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| Filename: | G/GSHOW1 |
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| File size: | 13DF bytes |
| Load address: | 47204556 |
| Exec address: | 574F4853 |
File contents
Please write to:
The Old Police House
Main Road
Filby
Great Yarmouth
NR29 3HY
GAME SHOW - December 1995
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
Welcome to this month's Game Show, which just happens to be the last
regular slot I'll be doing for some time, coincidentally in the same month
as it began, in the misty months of 1994.
This time I've got two games to proudly show for my work - 'Knights', a
one player puzzle game, and a computer conversion of the traditional board
game (which the blurb made out everyone had heard of!), and 'Tennis', a
quick conversion of the sort of video games which were available in the
late 70's.
I would like to point out something about the games I have produced over
the past year: although all the games were written on a 32k Electron with
PAGE at &1D00 (because of my ADFS), some may not appear to work, because
of memory restraints. So long as your computer is not a tighter
configuration than mine, it will probably be due to the EUG Menu system
working in Mode 1 causing set-ups like my own to crash. The solution is to
either CHAIN the games manually, in MODE 6 or so, or to transfer the games
onto another disk, with a less memory-hungry menu.
KNIGHTS
~~~~~~~
Although this game is based on a relatively simple idea, it is quite a
difficult task to complete it in a low number of moves. The game takes
place on a 5 by 5 square board, and the object is to transpose the blue
and white counters, using the Knight's move as in chess. The blue counters
are based on the left side of the board at the start, with the white on
the opposing side, and a blank hole in the centre. The idea is that the
highlight character (a blue or white dot) is moved around the board using
the spacebar, selecting a counter which you can move into the empty hole.
It will only rest on the legal counters, as determined by the Knight's
move. By doing this, the counters are gradually shuffled around the board,
until Hey Presto!, all of the white characters are on the left hand side
of the board, and all of the blue counters are on the right hand side. At
this point the computer checks your number of moves against the
disk-stored lowest, and if you have improved on it, it will be saved for
prosperity, or at least until the next time.
This puzzle is, in fact, a multi-file game. Three of them have to be
distributed with this version of the game, and the final, 'KNlow', is
automatically created if it doesn't exist. 'KNIGHTS' is the actual game,
'KNscr' is a full MODE 5 screen display (created using Elk Paint), and
'KNtxt' is a text file containing complete instructions and extra info.
If, when the game starts, the file 'KNlow' does not exist, then it will be
created, with a default value of 150 moves.
Although this version of the game is pretty good fun, it is better to play
on the genuine wooden board, with blue and white marbles, even though you
don't have to count the moves with the computer version! Talking of moves,
to see how good you are, the box on my version says that:
50 - 55 moves is average.
Less than 50 moves is good.
Less than 45 moves is excellent.
Well, I guess they're figures to aim for, whether you'll actually get
there or not...
TENNIS
~~~~~~
This game is a simple version of the video games popular back in the
'70's, with the main difference between this and most other versions being
that in this version, you play against the computer, thus preventing the
neccesity of having to have two players to use the game. Control is via
the '<' and '>' keys, for left and right respectively. For the
uninitiated, the game is played using two bats, in this version they are
at the top and the bottom of the screen. When the ball is served, from the
middle left of the screen, the players have to move their bats in order to
intercept it, and prevent it from gliding off the screen. When the ball
has been lost by a player, a point is scored by the opponent. The first
player to reach ten points wins the game.
The computer uses the top bat, and controls it automatically, attempting
at every stage to meet up with the ball. The code used makes the computer
a very good opponent, but by no means an invincible one. The key to
beating it is to bear in mind that the computer does not use foresight to
plan where the ball might well end up, and so if you can get a 'spin' on
the ball, by hitting it with the correct part of the bat, then it can
travel across the screen at a faster speed than the computer's bat.
Unfortunately it is quite a difficult technique!
GOODBYE FOR NOW!
~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~
Like I said, this will be the last Game Show that I will be doing - for a
while, at least. Unfortunately, I just can't fit programming in as a
regular thing from now on, for various reasons. However, you never know,
maybe I'll do the odd Gane Show special or such...
