http://www.msx.org/forumtopic3379p15.html

check my code there.. it uses page cycling..

And snout: nice things being a trick wasn't meant as something negative, but more as an unusual way to get somewhere, whereas on a PC or something ppl would use an obvious way to get at the same place.. that makes it a trick to me

Take the 'multilayer' stars of Space Manbow, level 1 .. an obvious solution on PC would be to simple draw multiple layers. The unusual method on MSX is: use characters, rebuild the stars inside those characters each frame, and eventually move those characers to the next spot.

Hi Wolf,
I've just tried your piece of BASIC code, and it's fascinating.
It's a good program for me to analyze and learn from it
Thanks