VectreC

VectreC is a Visual Studio Code Extension that allows you to do game programming in C for the Vectrex. Once finished, it will have the following features:

• Installable as VS Code extension
• Compile C projects directly in VS Code — available
• Start programs directly from VS Code in embedded Emulator — available
• Vectrex syntax highlighting
• CMOC support — available
• GCC support
• Works on macOS (ARM and Intel) and Linux — available

While VectreC is still in development, it's already a powerful tool and compatible with macOS and Linux.

How to install

• Download this repository
• Execute install-vectrec.sh from the command line if you are on macOS or Linux

How to build from source

If you're platform is not yet supported then use the follwing commands to build it for macOS or Linux

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rogerboesch/vectrex-dev/master/vectrec/make-vectrec.sh
chmod a+x make-vectrec.sh
./make-vectrec.sh $HOME/vectrec

More Information

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Tutorials

Learn how to code in C for the Vectrex - WATCH NOW ON MY YouTube Channel

Samples

You find some more samples here