level introduction screen

res.org/levels.txt

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-TITLE
+TRAINING
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src/data.asm

@@ -42,3 +42,7 @@ levelT:
 levelN:
     BYTE
 
+; next status after delay
+delayStatus:
+    BYTE
+

src/gameover.asm

@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ gameover:
 
     ; Set gameover and outro status
     lda #$ff
-    sta outroDelay
+    sta delay
-    lda #ST_OUTRO
+    lda #ST_END
+    sta delayStatus
+    lda #ST_DELAY
     sta status
     rts
 

src/gamereset.asm

@@ -4,24 +4,6 @@ gamereset:
     ; Turn MultiColor mode on
     jsr multicolorOn
 
-    ; Upper bar -- fill with spaces, color yellow
-    ldx #39
-upperbarLoop:
-    lda #$0
-    sta $400,x
-    lda #7
-    sta $d800,x
-    dex
-    cpx #$ff
-    bne upperbarLoop
-
-    ; Set upper bar text
-    lda #<scoreString
-    sta printStatusString
-    lda #>scoreString
-    sta printStatusString + 1
-    jsr printStatus
-
     ; Init game variables
     lda #4
     sta irqn        ; Initialize interrupt divider

src/initdata.asm

@@ -11,21 +11,21 @@ introX:
 introXinc:
     BYTE #$1
 
-; Outro delay
+; Delay
-outroDelay
+delay:
     BYTE #$ff
 
-
 ; Costants
 ; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ; Status of the game (costants pre-processor defined, sort of enum)
 ST_INTRO0       =   0
 ST_INTRO1       =   1
-ST_LEVELSELECT  =   2
+ST_LEVEL_TITLE  =   2
-ST_PLAY         =   3
+ST_LEVEL_LOAD   =   3
-ST_OUTRO        =   4
+ST_PLAY         =   4
-ST_END          =   5
+ST_DELAY        =   5
+ST_END          =   6
 ST_PAUSE        =	255
 
 ; Screen features
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ intro3string:
     BYTE "(C) 2018"
 #endif
     BYTE #0
+levelIntroString:
+    BYTE "NEXT LEVEL"
+    BYTE #0
 colorshade: ; a gradient of dark-bright-dark (40 columns)
 	HEX 0b 0b 0b 0b 0b 0c 0c 0c 0c 0c 05 05 05 0d 0d 0d 0d 07 07 07 07 07 07 0d 0d 0d 0d 05 05 05 0c 0c 0c 0c 0c 0b 0b 0b 0b 0b
 scoreString:

src/introreset.asm

@@ -3,17 +3,7 @@
 introreset:
     jsr multicolorOff
 
-    ; Clear screen
+    jsr clearScreen
-    ldx #$ff
-    lda #$00
-introresetCLS:
-    sta $400,x
-    sta $500,x
-    sta $600,x
-    sta $700,x
-    dex
-    cpx #$ff
-    bne introresetCLS
 
     ; Copy shade colors from costant table to color RAM for 2nd and 4th line of text
     ldx #39

src/levels.asm

@@ -1,5 +1,66 @@
 ; load new level on the screen
-statusLevelSelect:
+statusLevelTitle SUBROUTINE
+    jsr clearScreen
+
+.back:
+    ; Print "Next Level"
+    lda #<levelIntroString
+    sta printIntroString
+    lda #>levelIntroString
+    sta printIntroString + 1
+
+    lda #$00
+    sta introScreenStart
+    lda #$04
+    sta introScreenStart + 1
+    jsr printIntro
+
+    ; Print level Title
+    lda levelPointer
+    sta printIntroString
+    lda levelPointer + 1
+    sta printIntroString + 1
+
+    lda #$e2
+    sta introScreenStart
+    lda #$05
+    sta introScreenStart + 1
+    jsr printIntro
+
+    ; advance level pointer, based on title string length
+    iny
+    tya
+    tax
+    lda #levelPointer
+    sta nextPointerPointer
+    jsr nextPointer
+
+    ; wait
+    lda #ST_LEVEL_LOAD
+    sta delayStatus
+    lda #ST_DELAY
+    sta status
+    rts
+
+statusLevelLoad SUBROUTINE
+    ; Upper bar -- fill with spaces, color yellow
+    ldx #39
+upperbarLoop:
+    lda #$0
+    sta $400,x
+    lda #7
+    sta $d800,x
+    dex
+    cpx #$ff
+    bne upperbarLoop
+
+    ; Set upper bar text
+    lda #<scoreString
+    sta printStatusString
+    lda #>scoreString
+    sta printStatusString + 1
+    jsr printStatus
+
     ; initialize video pointer with first video memory address
     ; (skip first line, used for the status bar)
     ldy #39

