For whom it may concern

#1: Words Attack (Sancho)

 

The following code can be found at offset 0x6ae in the ROM. You only have to AND all bytes with 0x7f.

 

Short, but lots of labels used. An original? Or an advanced disassembly?

 

************************
*TAG DELETE CONTROL SUB*
************************
TDCS LDY BUFF3
 LDA GUNINDT,Y
 TAY
 LDA TAGX1,Y
 CLC
 ADC #$0B
 STA BUFF3
*****
TDCSA LDA TAGX1,X
 STA BUFF4
 CLC
 ADC #$20
 STA BUFF5
 CLC
 ADC #$20
 STA BUFF6
 LDX #$02
TDCSA2 LDA BUFF4,X 
 CMP #$A0 
 BCC TDCSA1
 CLC
 SBC #$A0 
TDCSA1 STA BUFF4,X
 DEX
 BPL TDCSA2
 LDX #$02
TDCSA5 LDA BUFF4,X
 CMP #$98
 BCS TDCSA3
 CMP BUFF3
 BCS TDCSA3
 CLC
 ADC #$09
 CMP BUFF3
 BCS TDCSA4
TDCSA3 DEX
 BNE TDCSA5
TDCSA4 STX BUFF7
********
 LDX BUFF2
 LDA TAGF1,X
 AND #$07
 BEQ TDCS1
 LDX BUFF7
 CMP

#2: Time Race (Suntek, Rainbow Vision)

 

Code starts at offset 0x4da. AND 0x7f was used again to make it visible.

 

This code doesn't use any labels, so maybe it is an disassembly.

 

 
 LDA $D9
 CMP $9A
 BCS L4EB
 LDA $87,X
 STA $BA
 LDA $80,X
 BEQ L4F1
 INX
 BNE L4F1
L4EB LDA #$BC
 STA $BA
 LDA #$00
L4F1 STA $02
 STA $1C
 LDA $BA
 STA $07
 JMP L4A1
*
* JOB OVER DISPLAY
*
 ASL $33	   ; this is interesting, a DiStella disassembly shows that we have 3 bytes of data here
 ADC $A5	   ; .byte $06, $33, $65
 LDY $85	   ; lda $a4
 PHP		   ; sta COLUPF
 LDX #$00
L505 LDA $8E,X
 STA $02
 STA $0D
 LDA $91,X
 STA $0E
 LDA $94,X
 STA $0F
 INX
L514 DEC $D9
 LDA $D9
 BEQ L53B
 LSR A
 BCC L505 
 LDA $D1
 CMP $D9
 BCC L52E
 LDA ($A1),Y
 STA $BA
 LDA ($9F),Y
 BEQ L530
 INY
 BNE L530
L52E LDA #$00
L530 STA $02
 STA $1B
 LDA $BA
 STA $06
 JMP L514
L53B STA $02
 LDA $A4
 STA $09
 LDX #$00
 STX $0D
 STX $0E
 STX $0F
 LDX #$0A
 LDA $E8
 BPL L560
 LDY $A7
L551 LDA #$F9
 DEY
 BPL L558
 LDA #$F1
L558 STA $AE,X
 DEX
 DEX
 BPL L551
 BMI L56B
L560 LDA #$83
 CLC
L563 STA $AE,X
 ADC #$05
 DEX
 DEX
 BPL L563
L56B LDY $A6
 STY $BA
 LDX #$00
 LDY #$04
 JSR L59F
 LDX #$0F
L578 STA $02
 DEX 
 BNE L578
 JMP L009
L580 LDX #$FF
L582 INX
 SEC
 SBC #$34
 BPL L582
 RTS
L589 STA $02
 SEC
L58C SBC #$0F
 BCS L58C
 EOR #$0F
 ASL A
 ASL A
 ASL A
 ASL A
 ADC #$90
 STA $10,X
 STA $02
 STA $20,X
 RTS
L59F STX $1B
 STX $1C
 STX $02
 LDA #$3B
 JSR L589
 LDA #$43
 INX
 JSR L589
 LDX #$03
 STX $04
 STX $05
 LDX #$01
 STX $25
 STX $26
 STA $02
 STA $2A
 LDA $BA
 STA $06
 STA $07
L5C6 LDA ($AE),Y
 STA $BA
 STA $02
 LDA ($B8),Y
 STA $1B
 LDA ($B6),Y
 STA $1C
 LDA ($B4),Y
 STA $1B
 LDA ($B2),Y
 TAX
 LDA ($B0),Y
 STY $BB
 LDY $BA
 STX $1C
 STA $1B
 STY $1C
 STY $1B
 LDY $BB
 DEY 
 BPL L5C6
 LDA #$00
 STA $25
 STA $26
 STA $1B
 STA $1C
 RTS
L5F9 LDA #$00
L5FB DEX
 STA $00,X
 CPX #$4F
 BCS L5FB
 LDY #$2A
L604 LDA $F706,Y
 STA $0080,Y
 DEY 
 BPL L604
 RTS
*
* ACOUN

