Platform Games for ZX81?

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I still have my collection of YC mags. I hope they haven't a> been eaten by mice or b> gone damp in my shed.. :)

I may well look this out and see if OCR can prove useful instead of a friend - of which I have none - :'(

There was another game similar to a spectrum one which featured platforms which had a moving gap. you had to avoid the gap on the plat form you were standing on whilst trying to leap up onto the next level. It was one of the 1st hires games I saw on an '81.

Another featured a submarine. I saw it in all it's hires goodness for a period of about 1 second before the machine crashed and I lost all my work.

Happy days!

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To save you the bother of looking thro you YC stash, see ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sincl ... 500078.jpg
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thewiz wrote:If you are interested, there was a platform game published in Your Computer in May 1985 called Surviver.
"Survivor", yes.
http://roms.zophar.net/download-file/142788
Very difficult game (very fast). Actually I'm not really sure what should I do there.
IN NIHILUM REVERTERIS - a big text-adventure game for ZX81: http://tiny.pl/g2m6m
"MONOCHROME" issue 5 - (Spring 2014) free paper/PDF magazine about ZX81: http://tiny.pl/q2m44
ZX81 COMPETITIONS 2007/2009: http://zx81.republika.pl/
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"Survivor" looks fun - but what are you meant to do in it? And what are the keys?

"Yoogor" plays a little to slowly for me, but "Treasure Hunter" is a bit too fast!!
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Bobs:

>"Survivor" looks fun - but what are you meant to do in it?
The same question goes from me. ;)

>And what are the keys?
O/P/SHIFT

>"Yoogor" plays a little to slowly for me
It's all in BASIC. (!!) :) Also it's close to logic/adventure game, so can be not very fast, heh.

>but "Treasure Hunter" is a bit too fast!!
I must admit it's hard but I wouldnt' say it's too fast (like the Survivor is) but I'm to slow for the game, haaaaaahahaha! ;)

Greetz.
IN NIHILUM REVERTERIS - a big text-adventure game for ZX81: http://tiny.pl/g2m6m
"MONOCHROME" issue 5 - (Spring 2014) free paper/PDF magazine about ZX81: http://tiny.pl/q2m44
ZX81 COMPETITIONS 2007/2009: http://zx81.republika.pl/
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yerzmyey wrote:Bobs:

>"Survivor" looks fun - but what are you meant to do in it?
The same question goes from me. ;)
Survivor is a very interesting and, I must say it, very hard to play game :)

I do discover it here thanks to the post and the I made a little and found that the game was published in the great Your Computer Mag. on May 1985

In order to complete each level you must first obtain the KEY (an inverted asterisk) then you will notice the scrolling message telling you THAT WAS ONLY THE KEY, so you must go to the exit (again an inverted asterisk) :)

Note that you have a limited amount of Time.

The original game comes with 10 levels and I finished only the first :)

You can change the game speed (to high on the default value), the starting level and chose the infinite lives option too. All this using special POKEs, I include in the attachment a version that includes a little menu that let you select your options

And here is a video showing the first level solution 8-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqpnq3X08HY

I hope you enjoy it
Gus

P.D. On Jun 1985, Darren Spriddell published a levels editor, I will to type it in so we can design some new and maybe more easy levels :) stay tuned
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There is this amazing game published in the brazilian magazine MicroHobby (http://www.datacassete.com.br/revistas/ ... by/57.html):
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1 x ZX81, 2 x TK85 , 1 TK82C, 1 TK95, 1 x Alphacom 32 printer, 1 x ZXpand
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kmurta wrote:There is this amazing game published in the brazilian magazine MicroHobby (http://www.datacassete.com.br/revistas/ ... by/57.html):
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Panico.zip
and the character redefinition version:
http://www.4shared.com/file/atryrF9T/panicohr.html
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Hi Kelly !

A good game, and a good magazine too, Do you have scanned copies of the article ?

Thanks
BTW: The Char Redefinition version is yours ?
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A good game, and a good magazine too, Do you have scanned copies of the article ?
No, but I can scan it if you desire, I have all issues of the Microhobby magazine ;)
BTW: The Char Redefinition version is yours ?
Yes, I made it to use with my modified TK85. See others adapted games at link below:

http://www.4shared.com/dir/n8dv5L6D/zeddy-br.html

Kelly
1 x ZX81, 2 x TK85 , 1 TK82C, 1 TK95, 1 x Alphacom 32 printer, 1 x ZXpand
ZeXtender board, Joy81 - Programmable Joystick Controller, Turbo Sound 81
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kmurta wrote:
A good game, and a good magazine too, Do you have scanned copies of the article ?
No, but I can scan it if you desire, I have all issues of the Microhobby magazine ;)
BTW: The Char Redefinition version is yours ?
Yes, I made it to use with my modified TK85. See others adapted games at link below:

http://www.4shared.com/dir/n8dv5L6D/zeddy-br.html

Kelly
Kelly, That would be great because I'm working on a platform game too, I do read all the digital numbers of this mag and also the Micro Sistemas !

If you like, you can share with us a picture of your MicroHobby Brasil collection !

Congrats for your "HR" adaptation :) I will take a look a the other mod's on your page

Thanks,
Gus
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