing Games: The Adventurous Mode To Have Fun.

Killing games is all about two computerized players fighting with each other. Both the performers hold the same place in the competition. Hitting back and winning the matches are the chances for both players were just equivalent. The game is completely exciting and thrilling and a player is availed with different choices such as fighting, shooting etc. these games wisely observes the fighting ability of the performer but that too in exciting way. Nowadays people are getting attracted towards these games as they are full of thrill and excitement. Many reviews shows that these games are quite famous and the most demanded one.

To make it more interesting and exciting it will be suggested that two players should play this game simultaneously. Internet is the finest means which shows some of the incredible killing games. Those who desire to play this game on internet can go ahead otherwise internet also give the facility to download these games. For downloading killing games you just need to follow some instructions. There are many sites which offer hundreds of killing games. Your enthusiasm to play these games increases when you find some good storyline in killing games. So these games help you to make use of your brain.

Become A? Hero With The Superb Action Games.

You really get thrilled when you watch any action scene in movies. Good sound effects can give more thrills to the action. In fact there are some actions which are breath taking. So what about action games on your computer? Some of the fantastic action games creators have done great animation work which is really appreciable. Action games usually include a story line as stories always attract people. Everyone is ready to listen to a story especially action stories. The creator?s imagination and thinking is applied to the action games that you play on your computer. They are so interesting that it just takes away your breath and you just can?t stop playing it.

Space fights, adventures, jet planes colliding in the air just think or imagine any of action and you will surely find them used in this game. You can find them action games on internet. In fact may of the action games are free online. Action games are really exciting not only for the teenagers but your whole family can really enjoy these games. This game examines the ability of the performer and how they respond during the game. They also sharpen the ability of the player to judge. Action games cannot be called as fully fun games they rather help as a training tool if they are used in a proper manner.

Those free online games that are gaining popularity nowadays are- arcade games, card games, strategy games, sports games, casino games, board games, puzzle games and shooting games. Most of the action games on internet can be downloaded with no cost. Just look for a site for the games and you can play any of the action games. They are best means of entertainment. But it will be suggested to play these games in small doses only otherwise you will be addictive to these games. So to make your life

You wait. Time passes......

Yeah, I've not been doing much past few days. I've got a bit of a cold so I'm feeling a bit pooh, and we've had some birthdays etc. so I've not had much time. I might get a chance to get back into gear over the weekend, but it depends on this cold...*sigh*

Mobile Games: The Mostly Played Games

Waiting in a queue is always troublesome and very boring. But if you get something that is very interesting and exciting, the time passes in a fraction of second. One such thing to do for some entertainment is to plat the mobile games. It is among the fastest developing industries in the entire world during these days. It has become so popular that people are now becoming more and more addicted to it.

Not only the teens, but the adults also like to play the mobile games. As a matter of fact, it is seen that the adults interact more with the mobile games as compared to the teens. Now the mobile phones have come up in wide ranges which has very wide screen, great color, graphics which allow the mobile user to benefit and enjoy from the mobiles. Due to the development in the technology of the mobile phone, more and more mobile games have come up. Some of the most popular and liked mobile games include casino, cards, puzzles games, shooters and many more.

The advancement in the mobile phones like the additional feature Bluetooth and the infrared have enabled the users to enjoy the mobile games.

Bike Games: Get The Fun Out In You

Are you looking for the online bike games? The online search engine is the perfect place to get the various portals for the same. But due to so much competition, it is becoming very difficult to select the best games websites for accessing the best games site. Still, searching online can help you to get the sites on online games.

The people who love to play games on the internet should look out for the bike games. Boys always remain boys as they love to taste every bit of adventure and risk. If you guys want to sense the same fun, then the bike games can be the best thing to try. It is full of adventure and fun. Some of the mostly liked bike games include unicorn rider, mibi ke 2, motocross 3, motor rally, doom riders and prom racers. These are few of the most loved and played bike games among the guys as well as the girls.

Be it young boys or the adults, the bike games is the favorite online game. It is now becoming more and more interesting due to the development in the graphics and introduction of 3D. So get started with the bike games and enjoy the thrill!

