yuppicide Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 After chatting on the another forum on AA about something I got the idea to design a new game proposal. I have a question before I draw up some mock screenshots and info on the game: Can the 2600 handle storing a bunch of numbers and then adding and subtracting?! Basically I'd want the game to be able to store/keep track of 20-30 sets of numbers and be able to add and subtract when needed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Can the 2600 handle storing a bunch of numbers and then adding and subtracting?! Basically I'd want the game to be able to store/keep track of 20-30 sets of numbers and be able to add and subtract when needed? 1022240[/snapback] How big are these numbers? A 2600 running a normal ROM cart has 128 bytes of RAM available. If the numbers are 4 digits each, that would be two bytes each to store, so 20-30 sets would be 40-60 bytes. But if the numbers are 12 digits each, that would be six bytes each to store, so 120-180 bytes. The former would be workable; the latter, not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 Well, I could limit the maximum numbers to two digits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted February 23, 2006 Author Share Posted February 23, 2006 Actually with graphics, I guess it could be better suited for the 5200. How would the 5200 be on storing numbers?! I re-looked over the plan and there's more numbers I'd need to store than I originally thought. Maybe 40-50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmips Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Yours could be the first 2600 game to require the MemCard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Yours could be the first 2600 game to require the MemCard 1022974[/snapback] 50 two-digit numbers doesn't sound like MemCard territory. And the MemCard is used extensively in Strat-O-Gems; even though I allow the game to play without it, it's much cooler with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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