Console in game development usually refers to entertainment computer systems. For text based games using command line console consider using 'text-based' tag.
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Is Java viable for serious game development?
Ever since I was a little kid, my dream has been to develop games. Well, now that I am older, more mature, and have some programming experience, I would like to start. However, I would like to turn ...
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How can games graphics evolve so much on the same console hardware?
Is that only a matter of code optimization?
Do game developers plan to start small on a new hardware, to have space to evolve while creating a series of that game?
Are computer graphics ...
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How do patches in games work?
Console and PC games have patches sometimes to fix bugs which the developers missed/didn't have time to fix.
My question is how do these work?
Sometimes the patch files are a few megabytes in size. ...
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Why are big files better than small files for consoles?
Why do console game developers use large files to store game data instead of small files like on PC? Less streams in memory? Need to access file tree many times? Other reason?
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Make Windows game appear in Games Explorer (Start Menu - Games)
How can I make my game (right now just a C# Console Application) appear in the Start Menu under Games??
I mean is it possible for any program to register as a Game in Windows Vista / 7?
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What do I need to develop for the Playstation 3?
I made a game, and I want to port it to the Playstation 3. What do I need in terms of hardware, money, licenses and such?
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What makes aiming in a console first person shooter feel good?
I think it's pretty much universally agreed that simply mapping the analog stick to rotational speed of the character is not good enough to make console first person shooter feel good.
So what are ...
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Why are the “professional” versions of console SDKs closed to the public?
Why are the "professional" versions of console SDKs closed to the public? For example the Xbox Development Kit is available only to certain registered developers. The PS3 has some similar arrangement. ...
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Should the color of a texture be adjusted for display on a television?
If a 24bit RGB image with a range of 0-255 per channel is displayed on a television that displays a range of approx. 16-235 per channel, color detail will be lost, correct?
If so, should images be ...
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Why do consoles have so little memory compared to classic computers?
I remember the Playstation having 2MB ram and 1MB graphic memory.
The Playstation 3 now has only 256MB ram and 256MB graphic memory, and I'm sure that the day the console was released, even laptop's ...
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What options are there for developing on the Nintendo platforms?
I know of Wario Ware DIY but is this the only option?
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What are the limitations of retro consoles?
I'm interested in creating a retro look for a game, and I'm currently in the process of deciding just how retro (which generation/console). What would make it easier would be if there was some sort of ...
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Where are the requirements documents for console game software?
I hear that the console game platforms have strict requirements for their games. For example I just read an answer that stated loading screens must have an animation on them so that the game doesn't ...
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Is it sound to use javascript for cross platform game scripting instead of lua? I might need web clients for my game
I have been looking around for clues on the subject but I'm not convinced to commit to javascript as my primary scripting language.
Currently I have started with lua. But I fear it will be a limiting ...
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Is Scaleform/Flash used in console games for non-UI, game elements?
I work for Konami as a Flash developer, and got sent some code for a puzzle mini-game from a new, yet-to-be-released Silent Hill game for PS3/Xbox 360. It was a windows executable, but it was made in ...
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Is it possible to physically locate a game console?
In theory, is it possible to locate an Internet-connected console? After all, Google Maps can find my computer's location. Can a console connected to the Internet be found in the same or a different ...
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How is console game development done?
I'm curious what the process is for development for a game console such as Wii, Playstation, or Xbox. Do I need to use some game engine and compile for each platform?
What IDE is used? Any C++ IDE? ...
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How to remove text from a command line box?
I'm currently writting a text based game and am currently having a slight issue where all of the text on the screen keeps going up and have had a couple of the testers complaining that it makes the ...
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Receiving user commands in a text based console game
I'm working on a little text based console game for a bit of fun and am starting work on the user commands entered into the console.
Are there some good design patterns for deciding what to do with ...
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Which console systems can indie developers officially develop for?
As an independent developer, I would like to know what platforms I can use to reach what consoles, and under what prices. I'm assuming a small team (1-3 people) and low or non-existent budget (under ...
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Can LittleBigPlanet2's engine be used for other?
LittleBigPlanet2 just came out. I've worked with the original LBP level editor a bit and really enjoyed it. I've read that LBP2's featureset in the game is much richer; is it possible to use these ...
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When and Why to use Console Logging
Why and in which way should I incorporate console logging into my small sized games? I use Java and C++.
With console logging I mean things like this:
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Javascript injection problems to beat my game! HELP
So I have a web application game that runs completely on the client side and just returns the score back to the server to list the highest scorer. Now I have noticed that I can easily manipulate the ...
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Best portable console platform for game development?
I'm looking to experiment on a portable console platform ala Nintendo DS and PSP. But it could also be GP32, GP2X, GP2X Wiz or GP2X Caanoo.
So, before I go out and buy one, I'd like to hear from ...
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No LWJGL in java.library.path
Okay, so I know I need to set the path to the native files. I can do this in Eclipse, by going to the VM arguments and using -Djava.library.path=, but when I export, it says that the VM arguments ...
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At this point in time, avoid XNA? [closed]
XNA seemed like a valid option a few years ago, but XNA was never a real success, and now it seems like a footnote, even Microsoft seems to treat it that way.
Should I just go the DirectX route ...
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Console Text game: Vertical Scroller collision problems
Alright so i'm making a vertical side scroller where you are an '8' character traveling downward while avoiding my randomly generated walls (the "generation" function) on the left and right sides of ...
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Where should I place input/output console for server?
I'm developing a simple 2d online game and now I'm designing my server. The server will be run on linux vps and I need a way to communicate with it (for example to close it, and as it will be run on ...
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History of console-style RPGs [closed]
Is there a book or Website concerning the history of console-style RPGs like Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy etc., similar to the series on The History of Computer Role-Playing Games by Matt Barton or his ...
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2D Graphics in CMD in C#
So, almost every programmer used Doom as inspiration for new Projects, right? So Doom and other classic MS-DOS game were played on something like Command Prompt. How do you display images in Command ...
