Re: Deluxe Pokey used as RNG??

Most if not all the games that use the pokey random number generator
also test it in testmode. Usually they just read it over and over
and it the value matches the previous value they indicate a failure,
if it does not match they clear the failure. Centi and Milli display
something like P0 or P1 for bad pokeys (random num fail). Sometimes
you will see them flash briefly.

Franklin Bowen wrote:
> On 7/13/2010 2:13 PM, MKDUD@aol.com wrote:
>> New waves of rocks would start, with all rocks EXACTLY
>> overlapping each other. However, I did not expect to see the rocks
>> overlapping and have no separation during new waves, or when they were
>> hit.
>> I didn't know of any pokey's function to be used as a random
>> number generator, am I wrong here? Or was the failing pokey also
>> screwing up some stuff in the AVG or logic side? Anybody have any
>> takes on this?
>>
>
> I had the exact same problem on a Space Duel. Swapping the Pokey solved
> my problem. I kept the "bad" Pokey around because it made it pretty
> easy to get to higher scores/levels! :-)
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