CGALIB 2

[Evil Taco]

#10667

https://cyningstan.itch.io/cgalib2

“CGALIB 2 is a set of C libraries for DOS game development. It targets the CGA graphics adapter, specifically the 4-colour 320×200 CGA graphics modes, the IBM XT and AT keyboards, and the PC speaker.”

The author (who also has cool looking games for DOS) has apparently done a CGALIB 1 earlier as well!

Pretty cool. I’ve started dabbling a little tiny bit into programming for old machines. I managed to do a little C64 tutorial using a modern IDE and cross-compiling, and using an emulator to run the result. I think the same approach would work just as well for DOS.

I didn’t yet peek under the hood of this library, but I’m sure it would prove enlightening!

[patrick_wd]

#10670

Nice, sounds like a great option to start digging into DOS game programming. Especially well timed since there’s a DOSember game jam going on right now. If you’re already tinkering on something, it might be worth considering. A few of us DGC members are participating, and it’d be great to have even more.