How to Make Your Own Games on a TI Calculator

Making your own games on your TI calculator is made much easier if you use a software development kit (SDK). With Texas Instrument's free SDK, you can develop TI calculator games without a TI calculator and directly on your PC. Because your PC has a bigger screen and keyboard, entering, debugging and testing code is much more cost effective and efficient than with an actual TI calculator. Setting up a SDK on your PC is also easy. Just download the SDK for your calculator from the Texas Instruments calculator website.

Things You'll Need

  • TI-83 SDK
  • Personal computer
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Instructions

    • 1

      Select one of the SDKs on the Software, OS Updates and Apps website listed in the resources section below. Select the TI-83 SDK download icon on the web page if you want to develop a program for the TI-83 calculator. Select the TI-84 SDK link or the T-I89 SDK link if you want to develop a program for the TI-84 or TI-89 calculators.

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      Exit all Windows programs that may be running on your computer, including any Internet browser applications.

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      Locate the 83psdk_setup.exe that was downloaded. Double click the program file to install the TI-83 SDK on your computer. Select "Install" on the dialog box that appears if you have not already installed the SDK for the TI-83 calculator. Press "Next" on the dialog box.

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      Select the "Browse" button on the dialog box if you want to use a different directory than the default location. Press "Next."

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      Select an optional "Program Group" you want to put the TI-83 Plus Flash Debugger with. Press "Next" on the dialog display box.

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      Press "Next" again after the finished installing dialog box appears. Click "Finish"

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      Restart your system to activate the SDK program. Select the TI program from your program directory after the computer has restarted. Select the "View" option on the SDK main menu and then select "GO" to start the virtual calculator.

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