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Re: Why is this code exiting to the basic prompt?

Subject: Re: Why is this code exiting to the basic prompt?
From: rg.jones@rogers.com
Date: 25 May 2006 20:53:20 -0700
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BLuRry wrote:
> Oh wait... that's an acia command register.  Probably disables
> interrupts, etc.  It certainly turns off the serial card (or resets
> back to 300 baud anyway)
>
> Guess what, Nick?
>
> YOU SOLVED THE RIDDLE.
> YOU SICK LITTLE MONKEY.
>
> Games that now work:
> Agent USA
> BallBlazer
> Frogger
> Cyclod
> Vindicator
> (and quite a few others probably... I haven't been able to test all
> 200+ games ya know)
>
> Cheers!
> -B


7fd: jmp 2466
2466: 6da0.719f > 400 (each byte is xor'd with BB -- this is obviously
the crack screen)
248B: wait for keypress, clear strobe, jmp 2400

So the crack screen was barfing your screen holes? and a reset puts
things back?


Glenn

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