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F/M\cTut3
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| Tape/disk: | Home » Personal collection » Acorn ADFS disks » Electron_User_Group » EUG_24.ADF |
| Filename: | F/M\cTut3 |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0963 bytes |
| Load address: | 46204556 |
| Exec address: | 432F4D2E |
File contents
As I have mentioned the messages given by number, I list them by number
here for easy reference -
1. "You are "
2. "You can see "
3. "You can go "
4. "What next? "
5. "You are carrying "
6. "You wanted to go "
7. "You wanted to "
8. "You can't move that way"
9. "- Do what?"
10. "You take it"
11. "You drop it"
12. "You haven't got it"
13. "You've already got it!"
14. "It is not here!!"
15. "Nothing useful"
16. "what?"
17. "You can't do that"
18. " - Which button?"
19. "Ok"
The original program gave the message 'You wanted to ' (messages 6 and 7)
after each entry but I have not included these as I felt this was not
necessary.
Well so much for the game as far as it goes. I hope that it is of
interest and will encourage somebody to have a go at either completing the
game or writing another adventure game.
This seems to have grown again and I hope that I have explained it all
right!! I wrote it some two or three years ago and needed to refresh my
memory on how I had done it!! I would also say that it is not a perfect
program and there is room for improvement but thought that it shows some
routines whuch could be used for writing an adventure program.
I hope too that the series has encouraged those who have not used the
assembler to try to use it. I enjoy experimenting and have learnt by
trial and error - especially the latter!!
Not only does the coding speed up the program, it helps to save memory
too. In BASIC, all variables need to be in memory twice. They are
defined in the program and then held in memory above LOMEM. Programs
which are entirely in M/code include the variables and also they can use
areas of memory below PAGE which cannot be used in BASIC. This is why I
am hoping to code the program mentioned earlier.
I must finish the series now so that I can press on with other ideas I
have in mind. If anyone has any problems, or finds something that I have
not covered, I shall be pleased to try to explain it. As I have said
before, I do not count myself an expert but I am always ready to try to
help in any way I can.
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"What ne| 000000d0 78 74 3f 20 22 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 35 |xt? ". 5| 000000e0 2e 20 20 22 59 6f 75 20 61 72 65 20 63 61 72 72 |. "You are carr| 000000f0 79 69 6e 67 20 22 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |ying ". | 00000100 36 2e 20 20 22 59 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 65 64 20 |6. "You wanted | 00000110 74 6f 20 67 6f 20 22 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |to go ". | 00000120 20 37 2e 20 20 22 59 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 65 64 | 7. "You wanted| 00000130 20 74 6f 20 22 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 38 | to ". 