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8bitworkshop/presets/vcs/examples/pal.a

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processor 6502
include "vcs.h"
include "macro.h"
include "xmacro.h"
org $f000
; To output a PAL signal, you need the following:
;
; - 3 scanlines of VSYNC
; - 45 blank lines
; - 228 visible scanlines
; - 36 blank lines
;
; Total = 312 lines (vs 262 for NTSC)
; PAL runs at 50 Hz (vs 60 Hz for NTSC)
; so your game will run more slowly.
; Since you have extra cycles to play with, you could just
; call your position update routine twice every five frames.
; Note also that PAL has different colors than NTSC.
; (See http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-tia-color-charts.html)
; The TIMER_SETUP macro only goes up to 215 lines,
; so for the PAL visible frame you would need to use
; multiple sections (say 215 + 13 = 228) or count manually
; like we do in this example.
; Many VCS games use conditional defines
; (IFCONST and IFNCONST in DASM)
; to switch between NTSC and PAL constants.
; background color
BGColor equ $81
; Start of program, init registers and clear memory
Start CLEAN_START
NextFrame
; 01 + 3 lines of VSYNC
VERTICAL_SYNC
; Now we need 44 lines of VBLANK...
TIMER_SETUP 44
TIMER_WAIT
; Re-enable output (disable VBLANK)
lda #0
sta VBLANK
; 228 PAL scanlines are visible
; We'll draw some rainbows
ldx #228
lda BGColor ; load the background color out of RAM
ScanLoop
adc #1 ; add 1 to the current background color in A
sta COLUBK ; set the background color
sta WSYNC ; WSYNC doesn't care what value is stored
dex
bne ScanLoop
; 36 lines of overscan to complete the frame
TIMER_SETUP 36
; Enable VBLANK again
lda #2
sta VBLANK
TIMER_WAIT
; The next frame will start with current color value - 1
; to get a downwards scrolling effect
dec BGColor
; Go back and do another frame
jmp NextFrame
; 6502 vectors
org $fffc
.word Start
.word Start