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So it has been a few years since I've done TMS9900 assembly language programming.

Here's a recycled demo where I've now attached a speech sample.

 

Tried it with classic99. Anyone willing to try if this also works on the real deal?

It's an 8K image, scratchpad memory only. You'll need a supercart and a speech synthesizer to run this.

 

CART.bin

 

 

 

********@*****@*********************@**************************
        AORG  >6000
*--------------------------------------------------------------
* Cartridge header
*--------------------------------------------------------------
GRMHDR  BYTE  >AA,1,1,0,0,0
        DATA  PROG
        BYTE  0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
PROG    DATA  0
        DATA  RUNLIB
        BYTE  10
        TEXT  'SKULL DEMO'
*--------------------------------------------------------------
* Include required files
*--------------------------------------------------------------
        COPY  "D:\retro\Projekte\spectra2\tms9900\runlib.a99"
*--------------------------------------------------------------
* Equates for the demo
*--------------------------------------------------------------
TOGGLE  EQU   >8342                 ;  2 - Toggle for SATs
RAMSAT  EQU   >8344                 ; 68 - Copy of SAT in RAM
TIMERS  EQU   >8388                 ; 12 - Space for 3 timers
TMPBUF  EQU   >8394
*--------------------------------------------------------------
* SPECTRA2 startup options
*--------------------------------------------------------------
SPVMOD  EQU   GRAPH1                ; Video mode.   See VIDTAB for details.
SPFONT  EQU   NOFONT                ; Font to load. See LDFONT for details.
SPFCLR  EQU   >01                   ; Foreground/Background color for font.
SPFBCK  EQU   >0B                   ; Screen background color.
***************************************************************
* Main 
********@*****@*********************@**************************
MAIN    CLR   @TOGGLE
        BL    @PUTVR
        DATA  >01E3                 ; Sprite magnify 2x + 16x16 size
        BL    @FILV
        DATA  >0000,>00,16000       ; Clear VDP memory
        BL    @FILV
        DATA  >0380,>10,16
        BL    @CPYM2V
        DATA  >1000,SKULPT,68*8     ; Load skull sprite patterns into VDP memory
        BL    @CPYM2V
        DATA  >0300,SPRITE,12*4     ; Load overlay sprites into VDP memory
        BL    @CPYM2M
        DATA  SPRITE+48,RAMSAT,17*4 ; Copy skull sprites from ROM to RAM      
        BL    @CPYM2V
        DATA  >0808,LETTRS,13*8     ; Load character patterns into VDP memory       
        LI    TMP0,TIMERS           ; Address of timer table
        MOV   TMP0,@WTITAB          ; Set timer table
        BL    @MKSLOT
        DATA  >0001,SKULL,EOL
        B     @TMGR        
***************************************************************
* Controller - Scroll skull
***************************************************************
SKULL   BL    @CPYM2V
        DATA  >0330,RAMSAT,68       ; Dump RAMSAT to VDP                
***************************************************************
* Calculate sprite positions for next frame
***************************************************************        
        LI    TMP0,RAMSAT
        CLR   TMP1
        LI    TMP2,16
SKULLA  MOVB  *TMP0,TMP1               
        AI    TMP1,->0200           ; Y=Y-2
        CI    TMP1,>D000            ; Skip Y position >D0
        JNE   SKULLB
        AI    TMP1,->0100           
SKULLB  CI    TMP1,>1900            ; Y position >19 reached ?
        JEQ   SKULLD                ; Yes, remove overlay sprites
        CI    TMP1,>0800            ; Y position >08 reached ?
        JLE   SKULLE                ; Yes, stop scrolling skull
SKULLC  MOVB  TMP1,*TMP0
        AI    TMP0,4
        DEC   TMP2
        JNE   SKULLA
        B     @SLOTOK               ; Exit thread
***************************************************************
* Remove overlay sprites
***************************************************************         
SKULLD  MOV   @TOGGLE,@TOGGLE       ; Already removed overlay ?
        JNE   SKULLC                ; Yes, so skip
        MOV   TMP0,@TMPBUF
        MOV   TMP1,@TMPBUF+2
        MOV   TMP2,@TMPBUF+4
        BL    @FILV
        DATA  >0300,>E0,12*4        ; Put overlay sprites off-screen
        MOV   @TMPBUF,TMP0
        MOV   @TMPBUF+2,TMP1
        MOV   @TMPBUF+4,TMP2
        SETO  @TOGGLE
        JMP   SKULLC
***************************************************************
* Stop scrolling skull and prepare shadow image
***************************************************************           
SKULLE  BL    @CPYM2V
        DATA  >0264,TEXT,24         ; Put text 'A RETROCLOUDS PRODUCTION'       
        LI    TMP0,RAMSAT
        LI    TMP1,>0202
        LI    TMP2,16
SKULLF  A     TMP1,*TMP0            ; Prepare RAMSAT for flicker shadow image
        AI    TMP0,4
        DEC   TMP2
        JNE   SKULLF        
        BL    @CPYM2V
        DATA  >0400,RAMSAT,17*4     ; Dump RAMSAT again        
        BL    @MKSLOT
        DATA  >0020,WKDELAY,EOL     ; Replace slot
        B     @SLOTOK               ; Exit thread
***************************************************************
* Controller - Small delay
***************************************************************
WKDELAY BL    @MKSLOT
        DATA  >0001,WKTOG           ; Toggle SAT pointers
        DATA  >017F,FREEZE,EOL      ; Freeze after 1 second
        BL    @SPPREP              
        DATA  THUNDR,SPOPT1         ; Speech player on / Speak external
        MOVB  @BD1,@BTIHI           ; Set highest slot in use to 1
        B     @SLOTOK               ; Exit thread
***************************************************************
* Controller - Toggle SAT pointer for shadow image
***************************************************************        
WKTOG   DEC   @TOGGLE
        JEQ   WKTOGB
WKTOGA  BL    @PUTVR
        DATA  >0506                 ; SAT at >0300
        ABS   @TOGGLE
        B     @SLOTOK               ; Exit thread
WKTOGB  BL    @PUTVR
        DATA  >0508                 ; SAT at >0400
        B     @SLOTOK               ; Exit thread
***************************************************************
* Controller - Random delay and restart of animation
*************************************************************** 
FREEZE  MOVB  @BD0,@BTIHI           ; Set highest slot in use to 0
        BL    @MKSLOT
        DATA  >0060,FREEZ1,EOL
        BL    @RND                  ; \ Generate random number between 0-7
        DATA  7,WAUX1               ; / Seed is stored in WAUX1 upon startup
        AI    TMP0,3                ;         
        MOV   TMP0,@WAUX2           ; Save as delay 3-10 seconds
        JMP   FREEZ2
FREEZ1  DEC   @WAUX2     
        MOV   @WAUX2,TMP0
        JNE   FREEZ2
        JMP   WKDELAY               ; Delay reached, restart animation
FREEZ2  B     @SLOTOK

