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CJ takes us behind the scenes of Hackweek to share how he built a custom Sega Genesis game from scratch, complete with assembly code, level loading, and retro hardware tricks. From SGDK to parallax faking, this episode is a deep dive into old-school game dev with a modern twist.Show Notes00:00 Welcome to Syntax!00:44 Why a Sega game?Sega Genesis.Sega Master System.MKBHD Retro Tech: Sega.06:55 What is it running on?07:49 Working with assembly code.10:11 Sega Genesis Development Kit.Stephane-D GitHub.10:54 Awesome Megadrive.12:02 Booting on an emulator.13:07 Gens and KMod.15:54 Compiling stage.17:44 Genesis Code VS Code Extension.18:22 Images and Assets.19:46 Loading images with bitmap.23:50 Megacat Studios.25:21 Z index?Faking Parallax.27:34 Specific code examples.27:51 Platformer Engine.30:01 Platformer Sample Game.30:44 LDTK (Level Designer Toolkit).33:13 Tiled Collision mapping.37:42 What about debugging?39:37 Loading in levels.RetroGameMechanicsExplained.Sega Mega-CD Development Unit.43:56 Challenges with graphics.49:56 Adding music.Super Cartridge.Flahskit Programmer MD.Flashkit Cart MD.Hit us up on Socials!Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn ThreadsWes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn ThreadsScott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn ThreadsRandy: X Instagram YouTube Threads
