6in
'
1
1
Is 1
8 I
July 3-JUly 9, 198a No. 69
REGULARS
Software charts .
• Spectrum software reviews — all that's new• can you beat your Spectrum in our game of logic?
• how to throw your voice and control your Spectrur• chess game for the ZX81
WOlf OWING WEfKCr
M Design, Circus House. 2*
t!
^°>*. 1
>&7'
cfa&fso:rf
64
«^5#4f0
:W
watch out,Europe!
Sinclair is soon to hit Europe.The company has plans to
establish operations in Frank-furl, West Germany in June,
and Paris. France in ihe
mn. This is Ihe firsr step for
Sinclair into the Europeanputer mark«i. The
company is concentrating onImplementing local languagesoftware, which Sinclair
Charles Col ion, Sinclair's
overseas business manager,said: "'Our strategy aims 10
consolidate our leading position
in the European markets andincrease both our sales andmarket share!'
Sinclair is also doing very well
report by independent marketresearch companv Audits ofGreat Britain (ACB) whosurveyed 25,000 households.
Sinclair reportedly scooped43 percent of the market for Ihe"
si quarter 1984. Total Sinclair
quarterly sales through all'
is was 215,000 with ihe
Spec!rum remaining the mostliar model and taking a 36
per cent share.
AGB's findings are also
mirrored by the latesi GallupMarketing Direction quarterly
:y of 10,000 people over the
age of 16 in the UK. The total""
iclair base now stands a! 2.35
llion units, which is 10.7 perit household penetration.
Sinclair Research, 28 StanhopeId, Coniberley, Surrey
Briefly
music while loading, a
>, and the possibility to use
t joystick port. Price:
ice. Choice Buildings, 75
Belfast Rd. Camckferzus liT.VI
BPH, N Ireland
Hev Con:[ for
the Dragon 32, Thi.
Seiddab series complete for the
Dragon, and the Spectrumsion of 3D Lunattack is
ortedly the most successful
modified its Heathrow ATC for
the Commodore, and added
Concorde landing. Both gamesst £7.95.
v/son Consultants, 56blion Trading Est, Milton,
•ingdon, Oxon OXI4 4RX
Queue
And Mr King, who has beenwith Rumbelows for 12 years,
said Ihe fact that the computerincluded a monitor was a big
selling point — buyers did not
need the use of the family TV.
ifara.
left "illCheshire
Container ships are on the
Dixons, Boots, Comet and mail
Amslrad's sales directorDickie Mould said; "The initial
interest at the lime of Ihe launchperhaps, predid able. But
i hi- I,
n called every day by
supplied.
-Our initial run of 200,000units for 1984 is already under-
reassessing our budgets for
peripheral will be a dot matrixprinter, made bv Seikosha andcosting £199.
Amstrad Consumer Electron-
ic. IW Kiwi's Rd. firentwomt.
Essex CMI4 4EF
PiracyFrom front page
Member companies include:
IBM, Hewlett-Packard, \V. H.Smith, Virgin Games and Wcb-stcrs, the software distributors.
FAST hopes to have the samelegal success as the FederationAgainst Copyright Theft, set uph>- the \ideo industry.
Ranald Robertson, a memberof FAST's management group.said that as well as pressing for
legislative change. FASTwanted to publicise the legal
protection that already existed.
Mr Robertson is the legal
advisor to the CAP group,which spceiali
being r
paiticiilarlv h\ hinkulikci.
Clue Dijibv- Jones, secret;
of the Guild of Soft*;
director of Websters. said: "1
II reduc
Federation Against SoftwareThefi. Chancery House, Chan-cery Lane, London WC2A 1QU
P4^| MICROHOW
CO jTERS
iy
IkA -,^« W aL-L7w Js& 'Im
V^^l-
You could beon our pageswe welcome programs, articles and tips from
our readers. If you feel that your work meets ourstandards, please submit It to us for
consideration for publication.
• programs must always be sent on cassette.Listings are helpful, but not necessary.Check carefully that they are bug-free.
Include details of what your program does,how it works, variables you have used and
hints on conversion.
• Articles on using home computers shouldbe no longer than 2,000 words. Don't worryabout your writing ability — just try to keepto the style in hcw. Articles most likely to bepublished will help our readers make betteruse of their micros bv giving useful Ideas,
possibly with programming examples, we will
convert any sketched Illustrations intofinished artwork.
• Tips are short articles, and briefprogramming routines. Your hints can aid
other computer users.
am submissions will be acknowledged and thecopyright in such works which will pass toArgus Specialist Publications Ltd will be paid
for at competitive rates.Keep a copy of your work and include an SAE.Label everything clearly and give a daytime
and home phone number if you can.All work for consideration should be sent to:
HOME COMPUTINt
Ads on yourscreen
pmhlom-. iI'.l' cdinpiiii
based on ihe Olym|doing very nicely, [hunt
;
Now, imukiv llu-
atmosphere may seem that
much more realistic. MicroOlympics from Database nowcarries advertising, just as yousee on your TV screen when younatch [he athletics.
Database has acceptedadvertising from softwarehouses and while you are
3 compete with the""
;e famousn the hi
icro Olympi' and Electron. As you
compete, you will be striving to
belter the world record, whichthe computer achieves each
lime. Database claims that the
program is accurate in the times" J
distances, ranging from the
metres to the hammeiv. Price: £5.95.
Database, Ptihlirarmnx. Eitropa
Hse, 68 Chester Rd, HazelGrove. Stockport SK7 SNY
Can Kangawin?
Here's a game from downunder — well, at least the idea
is. It's Kosmic Kanga fromMicromania. Now out in the
arcade-style aclion game, in
which Kanga leaps aboutscoring points by bouncing onbonuses. Our Kanga throws a
good punch too, and he scores
points by throwing them at the
Kosmic Kanga features
crulliiu; animated graphics andover 40 differcnl types of
bonuses and enemies.
Available now for the 4SKSpectrum at £5.95, theCommodore 64 version will
Make use ofyour micro
Moder-80 is now out for the
Spectrum. The packageincludes an "easy to use" mini-
assembler and a disassembler.
Seven Stars claims it's Micro-
drive-compatible and provides
TWO ESSENTIAL UTILITIES FOR THE
COMMODORE 6aGET THE MOST FROM YOUR DATASETTE WITH
HYPERSAVE 64ONCE HYPERSAVED, YOUR PROGRAMS IBASIC OR MACHINE
CODE) WILL INDEPENDENTLY RELOAD AT TEN TIMES THE
NORMAL RATE. NO MORE TEDIOUS WAITING!! THIS IS FASTER
THAN THE COMMODORE DISC DRIVE! FULL INSTRUCTIONS ARE
PROVIDED TO CONVERT YOUR EXISTING SOFTWARE. EACHHYPERSAVED PROGRAM IS COMPLETELY SELF CONTAINED —NOTHING TD PRELOAD. IT WORKS WITH YOUR LONGEST
PROGRAMS (UP TO 48K). AND IS SUITABLE FOR ALL PROGRAMTYPES. CASSETTE £7.50
AN ADVANCED TAPE TO TAPE BACKUP COPIERINCORPORATING A SOPHISTICATED HEADER READER.VERSATIVE AND USER FRIENDLY. CASSETTE E3.50
HYPERSAVE - 64 AND 64-BACKUP HAVE FEATURES WHICH
NO COMPETITOR CAN BOAST. AND OFFER OUTSTANDINGVALUE FOR MONEY.
