IRQ loader

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An IRQ loader is a loader that allows a program to keep custom IRQs running while loading. This is typically used in games and demos to play music and display graphics, while loading in the background. While mostly not as fast as a dedicated fast loader, they're 1.5x to 20x as fast as the standard KERNAL loader.

List of IRQ loaders[edit | edit source]

Name Developer Availability
ULoad MagerValp Open Source
n0sd0s GRG Unreleased
DreamLoad The Dreams Open Source
Covert BitOps Loadersystem Lasse Öörni Open Source
Krill's Loader Krill Open Source

For a comparison of features and performance, see Comparison of IRQ loaders.