What I do is run the BASIC loader in mode 7, load the compressed game to somewhere around 4000 and the decompress down from 0 to 4000, then run the game which usually starts with a clear screen.
The game I am currently working on and pacman do two decompressions, the screen and the game, overwriting the compressed game as they go.
I suspect that most beebs have MMC solutions now, so loading takes a few seconds and decompressions a few frames.
I do see the appeal of wrong a tape loader, I always wanted to do one that loaded into ram, the loading screen and game in one go, but never got around to seeing if you could load small chunks that weren't the last.
The game I am currently working on and pacman do two decompressions, the screen and the game, overwriting the compressed game as they go.
I suspect that most beebs have MMC solutions now, so loading takes a few seconds and decompressions a few frames.
I do see the appeal of wrong a tape loader, I always wanted to do one that loaded into ram, the loading screen and game in one go, but never got around to seeing if you could load small chunks that weren't the last.
Statistics: Posted by tricky — Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:39 am