Talking about classic gaming consoles, they have those little nifty "Sound Processors" like the MOS's Sound Integrated Device chip, General Instruments Microelectronics' (now Microchip Inc.) AY-3-8910 and Ricoh's one for the Famicom system. Nowadays, I couldn't find these chips around anymore, not even clones or remakes of those things. These chips have simple three-oscillators, some pitch bending things inside and other analog circuitry inside. I intend to physically make a "chiptune" outta it, but now I have to end up using an emulation, or program routines in a microcontroller to emulate the chip's function.
The best thing about these processors in the majority of the famous Atari videogame consoles are using MOS 6502/7 8-bits. (if I'm not mistaken) And the funny thing is, they are still available in new revised versions, from the Bill Mensch's Western Design Center company. If I have the time, might construct a mini Single-Board Computer based on the 6502. However, it is not sold in Malaysia, so these must be ordered from America. What about the assembly language of this one? Hmm...
Take a look at some of these projects. http://www.6502.org/homebuilt/ 6502 Assembly - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
Thanks mate! Reading this one by one, as time is a constraint for now. Will post some pics once I constructed the prototype!
