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Platform-Specific Workflows

Hardware / Submission Companion · ~20 MIN · FREE · LOCAL ONLY

Toolchains, emulator testing and real-hardware verification for classic and modern targets.

Know the build, test and packaging route for one target platform.

  • cross-assemblers and compilers
  • emulator vs hardware
  • disk and cartridge images
  • transfer methods
  • packaging for a party

Lessons

  1. Every platform is a chain

    Source, build tool, image format, emulator, hardware. Skipping a link is where releases fail on the big screen.

  2. Emulators lie a little

    An emulator is the fast loop, not the verdict. Timing-sensitive effects have to be checked on the real machine or on the exact emulator the party uses.

  3. Package like an organiser

    The compo team needs a runnable image, a readme, and a screenshot. Anything else is a request for problems at deadline.

Platform route card

Choose your target and confirm every step of the route you will actually follow.

Choose one

Reviewed 2026-07 — always check the current party rules

See what changed

The preview is generated from your choices above.

No target selected

    Checklist report · not a compliance certificate

    No target selected yet, so there is nothing to report on.

    WHAT CHANGED · Pick a target above and this panel becomes a readiness report for that exact route.

    0/2 REQUIREMENTS MET

    • A platform is selected
    • All five route steps confirmed

    COMPLETION RULE · Select a platform and confirm all five steps of its route.

    Your plan

    Everything above stays on this device. Take a copy with you.

    Platform-Specific Workflows — SceneStart

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Guidance revision: Reviewed 2026-07 — always check the current party rules

Completion: 0/2 — Select a platform and confirm all five steps of its route.

SceneStart is not affiliated with any demoparty and cannot certify compliance. The party's published rules always take precedence.

    Where to do the real work

    SCOPE · SceneStart does not build or flash anything. Platform details change: always confirm against current party rules and tool documentation.

    FREE FOREVER · A future paid tier could add maintained per-platform templates. The route card stays free.