SPECIAL DISCOUNT — BOTH PROGRAMS £9.99 PLUS! FREE
WITH EVERY ORDER — SECRETS! A GUIDE TO CASSETTE
SAVING AND LOADING ON THE CBM 64 CONTAINING MUCHPREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED SECRET! INFORMATION.
FAST DESPATCH GUARANTEED. CHEQUE^P.O. OR SAE TO:
DOSOFT, 2 OAKMOOR AVENUE, BLACKPOOL FY3 OFF
h memory ¥i
symbolic assembler. It also
features a single step (trace)
mode with a disassembly.
The disassembler can output
to screen or printer, according10 Seven Stars, and the non-
svmbolic assembler accepts all
standard ZSO mnemonics plus
DEFB, DEFW and DEFW for
I data. It c
decimASCII in simple expressions.
The package comes with
manual and costs £6.95.
Seven Stars. 15 Glntn-cMcr !
lomlnn SWl 7AU
Briefly
Audiogenic's Burnin' Rubberfor the Commodore 64. You'rea tough character: your one aim
indestructible Tank Cars anc
zunning Deal Itmo biles, ll
you're quick enough, you car
ily out obstacles. Cost: £6.95.
our winnersThere were eight differences ii
our Vortex competition.
These are our 45 winners
More Winners
And evenmore...
There were nine differences it
These are the 70 w
HO.MI- lOMI'MIMi VITKI Y .1 Jul;
3ITYATTAK. The seven screen,Qlinpl^l CITYATTAK.TOnUOlV! machine code>smooth game play, a tough ch
hardened arcade action addic
Now available on disk.
UnDDHDI The journey of your life... or denUnnUn! ODYSSEY. Described by
Popular Computing Weekly as: 'Addictive
with superb sound effects. An arcade
game worthy of Jeff Minter for its pure j
speed of action !' Pick of the week i
(12th-18thApril1984).
Now available on disk. ^H
SCANDAL! ££&ll SYour chance to succeed where _
millions of hopefuls V ~~/\
fade. To make the big^-"
time in Showbiz' andshow the world that you're
a superstar, not just
anotherdreamer.
(JIM
OKtel
Danger:collisionahead!
4 REMCCLR]5 PRIHT'TT :pijKf£4S,2i;rPu|:.£.ib,25:prii:E;47,^12:POKI4;F;,.i?:POK£4^.^!.CPn! am. 2Z :P0KE51
,fc< PuKE.52,286 Pi:iKE5^M-i:pM|-|:F-,b,iii-::pnt::E.-:i;fc;t:
,?.;'55 IUM0L':2:>,D<2.:'.-C';2>,Cl.t£>«H';3J : V=36878:Sl=V-48 G0SUB1225
11 POKEV+1,27 PRINT"ns35CnF<E ^'H'-sfiiEC: "X^H=81.2 POKE368S9,24015 PRINTTflB<5>"i.«!W*Hi..1
: CRR" : F-'PIilTTRE^ ; "(ii»-f.ft +*+*****#**"16 PRIHT"(M«a" :PRINT"3: TO MOVE IHUfiRDS"1? PRINT"K TO MOVE uUTURRK -'RIHT"R TO HVCELEPRTE " PPIMT"£i TO a.nL.J DOWN-IS PRINT"tf«W:UIT ANY KEY TO STP.RT" : PRINT"MBHIT N IF VOU DO HOT UP.HT ANOTHER 00
V? OETPi rF-Ri = ""THENli'20 IFFU="N"THENSVE:b43iJ.i:21 P0KE3S8S9, 2551013 EJ=''*H!
-M^M^-«:c$="#$>;.i." :[_*=' :D*="MHtTiltW":S3«V-l110 EVS30720 :
D0=46iR3=42
:0=1
:T=22 M0=-1
: MT«-22 : Rt I )=>75 ; R<3>«"74 :C=3
: R=l :27=10 I
f R$=" 1WIM1WIW P=l F0RI=12T04STEP-2 GOSUBIQOO HE
;t 8 HOME COMPUTING WEEKLY 3 July 1984
13Pt F0RK=lTiT2-ppIHT ,, i"3FiLr.'..'"-r»Mir , SPCC7;." ;", NEXT!, PRINT" TMMH'Nir;140 PRINT :p=3 FOK-I = 4rOIi&TEP;:-:GOSUB1000:NEXT142 W=?703:FORIs7TOlSTEP-2:FORJsWTOW+I3TEP2:POKEJ.46:POKEJ+I+6,46:HEXT:W=W+46:NE
144 W=7703,FOPI=STO£STEP-2'FORJ=UTOW+I*225TEP44:POKEJ,46-POKEJ+2*I+3,46:HEXT;W=W
146 'w=812i:F0RI=8T02STEP-2iF0RJaWT0W-I*22+22STEP-44:POKEJ>46:P0KEJ+2*I+3 J 46:NEXT
143 U=3121-F0RI=7TCil£TEP-2:F0RJ=UT0l.|+ISTEP2;P0KEJ,46:PCiKEJ+I+6 J 4S-NE^T:lJ=W"42:NE
XTI-W=2 : P-32:QOSUBU00 , „,„ ,..
15© C(O)=40:Caj)=4i:L<O>=7364:LCW)=8130:CL<O)=3:CL<W> = l ; 2=262 :FORK=lTUi::pOKEL(K.'
+CV,CL<K)151 pokelckj,C';k>'Q<:k>=0'Olck>=p;nekt:f=o-;r>w,>*u-dco)=mt:e<w)=mo:s=cj^=-cr>u>-i
152 pokev,27;fork=mtof:j=(imt<k/w^=k,uj+2:pcilcesl,2:l=l(j):i)=du>'ifj=othem160155 Q=SGN(Q < CO HKWv-HJ^fi ::&: : ONOGOTO199..200. 190160 GETR^fiJ^AS-i-" ":fl=flSC.-R$-:i:lFfl=fi5THENF=H-:.P---v::'+N : M=O:Z=2081 62 I Ffl=6STHENF=G- < Rjll > *H 11=-':: R5U >
: Z=202188 IFfl<>fl<O>flNDHOR<V>THEH200
rt , _ ,„ 1M,
196 TL=L+<<D=T;-ai=HT;-O=0>*T+(B=M0)*T>*((J=W?-CJ=0J)*<(FI=R<V>:'- i:Fl=fi<0>J> : HL=W*
191 N=PEEK<NL) : IFPEEKaL>OPORMOPOR<PEEKa+D>OPfiHDPEEKCL+D)ODO)THEH20a192 NL=NL+DH=PEE!''::NL)uCJ'<'(J)-n*'vH=H(V>)-CR=fl(Ci>>rni-IO^IJU/HUOOTCi201,21520n h-!L=L+H : W=PEEK<WL":' : IFM=PTHEN215201 IFNOII0THEN208202 IFJ=0THENH=H+5-CR>3 :'*5 ' GOSUEUJ'r-O FOKESt ,259 : G0T02152*3 :fg: eu^'-itR'-ai . o -.:
. v.hmdp:- ' then; >----2i s
2G4 G0T0215l-fift i FM=21 STHENPOKESi . 24Q H=H+25 G03UB 1 0?0 GGT0215203 IFN=C<V-J>THEN21S
h „ „„.,„„212 DCJ>=CvL=0J*T+a=nT;-<Ii=M0>*T-:D=T>>*<a=U'j-<J=0^:D=DCTj:CU.'=81-C',J)GOT02
230 priKE''.M5: PRINT "^EOHUlE
':P0KEL(J)+CV,CL(J):NEXTK:IFG<21THEN
l :H=H+100:GOSUBlia0!FORI*J28TO2S5:POKESl,r-I=i:NE>lT:R»R
1085 IFI=40RI = 12THEHFRINT"IMII-H-«-*-";
1010 PRIHTLEFT*'::Ef,r-4-'MII':f'-Cf F+-1 , I . .: : IFI-J 2fiHri*~ iTHEHRETURNI!",.', PRIHTM]HJvDf,Pl-4>; :IFI=12THENPRIHT"K", : RETURN1020 PRINT"H"LEFTS>;RS.12-i:>:PRINT"n"LEFTi':fl$.. 12-I^PRINTTRB<14>"TSPCa-3;LEFT$<fi*, 12-1 '"II" J RETURN105S G=G+0-N=P1100 PfiIHTL* B a''SPC<10V l + J -":PRINTL*PM''SPC<9>MI]3*<STR*{H>,H):PRIHTSPG<9>
ll
C,'STR»<C
s - PFTIJRMj-v'rni.EL'.U'.F PGKEI 'G'' . A3 P0KE33, Z :F0R1 = 15T0G3TEP--. I : POKE 1
,', T POKEUCO - ftS
1220 POKELCCD.PHEKT POKEL<0>,OL(0> POKEL<N^GL(W> :R0KES3, ' C=G-1 : GO3UE1100 :RETL'
RN1225 FORK=l TO 13 : READ;-: FORI =CiTu7 : REflMR POKE:* I , A : NEXT : NEXT!23m F0RI-7552TU7631 POKE I PEEK . :+25S@0> = NEXT! 23": FriRJ=7176TCi7333 POKE I . PEEK'. I f25600> " NEXT : RETURN1 260 0fiTfl74S8 30 , 30 .
