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Alinsa’s Gauntlet Internals Glossary of Terms

Posted on April 15, 2020 by alinsa

Terms and Definitions OS ROM(s): The Gauntlet hardware is a derivative of the Atari “System 1” hardware. System 1 hardware had a set of base hardware with the CPU, some RAM, and a basic “operating system”, that exists at 0x000000 … Continue reading →

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Common 68k Idioms (in Gauntlet)

Posted on April 15, 2020 by alinsa

68k Idioms Some things you’ll frequently find in 68k code in Gauntlet: link a6, #NN This sets up a new stack frame, with any appropriate local variables. If NN=0, there are no local variables, otherwise the NN specifies how many … Continue reading →

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My posts do not entertain other people — Yet

Posted on March 17, 2017 by alinsa

I like Gauntlet — the arcade game produced by Atari in 1985 — and I like it a lot. I’ve spent years, on and off, pulling it apart, and learning what I can about both the software and the hardware. … Continue reading →

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