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Commodore Magazine Vol-09-N11 1988 Nov
Commodore Magazine Vol-09-N11 1988 Nov
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Hold it. What's this? Human-seeking secret code numbers that will ulti- computer to help you crack the secu-
suicide robots? An evil mastermind mately allow you to access Elvin's rity code. A working tape player to
stronghold. And waste him before play music clues. And a map to show
he wastes the world. which towers you have or have
There are over 50 rooms to not searched.
a search for codes. Careful. The Go then. Elvin is preparing to
There are 8 office toilers to Of course. Elciris floor plans
floors and catwalks in this place launch his missile attack in less than
search, each tuiitt its own theme
and level til difficulty.
ate almost as complicated
as his global plans. end a little abruptly. And of course, ten hours. You must stop him. Or the
bent on world annihilation? they're guarded by those pesky bots. world will be terminally
No wonder they call this mission But you've got an MIA9366B pocket late for dinner tonight.
impossible. Why it's got even more
strategy and action than the original IMPOSSIBLE MISSION II
top-selling Impossible Mission" Commodore 64, IBM & compatibles,
Atari 57,' Apple II & compatibles, Amiga WEPYX
The trick here is to collect the
%
i
It wasn't easy to outdo the
original, legendary Questron"
fantasy role-playing game.
But we did. And you're look
ing at it
QUESTRON Us all-new,
state-of-the-art graphics is
nothing short of stunning. The
wilderness, towns, characters
and monsters of our magical
A Death Wraith attacks hi o
world are beautifully rendered.
of the many dungeon *-
The animated 3-D dungeon
displays will amaze you.
Add to al! this a spell-
Jso play THE ETERNAL DAGGER" - Sequel to SSI's award- If there are noconvenient stores near
you. VISA and MC holders can order
vinning Wizard's Crown™ Hordes of monsters from the Demon direct by calling (415) 964-1353.
World have entered Middle World through a magic portal. To defeat Or send your check to: SSI. 10-16
the invading force, your party of eight must embark on quests to N Rengstorff Ave.. Mountain View.
CA 94043 California residents, add
search for magical weapons, build up your abilities and solve applicable sales tan. Please specify
innumerable puzzles. Locate the Demon Portal and find the one computer format and add S3 00 for
enchanted weapon that can seal it — the Eternal Dagger. shipping and handling.
©1987 by Strategic Simulations, inc
Commodore 64/128, Apple II Series, Atari 8-Bit. $39.95. All tights reserved
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Commodore
M A G A Z N
FEATURES 70
REVIEWS
64 AND 128 SOFTWARE REVIEWS AMIGA SOFTWARE REVIEWS
Skyfox 11 by Russ Ceccoia 20 F/A-18 \nterceptor by Jeffery Scott Hall 38
Might and Magic by Russ Ceccola 22 DeluxePhotoLab/jy Steve King 42
4x4Off-Road Ratmgby Scott A, May 26 Paladin by Jeffery Scott Hall 44
Word Publisher by Gary V. Fields 28 Empire by Steve King 46
Card Sharks*?/ Jeffery Scott Hall 32 ' CubeMasterby Russ Ceccola 50
B i s m a re k by Jeff Seiken 36
DEPARTMENTS
INSIDE Q-LINK
LETTERS 4
Bulls & Bears by Robert W. Baker 62
NEWS 8
PROGRAMMING
TIPS & TRICKS Introducing Amiga CLI, Part 2by Mike Rivers 82
Hints for Fun and Utility The Challenge;)/Fred Karg 83
Compiled by Louis F. Sander 16 Pivot Pointfi/John Fedor 88
Gold Mine
Compiled by Louis F. Sander 18 AMIGA UPDATE
Digging Through History by Matt Freeman 92
PROJECTS Amiga Public Domain by Graham Kinsey 94
Sound Digitizer \l by John lovine 52 Optical Disks for Daiaby Matthew Leeds 97
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 3
LETTERS
Commodore
MAGAZINE
To the Editor: that are written by programmers at home.
It is quite apparent to all (especially As the official vehicle for Commodore
16/32 bit computer users) that memory Magazine's type-in programs, we feature Publisher
prices have increased dramatically. 256K not only these programs but a half dozen Julie Bauer
dynamic RAM chips have jumped from $2 or more of the best programs sent to us by Assistant to the Publisher
to approximately $12—16 per chip in the home programmers or written by our Amanda K. Wappes
past lew months. Multiply this by the 32 staff. Unlike the paper-based magazines,
chips it takes to make a 2MB card, and we have no size restrictions. We like pro
you get a good idea of how dramatic this is grams that have hi-res screens, custom
(before: $64, now: $384). Managing Editor
fonts, sprites, music, on-screen documen
Jim Gracely
Prices have risen due to the rise of the tation, frills, etc. These are things that are
yen over the dollar and one other "prob almost impossible to type in because of Editor
lem" we can eliminate if we personal com the size of the data. Also, with LOAD Susan R. West
puter users raise our voices to it. STAR an accompanying article isn't nec Technical Editor
About a year ago there was protest over essary. Mike Rivers
the fact that Japan was virtually "dump So if you've written a program that has
ing" RAM chips into the U.S. market. less than 20 blocks of code, by all means
Japanese companies can produce RAM send it to Commodore Magazine; but if
Art Director
chips much more cheaply than U.S. com you're like me and can't stop at 20 (or
Gwenn Knapp
panies can, thus, Japan can effectively even 50) blocks, submit your programs to
beat out any U.S. competition in the chip LOADSTAR. Assistant Art Director
Wilson Harp
market. Congress reacted by placing an Yours truly.
embargo on Japanese RAM chips to pro Fender Tucker Art Production
Bob Clark
tect U.S. chip companies. This created a Managing Editor,
shortage and raised prices dramatically. LOADSTAR Production Manager
In Congress' infinite wisdom, they did Jo-Ellen Temple
protect the U.S. RAM chip market, how Editor's Response: Sorry for the oversight,
ever, Japanese computer companies con Fender. Readers can submit programs to:
tinue to get cheap RAM chips while U.S. LOADSTAR, P.O. Box 30008, Shreveport,
computer companies are forced to raise LA 71130- 0008. Circulation
their products' prices. Personally, I would Kenneth F. Battista
sending them to the major Commodore details 'contact FOG, P.O. Box 3474, Daly 19043. Phone (800) 345-8112. In Pennsylvania (800)
662-2444. Copyright E 1988 by Commodore Magazine Inc.
markets, except he didn't mention disk City, CA 94015-0474. All rights reserved.
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Starglider II
Microfiche Filer Plus
Startrglider n for the Amiga will be coming your way from
Rainbird Software. Players go into battle with their interplanetary Doftware Visions, Inc. has introduced a professional version of
spaceship, Icarus. Three-dimensional graphics, animation and their popular Amiga database program. Microfiche Filer Plus
sound effects add to game play. StargUder n has a suggested retail provides new features: automatic field calculations, HAM and
price of S44.95. For details contact: Rainbird Software, 3865 overscan graphics support, new printing features and optional
Bohannon Dr., Menlo Park, CA 94025. Phone: (415) 522-0412. macro programming. Microfiche Filer Plus retails for S179 (the
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for $39 (plus $4 shipping and handling in the U.S.). For further
Micron Moves to 2000 information contact: Software Visions, Inc., P.O. Box 3319,
Framingham, MA 01701. Or call: (800) 527-7014, in MA call (508)
IVlicron Technology has announced that all future marketing 875-1238.
efforts in the Amiga family will be directed exclusively at the Amiga
2000. Effective immediately, no orders will be accepted for Amiga
500 and 1000 memory expansion units. Registered users of Amiga
500 and 1000 Micron products will continue to be supported QDisk
through Micron's toll-free support line: (800) 642-7661.
B rown Boxes, Inc. along with Herne Data Systems Ltd. has
introduced QDisk, a device driver for the Quick Brown Box that lets
it be used as a non-volatile RAM disk in the Commodore 128's CP/M
Where in Europe is mode. QDisk can be used with all CP/M software running on the 126
and has a suggested retail price of $9.95. For further information
Carmen Sandiego? contact: Herne Data Systems Ltd., P.O. Box 714 Station C, Toronto,
Ontario, M6J 3S1, Canada. Phone: (416) 535-9335.
.Droderbund has done it again. This time our globe-trotting friend
and her cohorts are conquering Europe. Where in Europe is
Carmen Sandiego? You'll chase her through 34 countries on a
European crime spree. This installment to the award-winning PC Public Domain
educational series (the first two titles covered USA and world
geography) features all new villains, cases and clues. Available for C ommodore PC-10, PC-20 and Colt users can get a free catalog of MS
the Commodore 64, the program retails for $39.95. A School Edition DOS-compatible public domain software by writing to: Sector
is available with a Lab Pack and five disks for $99.95. For further Systems, 416 Ocean Ave., Marblehead, MA The catalog lists business,
details on Carmen's whereabouts contact: Broderbund Software, 17 engineering and personal use programs available for a copying
Paul Dr., San Rafael, CA 94903-2101. Or call: (415) 492-3200. charge of $4 per disk (S3 per disk for ten or more).
NOVEMBER 1988
[[ Lucasfilm on theArtand Science ofEntertainment ]]
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Sit down and grab on! You re Hot car. Hot music. Hot scenery—
driving the fastest and most beaches, cities, snowy mountains,
beautiful machine on 4 wheels! deserts and the blonde next to
So kick up the engine revs, down you will tempt you to take your
shift the gears, hear the tires eyes off the road. At close to
squeal and grab the pavement— 300 KPH, our advice to you is
on your computer! a 4-letter word. DON'T.
TM
UNLEASHES ARCADE
ACTION ON YOUR
HOME COMPUTER!
Out Run. One of fhe big Space Harrier. You are Alien Syndrome. Genetic
gest arcade hits ever, and Harrier, the extra-terres lab overrun by hideous
fne ultimate motor-sports trial warrior. Space is your organic mutations! Scien
simulation. Now you con battlefield. Your mission tists captured! Activate the
bring the action home! is to save the Land of lab's self-destruct mecha
With 4.4 liters under the Dragons from the vicious nism! Break in and blast
hood, you're driving a followers of the vile one- away the slimy hordes
beast of a machine only eyed mammoth. Grab and fhe biggest, most gro-
top drivers attempt to your laser blaster because tesque mutants guarding
drive. Can you handle it? fhis game is 100% action, the doors. Can you do it
Maybe. Maybe not. non-stop clashes, power before the bomb explodes?
ful combat scenes.
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NEWS ■ NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS
Solitaire Royale
Vommodore Amiga owners can now play eight versions of solitaire
on their computers. Solitaire Royale from Spectrum HoloByte Bubble
features ten choices of card backs and five different card faces as well
as sound capabilities. A children's menu with Concentration, Paris
Ghost
ana The Wish is also available. Tournament and Tour modes let
players compete against each other. Solitaire Royale retails for xiccolade's
$39.95. For further information contact: Spectrum HoloByte, 2061 Bubble Ghost for
Challenger Dr., Alameda, CA 94501. Phone: (415) 522-3584. the Commodore 64
and Amiga is an
action arcade game
Computer Scrabble™ featuring a ghost trapped in a 35-room castle. The player assumes
the title role and tries to blow a bubble through all the rooms in the
castle, a task of increasing difficulty. The obstacles include electric
Xjtnother old favorite is now available on your computer: fans, candles, disembodied heads, knives and scissors. Play time is
Computer Scrabble produced by Virgin Games for Electronic Arts limited by Babble Ghost's air supply; as the ghost turns red the
is available for the Commodore 64 and Amiga. A clock allows players player loses time and points. Bubble Ghost for the Commodore 64
to choose a time limit per turn of 30 seconds to five minutes. The carries a suggested retail price of $29.95; the Amiga version seUs
game includes a built-in wordspeller that checks every move. Four for $34.95. For more details contact: Accolade, 550 Winchester
levels of difficulty are included, so all ages can play. Up to four people Blvd., Suite 200, San Jose, CA 95128. Or call: (408) 985-1700.
can play at one time, or players can go one-on-one against the
computer. Computer Scrabble for the Amiga has a suggested retail
price of $39.95; the Commodore 64 version retails for $29.95. For
more information contact: Electronic Arts, 1820 Gateway Dr., San
Mateo, CA 94404. Or call: (415) 571-7171.
Craps Academy
lVlicroIllusions has introduced Craps
Academy for the Amiga. The program
Off Shore Warrior teaches you the ins and outs of the dice game
with pop-up menus that explain how to place
your bets. Choose Las Vegas or Atlantic City
In Off Shore Warrior players
rules, or adjust the rules to your own design.
pilot power boats armed with two
One to four players can compete. Craps
missiles and go up against each
Academy retails for $39.95. For details
other in a fight to the finish.
contact: MicroIDusions, 17408 Chatsworth
Amiga warriors must also
St., Granada Hills, CA 91344. Phone: (800)
attempt to jump waves and rocks
522-2041.
while firing at opponents. Off
Shore Warrior, produced by
Titus Software, retails for $39.95.
For details contact: Titus
Software, 20432 Corisco St.,
Chatsworth, CA 91311. Phone: Enlightenment and
(818) 709-3693.
Black Lamp
lUainbird Software has introduced the first two titles in a new line
Lights! Camera! Action! of action/adventure games for the Commodore 64 and Amiga.
Enlightenment pits you against an evil wizard and his undead
Xiegis Development has released Lights! Camera! Action! for the cronies in a fight for the ten lands of Belorn. Fifteen levels of
Amiga. The desktop presentation program combines pictures, difficulty, 32 spells, a five-level dungeon and five different characters
animation, sound and music into slide show presentations. The will keep you busy in this fast-paced game.
program is compatible with IFF picture files, ANIM files, IFF Black Lamp is a medieval melodrama in which Jolly Jack
sampled sounds and Aegis Sonix music scores. Lights! Camera! combats animated animals and other characters in quest to find the
Action! lets the budding director incorporate over 40 different enchanted black lamp guarded by a ferocious dragon.
screen transitions. The program requires a minimum of one Both titles retail for $19.95 on the Commodore 64; Amiga versions
megabyte of RAM and two disk drives and retails for S79.95. For are priced at S24.95. For more information contact: Rainbird
further information contact: Aegis Development, 2115 Pico Blvd., Software, 3885 Bohannon Dr., Menlo Park, CA 94025. Phone: (415)
Santa Monica, CA 90405. Or call: (213) 392-9972. 322-0412.
12 NOVEMBER 1988
J
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Battleship. So real. -
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'■ k your opponent faster
and easier using ay
EPYXhigh
Commodore 64/128,
Amiga. Atari ST, IBM
i performance -
PC and compatibles joyslick.
Battleship is alrade-
markofMilian Bradley
used under licence
■:' Milton Bradley
All rights
Screens from
Atari ST
NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS
C-ZAR-1
Napoleon,
Napoleon V-ZAR-1 from Diemer
Development is an enhanced
version of C-ZAR, the
VV aterloo is coming to your Editor/Librarian for the Amiga
Commodore 64. Battles of and Casio CA-1 Keyboard. C-ZAR-
Napoleon, from SSI/Electronic 1 has 64' 'operation memories''
Arts lets you choose from that allow the player to define
scenarios like Waterloo, Quatre and save synthesizer
Bras and Borodino, or use the performance preferences. C-ZAR-
construction set to change 1 is included on C-ZAR Version
weapons, capabilities and maps. 3.0 disks, at a suggested list price
New York Mets all-star catcher, Gary Carter, tries out Epyx's latest
Battles of Napoleon retails for
Sports offering, The Sporting News Baseball, as Epxy product of $195. C-ZAR owners can
$49.95. obtain the upgrade and manual
manager Jim Von Brunn and marketing technical coordinator Tony
Electronic Arts is also for $20. For further details
Garcia look on.
marketing Datasoft's Napoleon
contact: Diemer Development,
in Bussia—Borodino 1812 for 12814 Landale St., Studio City, CA
the Commodore 64. This strategy 91604-1351. Phone: (818) 762-
simulation concentrates on
Napoleon's defeat at the hands of Computer Applications 0804.
in Music
the Russians in 1812. When you
(as the Little Emperor) control
infantry, cavalry and artillery, Looking
however, history just may be Vomputer Applications in Music: A Bibliography by Deta
rewritten. The program retails Davis has just been published by A-E Editions. Davis, who is Senior Good
for S24.95. For further Music Cataloger at the Library of Congress, compiled 4585 citations
information on both titles organized by subject and indexed by author and title. Twenty-five V.'entana Press has published
contact: Electronic Arts, 1820 categories include aesthetics, music education, digital audio, MIDI, Looking Good in Print, a
Gateway Dr., San Mateo, CA psychology and sound generation. For details contact: A-R Editions, primer for desktop publishers
94404. Phone: (415) 571-7171. Inc., 315 W. Gorham St., Box E, Madison, WI53703. Phone: (608) who want to improve the graphic
251-2114. quality of their output. The book
is neither hardware- nor
software-specific, but introduces
the reader to the elements of
design. The book contains over
200 illustrations and includes a
14 NOVEMBER 1988
Get ready for four of the most challeng Permanently. You will when you endure There are boulders, rivers, potholes,
ing, rugged, rump-bumping cross the longest winter of your life in the ice, and mudbogs to contend with. What
sleet and slosh of The Michigan are mudbogs? You'll find out. (Just after
Course. The Georgia Red Clay you find out there's a Demon 4x4 chas
Course has enough mud to keep ing you all through the race. A Demon
you a human fossil for 2,000 years. hellbent on your destruction.)
And then there's Death Valley. If you win enough races, collect
Get it. D-E-A-T-H Valley. enough points, only then will the
Plenty ol thrills guaranteed on the following grounds: qumba mud.
packed snou.skid'Sond. anil the scrubbiest terrain south of the border Start with pre-race strategy. Victor's Cup be yours. It's
country road racing courses this earth Select and customize your personal the least we can do. After
has to offer. vehicle. Your supplies. Your repair equip- all, you did go through
Fight the torturous terrain of Baja. ment. Believe us. You'll need everything, hell to get there.
Rocks, boulders, skid-sand, even a few m m yvrrr-i w^^-v A r\ w* * v^ii-m t^*i
spikey cactuses. And of course, heat 4Y4 I lr V * K\ lA I 1 KZM Nl \
that's hot enough to fillet any forehead. ^*"* Wa M **V«TLr 1V13U111VJ
Ever had your hands stuck to the wheel? a*™**™ «/«* iBu^compam^. Amiaa BY EPYK
Compiled by Louis F. Sander
is
A II you 128 users will be pleased with this month's emphasis miracle occupies seven bytes of memory!
il on tips for your machine. As more and more people upgrade If you NEW the program and re-enter it with line number
to the 128, we'll be showing you more and more ways to take ad 12345, you'll see that the longer seven-keystroke program also
vantage of the big machine's unique and wonderful features. occupies seven bytes. Will wonders never cease?
But you 64 owners never need to fear—your large and loyal Louis F. Sander
numbers, plus the 128*8 built-in 64 mode, insure that we'll al Pittsburgh, PA
ways have plenty of 64-specific goodies for you to use. Wasn't it
great of Commodore to include 64 mode in their newer machine? 64 Easy Windows: Windows, windows, windows. Everywhere
Last month, we mentioned that a book of Tips & Tricks was you look, computers seem to be sporting windows. Even the 64
possibly in the works. This month, we're pleased to say that has turned into a windowing machine, with many great pro
things are moving forward. As these words are being written, one grams written to let it show windows on the screen.
of the computer world's best-known publishers is negotiating for What are those windows, anyway? In most cases, a window is
the rights to the book. With a little bit of luck, you'll be seeing it nothing more than a rectangular block of text that pops up on
very soon. an existing screen, usually containing some information that
It won't take any luck for you to see the winners of our recent the user wants to see for a while, then remove. The window is
Programming Contest. The judging is under way now, and the usually smaller than the screen it appears on, so the effect is
best entries will be printed here next month. Charnetski, the that of a Post-It'" note temporarily pasted over the material al
Snaders and other well-known programmers are being strongly ready on the screen.
challenged by newcomers. It will be interesting to see who wins. The accompanying program lets you make windows ofyour
Ifyou want to share programs or hints ofyour own, write them own. without committing the gobs of memory that commercial
up and send 'em in. As always, our address is: windowing programs require.
Louis F. Sander Once lines 100-158 have been executed, SYS 828 will save
P.O. Box 101011 your existing screen to the empty RAM at 49152. You can then
Pittsburgh, PA 15237 print on the screen, erase it, draw some sort of window, or what
ever you'd like to do for your temporaiy "window" effect. There's
Mijfhty Mite: This packs more punch in less space than any oth no need to make your window smaller than the whole screen.
er program I can think of. Although it takes only three key When you're finished with the window, SYS 858 recalls the
strokes to enter, it has a powerful effect that is totally different former screen from 49152, win ting over anything you've printed
in 64 and 128 modes: to the screen in the meantime.
Lines 1000-1110 are a demonstration of the Easy Windows
1C [SHIFT 0] principle. You can remove them (and lines 100-130) when you
incorporate Easy Windows into programs of your own. IAs a
When entering the program, you needn't put a space after the kindness to the creator, you might preserve the authors name in a
line number. And the [SHIFT 0| refers to the letter 0, not to the REM. LFSJ
numeral zero. When you LIST the program on a 64, you'll notice Jeremy Hubble
that the keyword has expanded to CONT. When you RUN it, Belton. TX
you'll see that it locks up your entire system until the operator 100 PRINT"[CLEAR,RVS,SPACE41
presses the STOP key. What other three-keystroke program can 64 EASY WINDOWS BY JEREMY HUBBLE
have such a powerful effect on computers and on humans? [SPACE4]"
In 128 mode, the keyword expands to CONCAT. When you 110 PRINT"[DOWN]SYS 828 TO SAVE
RUN the program, it makes your computer print an 18-charac- SCREEN"
ter error message! Where else can you find a program that 120 PRINT"[DOWN]SYS 858 TO RETRIEVE
makes your computer print six times as many characters as you SCREEN"
had to type to enter it? 130 PRINT"[DOWN2]WORKING..."
But the power doesn't end here. If you do a FRE(O) before and 140 FOR J=828 TO 887:READ K:POKE J,K
after you enter the program, you'll find that this three-keystroke :CS=CS+K: NEXT
16 NOVEMBER 1988
Tips & Tricks/64 and 128
1090 PRINT"AND RECALL THE ORIGINAL
150 IF CSO7006 THEN PRINT"ERROR IN SCREEN..."
DATA STATEMENTS!!":STOP 1100 GET A$:IF A$=""THEN 1100
151 DATA 160,000,185,000,004,153,000, 1110 SYS 858:REM RECALL THE SCREEN
192
152 DATA 185,000,005,153,000,193,185, 128 in (>1 Mode: If you're using your 128 in 64 mode with com
000 mercial software, try all the 128 keys that are normally dead in
153 DATA 006,153,000,194,185,232,006, 64 mode. With Fleet System 2, for example, the NO SCROLL
153 key acts like RUN/STOP and switches to the menu. Other keys
154 DATA 232,194,200,208,229,096,160,
do different things, and on some software the numeric keypad
000
may even be enabled.
155 DATA 185,000,192,153,000,004,185,
Regardless of your software, the left mouse button or joystick
000
fire button corresponds to F8 when the device is plugged into
156 DATA 193,153,000,005,185,000,194,
port 1. Joystick down corresponds to pressing the INSERT key,
153
joystick tight is equivalent to a cursor left, and joystick left is
157 DATA 000,006,185,232,194,153,232,
the same as pressing RETURN.
006
Sean Burke
158 DATA 200,208,229,096
Burton, OH
159 :
1050 PRINT" [CLEAR,DOWN2] The routine is executed by setting variables L (length of line).
THIS IS PRINTED IN THE 'WINDOW'." and S (step angle between lines), then executing a GOSUB
1060 PRINT"[DOWN]LIKE THE FIRST 10020. In our listing, line 110 does that for you automatically
SCREEN, IT COULD" then repeats it in an endless loop.
1070 PRINT"CONTAIN ANYTHING AT ALL." Notice that the explosion has a different appearance each
1080 PRINT"[DOWN]PRESS ANY KEY TO time the subroutine is called. Changing the values of L and S
CLOSE THE 'WINDOW'" Continued on page 108
r ■
wo intensely fun games from
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 17
u D R
T"JTere's another month's worth of wonderful game tips for your Championship Wrestling: When your opponent's energy is so
M.JL Commodore computers. As an added bonus, many of these low that he can't get up, avoid the temptation to pin him. Get
tips will work on Amiga, Atari, Apple or IBM versions of the soft- about two steps away from him, and when he starts to get up
ivare. Since such a large number ofgames are involved here, we give him a drop kick. Repeat the process until you are satisfied
have no way to test every tip that we get. And also, many of the with the points you've accumulated. Now pin him!
tips involve skill as well as plain knowledge. So don't be too upset Faber White
if everything you try doesn't work exactly as described. Send your Little Rock, AR
own Gold Mine submissions to:
The Gold Mine
Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer: If you are having
P.O. Box 101011
trouble loading this game, the problem is most likely with the
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
heavy copy protection incorporated by the manufacturer. I could
Use a separate sheet for each game, and combine all tips for one
only get it to load part way before I was returned to the READY
game onto one sheet. Please include your name and address on
prompt. I called Electronic Arts and was told that their copy pro
each page. And never forget for an instant — Gold Mine Rules!
tection is so sensitive that the drive has to be in perfect align
ment, and there can be no printer or cartridges attached to the
system. A test on a friend's "bare bones" system confirmed this.
