High score cartridge question

[Schmutzpuppe]

Hi, does anybody know how to determine the highest score stored in the HSC for the current game?

 

Matthias

[PacManPlus]

Yes.

 

You have to set the difficulty and players and call $3ff7

 

 

; HSSUCK -- SUCK IN HIGH SCORE, IF AVAILABLE.  IF NOT ZAP IT OUT.
HSCSUCK
         JSR     HSCHERE                ;SEE IF HI SCORE CART IS THERE
         BEQ     SUCKOUT
         JSR     HSETTEMP               ;SET UP TEMPLATE FOR HSC DATA BLOCK
         JSR     HSETDIFC               ;SET DIFFICULTY
         LDX     #<(HSCRAM)             ;AND DO IT
         LDY     #>(HSCRAM)
         JSR     $3FF7                  ;DO HSCSTAT
         LDX     #3
SUCKHSIN
         LDA     HSCRAM+$F,X
         STA     hiscore,X
         DEX
         BPL     SUCKHSIN
SUCKOUT
         JSR     SCREENON
         RTS

[Schmutzpuppe]

That helped, thanks Bob.