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tinyzoo

tinyzoo is a collection of small ZZT source ports by asie, with the following traits:

  • Custom, optimized binary bytecode format,
  • Support for ZXT-based extensions via the conversion tool.

Platform support

ID Name Progress Engine files Source code Notes
gb GameBoy Color WIP Here Here
gg Game Gear Planned Here
ws WonderSwan (Color) Planned

Converting your world

NOTE: This is complicated because it's early. It will get easier. (I think.)

NOTE: If you want to utilize ZXT extensions, it is recommended - but not necessary, if you're using a different tool - to download the latest CI ClassicZoo/ZXT build, which includes necessary editing and testing facilities: GitHub Workflows (video guide - generally, pick the topmost entry; you also need to be signed in to GitHub, this is not ideal and will be resolved eventually).

  1. Download the latest CI zima build: GitHub Workflows (video guide - generally, pick the topmost entry; you also need to be signed in to GitHub, this is not ideal and will be resolved eventually)
    • You need Java 17 for new zima builds. Download a copy here.
  2. Download the latest engine file for your platform - see above.
  3. Run the following command in the command line: java -jar zima.jar binconv -o output_rom_path -e engine_file_path -p platform_id input_world_path, replacing the underscored identifiers with the necessary values:
    • output_rom_path is the output file path for the ROM image.
    • engine_file_path is the path for the platform-specific engine file - you can download it above, in the platform list.
    • platform_id is the platform ID - you can find it in the platform list.
    • input_world_path is the path to the input world. You can specify multiple worlds, but this may not be supported by all platforms.
  • gb port:
    • SameBoy - the most accurate of the lot,
    • Emulicious - best debugging tools (but the necessary symbols files are currently not packaged).
  • ws port:
    • Mednafen - not perfectly accurate, but good enough for the port.
release/tinyzoo.1654021214.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/05/31 18:20 by asie