Re:Can a USR command damage a ZX Spectrum?
by pj1115 on Monday December 16, 2019 @10:06AM
(#21803478)
That's great. Any articles about the Gamecube issue? I can't find any info.
Re:Can a USR command damage a ZX Spectrum?
by gambiting on Monday December 16, 2019 @10:29AM
(#21803700)
No, and unfortunately you won't find it anywhere since it was an internal issue. I'm intentially avoiding naming the game as I don't think this was publicized anywhere before.
Re:Can a USR command damage a ZX Spectrum?
by ComputerGuru on Thursday December 19, 2019 @10:47AM
(#21835883)
It was indeed written about at length from one of the developers.
Re:Can a USR command damage a ZX Spectrum?
by peterclary on Monday December 16, 2019 @05:53AM
(#21802208)
That’s really interesting. Thanks!
I do however know of one Gamecube game which was an inch away from being on the market in a state that would brake the drive of every gamecube that played it - some very clever person found an undocumented command that would increase the speed of the drive, leading to super quick streaming from the drive, resolving some loading issues that the game had at the time. It worked well, the game was finished and went into manufacturing, and fortunately Nintendo realized that it's no coincidence that QA's and their own test kits keep breaking after playing the game, and pulled it before it hit the shelves.