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Beginners > Big Newbie.... What's a good tutorial?

#5210 - Timmy - Wed Apr 23, 2003 7:57 am

I want to start programming for GBA, but almost all of the tutorials I have seen are either half-assed or... not really a tutorial.

Could anyone guide me to a good tutorial?

NOTE: I Don't know C or C++ yet [atleast enough to do anything] :(


I really want to get into this, but there aren't many resources around for a beginner...


I hope to be able to atleast write text to the screen in 2 months... is that a viable or tangeable goal?

Thanks guys :)

#5213 - tepples - Wed Apr 23, 2003 8:25 am

Timmy wrote:
Could anyone guide me to a good tutorial?

NOTE: I Don't know C or C++ yet [atleast enough to do anything] :(

You said that you have found C language tutorials on the web, and that you have found them to lack quality. Have you tried this one?

And if you need a PC-targeted compiler to try out the examples, get MinGW. The term "PC targeted" means that the compiler produces programs that run on the PC, not on the GBA. It's best to start by writing simple text-based C programs for the PC until you are comfortable with C.
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#5236 - Timmy-guest - Wed Apr 23, 2003 6:16 pm

Thanks!!!

MiniGW runs great on Linux, btw


That tutorial is helping alot... I see why you got your title :)

#5239 - Christiano Lima Santos - Wed Apr 23, 2003 6:35 pm

About development for GBA:
http://www.gbajunkie.co.uk
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#5241 - Timmy-too-lazy-to-login - Wed Apr 23, 2003 6:49 pm

Thanks (Both of you)