        
***************************************************************
* Skull sprite layout
***************************************************************
*  159D
*  26AE
*  37BF
*  48CG   
***************************************************************
* Skull sprites
********@*****@*********************@**************************        
SPRITE  DATA  >9040,>400B           ; Overlay 1
        DATA  >9060,>400B           ; Overlay 2
        DATA  >9080,>400B           ; Overlay 3
        DATA  >90A0,>400B           ; Overlay 4
        DATA  >B040,>400B           ; Overlay 5
        DATA  >B060,>400B           ; Overlay 6
        DATA  >B080,>400B           ; Overlay 7
        DATA  >B0A0,>400B           ; Overlay 8
        DATA  >FE40,>400B           ; Overlay 9
        DATA  >FE60,>400B           ; Overlay A
        DATA  >FE80,>400B           ; Overlay B     
        DATA  >FEA0,>400B           ; Overlay C                                     
        DATA  >9140,>0001           ; Sprite 1
        DATA  >B140,>0401           ; Sprite 2
        DATA  >D140,>0801           ; Sprite 3
        DATA  >F140,>0C01           ; Sprite 4
        DATA  >9160,>1001           ; Sprite 5
        DATA  >B160,>1401           ; Sprite 6
        DATA  >D160,>1801           ; Sprite 7
        DATA  >F160,>1C01           ; Sprite 8
        DATA  >9180,>2001           ; Sprite 9
        DATA  >B180,>2401           ; Sprite A
        DATA  >D180,>2801           ; Sprite B
        DATA  >F180,>2C01           ; Sprite C
        DATA  >91A0,>3001           ; Sprite D
        DATA  >B1A0,>3401           ; Sprite E
        DATA  >D1A0,>3801           ; Sprite F
        DATA  >F1A0,>3C01           ; Sprite G        
        DATA  >D000
***************************************************************
* Skull sprite patterns
********@*****@*********************@**************************         
*-- Sprite 1
SKULPT  DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FEFC,>F8F0,>E0E0
*-- Sprite 2
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FEFE,>FEFE
        DATA  >C0C0,>8080,>8080,>0000
        DATA  >0000,>0000,>0000,>0000
*-- Sprite 3
        DATA  >FEFC,>FCFC,>FCFC,>F8F8
        DATA  >F8F8,>F8F8,>F8F8,>FCFC
        DATA  >0001,>0307,>0F0F,>1F1F
        DATA  >3F3F,>0000,>0000,>0000
*-- Sprite 4
        DATA  >FEFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >0387,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
*-- Sprite 5
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFE,>FCF8,>F0C0
        DATA  >8000,>0000,>0000,>0000
        DATA  >FFFF,>0000,>0000,>0000
        DATA  >0000,>0000,>0000,>0000
*-- Sprite 6
        DATA  >0000,>0000,>0000,>0000
        DATA  >0000,>0000,>0000,>0000
        DATA  >0001,>0303,>0303,>0303
        DATA  >0303,>0301,>0101,>0100
*-- Sprite 7