5'?. 24 , 24 . 30 , 90 , 90
1262 DRTR7436, 0, 231 , St., 255, 255, 66,231,31264 DRTR740S, 3 . 3,3, 8 , 3, 3- 3,
3
1266 DRTB74 It., 0,0, 0,0, 255. 0,0,01263 DRTh7443,0, G,0,0, 15,3,3,81270 DRTA7456, 0, , . 0, 243, 3- S,
8
1272 DATA7472, 3, 3, 8, 3.243,0., 0,01274 BRTft7464,8,3.S.8,15,0,0,01276 DflTR7520,238, 170, 174, 172,234,0,0,01275 DATR7523 . 224 , 1 28 , 224 , 1 23
,
224, 0,0,01232 DflTfi7512,23S, 136, 232, 40, 233.0,0,01284 DRTR7536. 0,0, 0,0. 0,24, 24,01286 rRTfl7424, 0,0, 0.0, 0.0,0,0
dtp
Mission XK1Dragon 32
£6.95
Tha : is really all there is lo this
and I reel ii locks the
itmenl [ho! makes some
CuberDragon 32 £8
gives you a handy bonus score.
There are discs alongside the
Tom Mil, 41 Truro Rd, Silurriuin (Micros). 2 GlensSl, Leeds LS9 9.JJ
option of joystick or keyboardI and whilst both are
Austell, Cornwall PL 25 5JL-Three levels of play: at the
start you are shown graphically
lirM thing you notice aboui
game is the sion in? miisi. The
A machine code arcade game in
which you must help Cuber hopdisplay of Cuber hop pi ng around
is the.
for. F
lotting, which is made so pyramid 10 chongc Ihem into thea mini pyramid.The instructions on Ihe inserl
eiplain the game comprehensive-
'-""rfS'^hJmore "ci|ina '
J'
01""1 |h;
s the screen and the effect theyly. Screen display is good.Loading was slow mil caused no
r.rash Up carRacing
TI-99/aA ET
miseral'ly.
redrawn after egome. You can
and speed and fu
unclearly.
There are four
your disposal;
bends. There is
specify ilic effkii
program appear r
efinilely
There'smore wherethese came
from...Yes, here are more programsfor your tried and tested oldfaithfuls. They've all been
checked over by our regularreviewers
TUlCOm'S ™«' This ^tion can be carried
„.__j___ out only once each time the spellKingdom is gained.
T
I
-99/4A £6 Unfortunately then is a bug:
asnleu. 10 Alsione Road, o.er ihe spell, clearing it fromockpon. Cheshire SIM 5AH the screen.
In screen two. you enter theihis at cade -Bd.er.i uie game darl loiest. The only difference
>u take the idle of a knight from ihe maze is that the forestjir. Nige oa a quest tor the has trees, not walls, randomlyteal Stone, stolen by the ?ok placed around the screen.
sord MS E5.9SCGL, CGL Hse. Goldings Hill,
Lough! on. Essex IGI0 2RK
You are the pilot iif a plane., ,.
Your height is decreasing with...toss the
..,:
buildings by bombingYou"vc probably t calised this
is an MS version ofarcade game. Altl
program is written h i liA-,1'. -1.
the sound is salisfyii igly differ-
the screen
The action is relatively fast
and 1 found Ihe gai
least for the first few (iocs. Sice
instructions and va
thought has gone inn ih,:A:^i-.
but ultimately il mtthat this is ihe type of gamepublished in rnagari nes within
two weeks of a newlaunch. It would ne< or be raid
commercially for the more
It is sad this isn't tli
the MS and you must fork outr.lthcT Si
BASIC game in sin d of just
typing it in. S.S.
instructions 50".
payability 50"^graphics TO"&
K r»»m»
WEEKLY 3 July I9B4
COMMODORE 6a PROGRAM
IJ-JIXI i:li.-cic<
250-2*0 plate ffl
;:u-«jii
211 ML,rl
:'i.--.i.m ,
f .;jytTL-^l -,Snaker, as the
involves moving a make around[he screen, eating pills andavoiding everything else.
There's a 30-second time
limit to clear each screen andthere are more and more pills to
each and every screen.
Scoring is on screen and a
record is kept of ihe high score,'
' h is displayed on the title
included in the program.
watchout
as youguide asnakeabout
• We have inserted REMs in
the program as a guide to [he
Commodore control characters.
These need not be entered.
You've got just
30 seconds toclear thescreen in thisfast andfurious gameby Eric Liddellfor theCommodore 64
S : H3= 1 604 : R4=l 605 R5= 1506 :R6=1607 :R7=1608:RS=1609
"HI
^IAT
1 PRINT":]" -POKE 5328 1,0 -POKE 53280*0 Z=54272 : P=-1 -PL=0 -0=52 IF SOHI THEN HI=SC3 SC=011 H0=1601-fll=1602:fl2=l12 Fl9=161013 PRINT" WidSG* !SSS£,TO»?!iE20 FOR 1=1 TO 5 PRINT: NEXT29 REMCRED]30 PRINT"!* r M ,
