Simple ASM->C port question

kyo-KUSANAGI · Post by **kyo-KUSANAGI** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:29 am

Why is this being done? I can't find the answer for this anywhere in the FAQ nor the documentation.

For me, the defining feature of ZSNES has been the Assembly part, which enables it to run at 45fps on my VIA C3 Ezra laptop (Linux, Windows 50fps) while Snes9x would sputter and stutter.

I seriously hope it's only the interface and higher level stuff, not the video filters and emulation part that's being ported to C.

If you ever think about releasing 1.6 as a completely C ZSNES, please include one last version for people who prefer ASM and have slow computers. Like me. Thanks

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:52 am

they are moving over to C because it is easier to maintain.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:08 am

There is tons of ASM.. it is not possible to do it all that quickly.

Besides, the paranoia is unfounded and VIA chips are way below par to an Intel/AMD counterpart.

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:16 am

i agree with deathlike2 in that VIA Cyrix 3 processors suck arse, we had a pc with one @ 600mhz and my pentium 1 133mhz was faster at some things then it =\ and then i moved up to a pentium 2 450mhz and my pc kinda staunched the cyrix pc.

PHoNyMiKe · Post by **PHoNyMiKe** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:20 pm

I'm sorry, but you people need to get out of the stone age. asm is bitch to keep up, and can slow progress big time. like ten years ago when computers were slower zsnes really shined, but nowadays computers are way faster and cheaper so there's no need for asm. I think it's a waste of time to maintain total asm just because you've got a shitty laptop. I've got a 3ghz athlon laptop sitting next to me, and a 2ghz pentium laptop in my fricken car. get with the times man, throw that piece of shit in the garbage.

creaothceann · Post by **creaothceann** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:34 pm

phOnYmIkE wrote:I'm sorry, but you people need to get out of the stone age. asm is bitch to keep up

QFTW.

I'm wondering though why not C++...

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:45 pm

It's also worth noting that compilers now are a LOT better than when ZSNES was originally created, and most of the speed advantage hand-coded assembly has is long gone.

xamenus · Post by **xamenus** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:19 pm

What was the last full ASM version of ZSNES? 1.36?

In relation to this, I would assume that it's only a matter of time before the DOS port is dropped.

SquareHead · Post by **SquareHead** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:47 pm

xamenus wrote:What was the last full ASM version of ZSNES? 1.36?

In relation to this, I would assume that it's only a matter of time before the DOS port is dropped.

And on that day, people standing over their 486 computers will cry out in unison. And then we will laugh.

Jipcy · Post by **Jipcy** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:16 am

xamenus wrote:What was the last full ASM version of ZSNES? 1.36?

http://zsnes-docs.sourceforge.net/html/ ... htm#v09891
That was the last release that an ASM-only version was released alongside the ASM+C version.

http://zsnes-docs.sourceforge.net/html/ ... .htm#v0700
This appears to be the first version with C code.