GP2X Blitzmax Compiler For Arm9

[jimb]

Simon Armstrong from Blitz Research asked whether coders would be interested in a BlitzMax compiler for ARM9 processors:

http://www.blitzmax.com/Community/posts.php?topic=64322

Since the GP2X has such a beast it would be great to be able to compile a BltizMax game for GP2X!
If you're interested vote here and I'll post the results at the BlitzMax forum.

 

[Parkydr]

I was interested until I saw the word "purchasing"

 

[Alex.]

Languages are supposed to be free...

- Alex

 

[pcklee123]

Languages are supposed to be free...

- Alex

Just imagine Americans having to pay to use -English
Australians don't need to pay cause they are part of commonwealth

 

[Dimacus]

Im peritty sure that the language is free, but the translator isnt.

 

[jaysalmon3]

So this blitmax uses opengl for drawing, rotation, and scaling. If they change it to surface blitting like SDL wont that cause a speed problem? Dont know to much about the capabilities of the GP2x just got mine 3 weeks ago, but I don't see how I can put 2000+ polys on the screen with some kinda SDL blitting being fast.

 

[TKF15H]

Languages are supposed to be free...

Where'd you get that idea? Compilers are software too, they deserve equal rights! Equal rights I say!

@Malic: They'll have to make a software renderer (not necessarily SDL based) which certainly won't have the same result as the normal Blitz on an Athlon 3500 with a Radeon X800.
Try playing Quake, it's about as good as it gets for 3D on the GP2X.

 

[Dimension]

TKfi5H!!! heyy its arrayinator from the darkbasic forums. Nice to see your involved here. Im getting mine this week!

 

[torpor]

i don't see the limitation .. certainly there are 3d-engines on the Gp2X which could be brought up to speed to implement the Blitzmax primitives ..

 

[Dimension]

Anythings possible but as were dealing with software rendering the device is pretty limited. I havent really looked at blitz to much so I am not completely certain. I think something like open GL es would be great. (its now on pocket pcs)

 

[torpor]

I wouldn't count software-rendering out, personally, as capable of delivering decent-performance 3D sufficient to allow BitzMax ports .. and there are some really great BlitzMax based products out there ..