39 REMECYN]40 PRINT"!
—1 I Si /
49 REMCLRE]50 PRINT"B
—59 REMCRED]60 PRINT"!*69 REM [RED]70 PRINT"!*79 REM [RED]S0 PRINT"!*90 FOR 1=1 TO S^PRINT^NEXT100 PRINT"S PRESS ANY KEV TO CONTINUE"110 GET F»:iF R$=""THEN 119120 FOR 1=1 TO 3:PRINT=NEXT130 PRINT" DO VOU REQUIRE INSTRUCTIONS Or' OR N) ?135 GET R*140 IF R$="N"THEN 200150 IF R*="Y"THEN 1000160 GOTO 1352C-10 PRINT":]"210 FOR 1=1064 TO 1103:POKE I, 160: POKE I+Z.S^NEXT
0:ROKE I, 160:fl:P0KE I, 160 1
0:POKE I, 160=1250 POKE H9. 56^ POKER 1,31 :pOKEfl2,8I : POKERS, SI : R0KER4, SI = POKERS, 81 :P0KER6,<255 POKE R0+Z,13:POKE Rl+Z,2: POKE FI2+Z,2:P0KE H3+Z,2:P0KE H4+Z, 2= FOKE R5+Z,2256 POKE R6+Z,2-P0KE R7+Z,2:R0KE R8+Z,2
220 FOR 1=1103 TO 2023 STEP 40=1230 FOR 1=2623 TO 1934 STEP -
240 FOR 1=1984 TO 1064 STEP-
):P0KEI+Z,6:NEXTj:pQKE I+Z,6:NEXTJ:PQKE I+Z,6:NE!<T
E COMPUTING WEEKLY .' Ji
COMMODORE 64 PROGRAM
260 POKE R7, 31 POKERS, 81:PQKER9, 32261 PRINT"!262 PRINT"!263 PRINT"!264 PR 1 NT " ^PMafi*Mffi!l!<>»MMMM»»l«»M»il I"
268 PL=0269 0=0+527i? FOR 1 = 1 TO GiX=INT<RND<i)#900>+41
»+41G0TO 28033+X+Z.l :HEXT
291 TI$="0000M0":GOTr 3702:?5 OET R*380 IF R$= I, E"THEN P=-40316 IF Ri="X"THEN P=40323 IF RI="S"THEN P=-l330 IF RS="D"THEN P=l331 POKE 54296.1340 R9=fi8 : RS=H7 : H7=R6 : R6=R5 : A5=fi4 : H4=R3 H3=fl2 : H2=fil R1=HG : R0=fl8+P349 REM [RED]350 IF PEEKCR0>=87 THEN SC=SC+10 : PRINT"«* SCORE "SC GOTO 3000366 IF PEEK : R£nO 3,-' THEN 5000370 POKE R0,?.6 PUKE RO+Z, 13 POKE fll.SPPOKE R1+Z,2:P0KE fi9,32373 REM [H0MEK24 CPSR RIGHT]375 FRINT"a»»»»M»tl»»»k»k»l TIME "TI^IF TI>001800 THEN 3990376 POKE 54296,0330 GOTO 295935 REM [CLR]1.000 PR I NT "3"
1009 REM C0RN31010 PRINT"ii INSTRUCTIONS"1019 REM ELGN]1020 PRINT"II "
1030 PRINT:PRINTPRINT:PRINT" KEVS RRE:-"1839 REM CREB]1840 PRINT1050 PRINT"!8I UP"1855 PRINT1859 REM CREIi]
1060 PRINT"!* I1"
1869 REM [REIi]
1870 PRINT"!!* 1 E I"
1079 REM CRED]1080 PRINT"!*
|
|"
1085 REMCCRN]1090 PRINT"Si I 1 I
1"
1100 PRINT"Bi LEFT I S I I D I RIGHT"1109 REMCORND1110 PRINT"8I I I 1 I"
1119 REMCGRN]1120 PRINT"!* r~1"
1129 REM CRED]1130 PRINT"!!* I X i"
1139 REM [RED]1140 RRINT"!3 I I"
1145 PRINT1149 REM [RED]1150 PRINT"!* DOWN"1160 PRINT^PRINT^PRINT'Tl PRESS flNV KEV TO CONTINUE"1170 GET fl*: IF fi*=""THEN 11701179 REM CCLR]1188 PRINT":]"1189 REM C5 CRSR DOWN]1190 PRINT"WKWWBk THE RIM OF THE GAME IS TO ERT RLL THE"1195 PRINT
COMMODORE 64 PROGRAM
1298 PRINT" ROUND PILLS SCATTERED AROUND THE FIELD"1210 PRIHT'PRINT" WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT. (DISPLHVED TOP": PRINT1220 PRINT" RIGHT OF THE SCREEN). VOU SCORE TEN PTS" PRINT1230 PRINT" FOR EVERV PILL EATEN "SPRINT1260 PRINT-PRINT" PRESS RHV KEY TO STHRT THE GAME"1270 GET ftTIF A$=""THEN 127012S0 GOTO 2003000 POKE 54256, 15 -POKE 54277, 6: POKE 54276, 33-POKE 54273, 10 -POKE 54272,103019 FOR 1=1 TO 100 -'NEXT: POKE 54277, 0:ROKE 54276, 0:ROKE 54273, 0:ROKE §4272.03011 PL=PL+i:iF PL=G THEN 2683030 GOTO 3703550 RESTORE POKE 54256,15000 POKE 54277, 5. POKE 54276,53 : POKE 54275, I: FOR 1=1 TO 100:NEXT010 READ rVREflB B=IF B=-1THEN POKE 54273,0 POKE 54272, 0:QOTO 1
020 POKE 54273, fV POKE 54272, B=POKE 54276, 0:OOTO 4000030 DRTFl 8,147,9,155,16,205, 10,295,8,147, 12,216,3,147,34,175,-1,-1
POKE 54256, 15:R0KE 54277, 158: POKE 54273, 248
: POKE 54273. i-POKE 54272,178POKE 54276, 129:F0R T=l TO 379 NEXT : POKE 54276,8 POKE 54277, OPOKE 54278,1GOTO 1
SUPER SAVERS
OMEGA RUNglug aw,01 YMPICS
BARREL DROPCHI.'CKII !(H,
KAMAKAil
«pOURPBICE
IV* IMS
CB 10
(7 41 EMS
am
£595 ax
BUMPING BUGGIES
FLYWG FEATHERSWHEEL IN WAUY
GE1 Off MV GARDENBURGER TIME
FABULOUS VYANOACHUCKIE EGGSPACE PILOT
FLIGHT PATH WCY801HRON
E595 B.20 BONGO £795 £6.95
£595 £521 SKRAUULE a 95 £695
£5 95 (US THFP1TZ £6Q0 Cb?5
[595 £&ai THE DUNGEONS £5 95 £5!0
ACCESS WELCOME
ILAWTONLLlMITED
16 COATES CLOSE
BRIGHTON HILL
BASINGSTOKE RG22 4FE
TEL: 0256-51444
PiKaDee SoftwareFOR THE UNEXPAMDED
TI-99/4A
*****
PiKaDee software35 Parker St PRESTONLanes PR22AH
Games,games and
moregames!
Here are five action-packedarcade games which have
been thoroughly scrutinizedbv our expert reviewers. Read
before you buy
GalacticEncounter/Checkers
Pengon -,™-Vl,art
Dragon 32 E8 I'r'f :ilicrodeal, 41 Truro Rd. Si """Si"
1 '"^ lu-'-
J. Auslcll, Cor
\ TI-99/4A E6 1IdSlainless. 10 Alstone Rd, Siock-I(flpon. Cheshire SK4 5AH
k jGaiaclic Encounter is a modern WlW version of Othello for one or [wo ^>(players. In Lhe one-nlayer |S
rdte of Evil Asies 99. who isU
"Jcapiurc lhe opponents iroops. 1
chaiaelcr code;. 21
of lhe old slratcgy game of
1 'stainless is awarding a free
Bin a solution for Checkers before
lhe end1 of_lhe year. The prize wilt
a g°0™d
e
value.
