Re: A85: ZCP and solitare

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Subject: Re: A85: ZCP and solitare
From: mgp4007@omega.uta.edu (Michael Pearce)
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 02:13:14 GMT
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i think it would be better to have an external string with the card
sprites in it (or a routine that generates the card sprites like
solytare does), and then different games could access the sprites
through looking at the VAT.  this way you could still have only the
games you wanted to have.

-mike pearce

On Mon, 25 May 1998 16:38:32 -0500, you wrote:

>
>>Also, like the Atari idea, what about a solitaire shell that contains the
>>code and sprites for cards and code for a cursor?  There are about a
>>million different types of solitaire and if you take all of the similar
>>parts of each one out and put them in a shell made specifically for
>>solitaire games, the actual games would be very small.  I don't know much
>>about actually making my own shell, that's why I'm asking.
>
>Maybe i'm weird, but that sounds like a cool idea.  I'd put that shell on
>my 85.
>
>Robby Gutmann
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Re: A85: ZCP and solitare

From: Robby Gutmann <gutmann@planet-connect.com>