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void DoGameplay(void)
    {
        
        Playing = 1; //Sets the UBYTE playing to 1, indicating that the game is playing.

        while(Playing == 1) {
        //This starts a loop so that while playing is equal to 1, the loop will continue to loop. If playing does not equal 1, the loop will stop.

        //Repeat the following steps for the game to play.

            UpdateJoypad(); //This procedure checks the joypad, and moves the players ship according to the results. It also updates the player's shot, if it has been shot, for lack of a better place of sticking it.

            UpdateBadGuy(); //This procedure moves the enemy.
            
            CollisionDetection(); //This is one of the most important procedures. It checks to see if the player has collided with the enemy, along with the player's shot colliding with the badguy.
    
            delay(10); //This is the game's master speed control. It doesn't affect the background scrolling, but does affect the badguy's speed, as well as how responsive the controls are.

            printf(" ");
        }
    }