Posted By
MMS
on 2017-11-04
05:46:32
 |  Re: Happy HallOweeN 2017 !
Actually, this mode has huge benefits VS HIRES.
If you develop a game, with such GFX you can save a lot of memory, disc space and loading time.
Due to the 64 char limitation, only this amount of charset need to be saved. (512bytes)
The display and the color memory are 1024+1024 bytes.
So, similar to PETSCII (when you need 2K to get a full screen colorful picture, but there are some limitations) here you need only 2.5K space, and the end result is very similar to a HIRES picture (10K).
And as the 64 char need to be loaded anyhow, you can create the one fits to your requirements.
Still, the best will be with Greyscale pictures...
Certainly, it will need a Plus/4 editor, till that time only a theory
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