Prince of Persia for ProDOS? was Re: QIX for ProDOS

[Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co>]

On Tue, 30 Oct 2012, BLuRry wrote:

> This is totally not in keeping with your original topic but I think it's 
> possible.

Renamed the thread accordingly.

> The source is very nicely segmented and since all the original source is 
> intact, segments can be moved around.  Additionally, it should be doable 
> to load in animations and tile sets as needed.  I believe that the 
> original loads a bunch of sets in memory that are used for each level -- 
> but it is possible to load a smaller subset I think.

And perhaps it could detect and support a RAM Works, Slinky or GS memory?
That might ease up the pressure a little bit.

I wonder if it would be worth it to make separate GS graphics (prolly from 
EGA for the main game, at least) ?

> I am slightly more concerned about the use of the aux zeropage and stack 
> -- aren't those off-limits for Prodos apps?

Dunno.  I myself never use them.  I think the aux LC might be reserved for 
drivers though?

-uso.