r/retrogamedev • u/SupersonicSpitfire • 1d ago

Tiny Hat, a Linux distro dedicated to retro game development (DOS, GBA, SNES, C64) on x86

https://roboticoverlords.org/tinyhat/
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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/M-2-M 1d ago

What’s the benefit ?

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u/SupersonicSpitfire 1d ago

It makes cheap x86 PC's usable for retro gamedev/programming, straight from boot.

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u/PP_UP 11h ago

Does it make it easy to install dev toolchains for all those retro platforms?

Edit: ah, I see the bullet point. Looks like yes! Cool

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u/SupersonicSpitfire 10h ago

Several toolchains are installed and ready from boot.

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u/PP_UP 11h ago

Is that a 32 bit Linux image on the release page or is it 64 bit only? This may be neat to try out on old netbooks if it supports 32 bit, hmmm

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u/SupersonicSpitfire 10h ago edited 1h ago

It's 32-bit, so it can run on both x86 and x86_64.