DarthCalvin Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I may have just stumbled upon an easter egg but I'm new to this game and have no idea. Notice the CH at the top where there would normally be a square. Anyone have any idea what I did to trigger that? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/134575-any-programmers-familiar-with-reactor/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthCalvin Posted November 15, 2008 Author Share Posted November 15, 2008 Nevermind, someone just showed me. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/134575-any-programmers-familiar-with-reactor/#findComment-1621506 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 According to DP, the thought is that scoring over 200K triggers the programmer's initials. I posted the link in the HSC thread, but here it is for everyone else: http://www.digitpress.com/eastereggs/26reactor.htm Congrats! I hope to trigger it today, but I still have some work to do. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/134575-any-programmers-familiar-with-reactor/#findComment-1621507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 lda $A1 ;3 game in progress? bne LF14C ;2 branch if so sta $F2 ;3 ldy #$1C ;2 set LSB pointer to square lda $9D ;3 and #$E0 ;2 score at least 200,000? beq LF134 ;2 branch if not ldy #$26 ;2 set LSB pointer to "CH" Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/134575-any-programmers-familiar-with-reactor/#findComment-1621510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 BTW rolling the score (in the released version that allows it) would deactivate the easter egg...unless you again pass the 200k mark. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/134575-any-programmers-familiar-with-reactor/#findComment-1621513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthCalvin Posted November 15, 2008 Author Share Posted November 15, 2008 I almost titled this thread, "Hey! Nukey Shay! Can you help me with this?" You rock. Thanks for the breakdown. Now I don't have to sit and experiment with it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/134575-any-programmers-familiar-with-reactor/#findComment-1621514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 So, now it's a fact that passing the 200K triggers the initials? I mean: it's not a theory anymore? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/134575-any-programmers-familiar-with-reactor/#findComment-1621963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 No theory at all. I believe that there is some uncertainty due to that first check. Ram location $A1 contains various flags that are set during a game in progress. If any residual flags were not cleared somehow, the easter egg will not be shown. I suppose that more investigation is required to find out if these circumstances appear in a game. But yeah, the act of passing 200k will cause the next test to fail - displaying the initials. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/134575-any-programmers-familiar-with-reactor/#findComment-1621965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Ok, thanks Nukey. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/134575-any-programmers-familiar-with-reactor/#findComment-1621967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 wow all these years later I never knew that. When was this one discovered? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/134575-any-programmers-familiar-with-reactor/#findComment-1623295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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