Posted By
Rio on 2010-12-30 23:14:47
| Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
While going through type-ins for the C64, I came across this C16/+4 game so I went and typed it in.
The listing was nearly illegible in places, but the result was a working game. I can't speak Hungarian though, so I can't read the instructions or anything. There may be bugs in the program too, because the scan of the listing it was so hard to read. Maybe someone can go over and fix it?
http://lugwrench.gol.ad.jp/C64_type-ins/complete/Zombi%20(C16).zip
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Posted By
Gaia on 2011-01-01 13:27:30
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Wow, kudos for the effort
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Posted By
MMS on 2011-01-01 14:42:03
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Hi, yesterday evening (just before midnight, haha) I tried it. It seemed to be working well, and I saw no mispelling. Congrat!
It means I started 2011 very well, with a brand new C16 release I hope this year will continue like that
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Posted By
Luca on 2011-01-05 04:35:00
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
So, can we officialy add it to the database? Rio, you also collected several fine magazines on your site, congrats!
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Posted By
Rio on 2011-01-05 04:53:31
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Thanks.
There's actually a few C16/C+4 type-ins tucked away in there. If I were you, I'd check out the "Drean Commodore" folder in the magazine section. I remember seeing some C16/+4 type-ins down that way.
I will alert you guys to any more that I find. Also, you may have some fun with the programs in the "generic" folder in the books section. I am trying to get these games ported to the C64... but I'm not sure if there's anything like TOK64 for the C16/+4 so I could port the games over to BASIC 3.5.
Could be fun to port a bootload of old BASIC games over
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Posted By
Rio on 2011-01-05 05:01:28
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Actually I just realised that it's totally unnecessary to do anything special to port BASIC V2 games to any higher basic
Is there any way to get a BASIC 3.5 game to load up on a C64 (assuming there are no 3.5 particular commands in the code?)
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Posted By
Csabo on 2011-01-05 12:15:35
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
If you have a BASIC 3.5 game (in other words, a game written for the C16 or Plus4), it will load fine on a C64 without requiring anything extra, as long as it doesn't use any 3.5 specific tokens. However, it won't necessarily work, see below.
Your first statement is technically true, but that doesn't mean all programs will actually run, or work correctly. Because the lack of a COLOR command, C64 BASIC programs change screen and border color with POKEs. Those make the program C64 specific. That's just one of several things that needs to be modified in order to convert a C64 program to C16/Plus4. (Others are: actual color values, F-key handling, sound or anything sprite related, etc.)
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Posted By
KiCHY on 2011-01-05 14:30:49
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Thank for this nice type-in stuff! I found a typo in line 560: "ZOMBIBOL MARAOT" should be "ZOMBIBOL MARADT". Does anyone want to record a video how to beat all 25 zombies?
Cheers, K
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Posted By
Rio on 2011-01-05 22:51:05
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Oh OK. I suppose one of you will fix the spelling error before you upload it to your archives
Thanks for the tips on porting games. I think lots of generic MS BASIC programs can get ported without problems. I have a whole collection of books (pdfs) of listings. I hope to get them done for the C64, but if I keep the porting "vanilla" without any fancy PEEK or POKE changes, they should come across quite nicely to the +4
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Posted By
Luca on 2011-01-06 16:41:32
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Fixed and uploaded, mag scans added too. I would credit Rio in the notes for the type-in job, I miss your surname. Are you sure your romanji is "Rio" and not "Ryō"? Which kanji for your name (亮?)?
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Posted By
Rio on 2011-01-07 00:20:51
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Nah, don't bother with crediting me. I'm just happy to help
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Posted By
YERZMYEY on 2011-01-10 08:32:00
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Luca: actually I thought that "ryō" means "dormitory", heheh.
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Posted By
Luca on 2011-01-10 08:49:54
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Heh, it means tons of things, that's because I asked for the correct kanji.
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Posted By
Rio on 2011-01-17 04:58:01
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
I'm not Japanese anyway, I just work here
Actually I just found another C16 type-in from a Spanish magazine. It's called "Guerra Galactica", and it's not that long to type in, so maybe this time one of you motivated people can add this one to your database
http://lugwrench.gol.ad.jp/C64_type-ins/MAGAZINES/Commodore_Magazine/commodore_magazine_%2315_12-009.jpg http://lugwrench.gol.ad.jp/C64_type-ins/MAGAZINES/Commodore_Magazine/commodore_magazine_%2315_12-010.jpg http://lugwrench.gol.ad.jp/C64_type-ins/MAGAZINES/Commodore_Magazine/commodore_magazine_%2315_12-011.jpg
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Posted By
Rio on 2011-01-17 21:57:32
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
I have my work cut out for me doing C64 type-ins (you can see the huge collection I have amassed), and of course nobody wants to help!
Feel free to type these C16 ones in yourself of course
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Posted By
Luca on 2011-01-22 16:36:22
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Typed and included here as Forbidden Crypt. The "Super Commodore" issues have plenty of lists to be typed in, especially a nice version of backgammon and a wonderful (I remember that) dame simulation with 3D graphics and 9K of logics'code.
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Posted By
Rio on 2011-01-23 04:11:32
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Wasn't "Forbidden Crypt" a Compute's gazette game? I'm pretty sure it was published there.
That makes me wonder if Compute actually published any other C16/+4 games
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Posted By
Rio on 2011-01-24 00:40:37
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Let's also not forget this thread on Commodore16.com There are some titles yet to be completed.
http://www.commodore16.com/index.php/documentation-a-information/all-articles/244-the-c16-magazine-game-listing-resurrections.html
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Posted By
Luca on 2011-01-24 05:25:07
| Re: Zombi, a new/old type-in game for you to play
Yes, the Italian magazine reported "Original by T. Reynolds" for Forbidden Crypt, hence it would be easy you've seen it previously on an English mag. I'm working hard to take here from Barry's site several missing data and some readymade prg
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