a PC programming new C= games ?

Overdoc · 30 November 2002, 17:39

Haha, an absolute stupid idea which came to my mind while sitting on the toilet

Imagine it is the year 2050 or something and PCs have the power of billions higher than now.
Then let such a PC calculate every possible byte combination of an Amiga 500' memory and at the same time check if it somehow could be a good game

Hehehe, I wonder how many cool games are still sleeping inside our old computers. Same thing could also be done for a C64 or any other old computer as well

I don't think it will ever be possible because there are so damn many combinations that even the best of the best computers could not even do such a thing only for a 5kB machine like a VC-20

Also the software that detects if the output on the screen could be a game must be very, very sophisticated.

But it isn't all combinations to check, because quite a lot will only give stupid bytes, but no real code, and I am sure this could be checked rather easily. Also every game has to have a joystick detection in it, grafik output could be checked by future intelligent visual detection systems, etc, etc, etc.....

Maybe somewhere in the future super computers will exist that will be able to program new C64 & Amiga games ?

Sure, it's a complete insane thaught, but what do you think ?
Will it ever be possible ?

Amiga1992 · 30 November 2002, 21:45

no need for that since there are people still coding or the C64 and Amiga

If teh games produced are any good, well, that depends on them :/

But I think there are LOTS of games that have not appeared in these formats, and could be easily ported (example #1: Puzzle Bobble. No, don't mention those 'orribel Amiga clones).

It just takes a couple of people to join up and get their arses down to convert these beauts

Djay · 30 November 2002, 22:16

if i understand you right.... what your saying is... kinda like

- lets say you got a computer to randomly place pixels on a screen... after some time you would end with the Mona Lisa, and with no blueprint to work from???

this is borderline StarTrek!!!! wicked

RetroMan · 30 November 2002, 22:25

What if this Super-Computer finds out, that all good games have been coded allready

Will it end in a BLUESCREEN ????

Djay · 30 November 2002, 22:35

yeah..yeah..

you imagine the scene...

the worlds top computer people stand around a computer that has been formulating the very best calculations for twenty years, one of the guys copies the information to a floppy disk, the disk then inserted into an Amiga 1200... the power light flicks on...

Djay · 30 November 2002, 22:36

...

Amiga1992 · 01 December 2002, 02:01

<nitpick_mode>
An A1200 is rarely gonna show a KS1.x Guru meditation screen
</nitpck_mode>

Djay · 01 December 2002, 21:54

hehe, well spotted Akira.... i actually screen grabbed the above from the beginning bit of the Budbrain demo (couldn't be bothered to force the Amiga to software fail!!!)

30 November 2002, 22:36	#6
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	... Attached Thumbnails

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Want to get into programming	ami_junkie	Coders. General	7	13 May 2009 12:55
Amiga Programming	stareagle	request.Apps	1	09 June 2007 13:36
c programming help needed!	jonssonj	Coders. General	2	25 February 2006 20:00
Most common programming language in Amiga games	manicx	Amiga scene	38	10 March 2004 14:20
I need help in C programming please!!	Big-Byte	Coders. General	6	05 October 2002 12:42

30 November 2002, 17:39	#1
Overdoc Commodore Collector Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Age: 53 Posts: 944	a PC programming new C= games ? Haha, an absolute stupid idea which came to my mind while sitting on the toilet Imagine it is the year 2050 or something and PCs have the power of billions higher than now. Then let such a PC calculate every possible byte combination of an Amiga 500' memory and at the same time check if it somehow could be a good game Hehehe, I wonder how many cool games are still sleeping inside our old computers. Same thing could also be done for a C64 or any other old computer as well I don't think it will ever be possible because there are so damn many combinations that even the best of the best computers could not even do such a thing only for a 5kB machine like a VC-20 Also the software that detects if the output on the screen could be a game must be very, very sophisticated. But it isn't all combinations to check, because quite a lot will only give stupid bytes, but no real code, and I am sure this could be checked rather easily. Also every game has to have a joystick detection in it, grafik output could be checked by future intelligent visual detection systems, etc, etc, etc..... Maybe somewhere in the future super computers will exist that will be able to program new C64 & Amiga games ? Sure, it's a complete insane thaught, but what do you think ? Will it ever be possible ?

30 November 2002, 21:45	#2
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	no need for that since there are people still coding or the C64 and Amiga If teh games produced are any good, well, that depends on them :/ But I think there are LOTS of games that have not appeared in these formats, and could be easily ported (example #1: Puzzle Bobble. No, don't mention those 'orribel Amiga clones). It just takes a couple of people to join up and get their arses down to convert these beauts

30 November 2002, 22:16	#3
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	if i understand you right.... what your saying is... kinda like - lets say you got a computer to randomly place pixels on a screen... after some time you would end with the Mona Lisa, and with no blueprint to work from??? this is borderline StarTrek!!!! wicked

30 November 2002, 22:25	#4
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	What if this Super-Computer finds out, that all good games have been coded allready Will it end in a BLUESCREEN ????

30 November 2002, 22:35	#5
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	yeah..yeah.. you imagine the scene... the worlds top computer people stand around a computer that has been formulating the very best calculations for twenty years, one of the guys copies the information to a floppy disk, the disk then inserted into an Amiga 1200... the power light flicks on...

01 December 2002, 02:01	#7
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	<nitpick_mode> An A1200 is rarely gonna show a KS1.x Guru meditation screen </nitpck_mode>

01 December 2002, 21:54	#8
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	hehe, well spotted Akira.... i actually screen grabbed the above from the beginning bit of the Budbrain demo (couldn't be bothered to force the Amiga to software fail!!!)

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)