Merry Christmas!
Ross Little
December '95
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Three o| 00000980 66 20 20 74 68 65 6d 20 20 68 61 76 65 20 74 6f |f them have to| 00000990 20 62 65 0d 64 69 73 74 72 69 62 75 74 65 64 20 | be.distributed | 000009a0 20 77 69 74 68 20 20 74 68 69 73 20 20 76 65 72 | with this ver| 000009b0 73 69 6f 6e 20 20 6f 66 20 20 74 68 65 20 67 61 |sion of the ga| 000009c0 6d 65 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 6e 61 |me, and the fina| 000009d0 6c 2c 20 27 4b 4e 6c 6f 77 27 2c 20 69 73 0d 61 |l, 'KNlow', is.a| 000009e0 75 74 6f 6d 61 74 69 63 61 6c 6c 79 20 63 72 65 |utomatically cre| 000009f0 61 74 65 64 20 69 66 20 69 74 20 64 6f 65 73 6e |ated if it doesn| 00000a00 27 74 20 65 78 69 73 74 2e 20 20 27 4b 4e 49 47 |'t exist. 'KNIG| 00000a10 48 54 53 27 20 20 69 73 20 74 68 65 20 61 63 74 |HTS' is the act| 00000a20 75 61 6c 20 67 61 6d 65 2c 0d 27 4b 4e 73 63 72 |ual game,.'KNscr| 00000a30 27 20 69 73 20 61 20 66 75 6c 6c 20 4d 4f 44 45 |' is a full MODE| 00000a40 20 35 20 73 63 72 65 65 6e 20 64 69 73 70 6c 61 | 5 screen displa| 00000a50 79 20 20 28 63 72 65 61 74 65 64 20 20 75 73 69 |y (created usi| 00000a60 6e 67 20 20 45 6c 6b 20 20 50 61 69 6e 74 29 2c |ng Elk Paint),| 00000a70 20 61 6e 64 0d 27 4b 4e 74 78 74 27 20 69 73 20 | and.'KNtxt' is | 00000a80 61 20 74 65 78 74 20 66 69 6c 65 20 20 63 6f 6e |a text file con| 00000a90 74 61 69 6e 69 6e 67 20 20 63 6f 6d 70 6c 65 74 |taining complet| 00000aa0 65 20 20 69 6e 73 74 72 75 63 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 |e instructions | 00000ab0 61 6e 64 20 65 78 74 72 61 20 69 6e 66 6f 2e 0d |and extra info..| 00000ac0 49 66 2c 20 77 68 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 67 61 6d |If, when the gam| 00000ad0 65 20 73 74 61 72 74 73 2c 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 |e starts, the fi| 00000ae0 6c 65 20 27 4b 4e 6c 6f 77 27 20 64 6f 65 73 20 |le 'KNlow' does | 00000af0 6e 6f 74 20 65 78 69 73 74 2c 20 74 68 65 6e 20 |not exist, then | 00000b00 69 74 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 0d 63 72 65 61 74 |it will be.creat| 00000b10 65 64 2c 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 20 64 65 66 61 75 |ed, with a defau| 00000b20 6c 74 20 76 61 6c 75 65 20 6f 66 20 31 35 30 20 |lt value of 150 | 00000b30 6d 6f 76 65 73 2e 0d 0d 41 6c 74 68 6f 75 67 68 |moves...Although| 00000b40 20 74 68 69 73 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 6f 66 | this version of| 00000b50 20 74 68 65 20 67 61 6d 65 20 69 73 20 70 72 65 | the game is pre| 00000b60 74 74 79 20 67 6f 6f 64 20 66 75 6e 2c 20 69 74 |tty good fun, it| 00000b70 20 69 73 20 62 65 74 74 65 72 20 74 6f 20 70 6c | is better to pl| 00000b80 61 79 0d 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 67 65 6e 75 69 6e |ay.on the genuin| 00000b90 65 20 77 6f 6f 64 65 6e 20 62 6f 61 72 64 2c 20 |e wooden board, | 00000ba0 20 77 69 