Airborne Ranger: When you are instructed not to engage the
It appears that the program requires there be nothing at
enemy, always run towards the lakes or ditches. Rest in water or
tached to the serial bus other than a single disk drive. For those
ditches, then run toward the next lake or ditch until you reach
who have two drives, the solution is to unplug or turn off the sec
your target. When an enemy approaches, don't move unless you
ond drive. [In some copy protection schemes, you also have to re
are fired upon.
move the extra serial bus cables. LFS.j
Randy Brown
Evansville, IN JeffMcKee
Rochester, NY
Bazooka Bill: Within a few seconds after you have lost all your
Defcon 2: When launch is detected, you can make disk flipping
men, press F5. This will allow you to continue.
easier. Just list the OLR schedule and you can also find the GCL
Contributor Unknown
code, making it unnecessary to list the GCL schedule.
When you pick a sector to use the OLR, VRS it. When the
California Games: To get a high score in the Footbag event, do boost phase is over, use the FEL, NPB and EML in the same
the Doda and Reverse Doda over and over again. You must keep sector you used the OLR in. This will save time in disk flipping,
the ball up and keep on repeating the process until time runs if you haven't destroyed all the missiles yet.
out. Gerry Tablada
Contributor Unknown New Carrollton, MD
California Games: If you'd like over 60,000 points in Footbag, F-15 Strike Eagle: As you near your target, arm your plane
use two simple maneuvers—the Dizzy Dean and the Head- with the bomb. When your Air to Ground Reticle is about a half
banger. Repeat them over and over, and by the end of your inch ahead of the target, start to drop one bomb after another. If
round you should accumulate around 20 of each. With practice the last bomb you drop hits the target, you will receive all the
you may make even more! points for how many times you hit it.
Joel Straus Ryan Murano
Rough and Ready, CA Mammoth Lakes, CA
18 NWEMBER 1988
Gold Mine THE MASTERS COLLECTION
-1th & Inches: When playing the Computer All-Pros, try using
this play: Select Shotgun With Back, Post, Long Pass and select
either left or right Tight End. When play stalls, drop back and
IRTHOSEWHO
wait for the End you selected to get past the Middle Linebacker.
Pass to him, and you'll usually gain 13 yards. This play isn't al
ways available when selecting the Shotgun With Back option;
MYS WANTED
the computer randomly selects the pass patterns.
Victor R. Heredia
ElPaso,TX
THE WORLD...
Michael Baumgart
Sparks, NV
BUT DIDN'T
the game, enter OWEN and reply YES for having an account.
Your account number will be LIST. You will have a balance of
$720,000 instead of 810,000.
SPECIFY
Danny Correia
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
WHICH ONE.
main rotors from engines and get up to 90 to 100 knots. When
you are 60 feet off the ground, pull back the stick to land.
Shea Gardner
Address Unknown
Hacker II Hack: If you have a track and sector editor, you can Drop in on outer space
find all of the filing cabinet codes and the vault combination by and explore an eerie
looking on track 15, sector 19. Look in this area some more, be moonscape of monoliths
cause there are more hints on the disk.
and chasms. You're drilling
Contributor Unknown
to release explosive vapors
Hardball: When you throw a pitch outside the strike zone, the
on a space station where
catcher's glove follows the joystick's motion, revealing to the bat nothing is quite what it
ter where the ball is going to go. Tb prevent this from happening, seems. Walls disappear,
simply choose the direction you're going to throw the ball before columns are really elevators,
the batter chooses to bunt or steal. pyramids generate energy:
Joel Leveille
New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada
Hardball: It helps when you bat to keep the bat level. Don't
swing high, low, in or out—just push the fire button, which will
allow the batter to swing down the middle. Also, wait until the
pitch comes down the middle. You'll then have the best chance
to knock it over the fence. it's a complex, world widi
Victor R. Heredia rules all its own...And
ElPaso,TX
you'll need all the ingenuity
you can muster to master
Jeopardy: The middle man can use the button on joystick 1 to
buzz with. This is easier and quicker than using the space bar. Amiga, Atari ST. Commodore
Contributor Unknown
1988 Kpyx, lire. Screen
m ii IBM. Game
Karate Champ: Stand still and let the computer approach you. pruEiam licensed t
from Incentive
When he gets close enough, do a jumping side kick, which he Software Lid ,
will block. As soon as you land in front of him, do a front kick. H Mr" 1987
Incentive
He will still be blocking the jumping side kick, and you will nail
him in the stomach.
Aaron Schnuth
Swanton, OH Continued on page 126
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 19
64 AND 128 SOFTWARE REVIEWS" Reviewed by Russ Ceccola
Skyfox II
bomb and anti-matter mine counters, the
Computer: Commodore (J4 HUD target ring, an FTLC warning indi
Publisher: Electronic Arts cator for urgent messages, an autopilot in
1820 Gateway Drive dicator and target identifier. The target
San Mateo, CA 94404 identifier shows the closest vehicle to your
Medium: Disk fighter according to the radar. Colors are
Price: .$29.95 used to indicate alliances too, with green
for Federation vehicles, blue for Xeno-
morph ones and purple for Third World
In the 1984 hit Skyfox, you commanded ships and bases. Watch this identifier
an advanced warplane against enemy carefully!
plane and tank attacks on your colony's drops whenever you get hit by enemy fire, You also see your speed in kps on the
installations. The ultimate goal was to de ships or asteroids. It begins to climb up screen, location in X-Y coordinates in
stroy the motherships that were spawning again after the hit, so if you manage to Cygnus (optional) and a scan monitor—
the enemy forces. In Skyfox II you take leave some time before getting hit again, the most important indicator in your
control of a newer version of that war- the new attack won't cause irreparable fighter. This scanner shows everything
plane from the past, suited for outer space damage. If the shield level drops to nil, surrounding your fighter, using colored
travel and combat and commonly known then you sustain damage that can occur dots to distinguish between vehicles,
as a warp fighter. After the enemy attacks in any of seven places: neutron disrupters, bases and wormholes. You can use this ra
in Skyfox, the Terran Federation con deceptor device, photon tubes, scan moni dar scanner in three modes: long, medium
tained the Xenomorphs in their home star tor, kps (kilometers per second) indicator, and short. The F3, F5 and F7 keys, respec
system, Cygnus. Now the Xenomorphs HUD and FTLC (Faster Than Light tively, switch the mode of viewing the sur
are attacking the starbases of the Feder Communication). The key to keeping rounding sector. Fl toggles fore and aft
ation Star Guard in Cygnus, the only damage minimal is to avoid everything views.
fore? keeping them from gaining their for immediately after a hit is scored by the In Skyfox II, navigating from location to
mer status. You must fly your warp fight enemy. location is facilitated by the better devel
er in various missions as the sole Warp- The deceptor device aids you in this en oped speed control and overview map.
warrior available to defeat the Xeno deavor by making you invisible to enemy Each single digit, when pressed, changes
morphs. radar and sight until you get through an the speed of your warp fighter to that
Skyfox II is actually easier to play than especially dangerous enemy area or let number of thousands of kps. hi Skyfox,
the original game. I picked up the me your shield strength go back to normal. each digit key represented a percentage of
chanics of the game a lot quicker than I Unfortunately, the deceptor device drains the maximum speed. Thanknilly, the de
did in Skyfox. And there is a lot more to do energy quickly and is temporarily disen signers replaced that system. The over
in Skyfox II. Each of the ten missions is al gaged when firing weapons. So use it only view map that pops up allows you to select
most like a completely new game. The when absolutely necessary. with the joystick a destination point in
team who designed Skyfox II, Dynamix, With all of these defensive and offensive Cygnus for the autopilot to guide your
are the same people who brought Arvticfox aids, you'd think that your missions would fighter toward. The map indicates with
to the home gaming world. be easy. In Skyfox, if you kept your head colored dots all of the starbases in Cygnus,
The Skyfox II warp fighter is a lot more on straight you could win by traveling which helps a lot in completing your mis
responsive than the original warplane. quickly from sector to sector. But there sion. Then you simply set a speed, and off
The neutron disrupters will be the weapon were too many tanks and planes for one you go at that speed to your destination.
you use the most in the game. Equivalent person to handle in the more populated The only complaint I have about Skyfox
to standard lasers in most games of this scenarios. In Skyfox II just the opposite is II is the inclusion of asteroids in the game
type, you use them to shoot towards a tar true, hi most cases, there are not a lot of just about everywhere you turn. There is a
get ring in the center of the heads up dis enemy ships—they are just spread out large field called Asteroid Alley between
play (HUD). By moving enemy ships and over a wider territory, making it impera your collection of starbases and the Xeno
asteroids into the target ring, you deci tive that you think out your strategy be morphs' that can prematurely end a game
mate them with the neutron disrupters. fore speeding across space from one loca in a matter of seconds. To get around hav
The fire button on the joystick activates tion to another. Although it is easier to ing to go through the asteroid fields every
the disrupters, and the space bar fires the control your warp fighter than the war- time you move, Dynamix included worm-
photon pulse bombs. These bombs are the plane of Skyfox, you must use all of the holes in the game. Wormholes appear on
best way to destroy enemy starbases and brain power you can muster to control the HUD and radar scanner as red dots.
larger asteroids. Finally, the "M" key lays your fighter in actual combat maneuvers. Each hole is like a transporter in that it
an anti-matter mine behind your warp Your mission is viewed from within the has a twin hole in another part of Cygnus.
fighter that explodes when they hit an en cockpit of the warp fighter. The game If you make a list of these twins, you'll
emy or run out their timer, screen is two-thirds the surrounding sec find a much easier way to navigate
20 NOVEMBER 1988
Arcade Fantasy
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the world and its people, while the incredibly smooth realm. The stakes
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presents a as the hero-for-hire
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graph paper, Others like those Ultima-
types that have many possible commands, This "fantasy role-playing simulation," combines the
asymmetrical geography that includes
many continents and an immense area to best elements from both types of role-playing games
cover. The latter type usually involves a in a system that is easy to use and very addictive.
fairly large quest and takes a lot of time.
Now somebody has finally smartened many more places to see underneath the pigal, and there are places from which you
up with Might and Magic Book 1: Secret of surface. To aid you in your travels through can go into natural caverns and the out
the Inner Sanctum. This "fantasy role- Varn, a colorful map comes with the game side world. Look at every shop and loca
playing simulation," as it is called on the that uses a coordinate system to divide tion in the town before you go into the cav
package, takes the best elements from the play area into blocks. The map is left ern or outside areas. By simply moving
both types of role-playing games (RPGs) trailing off at the edges, a sign that per around, you will automatically learn the
and brings them together in a game sys haps another Book in the series will take options at any point in the game because
tem that is easy to use and very addictive, place at an edge of the Book 1 map. they are staring you in the face on the
Might and Magic is the first in what I The first thing that will strike you screen.
hope will be a long series of games that re about Might and Magic is the immense One thing that took role-playing games
volve around the same basic system. size of the game. There are so many differ a step further into the future a couple of
There are many elements of'Might and ent types of areas to cover that I wondered years ago was the inclusion of all of the
Magic that make it uniquely attractive to at first if I was ever going to get beyond commands on the sateen with the letter
the role-playing aficionado. First, finish Pleasant Valley and the town of Sorpigal, needed to activate the command high
ing the game takes a long while. You real where the game begins. Because of the lighted or set apart in some manner.
ly get your money's worth with this quest. way Might and Magie is set up, you need Might and Magic does the same thing-
There is a lot to do and no set amount of not worry about keeping the overall pic play consists of touching a number of keys
time in which you have to get it done. ture in mind at all times. You will happen to invoke the actions the commands im
One factor that makes the game such a upon small quests that will keep you occu ply. The game relies heavily on the use of
lengthy endeavor is the large area that pied and allow you to become familiar menus and selection screens to travel
you must cover in Might and Magic. Your with a certain area of Varn and with the through the adventure. Using these
goal in Book 1: Secret of the Inner Sanc play mechanics that are involved in differ menus is very simple and a big plus in fa
tum is to find out where the Inner Sanc ent combat and exploration environ vor of Might and Magic. I have not seen
tum is and then determine its purpose. ments. an easier system for playing an RPG. It is
You do this is by undertaking quests with The first thing you should do is take easy for the beginner to pick up and pro
in the game to get more knowledge of your each step very slowly until you realize all vides a means of moving quickly for the
surroundings and to get clues to the Inner of the options at your disposal. Think RPG veteran. This ease extends from the
Sanctum's location. You travel through about each move you make and decision initial selection screens all the way to the
the Land of Varn, which consists of many you enact. Until you get used to the game end of a session.
islands, glaciers, forests, valleys, groves, system (which shouldn't take too long at In Might and Magic you move in steps
hills, dungeons, towns, castles, a swamp, a all—one hour tops!), don't think about go through a 3D perspective a la Bard's Tale.
sea and a desert. Most of these geographic ing beyond the boundaries of your imme One gripe that you might have with this
locations are above ground, and there are diate vicinity. The game starts out in Sor Continued on pane 105
22 NWEMBER 1988
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Computer: Commodore 64
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Word Publisher is an impressive word
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GEOS environment (with either GEOS 64
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and all of the editing tools required for se
rious writing. Unlike other word proces
sors designed to work with GEOS, this one
does not constantly display fonts and over constantly displayed graphics. I misspelled, so I can make corrections
graphics as they will print. Instead it uses I have mixed feelings about this ap without resorting to using a conventional
more traditional formatting symbols. The proach: on one side I like the ability to dictionary. The better spell checkers will
result is a quick-responding, memory-sav quickly enter and edit text, and I've let you do just that by either listing words
ing, flexible word processor which takes a worked with professional word processors with similar letter patterns or let you scan
little more thought to use, but which gives which displayed control commands on the the spelling list for the word you intended
great results. screen just as Word Publisher does. But by and then substitute it for the misspelled
Like most software designed to work the same token, when mixing text and one. Word Publisher's speller is great for
with GEOS. Word Publisher is icon acti graphics on the same page a WYSIWYG good spellers who make typos, but for us
vated, supports one or two disk drives and approach is much easier to work with. poor spellers its help is limited.
will work with any GEOS-supported input Some users will find Spinnaker's compro The program provides three viewing op
device (mouse, joystick, light pen, key mise delightful, others will find it work tions. (1) The standard input screen dis
board). The work screen (40-column able but will resent not seeing the actual plays as many as 80 characters and shows
screen regardless of whether using GEOS display at all times. control symbols (bold, italic, superscript)
64 or 128) uses an option row which when The program's 100,000-word spell list is instead of the actual way the document
activated opens other windows of options. located on the back side of the master will print. (2) The View option displays
This friendly and sensible interface de disk, but because Word Publisher is not the document including graphics and spe
sign allows even the newest computer copy protected you can (and should) dupli cial font styles exactly as they will be
user to quickly master Word Publisher. cate it onto a separate disk. To activate dumped to a printer. This view is pre
The program's editing tools include: cut, the speller you just pull down the EDIT ferred, since it lets you examine detail and
paste, copy, justifications, multiple fonts, menu and select "'spelling check." The make adjustments until your document is
headers and footers, super and subscripts. program prompts you to insert the spell exactly what you want. The only problem
text styles, etc. disk (if you have two drives you can put here is you have to scroll left and right to
But unlike most GEOS applications, the program disk in one and the speller in see the entire width of the document. But
graphics here are defined in terms of over the other) and then begins comparing the because of the way Word Publisher man
lays. Rather than displaying graphics and words in your document against those in ages memory, scrolling to any point on the
special fonts constantly, information is en its dictionary. Spinnaker takes some pride page is almost instantaneous. Those who
tered telling where the graphics and font in the checker's speed and justifiably so— have been frustrated by the slow scroll ac
changes will appeal" when the page is compared to some disk-based spell check tion of programs like geoWrite 64 or geo-
printed. The actual image is not displayed ers Word Publisher's is a whiz. Paint 64 will be delighted with the im
until you either select preview or dump But the speller lacks one of the options I proved speed here. (3) The last view option
the document to your printer. Why this insist upon—correction help. Once an un is called Preview. When it is selected, the
approach, you are probably asking? recognized word is found the checker contents of the document are displayed on
Wouldn't it make more sense to use the pauses to allow you to either ignore the the right side of the screen in perfect pro
traditional What-You-See-Is-What-You- word or manually correct it. That's fine if portion to a sheet of paper. This one lets
Get display screen? The programmers at you know how to spell the word, but what you view the entire page, including graph
Spinnaker gambled that serious users I need is a speller which will list correctly ics. But because the type is so small in
would prefer more speed and free memory spelled words which are similar to the one Continued on page 30
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64 and 128 Software Reviews/Word Publisher
Continued from page 28 etc. For those of us who are sometimes for Once print is selected you can print using
this mode, its main value is to show you getful (or just prefer not to memorize) three different modes: fast, draft and qual
how the document's graphics and text bal there are help screens which display all ity. The 'last" print option strips all the
ance, if margins are correct, etc. those hot key combinations. After using special text attributes from a document
Both View and Preview modes allow the program for a while, I suspect most se leaving only words. This is useful when
you to quickly flip pages (to get to the one rious users will prefer the keyboard input you need hard copy of the text in a hurry
you are currently editing) by pressing the because they can be accessed without ever to either show to an editor or take to an
Fl key or abort the option by pressing taking your hands from the keyboard, but other location. This is the fastest way to
RUN/STOP. I applaud this quick exit rou new users will prefer the menus. So re get text out of the system. If you wish, fast
tine, I'm sure I'm not the only person who gardless of whether you are a heavy or mode will also include symbols or notes
has become a prisoner of poorly designed occasional user—Word Publishers com indicating where text styles change or
software which locks the user out of the mands are easy to handle. graphics will be included in the final
system during lengthy computation. (I Along with the menu bar are three oth printout.
must confess that I've been the author of er windows. One displays the name of the The draft print mode is not as fast, but
some poorly designed software like that document you are editing, another shows it does translate everything accurately
myself.) Word Publishers sensible design the amount of free memory, plus the page from screen to paper. Tb conserve time and
goes beyond just letting you enter and edit number. The final window alerts you to your printer's ribbon, the print head only
text quickly, it lets you abort mistakes special attributes of the area under your passes over the paper one time. Thus you
quickly too. All the word processor's op cursor like font changes, text style, graph get an accurate but light hard copy of the
tions can be selected by pulling down a ics, etc. For instance, when you enter an document. Quality mode, as the name
menu fusing a mouse or joystick) or di area which is styled boldface, the widow suggest, delivere the best printout possi
rectly from keyboard input (the COMMO lists "bold." Note: If you are a GEOS 128 ble. Everything is perfectly printed; the
DORE key plus another key). As an ex user, you'll be happy to know all the nu print head double strikes everything for
ample: To change from plain text to bold meric keyboard and four directional keys good dark images.
face, you can either activate the option are active while using Word Publisher. Word Publisher comes with a tiny, 32-
from the pull-down menu or just press the The last thing Til mention is the multi page manual, but because the program is
COMMODORE key and the letter "B." ple printing options included. First the so logically designed, anyone familiar
Thankfully, the programmers used program comes with an impressive array with GEOS software will have little need
common sense when selecting hot keys of printer drivers, so if you've had trouble to read it. If you are a GEOS 64 or 128
too: T for italic, "U" for underline, "N" finding the driver to match your printer user in need of a good, fast word processor,
for normal type, "C" for cut, "P' for paste, elsewhere you will probably find it here. this is one to consider. H
Amiga. C-64 and Commodore are registered trademarks of Commodore. C-128 is a trademark of Commodore.
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Computer: Commodore 64
Publisher: Datasoft
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Chatsworth, CA 91311
Medium: Disk
Price: $30.00
36 NOVEMBER 1988
CHOOSE THE RIGHT PATH!
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AS EASY TO USE AS A VCR
Fully multi-file relational power
VCR style control panel gives easy access to data
3 ways of viewing data to cover entry, review and comparison
Set up and change file definitions quickly using point and click controls
Define and print multi-tile reports with Superbase Query function
Include images, sound and text as external files within your database record
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Graphics facility to visually portray your dala in over 100 different graph styles and options
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F/A-18
Interceptor
This game
Computer. Amiga
Publisher: Electronic Arts requires
1820 Gateway Drive
San Mateo, CA 94404 neither a
Price: $49.95
professional
Have you ever wanted to fly at Mach pilot to fly it
10 in the world's most advanced
fighter plane, the F-A-18 jet? If so, then nor a
hold on to your helmet and prepare for
some non-stop high-flying adventure. professional
From Electronic Arts comes F'A-18 Inter
ceptor, which puts you in the pilot's seat of
arcade addict
your very own jet!
to enjoy it.
Creating Your Pilot
If you are starting a new game, you will
be prompted to create a pilot and give him
a special "call sign" (e.g., Maverick). Sim
ply insert an initialized disk, enter your
call sign, and press RETURN. From then thrust to 50% and lower your altitude to direct hit to both.
on you will be prompted to insert the disk 3000 feet. As you bring up your computer Two down, just one more to go when
that has your pilot stored on it. Now ized map [M] to check where you are, you suddenly you hear your missile warning,
comes the part that every pilot wishes he notice three red blips on the radar. but it's too late. An IR missile takes part
could avoid—flight school. Suddenly, the skies go from being of your left wing off, and you lose the last
friendly to hostile. You quickly turn on remaining missiles. All that's left is you
Training Your Pilot your target select radar [T] to find out and your trusty GE-M61 (technical talk
Alright, all you pilots, listen up! You more about your foes. Their altitude is for a 20mm cannon), so you decide to get
now have eight options: Demo. Free 15,000 feet and climbing. You increase the drop on him by flying above his alti
Flight (no enemy confrontation), Training your thrust to 100% and go vertical for tude. When he is just below your jet, you
(demo of maneuvers), Training (practice several seconds until your altitude is close nose-dive straight down on him with full
maneuvers), Qualification, Selectable to theirs. As you begin to level off, your cannons blasting. Got him!
Missions, Next Active Advanced Mission missile warning flashes with an annoying Just then you catch a bright gleam out
and Your Current Flight Log Statistics. beep. When you reach to turn on your of the corner of your eye. Well, what do
In order to fly missions, you must first ECM (Electronic Counter Measures) jam you know, that's the downed pilot you've
pass Qualification. To do so, you must mer [J] an IR missile flies by your right been looking for all this time. You lower
take off from an aircraft carrier's deck, fly wing. You quickly dispense a flare [F] in your altitude and dispense a rescue pod
around, then return and land safely on hopes of it drawing the IR missile away [SHIFT/F] for him. Now all that's left is
the carrier deck. You will also have to deal from your jet. for you to return to base and get some
with any enemy aircraft which might ap Whew, it worked; now it's your turn for overdue rest.
pear. Once you have succeeded in your some dogfighting Top Gun-style. You Every time a successful mission is com
training comes the fun—flying into the quickly cycle through your weapons to the pleted, you are promoted and given other
danger zone. perfect choice—some sidewinder missiles. missions from which you may choose to
As you maneuver your jet using the dog- fly. You can also update your current
Flying into the Danger Zone fighting skills they taught you at the flight log onto the pilot disk. And you can
Whether you are sitting on an aircraft academy, you bring two of them into quit the game and come back later where
carrier or a landing strip, you will always range. Your HUD is displaying that fa you left off.
be in the pilot's seat. From here, you will miliar diamond shape indicating that you
find yourself confronted with a barrage of have missile lock-on. They get closer and The Tower's View
indicators, including the HUD 'heads up closer, all while the target computer is At any point in the game, you may view
display). As you take off for a routine emitting a high-pitched buzzer indicating your surroundings from the tower's view
flight, a message comes in. Your job is to lock-on, You steady the plane, then the point. You have a choice of seven different
search for and rescue a downed pilot some diamond turns bright orange—got 'em! As views: look left, look right, lock head in
where in ocean. You quickly decrease your you fire two missiles, you pull up hard, a Continued on page 115
38 NWEMBER 1988
CHOOSE THE RIGHT PATH!
