Re: [stella] Super Fast Scrolling

Subject: Re: [stella] Super Fast Scrolling
From: Erik Mooney <emooney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 23:22:42 -0400
>How fast can the 2600 scroll playfield graphics?  I was thinking about
>trying to do a Caverns of Mars type demo before I move onto my Major Havoc
>game, but as I remember the game is only fun when you played it at the
>fastest speed (a.k.a way too fast!).  I'm wondering if the 2600 could move
>that fast.

The 2600 redraws the entire screen every frame, and is not beholden to a
background tile buffer (like the NES), so it can scroll at any speed you
like.  Horizontal scrolling must be in increments of 4 pixels for
playfield, but vertical can be any speed at single scanline resolution.

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