Re: Now that the source of "Prince of Persia" is out there...

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

On Tue, 24 Apr 2012, BLuRry wrote:

> There is already some code in there for Apple //gs specific features. 
> Apparently, it checks for //gs so it can show some sort of SHR closing 
> scene and also correct VBL behavior.  Other than that, it shouldn't be 
> too hard to replace the hires drawing with SHR equivalent code and 
> replace the sound routines.  Jordan documented the data format extremely 
> well, and the data files from the PC version already have the enhanced 
> sprites, sound, etc.  You have all the raw materials you'd need to make 
> a successful backport, I think.

Prolly.  Though the Atari ST and Macintosh ports have even better 
graphics, and it would be nice to see just how far the GS can be pushed.

> One thing that would rock is to replace the disk routines with GS/OS 
> file read routines so that you can have a plainfiles/hard drive 
> compatible version.  Again, the source is so well organized and 
> documented that this should be relatively easy without having to rip 
> apart everything.  This wouldn't be possible for Apple //e because the 
> memory requirements are too great: Prodos can't fit.  But a 256k //gs 
> shouldn't have an issue.

Yeah.  Was thinking more ProDOS-8 but GS/OS would work too.

-uso.