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In what language were the original Shining Force games coded? (Read 48701 times)
September 22, 2008, 03:53:06 pm
Blahian 
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In what language were the original Shining Force games coded?
I recall reading many years ago that in the 16 bit era video games were coded in Assembler, but this source may not be reliable. Shining Force seems complex enough to make coding it in Assembler difficult. So I wonder in what language it was really programmed.
September 23, 2008, 06:29:06 am
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Re: In what language were the original Shining Force games coded?
From what I can recall all genesis games were coded in Assembly? I don't know to be honest.
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September 23, 2008, 02:43:27 pm
Blahian
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Re: In what language were the original Shining Force games coded?
According to http://romhustler.net/roms/saturn Sega Saturn games were mostly coded in C, but that doesn't say anything about Mega Drive games.
September 23, 2008, 10:24:10 pm
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Re: In what language were the original Shining Force games coded?
From what I've found, they could either be coded in C or assembler. It wasn't uncommon for older games to be coded purely in assembler, so it wouldn't surprise me.