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Elite on the BBC Micro and NES

Loader: Elite loader (Part 2 of 2)

[6502 Second Processor version, Loader 2]

Name: Elite loader (Part 2 of 2) [Show more] Type: Subroutine Category: Loader Summary: Include binaries for loading screen and dashboard images
Context: See this subroutine in context in the source code References: No direct references to this subroutine in this source file

The loader bundles a number of binary files in with the loader code, and moves them to their correct memory locations in part 1 above. There are five files, all containing images, which are all moved into screen memory by the loader: * Z.ACSOFT.bin contains the "ACORNSOFT" title across the top of the loading screen, which gets moved to screen address &4200, on the second character row of the mode 1 part of the screen (the top part) * Z.ELITE.bin contains the "ELITE" title across the top of the loading screen, which gets moved to screen address &4600, on the fourth character row of the mode 1 part of the screen (the top part) * Z.(C)ASFT.bin contains the "(C) Acornsoft 1984" title across the bottom of the loading screen, which gets moved to screen address &6C00, the penultimate character row of the top part of the screen, just above the dashboard * P.DIALS2P.bin contains the dashboard, which gets moved to screen address &7000, which is the starting point of the eight-colour mode 2 portion at the bottom of the split screen * P.DATE2P.bin contains the version text "2nd Pro ELITE -Finished 13/12/84", though the code to show this on-screen in part 1 is commented out, as this was presumably used to identify versions of the game during development. If the MVE macro instruction in part 1 is uncommented, then this binary gets moved to screen address &6000, which displays the version message in the middle of the top part of the screen
.DIALS INCBIN "1-source-files/images/P.DIALS2P.bin" .DATE INCBIN "1-source-files/images/P.DATE2P.bin" .ASOFT INCBIN "1-source-files/images/Z.ACSOFT.bin" .ELITE INCBIN "1-source-files/images/Z.ELITE.bin" .CpASOFT INCBIN "1-source-files/images/Z.(C)ASFT.bin"