ps/ PS2 programming question

cabal · November 11th, 2002, 20:09

just out of curiosity, what language do game makers use to make ps and ps2 games?

**Kane** · November 11th, 2002, 20:12

C++ I believe.

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winter_mute · November 11th, 2002, 20:54

Shouldn`t it be moved 2 PS2 Forum??

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cabal · November 14th, 2002, 00:23

i dunno e_e another quick question. i just finished a visual basic course and am in a c++ course so i have a pretty basic knowledge of how programming works, but how do game makers run their c++ code on the ps2? i heard of a linux kit or somethin but i don't know that much about it.

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Ninjaa · November 14th, 2002, 00:25

It's much the same as regular OpenGL or DirectX programming I believe, only MUCH more difficult.

cabal · November 14th, 2002, 23:18

oh ok. >_> guess i gotta wait till college to do directx and stuff.

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Ninjaa · November 14th, 2002, 23:43

Not a bad idea. I am a second year computer science major, and I am finding DirectDraw difficult.

cabal · November 15th, 2002, 05:40

wow sweet ^_^ thats exactly whut i wanna do. major in cs. what college are you attending?

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Ninjaa · November 15th, 2002, 06:14

University of Lethbridge. Our CS department sucks though. I hadn't actually planned on staying here, but I was an engineering major my first year, and my grades were so crappy coming out of that that I really had no choice.

A lot of the stuff I am trying to learn I have to do on my own time. We don't have all that much in the way of selection at my school, although I must say that they teach the basics rather well.

cabal · November 16th, 2002, 00:45

oh o_O lol. whut do you wanna do in terms of your career? i wanna work for rockstar and make more grand theft autos ^_^;

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Ninjaa · November 16th, 2002, 05:15

lol. Can't say as that I really like Rockstar that much, but I think that my best advice to you would be to take a lot of art and multimedia courses along with your CS classes. It'll open up a lot of doors for you.

What I would really like to do though is work for Silicon Knights, and help make whatever games they want to make. That would be my dream job....

But I would take whatever job I can get in the gaming industry.

wuschel · November 21st, 2002, 16:53

Quote:

Originally posted by cabal
i dunno e_e another quick question. i just finished a visual basic course and am in a c++ course so i have a pretty basic knowledge of how programming works, but how do game makers run their c++ code on the ps2? i heard of a linux kit or somethin but i don't know that much about it.

There is a Basic Interpret for PS1 called PSX Chipmunk BASIC:

http://perso.club-internet.fr/psxdev

badb.o · November 22nd, 2002, 00:07

I do believe it is c++ but they encrypt it to a PS2 only (i duno if dey goty any werkin ps2 emus)IF THEY DO tell me NAME +sys reqirements

**ammoQ** · November 25th, 2002, 20:31

Guess it's C or C++ but of course they have to use a special development kit that generates executable programs for the PS2 hardware, which has (unlike the X-Box) nothing in common with a PC. This devkit also includes a modified PS2 that can run the newly created programs, since a normal PS2 can't (for the simple reason that Sony wants to control which games are released and they want money for each copy sold).

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Rebel_X · December 12th, 2002, 02:02

As I believe, And what I have seen in some websites, there is a collection of tools and softwares that SONY Corp, buying it to the Developement Corporations, and believe me, it coasts to much when I saw the prices, in > thousands of dollars.

if you want more information use google as I have used it to search about this topicbefore months..

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jegHegy · December 12th, 2002, 10:49

speaking of BASIC, there's a BASIC compiler for PS2, called YABASIC

nyaa

**@ruantec** · December 20th, 2002, 23:25

I believe they use C or C++ but they use a special compiler(Provided by sony maybe)....... maybe not.......who knows...........

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jegHegy · December 20th, 2002, 23:41

i knew a japanese guy once who worked for Bandai (he was a programmer for a Gundam game), and he told me he used M$ Visual C++. i dunno how he crosscompiled with that though, as i've never seen M$VC

nyaa

Ninjaa · December 21st, 2002, 01:19

I use a different compiler for building GBA executables, but I still write all my source code in Visual Studio. Maybe that's what he meant.

November 11th, 2002, 20:09	#1
cabal what?! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: programmer's hell Posts: 127	ps2 programming question just out of curiosity, what language do game makers use to make ps and ps2 games?

