Garry,
Never worked with a Model 4 emulator. I have a auto starting boot disk for a model 3 emulator I use. Not sure if there is a big difference, but there does seem to be some fancy disk stuff going on (CHAIN, etc.) that might make Model 3 BASIC incompatible with Model 4 BASIC. And the screen ...
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- Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:19 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Space Derelict! (type-in)
- Replies: 18
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- Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:59 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Space Derelict! (type-in)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5533
Re: Space Derelict! (type-in)
I've finished cleaning up the code to represent its original form as printed in the book. Now I'm going to move on to modifying it to actually run on TRS-80 MC-10 Micro Color BASIC. But I will leave the unmodified form for those interested in its TRS-80 Model 4 form (DERELICT1.TXT). See the link in ...
- Thu Feb 03, 2022 1:16 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Space Derelict! (type-in)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5533
Re: Space Derelict! (type-in)
Hey folks. I've started the process of trying to convert the listing to functioning code for Micro Color BASIC. Here is a directory in case folks are interested, and or want access to the code:
https://github.com/jggames/trs80mc10/tr ... s/Derelict
https://github.com/jggames/trs80mc10/tr ... s/Derelict
- Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:28 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
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Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Wow. Wish I'd spotted that entry by Gaming After 40. It would have helped a lot. I have fixed many of the oddities he noted. The strange wrap arounds in the map. Now you have 60 moves with the flashlight, not just 40. When wandering in the dark, you will die less quickly. All the problems with ...
- Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:55 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
- Views: 266978
Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Ported a game called "House Adventure" from the Club 100 Library. (House.ba).
- Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:48 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
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Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Yes, I'm Gareth. The solution, walkthrough and map were by benkid77 but the "8bitAG" page of information on the history of the game is mine.
I fixed up the references to your page in my blog. Thanks for clearing that up. Your page was extremely helpful. Please let me know of any other project ...
- Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:41 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
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Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Thanks Gareth for the idea and all the help. Super fun project just before I had back to teaching...
- Thu Jan 13, 2022 2:41 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
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Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
I just use "Tower of Mystery" provided as an example in a Compute's Guide to Text Adventures (1984). It has all the standard commands and serves as a nice BASIC text adventure engine.
- Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:37 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
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Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Strident,
I have finished Galactic Hitchhiker. Now just to bug test the little stuff. Here's a vid:
https://www.facebook.com/jimgerrie/vide ... 3959903456
and the source:
https://github.com/jggames/trs80mc10/tr ... s/HitchHik
Thanks for the idea!
I have finished Galactic Hitchhiker. Now just to bug test the little stuff. Here's a vid:
https://www.facebook.com/jimgerrie/vide ... 3959903456
and the source:
https://github.com/jggames/trs80mc10/tr ... s/HitchHik
Thanks for the idea!
- Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:25 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
- Views: 266978
Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
It's not in BASIC, which would make re-implementing it a lot trickier, but one historically significant game that I have considered porting is the very early British adventure Galactic Hitchhiker...
Thanks Strident. I might beat you to the conversion. Already got the HEX into something ...
- Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:24 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
- Views: 266978
Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Garry,
Thanks for the recommendations re: Atlantean, Lost Ship and Arctic adventures.
Strident, thanks for the info about Almazar. Looks like a neat one.
If you have any suggestions for games to fix or get running, please let me know.
I think I might start by taking a look at Thunder Road ...
Thanks for the recommendations re: Atlantean, Lost Ship and Arctic adventures.
Strident, thanks for the info about Almazar. Looks like a neat one.
If you have any suggestions for games to fix or get running, please let me know.
I think I might start by taking a look at Thunder Road ...
- Fri Jan 07, 2022 1:59 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
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Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Auraes,
Don't know what the copyright status of a BASIC recoding is. But it would be the same as someone making a "Pacman" game in 8-bit BASIC. Should they be worried about Namco (or whoever made the original cabinet game) coming after them? In practical terms, I doubt it is worth worrying about ...
Don't know what the copyright status of a BASIC recoding is. But it would be the same as someone making a "Pacman" game in 8-bit BASIC. Should they be worried about Namco (or whoever made the original cabinet game) coming after them? In practical terms, I doubt it is worth worrying about ...
- Fri Jan 07, 2022 1:50 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
- Views: 266978
Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Thanks Strident. That's a lot of useful info you've provided.
Boils down to:
Hassett is not really that hard to find.
None of the games are hard to find.
Which leaves me bereft of any projects to focus on :(
Perhaps what I really needed to ask was, does anyone know of any BASIC games that need ...
Boils down to:
Hassett is not really that hard to find.
None of the games are hard to find.
Which leaves me bereft of any projects to focus on :(
Perhaps what I really needed to ask was, does anyone know of any BASIC games that need ...
- Thu Jan 06, 2022 7:58 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
- Views: 266978
Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
I generally only upload games to my Retrogame site http://faculty.cbu.ca/jgerrie/Home/jgames_TextAdventures.html
that I have confirmed the distribution status with the owner of the copyright. However, one of the people it has been difficult to find extensive biographical information about in order ...
that I have confirmed the distribution status with the owner of the copyright. However, one of the people it has been difficult to find extensive biographical information about in order ...
- Mon Nov 08, 2021 4:59 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Vaisseau Fantome
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1232
Vaisseau Fantome
Anyone know this French single key-input text adventure?
0 REM ====<VAISSEAU FANTOME>====
1 REM auteur : philippe FASSIER
2 REM jeux & strategie numero 24, 1983
3 REM reprise : D. RIOUAL
4 REM VERSION : 1.0 DU 03/30/2020
Here's a brief video walkthrough of my version translated to English.
https ...
0 REM ====<VAISSEAU FANTOME>====
1 REM auteur : philippe FASSIER
2 REM jeux & strategie numero 24, 1983
3 REM reprise : D. RIOUAL
4 REM VERSION : 1.0 DU 03/30/2020
Here's a brief video walkthrough of my version translated to English.
https ...