!O1"""'J.J.
Binsiruciions 75%
r»r ,«"*n
HOML COMPUTING WT-I-KI Y .:
UnlockYour ImaginationSCOPE II
W5P"
A complete update of the original|
award winning product -withmany Fantastic extras. Sprite
routines -Machine code PaekftPoke. Will run your original prograitotally independently.
OriginalSCOPE owners - send in yt ..
old tape & E6.00 for a completeupdate I
end new bumper size manual.
f$M^>^:
mm sHIIIIACE
|COMMODORE 64 W1 5TRR TROOPER
DRAGON HUNGRY HORACE. It has STAR TROOPER is a fast, action THE HOBBIT. Visit J.fi.R. Tolkien's H.U.R.G. A revolutionary piece of COMMODORE 64 HORACE GOES
been said that Horace games are packed, machine language game Middle Earth in the most software for your 4SK Spectrum SUING is the sequel to the very
in a class of their own. In fad, for your Commodore 64. It's s amazing adventure yet devised, which allows you to develop high successful Hungry Horace In
Horace is almost a legend. Hungry game that will test the best "A game by which future games quality Machine Language this adventureour hero attempts
Horace, the original Horace arcade strategists. Amazing will be judged." arcade games with absolutely no winter sports, Skiing is completi
adventure, is now available tor graphics and superb sound add - UmIIwiWTiW "Superior to programming experience. "It is with slalom flags, trees and
the Dragon 32. to a game that only the bravest any other adventure game
"
difficult to find fault with such a moguls so watch out Horace!
will survive! imbmrM TheHobbit is now complete games generation "One of the most addictive
available lor the BBC. Oric, program." packages vet encountered."
Commodore 64 and Spectrum. _ cm* -w*mmt«<i Horace Goes Skiing
now available for Dragon.
MElUM&
FORTH. Abersoft Forth is an
implementation of the Forth
Language tor your Spectrum 48K.
Forth is closer to Machine Code
and more than 10 times faster
than BASIC. The only Spectrum
package which has heen
endorsed by the Forth Interest
CLASSIC ADVENTUflE. This is the
program that started it all. Now
you can discover the eicitement
of Classic Adventure on your
Spectrum 48K, Commodore 64,
SBC or Electron. It you are
masterful enough you too could
become a Master Adventurer.
stunning graphics and a full
arcade game! Mugsyisyourone
and only chance to become the
greatest gang leader with
definite ill repute. "Da game
Mugsy have, an dis is no lie. da
bes graphics ener seen on da
Spectrum da tru admospearob
da East side." - tumm cmibmihi
msui Mugsy is also available for
the Commodore 64.
Orders to:
Melbourne House Publishers
39 Milton Trailing Estate
Abingdon, 0xon0X144T0
Hertfordshire HP23 5LU
vic 20
DRAGON 32
0RIC-1
BBC/ELECTRON
SPECTRUM
K
Pimm
l«o, my cheque
obit my Access card No
ES
<f»)W)bLw \
sea Adventure32K BBC E7.95
Virgin Games, 61/63 Portobello
WheelsSord M5 £5.95
J«J no SAVEI :.. .tight was! ventures. After
il lime possible. The
ForbiddenForest
CBM 64 £8.95
The object is to
ihroLinlnuii .
B
To play pt.
ttlscti Mshin li
Kaleido-scope ofgames
This set of programs is as wideas it is varied. Take your pickand see what you can come up
with
Enigma The only complaint I had
32K BBC C9.95 r-rder in which the cards were
Brainbm, 20 Orange Si, LondonWC2H TED accepted had to be written on a
piece of paper and analysed
Enigma is advertised as "a newlater. It would have been a nice
rules ™"pUyW
b'y.
1
and (l«n
data to be recorded automatic-ally.
detennlm the nature of ihis rule
Quite simply you or the EIS3¥5£hHe
for you. J.R.
thcthct'lf hMi
b«nn
ac«,
pled™
graphics 45%value for money 65<r»
use, and presumably its icltitinn-
Presumably because, during lwo F^BT^kndays. 1 failed to discover any of
Battle Planet32K BBC £6.95
ISP Marketing, Hampslead Hsc.New Town tctttru'. Ha-iiii'Moke
RG21 ILG
The inlay shows a ne\ •endinj
y, fie liters,
.htet.i.ri!:.
J finally :>i'^
; Eipeciitu .minimum
tead of looking on .m the
,r'l,
udge at ,f [he
ceo. Thilie lilt
.post 1Mb'erhaps BBC ownet
Dm arcadt
M.H.
ton [ructions (OH,pla „
graphics .;*'„
50%
Page a HOME COMPUTING WEEKLY 3
Introducing the Sprint
UK&WorldPatemsPendin;
It loads Spectrums four times fasterthan an ordinary cassette player,
uses standard cassette software.and has improved loading reliability.
The new Sprint fromChallenge Researchvand saveSpectrtimprogramsatfourtimes the speed of
conventional cassette players, this even applies to
standard programand games cassette software thai hasbeen pre-recorded at normal speed. All this plusimproved loading rehabilin i-. available for lust £61.95
inclusive of post, packing. VATand a 12 month guarantee
The Sprint isdedicated to both the l6Kand 48KSpectrumand providesan innovative but inexpensive new conceptin cassette tape storage.
Use ofthe Sprint Is simplicity Itself.
• Retains the standard Spectrum commands and format.
• Advanced digital circuitry and signal processing
improves loading reliability and eliminates volume setting.
• Simply plugs into the Spectrum port— no interface or
external power unit is required it con has it's ownexpansion slot so that you can still use other peripheralsat the same time.•A full 48K program will load or save in 75 seconds rather
than five minutes with a conventional cassette recorder.
CHALLENGE RESEARCHADIVISIONOFA.E.HEADENLTD.
All for just £64.95 Spend less on a Sprint.
Spend moretime workingyourSpectrum and be the envy of your friends.
Ifyou have Visa or Access lards ynu may phone yourordertoensure faster delivery by calling Potters Bar107071 44Q63, or post thecoupon belowPlease allow 28daysfordelivery. If you are not delighted
with your Challenge Sprint simply return it within 7daysand we will refund your money in full.
TRADE ENQUIRIES WELCOME
flu cfia llenge H&eaicti
].:.::i |
:I .
iVame i pr.aj.-iw.il
-»Sncluslve ul post pat king Vf
e chansemy Access*vtea Nc
£ = M i
LATEST NEWS
JSIVE'NEWPI
Meet the perils of refuse In
TRASHMAN - Commodore 64£7.95The job may look easy but only youknow the hazards. Speeding cars,
cyclists, vicious dogs, over-reacting
in the transport cafe or one too
many in the pub! A Trashmans lot is
not an easy one. Discover just howdifficult lor yourself in TRASHMANon the Commodore 64,
ESCAPES. 3D TUNNEL
-
Commodore 54 £7.95 each.Follow the thrills!
What lies in the tunnel's depths?
Flying bats, leaping toads, scurrying
rats, crawling spiders and there maybe more... All appearing live in the
dreaded 3D TUNNEL.Meanwhile, in the maze on the
estates, what horrors lurk in the
hedges? Where is the axe hidden?