        DATA  >FCFE,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FEFC
        DATA  >F8C0,>0000,>0000,>3CFF
        DATA  >0000,>0000,>0103,>0707
        DATA  >0F0F,>1F1F,>1E08,>0000
*-- Sprite 8
        DATA  >FFFE,>FCF0,>E1F3,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >0000,>0040,>8000,>0084
        DATA  >C4FC,>FCFC,>FEFF,>FFFF
*-- Sprite 9
        DATA  >FFFF,>0000,>0000,>0000
        DATA  >0000,>0000,>000F,>3F7F
        DATA  >FFFF,>FF3F,>0F03,>0000
        DATA  >0000,>0000,>00F0,>FCFF
*-- Sprite A
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFF8
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFE
*-- Sprite B
        DATA  >0000,>0000,>80E0,>F0F8
        DATA  >FC7E,>3E02,>0000,>0000
        DATA  >7C00,>0000,>0000,>0000
        DATA  >0101,>0101,>0100,>0000
*-- Sprite C
        DATA  >0000,>0000,>0000,>0000
        DATA  >0808,>0C0F,>1FFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >0000,>0C07,>0301,>0123
        DATA  >131F,>3FFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
*-- Sprite D
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FF7F
        DATA  >1F0F,>0703,>0301,>0000
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FF7F
*-- Sprite E
        DATA  >8080,>C0C0,>E0E0,>E0E0
        DATA  >C0C0,>C080,>8080,>0000
        DATA  >7F3F,>1F1F,>0F0F,>0707
        DATA  >0303,>0307,>070F,>0F1F
*-- Sprite F
        DATA  >0000,>000F,>1F3F,>7FFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FF7F,>1F1F
        DATA  >3F3F,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
*-- Sprite G
        DATA  >1F3F,>3F7F,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF        
*-- Sprite H
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF        
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF
        DATA  >FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF,>FFFF                
***************************************************************
* Pattern definitions for text
********@*****@*********************@**************************        
LETTRS  DATA  >0008,>1C14,>223E,>4200   ; A (1)
        DATA  >007E,>2226,>7C28,>2600   ; R (2)
        DATA  >003C,>4078,>404C,>7000   ; E (3)
        DATA  >007E,>1010,>1010,>1000   ; T (4)
        DATA  >001E,>3262,>4266,>3C00   ; O (5)
        DATA  >001E,>3260,>4066,>3C00   ; C (6)
        DATA  >0010,>1030,>2020,>3C00   ; L (7)
        DATA  >0012,>3222,>624E,>7A00   ; U (
        DATA  >007C,>2222,>263C,>7800   ; D (9)
        DATA  >001E,>2240,>3C04,>3800   ; S (10)
        DATA  >007E,>2224,>3820,>2000   ; P (11)
        DATA  >0038,>0010,>1010,>1000   ; I (12)
        DATA  >0002,>4262,>725E,>4600   ; N (13)
***************************************************************
* Text 'A RETROCLOUDS PRODUCTION'
********@*****@*********************@**************************           
TEXT    BYTE  1,0,2,3,4,2,5,6,7,5,8,9,10,0,11,2,5,9,8,6,4,12,5,13
