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SNES DMA: How the Super Nintendo Moves Data Without the CPU (playstationcouch.com)
submitted 17 hours ago by bat1000@sh.itjust.works to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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The SNES CPU does absolutely nothing while DMA runs. ๐ŸŽฎ It's a 2.68 MB/s copy through a tiny VBlank window, and the best devs won by choosing what NOT to send. What's your favorite SNES effect?

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[โ€“] chrisashtear@lemmy.zip 6 points 13 hours ago

Thanks claude.