[Coco] "Sprites" on CoCo?

[L. Curtis Boyle]

Also, the Coco 3 added palette switching, which allowed some animations to be much less CPU intensive, but it only helps in specific types of cases.

L. Curtis Boyle
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> On May 8, 2017, at 11:53 AM, Dave Philipsen <dave at davebiz.com> wrote:
> 
> On CoCo 3, at least, there is some hardware support for screen scrolling...
> 
> 
> 
> On 5/8/2017 12:39 PM, Steve Strowbridge wrote:
>> That's what made CoCo games so impressive, the fact there was no hardware
>> assist for _anything_ sprites, screen scrolling, music, sound, etc.,
>> everything you heard and saw was done in software by the CPU and the the
>> programmers made the computer shine, to this day, I still think of the CoCo
>> game authors as both superheroes and rock stars :)
>> 
>> 
>> Steve Strowbridge, aka
>> The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
>> http://ogsteviestrow.com
>> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 1:17 PM, Scott Wendt <malfunct at msn.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> There are no hardware sprites on the CoCo, you have to handle it all in
>>> software.
>>> 
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Coco <coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com> on behalf of John Lochey via
>>> Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, May 8, 2017 10:00:38 AM
>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>> Cc: John Lochey
>>> Subject: [Coco] "Sprites" on CoCo?
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> I have been thinking about Sprites (from my days with the Commodore).
>>> Is such a construct available within the CoCo world?
>>> I am early in my CoCo education, so sorry for a newbie question.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Johnny
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