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vertical_reflect symbol in standard kernel


Karl G

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The times that I've poked around the std_kernel.asm code, I've noticed a vertical_reflect symbol, and I'm not sure. Maybe it's a half-realized idea? Defining it in code doesn't allow it to compile, since it skips over the kernel entry point. I imagine from its name that it could be something to allow reusing players on the bottom half of the screen where they never switch sides, like for a warlords type of game.

 

I was going to ask @RevEng about this directly, but I figured it would be handy to have this information available for anyone else looking at bB internals in the future.

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I can't track down the thread at the moment, but some time ago batari added a symmetrical playfield kernel. Since "std_kernel_vertical_reflect.asm" should be used for that feature, instead of "std_kernel.asm", my best guess is that those conditionals in the standard kernel are harmless proto-feature cruft.

 

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Thanks! Wouldn't that be horizontal reflect, though?  :)

 

Anyway, I was wondering about a standard kernel variant that used a static playfield and freed of the associated variables. I'll check it out and see if it fits what I was looking for. 

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It was intended to allow for a reflected, symmetrical playfield in the standard kernel instead of the asymmetric default playfield. The benefit would be that it'd free up space for variables and save time and space by not having to draw the other half of the playfield. I don't remember much about it myself but if those tags are still in the standard kernel, most likely it was too confusing to create a dual-purpose kernel in one file so two separate kernels were created, and the old labels were never removed from the original.

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