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by Narishma 3102 days ago
Very few games bothered with mode X. Most used the much easier to program mode 13h.
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Unchained made int 13h easier than regular int 13h, but what about mode x was much more difficult to program? You got a faster display, square 4:3 pixels, and double buffering in 256 colors.