That’s correct. The reason it was there is that some games were written assuming a specific processor speed. When faster processors came out, the games ran too fast. The turbo button let you play older games on your new computer.
I remember playing a port of centipede that used text mode graphics - on the original 8086 it was playable, but on my dad’s 386, you’d start the game and immediately lose because the centipede had already reached the bottom in like 1/10th second.
“Text mode graphics” would probably confuse a lot of the younger folks all by itself…
That’s correct. The reason it was there is that some games were written assuming a specific processor speed. When faster processors came out, the games ran too fast. The turbo button let you play older games on your new computer.
I remember playing a port of centipede that used text mode graphics - on the original 8086 it was playable, but on my dad’s 386, you’d start the game and immediately lose because the centipede had already reached the bottom in like 1/10th second.
“Text mode graphics” would probably confuse a lot of the younger folks all by itself…