Re: LZ: Sprites
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Joshua Lynch wrote:
>
> I was wondering what a sprite is. I noticed that the Nintendo
> GameBoy uses a similar Z-80 processor so I came to the conclusion that maybe
> the TI-85 had them/it too. Could someone explain what they are and what they
> are good for and if the TI-85 has them?
A sprite is an object or bitmap (often 8x8, 16x16 or 16x8 pixels). A
real
sprite is something the hardware handles, else it's not a real sprite.
The Gameboy has hardware things for handling sprite and it has nothing
to do
with the processor.
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