What prehistoric terrors will trap
you? Can you survive the dinosaurs
and the pterodactyls? Find out in
ESCAPE if you dare! Available on the
Commodore 64.
GATE CRASHER -BBC/ELECTRON £6.95An intoxicating game for the SBCand ELECTRON.Do you enjoy being killed by aliens?
Has your keyboard melted awayunder the heavy artillery? Do youhave nightmares of swoopingbirdmen?If so this is the game for you ... it hasnone of these!
GATE CRASHER is a game of skill
and strategy that will test your mindto the limits, PLUS you will also have
the opportunity to WIN £200!
QED?? \& mSbra® gMMZami dini to flUICKSILYA Lid's
IVE'NEWPRELECTRO-ART -Electron£14.95SonofBEE8-ART!Create your own works of art with
this simple to use. yet sophisticated
feature-rich art tool which includes a
full machine code Paint' routine
allowing you to colour fill any shape.
ELECTRO-ART is supplied in a boxwith a full instruction manual.
VELNOR'S LAIR - Oric 1/Atmos£6.95Battle the evil Wizard Velnor in the
caves of Mount 01c. VELNOR'S LAIR
is simply the most enjoyable
adventure you will play on your
computer!
MINED OUTFor Bill the worm.
Oric 1/Atmos £6.95Following his success on the
','. ELECTRON, BBC, LYNXand DRAGON. Bill the worm is nowappearing in MINED OUT on the
ORIC 1/ATMOS computers.
COMING SOON~
ANT ATTACK- Commodore64'£8.95
The outstanding Soft-Solid 3Djaphics of the breathtaking city of
Antesc her are now available on the
Commodore 64. Battle the giant ants
to save your hero!
COMING SOON~
FRED - Commodore 64 £7.95Action beneath the pyramids!
Fearless Fred, the Intrepid
Archaeologist, searches the creepycatacombs below the torrid tomb of
Tootiecarmoon!
COMING SOON~
GAMES 84- Spectrum 48KFrom the advanced programmingproject division of the SOFTWARESTUDIOS - GAMES 84. an Olympiad
spectacular!
ORIC PROGRAMS
rV commercials ivlicn
aw you Ihe nasty iluriR*
n happen 10 your lecth
i'i clean your molars
magic sword which is your oneweapon again si ihe dreadedLooth decay is your lube oftoothpaste — and we have no
oothpaste uconcerned,
II do Ihe trick
any
X.V plot to itlrpagte
N move fit g PMC
DhilTee™
„y times swee, *
b nraSc
What you have to do is 6
before they siart eating away at
your leeth. The first lime they
are successful in attacking your
fangs, your teeth get an attack
of jaundice and turn yellow, [f
you lei Ihem near your teelh a
second lime, you'll lose all your
1 50- 160 special POKE*600-2000 main loop
3000-3020 add score
;iMniii-:n.Mii
iiiiiini-.iiiimi ,
lovely pearls and false teeth
Press Q lo move up, Z to
move down and Ihe space bar lo
fire. For some reason you only
see halrofamarshmallow when
; arc 27 UDGs. and if
some of Ihe graphics. The Oric
uses an. S x 6 grid for ils UDGs.The character siring controls
in line JO switch the keyboardclick off. The Other oneswitches the cursor off. TheCHR strings (I-
-
?) plot certain
colours in certain places. TheOne's screen is 38 x 26. If your
computer doesn't haveREPEAT... UNTIL loops,
change Ihese for FOR... NEXT
g33&*
Attack of•ft^the marshw«-mallowsIII IMF COMPiniSI.. WEEKLY 3 Jul)
ORIC PROGRAMS TI-99/4A ILnjuUJ TI-99/4A
SAVE £ £ £ ££'S ONTHESETI-99/4AGAMES
£ SJtiS££:':•;-"""
£
££ _«.
£ ins?"
r'lHoi Rod (BASIC) £
£
SHH £
£'""""£
SPECIAL OFFERYou've seen the reviews, your know the quality of
Lantern Products. Mention this ad when ordering
any of the above games and you will only pay £4.95
per title!
Don't delay — order now! Offer ends 3 1st July.
LANTERN SOFTWARE,4 Haffandon Road, Tantardan. Kant TN30 60D
or SAE (or full list. Look on! for our products at vour Tl reteiler.
COURSEWINNER
I Price £12.50 all in
POOLSWINNER
iw predk1i.i:i l.immb <w hem hi [Iw I
Price £15.00 ail in
< selec ^^C^v"' L, ll.-l AVI l> I. '"Vf
UOMECOMPUTIN1
Win a copy of the brilliant
chart topper, Beach-Head,' an authentic AmericanH-shin from US Gold,distributors of top
quality software
country.
id 3D graphic!
COMPETITION
Co for gold— winBeach-Headand an allAmericansweat-shirt
from
Brat h-Head and a US Goldhiir. Remember to specify
H P
N S
K
W R
V X
5 K
B
L C
Z I
E MI A
A D
D N l
WN F
V Z
X Y
S A
X Z
E T
Y WH F
D C
U F
H A
L E
W U
M D
9 Out ofKsaid they
Ar
Great games, great utilities all Tor only
£5.99. Available tor Spectrum, Atari, Vic
20, BBC B, and CBM 64 through W.H.5mlth, Menzlesand computer stores.
Really use your computer this summer.
Clever Clogs6 great fun games for whlzzkids. Changethe difficulty with data packs on Science,
The Arts& General Knowledge.
On sale In W.H . Smith. Keep your Clever
Clogs busy all summer longl Available for
5pectrumat£6.95.
Mind Games:Recently launched, the new name in
quality strategy and adventure games. Topwritersand programmers open the door to
the world of Imagination and fantasy.
Pall ofRomefive million barbarians, an army or 1
Persians, several thousand upsetArmenians, fifty legions of Itinerant
5tar Force Seven, Quest for Eternity, and
Nn.1 Golden Stum London W1R 3AB
have a holiday at home and savecivilisation. Available for Atari, BBC B,
Spectrum&Commodore 64
.
ComputerspreferredSoftware
*
The Game Lordsjoin the Argus Press team. Consistently in the top
ten with great games like Ant Attach, Boogaboo, Fred, Mined Out
and Snowman. Prices from £4.95 to £7.95. Available from W.M.
5mith, Boots and Menzies and leading Computer 5tores worldwide.
BUE5TFR0EEFEATURING
naifrll^i
' i*i SCOTTADAMS ,
U/Uh. QAt.huMARK QRUENWALO
,
, f JOHNROMfTA!
m
^i
V
rifel«t
'5>SgS^. ^<
) Jfe TOW»
dventur6INTERNATIONAL-
Now available from selected branches of:
JMBB WHSMITH <^and most good computer shops!
'**h
BRITAIN S SOFTWARE
CHARTSm,
Compiled with the assistance of Britain's leading sottw.
Including: Pinnacle, SDL, PCE, Webster*, PCS and Software Centre.
it's playtime— with yourvideo toys
/ don 7 know if I like the implication: til this. htii. us Mr Sjiock
would say, they are certainly fas iiiiittiin. The well-knownsuit nine firm, /-./ivr, is iu-mv.mv. mil u computer fulfil 'jaine
based ml America's iiyst \elltnx fashion iliili. Iluibie. ( hildren
tpresumuhlyi v.-ill Ik able < dress Ilarbie. climate the colour andsiyleof her hair and creaie diffeien: cioihur,: minus, just us they
could if they had the "real" Barbie doll.
