>Mmmm. Just found it again...try the 2600 Nexus, Library...
>and for those of you wo are unfamiliar with the site, do check it out.
>Alex has put a lot of work into the 2600 Nexus, and it is definitely one
>of the best sources of info on the net!
>
>-Chris
>
>http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~bilstein/atari2600nexus/library/design_case.html
Money! That's the one. Here's the part on chess:
>To display eight chess pieces across the screen (instead of the maximum
six possible with triple copies), Mr. Whitehead displayed each object on
>every other scan line. On the first sweep across the screen, graphics for
four objects were displayed; on the next sweep, graphics for the other
>four were shown. The gaps were obvious, but the chess pieces were
recognizable.
Really is worth a read. Now decompiling code at work, that's another story!
Thanks Chris,
Ruffin Bailey
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