T.SPRITE.WARS

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000005E0: 2A 2A 2A 2A 0D                                    |****.           |

....          THE SPRITE WARS......  THE
 WORD "SPRITE" HAS A LONG.HISTORY.  IN M
EDIEVAL TIMES, "SPRITE".WAS A TERM APPLI
ED TO GHOSTS AND.OTHER MYSTERIOUS APPARI
TIONS.  EVEN.TODAY, IF YOU USE THE WORD 
"SPRITE,".SOME PEOPLE WILL THINK OF ELVE
S,.PIXIES, OR OTHER ELUSIVE SUPERNATURAL
.CREATURES...  FOR COMMODORE PEOPLE, OF 
COURSE, THE.TERM "SPRITE" CARRIES A FAR 
DIFFERENT.MEANING.  MANY OF THE ARCADE-S
TYLE.GAMES WRITTEN FOR THE C-64 RELY.HEA
VILY ON SPRITES.  IF YOU'VE EVER.PLAYED 
A GAME ON THE C-64 WHERE THE.OBJECT WAS 
TO WARD OFF ALIEN.SPACESHIPS OR DEADLY M
ETEORS, YOU CAN.BE SURE YOU'VE ENCOUNTER
ED SPRITES...  SPRITES ARE ALSO CALLED "
MOVABLE.OBJECT BLOCKS," (OR MOBS FOR SHO
RT).BECAUSE EACH SPRITE IS A SMALL PIECE
.OF MEMORY (A BLOCK) THAT REPRESENTS AN.
IMAGE OF SOME OBJECT.  THIS IMAGE CAN.BE
 MOVED TO ANY LOCATION ON THE.SCREEN.  T
HE COMPUTER CAN KEEP TRACK.OF EIGHT SPRI
TES AT A TIME...  THE "HACKER" SECTION O
F THIS MONTH'S.LOADSTAR EMPHASIZES SPRIT
ES.  TWO.PROGRAMS FROM JOE GARRETT WILL 
BE.ESPECIALLY HELPFUL IF YOU'RE.INTEREST
ED IN PUTTING SPRITE GRAPHICS.INTO YOUR 
OWN PROGRAMS.  SPRITE.NUBASIC ADDS MANY 
COMMANDS TO BASIC.THAT SIMPLIFY WORKING 
WITH SPRITES;.SPRITE EDITOR MAKES IT EAS
Y TO DESIGN.SPRITES...  WHETHER YOU ARE 
AN OLD HAND AT USING.SPRITES OR JUST BEG
INNING, WE'RE SURE.YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING
 YOU CAN USE.HERE.  AND REMEMBER, IF YOU
 CREATE AN.ESPECIALLY NEAT PROGRAM, SEND
 IT IN TO.US.  IF WE ACCEPT IT, WE'LL PA
Y GOOD.MONEY FOR USING YOUR CREATION... 
       **** END OF TEXT ****.

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