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#1 2020-05-16 11:57:38
- h0tp3ngu1n
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- Registered: 2019-08-18
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ASM - Vertical screen stretching effect?
I'm trying to do some sort of screen effect, where the lower half of the screen should be stretched vertically by 200%.
I'm still kind of new so I really don't know if this is even how you'd go about doing it, but here's what I've tried: (this is the main game loop)
Code:
; Wait for LCDC to be in mode 0 (hblank)
.get_into_mode_0:
ld a,[rSTAT]
and a,%00000011
cp a,0
jr nz,.get_into_mode_0
; Check whether the current scanline is greater than 72
ld a,[rLY]
cp a,72
jr nc,.get_out_of_mode_0
; If it is, check whether the current scanline is even or odd
and a,%1
cp a,1
jr z,.get_out_of_mode_0
; If even, scroll by 1 (should stretch that row vertically 200%)
ld a,[rSCY]
inc a
ld [rSCY],a
; Wait for LCDC to exit mode 0
.get_out_of_mode_0:
ld a,[rSTAT]
and a,%00000011
cp a,0
jr z,.get_out_of_mode_0
jr .get_into_mode_0Needless to say, the code doesn't do what I want it to. Anyone have any ideas?
Last edited by h0tp3ngu1n (2020-05-16 11:58:05)
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#2 2020-05-17 06:49:11
- Tauwasser
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- Registered: 2010-10-23
- Posts: 160
Re: ASM - Vertical screen stretching effect?
You would need to use the LCDC Status interrupt, because you would want to change the Y scroll register every line (reset to default on even lines, reset to last even line on odd lines). Code running in your mainloop is going to be much too slow for this, as you would never realiably catch all lines.
Most games have an optional "special effects mode" that is checked on every LCDC Status interrupt (if enabled). That way you can turn your stretch mode on and off easily.
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