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yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_table https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_table after I realized I coudln't do this in BASIC fast enough I went down the
by dekhn 3y ago
yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_table https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_table
after I realized I coudln't do this in BASIC fast enough I went down the assembly route but never could figure out the various math bits required to deal with the weird addressing of Apple IIe high res graphics.
- pvg 3y agoYeah, I think the effective purpose of shape tables was to waste the time of the zillions of kids who thought they could write a game that way. Although I did make myself a crappy Rally X clone (although my 'inspiration' was Super Off Road) using shape tables for the (two) cars and that mostly worked. For a pile of tiles it would be hopeless though.