INVEST IN THE SUPERBASE SYSTEM
EASY TO USE AS A VCR
■ Fully multi-file relational power
■ VCR style control panel gives easy access to data
■ 3 ways of viewing data to cover entry, review and comparison
■ Set up and change file definitions quickly using point and click controls
■ Define and print multifile reports with Superbase Query function
E fl S D K A L ■ Include images, sound and text as external files wilhin your database record
Full featured spreadsheet environment that tracks lime, resources and money to give a complete
picture of your project plans
Print wall planning charts, Gantt charts; do critical path analysis
Graphics facility to visually portray your data in over 100 different graph styles and options
Sideways printing, full color output to extensive range of printers and plotters
Fully programmable, Lotus 1-2-3 and dBase file compatible
Works stand alone or with Superbase to provide superb productivity environment
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F/A-18
Interceptor
This game
Computer: Amiga
Publisher: Electronic Aits requires
1820 Gateway Drive
San Mateo, CA 94404 neither a
Price: &49.9S
professional
38 NOVEMBER 1988
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SOFTWARE REVIEWS Reviewed by Steve King
Deluxe
PhotoLab
Computer: Amiga (1MB Required)
Publisher: Electronic Ails
1820 Gateway Drive
San Mateo.
Medium: Disk
Price: $149.95
42 NOVEMBER 1988
Amiga Software Reviews Deluxe PhotoLah ■
sent the amount of blue, green, hue, satu garding the chosen color are displayed, in
described fully in the manual. From a ration and value for each. If you click on cluding the number and percent of pixels
practical standpoint, however, you must the bar itself, it locks that color so any ex- that use that color. The right half of the
experiment, as it is almost impossible to screen contains several operation buttons
visualize the result of such a calculation. which can turn your picture into a mosaic,
Of all the modes, Shade is the most com
The simplest application is change its size, or automatically reduce
plex and even has its own control param to convert one graphic mode the number of colors. There are also "flag"
eter window. Shading lets you fill in an ob buttons which control the smoothing and
ject with a range of different user-selecta to another. You can convert a analyzation process. Colors does an excel
ble colors. You can select the area of the lent job of maintaining the image quality
object where the highlight will appear, the
low-res picture to a HAM as it reduces and enlarges it.
type of highlight and the degree of ditheri- picture or vice versa. Perhaps the most useful function of Col
zation (the randomness of the color mix). ors is to reduce the number of colors used
Paint also has several other features in a picture. Say, for example, you want to
worth mentioning. A custom brush loaded perimentation won't affect it, and the cor place text and graphics on a low-res 32-
from disk can be remapped to match the responding color in the picture will flash. color digitized picture but none of the col
colors of your current palette as closely as Unfortunately, since the Command ors used in the picture's palette are suit
possible. In the HAM mode, this is done Screen covers half the picture, this last able. Colors will eliminate some of the col
automatically. When your mouse pointer feature is rendered somewhat useless. ors to free up color registers for your text
is moved to the command menu, the col Clicking on the up'down arrows to the while still maintaining the look of the
ors temporarily revert to the default pal right of the graph will incrementally in original picture. There are several ways to
ette so you can see (and read) the menu crease or decrease the amount of that col do this. First, you can simply tell the pro
and commands—even if you have or component in the picture. Thus, if you gram to reduce the number of colors to 24.
changed the palette for your picture to col clicked on the "R" button and then the It will then either eliminate the upper
ors which would normally darken the down arrow, the amount of red in each of most eight registers (which will probably
command bar. the colors will decrease and all of the col affect your picture) or will try to pick the
Other nice features are the ability to ors will change accordingly. If you click on 24 colors which best represent the original
load a portion of a picture and place it on a the button marked "P," the bars change to 32, depending on which method you se
defined area of the screen and the option represent the number of pixels in your pic lect. Another function sorts the registers
to save only selected portions of your pic ture that contain each color. from high to low so that the uppermost
ture. Paint has a Print function where you On the top of the screen, statistics re Continued on page 59
can change the print parameters without
having to go back to Preferences. While
you can place text on the screen, Electron
ic Arts has still not provided the ability to
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reset button, a utility disk with 27 fonts and more.
you discover.
The Command Screen which covers Super Graphix jr- an economical printer interface with NLQ and graphics.
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the left half. There is a bar for each color to use, 65 commands, font creator and more.
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Combat game time. After a member of your group The sound effects in this game are very
At the beginning of every journey you has exhausted his quota of moves, click on good, and the scrolling background is
will find your band of adventurers located the "Next" button to activate another smooth and quick. Paladin is one of the
outside a teleporter. The area in which group member. best tactical D&D-style games I have ever
your teleporter is located has to do with During your journey, you should refer played on the Amiga! The game combines
which quest you have chosen and cannot back to the Mission Status and Victory a unique blend of strategy along with
be changed. Outside your teleporter, de Conditions options located on the Mission plenty of excitement.
pending upon your mission, you will find menu, so you will be constantly aware of
several extra "goodies" to aid your quest. what you must do to complete the quest. Achieving Knighthood
Some items include Explosive Crystals, Once all of your members have either ex • Always protect your Paladin. One of
Healing Potions, Spheres of Deflection hausted their movement points or you the best ways to do this is to keep two
and Orbs of Fire. wish to force the next moves, it will be the swordsmen (in front and back I by him at
The first thing to do before you leave bad guys' turn. all times, for they are the most expend
the surrounding terrain is select the Vic When it's the enemy's turn, you will able in your quest.
tory Condition option from the Mission have to wait for the computer to finish ex • When you encounter a group of evil
menu. This will give you a detailed expla ecuting its moves. While doing so, you will bad guys, turn your mages and rangers
nation of what is expected from your ad see the enemy move around you, hit you invisible. Then place them just in front of
venturers to complete the quest. No mat and even wound you. You can't defend (but not too close to) the enemy. This will
ter which quest you choose, the overall yourself while this is happening. However, prevent them from either hitting you or
goal is to develop your Paladin into a su when the enemy's turn is finished, control casting a spell, and the rest of your group
preme wizard. of all options will be back to your group. will be safe to attack.
Your group of adventurers will include The game ends when you have either • When using Spheres of Deflection be
four different classes: Swordsman, Ranger, failed to complete you quest or your Pala careful not to cast a fireball in the direc
Thief and Mage. You control the move din has been killed. If you successfully tion the sphere is facing, or the sphere will
ments of each member by clicking the left complete your mission, your Paladin will deflect most of the energy, and will wound
mouse button in the direction you wish to be given more attributes to enhance his or kill the members behind it.
move. This will cause the screen to scroll abilities. • When asked where you want to save
in the direction you have chosen, display the game, type RAM: and press RE
ing the new terrain, and best of all there is Designing a Quest Scenario TURN. This will speed up the time it
no disk access. The current quest mem Designing a quest is not difficult. Sim takes to save the game to disk while play
ber's status is displayed in the upper-right ply double click on the Quest icon in ing your quest. However, make sure that
corner of the screen. Here you will find the Workbench. You are given complete con you copy the saved game from RAM: onto
number of moves the party member has trol over all aspects of the game under this a disk before you re-boot, so you don't lose
left, Vitality (how well rested he is), his option. When you design a quest you de your game. g
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Empire
Computer: Amiga
Publisher: Intake!
Distributor: Electronic Ails
Billed as the
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the century,"
Interstel has prominently placed warn
Empire places you
ing labels on Empire's packaging and in the position of
in the manual stating that the game can
be addicting. Well, if staying up night commander of the
after night until two in the morning Ion a
work night!) to play can be considered an
Alliance forces.
addiction, then Interstel is correct. Billed
as the "war game of the century," Empire
places you in the position of commander of
the Alliance forces. Your mission is to
land on one of many unexplored planets subsequent units in each city take less it's one on one. The winner wins, and the
with only a single unit and proceed to con time to produce. One nice feature displays loser gets eliminated. Naval vessels are
quer the world. While placed in a sci-fi the map showing only the type of units be the exception and may win but also suffer
motif, the weapons at your disposal are ing produced in your cities. In the begin damage points which weaken them unless
quite conventional, and the game could ning the game moves rapidly, since you they are repaired at a friendly port. You
take place in today's world. In fact, Inter don't have many units and there is no en are given the opportunity to move each
stel has provided maps of the Caribbean, emy to fight. In fact you may not meet the unit on each turn, which can become bur
Mediterranean and Southeast Asian enemy until the two hundredth turn, but densome once you have many units. To
areas. time moves quickly on this world. minimize this. Interstel has employed sev
The world as you know it is initially a You will soon discover that the world is eral unique time-saving functions.
black screen with several small visible made up of many small islands containing Basic movement is controlled by the
squares, one of which is a city that pro cities, and the only way to expand is to mouse, the cursor keys (four directions)
duces army units every fifth turn. The en produce sufficient transports to carry your and the numeric keypad (eight direc
tire world contains over 5600 squares in a annies. You must also capture neutral tions). You can put units on sentry which
100 x 60 matrix, and you start at a ran cities on other islands to allow your fight means they stay where they are until you
domly-selected location. As only 20 x 36 ers (which have a range of 20 squares) to cancel their orders or they encounter an
squares are visible at any one time, you move with you, as they can only land on enemy unit. This is quite useiiil when
use the scroll bars to move around. There carriers or in friendly cities. Once you cap cities far from the front produce army
is also an option to display the entire ture a city, a window appeal's where you units that are waiting to be transported
world as you know it in miniature with can designate which type of unit you will elsewhere. You can also use the mouse to
your units in white and the enemy's in produce there. As you expand your do designate a path which the unit will con
red. As your forces increase and move out main, you will find that your initial cities stantly patrol. Or you can order a unit to
ward, surrounding squares become visi may be producing army units which are proceed in a given direction, and it will
ble. Somewhere out there, however, the relatively useless because there is no continue to move until it can go no fur
Krellan invaders (played expertly by the where for them to go. Switch production to ther. This is particularly useful for dis
computer) are doing the same thing, and transports to carry your annies to the patching ships to explore the seas, as they
soon you're going to meet up. front One of the most enjoyable aspects of will travel (exposing the map) until they
Your first task is to capture neutral the game is exploring the world and deter hit land or an enemy vessel. Finally, you
cities and designate their production. You mining the most efficient logistics. can order a unit to proceed to a specific lo
have a choice of annies, fighters, trans While all this may appeal1 tedious and cation, and it will move there (at its own
ports (which can carry up to six army time consuming, Interstel has employed speed) circumventing all obstacles. There
units), submarines, cruisers, battleships, numerous techniques to take the drudg is also a Group Survey command which
destroyers and aircraft carriers (which can ery out ofwarfare. In fact, the sheer sim lets you draw a box around a number of
carry up to eight fighters). Each takes a plicity of movement and battle makes units and give them all the same order.
different amount of time to produce, and Empire so enjoyable and fast paced. Un You can direct any naval vessel to "escort"
each has different movement and like other war games, you don't have to another, so if six destroyers are escorting a
strength factors. While army units initial worry about different types of terrain (i.e., transport, moving the transport will auto
ly take only six turns to create, battle mountains, forests, deserts) as there are matically move the destroyers without
ships take 60. You have the option of only two types in Empire—land and wa further ado.
switching production at any time, and ter. There are no multiple-unit attacks, so Continued on page 111
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avoid touching these CubeDrones if possi time you might have to spend on a level,
CubeMaster, the first attempt at a ble, because if you're moving very fast, depending on how quick your trigger fin
game from ASDG, Inc., publisher of you will just spin out of control with no ger is. Secondly, CubeDrones change color
Face II and the ASDG Recoverable RAM logical way to stop except waiting until on their own, so don't bank on a Cube
Disk, is more than flying around and you regain the correct controls for the as Drone staying a particular color for too
shooting a bunch of cubes. As Perry tronaut or firing your brakes. long. Green CubeDrones don't change col
Kivolowitz {president of ASDG, Inc. and Every time you fire your particle can or. Finally, the large CubeDrones have
principal designer of CubeMaster) states non, heat builds up within it. If it gets too more of their special properties. For exam
in the manual:"... while other games for hot, you can't fire until it cools down en ple, a large light grey or red CubeDrone
the Amiga may be more flashy, in some tirely. Tbuching brown CubeDrones in will take away more shield strength than
respects CubeMaster should earn high creases the heat of your cannon. Destroy would a small one.
marks for playability and entertainment ing them reduces the heat. Tbuching blue Tb aid you, certain things are revealed
value." CubeDrones reduces the number of parti at the beginning of each level. In particu
In CubeMaster, you control an astro cle beams that you can have in effect at lar, the number of particles you can have
naut whose goal is to clear each screen of any given time. The maximum is five in flight at once and their range is dis
CubeDrones by hitting them with the beams. Every time you destroy a blue played. Also, the number of starting
beams from a particle cannon. Cube- CubeDrone, you gain back a lost particle CubeDrones is on the screen. Most impor
Drones come in two sizes and seven colors beam. Light grey CubeDrones reduce tantly, you are told which of three possible
(like spandex™ pants)—each with its own your shield strength slightly when options that affect game play are activat
special purpose and effect upon your play touched. When you hit them, they change ed for that level. One of these is Reincar
er. Hitting large CubeDrones makes colors into another CubeDrone. nation mode. Another is Equal Mass Re
smaller ones, and hitting the smaller ones Red CubeDrones are the most danger action in which you bounce backwards
disintegrates them. Clear a level by de ous. Touching one reduces your shield when you fire the particle beam. Finally,
stroying all of the CubeDrones on that strength much more than would a light Sequential mode describes a situation in
level. grey CubeDrone. However, if you destroy which you must destroy all of the small
A complete game consists of finishing a red one, you gain back shield strength. CubeDrones before you can kill the large
all 100 levels in CubeMaster. This won't But be careful! Most large CubeDrones, ones.
take as long as you might think, however, when hit, will split into four small ones, Scoring is the main objective of Cube
CubeMaster is a game in which you whereas large red CubeDrones will split Master. The scoring methods are set up so
gradually develop skills while playing into eight small ones. Try not to hit large you are forced to play CubeMaster strate
over and over again. Don't expect to pick red CubeDrones. Let them change color. gically, as well as for its arcade challenge.
it up and excel from the start. In this sce Every time you disintegrate a dark You increase (or decrease) your score at
nario, practice does make perfect. grey CubeDrone, you are granted the the end of each level. There is a calculated
The first thing you need to know is Halo of Displacement. This Halo shifts best score value for each level that counts
what the different CubeDrones do when the atoms in your body, so CubeDrones down with time next to your current score.
touched or destroyed by your alternate pass right through you (but it doesn't last It counts downwards along with the timer
personality in the CubeMaster world. very long.) Touching dark grey Cube on the screen and the value left at the end
Pressing the joystick left and right makes Drones doesn't reduce your shield of the level is added to your score. If you
your character rotate counterclockwise strength either! Finally, green Cube take too long, the best score counter can
and clockwise, respectively. Pushing for Drones are the toughest to get rid of be go negative. Hitting small and large
ward moves your character in the direc cause they require multiple hits to disin CubeDrones adds to your score propor
tion he's facing by firing forward rockets. tegrate. tionately, with the small ones rewarding
Pulling back activates retro rockets in the There are some general rules regarding more points.
opposite direction you're facing. Pushing CubeDrones that you must know to fully There are also various Bad Guys that
the button fires particle beams. Yellow understand what you have to contend appear from time to time to bother you.
CubeDrones will switch all your joystick with. First, if an option called "Reincarna Some follow you, others fire seek-and-de-
controls around when you touch them. A tion" is turned on for a level, you must stroy missiles or paralyze you for a short
cuckoo clock sound means that the con move more quickly. In this mode of play, while. The rule here is to get rid of the
trols have been switched. Destroying a the small CubeDrones will change to Bad Guys as soon as they appear. Hitting
yellow CubeDrone will reduce the time large ones if not destroyed in a certain Bad Guys adds the most to your score.
that your controls are messed up. Try to amount of time. This option increases the Continued on page 115
50 NOVEMBER 1988
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PROJECTS by John lovine
Sound
Digitizer II
Here is another audio digitizer for
the 64 and 128, but ths time John
has placed the emphasis on
performance. Commodore 128
listings are printed this month,
and the 64 listings will be printed RADIO SHACK
cerned with demonstrating digital to ana bits, we can pack two four-bit nibbles of in using to generate sound is the four-bit vol
log conversion, and the digitizer was the formation into each byte of memory. And ume control register. Normally this regis
demonstration circuit. With that out of what that boils down to is a doubling of ter doesn't produce any sound by itself.
the way we will now attempt to build a our record or playback time. So from my But we are varying the output voltage so
sound digitizer that will provide maxi count we have two advantages and one quickly (5,000 to 10,000 times per second)
mum performance for minimal invest disadvantage for the SID implementation, that we do generate sound. And since our
ment and minimum fuss, and we'll kick in therefore, we will go with the SID chip. output voltage is an approximate value of
a couple of special effects to boot. what our input voltage was, we get back
The principals of sound digitizing as de Circuit Construction our original sound (approximately).
scribed in the first article remain the and Operation
same. Those of you who are interested in We have used the serial analog to digi ML Program
the basic principals of sound digitizing tal chip before. For regular column read The ML program performs a couple of
should refer back to the first article. ers this is an old friend we are pressing bit manipulations to increase our record
I have made substantial improvements into service again. For newer readers who and playback time. As I stated previously
in the circuit and the program. The circuit may just be joining us, I'll give a basic the SID chip can only use four bits of in
improvements really constitute a simplifi overview on the serial A/D chip operation. formation in our application. This does
cation of the overall circuit (See figure 1). (For a more complete description and oth provide us with the opportunity to double
We accomplish this simplification by er projects using this serial chip see the our record and playback times by packing
eliminating the digital to analog chip July 1987 and August 1987 issues of two four-bit nibbles of information into
(DAC) from the original circuit. You must Commodore Magazine.) The serial A/D each memory byte. The program accom
have the previous article on sound digitiz chip reads the analog voltage present on plishes this by first reading the eight-bit
ing and compare the schematics from both pin two and converts this voltage to an value left in the serial register from the
articles to see this difference. Since we eight-bit binary value. The analog voltage circuit, then performs four (LSR) Logic
have removed the DAC chip, it appears that appears on pin two is the voice or Shift Right, which moves the hi-nibble to
that we are left with no way to play our di sound output from the audio amp. The bi the lo-nibbie position.
gitized sound back. Thafs not true, of nary value is input serially into the Com
course, our Commodore computers have a modore serial register. Our program reads First Sample
built-in DAC chip commonly called the this register and saves the value into
SID (Sound Interface Device) chip. By im memory (after some bit manipulation) for (4) LSR
plementing the SID chip we can effective later playback. The circuit takes approxi lOOlxxxx » xxxxlOOl
ly remove the DAC chip. This simplifies mately 5000 samples per second in the The next sample is pulled from the ser
the circuit and reduces the cost of the unit. slow mode and 10,000 samples per second ial register. "AND" this byte with decimal
As with most things there are advan in the fast mode. 240 (hex F0) which effectively erases the
tages and disadvantages to taking any The circuit is relatively simple. We are lo-nibble while preserving the hi-nibble
particular route, and this is no exception. using an off-the-shelf audio-amp from Ra value.
One disadvantage to using the SID chip is dio Shack with a microphone for the front
that the SID chip can only output sound end of the digitizer circuit. (See Parts Second Sample
with a four-bit resolution as compared to List.) IOIOxxxx
the eight-bit resolution from our original 11110000 AND 240
circuit. But there is also an advantage in SID Chip Operation
using the SID. Since the SID requires four The register on the SID chip that we are 10100000 Result
52 NO/EMBER 1988
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Projects/Sound Digitizer II
force that operates the circuit and per keyboard technique to "BSAVE" the file.
Then this result is ORed with the first forms all the digitizing functions. In order to accomplish this the program
sample. This combines both four-bit nib Item 2 selects the recording function. will end after every save. Just enter RUN
bles. Upon entering 2 and pressing the RE after the computer is finished saving your
TURN key, the computer will immediate sound sample to reenter the program.
First Sample 0 0 0 0 10 01
ly begin recording. Item 8 adjusts the pitch of the playback.
Second Sample 1010 0 0 0 0 OR
Item 3 selects the playback function. By This function has no effect on the record
1010 10 01 Result pressing the "R" key as the computer is in function.
This result is stored in memory. The en playback, your sound sample will enter Item 9 views the directory of the disk
tire process is repeated and stored in into a half second repeating loop until you currently in the drive. The directory is se
memory sequentially until our allotted release the key. It may take a second or lective and will only display the sound
memory is full. two before the computer "sees" you've sample files on the disk.
The playback works in a similar man pressed the "R" key, so be a little patient. Item 10 quits and ends the program.
ner. First, it pulls the byte from memory Item 4 puts the 128 computer into the When you're ready to record, turn the
and stores the lo-nibble into the SID vol Fast Mode. You will achieve your best re audio amp on to full, press 2 then RE
ume register. Then, it shifts the hi-nibble cordings in this Mode. TURN. When the program finishes re
into lo-nibble position and transfers it into Item 5 places the 128 in the Slow Mode, cording, it will return to the main menu.
the SID. this will give the longest recording time. Press 3 and RETURN for playback. If
Item 6 prompts you for a filename of a there is a lot of static it is probably due to
Basic Program Operation sound sample then loads that sound sam over modulation, Turn down the volume
Type in and save both programs under ple you have recorded to your disk into on the amp or hold the microphone fur
their proper names; this is essential since memory for playback. Do not add the pre ther away from your mouth. After you
the programs chain to one another. When fix "SND." to the filename; the program have a satisfactory recording, press "R"
you run the basic program you are pre will do that automatically. (See Item 7.) during playback to hear the digital re
sented with a menu. Item 7 prompts you for a filename to peat. The computer will continue playing
Item 1 of the menu loads in then runs save a sound sample in memory to disk. the same half second track over and over
the BASIC loader for the ML program The program adds a prefix "SND." to your until you release the "R" key. You will get
and returns to the menu. This is the first filename before saving for easier identifi better sound recording by staying in the
thing you should do when starting the cation of sound sample files stored on your fast mode. The rest of the menu is self-ex
program. The ML program is the driving disk. The save function uses a dynamic planatory, g
Before typing this program, read 'How to Enter Programs" and "How io L'se the Magazine 020,172,000'BOBD
Entry Program." The BASIC programs in this magazine are available on disk from Loadstar, 120 DATA 020,141,001,255,177,253,142,
P.O. Box 30008, Shrevcporl, LA 71130-0007,1-800.831-2694. 000,255,174'BOBE
130 DATA 001,020,024,074,074,074,074,
SID 1.0 141,024,212'BOTF
140 DATA 200,140,000,020,192,255,208,
5 REM **** SAVE THIS PROGRAM AS "SID
1.0" ****'BAJL 026,206,001'BOJG
10 REM BASIC ML LOADER'BNOB 150 DATA 020,160,000,140,000,020,224,
12 REM FOR SID PLAYBACK'BOGD 000,240,022'BOIH
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allows you to merge data from data lists doesn't have to be that way. Sometimes it That's the concept. Unfortunately, it
into a geoWrite document. Merging data just plain makes sense to type a letter, a isn't so direct as typing Next Person on
into word processing documents was one resume, a who-knows-what just one time List. Computers are too dumb for that. If
of the early wonders of personal comput and let the computer fill in not only you tried it, all you'd get is a printout
ing: the ability to type a form letter just names and addresses but also other im reading "Dear Next Person on List," and I
once and have it send out "personalized" portant data like amounts of money paid. gar-ron-tee you that your letter reader
copies to hundreds of people seemed like The idea of merging a word processor with would know that this is a form letter.
the greatest. a database is, despite the abuses, still a What we need is a way to type things so
Unfortunately, like all wonder tools, very good one. GeoMerge, I'm happy to re that the computer won't think it's regular
this one was abused by overzealous peo port, is one of the most intuitive and text. GeoMerge does it this way: you must
ple, particularly those trying to hawk pleasant programs that I've ever used. enclose your variable inside double great-
something. Here's a typical "personalized" And it is versatile: not only can you use er-than and less-than signs. «Like
form letter that I might receive on any data from any of the GEOS data-type pro this.»
given day: grams (geoCalc, geoFile, geoDex), you can So could you type it this way: Dear
also use geoWrite itself as your database. <<Next Person on List»? Nope. But al
Dear Mark Jordan, Or, and this can be handy at times, you most. GeoMerge doesn't allow spaces with
You, Mark Jordan, may be one of the can simply type in the data as you print in the variable name. Try this: Dear
lucky winners in Noble County Indiana, out the form letters. <<Nextpersononlist>>. This would be a
Mark Jordan. Mark, you and the rest of legitimate variable in geoMerge. Be aware
the Jordan family should be proud to have The Two Rivers that geoMerge allows a maximum of 20
been selected bla, bla, bla, Mark Jordan. Question: What do Pittsburgh, PA and characters in a variable. "Nextpersonon-
geoMerge have in common? Answer: They list" is 16 characters long. Close, but still
Disgusting, isn't it? It would be down both are the point where two great entities okay.
right aggravating, if it weren't so absurd. I merge into one. In Pittsburgh it's the I've been calling these things variables
don't even live in Noble County. Then, Monongehela and Allegheny Rivers that because that's what they are called when
about two days after this one arrives, I get meet and form the Ohio River. With geo programming and that's exactly what
another: Merge your two entities are called "Form they are in function—they vary from item
Document" and "Data Document." The to item. But if you go looking through
Dear Nark Jordan, result of this merging is the great "Form your geoMerge instructions in the man
You, Nark Jordan, may be bla, bla, bla, Letter." ual, you'll see that geoMerge calls them la
Nark Jordan. Creating the form document is not diffi bels. So, for consistency's sake, that's how
cult. Start by typing the letter you wish to I'll refer to them from this point hence.
