Published by Michael2_3B 1 month, 1 week ago on Sept. 29, 2025, 9:32 a.m. | Discuss this article

Hey there Cemetechnicians! Despite the busyness of Back-to-School season, August saw several completed projects, and several other projects in the works. Let's take a look:

• AsmHook2 with OS 5.8.3 support: RoccoLox Programs has announced a new release of AsmHook2, now packaged as an app installer so it works on TI-OS 5.8.3. This has been a frequently-requested upgrade, and RoccoLox completed it just in time.
• DYNATRIS - a Tetris clone for the HP Prime: komame has completed their Tetris game for the HP Prime! This month, they finalized it with a title screen and several optimizations, and have released a download in the thread. Following the high standard set by many HP Prime games, the graphics and animations of this Tetris game are polished.
  
• FF:MF Save Editor 3: AchakTheFurry has announced and completed their project, a save editor interface for DJ Omnimaga's Final Fantasy: Manta Force game. If you play FF:MF, be sure to check it out!
  
• First Fantasy II: Pokéwalrus (Pink version): And on a related note, DJ Omnimaga announced the new "Pink version" of their infamous Final Fantasy game! This version includes several new walruses, a new dungeon, a new battle move, and several bug fixes. You don't want to miss this!
  
• Fragment shaders (kinda)... on the CE: This month, jasper7474 has started work on a GLSL-esque fragment shader renderer on the CE. It's a clever proof-of-concept for a device that lacks a GPU to execute shaders; if you're a low-level graphics pro, check it out and let jasper7474 know about any optimization ideas you have.
• narser: Performant replacement to Nix's nar subcommand: Clevor has made no secret of their affinity for NixOS; this month, clevor has created a faster and more memory-efficient replacement for Nix's nar subcommand.
• Shards of Grandeur PC RPG: Long-time Cemetech member 123outerme has announced release v0.4.0 for their roleplaying adventure game on PC! This version includes many new features and content, including the Quiet Tundra zone, better battle mechanics and weather effects, and several other bug fixes and quality of life improvements. We love to see what Cemetech members continue to create even when they move beyond graphing calculator software: be sure to try it for yourself (and share your own non-calculator software projects)!
  
• Space Invaders for TI-83+: This month, Monado07 added enemies to their monochrome Space Invaders game, as well as improving the missile routines and movement code. Check it out!
  
• Sudoku CE: After a 5-year hiatus, Jeffitus has come back to his Sudoku game to implement AppVar font pack compatibility, and has plans to add support for multiple fonts, color palettes, and AppVar puzzle packs.
  
• TI-80 OLED screen replacement: Due to common screen issues with the TI-80, queueRAM has been working on reverse-engineering the calculators LCD in order to replace it with an OLED screen, driven via a Raspberry Pi Pico. This is an increasingly important issue as graphing calculators age and the conductive glue on their LCD cables dry up/fail, so it's great to see creative solutions to keep nearly antique devices functioning for hopefully decades longer.
  
• Ti-Basic Practice Program: Tetris: Jeff calc 84 has continued work on their Tetris game for the TI-83/TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus monochrome calculators. The progress looks great, however the project has been put on hold for the time being. Be sure to go show your support if this intrigues you, and encourage them to continue the project!
  
• TI-Boy CE Progress Thread: This month, calc84maniac has released version 0.3.1 of TI-Boy CE, which includes a new upscaling mode and enhanced ROM trimming, as well as various bugfixes and interface improvements. TI-Boy CE is one of the most popular pieces of software for the TI-84 Plus CE, and this update makes it even more user-friendly.
• TI-Planet's "Project Builder" with online CE C/C++: Adriweb has added more Makefile options directly configurable from the (CE) project settings.
• TIB.js — JavaScript API that generates and emulates TI-BASIC: This month, JerryChu has been working on TIB.js, a JavaScript API that converts javascript code into TI-Basic code. Check it out!
• TiFS v1.4 (Texas Instruments Flight Simulator): Cemetech member Aeroslate has finished their flight simulator for the TI 84+ CE! The v1.4 release includes a cockpit view, a revamp of the physics system, and an optional day/night cycle add-on. Be sure to give it a try!
  
• Virus management game in TI-BASIC: Lucaz37 has released their virus management game for the 83/84/+, created entirely on-calculator. Check it out!
  

And that's it for August! Thank you for reading, and be sure to vote for your favorite finished project in the poll.

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