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'''Creating Amstrad Games with a Bang'''<br /> | '''Creating Amstrad Games with a Bang'''<br /> | ||
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When writing games for the Amstrad CPC464, with explosions, it is sometimes an enhancement to make the screen shudder during the bang. The first two OUTS turn it out; the second two turn it off.OUT &BC00,8:OUT &BD00,1 OUT &BC00,8:OUT &BD00, | When writing games for the Amstrad CPC464, with explosions, it is sometimes an enhancement to make the screen shudder during the bang. The first two OUTS turn it out; the second two turn it off. | ||
<br />OUT &BC00,8:OUT &BD00,1 | |||
<br />OUT &BC00,8:OUT &BD00,0 | |||
The following routine is a simple, but flashy way to clear the screen: | |||
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LOCATE 1,1:SOUND 130,0,50,3,0,0,1:PRINTSTRING$(25,11); | |||
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Creating Amstrad Games with a Bang
When writing games for the Amstrad CPC464, with explosions, it is sometimes an enhancement to make the screen shudder during the bang. The first two OUTS turn it out; the second two turn it off.
OUT &BC00,8:OUT &BD00,1
OUT &BC00,8:OUT &BD00,0
The following routine is a simple, but flashy way to clear the screen:
LOCATE 1,1:SOUND 130,0,50,3,0,0,1:PRINTSTRING$(25,11);