Online Games - The Easiest Way To Have Fun

The games are an extremely addictive from of the entertainment, particularly the electronic games. The online games provide loads of hours of playability which are enjoyed by mostly all the gamers, regardless of any age or gender.

The games developers have moved a step ahead in making the electronic games very enjoyable. The game developers with the help of the internet have introduced a latest genre of the online games. Here is little info related to the techniques on how to play the online games without any hassle.

It is very easy to play the online games. By merely looking into the well known search engines, you can very easily get to know the different popular portal that offers online games services.

The gaming trends have truly had a very noticeable effect on the industry of the online gaming as a lot of people are now taking the online games to entertain themselves and pass hours with loads of fun without paying much for so much fun. Earlier, playing games on internet was only imaginary, but now due to the development of the online games, people are enjoying the games online. They actually feel to be the certain character in the games.

The Thrilling Action Games

You get very excited at the time when you watch some thrilling movie or any such scenes. The actions in the television along with the sound effect make us feel that we are actually experiencing that. So what about the action games on the computers?

The people who make the action games make superb animations which may include an interesting story line too as it always magnetize us. The online action games make use of the story line and great action sequence which almost take away the breath of every player who are very interested in playing action games and adventure.

The space fights, adventures and the planes that collide in the air and the other action sequence make the game very interesting. Mostly all the games which are played online are free and very easy to access. The action games provide a lot of thrill and fun to the players especially to the teenagers who are more interested in these games. The action games are personally very beneficial to the players also. They help to widen the thinking and judgment of the players. It can be a true training tool if it is taken properly.

Some of the very famous action games include Board Games, Arcade Games, Strategy Games, Card Games and the Casino Games. A lot of portals have come up in the recent time that offer free action games. Therefore, have fun with the action game and taste the adventure in your life!

Go faster stripes....

I've been struggling with replacing the rich text box for a while and almost everything I've tried was much slower, even though I know I could plot those bloody pixels myself quicker that windows ever could. I've tried several things but I've finally gotten a normal windows form to draw without flickering like a bugger and fast enough to be - well, actually usable.

I'm now rendering the dissassembly window using a large bitmap that I create each Paint (although I'll probably change that to be a little more optimal later). Still, at least I can do pretty much anything I want now without having to worry about it. The update is pretty good to - much quicker than the RichTextBox. So, I'll continue to progress with this and clean up the code as its been hacked around quite a bit in the last week.

After that I really need to address the registers as they have to be created, updated and process by the plugin.

So...progress at LAST! I'm now into the middle third of the project, and this is where things seem to move at a crawl and will never get finished. However, I'm now getting things moving again and I hope it picks up pace and I can actually release it to everyone to play with. I really do hope it'll help change development and make emulators a better platform to write on, not to mention making it easier to test on real hardware.

Wikipedia

I was reading through some wikipedia entry's on DMA and their games, and it staggers my just how bad community editing can be. I look at these every now and then to see if anyone's discovered anything cool, but what strikes me the most is how bad the editing is.

Uniracers for example. About a year or so ago it had a fairly large entry and was pretty factual, but now its a tiny stub as editors trim bits they don't like. If you look back through the history far enough, you'll find additions by me where I talked about the split screen system having to be verified by Nintendo R&D. This was because I got the guys to use an old C64 trick of ripping sprites to get perfect splits. However some over zealous editor started asking for citations and verifications and it eventually got cut. It pisses me off a bit since they really know nothing about it, and any citations would have come from me in the first place.

The problem with only putting down things they are 100% sure of because its been in print somewhere else, is that there's never anything new. Its just a duplication of what's out there already. This is stupid. It means no one could EVER use wikipedia to publish a new theory or idea, because some little Hitler will come along and nuke the whole thing just because they have never heard of it.

Community editing is good, over all the right thing gets out there. Bits you've never heard of you leave, bits your sure about you add or fix. But at some point you get some kind of community editor, and they have too much power to kill things they don't like or don't understand. They are usually appointed because they've spent lots of time adding content, but it doesn't means they know what the **** they're on about.

All in all, Wikipedia is going downhill fast. Rant over....Grrrr...