Cycle counting is an important aspect of Atari 2600 programming. It makes possible the positioning of sprites, the drawing of six-digit scores, non-mirrored playfield graphics and many …

Cycle counting is an important aspect of Atari 2600 programming. It makes possible the positioning of sprites, the drawing of six-digit scores, non-mirrored playfield graphics and many …

May 30, 2003 · The TIA manages to draw a 40 pixel playfield from only 20 bits of playfield data by duplicating the playfield (the right side of the playfield displays the same data as the left side). …

Have a close look at the diagram presented in the last session and try and understand exactly the "playfield register/bit" to "pixel position on the scanline" correspondence. There's one new …

Using the right Joystick Controller, pitch Games 2 and 6 playfield Games 4 and 8 playfield to the computer. Your score ap- pears at the upper right of the playfield, the computer's score ap- …

May 19, 2021 · #atari @8bitgames #atari2600 @8bit #atarihomebrew #retrogames In this episode we go deeper into scan lines and their ‘ideal’ numbers, and also the design and programming …

In this episode we talk using the Atari 2600's playfield pixels. We'll discuss the various intricacies of the registers, how we can mirror the playfield, and...

Oct 18, 2019 · Inside the Playfield.asm file are PF_Strip_0 to PF_Strip_5. Each PF_Strip has 191 bytes, one for each scanline. PF_Strip_0, PF_Strip_1, and PF_Strip_2 are for the left side …

Jun 9, 2003 · Have a close look at the diagram presented in the last session and try and understand exactly the "playfield register/bit" to "pixel position on the scanline" …

Aug 16, 2016 · Now that you got the basics of what a playfield is, it's time to do some code to draw a playfield! In this example we will be drawing a border all around the screen with a blue …