.segment "CODE" .scope Driver ;; Timer for the player to be able to pick up the joypad upon entering the ;; game. ;; ;; NOTE: this memory address is shared with `zp_title_timer`, as they can ;; never conflict with each other. zp_player_timer = $30 PLAYER_TIMER_VALUE = HZ * 2 .ifdef PAL ;; Frame counter which resets every 5 frames. zp_pal_counter = $31 .endif ;; Timer for the pause/unpause workflow. PAUSE_TIMER_VALUE = (HZ / 3) zp_pause_timer = $32 ;; Switch from the title screen to the main street. Note that this function ;; is to be called with the PPU disabled. If that's not the case, then it ;; will set the proper values to disable it on the next `nmi` call and set ;; the `title over` flag. With that, call again this function so the ;; switching is actually performed. .proc switch ;; Some things from here require the PPU to be disabled. Hence, if ;; that's not the case, disable it now. The `ppu` and the `title over` ;; flags are set as well. lda PPU::zp_mask beq @do_switch lda #%01000100 ora Globals::zp_flags sta Globals::zp_flags lda #$00 sta PPU::zp_mask rts @do_switch: ;; Get the assets ready for the main screen. That is, make sure that the ;; palettes and such are as desired since the title screen needed ;; another setup. jsr Assets::prepare_for_main_screen ;; Switch to the other base nametable. lda #%10001010 sta PPU::zp_control ;; Enable back the PPU. lda #%00011110 sta PPU::zp_mask ;; Setup the player timer. .ifdef PARTIAL lda #1 .else lda #PLAYER_TIMER_VALUE .endif sta zp_player_timer ;; Mark the state of the game as "game". That is, the player has ;; started. Also set the `ppu` flag and unset the `title over` one. lda #%01000001 ora Globals::zp_flags and #%11111011 sta Globals::zp_flags rts .endproc .proc update lda zp_player_timer beq @game dec zp_player_timer beq @load_player ;; TODO: blinking of the selected player (every HZ count?). rts @load_player: jsr Player::init ;; Initialize pause timer. lda #0 sta zp_pause_timer @game: ;; Check if the player is toggling the `pause` state. lda #(Joypad::BUTTON_START | Joypad::BUTTON_SELECT) and Joypad::zp_buttons1 beq @skip_pause_handling ;; What does the timer say, is the player allowed to do it? lda zp_pause_timer bne @skip_pause_handling ;; The timer is zero and the player asked to pause, let's reset the ;; timer. lda #PAUSE_TIMER_VALUE sta zp_pause_timer ;; Pause vs unpause. lda #%00001000 and Globals::zp_flags bne @unpause ;; Pause: set the flag and skip the update. lda #%00001000 ora Globals::zp_flags sta Globals::zp_flags rts @unpause: ;; Unset the flag and go to update. lda #%11110111 and Globals::zp_flags sta Globals::zp_flags bne @do_update @skip_pause_handling: ;; Decrement the pause timer if it's not in a zero value. lda zp_pause_timer beq @pause_check dec zp_pause_timer @pause_check: ;; Are we paused? If so return before updating. lda #%00001000 and Globals::zp_flags beq @do_update rts @do_update: JAL Player::update .endproc .ifdef PAL ;; All the code that is needed to fix some values for PAL machines. .proc pal_handler ;; Check if 5 frames have passed since last counter reset. lda Driver::zp_pal_counter cmp #4 beq @do_handle ;; Nope! Reset the player's step on PAL and increase the counter. lda #1 sta Player::zp_step_on_pal inc Driver::zp_pal_counter bne @end @do_handle: ;; Increase the step just for this frame and reset the counter. lda Player::zp_step_on_pal clc adc #2 sta Player::zp_step_on_pal lda #0 sta Driver::zp_pal_counter @end: rts .endproc .endif .endscope