Ever gotten one like that? How about one send—generically. How? Well, if you were Okay, that's an overview on how labels
that knows you only by your initials? creating this letter without geoMerge. work. Before delving further into the nitty
you'd need to type in the name and ad gritty, we need to see how to create our
Dear M Jordan, dress ofthe first person on your list of let data documents.
You, M, may be one of the... ter recipients, print the letter, edit the As stated, there are several ways. If you
name and address for the next person on own geoFile, geoCalc or geoDex, you can
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Veil., how's it going, Veil, how's it going. Toots? Veil, how's it going, Mr
Buddy? Thanks for being Thanks for being prompt Buddy? Vhere's the Joel
prompt in paying your in paying your dues. dough, Bro' Dues are due.
Klopienstein
dues.
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Next month's meeting Next month's meeting ^'ill
Next month's meeting will feature graphics. Commo feature graphics. Amiga Armitage
feature graphics. Commo dore 64 owners 7/ill be owners will be especially Glendale
dore 128 owners T/ili be especially interested in interested in the Heights
especially interested in the discussion on bit discussion on Fat Agnus IL
the discussion on the VDC. mapped graphics. You and the California raisins.
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That means that you might have well the use of IF statements which, in effect,
use any of them. Or you can use geoWrite over seven lines of screen text for one com allow the program to do some decision-
itself. Or you can type in the data lists as plete record. But... it will only have sev making as it prints. These IF statements
you print out your letters. This last choice may seem a tad confusing to non-pro
en RETURNs. If you glance down to the
is for when you are creating a temporary first set of data on the "Pumping GEOS" grammers at first; programmers will have
form letter and need to send to only a few. no trouble learning to use them as soon as
list, you'll see that "Commodore 128"
In this article we will use the second they learn the correct syntax.
didn't all fit on one line. That's okay be
method—geoWrite—to create our data The procedure for IF statements is as
cause when I typed this list I didn't press
files simply because everyone who has follows: The word IF must be typed in cap
RETURN after Commodore. So what may
geoMerge must also have geoWrite 2.1. ital letters. It must be enclosed in the
look like two separate items is actually
The principles are the same for using geo- same greater-than/less-than symbols with
one. The computer knows where the RE
Calc and the others. TURNS are even if we don't. That you can the label it is testing. The word IF should
We start by booting up geoWrite. Click be followed by a label, then an equal sign
depend on.
"Create" and name your data file "Sample (=), then a condition which is enclosed in
Go ahead and type in the data from
data." GeoMerge has a few rules for recog "Pumping GEOS." Be sure to place an as quotes. Finally, the IF statement should
nizing labels in the data document just as terisk between each record. Then close the conclude with an ENDIF.
it does in the form document. The first Whew! It sounds a lot worse than it is.
file.
thing we need to do is to type out all the Was that easy, or what? Now let's put it Here's a sample:
labels we will use in our form letter. all together to create a simple form letter.
We do this in the following manner: For the time being ignore the sample form Dear <<firstname>> «lastname»,
type each label exactly as we will use it in letter on the "Pumping GEOS" sidebar. «IF paid = "S10.00"»Thanks for the
the form letter, then terminate it with RE Open a geoWrite document and call it prompt payment.«ENDIF» It is
TURN. When our list of labels is complet Form Letter. Then type the following. Sur much appreciated.
ed, we need to type an asterisk (*) followed rounding the labels, I've placed hyphens
by RETURN. If you glance at the right to help you to realize how to place spaces. As geoMerge grabs record after record,
side of the "Pumping GEOS" sidebar, you Instead of typing the hyphen, type a it will check the paid label, compare it to
see that the first nine items are labels, not space. $10.00, and if it finds $10.00 in the data
specific names. list it is presently working with, it will
Remember, this is just our list of label «firstname> >-«lastname> > print everything between the IF and
names, not the data itself. Type: «street» ENDIF. It will continue printing with
title «city»,-«state»—«zip» whatever followed the ENDIF and all will
firstname be well.
lastname Dear-< < firstname > >-«lastname», But what if the person hadn't paid the
street Club dues are due again. You have paid- $10.00? Then the IP statement would be
city <<paid>>-todate. false. The line reading "It is much appre
state ciated" wouldn't be what we want. We
zip Now close the file, exit geoWrite, and need to learn one more command: ELSE.
paid double click geoMerge. The first thing that The program will execute whatever fol
computer will happen is that you'll get a directory of lows the ELSE command if the IF com
* geoWrite files, and you'll be asked to mand is found to be false. Take a look:
Notice we used the same nine labels as choose one as a form file. Choose Form
in the "Pumping GEOS" sidebar. As far as Letter, the one we just typed. «IF paid = "S10.00"»Thanks for the
I can tell, there is no limit on the number Next you'll be asked whether you want prompt payment. It is much appreciated.
of labels. Also, note that we used no spaces to use a geoWrite file to merge informa «ELSE» Please remit payment as
at all within any labels. That's a geoMerge tion. Click Yes. You'll be shown the file di soon as possible.<<ENDIF>> Thank
rule. rectory again. Choose the data file we en you very much.
After this list we can start typing our tered, "Sample data."
records (common term for data lists). Did you turn your printer on yet? I hope In the above, if the record at hand
Three rules must be obeyed. One, we must so, because the printing process will soon shows that the amount paid is $10.00,
have the same number of items for each ensue. Watch as geoMerge prints out your then we'll thank him properly. Everything
data list as the label list has. Two, the letter, placing the data from each record in between the IF and ELSE is printed. But
items must be entered in the same order the proper place where the labels occur. if we come across a non-payer, he is given
as the label list. And three, each item You will discover that geoMerge reformats the proper command: send the money.
must be terminated with a RETURN. lines as it needs to. For instance, if one re Only what's between the ELSE and
What if you're typing in a person who cord had some extra long data items in it, ENDIF will be printed. Both paragraphs
doesn't have all the items in your label they might push the length of whatever will conclude with "Thank you very
list, such as, a computer? Shocking as it line they fall on past the right margin. No much."
may seem, not everyone has one yet. The problem for geoMerge. Nifty, huh? (Quick, What happens in that rare instance
solution is quite simple: simply press RE first person to spot an example of this in when the person paid more than $10.00?
TURN on a blank line. No problem there. the three letters on "Pumping GEOS" Ah, our geoMerged letter rebukes him and
At the other end of the continuum, you gets a prize. Dial 1-555-PUMPING to see that's not what we want. Unfortunately,
might wonder how long each item can be. if you won.) geoMerge doesn't have any other compari
Up to 200 characters, that's how long. It can even get niftier. GeoMerge allows son options besides equal (-). In a case
58 NOVEMBER 1988
Pumping GEOS/geoMerge Amiga Software Reviews/ Deluxe PhotoLab
grams to use and it essentially serves one
Continued from page 43
like this, we would need to change our purpose—to print an enlarged (or re
data in the "paid" category to a simple registers (which will be eliminated) al duced) image of an IFF picture. The com
"yes" or "no" answer instead of an ways contain the least-used colors. mand screen is essentially a large grid.
amount. You must be careful. The second method takes a bit more When you load the picture you want to
Take a look now at the form document work but produces better results. By se print, it appears as a grey rectangle in the
on "Pumping GEOS." If you look at the lecting Palette from the menu, another upper-leftmost square. You select the
first line of the letter you'll see how the window appears with bars the same color print size by using the mouse to drag the
"title" label is used to set up an IF state as the picture colors they represent. If you bottom right corner of the rectangle which
ment. If the title of the record at hand is look at them closely you will undoubtedly enlarges the picture to the proper size, al
"Mr.", then our letter will print out the notice that several if not many are very ways maintaining the proper aspect ratio.
word "Buddy." If it isn't, then we'll get close in shade. The first step is to combine If you wish, however, you may make the
"loots." You're one step ahead of me: what those registers. One way is to merely picture any size. Information about the
happens if the title isn't "Mr." but it's still make one register the same color as an size of the poster appears on the right side
a man's title? Something like "Dr." I'll tell other; the other is to combine the two col of the screen including the number of
you what happens: we get a ridiculous ors into an average third color. pages it will take to print it. If you want,
sounding letter to a male doctor that calls In either case, when you are through, you can enter the poster size using the
him "Toots." Doctors, as a whole, don't go you will have two separate registers with keyboard.
for this sort of thing. Which is my point at the same color. Since you obviously don't Once you have selected the size of the
the top of this piece: be careful of Merge- need both, you can select the Meld Regis picture and determine whether you want
madness. ter function to free up one of them (which it printed horizontally or vertically, sim
Look further down that document to the you can now use for text of any color you ply tell the program to print it. The print
«IFcomputer= "Commodore 128"». likei. In many cases, particularly in the requester will appear and you have two
Note how we could deliver a different mes HAM mode, it is amazing how many color time-saving options. First, the back
sage tailored to all three types of Commo registers you can eliminate and still ground color (which there may be a lot of)
dore computer owners. However, if one of maintain the look of the original image. can be left white. Second, you can elect not
our members doesn't have a computer yet, Another important use of this function to smooth the image which produces a
he's going to get a strange letter: "Next is to free up color register 0 which is al poorer result, but takes much less time.
month's meeting will feature graphics. ways the background color. If you have Which brings us to the $64,000 ques
Owners will be especially interested in the ever tried to use an image (especially a di tion—just how long does it take to print a
discussion on . You won't want to miss it." gitized one), you will often find that the poster? Well, it obviously depends on its
I repeat: don't go hog-wild with this merg background you place the image upon size and the speed of your printer. I print
ing stuff. shows through "holes" in the image. Tb ed a six-page poster (three pages across
cure this annoying problem, simply copy and two down), Using the smoothing op
Merging Traffic—Be Considerate the color for register 0 of your image to tion, it took four minutes per page plus an
of Your Fellow Man another register containing a similar color additional two minutes and 45 seconds to
Since you've got me going now, I might (or average them) and then meld register analyze each column of two pages. While
as well lay down all the rules for polite 0 to the other register, leaving no colors in the program is capable of printing a ten
merging. your image associated with register 0. By foot by ten foot poster (on approximately
1) Don't get too chummy. Use the name the way, if all of this technical talk about 160 sheets of paper which you must tape
only when you would in a normal letter. registers and pixels has you lost, don't together), it will certainly take a consider
2) Don't get too fancy. If it really doesn't worry. The manual contains a thorough able amount of time and many ribbons to
add anything to the letter to have some discussion of both color theory and the do it. Needless to say, printing a postage
fancy IF statements, leave them out. way the Amiga computer generates and stamp-sized image takes much less time.
3) Type your data in correctly. Personally, displays its colors. While Posters has great capabilities, its
I just hate being called "Nark." Colors has several other unique and practical usefulness is limited.
4) Read your finished letters. If there are useful functions. It will take a picture and
hundreds (or even dozens), at least read change its palette to match that of an Summary
some random ones. You'll be surprised at other picture while at the same time try Great effort has obviously been expend
the " Tbots"-type errors you'll discover. ing to maintain the appearance of the pic ed to put this package together. The pro
5) Don't pretend it isn't a form letter. ture. It will also convert a color image into gram is not copy protected and comes with
Your reader will suspect it anyway, so a 16-shade black and white image, and an art disk containing several excellent
don't try to make it read like it was target perform color separations including yel and professionally-drawn pictures. The
ed to just that person. This isn't to say low, cyan and magenta for printing appli 200-page manual is very thorough and
you've got to announce it. Just don't be cations. Although Colors does not provide contains tutorials and appendices on color
phony about it. any sophisticated or user-definable theory as well as an explanation of the
6) Most of all, don't send form letters to smoothing or edging functions, it does Amiga display modes. While
friends, especially if the letter closes with give the untrained user the required tools DeluxePhotoLab is not outstandingly
this statement: "You're the best friend a to perform most of the useful and neces unique, all three programs in one package
sary image processing functions. do provide professional, state-of-the-art
person could ever have, <<first-
name>>."
tools for the graphic artist at a reasonable
Catch you next month. Keep Pumping Posters price as well as several unique and useful
Posters is the simplest of the three pro functions not found in other programs. Q
GEOS. a
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 59
ADVENTURE ROAD by Shay Addams
How to Solve
wall or your head breaks.
an Adventure Other designers prefer to weave ab
stract skullbusters that often are not even
logical at all to anyone else. These are the
News and opinion from a leading most difficult for some players, because
explorer of those fantasy realms their solutions often depend as much on a
called adventure games. flying intuitive leap as on making sense of
the clues that lead you to the answer.
It's late summer—the "Dead Zone" for Also, they are often totally illogical, as in
computer game releases—as I scram one dilemma in Transylvania. There's a
ble to meet my deadline, and there ring in the basement of the vampire's cas
haven't been enough new games or con tle, but nothing you can do in this room
versions to fill a paragraph, let alone this will enable you to get hold of it. Only by
column. So Vm going to devote this month killing Dracula is it possible to negate the
to some ideas on how to solve adventure "mysterious barrier" that guards the ring.
games, specifically text and graphic ad Few adventurers really figure this one
ventures like the Infocom and PolarWare out, but stumble across it after having
games. (Next month I'll focus on the idio- manage to do to it—change things, stir killed the vampire. Usually a game's ear
syncracies of role-playing games.) things up—is to push it over and break it. ly problems will clue you in as to the type
There have been countless articles on The statue can be moved around, and you of puzzles you'll be up against, so you can
this subject, but they all seem to offer the can pick up the head. This is truly a case get in the right frame of mind.
same advice: draw a map, examine every of being between a rock and a hard place. For insight into the minds of game de
thing and look for clues in the text and The solution lies in perceiving the rela signers, pick up an Infocom "InvisiClue"
pictures. Instead of rehashing these guide tion between the slab of stone that slides book. The graduated hints let you see how
lines, I want you to consider some general down to block your path and the one that the designer planted clues as well as giv
concepts. simultaneously moves in the opposite di ing away the solution, so analyzing such a
rection. If something prevented the stone clue book reveals a lot about puzzle con
Calling Mr. Spock: from moving vertically, doesn't it follow struction. It also helps you master the "ad
Is This Logical? that this might interfere with the motion venture language" that many newcomers
Ifyou're going to solve a puzzle-oriented of the descending slab? Just roll or push find so perplexing: half the problem is
adventure, you have to think logically. the statue to the end of the southeast tun usually communicating with the program,
But the problems reflect the logic of the nel and drop the head there. This stops and once you've learned how to talk to a
designer, which turns out to be quite con that slab from rising, thus blocking the parser you'll sail right through typical
voluted in many cases. (Let's face it, any mechanism that controls both slabs and text and graphic adventures.
one who spends most of their time chasing permitting you to enter the northwest
bits and bytes around definitely has a tunnel and loot the Chamber at the far Tricks of the Trade
strange perspective on life and logic.) One end. The same method is used to gain en Certain techniques prove effective no
of the first steps in developing your "ad trance to three similar rooms that contain matter how conventional or twisted a
venture logic" is to recognize the style of treasure as well as clues that prove instru game's logic may be. Besides drawing a
logic a designer uses in his or her game. mental in solving other puzzles. This is as map (Gee, Gomer, I would never have
Does it employ classic logic or a more ab solid and rational a "cause and effect" thought of that!), you should make two
stract style? problem as you'll find in any adventure lists: of the objects and of all the puzzles.
Designers like Michael and Muffy Ber- game since the first adventurer set foot in Sometimes just comparing the lists is
lyn devise puzzles based on the cut-and- side Colossal Cave. enough to get those wheels turning. Con
dried logic of the classical school, prob Another clear-cut case is that of the fall sider combinations of objects as well as in
lems that are clearly based on the laws of ing elevator in Critical Mass. You've just dividual ones. Can you use two things to
physics. Consider this predicament from figured out the magic word that sets the construct a third object that will do the
Infidel, an all-text scenario from Infocom elevator in motion so you can leave the job, the way a lever fashioned by tying a
in which your goal is to plumb the depths 49th floor of the United Nations building. rake to a hoe with your shirt (to move the
of a lost Egyptian pyramid. You're stuck After a few floors, the elevator goes out of boulder)?
in a room with four doors that lead into control and stalls falling faster and faster, In addition to scrutinizing and analyz
granite-walled tunnels. When you walk inevitably crashing and killing you. Push ing each location and object, it's often im
through any door, a huge piece of rock ing buttons and striving for more magic portant to comprehend the significance of
slides from the ceiling at the far end of the words won't help, but you will survive by unusual scenes and situations. Ask your
tunnel and bars your way. Over your jumping in the air a few seconds before self, "why?" when you discover the huge
shoulder, you see a similar slab rising the elevator hits the ground floor. Puzzles crater in Sorcerer. What created it, and
from the floor to the ceiling of the tunnel like these are the sort that are more easily how does it fit in with finding that pin-
directly behind you. The only thing in the solved by deductive logic, also known as head Belboz? In Zork Fs "platinum bar"
main room is a statue, and all you can beating your head against a wall until the Continued on page 111
60 NOVEMBER 1988
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S.D.I.
(Amiga version)
a new angle from which to tackle his challenge. considered a new form of entertainment software.
It was then that he happened upon the idea of making "inter Mindscape, Inc. struck an agreement with Cinemaware to dis
active movies" for the Amiga. He stated, ''We felt that with the tribute their products. That agreement ran out in April of 1988,
graphics and sound power of the Amiga, using movies as inspi but the company's help in gaining Cinemaware games wide rec
ration would definitely be able to give us a perceptible niche in ognition did not go unappreciated. Jacob told me, "We had a
the market place." It sure did, as sales and popularity of Cin- very wonderful relationship with Mindscape. At the time the
emaware's products show. From this point, the newcomers in the company was started, we talked to all of the major publishers.
competitive market needed someone to support them in their We interviewed them all and selected Mindscape because I liked
endeavors and bring their dreams to life. Along the way to this the people, and they liked what we were doing. Their distribu
goal, Cinemaware picked up John Cutter, the in-house producer tion of our products gave us that initial push we needed, and I
and member of the Cinemaware team since July of 1986. He am grateful to them for that chance." Even without Mindscape's
used to be with Gamestar and was responsible for Tivo-On-Tivo help, Cinemaware would have done well, because what came out
Basketball and a number of other games for Gamestar. of the doors of that company was something that the software
Kellyn Beck jumped aboard the bandwagon at this time as world had never before experienced.
the "director," or designer of Defender of the Crown and the pro Since Defender, five other products have been released from
ject was under way. One neat thing about all of the Cinemaware Cinemaware: SDJ., Sinbad and tfie Throne of (lie Falcon, The
titles is that their packages, manuals and even the disks are all King of Chicago, The Three Stooges and the hardware cartridge
suggestive of the idea of "interactive movies." The disks are for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 called Warp Speed,
called "reels," the people involved are given credits, and the ear The three current releases have far surpassed any of the tech
lier boxes, when opened, looked like popcorn boxes. These touch nology, graphics and stories of the four previous "interactive
es are part of the phenomenon of Cinemaware and convinced movies," and if they're any indication of the future of Cin
people that the games really were "movies." emaware, the software world will be in disbelief. All of the titles
On their first attempt, Jacob wanted to tackle a heroic adven have lots of things to keep you busy, with The King of Chicago
ture game "based upon knights in shining armor and damsels requiring one megabyte of memory to play and an external 3.5-
in distress. I actually contracted with Kellyn to design a game inch drive for the Amiga (the game is not available for the Com
based on those premises. We have a similar arrangement for modore 64, although the others are).
Rocket Ranger, with the original story line." The result was the S.D.I, takes place in outer space, as you try to save the United
highly popular, graphically rich Defender of the Crown, which States from thermonuclear destruction. Sinbad places you in
featured laying siege to a castle, sword fighting and jousting as the role of the popular fictional sailor trying to aid a princess in
arcade sequences, scenes played as if from a movie and strategy transforming her father back to his human form, instead of that
that involved fighting for control of all of the land areas of Eng of a falcon—the result of an evil spell. The King ofChicago puts
land a la Risk. Defender earned many great reviews and was you in the role of Pinky Callahan, an ambitious mobster out to
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 67
Rocket Ranger
(Amiga version)
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Lords of the
Rising Sun Rocket Ranger
(Amiga version! (64 version)
take over Al Capone's two artists. Rocket Ranger took about five man-years to develop.
reign of the windy city. We will never do a project as big as Rocket Ranger again—at
Finally. The Three least not by design." This team of professionals works together
Stooges allows you to take on the role of the Stooges as you try to intimately to make sure that everything clicks in the game.
save Ma's orphanage from an evil banker. As you can see. you Just like a producer of a motion picture, it is John Cutter's job to
play actual roles as characters in Cinemawares games, which make sure all the pieces fit together. In particular, he makes
gives them their appeal to computer players of all ages. Each sure that the programmer has the art to move around and that
of these games firmly supports the premise of "interactive the artist has sequences of code in which to logically fit the art
movies." and other similar questions. Cutter also handles creative deci
Warp Speed is a unique product in that Cinemaware hadn't sions, making critical choices about what is included in a game
planned to enter the hardware market. But after seeing what or not.
the cartridge could do, Jacob decided that they must have it. All graphics for Cinemaware products are done on an Amiga,
Created by The Alien Technology Group, Warp Speed is an ex even the graphics for other computer systems. DeluxePaint II
cellent cartridge-based utility that performs disk access at ten from Electronic Arts is used to create the artwork, and the im
times the normal rate of a Commodore drive. It also includes a ages are ported over to all of the other computers. In the case of
DOS wedge, built-in machine language monitor, sector editor SDJ., the artwork for the Atari ST version of the game was ori
and many other functions. Obtained by chance. Warp Speed is ginally drawn on the ST for convenience. Unfortunately, the
an asset to Cinemaware and has proven itself to them via its graphics were later deemed not good enough, and the Amiga
sales. was then used to upgrade the graphics. The results were clearly
noticeable—enough so that graphics for all future products were
The Creative Process done on the Amiga.
As good as these products are, Cinemaware has topped them A Cinemaware "interactive movie" consists of an intelligent
all technologically with the three new games. But, before we story line that forces the player to make important strategic and
look at the new releases, some insights into the operation of Cin logistical decisions based upon the current game situation and
emaware Corporation are necessary to further understand their then better that situation through the play of arcade sequences.
efforts. In the case ofDefender of the Crown, you gain land by laying
A game usually starts with a discussion of the idea, story- siege successfully to a castle. In The King of Chicago, you gain
board of the plot and design document for the programmer to respect by making a successful bombing run. The arcade se
follow. Jacob relates, "A typical project has two programmers, a quences are definitely a high point of any Cinemaware product
producer, a designer, someone doing music and sound effects and and serve to draw you further into the game.
68 NOVEMBER 1988
The Three Stooges
(64 version)
TV Sports: Football
I Amiga version)
Jacob claims, "The purpose of the arcade sequences is to move the Punch Drunks short, and the pie fight is reminiscent of Hoi
the story along. The arcade elements make sense, as opposed to Polbi. In any case, the entire game is really special because of
other interactive games that just include arcade games for the the use of actual Stooges material, and Jacob assured me that
sake of having a game in the product. Our arcade sequences Cinemaware will also be using licensed products in the future
give meaning to the story and are essential in advancing your in the same capacity and with the same thoroughness. Cin
place in the story and success in your goal." I'll agree with Jacob emaware's crowning achievement with The Three Stooges was
on that one. for all of the arcade sequences I've seen in Cin- the letter and visit from Moe Howard's daughter, Joan Howard
emaware games have been a direct result of the plot and neces Maurer, who absolutely loved the game.
sary to finish the game. There is no wasted memory space for Most of the Cinemaware games have had similar results. But
these joystick jugglers. you may ask how the complexity of the Amiga and everything it
Aside from integrating the storyboard, arcade games, graph can do can be taken down to the level of the Commodore 64 and
ics, sound, plot and decision points (Cutter's job), the next impor other computers. Jacob provides the answer to this pressing
tant step in product development is the playtesting. Cin- question: "On the Commodore 64, we use fastloading, and we
emaware does extensive playtesting and code-condensing to have been able to do a lot of things that people didn't think pos
make sure that everything is okay and can fit on the smallest sible as far as loading bit-mapped images in and out of memory
number of disks, using the maximum amount of space on those and doing it with music and stuff. We're extremely committed to
disks. These last steps of product development result in smooth the Commodore 64 market—anybody who would buy a Nin
game plays and disk access. A case in point for examination is tendo system and ignore Commodore is nuts." Cinemaware has
the hit game. The Three Stooges. certainly taken the time to make sure that the eight-bit ma
The object of the creation of The Three Stooges was to maxi chines use their full abilities in order to process an interactive
mize the use of the license for the Stooges. Jacob states, "We game. This can be seen in both Defender of the Crown and The
wanted to take everything directly from the Three Stooges mov Three Stooges for the 64, as well as al 1 the other games. Defender
ies and shorts." This is evident in the large number of digitized has additional graphics and uses the same scenes as the Amiga.
pictures and recorded sounds and dialogue used throughout the Stooges is incredibly close to the Amiga game and features the
game. In addition to copying these things right from the movies arcade action at the same breathtaking pace. These two exam
and shorts, the arcade games in Stooges are based on the plots of ples are typical of all Cinemaware products—the games make
some of the most famous Stooge shorts. The hospital scene fea the best use of the computers for which they were written. No
tures the famous "Calling Doctor Howard. Doctor Fine. Doctor matter what version you buy, expect the same high quality.
