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#25187 - hakanyuksel - Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:23 pm
Do you use a text background layer or sprites to write text in your gba games. I am actually using a background but I dont know if its a good way or bad?
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#25188 - poslundc - Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:33 pm
This thread is an excellent reference on different methods.
What you choose will usually depend on the type of game you are making. Text backgrounds are the easiest way if you have a monospace font. If you have a variable-width font, sprites are probably easiest to do without consuming much extra processor power, if you can deal with interrupts and the cost of sprite VRAM. Text backgrounds for variable-width fonts are relatively straightforward if speed isn't a major concern, and tougher if it is.
Dan.