8| 00000140 2e 20 20 22 59 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 27 74 20 6d 6f |. "You can't mo| 00000150 76 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 77 61 79 22 0d 20 20 20 |ve that way". | 00000160 20 20 20 20 20 20 39 2e 20 20 22 2d 20 44 6f 20 | 9. "- Do | 00000170 77 68 61 74 3f 22 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |what?". | 00000180 31 30 2e 20 22 59 6f 75 20 74 61 6b 65 20 69 74 |10. "You take it| 00000190 22 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 31 31 2e 20 22 |". 11. "| 000001a0 59 6f 75 20 64 72 6f 70 20 69 74 22 0d 20 20 20 |You drop it". | 000001b0 20 20 20 20 20 20 31 32 2e 20 22 59 6f 75 20 68 | 12. "You h| 000001c0 61 76 65 6e 27 74 20 67 6f 74 20 69 74 22 0d 20 |aven't got it". | 000001d0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 31 33 2e 20 22 59 6f 75 | 13. "You| 000001e0 27 76 65 20 61 6c 72 65 61 64 79 20 67 6f 74 20 |'ve already got | 000001f0 69 74 21 22 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 31 34 |it!". 14| 00000200 2e 20 22 49 74 20 69 73 20 6e 6f 74 20 68 65 72 |. "It is not her| 00000210 65 21 21 22 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 31 35 |e!!". 15| 00000220 2e 20 22 4e 6f 74 68 69 6e 67 20 75 73 65 66 75 |. "Nothing usefu| 00000230 6c 22 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 31 36 2e 20 |l". 16. | 00000240 22 77 68 61 74 3f 22 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |"what?". | 00000250 20 31 37 2e 20 22 59 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 27 74 20 | 17. "You can't | 00000260 64 6f 20 74 68 61 74 22 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |do that". | 00000270 20 20 31 38 2e 20 22 20 2d 20 57 68 69 63 68 20 | 18. " - Which | 00000280 62 75 74 74 6f 6e 3f 22 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |button?". | 00000290 20 20 31 39 2e 20 22 4f 6b 22 0d 0d 54 68 65 20 | 19. "Ok"..The | 000002a0 6f 72 69 67 69 6e 61 6c 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d |original program| 000002b0 20 67 61 76 65 20 74 68 65 1a 20 6d 65 73 73 61 | gave the. messa| 000002c0 67 65 20 27 59 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 65 64 20 74 |ge 'You wanted t| 000002d0 6f 20 27 20 28 6d 65 73 73 61 67 65 73 20 36 20 |o ' (messages 6 | 000002e0 61 6e 64 20 37 29 0d 61 66 74 65 72 20 65 61 63 |and 7).after eac| 000002f0 68 20 65 6e 74 72 79 20 62 75 74 20 49 20 68 61 |h entry but I ha| 00000300 76 65 1a 20 6e 6f 74 1a 20 69 6e 63 6c 75 64 65 |ve. not. include| 00000310 64 1a 20 74 68 65 73 65 1a 20 61 73 1a 20 49 20 |d. these. as. 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I enjoy exper| 000005e0 69 6d 65 6e 74 69 6e 67 20 61 6e 64 1a 20 68 61 |imenting and. ha| 000005f0 76 65 1a 20 6c 65 61 72 6e 74 1a 20 62 79 0d 74 |ve. learnt. by.t| 00000600 72 69 61 6c 20 61 6e 64 20 65 72 72 6f 72 20 2d |rial and error -| 00000610 20 65 73 70 65 63 69 61 6c 6c 79 20 74 68 65 20 | especially the | 00000620 6c 61 74 74 65 72 21 21 0d 0d 4e 6f 74 1a 20 6f |latter!!..Not. o| 00000630 6e 6c 79 20 64 6f 65 73 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f 64 |nly does the cod| 00000640 69 6e 67 20 73 70 65 65 64 20 75 70 20 74 68 65 |ing speed up the| 00000650 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 2c 20 69 74 20 68 65 6c | program, it hel| 00000660 70 73 1a 20 74 6f 1a 20 73 61 76 65 1a 20 6d 65 |ps. to. save. me| 00000670 6d 6f 72 79 0d 74 6f 6f 2e 20 20 49 6e 1a 20 42 |mory.too. In. B| 00000680 41 53 49 43 2c 1a 20 61 6c 6c 1a 20 76 61 72 69 |ASIC,. all. vari| 00000690 61 62 6c 65 73 1a 20 6e 65 65 64 1a 20 74 6f 1a |ables. need. to.