Howard" antics in Men in Black, the boxing game comes from Continued on page 106
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 69
While Commodore 128-specific isting supplies available, or (3) owners a chance to load the same program twice.
software in the entertainment aren't happy with the type of programs That is a deluge of software.
that are being offered. But three years after the 128's introduc
and educational areas has been
When I bought my first computer, a tion, some users are asking, "Where are
slow to materialize, business Commodore 64, in 1982 there was not a the 6000 titles for the 128?" And enter
software developers are taking single (and I mean none, zero, zilch) com tainment software distributors are quick
advantage of the Commodore mercial software package on the market to answer—they're already there, just boot
128's unique features. I'll try for it. I called software dealers around the your 128 in 64 mode. While that is true, it
to fill you in on the more excit country for over three months before I doesn't satisfy many 128 users who want
found two commercial titles, Lunar unique software titles for their system;
ing offerings. As we take this
Lander and Money Madness. I bought they want it displayed in 80 columns and
quick software tour, keep in mind both, sight unseen. I wanted something operating at twice the speed of the 64.
that this is not a complete round other than public domain software, and Unfortunately software shortages are
up of all 128 software on the those two were all I could find. I had to nothing new—they appear each time a
market. To list all the existing soft wait another four months before I could new computer is created. As soon as a new
get a copy of WordPro 3+64 (the first system is released, software companies
ware titles would take a book.
professional-quality 64 word processor, re must decide to either (1) pull program
Instead I'll try to mention those I tailing for $85). All the critics were pre mers off existing projects and rush soft
either use, have had a chance to dicting the Commodore 64 would die of ware to support this new market, (2) hire
evaluate and found unique, or malnutrition during 1982-83 because no more programmers, or (3) hold their sup
have at least seen demonstrated. software developers were supporting it. port until they are sure the user base for
The critics were wrong, and those three the new system will be large enough to
programs turned out to be the first trick warrant the shift. Oddly enough, develop
les of a flood of software designed specifi er support for the 128 seems to have polar
Have you heard a muffled grumbling cally for the 64.1 read somewhere that ized.
sound coining from your 128? Listen there are over 6000 commercial titles for About one third of the software industry
quietly and you may hear your disk drive the 64 now, a numbing number. Tb illus (business) quickly jumped to support the
murmur, "Feed me!" I've heard reports trate how many 6000 titles are, imagine system, while the rest (entertainment and
that some of those little critters are actu using your computer 12 hours every day, educational) haven't committed to 128
ally going hungry because their owners five days a week without taking any vaca mode software yet. And there is sound
can find nothing good to stick in their tion, holidays, sick days, etc., during reasoning behind each camp's decision.
mouths. There can be but three reasons which time you only turn the thing off on Lets look at each side's reasoning for the
for such an inexcusable situation (1) not the weekends, or to eat and sleep. At the support they are giving the 128 and what
enough software is being marketed for the rate of using one program per hour, it all of us 128 users can expect in terms of
128, (2) 128 users aren't aware of the ex would be nearly two years before you had software from them in the future.
Getting
Down to
Business
by Gary V. Fields
Because the 128 (in 64 mode) will run
64 software, most of the entertainment
and educational software distributors
have not developed software specifically
for the 128. Instead they continue to de
velop for the 64 market and view the 128
as an extension of that audience. This
makes good business sense, since the 64
market is huge (business almost always
looks for volume sales), and every 128 has
a 64 tucked inside. So in their view, when
they develop for the 64 they are at the
same time developing for the 128. But this
has irritated some 128 users who had ex
pected to see a flood of entertainment soft
ware developed for the 128—in 128 mode.
For most of us, the 128's speed and 80-
column display is what attracted us to it,
and we expect our software to employ
these features. These improvements made
the computer a professional tool. Business
requires data and answers in a hurry and
in most cases wants it displayed in 80 col
umns (a format made standard when
typewriters and 80-column sheets of paper
drove the business world). Tb satisfy ev
erybody, Commodore gave the 128 two
display modes (40/80 column), made it
fast (2 MHz) and added the 1571 and 1581
quick disk drives. On-board memory ca
pacity has always been an important con
sideration with business applications. So
while 128K was considered healthy in
1985, by 1987 the business world was de
manding 512K, so the 1750 RAM expan
sion unit was introduced to satisfy that
need. (It makes you wonder how those pro
grammers got along in 1982 when every
one thought 48K was an enormous
amount of memory.) Over the past three
years the 128 has acted like a business
machine, and the software developers
have treated it as one. So the software de
veloped for it has almost exclusively been
business or productivity oriented.
Thus, the flood of software released for
the 128 cascades down a different tribu
tary than the 64—it flows toward the busi
ness and productivity world where the
computer is more often used as a tool in
stead of for entertainment. Let's take a
look at some of the best software presently
marketed for the 128.
Before I began this article I already had
a solid library of 128 software. That is rea
sonable since I am a zealous user of the
computer (with two complete 128 sys
tems—one on my desk at home and an
other in my office). Over the years Tve
tried to stay current with what was avail tainment sales can make the cash register makes it a double value. Wordpro 128 was
able for the system and what was not. By ring, other vendors will follow Patech's quickly joined by Word Writer 128 with
the time I collected all my notes and con lead and try to cash in too. screen displays which show text exactly as
tacted as many software developers as my Infocom, the classic interactive story it will prints-including underlining, bold
phone bill could afford, I found myself tellers, recognized that the 128's 80-col- type and italics. Plus the program has the
nearly surrounded with boxes of 128 soft umn display, speed and fast disk drives best speller I've seen on any system.
ware, m try to fill you in on the more ex were perfect for their type software. So FontMaster 128 allows the user to mix
citing offerings from those crates and when the 128 was first introduced, and to wonderful fonts and type sizes as well as
what already was in my own library. As the delight of fiction lovers, they quickly print columns, and geoWrite Workshop
we take this quick software tour keep in released Trinity and followed it with Be 128 (requires GEOS 128) goes beyond all
mind that this is not a complete round-up yond Zork—both text adventures. Three of them and lets the user include graphics.
of all 128 software on the market. Tb list of Infocom's recently-announced graphic But for pure power and flexibility my
all the existing software titles would take adventures, Zork Zero: The Revenge of favorite 128 word processor is Superscript
a book. Instead Til try to mention those I Megaboz, Shogun, and Journey will be re 128. The two of us have worked through
either use, have had a chance to evaluate leased only in 128 and Amiga versions. many a sleepless night trying to beat a
and found unique, or have at least seen Oddly enough, Free Spirit Software, deadline, and if either of us failed to keep
demonstrated. maker of excellent DOS utility programs, up our end of the load, it was not the word
does offer one 128-mode strategy game processor. Its speller is not quite as friend
Playing Around called The Great War. The game simulates ly as Word Writer 128% but it is large and
I wish I could tell you the spring rains of the conflict of World War II which stu picky enough to prevent me from embar-
'89 would also bring a flood of 128-mode dents of that war may find interesting— assing myself to often.
entertainment and educational software, but I do not. Another easily forgettable After going through one name change
but I can't. In fact, with few exceptions all 128 game comes from a company called (Paperback Writer) and two revisions,
the developers I spoke with (I surveyed Supersoft Games. It simulates the Eng Pocket Writer 2 is a solid writing tool
them at the Spring COMDEX and over lish game of cricket and goes by the title which any serious writer should consider.
the phone) hold the traditional view of the of Graham Gooch's Cricket-128. The prob It is one of the best what-you-see-is-what-
128 as a business, not game, machine. lem with both games are their crude you-get processors yet developed.
One of the exceptions to that rule which graphics and snail-paced action. If those
does offer hope to entertainment-starved two are the best we can expect for the 128, Spreadsheets
128 users is Patech Software. I would much rather boot into 64 mode for Nothing says serious business louder
Most of you will recognize Patech as the my entertainment. I mention them here than a professional spreadsheet, and
company which brought BASIC 8 to the only because they are two of the few strict again 128 users are blessed with some ex
market and later introduced the first 128 ly 128-mode games being marketed. On cellent choices—all with plenty of room,
desktop publishing software, Page Build the other hand, Artworx was marketing standard spreadsheet features and speed.
er. Well, the company's president, Paresh an entertaining karate game called Thai I've tried dozens of spreadsheet programs
Patel, takes a broader view of the 128. In Boxing for a while but took it off the for systems both smaller and larger than
stead of viewing it as an extension of the shelves because it so closely resembled the the 128, but my all-time favorite remains
64, he views it as an untapped entertain 64 version and the company saw no need Vizastar 128. The program is not only ex
ment market. He has a stable of program to offer them both. cellently designed and hefty in size, but
mers chomping at the bit wanting to de comes with an integrated database pro
sign, develop and market quality soft Getting Down To Serious gram. Users needing both should consider
ware, rather than just following the trail Business this duo.
left by older, established software develop If you use your 128 as a tool instead of For GEOS 128 owners, the logical
ers that first surveyed the market. Their toy, you'll have plenty to smile about choice is geoCalc 128. It is one of the
survey showed that both the 64 and when browsing the business and produc newer spreadsheet programs and not only
Amiga markets were already inundated tivity software shelves. When it comes to looks impressive but performs that way.
with nearly every possible type of software business, 128 owners can hold their heads When shopping for a spreadsheet, it is a
package. And while the 128 has a very as high as anybody—bar none. good idea to consider an integrated pack
healthy library of business-related soft The foundation of businessware is a tri age. And both SwifiCak 128 and Pocket
ware available, there is plenty of empty umvirate; word processing, spreadsheet Planner 2 can share data with their sister
shelf space for other types. Desktop pub and database management. programs (Data Manager 128 and Pocket
lishing was one of the first shelves they Filer 2). Both offer a healthy-sized matrix,
decided to fill. But Patel said the largest Word Processing but Pocket Planner 128 offers slightly bet
and most potentially profitable market Prom the very beginning, the word pro ter digital accuracy (16 vs. 12). All the
their survey revealed was for 128-mode cessors released for the 128 have been ex spreadsheet programs include the stan
entertainment software. Hopefully, by the cellent. Wordpro 128 was the first I used, dard formulas and math features. If your
time you read this, those empty entertain and I still like it today. It only got better 128 has expanded RAM, Pocket Planner
ment shelves will begin to fill with Patech (and cheaper) with age and the inclusion 128 can address it too.
titles. And be assured, if 128-mode enter of FUepro 128 with the later versions Continued on page 112
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Look for "Flying Fortress" simulation
next spring. This simulation puts you in
the U.S. Eighth Air Force performing pre
cision daylight bombing runs against
Nazi Germany during World War II.
First there was Leaderboard Golf. Then
World Class Leaderboard hit the market.
Late this fall, computer golf enthusiasts
can play Ultimate Golflthe most sophisti
Access Software cated Leaderboard product to date). This
64/128: If you need a little iron in your advanced program features right- and
software diet, Heavy Metal is the program left-handed golfers, a female golfer, differ
for you. It's a realistic simulation of an M- ent penalty strokes (for hitting your ball
1 "Abrams" Main Battle Tank. In the real in the water) and a nice selection of new
world this 62-ton monster features heavy and improved courses. Ultimate Golf also
armor plating, a 120mm Smooth Bore updates 459r faster than World Class Lea-
cannon, smoke discharge capability and a derboard. The background scenery has a
machine gun for knocking out targets at fresh new appearance, while the game
close range. The M-l also has a maximum play is more accurate than ever before.
speed of approximately 42 mph, and it's Coming in 1989: Two Amiga products
considered the most sophisticated tank in have release dates in the first quarter of
the world today. Taking all of these facts '89. Echelon, a real crowd pleaser on the
into consideration, Access created an in 64, is currently being ported over to the
credible software replica of this modern 16-bit environment. This program has
American military vehicle. been rewritten from the ground up, so the
Heavy Metal, subtitled "Modern Land programmer could take advantage of the
Combat: Volume One," is also the base Amiga's capabilities. It's interesting to
program for a series of products currently note that this special edition of Echelon
under development. Accessory disks (no
pun intended) may contain additional
Coming
"Abrams" scenarios or possibly even new
military vehicle simulations. If you're
interested in this private little war,
intelligence reports indicate the
Attractions
fighting will commence in
September.
There are four screens in
the game: the war room
(where you set up your
attack force), a view of the battlefield byjohn Jermaine
(which permits you to observe the
current strengths and weaknesses of both
sides), The simulation screen containing Earlier this year, I wrote a feature called
the tank controls, and a view through the "Software Fanatics."' As I worked on the
eyes of the enemy. Heavy Metal takes project, I began to realize what that term
place in Eastern Europe, where the Russ actually meant. We're all basically soft
ians are attacking your Allied position ware fanatics at heart. Everyone wants to
with air strikes, artillery barrages, light know more about the software companies
armored vehicles, fast-moving gun trucks in general, the new titles they're releas
and a new breed of Soviet tank that may ing, and where the industry is headed as
be your equal. The instrumentation and a whole. "Coming Attractions" is designed
controls of the tank are equally impressive. to deliver that type of information, with
Access contacted the Pentagon, in Wash- a few surprises thrown in for good measure.
ington, D.C., and arranged to examine the So sit back in your favorite easy chair
M-l (inside and out) at the Michigan plant and join me as I gaze into the future.
where they're manufactured.
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 75
Fast Break Tennis anyone? If you've mastered the
sport in real life, try your hand (or back
of sneakers on the wooden floor. This bas hand) at Accolade's Serve & Volley. As the
ketball simulation really looks exciting user plays the game, he actually has to
because you can choose a play from a learn proper ball placement, timing and
menu of offensive and defensive maneu stroke selection in order to become a pro.
vers, generate a play of your own, make The simulation also contains three types
TKO substitutions, shoot three-pointers, per of court surfaces, three difficulty levels,
form a slam dunk, etc. The Fast Break in and realistic "Strobe-o-stroke" graphics.
contains new patrol zones, different puz terface might also seem vaguely familiar. "Strobe-o-stroke" animation, in case you
zles to solve, and graphics that move at a It's primarily the same one Bob White- haven't heard of the term, is a special
faster rate of speed. Speaking ofEchelon, head developed for Hardball and 4th & method of making hits and serves appear
Echelon II (for the Commodore 64) will be Inches. more realistic on the computer. When it
coming your way early next year. The A number of secondary features are comes to manipulating the ball, the play
guys at Access couldn't tell me very much equally important in the overall scheme er has an arsenal of three different serves
about this top-secret project, except to say of things. When the user substitutes a and five possible hits to choose from. Oth
it's being patterned after the Echelon line player, for example, he gets to see a photo er options include: single and double
of thought, and the program will probably of the guy (as well as his personal statis modes of play, playing a match or tourna
accept optional game disks. tics). This type of material won't make or ment, and a special Save feature. Tennis
I also understand an incredible Amiga break the average game, but the presence fanatics will love Serve & Volley because
version of Heavy Metal is in the works. of these little extras makes a good simula it's an authentic recreation of their favor
tion stand out as something special. ite sport.
Accolade One more thing should be mentioned And now for something totally different,
(►1/12S: Accolade's fall lineup has some here: Fast Break is Steve Cartwright's Bubble Gfiost (slated to ship in Septem
thing for everybody. First of all we need to first Accolade project. In the past, Cart- ber) (Ed. Note: Bubble Ghost was official
talk about TKO (short for "technical wright has produced some outstanding ly released ahead ofschedule at the end of
knock out"). This unusual boxing pro software titles for Activision (including July./ isn't your standard microcomputer
gram is a tine simulation of the popular Aliens and GeeBeeAir Rally). I want to arcade game. It doesn't challenge the user
sport, where the user has to move and wish him the best of luck at his new loca to fly a plane, shoot some "hoops," or blast
think like a professional fighter. The tion, but with Steve's talent who needs a gang of alien thugs. In fact, you don't
game features arcade-style action, large luck? use a weapon in the program at all. Be
detailed graphics, and a split-screen per You'd better select your favorite cue lieve it or not, your task consists of blow
spective of things (as seen through the stick and "chalk up" for action because ing a bubble through 35 rooms of an an
eyes of the boxers), All contenders have Rack'em is on the way. Playing this pro cient castle. Each chamber of the struc
the same basic abilities, and the computer gram is almost like taking a trip to the lo ture contains a number of deadly traps
opponents will definitely give you a work cal pool hall. The disk contains five tradi that can easily burst your fragile bubble.
out. Another interesting factor adds real tional billiards games: snooker, bumper The player can avoid most of these dan
credibility to the product: fighters can pool, straight pool, 8-ball and 9-ball. If the gers, but when the going gets rough it
physically get hurt in the ring. Facial in user wants to play something different, pays to examine the objects around you.
juries (including black eyes, fat lips, swol the program features an easy-to-use One of them might be the solution to your
len cheeks, and the like! are graphically bumper pool construction set and a gener problem. I was also impressed with the
displayed on the screen. If you've ever ic game (where the consumer can play by Bubble Ghost himself. If this cute little
wanted to fight Mike Tyson, but you value his own mlea and recreate any pool chal guy blows too much, his face turns red and
your health. TKO is the next best thing. lenge known to man). Rack'em also has he coughs. Whenever a bubble is de
Fast Break is a full-court three-on-three good ball action, trick shots are possible, stroyed, you get a sour look from your
basketball game played under profession and you have the option of re-shooting ghostly counterpart as he stomps his foot
al rules. From the moment the whistle your last shot. Whenever I play 8-ball on in disgust. Bubble Ghost is good family
blows, you can hear the rhythmic bounc a regulation table, I have trouble selecting entertainment and the most original pro
ing of the ball and the high-pitched squeal the proper aim, english, and power level of gram I've seen this year.
a shot. All three of these variables are Beginning in October, Steel Thunder
present in game, and they're similar to rolls off the assembly line. This unusual
their counterparts in the real world. I simulation puts you behind the wheel of
think you'll agree that Rack'em is one of
the best pool simulations on the market
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Dan Bunten's Modem Wars ^_ ^^k
Caveman Vgh-lympics
76 NOVEMBER 1988
for early October availability. This pro
gram is the sequel to EA's best-selling
product, and it promises to be one of the
hottest selling items of the season. The
three famous American tanks: the ultra disk contains an "Air Jordan" slam dunk
modern M-l "Abrams" Main Battle tank, contest, where the player can perform ten
an M-3 "Bradley" Infantry Fighting Vehi different slam dunks, a Larry Bird three-
cle, and the Classic M-60 "Patton" Tank. point shoot-out, which challenges the user
The program is basically Test Drive with to sink a number of shots from beyond the
Finai Assault
tanks, where the player becomes the com foul line, and of course you'll be playing a
mander, gunner and driver of his vehicle. modore 64 and play someone using a dif little one-on-one in the game. Once in a
There are three theatres of operation to ferent translation of the product (like the while, a picture of Bird or Jordan will ap
choose from (Central America, Europe, IBM version, for example). The program pear on the screen and comment on a par
and the Middle East), and the controls also features: one- and two-player modes, ticular move or shot (the same way Gen.
were created from digitized pictures of the a practice session, multiple levels of diffi Yeager criticizes your flying in Chuck
real tanks. Steel Thunder also features culty and a variety of different games to Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer). Jor
24 authentic tank missions, distinctive choose from. Modem Wars is a new breed dan vs. Bird also features larger character
handling characteristics for each tank and of military strategy game which should graphics than the previous game and an
the ability to launch a conventional war attract a strong following. instant replay option. Although I haven't
against the Soviets. Military simulation Deathlord, another product slated to actually seen the program, I know enough
people take notice: I've seen a demonstra ship in September, is an intricate fantasy about it to say it will be something special.
tion of this product, and it really looks role-playing game (with strong Oriental As the world prepares for the Summer
nice. overtones). Your quest begins in the land Olympic Games. Electronic Arts is put
of Lorn, capital of the Kodan Empire. The ting the finishing touches on their own
Electronic Arts realm has be surrounded by a huge hos Caveman Ugh -lympics program (sched
64/128: Some people seem to think the mi tile army, and its leader (the infamous uled for release in October). Travel back
crocomputer software industry is nothing Deathlord) plans to invade the country in time to the Stone Age and participate
more than an international poker game. If and use it as a stepping stone in his bid to in six humorous pre-historic events. The
that is true, EA is holding a pat hand of ti take over the empire. In a desperate at first contest is called the Mate Tbss. Swing
tles and they're preparing to rake in the tempt to stop this invasion, you gather the your mate around by the ankles (for opti
chips, hi September, for example, Dan remaining warriors together and set off to mum speed) and lob him or her for dis
Bunten's Modem Wars will be looking for meet your destiny. tance in terms of feet. This challenge
a few good men (and women). This prod The game features eight races of beings, might have been the inspiration for the
uct is basically a football game where the male and female characters, 16 character modern day hammer throw. Fire Starting
players are drone aircraft (that can actu is similar to striking the match to light
classes (including thieves, fighters,
ally perform bombing missions), tanks, la priests, wizards, etc.), and 84 magic spells the Olympic Tbrch. The player rubs two
sers, various types of missiles, etc. Every to master. Players can also travel across sticks together until he can generate a
thing is controlled by the two command 16 continents in the program (where they fire. As you perform this task, club your
ers, who are seated in fortifications at op opponent every now and then to disrupt
encounter swamps, deserts, forests, tun
posite ends of the field. Blow your enemy his concentration. The Dino-Vault is simi
dra, fortresses, castles, ruins, temples,
out of his bunker (or occupy the strategic lar to pole vaulting. Your caveman has to
cities, towns and the like).
points on the field) and the game is over. I forgot to mention the dungeons: there vault over a deep ravine, where a hungry
Since the program was written to be are 157 levels of these tricky little devils dinosaur waits for a possible meal. Club-
used with a modem, you can play against ing resembles the art of fencing. After es
in Deathlord. By the way, 128 different
opponents down the block, across the tablishing your position during the in
types of monsters are expecting you for
country or halfway around the world. timidation phase of the event, try to club
dinner along the way (if you know what I
Now here's something interesting. I can each other off the top of a large flat boul
mean). It's also possible to take your fa
run my copy of Modem Wars on the Com- der. The Sabre-Tooth Tiger Sprint is simi
vorite characters from The Bard's Tale I,
lar to the 50 yard dash, while the Dino
Ultima III, and Wizardry I-III, and use
Steeplechase challenges the consumer to
them in your quest. EA estimates it will
take over 200 hours of play to finish this
scenario, so the consumer will definitely
get his money's worth from Deathlord.
Now here's an interesting bit of news for
the basketball enthusiast in the crowd:
Jordan vs. Bird: One-On-One is scheduled
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 77
Starftight
78 NOVEMBER 1988
♦
communicating with the different alien
beings. Doing things correctly here can of
ten mean the difference between eventual
colonization of a planet and going to war Deathlord
with its overseers. I really like the Star- an international crime family threatens
flight concept because it's an attempt to to take over the city, the Enforcers (an
simulate the art of space exploration and elite police unit of the future) step in to Ferrari Formula One
all the problems associated with it. save the day. These hi-tech officers carry astroturf or cheering fans in this program
Last, but not least, EA expects to ship computer wristwatches, criminal radar lo because it's the kind of game you'd play on
John Madden Football (for the 64 and cators, snare guns and .88 magnum pis a vacant lot or in somebody's back yard.
Amiga systems) shortly before Santa tols. You can also drive around town in V- Your playing surface is usually dirt or
makes his rounds. Madden has contribut Max, the most sophisticated automobile concrete, while items like barricades, pud
ed his years of coaching experience to the on the road today. If a face appears on the dles and parked cars add spice to the
design of the product, while the program vehicle's crime computer, quickly park scheme of things. Street Sports Football is
actually contains material from the Oak your car and initiate a search for that das a three-on-three neighborhood game,
land Raiders' playbooks. There are over tardly individual. Catch the criminals where anything can happen.
