Re: [stella] Emulator Hazards

Subject: Re: [stella] Emulator Hazards
From: crackers@xxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 15:32:42 -0400 (EDT)
In article <342e11a9.1347333@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, you wrote:

>>So you really DO need a supercharger if you want to be absolutely certain
>>that your programme will work as you intend it to on a real 2600.
>
>Or a custom EPROM development system :)
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I can see the book now, "Real 2600 Programmers use EPROM development systems"
By the author of "My Joystick is Bigger than Yours!" ;)

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>And then beg this list for help when you don't realize you're leaving VSYNC
>active the entire frame? ;)
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Exactly... this list is very "Bonehead Friendly". ;)

When I was working on the V-pet, I pulled some even bigger boners which
caused me no end of grief until I saw what I'd done wrong
(stupid things like storing to REFP1 instead of RESP1, and with a 
symetrical sprite too so there was no visual clue other than the fact that 
my sprite wasn't going where I wanted it to). I was thinking many times
"boy, I'm glad the guys on the list arn't here to see me do THIS".


I also discovered that a real 2600 is much more picky about where you put
the HMOVE command than the Emulator is.


                                 CRACKERS
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