<s>
ProDG	B-Application
(	O
pronounced	O
“	O
prodigy	O
”	O
)	O
by	O
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
is	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
development	O
tools	O
produced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phrase	O
PRO-DG	O
was	O
originally	O
registered	O
as	O
a	O
UK	O
trademark	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
hyphen	O
was	O
never	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
released	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
suite	O
has	O
subsequently	O
been	O
known	O
as	O
ProDG	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suite	O
consisted	O
of	O
console	O
hardware-specific	O
assemblers	B-Application
,	O
a	O
C/C	O
++	O
compiler	B-Language
,	O
ELF/DLL	O
linkers	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
source-level	B-Application
debugger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
build	O
tools	O
could	O
be	O
controlled	O
either	O
from	O
the	O
command	O
line	O
or	O
integrated	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artist	O
preview	O
software	O
tool	O
,	O
ProView	O
,	O
and	O
Tuner	O
,	O
a	O
profiler	O
and	O
performance	O
optimizer	O
,	O
were	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
some	O
versions	O
of	O
ProDG	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2004	O
the	O
suite	O
included	O
the	O
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
Compiler	B-Language
,	O
SNC	O
,	O
tailored	O
for	O
specific	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
compiler	B-Language
provided	O
by	O
the	O
console	O
manufacturer	O
,	O
frequently	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
GNU	B-Operating_System
Compiler	B-Language
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNC	O
compiler	B-Language
was	O
designed	O
to	O
improve	O
code	O
generation	O
,	O
reduce	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
debug	O
data	O
,	O
provide	O
console	O
specific	O
intrinsic	O
functions	O
and	O
provide	O
greater	O
control	O
in	O
respect	O
of	O
program	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assemblers	B-Application
with	O
additional	O
,	O
hardware	O
specific	O
instructions	O
were	O
provided	O
for	O
all	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
debugger	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
specific	O
target	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
target	O
views	O
including	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
registers	I-General_Concept
,	O
memory	O
,	O
disassembly	O
,	O
source	O
,	O
local	O
variables	O
and	O
watch	O
points	O
were	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
toolchain	O
command-line	O
switches	O
could	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Project	O
/	O
Settings	O
dialog	O
in	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Projects	O
could	O
be	O
generated	O
using	O
custom	O
App	O
wizards	O
,	O
code	O
could	O
be	O
edited	O
,	O
compiled	B-Language
and	O
built	O
in	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Integration	O
provided	O
a	O
seamless	O
edit/build/debug	O
cycle	O
including	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
features	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
build	O
dependencies	O
,	O
browse	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
Intellisense	O
features	O
when	O
editing	O
C	O
and	O
C++	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ProDG	B-Application
development	O
tools	O
were	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ProDG	B-Application
Plus	O
provided	O
additional	O
game	O
development	O
tools	O
and	O
debugging	O
features	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
standard	O
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation®2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ProView	O
–	O
an	O
artist	O
and	O
testing	O
preview	O
tool	O
which	O
used	O
an	O
IEEE	B-Protocol
1394	I-Protocol
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
built-in	O
debugger	B-Application
scripting	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
debugger	B-Application
type	O
displays	O
,	O
add	O
new	O
debugger	B-Application
windows	O
and	O
extend	O
debugger	B-Application
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
SNC	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
and	O
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
DevLink	O
and	O
SN-TDEV	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devlink	O
was	O
a	O
high	O
speed	O
communication	O
tool	O
for	O
game	O
developers	O
using	O
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
which	O
helped	O
programmers	O
debug	O
their	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
NR-Reader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SN-TDEV	O
was	O
used	O
with	O
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
to	O
build	O
,	O
debug	O
,	O
view	O
and	O
optimise	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
Gamecube	B-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
device	O
which	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
serial	O
port	O
featured	O
on	O
earlier	O
Gamecube	B-Application
hardware	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ProDG	B-Application
Plus	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
February	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
Tuner	O
and	O
additional	O
debugger	B-Application
scripting	O
features	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
standard	O
ProDG	B-Application
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
an	O
image	O
from	O
the	O
PRO-DG	O
website	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
product	O
to	O
ever	O
utilize	O
Serial	O
port	O
2	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Gamecube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
PSP®	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
using	O
SNC	O
technology	O
licensed	O
from	O
Apogee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
the	O
v2.0	O
debugger	B-Application
,	O
SNC	O
C/C	O
++	O
Compiler	B-Language
and	O
Tuner	O
as	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
PSP®	O
(	O
PlayStation®Portable	O
)	O
were	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
ProDG	B-Application
suite	O
of	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
a	O
line-up	O
of	O
24	O
game	O
titles	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
window	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
20	O
were	O
developed	O
using	O
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
 '	O
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
PSP®	O
development	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
won	O
a	O
Game	O
Developer	O
Magazine	O
"	O
Front	O
Line	O
Award	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Programming	O
Environment	O
category	O
for	O
the	O
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
ProView	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
artist	O
and	O
testing	O
preview	O
tool	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
USB	O
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
producer	O
Hudson	O
,	O
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
produced	O
an	O
official	O
hardware	O
development	O
kit	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SCEI	O
)	O
acquired	O
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
,	O
the	O
world	O
leader	O
in	O
development	O
tools	O
for	O
videogames	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
acquisition	O
,	O
the	O
ProDG	B-Application
suite	O
was	O
central	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
plans	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
development	O
environment	O
and	O
tools	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
Sony	O
PlayStation	O
Vita	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tools	O
were	O
integrated	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
Explorer	O
and	O
included	O
Razor	O
Performance	O
Analyzer	O
.	O
</s>
