Re: [stella] quick sprite replication Q

Subject: Re: [stella] quick sprite replication Q
From: Glenn Saunders <cybpunks2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 08:26:05 -0800
I think he's talking about the sprite replication trick used in Robot Tank and Galaxian.

At 11:00 PM 12/18/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> How many times is it possible to duplicate an identical player across the
> screen, given an 8-pixel spacing between the copies?

The TIA can be set to output one, two or three copies of a
player graphics. You can have gaps of 8, 24 or 54 pixels.
With 54 pixel gaps you only get two copies per player though.



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