Fixing Basic Proggies (was: Basic Source for Super Star Trek

From: Jim Strickland <jim_at_calico.litterbox.com>
Date: Wed Dec 1 20:16:56 1999

> Boy, does that bring back memories... A friend of mine *way back when* had
> a Commie 64 w/2 floppies (back when they were lotsa $$$) and we played a
> game called "Telengard"... I believe that's the correct spelling. Pretty
> neat game, was in basic. I remember the original programmer never bothered
> to program in a save game function, so my buddy and I did one day... [[Boy,
> those were the days... If you don't like it, Fix it! ;-) Something Gates
> needs to learn... ;-)]]
>
> ISTR that the tape the game originally came on had versions for a few
> Commies, the Atari 800, and Believe it or not, the CoCo! all on the same
> tape. Anyone have that game floating around... now that I have a 64 & 128?
>
> Thanks,
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger

Heh. Does anyone remember Artworx "Strip Poker?" It was in basic too.
I discovered one bored afternoon that it was a lot easier to hack the game
so with a certain keystroke you could select which images actually loaded than
it was to beat the darn thing at poker.

-- 
Jim Strickland
jim_at_DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
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