Picophysics: Single file physics for games on platforms like N64, PSX, DC
39 points by klaussilveira 5 days ago | 10 comments
klodolph 4 hours ago
Everything being static inline makes it hostile to these older systems which have limited RAM. Use of float makes it unlikely that you’d run it on the PlayStation, which has no FPU.
replyColdStream 25 minutes ago
I was going to say, even the readme file only mentions N64 and DC.
replyaaaronic 3 hours ago
Most of the older consoles don't have an FPU. Fixed point is king on those older systems.
replyklodolph 2 hours ago
Only one of the consoles listed lacks an FPU, the other two (N64 and DreamCast) both have FPUs. Despite its age, the FPU on the N64 was plenty fast and it was used extensively.
replyiamcoder18 5 hours ago
It's hand written and should also work on microcontrollers like ESP32s or Pi Pico 2. Have you tried anything like that yet?
replyThe Pico in particular has enough RAM and supports floating point math.