#3: Year 1999

 

Again, no labels. Last of the three games I found which require AND 0x7f. Offset 0x559.

 

	  $C0
 BEQ L594
 LDA $0C
 ASL A
 BCS L594
 LDA $B5
 BNE L56B
 LDA $C0
 ORA #$08
 STA $C0
L56B LDA #$08
 STA $15
 LDA $84
 CLC
 ADC $D8
 STA $87
 LDA #$08
 STA $8A
L57A LDA $8A
 CLC
 ADC $D1
 STA $8A
 CMP #$B8
 BCS L552
 LSR A
 LSR A
 LSR A
 LSR A
 EOR #$0F
 SEC
 SBC #$05
 STA $17
 AND #$FC
 STA $19
L594 LDA $CB
 NOP
 BNE L59C
 JMP $F66F
L59C LDA $C0
 BNE L5B7
 LDA $0280
 AND #$10
 BNE L5DA
 LDA #$00
 STA $C2
 LDA #$E0
 STA $C0
 LDA #$50
 STA $84
 LDA $D3
 STA $C7
L5B7 LDA $B5
 BEQ L5BE
 JMP L66F
L5BE LDA $0280
 LDY $84
 ASL A
 BCS L5CF
 CPY #$8C
 BCS L5D8
 INY
 INY
 JMP L5D8
L5CF ASL A
 BCS L5D8
 CPY #$0A
 BCC L5D8
 DEY
 DEY
L5D8 STY $84
L5DA LDA $88
 BEQ L5F9
 LDA #$0C
 STA $16
 LDA $88
 SEC
 SBC $D1 
 STA $88 
 CMP #$07
 BCS L613
 LDA $A7
 STA $A4
 LDA #$00
 STA $88
 STA $1A
 STA $16
L5F9 DEC $A4
 BNE L613
 LDA #$0F
 STA $CD
 LDA $80
 CLC 
 ADC #$08
 STA $85
 LDA $82
 SEC
 SBC #$08
 BCS L611
 LDA #$00
L611 STA $88
L613 LDA $CC
 BEQ L622
 DEC $CC
 LDA $CC
 STA $1A
 ASL A
 EOR #$FF
 STA $18
L622 LDA $89
 BEQ L646
 LDA #$0C
 STA $16
 LDA $D1
 LSR A
 STA $9C
 LDA $89
 SEC
 SBC $9C
 STA $89
 CMP #$07
 BCS L660
 LDA $A7
 STA $A5
 LDA #$00
 STA $89
 STA $1A
 STA $16
L646 DEC $A5
 BNE L660
 LDA #$0C
 STA $CC
 LDA $81
 CLC
 ADC #$08
 STA $86
 LDA $83
 SEC 
 SBC #$08
 BCS L65E
 LDA #$00
L65E STA

That's pretty weird...I'm amazed that you could spot that.

