This 32-bit computer made in Terraria can play Pong and run Linux
This 32-bit computer made in Terraria can play Pong and run Linux
Someone developed a 32-bit computer in Terraria, and not only does it run Linux, but you can also play Pong on it.
They say it's riscv, but also can run parts of windows? Since when can Windows run on RiscV? Do they mean via Wine?
I think whoever wrote this article mistook the fact the project itself is only fully supported on Linux, but possibly can run on Windows with use of the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). These are system requirements for the host PC, not the in-game computer. Good luck running modern linux or windows on 96kb of ram.
I saw the original author's video and it didn't say anything about running Windows or Linux, hell in fact the "computer" was taking 40s to process a single step from Conway's Game of Life.
The author said that he had developed a compiler for the computer so maybe someone developed a Linux/Windows thing for it? Doubt it tho
Couldn't find anything about that either, my best guess is the author may have misread this portion of the official repo's README
Note that currently only Linux is fully supported, and only parts of this have been tested on Windows. However I've left some steps for anyone who wants to try getting Windows working, in theory using wsl it should be fairly straightforward and things should be identical.
I started working on a similar project about a year ago, except I was doing it fully by hand in the vanilla game (journey mode in a blank world), custom 8-bit instruction set, all that. I took an extended break from the project and kept thinking "this idea is so obvious, someone else is gonna do it first and I'm gonna look like a copycat" but not getting around to finishing work on it anyways. I'll post pictures if anyone is interested, maybe a world download if I can find somewhere to host it.