Re: [stella] New trick?

Subject: Re: [stella] New trick?
From: Piero Cavina <p.cavina@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 22:28:49 +0100
At 12:39 +0200 25-08-1997, Eckhard Stolberg wrote:

>>You are saying that you can get 8 copies vs. the usual 6, sans flicker?
>>
>>Can the "6-digit score" routine still work?  In other words, is there
>>enough time to alter the player data for each and every copy?
>
>That won't work. You have to trigger RESP0 and NUSIZ0 constantly in order
>to get multiple copies of player0. There is not enough time left to change
>the graphics for each of the copies. Also you can do the trick only with
>one player at a time, therefore there will be gaps between the copies.

I'm almost sure that this trick has been used for Supercharger Frogger... I
need to look at the game again, but I've this feeling...

Eckhard, what you've discovered is very interesting, don't you have a piece
of code to play with?

Ciao,
 P.





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