***************************************************************
* Speech sample
* http://atariage.com/forums/topic/203069-transylvania-a-new-version-using-tms5220-synthetizer/?p=2609444
********@*****@*********************@**************************   
THUNDR  BYTE TALKON
        BYTE >28,>68,>CA,>4C,>4D,>2D,>93,>60,>58,>0F,>73,>B3,>4D,>00,>EF,>BD
        BYTE >03,>E0,>93,>CE,>00,>A2,>F7,>18,>40,>F2,>9E,>03,>C8,>D6,>6A,>00
        BYTE >D9,>58,>0F,>20,>1B,>CD,>01,>44,>AD,>31,>00,>6F,>2C,>17,>60,>8C
        BYTE >E7,>01,>BC,>89,>38,>40,>66,>6E,>07,>88,>32,>FC,>00,>5E,>87,>1F
        BYTE >20,>A8,>F0,>03,>44,>11,>76,>80,>68,>2D,>16,>10,>AC,>D9,>01,>92
        BYTE >51,>5B,>80,>B7,>1E,>03,>E0,>C6,>6C,>00,>D6,>9B,>2E,>C0,>39,>B7
        BYTE >05,>78,>A3,>BE,>80,>A8,>D4,>17,>E0,>5C,>C4,>00,>8C,>31,>6B,>80
        BYTE >B3,>E6,>0D,>30,>4E,>63,>00,>CE,>5A,>34,>20,>38,>89,>01,>78,>EF
        BYTE >D1,>80,>10,>34,>1A,>10,>2C,>7B,>03,>92,>97,>28,>80,>0F,>9A,>09
        BYTE >30,>5E,>BC,>01,>26,>58,>36,>C0,>04,>CB,>02,>C8,>A0,>59,>80,>E0
        BYTE >25,>1A,>10,>BC,>46,>03,>9C,>D3,>28,>80,>B5,>12,>05,>08,>46,>63
        BYTE >00,>C9,>69,>34,>C0,>44,>CB,>02,>28,>AF,>D1,>00,>E1,>34,>1B,>E0
        BYTE >BD,>44,>03,>A2,>93,>2C,>80,>2C,>96,>0D,>D0,>D9,>B2,>00,>3E,>6A
        BYTE >14,>20,>06,>C9,>02,>78,>AF,>51,>00,>13,>35,>12,>E0,>1D,>47,>02
        BYTE >AC,>D7,>28,>80,>F1,>E2,>09,>F0,>41,>22,>01,>21,>68,>14,>C0,>39
        BYTE >A9,>04,>78,>27,>99,>00,>1F,>34,>0B,>E0,>A3,>65,>01,>4C,>F2,>6C
        BYTE >80,>F3,>9A,>05,>F0,>9E,>B3,>00,>26,>59,>36,>40,>47,>AD,>06,>44
        BYTE >2F,>D9,>80,>EC,>25,>0A,>90,>9C,>44,>01,>A2,>93,>28,>40,>F0,>92
        BYTE >05,>F0,>5E,>B3,>00,>D1,>4B,>14,>20,>7A,>C9,>04,>A4,>28,>99,>80
        BYTE >14,>39,>13,>10,>03,>47,>02,>52,>90,>4A,>40,>0C,>12,>01,>08,>41
        BYTE >22,>01,>C1,>4B,>04,>20,>06,>89,>00,>04,>CF,>19,>80,>E0,>24,>03
        BYTE >E0,>83,>66,>02,>42,>90,>08,>40,>08,>92,>0E,>88,>89,>D3,>00,>3E
        BYTE >48,>1A,>C0,>26,>49,>05,>E8,>28,>61,>80,>90,>39,>0D,>10,>B3,>B8
        BYTE >01,>42,>E3,>30,>40,>AC,>1C,>06,>D0,>91,>53,>01,>36,>71,>28,>C0
        BYTE >67,>09,>05,>90,>28,>A1,>00,>15,>39,>14,>60,>93,>84,>03,>5C,>E1
        BYTE >34,>80,>CD,>5C,>0A,>70,>89,>43,>01,>3A,>4A,>2A,>C0,>47,>4E,>03
        BYTE >98,>C8,>A9,>00,>1B,>24,>15,>60,>93,>84,>02,>7C,>92,>10,>80,>F6
        BYTE >12,>02,>10,>5E,>42,>01,>2A,>88,>09,>C0,>45,>09,>01,>F0,>A8,>29
        BYTE >00,>95,>24,>05,>60,>A3,>86,>00,>B4,>37,>67,>80,>F7,>66,>0C,>70
        BYTE >D6,>9C,>01,>C1,>A9,>31,>C0,>1B,>37,>06,>78,>6F,>C1,>00,>1B,>3C
        BYTE >18,>60,>83,>19,>03,>42,>30,>67,>40,>08,>16,>0C,>88,>DE,>9C,>01
        BYTE >2E,>5A,>30,>20,>04,>75,>06,>38,>6F,>CE,>00,>17,>CC,>08,>E0,>A2
        BYTE >3B,>01,>82,>77,>23,>00,>34,>66,>FF
        BYTE TALKOF            
        END