That's pretty weird...I'm amazed that you could spot that.

Happened by accident. I was comparing several Space Jockey clones (incl. Time Race) due to the Air Raid thread and found that one Time Race was 4k instead of 2k. The superfluous bytes showed some kind of obvious pattern, some of them in three bytes groups. The rest was easy.

That's pretty wild. Do they correspond to code in the game they were found in?

That's pretty wild. Do they correspond to code in the game they were found in?

Yes, 100%. I gave the offset of the code to the ROM in my posts above.

#4: Time Race (Goliath - Hot Shot)

 

Same "trick", offset 0xa0b. No labels, few comments.

 

L589
*13 23 DISPLAY BULLET
 LDX #$03
 LDA $D6
 JSR L589
*14 24 DISPLAY ENIMY BULLET
 INX
 LDA $D4
 JSR L589
 STA $02
 STA $2A
 STA $02
 STA $2B
 LDA #$05
 STA $05
 LDA #$0E
 STA $08
 LDX #$00
 STX $04
 STX $02
 STX $0A
 LDA #$03
 STA $D7
 LDA #$99
 STA $D9
L438 LDA $D7
 BEQ L49E
 TAY
 LDA $D9
 AND #$FE
 CMP $D5
 PHP
 CMP $9A
 BCS L453
 LDA $87,X
 STA $BA
 LDA $80,X
 BEQ L451
 INX
L451 STA $BB
L453 LDA $00C1,Y
 STA $02

At the very beginning, remains from the development system can be found:

.v.&.D.----- NEXT OBJECT FILE NAME IS 
SOURCE FILE: ** OOPS! DOS ERROR! CODE=

And a lot of shorter strings, including mnemonics.

#5: Cabbage Patch Kids [a4]

 

Mainly definitions with interesting comments, only very few bytes of codes. (AND $7f again)

  $6C,$FE,$FE,$BF,$7E,$18,$3E,$06,$00
*
BEE2
 DFB $6C,$FE,$FE,$BF,$7E,$30,$F8,$40,$00
*
********************************

  CONTAINS FLDPTR FOR BOTTOM
*
*
********************************
*RAM USED FOR TIMEBAR AND APPLE BANDS
*RAM RESERVED...$99--$9F...
*
*
TIMEBAR = $99;LENGTH OF BONUS TIME ON TIME BAR
APPLPOS = $9A;APPLE H POSITION
APPLMASK = $9B;MASK TO HIDE APPLE IF NOT NEEDED
*
*
********************************
*
*RAM RESERVED FOR SPRITE A
*CABBAGE PATCH GIRL
*
*RAM RESERVED.....$A0--$AF.....
*
*
ADAT = $A0;INDIRECT POINTER FOR GIRLS DATA
ACOL = $A2;INDIRECT POINTER FOR GIRLS COLOR
AIMG = $A4;IMAGE POINTER
AORD = $A5;IMAGE DISPLAY DIRECTION
*
AHPOS = $A6;GIRLS HORIZ POSITION
AVPOS = $A7;GIRLS VERTICAL POSITION
*
GIRLSTS = $A8;GIRLS STATUS BYTE
JUMPWORD = $A9;JUMP STATUS WORD
JUMPTIM = $AA;JUMPTIMER
*
********************************
*
*RAM RESERVED FOR OTHER OBJECT (BOTH BOTTOM AND TOP
*
*RAM RESERVED...$B0--$BF...(TOP)
*
BDAT = $B0;INDIRECT POINTER FOR OBJECT
BCOL = $B2;INDIRECT POINTER FOR COLOR
BCOUNT = $B4;STARTING LINE FOR B 0BJECT
BIMG = $B5;IMAGE POINTER
BCTL = $B6;CONTROL BYTE
BHPOS = $B7;HORIZ POSITION
BVPOS = $B8;VERTICAL POSITION
REPOWRD = $B9;FLAG TO TELL IF REPOSIT OF B IN
;MIDDLE
*
*
*RAM RESERVED...$C0--$CF...(BOTTOM)
*
B2DAT = $C0;INDIRECT POINTER FOR OBJECT
B2COL = $C2;INDIRECT POINTER FOR COLOR
B2IMG = $C4;IMAGE POINTER
B2CTL = $C5;CO

