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Welcome to our Wiki! 

If you are interested in developing new games for the 8-bit "$10 computer" this is the place to start.

Programming Guide: Getting started programming on the $10 computer

Read about the $10 Computer and Playpower's Goals

How to Help: Technical and Non-Technical

News

Are you a Playpower volunteer? We've started a new volunteer directory so you can share your background and skills with the rest of the Playpower artists and developers.  If you are working on a project, you can use the free blog space to share your progress and get comments.   

How to Help: Technical and Non-Technical

• Port a Game
• Develop source code that accepts keyboard input
• 1-click download of all relevant development tools
• Create a Code-to-hardware testing pipeline, enabling us to test code directly on a Famiclone 

• Help develop open-source learning games! 
• Game Ideas (add your own!) 
• Open-Source Code Samples for the NES
• Project History

Current Projects:

Developing SDK for game development on the TV-Computer

• DevLanguage: nBASIC
• DevLanguage: cc65

Creating Game Templates

• CYOA - cc65 project building branching stories
• Quiz Game - nBASIC project
• Typing of the Dead Game

MILLEE - J2ME development for Mobile Phones

Contents:

1. News
2. About the $10 Computer
3. Playpower's Goals
4. Programming New Games for the $10 Computer
5. Differences between the $10 Computer and the NES
6. Alternative Programming Languages
7. How to Help: Technical and Non-Technical

Future Projects:

SD Card Integration

Open Source Learning Game Asset Repository