pyNES

Release notes

• pyNES versions 0.1.x is released as a Proof of concept.

Installation

Clone this repo into your computer, then:

cd pyNES
sudo python setup.py install

Examples

Inside pynes/examples you'll find a set of examples. Compile them with:

pynes py pynes/examples/helloworld.py -o helloworld.nes

Now you can open helloworld.nes

[1] Read "That's not all" at the end

That's not all folks

** pyNES 0.1.x **

Despite all my efforts, the pyNES version 0.1.x had several limitations as it should as a proof of concept.

Tricky limitations:

• Sprite collision
• Scrolling Screen
• Sprite animation
• Better joystick support
• Hard to extend

Being Hard to extend

Mantras:

• No more templating.
• Less gaps between what you are writing and what the compiler is doing.
• Easier to extend

Hi Level Functions are not templated anymore. However, th

Example of waitvblank function:

@asm_function
def waitvblank():
    BIT('$2002')
    BPL(waitvblank)
    RTS()

That must be translated to:

waitvblank:
BIT $2002
BPL waitvblank
RTS