Last lines repeated at the very end again:

		 C0;INDIRECT POINTER FOR OBJECT
B2COL = $C2;INDIRECT POINTER FOR COLOR
B2IMG = $C4;IMAGE POINTER
B2CTL = $C5;CO

#6: Cabbage Patch Kids [a5]

 

Same game again, other version. Some code this time.

   EC FRAME1
 LDA #0
 STA: ATBORD
 NOP
*
 LDY APOINT
 BEQ NOA4
 DEC APOINT
 LDA (ACOL),Y
 STA ATACOL
 LDA (ADAT),Y
 STA ATADAT
*
LINE5
 LDY BPOINT
 BEQ NOB5
 LDA (BDAT),Y
 STA ATBDAT
 LDA (BCOL),Y
 STA ATBCOL
 DEY
 LDA (BDAT),Y
 TAX
 DEY
 STY BPOINT
*
MIDLIN5
 INC FRAME1
 DEC FRAME1
 NOP
 LDA DUMMY
*
 LDY APOINT
 BEQ NOA6
 DEC APOINT
 LDA (ACOL),Y
 STA ATACOL
 LDA (ADAT),Y
 STA ATADAT
LINE6
 STX BDAT
 INC FRAME1
 DEC FRAME1
 INC FRAME1
 DEC FRAME1
 INC FRAME1
 DEC FRAME1
 NOP
 NOP
 NOP
 LDX BOTFLD
 STX FLDPTR
 JMP ENDMID
*
*
*
NOA6
 INC FRAME1
 DEC FRAME1
 NOP
 NOP
 LDA DUMMY
 JMP LINE6
*
*
*
*
FINROAD
 NOP
 LDA #0
 STA ATBDAT
*
 LDX #2
 LDA SHADOWCL
 STA ATACOL
 LDA SHADOW
*
FINRDLP
 STA ATWAIT
 STA ATADAT;DOING SHADOW
*
 LDY FLDPTR
 LDA FCOL,Y
 STA ATFCOL
 LDA FR0,Y
 STA ATFR0
 LDA FR1,Y
 STA ATFR1
 LDA FR2,Y
 STA ATFR2;CONTINUE DISPLAYING FIELD
*
 DEC FL

#7: Lost Luggage

 

Here we find different code in both versions. No decoding necessary.

 

Lost Luggage (1981) (Apollo - Games by Apollo, Ed Salvo) (AP-2004).bin:

Linenumbers!?

	 E,$7E,$24,$3C
9540 BLKSUIT .BYTE 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
9550  .BYTE 0,0,0,0,0,0
9560 SUIT1 .BYTE $00,$3C,$3C,$3C,$3C,$3C,$18
9570  .BYTE $00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00
9580 SUIT2 .BYTE $00,$18,$18,$18,$18,$18,$00
9590  .BYTE $00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00
9600 SUIT3 .BYTE $00,$18,$18,$3C,$24,$66,$42
9610  .BYT

  ,$24,$24,$24,$24,$24,$24
9670

*= $77FD
9880 ENDSCRN JMP SCRNEND
9890

"Lost Luggage (1981) (Apollo - Games by Apollo, Ed Salvo) (AP-2004) [a].bin"

Lots of small pieces.

