You know how back in the day, Activision released a 4 in 1 cart, was like 4, 4k games on one board, and everytime you turned the unit off and on again it would be a different game? How hard is that to do? Is there any programming involved or is basically handled by the hardware of the individual board?
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Multicart question
Started by 4ever2600, Mar 16 2004 1:48 AM
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EricBall
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Posted Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:47 AM
4ever2600 said:
You know how back in the day, Activision released a 4 in 1 cart, was like 4, 4k games on one board, and everytime you turned the unit off and on again it would be a different game? How hard is that to do? Is there any programming involved or is basically handled by the hardware of the individual board?
What you describe would be implemented in hardware. A circuit (which may be built into the custom ROM) detects the power cycle and cycles through which 4K of ROM is accessed by the 2600.
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Posted Tue Mar 16, 2004 12:42 PM
Thanks Eric! Still playing the hell out of your Skeleton Plus game, on my Atari and Gameboy Advance... LOVE IT!
Yo Albert? This something you think you / Atari age could build? A 16k board that accompanies 4, 4k roms? Lemme know... Thanks! - Daryl
Yo Albert? This something you think you / Atari age could build? A 16k board that accompanies 4, 4k roms? Lemme know... Thanks! - Daryl
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