Along the mine lines, l-pyx is m the process of developing
uiiollier eompuier fillet' \;amc bused mi Muriel's Hoi Wheelsmy!,. Kills will he uhle In design their own eurs. selecting features
•ueh us hndy colour, ehussis style, lyres, wheels unil seuls. Amius if that's nut eiiounh. the siuni- in in ,'• ulsn piunmng to bring
nut yet u thud similar sunn: llused mi the Ir I. .In,' illurliif tin
buys), kills Kilt h.ufe liir iippiirliimif In outfit the vulen snldier
arid send ii into combui anainst mm -human enemies.
Epyx is plumiim: In market these three mimes under the
liunner nf Computer \ctifily fny Kith an initial fersion
available tin- the I miimiiilmc n-i. tollowed inter in the fear In-
versions in run on the IBM PC, IK'jr., Atari ami Applecomputers. The units Kill cost ahum SSt) each. In one sense, it
ifil! actuulle he cheaper tor parents tn hue the emn/iuler gamesthun the initial toys u/imi which lite .amies are based, inn it
considered i-oi,ii :.ileni to the "real" things.
enjoyment of /iluying witli three-dimensional objects. Andbesides, its really iiurd to take liiut i omputer with you when youwant to play with your toys outside. \nt only that, but the
whole concept of sharing your toy- Kith friends Kill lie lost,
eticottru'jiiri kid' m isolate themselrcs. unit muy keep them from
Perhaps I'm just a real canscryuiivc at heart, but the whole
idea of :idea toys just leaves me colli. HV77 see how these 'junies
do in the marketpltne. ami proiiuhly, in years to come, see
whether my fears are groundless. Ilmmm, I wonder...
EXXX£In search ol u different display} Mnup fleet ionics lyes, those
sunn- clever Japanese folk, i tins re, end f unveiled u new full-size
flat screen display which could Ultimately /mil itsclt replacing
cmivcniiomtl Cli Is used in miliums of cutrem computer work
stations. Hie um: is capable of dis/ilnym;; a full SO columns by
2! lines, can display graphics cliaraclers as veil us te.fl, and docs
so ul a total thickness o; less than I '/. inches.
Like a standard CRT screen, the display gives off its ownli.i'lu which overcomes tile disadvantage ol iiipiid , tystul Hat
panel displays, which rei/uirc an CMcriuil sotnec ol lighi in ortlct
to he seen. Although mi price luo. been set. Sharp indicates thai
samples are available imniediatcl}. lily displa, • ure cupalilc ol tl
bill) be Jilt) resolution, which is compatible, not iiv accident,
wiih the resolution of thy 1HM PC The units an: reported to
have good contrast and brightness.
Sharp is very cmhiisiastic about us new produ, i. iiidieutiii.c
that ihecompan, expects it, initial orders m comefrom a virtual
Who's Who of die computer industry. I know that thev havebeen working on this produ, i for some lime now, vears in tact,
so if thev arc read} to release it, I am certain that ii wilt do the
job. We'll just have to wait to liml out whether it will he uhle to
compete on the basis of price.
Out of room attain. See you next Tuesday.
Bud tan, tuirrii'lu. California
VIDEO SOFTWARE LTD™ ^^ \/| [1FQStourbridge, West Midlands Vl VTelephone: 0384 872462 ^i^ SOFTWARE LIMITED
63 HARDWARE
f : x ; oc
C 830 >?0C
i: Firefox — a 3D Scramble For the 6a
FOR THE TI-99/4A
EXTENDED BASIC £73.95BUCK ROGERS—£19.95 CONGO BONGO—£29.95
Two from Sega for the TI.
TINY LOGO — £14.00 Tape based logo.
Olher cartridges, Mocmhi'iim Mil'uvmv. printers andbooks available from:
ARCADE HAREWARE. 211, HORTON ROAD,FALLOW FIELD, MANCHESTER, M14 7QE.
Tel 061-225-2248
DEALER ENQUIRIES WELCOMER&R Software Ltd.
5 Russell Street, GloucesterGLI 1 NE.Tel (0452) 502819
WANTED New, Quality Software.Send us your latest Programfor evaluation- NOW.
AVAILABLE FROM LEADING DEALERS NATIONWIDE
MoneyboxDragon 32
E9.99irris Micro Software.
Take yourmicro
seriouslyUse these programs tobroaden your horizons.
t Whether you want to designgames, handle your finances
or define keys, there'ssomething for you here
scope 64CBM 64 £17.95 I
'* Batinaiiokc RG2I ILG
^a video-iypc bo* w.ir, a. smanjijspiral -bound manual, and*
;,.»« HOMI COMI'l. MM, Will,] V 1 July l')«4
3 NEWTURBO 64GAMES£6.95EACHHouse of Usher
Usher. Bel
(tooi of ihi
K
Also available on Disk at £9.95TRADE ENQUIRIES: ANIROG SOFTWARE LTD. 29 WEST HILL DARTFOHD KENT (0322)92513/8MAIL ORDER B HIGH STREET HORLEY SURREY 24 HOUR CREDIT CARD SALES HORLEY (02934) 6083
PAYMENT BY CHEQUE P.O. ACCESS/VISA 50p POSTAGE & PACKAGING £2.00 OVERSEAS
BBC/ELECTTeach young children io
at the same lime as nihem aware of compute]
on screen. Each correct ar
numbers.Your pupil's score wil
recorded, as will high sc
There is also an optionturning off the sound,begins to grate on your ne:
X-I>-SI,LI ,1 ..<
V,.. V'n'il
«90-H2tl psptrici
Developchildren'snumerical skills
with thisprogram bySteve Lucas
How many
Pagtll HOMI: iomi'iiI-ji; «i l-kl.V 3 July I9B4
N PROGRAM
orientsare
there?
HOME COMPUTING WEEKLY 3 July 198a P«gt 33
tters Letters Letters Letters L(
ers Letters Letters Letters Leti
:ply [o "Castle qi
(HCW 64]. wouldplease inform Hid
I tllkiLT.
II BOUld
alls with n D chalked onn. What does [his stand
m-mui-i
reply to Philip Rock'*
directly below the si
lught acomputcr-compat-le cassette recorder froin'. H. Smith bin found this
he W. H. Smith ,
Model RQ-BIIW. This
IB Oric would be 10 n
>u buy ii (perhaps i
esihis capable of priming 25
This is achieved by using
stipple effect, i.e. allematcoloured pixels.
Try ihis small program10 MODE 8: PAPER C
SO INK C60 ML. L 1 : LI I. IPS! **s'
+ I5,a*5.5» IO.I.5,:. (J
The problem goi
Speclrnm to a rep;
l.iilorliiiultK. Ii
I he end of my si.
friend Neil also
same problem »
computer the key
O keys. I couln'i
[hey had sold il. and i
a stamp, he couldn't
person whose keyboard
:hi'. rnihk-ii!
:iilm.Iu- it. II
EI
people slagging off oiht
appreciate its eapabi
with this pcrsc
only capable o
illy andtill' 1i>
n iir\\
<i'J4 IIOMI- (OMl'l TlVi tt
HSTBDSQFT GOMES* Over 180 locations* A 300+ word vocabulary* Over 70 messages* Over 60 objects* Bags of baddies:TROLLS, VAMPIRES, PHANTOMS, GHOULS,GOBLINS, DRAGONS, WEREWOLVES, FIZZY
vending machines, etc, etc, etc, etc!!
