Re: [fpc-pascal]Best PASCAL for games

2004-06-28 Thread Steve Williams
> > > The Delphi compiler does not even support MMX, 3Dnow or any other enhanced > > > instruction sets (except through the built-in assembler). Does FPC's code > > > generator support the use of MMX, 3Dnow or other enhanced instruction sets > > > without us having to delve into assembly? > > > >

Re: [fpc-pascal]Best PASCAL for games

2004-06-28 Thread Marco van de Voort
> > > > The Delphi compiler does not even support MMX, 3Dnow or any other enhanced > > instruction sets (except through the built-in assembler). Does FPC's code > > generator support the use of MMX, 3Dnow or other enhanced instruction sets > > without us having to delve into assembly? > > No, bec

Re: [fpc-pascal]Best PASCAL for games

2004-06-27 Thread Peter Vreman
>> Delphi is still better performing, but there is not much chance that > Delphi >> will see any improvement in this field. > > The Delphi compiler does not even support MMX, 3Dnow or any other enhanced > instruction sets (except through the built-in assembler). Does FPC's code > generator support

Re: [fpc-pascal]Best PASCAL for games

2004-06-27 Thread Steve Williams
> Delphi is still better performing, but there is not much chance that Delphi > will see any improvement in this field. The Delphi compiler does not even support MMX, 3Dnow or any other enhanced instruction sets (except through the built-in assembler). Does FPC's code generator support the use of

RE: [fpc-pascal]Best PASCAL for games

2004-06-26 Thread Joseph Hewitt
I use FreePascal with Jedi-SDL for my games. FPC has several features I like that other pascal variants lack, such as function overloading. I think that the real question isn't which pascal to use, but which API to use for graphics. IMO it isn't really possible to do games with the standard Gra

Re: [fpc-pascal]Best PASCAL for games

2004-06-26 Thread Marco van de Voort
> Does anyone have an opinion on which version of Pascal, which Pascal > compiler is "The" very best one for game creation . . . any type of games, > from puzzles to first-person-shooters, loaded with graphics (2D and 3D)? Well FPC has several games packaged as demoes. Tetris, Samegame etc. Also t

[fpc-pascal]Best PASCAL for games

2004-06-26 Thread aomarlow
Hi everyone,   Does anyone have an opinion on which version of Pascal, which Pascal compiler is "The" very best one for game creation . . . any type of games, from puzzles to first-person-shooters, loaded with graphics (2D and 3D)? I’m asking about freeware versions at this point.  But I'd also l