Subj : Re: Lemmings game for DOS
To   : hollowone
From : Bob Worm
Date : Thu Nov 02 2023 19:53:03

  Re: Re: Lemmings game for DOS
  By: hollowone to Bob Worm on Thu Nov 02 2023 00:18:17

Hi, hollowone.

 > Back in the 90s I could consider myself the master of all gimmicks
 > related to Mode 13h. I skipped the whole Mode 12h (hires) because of
 > that 16 colors limit and SVGA was much more convenient already to
 > provide the same hires with 256+ colors and backward compatibility

I only ever programmed for mode 13h, it just made everything so easy. I never got as far as framebuffers or anything remotely advanced, mainly because my GCSE exams started and upset the balance of priorities :)

I'm not sure I'd have been able to figure out 12h at that point. Maybe I'll have a play in DOSbox later on...

BobW
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