200 possible plays in the game. You have with the goods and receive promotions. First there was Marble Madness. Now
the option of setting up a play and letting You will also paiticipate in high-speed car you have to deal with Mind-Roll. This ad
it go. or you can assume the role of the chases and the rescuing of hostages. I dictive marble-rolling contest features a
guy with the ball. The user can also direct may not be another Dirty Harry, but ball that can turn on a dime, race through
the individual movements of all eleven Technocop allows me to live the life of a a maze, leap onto platforms, pass through
members of his team on every play. There new age police officer without leaving the walls and even bounce when necessary.
are several unique features I like: the safety of my own computer room. Everything in the program has been
"magnifying glass" permits you to watch With victory in sight, I climbed the last drawn in a realistic 3D perspective and
a single player as he runs his pattern and few feet of rock and planted my flag on the really looks great on the 64. There are ten
pressing the "Oomph" button gives the summit of the peak. Yes, you can experi different games on the disk, multiple lev
ball carrier a quick burst of speed. One ence the same thrills and chills of profes els of play and problems to solve before a
more thing needs to be said about the pro sional mountain climbing in Epyx's new round can be completed. If you accepted
gram: the player can get into the game Final Assault program. Eric Escoffier fa the challenge of Marble Madness and
very quickly, without having to study well-known climber) contributed to the de liked it, I'm sure you'll enjoy Mind-Roll.
much documentation. By the way, 1986 sign of this fabulous simulation, which Have you ever wanted to become the
and J 987 player data disks will also be challenges the consumer to inch his way admiral of your own fleet? Can you deter
available in the near future. These items across treacherous rock faces, crevasses, mine the locations of enemy ships on a
will probably contain the point scoring and glaciers. While preparing for a climb, grid map? Would you like to hear your
people of the sport (receivers, running the user selects his gear, clothing, food best friend sob, "You sunk my battleship"?
backs, quarterbacks, etc.). and other supplies from a list of over 50 If you gave a "Yes'! response to these ques
items. Make these choices wisely because tions, you might consider joining the Epyx
Epyx
a single piece of equipment can make the navy. Battleship (the world-famous board
64/128: Webster defines epics as "long nar
difference between surviving a climb or game) will soon be in the hands of home
rative poems (in dignified style) about the computer sea dogs around the world. The
simply becoming a another statistic. On
deeds of a hero or heroes, as The Iliad and rules of Battleship are really very simple:
screen features include indicators for tem
The Odyssey" I define Epyx as "the birth two players position their vessels (on sepa
perature and altitude, a timer, the phys
place of incredible software where the user
ical state of the climber and a safety guide rate grid maps) and begin the task of sys
becomes the hero and the rest is up to tematically firing shells on possible en
which helps the player during his ascent.
him." This fall a new collection of unusual
After seeing Final Assault in operation, I emy coordinates. As each round is com
titles will be coming your way from Epyx. pleted, the locations of your opponent's
can honestly say it's one of the sharpest
First of all, we have Technocop. When ships become more obvious. Points are
simulations I've seen in a while and a wel
come change of pace. scored for "hitting" a vessel, while a spe
News Flash: Street Sports Football, the cial bonus is awarded for sending it to the
latest addition to the Street Sports line of bottom. Damage to a vessel is also dis
products, will be shipped in the coming played on the right side of the screen. You
weeks. You won't find a fancy stadium, can actually see deck fires and gaping
holes appearing on the picture of the un-
GonHnuedonpage 116
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ACCESSORIES/HARDWARE CREATIVITY UTILITIES/LANGUAGES PRODUCTIVITY EDUCATIONAL
Aprospan Carina3e £ipander S 25 Advanced Art Studio S 25 Assembler/Monitor 64 S 29 Business Form Snoo S 30 Alp ha Bet 2 oo S 18
Banner Band Paper-Parry 12 An mail on Station 65 Basic 8 25 CMS Accounting 128 129 Alphabuiid 6
Banner Band Paper Christmas 12 Award ware 12 Basic Compiler 128 42 CMS Accounting 6* 129 Calculus by Numeric Methods 27
Banner Band Roll Paper COLOR 12 B llboard Maker 29 Basic Compiler 64 29 Crtartpak12B 29 Counting Parade 6
Cover 1541 7 Blackiack Academy 29 Big Blue Reader 32 Ctiaripak 64 »9 Early Learning Friends 6
Cover 1571 9 Biasing Paddles 25 Bobsterm Pro 64 35 KFSAccouniami28 109 Easy Sign (sign Language) 17
Cover C128 9 Bumper slicker Maker 35 BobtermProI28 ■12 KFS add on Industry Modules EA 19 Evelyn Wood Dynamic Reader 17
Cover C64 r Bus nesscard MaKer 29 CP/M Kit 128 22 Leroys Label Maker 1 Pacemaker 16
Cover C64 C 8 CAD 3D 39 CoDol 128 29 Page Builder 128 39 First Men Moon Math 19
Diskette Boi (70 5 7< disks) 10 Ctdf»k128 -. Coool64 29 Paperclip PuWisrwr 39 HayOen SAT Preparation 32
Drive Bo> 27 Cadpak 64 29 Gnome Kit 64/12E 29 Panne' 128 Cartridge 39 How to Program in Baste 24
Card* are Gnome Speed Compiler 128 29 Partner 64 Cartridge 39 Kids on Keys 18
Explode Fast Load Can 19 ■
Final CanriOge 49 Cerl ticaie Maker 17 Merlin 128 45 Persni Portfolio Manger 128 42 Kid sword | large characters) 35
Hot Snot Plus Pr inter interlce 69 ColDrt; 1 28 12 Merlin 64 35 Persni Portfolio Manger 64 ■ Kidwnter 22
Joystick Winner 104 8 Creale a Calendar 22 Physical Exam 1S41 29 Pocket Superpak 2 67 Kindercomp IB
Joystick Winner 220 15 Crossword Magic 39 Physical Exam157l 29 Security Analyst 12S 35 Linkword. French 19
Joy stick-Winner 770 13 Cyoer video 9 Power Assembter 64/128 3D Sylvia's Persni Manger 128 39 Lmkword French 2 19
LigfitpervMod.eli70C 69 Doodle 29 Power C 64/128 30 TAS128 42 Linkworfl: German 19
Lightpen- Model 1B4C 49 Fiendraw 5 5 29 Prototinc 128 29 TAS64 29 Lmkword Italian 19
M3 Mouse (lull P'opcriional) 39 Fiexiiont 24 Prototerm 128 12 TW Account Payabe 64 39 Lmkword. Russian 19
Vact- 128Canndge 35 Gauerta 1 -clipart ddle/IUdrw 24 RamDOS128 29 TW Account Receivable 64 39 Link word. Spanish 19
Houstpad B G eria 2 clipan sddle/li»drw 24 Renegade 29 TW General Ledger 64 39 Li tile Computer People 12
Parchmem 100 sheets COLOR 12 Graphics integralM 2 24 SVSflES Enhanced 30 TW Inventory 64 IS Mathbusters 22
Quick Brow Bo>-32K 79 Home Designer CAD 1ZB 45 Super B1 Utilities Cl 28 29 TW Payroll 64 39 Mavis Beacon Typing 30
Quick Brown Boi64K 99 Home Designer-Engnnng Library 10 Super 81 Utilities C64 29 Microlawyar 39 Memory Academy 15
RS232 inlerace Cable 39 R.S.V.P- 21
Ribbons lor your printer Call Reafling 1 (Peier Rabbi!) 19
Serial Box 2-for-t 29 Reading 2 [Jungle Back) 19
Serial Box 4-ic-M 39 SWM Add/Subtract 22
Serial Cable-6lt 9 SWM Add'Subiract w/Decimais ;;
Introducing The BACKSPACE key deletes the all occurrences of "me" to "you" in a file
82 NOVEMBER 1988
PROGRAMMING
The Challenge
for the Commodore 64
Before typing (his program, read "How lo Enter Programs' ant! "HOW lo Use the Magazine 120 POKE 646/PEEK(53281)-l
Entry Program." The BASIC programs in this magazine are available on disk from Loidsiar.
:POKE 49383,0'EUPD
P.O. Box 30008, Shrcvcport, IA7I3 30-0007, I-800-831-2694.
130 POKE 49374,1:POKE 53269,0'CPCC
The Challenge 140 PRINT"[CLEAR,DOWN3,RIGHT2,RVS] 1
20 POKE 53281,0:POKE 53280,12 [RVOFF] KNIGHT'S CHALLENGE"
:PL=0'DUQE :PRINT"[DOWN2,RIGHT2/RVSJ 2
30 PRINT"[CLEAR,DOWN2,RIGHT12,RVS, [RVOFF] COLOR CHALLENGE" ' CBPN-
YELLOW] THE CHALLENGE "'BASG 150 PRINT"[DOWN4,RIGHT2,RVS]
40 PRINT"[DOWN4] LOADING MACHINE PLEASE CHOOSE 1 OR 2 ";
LANGUAGE..."'BAXI :POKE 198,0'CHEI
50 FOR N=l TO 30:READ A:NEXT'FHSF 160 GET K$:IF K$=""THEN 160'EIBF
60 FOR N=16128 TO 17412:READ A 170 IF K$<>"1"AND KSO"2"THEN 120'HHBI
:POKE N,A:NEXT'GSLJ 180 PRINT"[CLEAR,DOWN2,RIGHT2]
70 S=54272:V=53248:POKE 53276,255 PLEASE CHOOSE DIFFICULTY
:POKE V+27,255:POKE V+16,0 LEVEL"'BAIM
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 83
Programming/The Challenge
540 GOTO 480'BDLE
270 PRINT SPC(8)"(USE JOYSTICK 550 PRINT"[DOWN] PLEASE WAIT..."
PORT2)"'CCXK :FOR R=0 TO 6:CO=PEEK(49378):SH=0
275 PRINT"[DOWN2,RIGHT6] :FOR C=0 TO 7'KWYT
YOUR CHALLENGE IS TO 560 IF C>3 THEN CO=PEEK(49380)
DUPLICATE""BAYR :IF K=l THEN SH=1'JRHO
280 PRINT SPC(12)"THIS PATTERN"'CDAJ 570 IF K=2 THEN SH=INT(C/2)+2*(C>3)
285 PRINT"[DOWN2,RIGHT6]PRESS [RVS] 1 JNNO
F7 [RVOFF] DURING GAME TO 580 IF K=3 THEN SH=C+4*<C>3)'HKSN
SEE"'BAMS 590 POKE 49170+C+R*8,CO
290 PRINT SPC(12)"[DOWN] :POKE 49226+C+R*8,255-SH:NEXT:NEXT
THIS SOLVED PUZZLE"rCDBM :RETURN'MEAW
295 PRINT"[DOWN2,RIGHT6,RVS] 600 PRINT"[DOWN] PLEASE WAIT..."
PRESS SPACE BAR TO BEGIN":C=0'CDRT :FOR R=0 TO 6:CO=0:FOR C=0 TO
300 C=(1-C):POKE 53269,C*255 71IMLL
:FOR N=l TO 100'HWXG 605 IF K=l THEN IF C>3 THEN CO=1'HHUL
305 IF PEEK(197)<>60 THEN NEXT N 610 IF K=2 THEN CO=INT (C/2) 'GIEG
:GOTO 300'HMNI 620 IF K=3 THEN CO=C'EFHF
310 N=100:NEXT'CFBA 630 POKE 49170+C+R*8,CO+1
320 IF PEEK(197)<>64 THEN 320'FKWE :POKE 49226+C+R*8,251:NEXT
330 PRINT"[CLEAR]SHUFFLING PATTERN" INEXT'LCBP
:POKE 53269,0:POKE 49383,l'DQSK 635 FOR N=16064 TO 16127:POKE N,255
335 FOR N=l TO 200:NEXT N'EHQI :NEXT:POKE 53281,0:RETURN'HCSR
340 POKE 53281,PEEK(53281)+1 640 FOR N=0 TO 3:X=PEEK(V+39+N)+l
:PRINT"[CLEAR]":POKE 53281, :IF X>255 THEN X=0'MTEQ
PEEK(53281)-1:POKE 1095,31'INNO 650 POKE V+39+N,X:NEXT:POKE 49380,X
350 FOR N=1499 TO 1503:POKE N,48 :RETURN'GQUM
:NEXT'FPFI 660 FOR N=4 TO 7:X=PEEK(V+39+N)+1
360 POKE 646,PEEK(53281)+1'DMIH :IF X>255 THEN X=0'MTMS
370 POKE 49374,0:PRINT"[HOME,DOWN9] 670 POKE V+39+N,X:NEXT:POKE 49378,X
11SPC (34) " [RVS] MOVES"'DLPK :RETURN'GQCO
375 POKE 53269,255:POKE 49377,0 680 IF X>253 THEN X=0'EGPM
:POKE 49379,0'DAXP 690 RETURN'BAQJ
380 IF PEEK(49379)=1 THEN POKE 49377,1 700 POKE S+24,15:FOR J=0 TO 1:RESTORE
:GOTO 700'GTWM :FOR Jl=l TO 15:READ HF,LF
390 GOTO 380'BDKH :POKE 53269,LF'LHNO
400 IF PL=1 THEN POKE 53281,PEEK(829) 710 POKE S+1,HF:POKE S,LF
:GOTO 550'GSMF :POKE S+4,33-J*16:FOR N=l TO 80
410 POKE 53269,255'BJDB :NEXT:POKE S+4,32-J*16'PJAT
420 POKE 646,PEEK(53281)+1'DMIE 720 FOR N=l TO 100:NEXT:NEXT
4 30 PRINT"[CLEAR]"SPC(10)"[DOWN2,RVS] :FOR N=l TO 100:NEXT:NEXT
TO CHANGE COLORS '"CDHI
:POKE S+24,0:GOTO 120'NAVP
435 PRINT SPC(8)"[DOWN,RVS] 730 DATA 21,31,21,31,22,96,25,30,25,
PRESS FUNCTION KEYS"'CCXN 30,22,96,21,31,18,209,16,195,16,
440 PRINT"[DOWN2,RIGHT2,RVS] Fl 195'BMBQ
[RVOFF] CHANGES SCREEN COLOR"'BACJ
740 DATA 18,209,21,31,21,31,18,209,18,
445 PRINT"[DOWN,RIGHT2,RVS] F3 [RVOFF] 209'BHSL
CHANGES BACKGROUND COLOR"'BASQ 750 DATA 0,24,0,0,60,0,0,122,0,0,118,
450 PRINT"[DOWN,RIGHT2,RVS] F5 [RVOFF] 0,0,60,0,0'BNKN
CHANGES CHESSPIECE 1 COLOR"'BAWM 760 DATA 24,0,0,60,0,0,126,0,0,0,0,0,
460 PRINT"[DOWN,RIGHT2,RVS] F7 [RVOFF] 60,0,0,126'BNNO
CHANGES CHESSPIECE 2 COLOR"'BAAN 770 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,60,0,0,60,0,0,60,0,
470 PRINT"[DOWN,RIGHT5,RVS] 0,60,0'BKNO
PRESS SPACE BAR TO START"'BAAN 780 DATA 0,60,0,0,126,0,0,255,0,0,0,0,
480 GET K2$:IF K2S=""THEN 480'EKGK 1,255,128,0fBPYQ
490 IF K2$=" "THEN PRINT"[CLEAR]" 790 DATA 0,0,0,1,126,128,1,126,128,1,
:GOTO 550'FHVM 255,128,1,255,128,0'BWMT
500 IF K2S="[Fl]"THEN X=PEEK{53281)+1 800 DATA 0,0,0,126,0,0,126,0,0,126,0,
:GOSUB 680:POKE 53281,X 0,126,0,0,126'BQKK
:GOTO 420'JDCL 810 DATA 0,0,126,0,0,126,0,1,255,128,
510 IF K2$="[F3]"THEN X=PEEK(53280)+1 0,0,0,1,255,128'BSCL
:GOSUB 680:POKE 53280,X'lYSK 820 DATA 3,255,192,7,255,224,0,0,0,7,
520 IF K2S="[F5]"THEN GOSUB 640'EGBF 255,224,7,255,224,167'BYPN
530 IF K2$="[F7]"THEN GOSUB 660'EGEG 830 DATA 0,3,0,0,15,0,0,127,0,1,254,
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1480 DATA 229,192,177,251,145,253,173, ADDRESS:
229,192,145,251,200,192,112,208,
CITY:
237'BNJR
1490 DATA 32,44,67,96,173,225,192,208, STATE:
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 87
PROGRAMMING by John Fedor
Pivot Point until the bar is back into the green area. If
for the Commodore 64 the player (as selected at the top of the
screen) cannot remove any pieces from his
Here is a version of an old board gam half of the screen, the other player auto
with a new twist. It is checkers with matically wins. Normal pieces are one
the added challenge of balancing. The unit in weight, while the Kings are two
game is played the same way as checkers, units. The distance from the center also
except that you must be careful not to let affects the scale. After a couple of moves
your side get too heavy, or else you will you will get a feel for how the scale works.
need to take off some of your pieces in or So there are three ways to win: (1) The
der to put the game back into balance. player whose turn it is cannot move legal
Tb play the game, you will need two ly; (2) One player is out of pieces; or (3) A
players and two joysticks. Player one's joy player cannot remove any pieces on his
stick is in port 1. By moving the joystick, signifies a King piece. A King may go in half to balance the board.
you move the cursor. Place the cursor (via either of the four possible directions, while If you want a dramatic scale mover, let
joystick) on top of one of your playing a normal piece can go only towards the op a King in the back row jump out. This will
pieces. Blue is player one; green is player posite side of its original position. Tb get a remove a piece from that side and also
two. Pressing the fire button will select King, you must get a piece to the other move the weight closer to the other side.
that piece. Now move the cursor to the side of the board. This could be just enough to make the oth
place that you wish to drop the piece. Those are the standard directions. Now er start removing pieces. Also, by double
You can jump one piece at a time (there you need to know about the enhance or triple jumping, you may jeopardize the
are multiple jumps, however). If you do ments. On the far right of the screen is a balance of the board by removing too
jump and there is another possible jump, scale with a bar in it. The bar tells which much weight from one half of the board.
the computer will tell you to jump again. way and to what degree the board is tilt Use caution not to get stuck with remov
You must jump with the piece that just ing. If the bar gets into the red area, some ing one or two of your opponent's pieces
jumped. A lighter shade of blue or green one must start taking pieces off the board and three or four of your own! Q
Before typing this program, read "How to Enter Programs" and "How to 1'sc the Magazine :PRINT TAB(34)MID$(C$,X,1) "[RVS,
Entry Program." The BASIC programs in this magazine arc availahle on disk from loadstar.
SPACE2,RVOFF]"'KWBV
P.O. Box J0008, Shrevcport, LA 71130-0007,1-800-831-2694
80 IF X=3 AND Y=2 THEN 90'FGUI
Pivot Point 85 NEXT Y'BBSJ
10 GOSUB 300'BDGX 90 NEXT X'BBRF
15 CLR:DIM BO{8,8):S=54272 95 FOR 1=16320 TO 16383:POKE I,0:NEXT
:F0R 1=0 TO 23:POKE I+S,0:NEXT :FOR Y=0 TO 1:FOR X=0 TO 1
:POKE S+24,15'LIBQ :POKE 16320+Y*3+X,255'PMVC
20 POKE S+6,248:POKE S+1,33 100 NEXT:NEXT'CBLV
:POKE S+13,248:POKE S+8,20 105 POKE 53248,40:POKE 53249,145
:POKE S+20,248:POKE S+15,8'MPUO :POKE 2040,255:POKE 53264,1
25 DEF FN B ( X) = (16-(PEEK(5b320)AND :P0KE 53287,1'FSVL
16) )OR (16-(PEEK(56321)AND 16) ) •KJQQ 110 POKE 53271,0:POKE 53277,0
30 PRINT"[CLEAR,D0WN3]":POKE 53280,11 :POKE 53286,0:POKE 53269,l'EGYE
:POKE 53281,12'DSKF 115 FOR Y=l TO 2:FOR X = 3-Y TO 8 STEP 2
35 D$="[RVS,SPACE2,DOWN,LEFT2,SPACE2, :BO(X,Y)=1:NEXT:NEXT'LUDM
UP,RVOFF]":C$="[RED,BLACK]"'CFEK 120 FOR Y=l TO 2:FOR X=3-Y TO 8 STEP 2
40 Z=1:FOR Y=l TO 8:PRINT TAB{7) :BO(X,Y+6)=-1:NEXT:NEXT'NVLK
:FOR X=l TO 8'JNII 125 GOSUB 385'BDTD
45 PRINT MIDS(CS,Z,1)DS;:Z=3-Z:NEXT 130 FOR 1=16256 TO 16319:POKE 1,0
:PRINT"[DOWN]":Z=3-Z:NEXT'JWXP :NEXT'FQOE
50 PRINT" [HOME,BLACK]"; 'BBTC 135 FOR X=0 TO 1:FOR Y=0 TO 1
55 FOR 1=1 TO 24:PRINT TAB(30)" :POKE 16256+Y*3+Xf255'KUTN
[CMDR N]":NEXT:PRINT TAB(30)" 138 POKE 16256+X+(Y+14)*3,255:NEXT
[CMDR N,HOME,DOWN10]"'INMP :NEXT'HSFO
60 PRINT"[CMDR P7]"TAB 23)"[CMDR P7, 140 FOR Y=2 TO 13:POKE 16256+Y*3,192
SHFT @J"'CDLO :POKE 16257+Y*3,3:NEXT'KCYL
65 PRINT"[CMDR Y7]"TAB 23)"[CMDR Y7, 145 POKE 2041,254:POKE 53250,80
SHFT Pj '"CDUT :POKE 53251,82:POKE 53288,1
70 PRINT"[HOME]"TAB(33) [DOWN3,WHITE]
:POKE 53269,3'FRVP
TILT[DOWN]"'CDDG
150 TU=1:X3=1:Y3=1'DLUE
75 CS="[RED,YELLOW,GREEN,YELLOW,RED]
155 JU=0:X=X3:Y=Y3'DLHK
:FOR X=l TO 5:FOR Y=l TO 3
88 NOVEMBER 1988
Programming/Pivot Point
335 Z=1:DZ=1'CGWH
160 PRINT"[HOME,WHITE]PLAYER # "TU"IS 340 PRINT"[HOME,DOWN13]
UP. [SPACE12] '"BCOH "TAB(18)A$(Z)"CIFE
165 PRINT"PLACE CURSOR ON PIECE TO 345 Z=Z+DZ:IF Z=l OR Z=5 THEN
MOVE. '"BAJO DZ=-DZ'JNYP
170 GOSUB 425:2=1:IF TU=2 THEN 350 IF FN A(1)=0 THEN 340'EITG
Z=-1'HMCJ 355 RETURN'BAQH
175 IF SGN(BO(X,Y))<>Z THEN GOSUB 825 360 S1=0:S2=0:FOR Y=l TO 4
:GOTO 170'HRIP :FOR X=l TO 8'IPRL
180 GOSUB 815'BDRE 365 S1=S1+ABS(BO(X,Y))*(5-Y)
185 Xl=X:Y1=Y:PRINT"[HOME,DOWN,WHITE] :S2=S2+ABS(BO(X,Y+4))*Y:NEXT
PLACE ON WHERE TO MOVE TO.[SPACE4] :NEXT'MKHY
"'DILT 370 POKE 53249,145-<S1-S2)*3
190 GOSUB 425:IF BO(X,Y)<>0 THEN :RETURN'FRLK
GOSUB 825:GOTO 190'HTLM 375 PRINT"[HOME]"'BAVJ
195 X3=X:Y3=Y'CHBM 380 PRINT"[SPACE30]":RETURN'CBHK
200 IF X1=X OR Y1=Y THEN GOSUB 825 385 C$="[BLACK,BLUE,L. BLUE,GREEN,
:GOTO 160'HNSD L. GREEN]":PRINT"[HOME,DOWN3]"
205 IF ABS(X1-X)OABS (Yl-Y)THEN GOSUB :FOR Y=l TO 8:PRINT TAB{7)
825:GOTO 160'KRRL :FOR X=l TO 8'KOAV
210 Z=1:IF TU=Z THEN Z=-Z'GIKD 390 IF(X+Y)/2=INT((X+Y)/2)THEN PRINT"
215 IF SGN(Y-Y1)=Z AND ABS(BO(Xl, [RIGHT2]";:GOTO 415'KRGQ
Yl))=1 THEN GOSUB 825 395 Z=2:IF BO(X,Y)<0 THEN Z=4'FNOR
:GOTO 160'KARO 400 IF ABS(BO(X,Y))=2 THEN Z=Z+1'GNDF
220 IF ABS(X1-X)=1 THEN 245'FJQD 405 IF BO(X,Y)=0 THEN Z=1'EKQI
225 IF ABS(X1-X)>2 THEN GOSUB 825 410 PRINT MID$<C$,Z,1)D$;'CLKC
:GOTO 160'HNUK 415 NEXT:PRINT"[DOWN]":NEXT'DCIG
230 X2=INT(X1+X)/2:Y2=INT(Y1+Y)/2'IRXI 420 RETURN'BAQA
235 IF SGN(BO(X2,Y2))<>Z THEN GOSUB 425 J=31-(PEEK(56322-TU)AND 31)'FQPL
825:GOTO 160 HTHM 430 IF(J AND 1)=1 THEN Y=Y-1
240 JU=1'BDEB :IF Y<1 THEN Y=8'KNMK
245 GOSUB 820:BO(X,Y)=BO(X1,Yl)
:BO(X1,Y1)=0:IF ABS(X1-X)=2 THEN
BO(X2,Y2)=0'JXYW
250 FOR X=l TO 8'DDBD $59.95
255 IF BO(Xfl)=-l THEN BO(X,1)=-2'GQYN
260 IF B0(X,8)=l THEN BO(X,8)=2'EQCI Enjoy the Exciting, New Development Kit
265 NEXT'BAEH
From the BodyLab Series.
