Vapor Spec Virtual Game Platform v1.3 Released

Vapor Spec Virtual Game Platform v1.3

minkcv has released a new version of Vapor Spec Virtual Game Platform, whichtform with capabilities similar to 90s game consoles. It can run on Windows, Linux, and the Switch, which allows you to develop a game once and run it on multiple platforms.

Instructions

Put the vm-switch.nro and the vaporspec folder in the switch folder on your SD card.

The SD card should now look like this:

switch/
    vm-switch.nro
    vaporspec/
        gamelist.txt
        pong.bin
        (other game files)

You can add other games by adding a line in gamelist.txt with the following items separated by semicolons.

    The name of the game
    The filename of the game binary
    The filename of the game rom (optional)

Example gamelist.txt (note the last semicolon is still required even when no rom is used):

pong;pong.bin;;
mars;mars.bin;mars.rom;
tetris;tetris.bin;;

Changelog v1.3

-This release brings the switch version up to date with version 1.3 of the desktop build
-This release allows sprites to fill the entire screen by setting a flag in their attributes. This release also includes the lines program, a simple lightcycles clone for demonstrating the full screen sprites.
-The vaporlang compiler now supports the not equals operator (!=).

Download: Vapor Spec Virtual Game Platform v1.3