Any Ti calculator users/experts here?

[dante]

I'm looking at buying another video game system ... and when you think of video game systems you immediately think of Ti calculators, AMIRITE? 

Seriously though - I've seen enough Youtube videos of games to become fascinated with these devices.  Does anyone have suggestions for which Calculator is better for games?  Obviously the device is a CALCULATOR and not a Gameboy - but perhaps some models are more suited than others?

DANTE WHY YOU DO DIS???

[tp4tissue]

calculator for games?   are you saying you want to program the games yourself for fun?   or play the games that were made for calculators..

[dante]

calculator for games?   are you saying you want to program the games yourself for fun?   or play the games that were made for calculators..

Both.  I did some Z80 Assembler back in the day and it would be interesting to get back into it; though I think some of the newer models may use ARM.

[tp4tissue]

calculator for games?   are you saying you want to program the games yourself for fun?   or play the games that were made for calculators..

Both.  I did some Z80 Assembler back in the day and it would be interesting to get back into it; though I think some of the newer models may use ARM.

well the Newest ti calcs, they're more/less smartphones.. LOL,  so you can do pretty much anything on them...

but if that's the case... u could just you know.. program for android.. hahaha

[dante]

I'm not trying to act like a hipster but I seriously love monochrome displays; that's why I'm partly attracted to this over say a Vita/DS/Android/whatever.  Not looking at it to make money just for fun to tinker with it and what not.

[tp4tissue]

I'm not trying to act like a hipster but I seriously love monochrome displays; that's why I'm partly attracted to this over say a Vita/DS/Android/whatever.  Not looking at it to make money just for fun to tinker with it and what not.

wait, so u want the "OLD" monochrome ones, like 89 titanium? not the new Color ones - Nspire?

[microsoft windows]

The TI-85's were always good. I used to play good games on those.

[dante]

I'm not trying to act like a hipster but I seriously love monochrome displays; that's why I'm partly attracted to this over say a Vita/DS/Android/whatever.  Not looking at it to make money just for fun to tinker with it and what not.

wait, so u want the "OLD" monochrome ones, like 89 titanium? not the new Color ones - Nspire?

For now strictly B&W.  Although someone has gotten Quake to run on the newer model:

I also found this video ... very sexy...

[dorkvader]

Forget the nspire (too new). I would rock it old school with a 83/84 series. Try to get the clear 83SE if you can. Craigslist is a must.

There are some really interesting 3D games for it, but it's mostly 2D. Mario clones, there was a great JRPG I remember playing, racing games, even a skate game. All in all a lot of solid choices.

[dustinhxc]

When I was in high school I enjoyed the TI 83 Plus very much! Played Mario and a ton of other games, fun Times man. also enjoyed drawing on it as well.

Whoa the forum is still up that I went to back then..
http://www.ticalc.org/

[davkol]

TI-89 Titanium user checking in. More like "user" though, because I'm usually at my desktop and I don't really need a calc as a theoretical CS major.

Anything newer/fancier is more of a ****ty smartphone with awful UX.

[tp4tissue]

TI-89 Titanium user checking in. More like "user" though, because I'm usually at my desktop and I don't really need a calc as a theoretical CS major.

Anything newer/fancier is more of a ****ty smartphone with awful UX.

arguably 838485 had a better ui than the 89

89 had much stronger algebra features though, good for school at the time, but no body does their own algebra anymore post school..

[SpAmRaY]

Am I the only one who had a Ti-92?

[tp4tissue]

Am I the only one who had a Ti-92?

yes, you are..     I only know 1 other person with a 92 , maybe he had the 92 plus..

either way..   The only reason I didn't get one, was cuz by the time I was ready for it, they already made the 89 titanium,   and then they screwed up the 92 by making it all rounded (voyage)

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

TI-89 or TI-NSpire are probably your best bets. I myself have a TI-86, but they're a bit dated (yet still more useful than the 84s).

I will say though, that the 84s have some decent games, as does the 86.

EDIT: Get the original NSpire with the TI-84 swappable keypad, so you can get the best of two worlds.

[tp4tissue]

TI-89 or TI-NSpire are probably your best bets. I myself have a TI-86, but they're a bit dated (yet still more useful than the 84s).

I will say though, that the 84s have some decent games, as does the 86.

EDIT: Get the original NSpire with the TI-84 swappable keypad, so you can get the best of two worlds.

but the nspire keys are not as "tactile"...  idk if that's a factor..

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

TI-89 or TI-NSpire are probably your best bets. I myself have a TI-86, but they're a bit dated (yet still more useful than the 84s).

I will say though, that the 84s have some decent games, as does the 86.

EDIT: Get the original NSpire with the TI-84 swappable keypad, so you can get the best of two worlds.

but the nspire keys are not as "tactile"...  idk if that's a factor..

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Well that'd be up to the OP, now wouldn't it?

[dante]

Is it safe to say the Z80 models have more games?  It looks like the 89/200 models come with 68K's...

I'd probably stay away from NSpire - the quake demo is neat but I want to catch up on all the older stuff first.

[ddot]

I had a TI-83+ in high school and a TI-89 in university.  I found the Z80 calculators (ie the TI-83+ etc) had way more availability for games than the 68k (ie TI-89).  I think it was simply the Z80 had a bigger user base.  (When I was in high school, you could use a Z80 calculator for exams but not the 68ks because the 68ks could do symbolic algebra.)

I'm a little out of the loop now, but ticalc.org was the big community back in the day.  Joe Wingbermuehle  came out with his ION shell and a bunch of assembly games.  Then the guys at Detached Solutions came out with the MirageOS shell and a few more games.

After that I move on to the TI-89 and kind of lost track of the community.

For me, Diamonds by Joe Wingbermuehle was the pinnacle of calculator gaming.  I repeatedly played that game just trying to shave a second or two off my high score.