+johnnywc Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 *until the stella list is up and running, I thought I'd post this here* Hello all, As promised, here is the beginning of the kernel for my RS Hockey game. Right now it's not doing much - just dispalying the rink (with full vertical scrolling), clock, period and score. Next step is to display the puck. LDA PFData2,X ; [55] + 4 STA PF2 ; [59] + 3 all set for next section LDA PFData1,X ; [62] + 4 STA PF1 ; [66] + 3 ScanLoop LDA IceColor,X ; [69] + 4 STA COLUBK ; [73] + 3 end of line 4 ; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; START OF LINE 1 CPY BallY ; [0] + 3 BEQ EnableBall ; [3] + 2/3 LDA #00 ; [5] + 2 JMP DrawBall ; [7] + 3 EnableBall LDA #02 ; [6] + 2 NOP ; [8] + 2 DrawBall STA ENABL ; [10] + 3 DEY ; 2 STA WSYNC ; [13] + 3 end of line 1 ; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; START OF LINE 2 DEY ; 2 STA WSYNC ; end of line 2 ; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; START OF LINE 3 DEY ; 2 STA WSYNC ; end of line 3 ; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; START OF LINE 4 SLEEP 46 ; [0] + 46 INX ; [46] + 2 DEY ; [48] + 2 decrement the scanline we're on BEQ DoneLoop ; [50] + 2 LDA PFData2,X ; [52] + 4 STA PF2 ; [56] + 3 all set for next section LDA PFData1,X ; [59] + 4 STA PF1 ; [63] + 3 JMP ScanLoop ; [66] + 3 I'm using Y to count the relative scanline (0-159) and X as an index into the data for PF1, PF2 and COLUBK. I've divided the playing area (160 pixels) into 40 loops of 4 scanlines and I'm updating PF1, PF2 and the COLUBK at the end of the 4th scanline for the *next* group of 4 scanlines. This is leaving me with 74 cycles for 3 scanlines (since I DEY on each line, assuming I get rid of the WSYNC) and 46 for the 4th line (taken up by a SLEEP right now). I quickly put together some code to display the puck (ball) at the beginning of scanline 1 (it takes up 13 cycles). Of course, this will only display the puck when it's on scanline 0, 4, 8, etc. and keep it displayed for 4 lines (which isn't the desired result). I'm not sure how to proceed here - do I duplicate the ball-display code for each scan line? Is this the most efficient way to enable/disable the ball? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. I hope this post isn't out of line for the Newbies forum - I've only been doing this stuff for a few months and consider myself a newbie, especially if I have questions about displaying the ball!! If there is a better forum for this (perhaps the Programming forum) I'll be more than happy to post there. Thanks again for any help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 *until the stella list is up and running, I thought I'd post this here* It is up and running again. So you should really post it there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted June 25, 2004 Author Share Posted June 25, 2004 Thanks Thomas - I will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Ooh. A new hockey game! Looks very promising. I hope this makes it into cart form so it can be sold here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted June 25, 2004 Author Share Posted June 25, 2004 *WARNING!!* DUMB QUESTION ALERT!!! *** Hmmm... I can't seem to figure out how to post something to stellalist. I subscribed to it a couple years ago, and then unsubscribed. When I go to http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella, it just says: "The stella mailing list is in the process of being migrated to new hardware and mailing list software and will return soon. Archives are available." When I browse the archives there doesn't seem to be a clear way to register, sign in, or post any messages. Am I missing something??? Any advice or direction is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 The url has changed to http://stella.biglist.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted June 25, 2004 Author Share Posted June 25, 2004 Dennis, Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, I still can't figure out how to actually sign in as a new user. The "new user" link seems to be only for getting a password confirmation email. I think my brain is fried from cycle counting... Am I missing something basic here? Thanks again for your patience and assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Can I ask, is this a work from scratch or a hack of international soccer? Either way it looks very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted June 25, 2004 Author Share Posted June 25, 2004 Dennis - I figured it out. Just had to follow the "unsubscribe" links and I eventually was able to "subscribe"... BTW - great work on Climber 5! I played it for about an hour down at Philly 5 and that experience was very insprirational in my decision to finally start a game. I also had a nice talk with Kirk Israel (of JoustPong fame) and he convinced me to just get to work and shoot for Philly 6 (thanks Kirk!) Anyway - expect some posts about RS Hockey on Stellalist very soon! Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted June 25, 2004 Author Share Posted June 25, 2004 Can I ask, is this a work from scratch or a hack of international soccer? Either way it looks very good. AtariLeaf - thanks for your interest in this. To answer your question - this is a work from scratch (not a hack of M-Network's Soccer). I have some big plans for this game and hopefully I can implement them all. If all goes well and the game doesn't stink , I definitely have plans on selling it in cart form in one way or another. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Can I ask, is this a work from scratch or a hack of international soccer? Either way it looks very good. AtariLeaf - thanks for your interest in this. To answer your question - this is a work from scratch (not a hack of M-Network's Soccer). I have some big plans for this game and hopefully I can implement them all. If all goes well and the game doesn't stink , I definitely have plans on selling it in cart form in one way or another. Thanks again! Excellent. As you can tell by name username and avatar, I'm a big hockey fan (Toronto Maple Leafs). I've been hoping for a new 2600 hockey game. Please make one of the teams blue and white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMila75 Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Can I ask, is this a work from scratch or a hack of international soccer? Either way it looks very good. AtariLeaf - thanks for your interest in this. To answer your question - this is a work from scratch (not a hack of M-Network's Soccer). I have some big plans for this game and hopefully I can implement them all. If all goes well and the game doesn't stink , I definitely have plans on selling it in cart form in one way or another. Thanks again! Excellent. As you can tell by name username and avatar, I'm a big hockey fan (Toronto Maple Leafs). I've been hoping for a new 2600 hockey game. Please make one of the teams blue and white. As a Blue Jackets fan, I have to say that a blue and red team would look better on that rink surface. I can't wait to see the finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted June 25, 2004 Author Share Posted June 25, 2004 Can I ask, is this a work from scratch or a hack of international soccer? Either way it looks very good. AtariLeaf - thanks for your interest in this. To answer your question - this is a work from scratch (not a hack of M-Network's Soccer). I have some big plans for this game and hopefully I can implement them all. If all goes well and the game doesn't stink , I definitely have plans on selling it in cart form in one way or another. Thanks again! Excellent. As you can tell by name username and avatar, I'm a big hockey fan (Toronto Maple Leafs). I've been hoping for a new 2600 hockey game. Please make one of the teams blue and white. As a Blue Jackets fan, I have to say that a blue and red team would look better on that rink surface. I can't wait to see the finished product. Wow - glad to see some real interest in this!! As for uniform colors, if all goes well you'll be able to select from a group of colors for your teams (ala Double Dunk) but I'll have to wait and see if I have enough cycles to do that. If not, expect a black and gold team (Go Bruins!!! )... I plan on posting in the Homebrew Discussion forum to get some ideas on gameplay, etc. I have a pretty good idea about what I want to do but I'm always open to suggestions... Thanks again, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted June 25, 2004 Author Share Posted June 25, 2004 Dumb question #2: Now that I'm subscribed to the Stellalist, how do I post something? I assume I send an email somewhere, but I can't for the life of me find the address anywhere in the confirmation emails. Also - where are the archives? I know there are some at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives, but they only seem to go up to May. Where are all the new messages being saved? Any info is appreciated!! Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Hi there! The address should be stella@stella.biglist.com I'm sorry for all the trouble you have to go through, I sure hope biglist get their stuff sorted quickly... Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128bytes Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Congrats for starting what, I believe, is the first major team sports simulation homebrew! The playfield looks great -- in fact it looks like a "coleco/stiga style" slot hockey board without the slots! Unrelated note: Beamrider reminds me of playing slot hockey. Really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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