[Uxnds 3DS] Request to consider adding this micro computer emulator

RE4PERX6 commented 1 year ago

Title

Uxnds 3DS

System(s)

3DS, DS

Unique ID(s)

No response

Image link

Don't have one since is homebrew

Icon link

Long description

Unxds is a port of the Unx virtual machine to the 3DS. Uxn is a portable 8-bit virtual computer inspired by forth-machines, capable of running simple tools and games programmable in its own assembly language.

This emulator allows you run to your uxn projects on the 3DS, it can also be used for developers who want to learn how to program little 8-bit things.

It was designed with an implementation-first mindset with a focus on creating portable graphical applications, the distribution of Uxn projects is akin to sharing game roms for any classic console emulator.

Screenshots

GitHub repository of the app

https://github.com/asiekierka/uxnds

Author

asiekierka

Short description

Unxds is a port of the Unx virtual machine to the DS/DSi/3DS.

Source code link

https://github.com/asiekierka/uxnds.git

Creation date

May 18, 2021

Last update date

May 8, 2023

Version number

0.4.3

Version title

uxnds 0.4.3

Download link(s)

https://github.com/asiekierka/uxnds/releases/download/v0.4.3/uxnds043.zip

Other notes

Usage

By default, uxnds will run /uxn/boot.rom or /uxn/launcher.rom. It also supports reading files from within /uxn.

On start, a keyboard is presented on the bottom screen, and the uxn display - on the top screen. Use the L or R buttons to swap them - in this configuration, mouse input is approximated via touchscreen.

You can use the system button in the lower-left corner to reset the uxn virtual machine.

Installation

Two ports are provided: the 3DS port (compatible with 3DS consoles) and the NDS port (compatible with DS, DSi and 3DS consoles).

3DS port

There is one binary provided: uxnds.3dsx.

To compile uxnds for 3DS, you may use:

the latest devkitARM toolchain from the devkitPro organization to compile. After [installing](https://devkitpro.org/wiki/Getting_Started), simply run make -f Makefile.3ds.

NDS port

When using a real DS, DSi or 3DS console, it is recommended to launch this program via nds-hb-menu - though, as it currently doesn't use argc/argv, it doesn't really change much.

There are three binaries provided:

uxnds.nds - faster, but best used only with known-good software,
uxnds_debug.nds - slower, but provides debugging information, profiling information and performs CPU stack bounds checks.
uxnds_profile.nds - almost as fast as uxnds.nds - with debugging/profiling information, no CPU stack bounds checks.

To compile uxnds for NDS, you may use:

the [BlocksDS toolchain](https://github.com/blocksds/sdk) - run make -f Makefile.blocksds;
the latest devkitARM toolchain from the devkitPro organization to compile. After [installing](https://devkitpro.org/wiki/Getting_Started), simply run make -f Makefile.nds.

About

NDS/3DS fork/port of the uxn/Varvara virtual machine

Contributors

@asiekierka
asiekierka Adrian Siekierka
@DeltaF1
DeltaF1 DeltaF1
@Hoolean
Hoolean Harry Dalton

Languages

C 86.9% Makefile 4.5% Roff 4.5% Assembly 3.7% C++ 0.4%

Developer permission

[X] I am the app developer or have permission from the app developer to make this request; my request is compliant with the Universal-DB guidelines

RE4PERX6 commented 1 year ago

I am not the owner or have any relationship with the creation of the software, but since it is an open source software, I open the ticket so that you consider contacting the developer and ask for permission to post his app if necessary.

I appreciate your time and apologize in advance for any inconvenience I may have caused.

CyberYoshi64 commented 1 year ago

That's not how submissions to Universal-DB work. The maintainers of this database are not the ones having to ask permission to use their work, but the submitters (so you). If you tick "I am the app developer or have permission from the app developer to make this request", which you're forced to, that should explain everything. Next time, when submitting, keep this in mind.

RE4PERX6 commented 1 year ago

I'm sorry, I should have read more carefully since English is not my native language, I guess I should delete the entry until I talk to the author

asiekierka commented 1 year ago

uxnds, as with most of my homebrew, may be redistributed freely if its licensing terms are respected. If I didn't want certain platforms to distribute this homebrew, I would have made it clear in the licensing terms.

However, I am not in the habit of granting explicit permissions - they would count as endorsements, and I cannot endorse a software hosting platform which houses a lot of software concerning to me personally from a legal standpoint. Apologies.

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