270 GOSUB 375'BDSE
275 GOSUB 385:GOSUB 360'CHPK This unique development kit contains a medically approved Pulse-
280 IF JU=1 THEN GOSUB 465 Rate sensor, a series ot fascinating software applications, and
:GOTO 280'FKKJ simple BASIC commands which will enable you to program the
285 TU=TU+1:IF TU>2 THEN TU=1'GMXQ Puise-Rate sensor and other BODYLOG sensors.
290 GOSUB 590'BDRG
Collect heart signals and then transform them into animations,
295 GOTO 155'BDKL
video games, and sounds! No programming skills are needed to
300 POKE 53280,6:POKE 53281,3'CPUB
create an acurate and meaningful physical fitness test. All the
305 PRINT"[CLEAR,WHITE,D0WN2]
protocols provided are physiologically approved with scientifically
"TAB(14)"[PURPLE]PIVIT[SPACE2] accepted formulae and data-coiiecting techniques. Save and
POINT[WHITE]"'CDJI print progress records of heart and fitness information, or create
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 89
Programming/Pivot Point
630 GOSUB 425:IF SGN(BO(X,
435 IF(J AND 2)=2 THEN Y=Y+1
Y))<>Z THEN GOSUB 825
:IF Y>8 THEN Y=1'KNLP
:GOTO 630'IVHM
440 IF(J AND 4)=4 THEN X=X-1
635 IF Y<l+C OR Y>4+C THEN GOSUB 825
:IF X<1 THEN X=8'KN0L
:GOTO 630'JNPQ
445 IF(J AND 8)=8 THEN X=X+1
640 TU=Q'BDVF
:IF X>8 THEN X=1'KNTQ
645 BO(X,Y)=0:X3=X:Y3=Y:GOSUB 820
450 POKE 53250,X*16+64:POKE 53251,
:GOSUB 375:GOSUB 360:GOTO 385'HHCU
Y*16+66'GXQL
650 P1=1:P2=0:IF A=l THEN P2=l
455 IF JO16 THEN 425'EGAL :Pl=0'HRWN
460 RETURN'BAQE 655 GOTO 675'BDRL
465 Z=1:IF TU=2 THEN Z=-Z'GIUP 660 Pl=0:P2=0:FOR Y=l TO 8
470 A=-1:B=1:IF BO(X3,Y3)=1 THEN :FOR X=l TO 8:IF BO(X,
A=0'HSVN
Y)<0 THEN P2=P2+1'NESV
475 IF BO(X3,Y3)=-1 THEN B=0'FMJQ 665 IF BO(X,Y)>0 THEN P1=P1+1'FNVR
480 FOR X4=-l TO 1:FOR Y4=A TO B'HJTM 670 NEXT:NEXT'CBLI
485 IF X4=0 OR Y4=0 THEN 515'FJOQ 675 IF P1 = 0 THEN GOSUB 375
490 X5=X3+X4:Y5=Y3+Y4:IF X5<1 OR X5>8 :PRINT"[HOME,BLACK]
OR Y5<1 OR Y5>8 THEN 515'NEKX PLAYER #2 WINS!I!"'FHXV
495 IF SGN(BO(X5,Y5) ) O-Z THEN 680 IF P2=0 THEN GOSUB 375
515'GPYT :PRINT"[HOME,BLACK]
500 X5=X3+X4*2:Y5=Y3+Y4*2 PLAYER #1 WINS!!!"'FHXR
:IF X5<1 OR X5>8 OR Y5<1 OR Y5>8 685 IF P1=0 OR P2=0 THEN 760'FJTS
THEN 515'PGXQ 690 P1 = 1:P2 = 1:Z = 1:IF TUOZ THEN
505 IF BO(X5,Y5)<>0 THEN 515'ENMJ Z=-Z'JQST
510 JU=2'BDFB 695 FOR X=l TO 8:FOR Y=l TO 8
515 NEXTlNEXT:JU=JU-1'EHRJ :IF SGN(BO(X,Y))<>Z THEN 745'LVXA
520 IF JU=0 THEN RETURN'EDOE 700 A=-1:B=1:IF BO(X,Y)=1 THEN
525 PRINT"[HOME,WHITE]JUMP AGAIN! A=0'HQTJ
[SPACE6]":GOSUB 815'CEML 705 IF BO(X,Y)=-1 THEN B=0'FKML
530 X=X3:Y=Y3:GOSUB 425'DLYG 710 FOR X4=-l TO 1:FOR Y4=A TO B
535 IF ABS(X-X3)<>2 OR ABS(Y-Y3)<>2 :X1=X+X4:Y1=Y+Y4'LVDO
THEN GOSUB 825:GOTO 530'NTRT 715 IF X1=X OR Y1 = Y OR XK1 OR Xl>8
540 IF BO(X,Y)<>0 THEN GOSUB 825
OR YK1 OR Yl>8 THEN 740'NVLV
:GOTO 530'GPMK 720 IF BO(X1,Y1)=0 THEN 755'DNNH
54 5 X2=(X+X3)/2:Y2={Y+Y3)/2'GRVQ
725 IF SGN(BO(X1,Yl))=Z THEN 740'EPEN
550 IF SGN(BO(X2,Y2) ) O-Z THEN GOSUB
730 X2=X4*2+X:Y2=Y4*2+Y
825:G0T0 530'ITXN
:IF X2<1 OR X2>8 OR Y2<1 OR Y2>8
555 IF SGN(Y3-Y)=Z AND ABS(BO(X3,
THEN 740'PEDV
Y3))=1 THEN GOSUB 825
735 IF BO(X2,Y2)=0 THEN 755'DNPN
:GOTO 530'KAYV
740 NEXT:NEXT'CBLG
560 GOSUB 820:GOSUB 375'CHPH
745 NEXT:NEXT:P1=0:IF TU=2 THEN Pl=l
565 BO(X2,Y2)=0:BO(X,Y)=BO(X3,Y3) :P2=0'IQNS
:BO(X3,Y3)=0:X3=X:Y3=Y
750 GOTO 675'BDRH
:FOR X = l TO 8'IAKC 755 RETURN'BAQL
570 IF BO(X,1)=-1 THEN BO(X,1)=-2'GQYN 760 POKE 198,0'BFXI
575 IF B0(X/8)=l THEN BO(X,8)=2'EQCR
765 Z=5:DZ=-2:POKE S+4,33'FMJS
580 NEXT'BAEH
770 POKE S+l,Z:Z=Z+DZ:Q=-2
585 GOSUB 360:GOTO 385'CHLO
:IF DZ=Q THEN Q=6'KSVT
590 A=PEEK(53249)-145:IF ABS(A)<33
775 DZ=Q:IF Z<100 THEN 770'ELWS
THEN 600'HUFQ
780 POKE S+4,32'CFNL
595 A=PEEK(53249)-145:IF ABS (A)>7
785 IF FN B(l)=16 THEN 785'EJMS
THEN GOSUB 605:GOSUB 660
790 PRINT"[WHITE]PRESS A FIREBUTTON
:GOTO 595'KCWY
TO REPLAY"'BARS
600 GOTO 660'BDLB
795 IF FN B(1)=0 THEN 795'EIIT
605 A=1:Z=1:C=0:IF SKS2 THEN A=A+Z
800 GOSUB 375'BDSD
:Z=-Z:C=4'LWIS
805 IF FN B(l)=16 THEN 805'EJFL
610 PRINT"[HOME,WHITE]PLAYER #"A"
810 RUN 15'BCOD
[LEFT], YOU NEED TO REMOVE" 815 POKE S+4,33:FOR K=l TO 50:NEXT
:GOSUB 825'CFHL :POKE S+4,32:RETURN'JSXR
615 PRINT"PIECES UNTIL BALANCED."'BAMM
820 POKE S+11,33:FOR K=l TO 50:NEXT
620 D=0:FOR Y=l+C TO 4+C:FOR X=l TO 8
:POKE S+11,32:RETURN'JUPN
:IF SGN(BO(X,Y))<>Z THEN NEXT:NEXT
825 POKE S+18,33:FOR K=l TO 50:NEXT
:G0TO 650'RDRT
:POKE S+18,32:RETURN'JUES
625 Q=TU:TU=A'CHEK END
90 NOVEMBER 1988
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Software Reviews/Skyfox II 4x4 Off-Road Racing
Flight
Continued from page 20 Continued from page 26
mission and difficulty level I Cadet, Wing- Pulling back gradually decreases speed,
man, Flight Leader, Squadron Command while pushing forward slams on brakes.
er or Ace of the Base—just like in Skyfox) This last maneuver is helpful for avoiding
notes
and traveling around Cygnus, destroying deadly off-road obstacles.
enemy ships, protecting your starbases A dashboard at the bottom of the screen
and completing your mission during this features a game clock, speedometer, tacho This column opens a new promotional
navigation. meter and an icon display often truck avenue for SubLOGIC, a small
parts (oil, gas, radiator, etc.) Icons change engineering-oriented company
dedicated to producing the finest in
color (green, blue and yellow) according to
Skyfox II is actually easier to their condition.
flight simulation software. Please tune in
to "Flight Motes" each month for the
play than the original game. Damages may be repaired at various latest on SubLOGIC software, new
checkpoints throughout the race. Often product announcements, and product
And there is a lot more for you will be forced to stop due to a general add-on information.
breakdown. A damage screen indicates
you to do in Skyfox II. The 1.5 millionth copy of Flight
the severity of the problem and the tools
Simulator will ship this fall. Flight
needed to fix it. "Make-do" repairs with
Simulator has been our best-selling
The missions vary in difficulty and out the correct tools will get you back on
program by far over the years. So much
length of time needed to finish. Four of the road, but with decreased endurance. innovative technology was originally
them are rated at a very low-risk level Be careful: These makeshift repairs usu invested in the program, it's no wonder
(Xenomorph Uprising, Incoming, Intrud ally come back to haunt you later in the that Flight Simulator is still the premier
er Alert and Guardian), two are low risk race. "showcase" software piece for
(Grizzly Encounter and Diplomatic Im The game's graphics are clean and Commodore 64/128 computers. Our
munity) and the rest are at a moderate colorful, but lack the textured feel neces long-running support of Scenery Disk
options continues to grow; the current
risk (War!, Spy Versus Xenomorphs, Xen sary to simulate harsh off-road conditions.
"Western European Tour" Scenery
omorph Juggernaut and The Boondock The truck, viewed from the standard rear- Disk, so beautiful to fly, is an example of
Expedition). Each has a unique goal, end perspective, is also rather blocky. The the continued evolution of scenery in
which can be as simple as destroying a se twisting 3D road/horizon effects are nicely both theme and execution, Watch for
lected enemy starbase and ships or as done, especially when hills are encoun new Scenery Disk announcements at
complex as finding and docking with the tered. My biggest complaint is the inabil the start of the new year.
lost starbase Boondockia. ity to leave the outlined "road." This is off-
The Up Periscopel/SubLOGIC
A nice touch is the inclusion of a de road racing, after all. Much of the chal
Connection - ActionSoft Corporation
scriptive mission summaiy and evalua lenge is to get from "Point A" to "Point B"
was originally set up as a separate
tion at the end of each game that tells you any way you can.
marketing arm for SubLOGIC-
just how badly you have done. In Skyfox, The most interesting feature of the engineered, quickly-produced, low-cost
each scenario just built upon the statistics game is the wide variety of random ter simulations specifically designed for
of the previous game, leaving no end in rain hazards. These include everything mass market channels. We soon
sight. discovered that SubLOGIC engineering
from old tires, rocks, boulders, logs and
is incapabable of cutting corners when
An inclusion in Skyfox II that also tree trunks to snakes, potholes, puddles
it comes to developing new products.
serves as a copyright device is the map of and skeletons (human and otherwise).
Instead, they spent many months
Cygnus on an X-Y plane. The map singles Hitting an obstacle sends your truck turning Cp Periscope! into the ultimate
out every starbase and wormhole, as well bouncing, flying and flipping over the submarine simulation with the help of
as the headquarters for the two forces. In road. The exact reaction depends on the Captain John Patten, (JSN (Ret.). The
order to repair your ship and replenish en obstacle and your speed. Crafty drivers development of Up Periscope! ended in
ergy and shields, you must dock with a a polished program with strategic
can use airborne abilities to avoid other
realism that will provide years of
friendly starbase. It's easier to dock in contenders. Flipping your truck end-over-
unparalleled pleasure. Though I try to
Skyfox II than in Skyfox—you enter the end is handled with great animation and avoid hype in this column, I must say in
first four letters of the name of the base by a wonderful comic flair. all sincerity that tip Periscope! is a steal
looking at the coordinates on the screen One too many bumps with a heavily at only $29.95. It's far and away the
and finding the appropriate base on the damaged truck can be disastrous. Like leader in submarine simulations, a fun
map. This scheme acts as a good protec wise, running into a solid object off the simulation with true general appeal.
tion device, but more importantly famil side of the road will instantly explode your Pick it up (if you haven't already done
so). You'll love it
iarizes you with the starbases in the Fed rig. If you run out of gas, can't make re
eration Star Guard. pairs or destroy your truck three times,
SubLOGIC Corporation
Putting all of this space jargon aside the race is over. If you finish, however, en 501 Kenyon Road
and forgetting all comparisons with the ter your name in the 4 x 4 Hall of Fame. Champaign, 1L 61820
original, Skyfox U stands alone as a stra 4x4 Off-Road Racing keeps players on TELEPHONE: (217) 359-8482
tegic/arcade action space game. All in all, the edge of their seats with a sizeable ORDER LINE: (800) 637-4983
I would put Skyfox lion a Christmas list number of interactive skill levels, strate
Please address any leedback'coiTespondence regarding
for anyone who likes a good challenge gic options and demanding play action. SubLOGIC products, operations, or ttils "Righit Note*"
that doesn't require too much thought and Arcade racing fans will find a lot to like column to ATTTt Chairman's Office.
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 91
by Matt Freeman
Digging
it was found. Finally, objects are tagged
Through and bagged.
Powlesland merges the information
92 NOVEMBER 1988
200 PROGRAMS
Amiga Update/Digging Through History"
C-64® & C-128®
we've got lots of postholes. How many
square buildings and rectangular build
220 Programs on 10 Disks
ings do these make up? The Amiga can do FOR ONLY $39.95
Powlesland uses Digi-Paint that, and I can't. I mean, I can do it, but it Plus $3.00 S&H (Foreign-$5.00)
(C-128 programs run in the C-128 Mode)
to enhance these will take all day. It's a hopelessly time-
consuming, random task. Whereas, the
Dear Friend
photographs, making color machine can go through them. Then, we
The offer discribed above is not a missprint.
can test them, and say 'Right, is there any
differences more distinct or reason to look at the material?' Once the
We will send you ten disks containing 220
fine public domain programs for either the
changing oblique views to Amiga has pored over the visual data and C-64 or C-128 for only $39.95 (U.S. funds)
discovered all the patterns there, the hu plus $3.00 shipping & handling (U.S. and
vertical. man researchers can decide which pat Canada). Foreign shipping is $5.00.
Please note that the C-128 programs run in
terns are accidental, meaningless—and
the C-128 mode and load in the "burst-
which are significant. The posthole pat
mode with the 1571 drive,
these images at a single workstation—si terns and other information about build
Public domain programs are programs
multaneously. ings at the site serve as the starting point which were not copyrighted or which have
Amiga graphics are also used to ana for wire-frame models visualized on the been released from copyright status. Many
lyze visual data. The Anglo-Saxon village Amiga with computer-aided design soft were formerly commercial programs, and
was discovered in 1982, during aerial sur ware. Powlesland demonstrated how the many others were written by professional
programmers who released them into the
veys of the area. Historic earthworks, buildings can be examined from different
public domain as a public service.
such as dikes or trenches, are often so angles, and "painted" with graphics soft
eroded that they are visible only from the ware such as Digi-Paint to resemble the QUALITY: We have over 3000 public
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mains of ancient walls or ditches affect that the researchers use the Amiga for ly believe that this is the best software value
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in the categories of utilities (programming
ing color differences more distinct or lesland himself is interested in music, and
aids, computer and drive utilities, printer
changing oblique views to vertical. would like to explore the Amiga's musical
utilities, etc.); games (both arcade and
Metal corrosion in some places has pre capabilities someday—when there's time.
text); education (including educational
served scraps of textiles. After the weave But for now, there's no time to waste. games); home/business; and music.
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pearance of Anglo-Saxon clothing can be teers who are at the site for just a few major distributor of public domain
reconstructed with Amiga graphics pro weeks at a time—only goes on for about programs that provides instructions for all
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tee for public domain programs. If you are
the textiles. It'd take you hours to do that construction drawings and educational il
dissatisfied with our disks, return them
with a paintbrush." lustrations. within 15 days of receipt for a refund (less
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organizing and analyzing archaeological that." number to order and charge it to your VISA
data. That new approach, according to When the project's allotted time has run or Mastercard, or send a check or money
order. If ordering be mail, be sure to tell us
Powlesland, consists of looking at data— out, agricultural work will resume at the
which computer you have.
literally—in visual terms. "I think there's site. Powlesland describes the work with
been too much concentration on statistical terms such as "rescue excavation" and ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: We
have a brochure which contains the disk
methods in the past," Powlesland says. "rescue archaeology."
directories of all the disks. Write us or circle
lfNow we're dealing with a human land So it is not enough to dig up and carry our reader service number at the back of
scape, which isn't necessarily predictable away all the objects at the site. The finds this magazine.
anyway, and I see it as a visual thing. The will provide insights into Anglian society Sincerely,
very best way of filtering visual data is to only if researchers can recreate and exam Lynne Adams
use the eye. Ultimately, it is the real win ine the objects and the area. Three-dimen
dow." sional surface mapping, solid modeling, ADAMS SOFTWARE
The researchers look forward to having digitized photo enhancement—all of them 801 HENRYETTA, SUITE 2
the Amiga do the preliminary stages of help to make that possible. SPRINGDALE, AR 72764
data analysis. "Ultimately, we would like "We're in a situation where the hard ® Commodore 64 & 12fl are trade marts of
Commodore Eloclronics Lid.
to investigate pattern recognition," Pow ware will do the job," Powlesland says. "So
PHONE ORDERS: MON-FRI, 8-6 CENTRAL
lesland says. "First of all, that will be di let's go for it now." 9
rected toward looking at buildings, where 1-800-634-0989
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 93
by Graham Kinsev
Amiga Public
Domain
This month I don't have any new Fish
disks to talk about, however there are
plenty of programs from PeopleLink and
local BBS's. Some of the highlights this
month are VScreen, which will create
huge virtual display screens for you, and
ScreenX, a handy program that will save
a screen to an IFF file and do many other
nice things as well. There is also another
important update to VirusX, the best of
the virus detection/elimination programs.
For each program, the author is given
when it is known. If I obtained a PD pro
gram directly from PeopleLink's Amiga-
Zone, the AmigaZone download file num
ber is listed (if no file number is given it
may still be available on PeopleLink, but
I obtained it somewhere else). When a
public domain program has been classi
fied as shareware, this is also mentioned,
with the suggested amount.
94 NOVEMBER 1988
Amiga Update/Amiga Public Domain
man-related space missions undertaken you can't view such a large screen at once, MultiYiew: by Wayne Houge
by both the U.S. and the USSR from 1959 all you have to do to scroll around a (AmigaZone file #12346; Shareware:
until the present day. For each flight, var VScreen-enlarged screen is to move the amount not specified)
ious pieces of information are provided in mouse pointer to the edge of the screen, In addition to being able to view pic
cluding the name of the flight, the launch and the screen will automatically start tures in many different formats, Multi-
site, payload weight, orbital apogee and scrolling. View can also read a file in one format and
perigee, and orbital period. A short com Not only can you use this program to re-save it in another format. In addition to
ment is also included in the data for each open a huge Workbench screen, but you IFF ILBM, MultiView also supports
flight. can also use it with many commercial pro ACBM (AmigaBASIC), SPUTand SBOB
SpaceLog has options to sort all the mis grams. For example, with VScreen you (which are two custom AmigaBASIC for
sions by date, nation, site, mission or vehi can open giant Scribble or WordPerfect mats written by the author), plus the
cle, as well as to print all missions again windows that can display an entire print Atari ST DEGAS and NEOchrome for
with these sorting options available. ed page at once. For those programs that mats as well as the Macintosh format.
There are also options to graph certain don't normally take advantage of over The most unique feature found in Mul
data such as how many missions each na sized screens, VScreen comes with four tiView is that it can attempt to pull out a
tion launched each year. The graphs are programs that can force most of these pro picture that is buried within the execut
either bar or line graphs, and while not grams to open huge screens and/or win able code of any program, although it
impressive looking they get the job done. dows. helps greatly if you know where the pic
Information on 337 missions is provided It must be noted that VScreen does ture is stored in the code, or if you can tell
with the default data file, but you can add some highly illegal things concerning In MultiView the size and number of bit
to this list or create separate mission data tuition, and Davide warns you to use this planes the picture should be.
files and have the program load them for program at your own risk. However, if Finally, let me tell you that Wayne has
display and/or editing. you really need displays approaching a unique way of "reminding" you that the
1024 x 1024 pixels, VScreen is (at this program is shareware! So, don't be sur
VT220: by Michael Leibow point) your only choice. prised (and don't worry) if strange things
(AmigaZone file #12008; Shareware: start to happen when you select one of the
amount not specified) AVCUG Demo: by Scott White and gadgets.
This is Meshugena, a VT-220 terminal AVCUG (AmigaZone file #11740)
emulator program. Some of the features This is a musical slide show demo put ShowOpenFiles: by Ed Scherer
include multinational character sets, elev together by the Antelope Valley Commo (AmigaZone file #12283)
en different terminal modes, 132-coIumn dore Users Group. Although the quality of This program will tell you if any files
support (via a compressed font), multiple the pictures wouldn't impress most Amiga and/or directories are currently open
sessions and a transcript buffer. There is users, the very nice sound effects help to (based on AmigaDOS file locks! by any
also an Iconify-type gadget that will make up for this. program or system function. In addition to
shrink the Meshugena window down into the obvious usefulness for programmers,
an icon that can be restored with a double 730x478: by Scott Crane ShowOpenFiles can be useful when you
click of the mouse. (AmigaZone file #11750) want to dump the contents of a RAMdisk
Provided in this archive are two start to a floppy (for example, while download
MakeANIM: author unknown up-configuration files that are set up to ing via a batch protocol, or if you have
(AmigaZone file #11903) use overscan of either 730 x 239 or started compiling a program) but you are
This program is similar to GrabANIM 730 x 478 resolution. Also in this archive not sure if any files in the RAMdisk are
(reviewed last month) except that Make is a text file for those who own the A1080 currently being read from or written to.
ANIM works with stored IFF ILBM pic monitor. This text file explains how to ad
tures instead of actively displayed graphic just the horizontal width of the 1080 mon ConmanRev: by Bill Hawes
screens. The pictures you would like to itor by opening the monitor case (which, This archive contains a revision to some
transform into an ANIM animation need by the way will void any warranty in ef of the files found in version 1.1 of Bill's
not be in the same directory (they can fect.) CLI enhancement program Conman (re
even be located on different disks, so long viewed in the July 1988 installment of
as the full path name is given in the script BridtfeClock: by John Breen this column). Some of the added features
file), but they must all have the same res (AmigaZone file #11789) include an option to specify a minimum
olution and color palette. This set of files will automatically set line length to be stored in the history buff
the MSDOS clock on the Bridgeboard ev er. The Conman handler will also send
VScreen: by Davide Cervone ery time the Amiga 2000 is booted. In Control-C codes to any task that attempts
(AmigaZone file #12097) cluded are an example AUTOEXEC.BAT to write to a Conman-enhanced console
If you yearn for some way to increase file as well as a GWBASIC program that after the window has been closed via the
the resolution of your Amiga and that of does the actual work. close gadget. There are also a couple of
the software you run, and using the over bug fixes.
scan portion of your monitor (via More- Documentize: by Mike Scalora
Rows) isn't enough, then there is a more (AmigaZone file #12314) Float: by Khalid Aldoseri
drastic alternative. Davide's VScreen pro For WordPerfect owners, this WordPer This program will free any icons that
gram allows you to open screens that are fect macro will convert standard Amiga have been frozen in place with the Work
up to 1024 x 1024 pixels in size. Although text files into WordPerfect format. bench SnapShot function. If your Work-
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 95
Amiga Update/Amiga Public Domain
bench screen has a non-standard display VideoScape2.0. Vid3DFix will remove New Info: by Steve Tibbett
size (for example, if you are using over this garbage data from an ANIM anima (AmigaZone file #12366i
scan) you may find this option quite tion. Although this garbage does not For those who are running BBS-PC,
handy. hinder ShowANIM's performance, it can this is a replacement for the BBSINFO
confuse non-Aegis ANIM players. command. Newlnfo always uses the entire
(;iobus:by KenBaer caller log to build a statistics file, unlike
(AmigaZone file #122891 CM: by Eddy Carroll BBS-PC which will usually create a stats
A nice 3D animation of a polished piece (AmigaZone file #12590) file that covers just a few days. It also
of granite. This animation was created When you load this program, it appears gives many pieces of information that
with Animator: Apprentice by Hash En to be a real Commodore 64 emulator. aren't printed in BBSINFO's report file.
terprises. Globus is an impressive demo However, the response the emulator gives For example, Newlnfo will tell you how
(especially considering the rendering when you input a command isn't quite many messages are being left each day
time and amount of work that was re what you would expect! The author says and the length of the average call. It also
quired) of what Animator: Apprentice can that since this program was easy to write lists the top five people in the following
do. he may actually write a reed BASIC 2.0 categories: Uploaders, Sponges (callers
emulator. Such an emulator would run who downloaded the most files), and Au
HamK: by Greg Searle rings around any of the commercial 64 thors (callers who enter the most mes
Yet another kaleidoscope program emulators, since this emulator would be a sages).
which is noteworthy since it uses HAM as BASIC 2.0 interpreter written in 68000.
its graphics mode.
