God! I used to love that program. It was a "religious" watch back in the 1960s. Thanks for the reminder.qbits wrote:Stev your latest sort of reminds me of that TV series The Time Tunnel.
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Simple time-waster game
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Re: Simple time-waster game
Nice game!
It is relatively easy to compile with Q-Liberator, and thereafter it runs quite satisfactorily at QL speeds in Qemulator. It didnt quite get everything working properly in the compiled version - the status display didnt show properly under Qdos - but then I didnt really try.
All I did was rem $$off the "sav" routine at the end of the program and added a generous (not necessarily optimal!) rem $$stak=2048 directive, and compiled it with the Windows option, and voila! it just worked on QPC2!
Keep 'em coming!
It is relatively easy to compile with Q-Liberator, and thereafter it runs quite satisfactorily at QL speeds in Qemulator. It didnt quite get everything working properly in the compiled version - the status display didnt show properly under Qdos - but then I didnt really try.
All I did was rem $$off the "sav" routine at the end of the program and added a generous (not necessarily optimal!) rem $$stak=2048 directive, and compiled it with the Windows option, and voila! it just worked on QPC2!
Keep 'em coming!
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Hi Folks,
Yes, Cave_bas can output TIME TUNNELS : Just alter Line 220 to read ; IF j=1 : INK 7 : ELSE INK 0 ; Regards, Steve.
Yes, Cave_bas can output TIME TUNNELS : Just alter Line 220 to read ; IF j=1 : INK 7 : ELSE INK 0 ; Regards, Steve.
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Hi Folks,
Still under flu', so messing about with the caves program. Regards, Steve.
Still under flu', so messing about with the caves program. Regards, Steve.
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HI Steve,
I must say you produce excellent software when being not very well.
Well done, it looks great.
I must say you produce excellent software when being not very well.
Well done, it looks great.
Regards,
Derek
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Hi all,
LAEZALUS v1 gameplay was a little tame, so here is version 2.
The number of boards is increased from 13 to 19 and it has added jeopardy in the form of a countdown timer.
You initially have 133 seconds to complete all 19 boards.
Fortunately each time you collect a power pill you get another 7 seconds.
The new aim of the game is to complete all 19 boards before your time runs out.
Just like version 1 of the game, the boards increase in complexity as the game progresses.
You can pause at any time by pressing ENTER.
V2.00, 14 Jul 2024
Note, it's possible to tweak the game configuration by changing the options on line 4020
LAEZALUS v1 gameplay was a little tame, so here is version 2.
The number of boards is increased from 13 to 19 and it has added jeopardy in the form of a countdown timer.
You initially have 133 seconds to complete all 19 boards.
Fortunately each time you collect a power pill you get another 7 seconds.
The new aim of the game is to complete all 19 boards before your time runs out.
Just like version 1 of the game, the boards increase in complexity as the game progresses.
You can pause at any time by pressing ENTER.
V2.00, 14 Jul 2024
Note, it's possible to tweak the game configuration by changing the options on line 4020
Code: Select all
4020 MinSz%=6:MaxSz%=24:JeopardyFlg%=1:PilT%=7-
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Re: Simple time-waster game
Hi,
Don't you hate it when you want to make a change immediately after posting...
After playing the game a few times, the initial 133 second allocation seemed a little generous, so I cut it to 69 seconds. I expect this is the last change I will make.
In line with this, the game configuration options on line 4020 have altered a little too.
V2.01, 15 Jul 2024
Don't you hate it when you want to make a change immediately after posting...
After playing the game a few times, the initial 133 second allocation seemed a little generous, so I cut it to 69 seconds. I expect this is the last change I will make.
In line with this, the game configuration options on line 4020 have altered a little too.
Code: Select all
4020 VersTag$="2v01":MinSz%=6:MaxSz%=24:JeopardyLvl%=2:PilT%=7
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Hi Steve,
Just load Cave_bas and MERGE TTtheme_bas.
Here's some music to accompany Cave_bas.
Just load Cave_bas and MERGE TTtheme_bas.
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Re: Simple time-waster game
Hi Mark,
I like the way you merge two programs using interspersed line numbering : very neat !
Great way of condensing music : much faster than some I have seen ! (Especially the use on INSTRING to identify tones).
I have never really got NOT BEEPING to work properly, unless I waste a few FOR loops afterwards to gat a sensible response...
Pity I never saw the TIME TUNNEL series here in Normandy though. Looks like it was fun. Regards, Steve.
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I like the way you merge two programs using interspersed line numbering : very neat !
Great way of condensing music : much faster than some I have seen ! (Especially the use on INSTRING to identify tones).
I have never really got NOT BEEPING to work properly, unless I waste a few FOR loops afterwards to gat a sensible response...
Pity I never saw the TIME TUNNEL series here in Normandy though. Looks like it was fun. Regards, Steve.
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