Re: 48K stage-loaded to 64K single-load?

[Steve Nickolas <lyricalnanoha@usotsuki.hoshinet.org>]

A little more thought into this...

On Wed, 9 May 2012, Steve Nickolas wrote:

> Obviously this isn't possible with every game.  For example Lode Runner needs 
> 37.5K to hold its levels.  (Championship Lode Runner may be viable; it 
> doesn't have the editor and only needs 12.5K for its levels - some of which 
> may be able to be placed where the disk read code is now, and over video 
> memory during the load process.)

I'm thinking that if I cut out the editor, I could probably make a 
64K/40-47 level version of Lode Runner.  According to Wikipedia, there was 
a 32-level cartridge version on the Atari 400 and the C64, and a 50-level 
version on the NES, as opposed to the 150-level Apple ][ version; a 
24-level arcade port apparently exists as well.

The trick right now is: where is the editor code, where is the trigger to 
enter the editor, and how/where is the RWTS accessed by code?  Anything I 
can dummy out is going to be useful here.

I have the postmortem dump used to generate a "load from DOS" version; 
this is going to be the basis for the engine.  I may look through it and 
see what I can come up with.  If it works out I'll prolly call it "Little 
Lode Runner" and add a title screen (I don't like making cracktros but 
this ain't a cracktro).

-uso.