QMome: by Lyman Epp
Contoura: by A.G. Kartsatos
(AmigaZone file #12670; Shareware: $10)
Macsound: by Mike Scalora (AmigaZone file #12218; Shareware: $15)
If you like multi-utility utility pro
(AmigaZone file #12170' A graphing program that plots func
grams like Mach or DMouse. but you
For those who access the Macintosh tions of the type Z = F(X,Y), using 31 col-
have a major lack of space problem on
public domain world, here is another pro ore to display ranges of Z values. A default
your boot floppy, QMouse is a smaller al
gram that allows you to port over Macin function is provided, but you can of course
ternative. Written in assembly language,
tosh data files to the Amiga. Macsound write your own function and use that in
Qmou.se is only 2824 bytes in size, which
will convert Macintosh sound to Amiga stead. There is no error checking for cus
translates into a measly six blocks on a
RAW format. Please note this is not IFF's tom functions, so you have to make sure
floppy disk. Although QMouse does not
8VSX format, so you will still have to con that a function you write can't create an
duplicate every feature found in Mach or
vert the sound file to IFF format lor for error like a negative value under a square
DMouse, it does include mouse accelera
Sonix owners, RFF format) if that is what root sign. Ranges can be set for each of the
tion, screen blanking, NewCLI hotkey,
you need. three variables. You can quickly preview
blanking pointer and WindowToFront fea
what the function will look like by setting
tures. It also has a tiny clock built in to it.
ProtoComm: by Julius Frazier the sample rate, which basically deter
The only difference between this pro mines the resolution of the graphics
gram and Dan James' Communicator screen. There are options on the plotting Savemoney: by Steve Pietrowicz
(version 1.34) program is that the power screens to zoom in and out, to center the (AmigaZone file #12609)
ful protocol Zmodem has been added. All graph on any particular point, as well as Intended for those who use PeopleLink,
the other protocols have been disabled in options for manipulating the color palette. this program demonstrates how much
this program. Since this program doesn't You can not change any of the colors indi money you can save by using Telenet's
come with documentation those who are vidually, but you do have great control PC-Persuit program to log on to People-
unfamiliar with Communicator will have over haw the colors are mapped to various Link. You may be surprised to find out
to obtain that program and read its docu value ranges. You can also alter the that you can save yourself a sizeable sum
mentation instead. amount of red, green and blue compo by logging on to PeopleLink via PC-Per
nents found in any particular color, which mit. For those who don't use PeopleLink
Tiles: by Todd Lewis is almost as good as complete palette al (since this program assumes you are al
(AmigaZone file #12496) teration control. ready using PeopleLink i, let me mention
For those who were addicted to the that the flat rate for using PeopleLink via
game Shanghai by Activision, here is a MultWb: by Chris Bailey PC-Persuit is $3 per hour at any baud
poor man's version of that mahjong con This program, like Matt Dillon's MWB rate. (Yes, even at 2400 baud!)"
test. Tiles has virtually none of the many program, allows you to have more than
options found in Shanghai, but Tiles has a one Workbench screen up an one time.
AUS: by George Bailey
totally different set of pictures for the tiles, The added feature in MultWb is that it
(AmigaZone file #12595; Shareware: $15)
including many computer-related pic will allow you to open a Workbench screen
AUS is a great example of an interac
tures. with a different resolution and/or a differ
tive Director demo, a must-see. This is a
ent number of bitplanes (up to three bit-
demo of a shareware graphical database
Vid3DFix: by Aegis Development planes). In addition to being able to have
(AmigaZone file #12673)
that was created with The Director. When
an eight-color Workbench screen, this pro
you load the demo you first see an impres
Due to a small bug in version 2.0 of Vi- gram could be considered an alternative
sive hires picture rendering of the conti-
deoScape 3D, some garbage data exists in to VScreen. MultWb also allows you to
every AMM animation that is created by use a lo-res Workbench screen. Continued on page 99
96 NOVEMBER 1988
UPDATE by Matthew Leeds
REFLECTIVE LOVER
era
PROTECTIVE OUDIO
SECTIOn
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 97
Amiga Update/Optical Disks for Data
CD-V Before I move on to writeable optical discs
to the High Sierra standard for data stor A simpler hybrid of laserdisc and CD- I want to cover data storage life. Optical
age. This standard was adopted to avoid Audio is the CD-V or Compact Disc Video. media is inherently very stable. There is
problems created when trying to use data The same size as a CD-Audio disc, but no physical contact between the media
across computer brands. tinted gold instead of silver, a CD-V disc surface and the player, and surface
CD-ROM players are currently selling combines a section with five minutes of la scratches may mar the appearance of the
for under $1000. Hardware-specific units serdisc-quality full-motion video and disc, but they rarely affect the data be
are available for IBM and Macintosh com sound and a section with up to 20 minutes neath.
puters, and SCSI-interfaced units could be of standard CD-Audio digital sound. However, the loss of a few bits of data
connected to the Amiga. Currently no CD-V discs require special players, since will not affect the playback of a laserdisc.
vendor has yet written the necessary driv the video section of the disc is played at a Who would notice a tiny glitch in a single
ers to read High Sierra formatted data for higher speed than the audio section. Com frame of video during a movie? The loss of
the Amiga. bination players that will handle laser the same amount of data from a spread
If you are interested in learning more discs, CD-Audio discs and CD-V disks are sheet or database could render an entire
about CD-ROM, I recommend The New available. file unusable. Redundancy and error
Papyrus from Microsoft Press. This compi checking is an important and integral
lation was published in 1986, but it is still DVI part of the development of optical disc
the best single source of information on Technology marches on, and its impact data storage, and the acceptable error
the subject. on CD-I has been felt already. Although rates for data storage are much higher
no commercial CD-I players have been than those for video or audio data.
CD-I produced, it was hoped that the standard There is a blight on the land, and it is
It is a natural step to combine laserdisc, ization announced in the Green Book known as "laser rot." Laser rot is a dela-
CD-Audio and CD-ROM into a single specifications would encourage software mination of the disc, a separation of the
technology. Imagine full-motion video, manufacturers to start developing CD-I two sides of the disc. Other causes include
stereo sound and digital data available on applications. But a new product an contamination of the media during manu
a single medium. This combined format is nouncement has confused the issue. facturing, resulting in an oxidation of the
called CD-I, for Compact Disc Interactive. That new product is DVI, Digital Video aluminum coating covering the resin in
Sony and Philips are two of the major Interactive, debuted last year at Micro ner surface. This aluminum coating re
companies that have announced their in soft's Second International Conference on flects the laser beam during playback,
tentions to produce CD-I players. CD-ROM by the David Sarnoff Research When it oxidizes its reflectivity lessens,
CD-I players will be stand-alone appli Center. DVI is no less than full-frame, lowering the signal-to-noise ratio of the
ances that will include a monitor, audio full-motion video and digital audio, 72 reflected laser beam.
speakers, some kind of input device (joy minutes worth on a single 4.72-inch opti Laser rot was first seen on laserdiscs,
stick, mouse, keyboard), and a CD-I drive. cal disc. and mostly on older discs. So far no re
A standard for CD-I has been proposed, You should keep in mind that the full- ports of laser rot on CD-Audio discs have
called the Green Book. It defines the hard motion video that CD-I is capable of is been heard. Laser rot on videodiscs results
ware to be used in CD-I capabilities. limited to a small portion of the screen. in snow on screen during playback. Laser
CD-I will have the ability to produce a CD-I cannot transfer sufficient data to dis rot on a CD-ROM disc would render it use
variety of audio qualities and playing play full-screen, full-motion video. less.
times including CD-Audio quality down DVI also offers 3D computer-generated
to telephone quality, with the ability to graphics embossed with real video sur WORM Drives
have up to 16 separate audio channels. faces such as real plants in a garden in A variety of writeable optical discs have
This multi-channel capability would be front of a computer-generated house, or a been proposed, and several are currently
useful for multilingual productions. human face superimposed on a computer- marketed. The WORM (Write Once Read
CD-I also has several video resolutions. generated character. Many) disc is currently available for a
Motion video, still frames, computer ani DVI technology is based on two VLSI number of computers including the
mation, bit-mapped graphics, and video chips: the pixel processor and the display Amiga. WORM drives can use several dif
special effects are all possible. CD-I media chip. These two chips decode a compressed ferent approaches: organic dye, hole-form
will support NTSC, PAL and SECAM vid data stream coming from the optical disc. ing or bubble-forming.
eo, allowing a single disc to be marketed The compression is originally done via a Organic dye WORM media uses photo
internationally. A single CD-I disc could minicomputer at the rate of one video sensitive material that changes color
contain up to 16 hours of audio, or over frame every 30 seconds. This is a compres when struck with a laser beam. A higher-
7000 video still frames. Its data storage sion ratio of 60 to one for a moving frill- powered write beam effects the change,
capacity would exceed 300,000 typed frame image. and a low-powered read beam detects the
pages or a 20-volume encyclopedia. CD-I The tradeoff (what, did you think you'd changed color of the media.
applications will include entertainment get something for nothing?) is that the im Hole-forming WORM media is coated
products (games that far exceed the best age is only medium resolution, around with an ablative reflective material. A
arcade versions), educational products 256 x 240. This is adequate for consumer high-powered write laser burns a hole
(tutorials with live action and speech), products, as most broadcast television is through the coating exposing the underly
consumer products (travel guides with not much better. ing substrate which has a different reflec
pictures and sound), and business prod tive value.
ucts (information analysis and training Data Storage Life Bubble-forming WORM media consists
programs). All of these technologies are read only. of a rigid substrate coated with a deforma-
98 NWEMBER 1988
Amiga Update/Optical Disks for Data— Amiga Update/Amiga Public Domain
umn), namely the ability to view as ASCII
Continued from page 96
ble material. When struck with the write characters the contents of the two boot
nent of Australia, including the flag of blocks on any disk. When the VirusX win
laser beam the material both softens and
Australia in the background. To the side dow is active, just hit either the 0,1,2 or 3
generates a small amount of gas at the
are several buttons. When you click on key that corresponds with the floppy drive
boundary between the substrate and coat
one of the buttons a particular piece of in (DFO:,DF1:,DF2: or DF3:) that you want
ing. This creates a bubble that defocuses
formation will be displayed. For example, to check, and VirusX will instantly dis
the read laser beam.
if you click on the rainfall button an ani play the contents of the two boot blocks of
Erasable Optical Discs mated graphical representation of the the floppy disk in the selected drive.
The golden ring of optical disc technol yearly amounts of rainfall that fall on all As if those two additions weren't impor
ogy is the erasable optical disc. Although the different areas of Australia will be tant enough, VirusX also now checks for a
no manufacturer has placed a product on shown. If you click on the Info button, var new virus called the Revenge virus. The
the market yet, there have been several ious text information will be displayed Revenge virus operates similarly to the
announcements; Tandy and Maxtor are about Australia, including the system of Byte Bandit virus, with one big difference.
two of the most notable. There are several government, major cities, natural re Soon after the Revenge virus has installed
strategies that have been proposed for sources, life expectancy and common itself in memory, it will transform your
erasable optical discs; phase change mate slang terms. If you are looking for a differ regular mouse pointer into a portion of the
rials that shift from crystalline to amor ent type of Director demo, this is one male anatomy. Needless to say, this may
phous and back or from flat to bumpy and worth looking at. offend or embarrass many Amiga users.
back, but the most popular is thermo- VirusX will eliminate this virus from
magnetic-optic. This uses a thin film of Runback2: by K. Mardam-Bey memory if it finds it, and will allow you to
magnetic media on a substrate. The mag f AmigaZone file #12361) remove it from a disk if VirusX finds it
netic media layers ability to be affected by This program is based on Rob Peck's there.
a magnetic field changes with tempera Runback program that is used to start up
I hope most of you are already running
ture. It is relatively immune to change at tasks that are independent of the CLJ. VirusX, since it is the only complete solu
room temperature, but easily changed Runback2 has a major bug fix in that a
tion to protect your floppy disks from a
when heated. By applying a consistent path specification is no longer always nec
boot block virus. One last note: If you
magnetic field and heating only the areas essary for commands that aren't in the
should happen to obtain a new virus from
to be changed with a laser beam, precise current directory (like commands in the :c
someone, please send a copy of this virus
small areas can be magnetized. Erasure directory). to Steve. He can't update VirusX to pro
merely requires that the area to be erased tect against new viruses if he doesn't re
be heated while an alternate magnetic TimeSet: by Rich Martin
ceive a copy of the virus from someone
field is applied. If you don't have a battery-backed clock
first!
in your Amiga but you always set the
Expect more of the same next month:
Putting it All Together time upon bootup, TimeSet lets mouse
the latest in Amiga PD programs off of
As CD-ROM, DVI, WORM and eras lovers use the mouse to set the time in
PeopleLink's AmigaZone and local BBS's.
able optical discs become available at af stead of using the AmigaDOS DATE com
If I'm lucky there might also be some new
fordable prices, computer manufacturers mand.
Fish disks to talk about. Also, next month
will adopt the technology. Imagine a home I will tell you how you can help me to pre
Tower: author unknown
computer that had its operating system pare the Best of Amiga PD awards for
(AmigaZone file #12411)
not in ROM chips or on floppy disks but 1988 by giving me your suggestions as to
A nice Sculpt]Animate 3-D animation
stored on a built-in CD-ROM drive. Imag which programs you think deserve recog
of a metal ball rolling down an S-shaped
ine the resources you would come to ex nition! Thanks to George Bailey for send
metal track built around a tower.
pect as standard: 500,000-word spell ing me a copy of his program AUS to
checker and thesaurus, world atlas, color VirusX version 1.4: by Steve Tibbett review.
illustrated encyclopedia, guided tours, tu (AmigaZone file #12625) As always, I can be reached on the
torial and on-line help for the system with Steve has finished another important AmigaZone on PeopleLink (ID: G KIN-
audio and full-motion video. update to the premier virus detection/eli SEY), or on the IDCMP BBS (617) 769-
Imagine a disk drive with storage for mination program VirusX, last reviewed 3172 (300/1200/2400 baud, running 24
400MB of data on a single disk. Think of in the August 1988 installment of this col hours a day), addressed to SYSOP.
the computer-based animations, the umn. Three new features have been added If you have written a public domain/
amount of information that would become to version 1.4. First of all, VirusX will now shareware/freely distributable program,
available at the touch of a key. destroy any copy of the SCA Virus in or have obtained one that you think is
In the short term, both CD-ROM and memory in addition to giving you the op worth mentioning to all Amiga owners,
WORM drives are available now, al tion of destroying its occurrence on a flop then please attempt to contact me via the
though not at prices everyone would con py disk. This is very convenient in that above or through Commodore Magazine.
sider affordable. Within the next one to you don't have to shut off your Amiga or See you next month.
two years however, prices will fall to the use another virus elimination program to
consumer level, and we will see a remark rid yourself of the SCA Virus.
able set of new applications that take for The second feature added is that Vi To sign up to PeopleLink and their Amiga-
granted what seems today to be an unlim rusX now includes the features found in Zone, call them at:
ited amount of data storage. Some things the program ViewBoot (reviewed in the (8001 524-0100 (voice)
never change. g September 1988 installment of this col (800) 826-8855 (via modem)
COMMODORE MAGAZINE 99
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Explore the 128 in its powerful
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in this series may be technical—
some not so technical—but we
guarantee thay they will spark
your creativity.
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Bikegear 18
20
PRINT"5)
PRINT"6)
SLOW'BAWH
LOAD SOUND SAMPLE'"BALD
Oops! Last month our listing program ate some control char 22 PRINT:PRINT TAB(2)"ENTER NUMBER
acters in Bikegear by John Lunde. All you need to do to fix 1-10 THEN PRESS RETURN"
things up is: :INPUT J'EFKM
24 ON J GOTO 26,28,30,34,36,40,50,68,
1. Type in the lines below substituting CONTROLP for any
80,38'CFEI
occurrence of an ampersand (&). 26 PRINT"[CLEAR!":PRINT TAB(21)"[DOWN]
2. Substitute CONTROLO for the "<« "in line 570. LOADING":LOAD"SID 1.0",8
3. Delete line 580 from your original listing. :GOTO 6'FJEN
Sorry for any inconvenience folks! 28 PRINT"[CLEAR]":PRINT TAB{12)"[DOWN]
RECORDING":SYS 4864:GOTO 6'FLPO
545 PRINT" "BS(X+l)"&04[SHFT -J
30 PRINT"[CLEAR] ":PRINT TAB (12) "[DOWN]
"CS(X)"&10[SHFT -1";
PLAYBACK":SYS 4941:PRINT"[CLEAR,
550 PRINT A(X)"&18[SHFT -]"B(X);
:T=274/ABS(Q-V) DOWN3]RETURNING TO MENU"'FKIM
555 IF S<F THEN PRINT"&26"C (X)"&32 32 FOR T=l TO 150:NEXT:POKE 212,88
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570 PRINT CHRS(156);:NEXT:PRINT"@" 34 FAST:GOTO 6'CDCF
:NEXT 36 SLOW:GOTO 6'CDDH
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38 PRINT"[CLEAR]":END'CBFI
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40 PRINT"[CLEAR]"'BATB
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42 PRINT:PRINT"DO NOT ADD PREFIX SND.
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next pages are two BASIC machine The checksums for each line are the NO CHECKSUM: This means that you
language programs that will assist you in same for both the 64 and 128, so you can forgot to enter the apostrophe and the four
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number. The number will increment from sounded and the line is entered into the message will also occur if you misspell a
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and just lets you know that the program is ters at the end). keyword in doing so. For example, if you
running. If everything is ok. the program If a mistake was made while entering misspell PRINT as PRONT, the 64 sees
will finish running and say DONE. Then the line, a noise is sounded and an error the letter P and R, the BASIC keyword
type NEW. If there is a problem with the message is displayed. Read the error mes ON and then the letter T. Because it sees
data statements, the program will tell you sage, then press any key to erase the mes the keyword ON, it thinks you've got too
where to find the problem. Otherwise the sage and correct the line. many characters, instead of a simple mis
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commas. Also check the individual data mistake on a line, it does not enter that UNIDENTIFIED: This means that you
items. line into memory. This makes it impossi have either made a simple spelling error,
Once the program has run, it is in ble to enter a line incorrectly. you typed the wrong line number, or you
memory ready to go. To activate the pro typed the checksum incorrectly. Spelling
gram type SYS49152 (SYS4864 on the Error Messages and errors could be the wrong number of
128), and press RETURN. You are now What They Mean spaces inside quotes, a variable spelled
ready to enter the programs from the There are five error messages that the wrong, or a word misspelled. Check the
magazine. To disable the Entry Program, Magazine Entry Program uses. Here they line in the magazine again and correct the
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screen. You will be back on your ship ready to sail away. The en neuverable than high pole grip. For greater heights, use medi
emy ship disappears. um to high pole grips, depending on your ability level.
Ken Winfkld Ibny Heydon
Memphis, TN Address Unknown
Raid Cher Moscow: When the bell rings on the first screen, Summer Games II: The objective in the Javelin event is to gain
push the RUN/STOP key and number 1 key at the same time, your speed by pressing the fire button as fast as you can. It is
and you will automatically be at the disk's screen. much easier if you use a joystick with an autofire feature. I was
Edie Lebaron able to increase my world record to 101.31 meters.
Address Unknown Johnathan Stapinsky
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Rambo: When you start on the first screen, go fairly straight Canada
ahead and there will be a temple where you can get a bazooka.
You can get this weapon if you want, but I don't recommend it, Super Huey II: Sinking ships is easy if you know how. Take off
since all it does is shoot a bit faster. It also can't destroy bushes and fly at an altitude of about 200 feet. Once you see a ship, pull
or palm trees. back on the joystick until you're completely stopped. You level
After you get it, if you want it, I suggest you take on the pris off and then dive at it. Keep pushing the pitch up and down,
on camp from the left side because it's easier than the right. You pushing the fire button. With a good aim you'll sink 'em every
should use your knife because it's silent. Then when you get in time.
the prison camp, switch to your missile arrows and blast away. Craig Henden
Get the MIA's out of there as fast as you can, because missile ar Address Unknown
rows make a lot of guards come after you!
Christian Enescu Swiss Family Robinson: On the boat there are two levels: Bot
Address Unknown tom and Topside. To get off the boat, get and use these items:
barrels, nails, saw, hammer and plank. Saw barrels then nail
Skate or Die: A big point getter is when you do a channel jump planks to barrels, load everything into your boat and then
over the channel aerials. Doing a twirl then clicking three or launch.
four times then another twirl and then a safe landing, gets you Justin Stephenson
anywhere from 1700 to 1800 points per aerial. Second, long Evansvilk, IN
handplants get lots of points. Lastly, do a variety of moves, and
you will usually get at least a 4000 bonus at the end of the ten Ultima I: When attempting Space Flight remember:
passes. 1. Space Dock costs 500 pence.
Jesse Ayers 2. Wear a vacuum suit when docking or else.
Indianapolis, IN 3. Take the fattest ship for maximum fuel, the slimmer ship
for shields.
Skate or Die: At the first electric fence in Downhill Jam, go be 4. When going back in time, wear a Reflect Suit in case of ra
tween the brick wall sticking out on the left and the green thing diation.
on the ground. This will carry you through a secret garage and Jason Haas
will also make it easier to go off the short dropoff, which makes Address Unknown
it easier to avoid the second electric fence. Also try to jump on
the police car. Ultima II: In each town there is someone important. Those peo
Keith Rains ple stand still.
Duncanville, TX In time period 1990, enter the town in Texas and walk over to
the inn. There is a character there who if given gold from 200 to
Skate or Die: To get an extra high score on the Downhill Jam 900 will raise your status.
(my highest is 20400), play the game with two players (you and If you're in a dungeon or tower and you run out of torques,
a "dummy"), and punch the lights out of that dummy! Tb do this, press K to come out of a Dungeon and D to get out of a tower.
set the skaters side by side and punch the dummy for as long as You need the ring to get to mines.
you can. The computer will accept your score as a record. Contributor Unknown
Juan Rodriguez
Abington, PA Ultima III: Your best bets for staying alive are a Ranger for
fighting, a Cleric for healing, a Wizard for offensive spells, and a
Skate or Die: If the other guy has the stick in Pool Joust, drop in Thief for stealing and dungeons. You can bribe guards by push
at the highest point on the pool. On the way down cross to the ing the O key and typing "Bribe," then the guard's direction.
bottom. As soon as you hit the lip, go in the air to the top of the If you want massive gold, go to the town Montor East, where
pool. Repeat this until you have the pole. It doesn't always work, they have an armory and weapon shop from which you can steal
but it's fun to try. a lot of treasure.
Keith Rains Mike Cramer
Duncanville, TX Redding, CA
Summer Games I: When Pole Vaulting, you should use the me Ultima IV: You do not need the balloon to get the white stone
dium pole grip for 4.00-5.10m. This pole grip is much more ma- which is hidden in the Serpent's Spine Mountains. Instead, go to
World Games: In Weight Lifting, the key to the timing lies in Adams Software 2 93
Canada
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him. Kick him once, then jump over him. When he comes at
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Mike Cramer
Redding, CA
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu; Tb defeat Club, jump diagonally and land on Gold Disk 9 C4
top or as close as you can to him. Then start giving him high
punches or low kicks. This way his clubs can not touch you. Konami 10 40
To defeat Pole, duck when he charges and give him a low kick
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when he is close enough. Repeat this step until he is knocked
out. Lucasfilm Games •
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Tb defeat Star, jump every time you hit her or when you get
hit to avoid her sheningans, and you will save a lot of strength. Mastertronics 12 45
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Zork I: When you are at the bottom of the rainbow, wave the
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east wall and breaking down the nailed up door in the white
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house. This leaves a passage to the living room. Once you have
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up.
Zork II: When you get to the first puzzle room (SWof the carou
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sel room), the answer to the riddle is "well."
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