Idea about Raspberry Pi and GLbasic

[mentalthink]

This can be absolutelly fantastic, not for make games, but for the "cacharreo" (this it´s making the old computers and apparells internaly), can be awesome... if have any information about this... please comment, in Spain too much people had adquired a RasPberry and perhaps want some lenaguaje easy and powerfull, of course, I´m sure they are preffer C , I´m sure too, they are sadomasoquists   

[Ian Price]

Let's be fair - if you're wanting to use a Raspberry Pi (or any computer for that matter) to program anything you've got to be a sadomasochist!

[Kitty Hello]

the Pi might fit perfectly inside old 8-bit computers...

[Ian Price]

I don't think the Pi would fit into the Spectrum case. Although TBF you did say computer, not calculator!

[matchy]

the Pi might fit perfectly inside old 8-bit computers...

Great idea. There are joysticks with games on them so I bet the NES will be the first console gutted for a Pi.

... perhaps want some language* easy and powerful*, of course, I´m sure they are prefer* C

I think there is a ready to go editor and tutorials for Python coded games at the moment.

[bigsofty]

Ooh, this sounds like a great idea, stick one in an 8 bit micro case, add one of these...



Using an authentic mouse and keyboard may be a little more problematic though?

[Marmor]

hah remember this joystick .
Pi for the masses and all ideas become reality !

[Ian Price]

I always hated the Competition Pro joysticks. My hands just never seemed to fit them properly. Everyone I know loves them, but I never felt comfortable using one.

I grew up with about a million Quickshot 2 joysticks (they died pretty quickly), which suited me perfectly until I got a Megadrive and found that that controller worked brilliantly on my Amiga.

[erico]

What? no decathlon on atari 2600?

[fuzzy70]

I loved the SNES controller as it fit comfortably in the hands. Was it also the 1st controller to have shoulder buttons?,  & more or less all current controllers like the xbox/360 & Sony one's are based on that layout with the 4 buttons on the right (with the addition of analog sticks as well of course). I don't recall the Megadrive controller as never had one or if that had shoulder buttons & was out before the SNES.

Lee

[mentalthink]

For joystick use GlBasic your device mobile, Arduino  and some 8 bits computer... more easy and more cheaper... , and well, play Out Run whit accelerometers...

[Kitty Hello]

I also used quickshot2 until I found the megadrive pad. Best of all, Blitz was able to poll all 3 buttons on Amiga!

[bigsofty]

This looks close to my ideal...

http://technabob.com/blog/2009/04/12/sinclair-zx-spectrum-linux-pc-casemod/



BTW his Flickr page shows you how to get the keyboard working.

[matchy]

Yep that is neat. I would like a MC-10 version.

[Hark0]

This looks close to my ideal...

http://technabob.com/blog/2009/04/12/sinclair-zx-spectrum-linux-pc-casemod/



BTW his Flickr page shows you how to get the keyboard working.

OH MY GOD.... a ZX machine