| 000006a0 20 62 65 1a 20 69 6e 20 6d 65 6d 6f 72 79 20 74 | be. in memory t| 000006b0 77 69 63 65 2e 20 20 54 68 65 79 20 61 72 65 0d |wice. They are.| 000006c0 64 65 66 69 6e 65 64 1a 20 69 6e 1a 20 74 68 65 |defined. in. the| 000006d0 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 | program and the| 000006e0 6e 20 68 65 6c 64 20 69 6e 20 6d 65 6d 6f 72 79 |n held in memory| 000006f0 1a 20 61 62 6f 76 65 1a 20 4c 4f 4d 45 4d 2e 1a |. above. LOMEM..| 00000700 20 20 50 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 73 0d 77 68 69 63 68 | Programs.which| 00000710 20 61 72 65 20 65 6e 74 69 72 65 6c 79 1a 20 69 | are entirely. i| 00000720 6e 1a 20 4d 2f 63 6f 64 65 20 69 6e 63 6c 75 64 |n. M/code includ| 00000730 65 20 74 68 65 20 76 61 72 69 61 62 6c 65 73 20 |e the variables | 00000740 61 6e 64 20 61 6c 73 6f 20 74 68 65 79 20 63 61 |and also they ca| 00000750 6e 20 75 73 65 0d 61 72 65 61 73 20 6f 66 20 6d |n use.areas of m| 00000760 65 6d 6f 72 79 20 62 65 6c 6f 77 20 50 41 47 45 |emory below PAGE| 00000770 1a 20 77 68 69 63 68 1a 20 63 61 6e 6e 6f 74 20 |. which. cannot | 00000780 62 65 20 75 73 65 64 20 69 6e 20 42 41 53 49 43 |be used in BASIC| 00000790 2e 20 20 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 77 68 79 20 49 |. This is why I| 000007a0 0d 61 6d 20 68 6f 70 69 6e 67 20 74 6f 20 63 6f |.am hoping to co| 000007b0 64 65 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 6d |de the program m| 000007c0 65 6e 74 69 6f 6e 65 64 20 65 61 72 6c 69 65 72 |entioned earlier| 000007d0 2e 0d 0d 49 20 6d 75 73 74 20 66 69 6e 69 73 68 |...I must finish| 000007e0 20 74 68 65 20 73 65 72 69 65 73 20 6e 6f 77 20 | the series now | 000007f0 73 6f 1a 20 74 68 61 74 1a 20 49 1a 20 63 61 6e |so. that. I. can| 00000800 1a 20 70 72 65 73 73 20 6f 6e 20 77 69 74 68 20 |. press on with | 00000810 6f 74 68 65 72 20 69 64 65 61 73 20 49 0d 68 61 |other ideas I.ha| 00000820 76 65 20 69 6e 20 6d 69 6e 64 2e 20 20 49 66 20 |ve in mind. If | 00000830 61 6e 79 6f 6e 65 20 68 61 73 20 61 6e 79 20 70 |anyone has any p| 00000840 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d 73 2c 20 6f 72 20 66 69 6e 64 |roblems, or find| 00000850 73 20 73 6f 6d 65 74 68 69 6e 67 1a 20 74 68 61 |s something. tha| 00000860 74 20 49 20 68 61 76 65 0d 6e 6f 74 1a 20 63 6f |t I have.not. co| 00000870 76 65 72 65 64 2c 1a 20 49 20 73 68 61 6c 6c 20 |vered,. I shall | 00000880 62 65 20 70 6c 65 61 73 65 64 20 74 6f 20 74 72 |be pleased to tr| 00000890 79 20 74 6f 20 65 78 70 6c 61 69 6e 20 69 74 2e |y to explain it.| 000008a0 20 20 41 73 1a 20 49 1a 20 68 61 76 65 1a 20 73 | As. I. have. s| 000008b0 61 69 64 0d 62 65 66 6f 72 65 2c 20 49 20 64 6f |aid.before, I do| 000008c0 1a 20 6e 6f 74 1a 20 63 6f 75 6e 74 1a 20 6d 79 |. not. count. my| 000008d0 73 65 6c 66 20 61 6e 20 65 78 70 65 72 74 20 62 |self an expert b| 000008e0 75 74 20 49 20 61 6d 20 61 6c 77 61 79 73 20 72 |ut I am always r| 000008f0 65 61 64 79 20 74 6f 20 74 72 79 20 74 6f 0d 68 |eady to try to.h| 00000900 65 6c 70 20 69 6e 20 61 6e 79 20 77 61 79 20 49 |elp in any way I| 00000910 20 63 61 6e 2e 0d 0d 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a | can...*********| 00000920 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a |****************| * 00000960 2a 0d 0d |*..| 00000963
F/M\cTut3.m0
F/M\cTut3.m1
F/M\cTut3.m2
F/M\cTut3.m4
F/M\cTut3.m5
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