74 68 20 62 6c 75 65 20 61 6e 64 20 77 | with blue and w| 00000bb0 68 69 74 65 20 6d 61 72 62 6c 65 73 2c 20 65 76 |hite marbles, ev| 00000bc0 65 6e 20 74 68 6f 75 67 68 20 79 6f 75 0d 64 6f |en though you.do| 00000bd0 6e 27 74 20 68 61 76 65 20 74 6f 20 63 6f 75 6e |n't have to coun| 00000be0 74 20 74 68 65 20 6d 6f 76 65 73 20 77 69 74 68 |t the moves with| 00000bf0 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f 6d 70 75 74 65 72 20 76 65 | the computer ve| 00000c00 72 73 69 6f 6e 21 20 54 61 6c 6b 69 6e 67 20 6f |rsion! Talking o| 00000c10 66 20 6d 6f 76 65 73 2c 0d 74 6f 20 73 65 65 20 |f moves,.to see | 00000c20 68 6f 77 20 67 6f 6f 64 20 79 6f 75 20 61 72 65 |how good you are| 00000c30 2c 20 74 68 65 20 62 6f 78 20 6f 6e 20 6d 79 20 |, the box on my | 00000c40 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 73 61 79 73 20 74 68 61 |version says tha| 00000c50 74 3a 0d 0d 20 20 20 20 20 35 30 20 2d 20 35 35 |t:.. 50 - 55| 00000c60 20 6d 6f 76 65 73 20 69 73 20 61 76 65 72 61 67 | moves is averag| 00000c70 65 2e 0d 20 20 20 20 20 4c 65 73 73 20 74 68 61 |e.. Less tha| 00000c80 6e 20 35 30 20 6d 6f 76 65 73 20 69 73 20 67 6f |n 50 moves is go| 00000c90 6f 64 2e 0d 20 20 20 20 20 4c 65 73 73 20 74 68 |od.. Less th| 00000ca0 61 6e 20 34 35 20 6d 6f 76 65 73 20 69 73 20 65 |an 45 moves is e| 00000cb0 78 63 65 6c 6c 65 6e 74 2e 0d 0d 57 65 6c 6c 2c |xcellent...Well,| 00000cc0 20 49 20 67 75 65 73 73 20 74 68 65 79 27 72 65 | I guess they're| 00000cd0 20 66 69 67 75 72 65 73 20 20 74 6f 20 20 61 69 | figures to ai| 00000ce0 6d 20 20 66 6f 72 2c 20 20 77 68 65 74 68 65 72 |m for, whether| 00000cf0 20 20 79 6f 75 27 6c 6c 20 61 63 74 75 61 6c 6c | you'll actuall| 00000d00 79 20 67 65 74 0d 74 68 65 72 65 20 6f 72 20 6e |y get.there or n| 00000d10 6f 74 2e 2e 2e 0d 0d 54 45 4e 4e 49 53 0d 7e 7e |ot.....TENNIS.~~| 00000d20 7e 7e 7e 7e 0d 54 68 69 73 20 67 61 6d 65 20 69 |~~~~.This game i| 00000d30 73 20 61 20 73 69 6d 70 6c 65 20 76 65 72 73 69 |s a simple versi| 00000d40 6f 6e 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 20 76 69 64 65 6f |on of the video| 00000d50 20 20 67 61 6d 65 73 20 20 70 6f 70 75 6c 61 72 | games popular| 00000d60 20 20 62 61 63 6b 20 20 69 6e 20 20 74 68 65 0d | back in the.| 00000d70 27 37 30 27 73 2c 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 |'70's, with the | 00000d80 6d 61 69 6e 20 64 69 66 66 65 72 65 6e 63 65 20 |main difference | 00000d90 62 65 74 77 65 65 6e 20 74 68 69 73 20 61 6e 64 |between this and| 00000da0 20 6d 6f 73 74 20 6f 74 68 65 72 20 76 65 72 73 | most other vers| 00000db0 69 6f 6e 73 20 62 65 69 6e 67 0d 74 68 61 74 20 |ions being.that | 00000dc0 69 6e 20 74 68 69 73 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 2c |in this version,| 00000dd0 20 79 6f 75 20 20 70 6c 61 79 20 20 61 67 61 69 | you play agai| 00000de0 6e 73 74 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f 6d 70 75 74 65 72 |nst the computer| 00000df0 2c 20 74 68 75 73 20 70 72 65 76 65 6e 74 69 6e |, thus preventin| 00000e00 67 20 74 68 65 0d 6e 65 63 63 65 73 69 74 79 20 |g the.neccesity | 00000e10 6f 66 20 68 61 76 69 6e 67 20 74 6f 20 68 61 76 |of having to hav| 00000e20 65 20 74 77 6f 20 70 6c 61 79 65 72 73 20 20 74 |e two players t| 00000e30 6f 20 20 75 73 65 20 20 74 68 65 20 67 61 6d 65 |o use the game| 00000e40 2e 20 43 6f 6e 74 72 6f 6c 20 69 73 20 76 69 61 |. Control is via| 00000e50 0d 74 68 65 20 20 27 3c 27 20 20 61 6e 64 20 20 |.the '<' and | 00000e60 27 3e 27 20 20 6b 65 79 73 2c 20 20 20 66 6f 72 |'>' keys, for| 00000e70 20 20 6c 65 66 74 20 20 61 6e 64 20 20 72 69 67 | left and rig| 00000e80 68 74 20 20 72 65 73 70 65 63 74 69 76 65 6c 79 |ht respectively| 00000e90 2e 20 20 46 6f 72 20 20 74 68 65 0d 75 6e 69 6e |. For the.unin| 00000ea0 69 74 69 61 74 65 64 2c 20 74 68 65 20 67 61 6d |itiated, the gam| 00000eb0 65 20 69 73 20 70 6c 61 79 65 64 20 20 75 73 69 |e is played usi| 00000ec0 6e 67 20 20 74 77 6f 20 62 61 74 73 2c 20 69 6e |ng two bats, in| 00000ed0 20 74 68 69 73 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 74 68 | this version th| 00000ee0 65 79 20 61 72 65 0d 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 74 6f |ey are.at the to| 00000ef0 70 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 62 6f 74 74 6f 6d |p and the bottom| 00000f00 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 65 65 6e 2e 20 | of the screen. | 00000f10 57 68 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 62 61 6c 6c 20 69 73 |When the ball is| 00000f20 20 73 65 72 76 65 64 2c 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 | served, from th| 00000f30 65 0d 6d 69 64 64 6c 65 20 6c 65 66 74 20 6f 66 |e.middle left of| 00000f40 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 65 65 6e 2c 20 74 68 65 | the screen, the| 00000f50 20 70 6c 61 79 65 72 73 20 68 61 76 65 20 74 6f | players have to| 00000f60 20 6d 6f 76 65 20 74 68 65 69 72 20 62 61 74 73 | move their bats| 00000f70 20 69 6e 20 6f 72 64 65 72 20 74 6f 0d 69 6e 74 | in order to.int| 00000f80 65 72 63 65 70 74 20 69 74 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 70 |ercept it, and p| 00000f90 72 65 76 65 6e 74 20 69 74 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 67 |revent it from g| 00000fa0 6c 69 64 69 6e 67 20 20 6f 66 66 20 20 74 68 65 |liding off the| 00000fb0 20 20 73 63 72 65 65 6e 2e 20 57 68 65 6e 20 74 | screen. When t| 00000fc0 68 65 20 62 61 6c 6c 0d 68 61 73 20 62 65 65 6e |he ball.has been| 00000fd0 20 6c 6f 73 74 20 62 79 20 61 20 70 6c 61 79 65 | lost by a playe| 00000fe0 72 2c 20 61 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 20 69 73 20 73 63 |r, a point is sc| 00000ff0 6f 72 65 64 20 20 62 79 20 20 74 68 65 20 20 6f |ored by the o| 00001000 70 70 6f 6e 65 6e 74 2e 20 54 68 65 20 66 69 72 |pponent. 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