src/outro.asm

@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
-; Decrement outroDelay, just to let player see her/his end screen
+; Wait for some delay
-; with score
+statusDelay SUBROUTINE
-statusOutro:
+    ldy delay           ; load outroDelay and decrement
-    ldy outroDelay  ; load outroDelay and decrement
     dey
-    sty outroDelay
+    sty delay
     cpy #0
-    beq statusOutroEnd
+    beq .end
     rts
-statusOutroEnd:
+.end:
-    ; Set status as ST_END: this way, the loop out of this interrupt,
+    lda delayStatus
-    ; will know that we finished, and will play the intro again
-    lda #ST_END
     sta status
     rts
 

src/program.asm

@@ -69,15 +69,12 @@ intro0running:              ; Cycle here until SPACE or `Q` is pressed
 
     ; Intro is finished, now it's time to start the proper game
 intro0end:
-    ; Pause everything in interrupt
-    lda #ST_PAUSE
-    sta status
     ; Set init variables of the game
     jsr gamereset
 
     ; Set status as level select
     ; (then it will enter in status play)
-    lda #ST_LEVELSELECT
+    lda #ST_LEVEL_TITLE
     sta status
 
 endless:
@@ -126,18 +123,23 @@ checkStatusIntro1:
     jmp checkEndStatus
 checkStatusPlay:
     cmp #ST_PLAY
-    bne checkStatusOutro
+    bne checkStatusDelay
     jsr statusPlay
     jmp checkEndStatus
-checkStatusOutro:
+checkStatusDelay:
-    cmp #ST_OUTRO
+    cmp #ST_DELAY
-    bne checkStatusLevelSelect
+    bne checkStatusLevelTitle
-    jsr statusOutro
+    jsr statusDelay
     jmp checkEndStatus
-checkStatusLevelSelect:
+checkStatusLevelTitle:
-    cmp #ST_LEVELSELECT
+    cmp #ST_LEVEL_TITLE
+    bne checkStatusLevelLoad
+    jsr statusLevelTitle
+    jmp checkEndStatus
+checkStatusLevelLoad:
+    cmp #ST_LEVEL_LOAD
     bne checkEndStatus
-    jsr statusLevelSelect
+    jsr statusLevelLoad
     jmp checkEndStatus
 checkEndStatus:
 

src/subroutines.asm

@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 ; Subroutines
 ; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+; Clear screen -- easy
+clearScreen SUBROUTINE
+    ldx #$ff
+.loop:
+    lda #$00
+    sta $400,x
+    sta $500,x
+    sta $600,x
+    sta $700,x
+    lda #$05
+    sta $d800,x
+    sta $d900,x
+    sta $da00,x
+    sta $db00,x
+    dex
+    cpx #$ff
+    bne .loop
+
 ; Do some math to calculate tile address in video memory
 ; using x,y coordinates
 ; Formula:  addr = $400 + y * SCREEN_W + x
@@ -92,6 +111,8 @@ printIntro SUBROUTINE
 ; Input parameters:
 ;   printIntroString    pointer to string to be printed (source)
 ;   introScreenStart    pointer to text video memory on screen where to print (dest)
+; Output results:
+;   Y                   leaves string length in reg Y
     ldy #0
 .loop:
     lda (printIntroString),y    ; get char from string

util/rlevel.cpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     while (true) {
         cin.getline(line, MAXLEN);
         if (line[0] == 'Z') break;
-        // cout << line << '\0';   /* the title */
+        cout << line << '\0';   /* the title */
         int count = 0;
 
         char last = '\0';