Figure 3-12 shows a dual-playfield display.
Playfield 1 (1,
2,
or
3 bit-planes) *
Playfield 2 (1,
2,
or
3 bit-planes)*
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FUEL
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HEADING
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Both playfields appear on-screen,
combined
to
form
the complete
display.
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Figure 3-12: A Dual-playfield Display
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The background
color shows
through where
there
are
transparent
sections
of
both
playfields.
In figure 3-12, one of the colors
in
each playfield is
"transparent"
(color 0 in playfield 1
and color 8
in
playfield
2).
You can use transparency
to
allow selected features of the
background playfield to show through.
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