How to setup to code for the Sega Genesis & Mega Drive using the SGDK and VS Code
512How to setup to code for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Genesis
Please note I didn't spot there are two Step 3s! Follow the video in order and everything should be fine!
Chapters
00:00 Opening
00:10 Getting Started SGDK - Downloading Files
00:50 Step 1 - Install 7-Zip and extract the SGDK
01:20 Step 2 - Install VS Code
01:38 Step 3 - Install Java JRE
01:58 Step 3 - Setup a new windows environment variable
02:34 Step 4 - Extract the VS Code SGDK Project template
02:50 Step 5 - Add Microsoft C/C++ support to VS Code
03:16 Step 6 - Open VS Code with the SGDK template project
03:50 Step 7 - Clean / Build the ROM using the template code
04:20 Step 8 - Running the compiled ROM file
04:45 Closing words
Download links
SGDK: https://github.com/Stephane-D/SGDK/releases
7-ZIP: https://www.7-zip.org/
Java JRE: https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
VS Code SGDK Template: https://github.com/pleft/SEGA_VSCode_Template/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
Blast-Em Emulator: https://www.retrodev.com/blastem/
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