]> http://www.simplej.org en http://www.simplej.org/?q=node/1 <p class="summary"> A retro-style video game console and tools to create new games </p> <p class="text"> <a href="/?q=node/2">Download simpleJ!</a> </p> <p class="text"> <a href="/?q=node/5">Use the simpleJ applet to put your game on the Internet!</a> </p> <p class="text"> <em>simpleJ</em> emulates a simplified computer on your PC: a retro-style video game console that lets you understand how a computer works and write your own video game programs. </p> <p class="text"> The first microcomputers were quite simple. They had a few kilobytes of memory and couldn't run large programs. Many didn't even have an operating system. Yet they had something valuable: understanding everything about their hardware and software was easy. simpleJ aims to make this possible while running on modern PC hardware. </p> <p class="text"> <em>simpleJ</em> consists of four tools: </p> <table> <tr> <td width="50%"> <h3>simpleJ virtual console</h3> <p class="text"> A software emulator for a retro-style video game console. </p> <p id="text"> Its graphics and audio capabilities are similar to those of early video game consoles and personal computers such as the: NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), Colecovision, Commodore 64, and Atari 800. </p> <p class="text"> It comes with a couple of games you can play right away. </p> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="http://ienjinia.sourceforge.net/console.png"><br /> <img src="http://ienjinia.sourceforge.net/small-console.png"></p> <p class="caption">(click to enlarge) <p> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="http://ienjinia.sourceforge.net/devkit.png"><br /> <img src="http://ienjinia.sourceforge.net/small-devkit.png"></p> <p class="caption">(click to enlarge) <p> </a> </td> <td width="50%"> <h3>simpleJ devkit</h3> <p class="text"> A developer kit to program your own games for the <em>simpleJ virtual console</em>. </p> <p class="text"> See the program's source code and the console's video output simultaneously in a single window; it makes it easier to test and debug your games. You can even execute the program step by step and examine a graphical view of the console's memory as it changes after each step. </p> <p class="text"> It includes the source code for the games that come with the <em>simpleJ virtual console</em> plus a few other sample programs. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%"> <h3>simpleJ tiles editor</h3> <p class="text"> A tool to create the characters (tiles) used to draw the background graphics in the <em>simpleJ virtual console</em>. </p> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="http://ienjinia.sourceforge.net/tileseditor.png"><br /> <img src="http://ienjinia.sourceforge.net/small-tileseditor.png"></p> <p class="caption">(click to enlarge) <p> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="http://ienjinia.sourceforge.net/spriteseditor.png"><br /> <img src="http://ienjinia.sourceforge.net/small-spriteseditor.png"></p> <p class="caption">(click to enlarge) <p> </a> </td> <td width="50%"> <h3>simpleJ sprites editor</h3> <p class="text"> A tool to create the sprites used to draw the characters, vehicles, and missiles for your videogame. </p> </td> </tr> </table> <h3>simpleJ is free software</h3> <p class="text"> <em>simpleJ</em> is <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free</a>. It is distributed under the terms of the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a>. You can make copies and share them with your friends. The <em>simpleJ</em> download includes all its source code. You can make your own customized version and distribute it, or you can <a href="/?q=node/3">collaborate with us</a> on improving <em>simpleJ</em>. </p> <h3>Tutorial (in spanish)</h3> <p class="text"> We sell a 300 page tutorial introduction to game programming with <em>simpleJ</em> (in spanish). You cand find more information about it (and a free download for the first two chapters) at <a href="http://www.simplej.com">www.simplej.com</a>. </p> <h3>More information</h3> <p class="text"> If you have any questions about <em>simpleJ</em> please send an email to <a href="mailto:mago@simplej.org">mago@simplej.org</a>. </p> <p class="text"> <a href="/?q=node/2">Download simpleJ!</a> </p> Wed, 31 May 2006 17:32:11 -0500