  LSR A
 LSR A
 STA SNDTYPE1

  LDA #SUITCASE&255
 STA INTL

	A #$60
 BCS CONTINU

  .BYTE 0,0,0,0,0,0
SUIT1 .BYT

SUIT3 .BYTE $00,$18,$18,$3C,$24,$66,$42
 .BYTE $00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00
SUIT4 .BYTE $00,$

BRIEF .BYTE $00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$18,$18
 .BYTE $3C,$7E,$7E,$00,$00,$00,$00
SOCKS .BYTE $00,$44,$CC,$66,

The LADS compiler I used on the C= 128 had line numbers. You entered the code just as if it were a BASIC program, using the standard load/save "filename",8.

#8 Squoosh (the later version)

 

Obviously some Atari 800 code in here.

.OR $F1 
ADDRRAML .BS 1;SHARED RAM BEGINNING ADDRESS 
ADDRRAMH .BS 1
ADDR800L .BS 1;ATARI 800 RAM BEGINNING ADDRESS  
ADDR800H .BS 1
BYTECNTL .BS 1;BYTE COUNT TO TRANSFER
BYTECNTH .BS 1	
UNUSED .BS 1 
WORKRAML .BS 1	
WORKRAMH .BS 1 
WORK800L .BS 1 
WORK800H .BS 1	
WORKCNTL .BS 1	
WORKCNTH .BS 1	
HOLD .BS 1 
PORTA .EQ $D300;PORT A DATA	
PORTB .EQ $D301;PORT B DATA	
PACTL .EQ $D302;PORT A DIRECTION 
PBCTL .EQ $D303;PORT B DIRECTION 
.OR $600 
 LDA $F4 
 BNE START 
 LDA #$30
 STA $F4 
 LDA #$10 
 STA $F6
START LDX #5
INITLOOP LDA ADDRRAML,X 
 STA WORKRAML,X
 DEX 
 BPL INITLOOP 
 LDA PACTL 
 AND #$FB
 STA PACTL;SET PORT A FOR DIRECTION REGISTER 
 LDA PBCTL 
 AND #$FB
 STA PBCTL;SET PORT B FOR DIRECTION REGISTER 
 STX PORTA;SET

  BNE RAMLOPA	 
 DEC WORKCNTH
 BNE RAMLOPA 
 LDX #$FF 
 STX PORTB;

#9 Pompeii

 

Maybe the labels and comments help to understand how the game was meant?

 

SCRLP1
 STA STRTLINE;<<<<<<<<<<<<
 NOP
 NOP 
 STA WORK
 LDA (DNROCK1),Y 
 STA BULLETR
 LDA MNT1,Y 
 STA HIRESL

   TA COLORR
 LDY #6 
;"VOLCANO LOOP 2"

  STA HIRESL 
 LDA VOLC2,Y 
 STA LOWRES3 
 LDA LAVA2,Y

  STA SHIFTCLR
 LDA #$E0
 STA LOWRES3 
 LDY #8 
 LDA #$30
 ST

IRESR 
 STA WORK
 NOP
 NOP 
 NOP 
 NOP 
 NOP
 LDA (DNROCK3),Y 
 STA BULLETR 
 STX HICNTLL 
 JSR DELAY12 
 LDA #0 
 STA HICNTLL 
 DEY 
 BNE SCRLP3 
; "BACKGROUND COLOR"
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; 
;BACKGROUND COLOR TABLE

The LADS compiler I used on the C= 128 had line numbers. You entered the code just as if it were a BASIC program, using the standard load/save "filename",8.

Makese sense.

 

It seems that Apollo used a mixture between linenumbered and non-linenumbered development environments.

I wonder if this is more an artifact of the assembler than anything intentional. The assembler uses a 4K block of memory for the final output which previously contained the ASM code (post some kind of pre-assembler which explains the lack of comments and constants).

After a long break, here is another remainder of the development system. This time from Funky Fish. The text can be found at offset 0xf3a..0xf5b. To make it readable, subtract 0x80 (or XOR with 0x80):

END NEXT SOURCE FILE ;  CHN FUNKYE