Why is Metroid so Laggy? Part 1 - Loading Rooms and Running Out of Time - Behind the Code

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Metroid (1986)
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Examination of Metroid's questionable frame logic, explanation of the Main Game Loop, and a dive into how the rooms are loaded from ROM to RAM.

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[0:00] Why IS Metroid so Laggy?
[1:16] Game Frames, Video Frames, and NMI
[3:52] Cartridge Version Slows Down More!
[8:37] Main Game Loop of Metroid
[11:03] Let's Break some Subroutines!
[16:35] Back to the Main Game Loop
[18:00] BONUS: RNG in FDS vs. Cartridge Version
[19:11] Build the Analysis Tool
[24:33] The Biggest Lag of All
[32:40] The Apology
[35:15] Outro

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