 

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It'll need conversion before it can run on real hardware. I would think that Ti99Dir should do the trick... but the question remains what format, EA/5 or EA/3. It'll have to be someone else though... I'm out of time and am expected to be someplace....

Doesn't look like it needs any conversion - header looks clean - just burn it to an EPROM and fire it up.

 

Cartridges don't come in EA#5 or EA#3 versions. :)

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Doesn't look like it needs any conversion - header looks clean - just burn it to an EPROM and fire it up.

 

Cartridges don't come in EA#5 or EA#3 versions. :)

 

I'm confused then, the message said it needs a Super Cart, but with a .bin extension (it reads like a PC program), I assumed it would need to be converted to either format to be loaded into it's 8K space. So how would I load this into the Super Carts RAM?

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I burned a cartridge image of this about an hour ago--it runs beautifully on real iron. I also turned on my Myarc MPES50, since it was attached to the console I use for module testing, and it doesn't affect the module at all, which is a good thing. :) The boys liked it, Retroclouds. :) :) :)

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ok, here is an idea I'v been playing with for a long time, and that I'm gonna work on in 2015:

 

a high-level language that compiles to 9900 assembly language, allowing you to create cartridge games that run on a bare console, that is without 32k memory expansion. Target will be the 99/4A and (perhaps) the Tomy Tutor.

 

spectra will serve as the runtime library. The language will have a Pascal / ADA like syntax.

Oh, it's gonna be a cross-compiler so work is done on a PC. We'll see how it goes, should be fun :-)

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ok, here is an idea I'v been playing with for a long time, and that I'm gonna work on in 2015:

 

a high-level language that compiles to 9900 assembly language, allowing you to create cartridge games that run on a bare console, that is without 32k memory expansion. Target will be the 99/4A and (perhaps) the Tomy Tutor.

 

spectra will serve as the runtime library. The language will have a Pascal / ADA like syntax.

Oh, it's gonna be a cross-compiler so work is done on a PC. We'll see how it goes, should be fun :-)

 

Neat. So it will be its own contained game development environment and production system? Sounds fun!

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Now that is a wonderful idea! Would it support the larger, bank-switched cartridge modes, or would it be limited to single, 8K files? The latter is not a problem in my eyes--the question just lets me better understand the scope of possibilities using it. I will get a couple of Tutor cartridge boards made to allow real iron testing of anything you target to that system too. I already have the layouts done, so there isn't much additional work needed to support you in that very worthy endeavor.

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Sounds cool. It will support larger bankswitched cartridge models (at least for the ti-99/4a)

 

As far as the tutor is concerned, the little demo I sent you last week looks very promising.

There are some changes I would need to do for reducing TI-99/4A dependencies in the spectra library (memory locations, equates) but all in all very doable.

 

I would like to write some small demo programs in the high-level language that then compile for both the 99/4a and the tutor.

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