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minor grammar fixes.
author Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
date Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:50:28 -0400
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191 * Infrastructure 191 * Infrastructure
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193 The entire video was completely produced by bots --- I didn't manually 193 The entire video was completely produced by bots --- I didn't manually
194 play the game at all to produce this speedrun. Here is a brief account 194 play the game at all to produce this speedrun. Here is a brief account
195 of the infrastructure I build to make the video. The entire source of 195 of the infrastructure I built to make the video. The entire source of
196 the project is available at http://hg.bortreb.com/vba-clojure 196 the project is available at http://hg.bortreb.com/vba-clojure
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198 The first step was to build a programmatic interface to pokemon 198 The first step was to build a programmatic interface to pokemon
199 yellow. So, I downloaded vba-rerecording from 199 yellow. So, I downloaded vba-rerecording from
200 http://code.google.com/p/vba-rerecording/. After repairing their 200 http://code.google.com/p/vba-rerecording/. After repairing their
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437 I use the glitch items 0x00 and 0xFF to great effect in my run. 0x00 437 I use the glitch items 0x00 and 0xFF to great effect in my run. 0x00
438 sells for almost half of maximum money --- I use just 3 of them to 438 sells for almost half of maximum money --- I use just 3 of them to
439 finance the purchase of all the other items I need. 0x00 is also a 439 finance the purchase of all the other items I need. 0x00 is also a
440 NO-OP in the gameboy's machine language, which means that I can stick 440 NO-OP in the gameboy's machine language, which means that I can stick
441 them anywhere where I need to break up an other wise illegal pair of 441 them anywhere where I need to break up an otherwise illegal pair of
442 opcodes. 0xFF is also extremely useful because it is the end-of-list 442 opcodes. 0xFF is also extremely useful because it is the end-of-list
443 sentinel. Normally, the game will "compact" your items whenever you 443 sentinel. Normally, the game will "compact" your items whenever you
444 make a purchase or deposit. For example, if you deposit a pokeball, 444 make a purchase or deposit. For example, if you deposit a pokeball,
445 then deposit another pokeball, the item list looks like: 445 then deposit another pokeball, the item list looks like:
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