* LOAD/SAVE routine* QUIT and HELP commands* Screen picture* 100% machine code* 47.8K of spectrum memory!free — ah orders received before 1st
of July will be accompanied by anauthentic imitation of the original
authentic imitation of the Pink Pearl!
Gasp, lucky you!
Despatched by first class return of post.
send cheque/PO for £1.95 to:
Astrosoft, 101 Church Road, Ferndown,wimbourne, Dorset BH22 9ETDealer enquiries welcome
TEfce $iai $SSZl
FOR THE BESTTI-99/4A SOFTWARE
Packaged in Audio Wallets
TELEPHONEFOR DETAILS
At your dealer now or-Mail order by return post free!
Send PO/Cheque to:
Jf Games to remember from
|7* INTRIGUE Telephone 05806 4726A SOFTWARE
^^Cranbrook Road, Tententen, Kent TTH30 6LU
Only aliens can sell
software for £1.99,
HOME COMPUTING W
NATIONWIDE SHOPS » DEALERS
COmPUTSRS
L^LOUQVi—J
l -.; :' .,
SOFTWARE CENTREComputers, Software
accessories,.
The Etiutational Soft>
Specialists
Large S.A.IZ. for lis
SIA
mscouvi siinw \m
M[](H»\ SOI ]A\ \Rl-
r BBC* COMMODORE 64 1SHKCTRUM * DRAGON 32
|f,W,i1"';i«M
LW1CRSHIRE
miCRDS
r- COMPUTER VID _.
Ttie leading computer
Mail order or personal
Many special offers on all
software and hardware.S.a.e. for catalogue 8
HORNSEY N8
nsiHiRAINBOW
COMPUTER CENTRE
G. C. B.
1 Software CentreA cranplcic range of software
Call miv." ai:
CLASSIFIED -RING01-437 0699
5 PHOENIX ~J SOFTWARE st CENTRE |I BBC SPECTRUM ETC 1
cnmpuTBSLlvfcW
Official dealers for
Commodore. Sinclair £>
Acorn. BBC service andinformation centre
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT— ORDER FORM
2
"' 5 6
' 8 9
10 " 12
13 14 15
PREFERRED CLASSIFICATION
charge 15«ords>.
Lxuiuj ::Tnrm
HOME COMPUTING WEEKLY CLASSIFIEDLineage:
35p per word Q 3Semi display: £7.10 per single column cenlimeire
Ring for information on series bookings discounts
•A 01-437 0699EXT 341.
|| / Send jour requirements lo:
* Debra Slupple
ASP LTD.1 Golden Square,
London W1R3AB
ALL SINCLAIR USERS
iddx. KNI9DQ
HOLIDAY COURSESFOR CHILDREN— Now Booking!£46 for 5 mornings.Adult Courses as usual
Ring: COMPUTER WORKSHOP
mi.-iiiKT-.liip 15. Stamp for
KM. Les Wilson, (C) 100
Blenheim Walk, Corby,
VIC-20 &VECTREX LIBRARYS.A.E. for details
DUKERIES SOFTWARE39 HIGH STREET,
WARSOPMR. MANSFIELD,
NOTTS
ADVERTISEIN OUR
NATIONWIDEGUIDE AND SEEYOUR BUSINESS
GROW.
COMMODORE 64SPECTRUM
WfeblnHUl Koad, Hornsey N8. Tel
BBC/Brigon software library -
Membership 15.00. - Tapes £
L. hiiiker, (H|fiSprini!«ii<KiLsia1
Grimslon Road, Sough Wool ion
READ OURDEALER
DIRECTORY ANDFIND OUT THELOCATION OFYOUR NEARESTCOMPUTERSPECIALIST.
prices — VlC-IOmoduVIC-20 from £14.50. C
£18.00, C2N from £7.
7BQ. Tel: (OMKlii MMlft.
ICaaI-W/4A. This
uarltr-piiKi- aJ'
ni'\paruk\i pui|
COMPUTARISTSyour computer In colour
on a large i55mmi BADGE.(Popular Home Micros).
gOTSgSajg
PROBLEMS WITHYOUR MACHINE?
SCAN OURSERVICE/REPAIR
SECTIONS.
HOME COMPUTING WEEK1V 3 July I9B4 Paee 37
ARROW MICRO SERVICES
ARROW MICRO SER VICES
BACK-UPTAPE COPIERSPECTRUM/DRAGON
SALECBM 64 SOFTWARE
SOFTWAREfrom £1.99
S SOFTWAREREET, WAHSOPJFlBi), NOTTS
T1-99/4A SOFTWARESPECIAL
1 games for only £2.50
B1NBROOK SOl-rWARKrtS C'oncrdak', Simon Park.
Hull HU7 4AE
only £5.50 (Cassette)
. BEACHHEAD64 E8 51
. SCRAMBLE 61 E4.9!
. OEATH5IAR6A E4.9!
WAKOFTHEWOHLDS Efl.St
SABRE WUIF EB.00
. MUCSY-n.xmnr; £5.80
wd SoftwareCURRENT SPECTRUM PROGRAMSTradewind {£5 Cassette, E9.50 Microdrive)
\ E9.50 Microdrive)
I, ES. 50 Microdrive)
WcoiBBC ELECTRON
BLAGGER £7.25 THE GUARDIAN £7.25FORTRESS £8.25 BLAGGER £7.25DEMOI ATOR £6.25 VORTEX £7.25GHOULS £7.25 KILLER GORILLA £7.25Writ,: or pluiin lui ,»! IR1'] ; hfoi-hiirt (.iiimiil. iimfhini-).
PAP FRLK Order, with ihei|uc/P.O. to:
CYGNl'K TWO (OMI'IMKR GAMES,h2 Woodland Road. ("hiiip-IWd. London K4 7EU.
TELl 01-529 1891
—SPECTRUM GAMES-BEAKY £5.50SABRF WLFLF £8.50LORDS OF MIDNIGHT £8.50
k05Mli.-t.ANGA £4.99
1fC CRUISER £4.50
MUGSY £5.99
PSYTRON 6 99
PLEASE NOTEIT IS ILLEGALTO COPY ANYSOFTWAREUNLESS YOUHAVE THECOPYRIGHTOWNER'S
PERMISSION
JULY SALE
READ OURDEALER
I DIRECTORY ANDFIND OUT THELOCATION OlYOUR NEARESTCOMPUTERSPECIALIST.
HOMt- COMI'I I'lNCi W
Commodore classic now available
for all ATARI machines
Attack of the?
<|i/lutant Camels
PmpiarT
PLUS THE USUAL AWESOME COMMODORE RANGE
And why not?
It has the finest graphics yet to emerge from
a Spectrum game.Fly the latest swing-wing fighter
bomber, with full 360°control.
Seek out and destroy enemy targets.
Land, refuel, take off at will.
With 3D multi-screen, multi-directional ~._",V
wraparound landscape, ifs guaranteed to give ^Pjyour brain hypermania
. Fly Tornado Low Level today- justoneinaseries of mindblowing action games.
T, LL SPECTRUM 46
ANDROID TWO spectrum^
ANDROID ONE spectrum i«
TOTAL VALUE £
loVamxSOfTWAREo"
£5.95
£5.95
; £4.95
VORTEX ACTION GAMES
VOKTEXSOfTWiK,
DEALER ENQUIRIES CALL 061 973 9580
AVAILABLE FROM ALL LEADING RETAILERS-
_l