A YouTuber has created a functional Atari 2600 emulator in "Minecraft." Using a lot of blocks, calculate, and analyzed every details to create the game emulator, this person is surely having a lot of patience and very creative skill.
This person is called Seth Bling, is known for pulling off crazy hacks of popular games in YouTube. He is a 29-years-old "Minecraft" map maker and for his complicated red stone creations, he known as the "King of Redstone." He started his channel on 2006, making him one of the earliest YouTube channels, but only uploaded his first YouTube video on 2011.
An emulator is a software program that lets one computer act like another computer. Super Mario Bros on a classic NES is a good example for an emulator. The block building game "Minecraft" has an item called a Command Block, it allows players to execute code instructions, and Seth Bling thread enough of these blocks together to create a program that acts like the Atari 2600 game machine.
According to Wired, it need game data to play an Atari without any thing in the cartridge slot. Seth Bling recreated the ones and zeroes of three Atari game ROM files; Space Invaders, Donkey Kong and Pac-Man using only standard inert "Minecraft" blocks.
The command blocks read the data by scanning each row, execute the code and then as if by magic Pac-Man appears in the "Minecraft" game world. With a pickaxe, Seth Bling can also edit the system's RAM.
The Inquirer reported that there are two videos of the Atari "Minecraft" experience on YouTube. The longest and the technical one, and the other where games including Donkey Kong are played.
The "Minecraft" game is an popular open world game that has been embraced by young and old gamers, even businesses and organizations. Players creativity is the useful skill by playing this amazing creative game.
After this amazing creation, SethBling's commentator requests more creative things likes Atari emulator in "Minecraft" game. Some has even requested a full version of the Android OS in creative game.