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badb.o Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1	ps2langueage I do believe it is c++ but they encrypt it to a PS2 only (i duno if dey goty any werkin ps2 emus)IF THEY DO tell me NAME +sys reqirements

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November 11th, 2002, 20:12	#2
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,303	C++ I believe. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

November 11th, 2002, 20:54	#3
winter_mute That Guy from Darkness Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: in Darkness Posts: 873	Shouldn`t it be moved 2 PS2 Forum?? __________________ => PSEmu.pl <= PlayStation Emulation

November 14th, 2002, 00:23	#4
cabal what?! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: programmer's hell Posts: 127	i dunno e_e another quick question. i just finished a visual basic course and am in a c++ course so i have a pretty basic knowledge of how programming works, but how do game makers run their c++ code on the ps2? i heard of a linux kit or somethin but i don't know that much about it. __________________ In order to understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.

November 14th, 2002, 00:25	#5
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	It's much the same as regular OpenGL or DirectX programming I believe, only MUCH more difficult.

November 14th, 2002, 23:18	#6
cabal what?! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: programmer's hell Posts: 127	oh ok. >_> guess i gotta wait till college to do directx and stuff. __________________ In order to understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.

November 14th, 2002, 23:43	#7
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	Not a bad idea. I am a second year computer science major, and I am finding DirectDraw difficult.

November 15th, 2002, 05:40	#8
cabal what?! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: programmer's hell Posts: 127	wow sweet ^_^ thats exactly whut i wanna do. major in cs. what college are you attending? __________________ In order to understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.

November 15th, 2002, 06:14	#9
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	University of Lethbridge. Our CS department sucks though. I hadn't actually planned on staying here, but I was an engineering major my first year, and my grades were so crappy coming out of that that I really had no choice. A lot of the stuff I am trying to learn I have to do on my own time. We don't have all that much in the way of selection at my school, although I must say that they teach the basics rather well.

November 16th, 2002, 00:45	#10
cabal what?! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: programmer's hell Posts: 127	oh o_O lol. whut do you wanna do in terms of your career? i wanna work for rockstar and make more grand theft autos ^_^; __________________ In order to understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.

November 16th, 2002, 05:15	#11
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	lol. Can't say as that I really like Rockstar that much, but I think that my best advice to you would be to take a lot of art and multimedia courses along with your CS classes. It'll open up a lot of doors for you. What I would really like to do though is work for Silicon Knights, and help make whatever games they want to make. That would be my dream job.... But I would take whatever job I can get in the gaming industry.

November 25th, 2002, 20:31	#14
ammoQ Emu author Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vienna/Austria/Europe Posts: 1,168	Guess it's C or C++ but of course they have to use a special development kit that generates executable programs for the PS2 hardware, which has (unlike the X-Box) nothing in common with a PC. This devkit also includes a modified PS2 that can run the newly created programs, since a normal PS2 can't (for the simple reason that Sony wants to control which games are released and they want money for each copy sold). __________________ If you think my English is bad, wait till you read my Polish.

December 12th, 2002, 02:02	#15
Rebel_X Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ 龍我雷 Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oak Lawn, IL Posts: 1,200	As I believe, And what I have seen in some websites, there is a collection of tools and softwares that SONY Corp, buying it to the Developement Corporations, and believe me, it coasts to much when I saw the prices, in > thousands of dollars. if you want more information use google as I have used it to search about this topicbefore months.. __________________ Kuroshіtsuji (Sebastian: "I am one 'hell' of a butler")

December 12th, 2002, 10:49	#16
jegHegy Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Hungary Posts: 2,184	speaking of BASIC, there's a BASIC compiler for PS2, called YABASIC nyaa

December 20th, 2002, 23:25	#17
@ruantec Crazy GFX coder Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dominican Republic/Austria Posts: 8,111	I believe they use C or C++ but they use a special compiler(Provided by sony maybe)....... maybe not.......who knows........... __________________ Current development tools: Visual C++.net, Visual C#.net Visual VB.net, Visual Webdeveloper.net Bloodshed Dev C++, Borland C++ Visual Basic 6

December 20th, 2002, 23:41	#18
jegHegy Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Hungary Posts: 2,184	i knew a japanese guy once who worked for Bandai (he was a programmer for a Gundam game), and he told me he used M$ Visual C++. i dunno how he crosscompiled with that though, as i've never seen M$VC nyaa

December 21st, 2002, 01:19	#19
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	I use a different compiler for building GBA executables, but I still write all my source code in Visual Studio. Maybe that's what he meant.