*** Forwarded message, originally written by MR ROGER L NYSTROM on 23-Feb-97 ***
Hopefully, you guys can answer this question : I am trying to plan
out an
Atari 2600 game, and while thumbing through a progamming guide,
realized that
missiles 0 and 1's color registers were also player 0 and 1's, and
the ball
had the same color as the background... now, I'm new to this, so
excuse any
ignorance I display, but here is the hypothetical situation (keeping
in mind
I don't want flicker):
PLAYER 0 - Controllable character, with BALL placed to drape behind
PLAYER 0
to add hair, facial hair, etc, and a weapon in hand to PLAYER 0. (Yes,
BTW,
I've figured out placement and width numbers needed to make these
look decent.
BALL - Hair, facial features, ect., same color throughout. Ball stops
at
PLAYER0's shoulder, restarts by chest to make weapon.
PLAYER 1 - Enemy, multiplied if need be.
MISSILES - Enemy shots. Possible alternate weapon if ball is too big
or
somehow interferes (#0).
My question is this: Since I'm using the ball to be those features,
and it
shares the register with the playfield, will any background also
change to
the hair (beard, etc) color? BTW: The background is always a back
wall, and two side walls, depending on whether or not there is an
available exit. Is there any visible remedy you see?
Thanks in advance,
Roger Nystrom
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