SINCLAIR USER, December 1984
Program Printout


Nim (QL)
by Arthur Douglass
[not done yet]


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Window Scrolls

Improve your arcade games with a machine code routine which enables you to
scroll part of the screen in four different directions. Window Scrolls by
Pete Cooke of Leicester allows you to emulate professional programmers and
simulate windows on the Spectrum.

The routine occupies 217 bytes in all and is stored in locations starting
at 30000, so it will fit into a 16K Spectrum. If you have a 48K machine you
should change the addresses to a higher value if you intend to write a long
program.

To use the routine as it is written, you should first define the size of
the window by changing the numbers POKED in lines 120 to 150. At present the
routine sets up a window 25 pixels by 50.

To control the scrolling, use the cursor keys. A game written using the
program would thus be controlled by the cursor keys.


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Damien

The spawn of Satan, Damien Thorn, must be destroyed before he becomes
powerful enough to take over the world. O. Seaman of Chepstow in Gwent
has written a text adventure program to allow you to do just that. A
neat core program at lines 10-900 allows for large quantities of text.
You will find it difficult to defeat Damien before falling prey to his
demented followers, who are lurking everywhere to deceive and destroy
you. Damien was written for the 48K Spectrum.


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ALIEN LANDING (16K ZX-81)
by Howard Ramsay
from Sinclair User, December 1984, page 122

Here they come again, those awful aliens, spreading gloom, destruction, and
obscure skin diseases all over the world. Will they succeed? Never  not
while you are at the controls, at any rate. Use keys 5 and 8 to move your
laser base and 0 to launch missiles at the horrible foe.

Alien Landing was written by Howard Ramsay of Glasgow for the ZX-81 with 16K.
Howard says he would be thrilled if we publish his program. We hope the
aliens are too.


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OLYMPICS (16K ZX-81)
by K Snowdon
from Sinclair User 33 (December 1984), pages 123-124

Become the greatest athlete in the world in a gruelling four-event schedule.
In the long jump you must press 'J' when you are told to jump. In the Shot
Put press 'S' to start and 'T' to throw. In the 100 metres sprint press 'Z'
and 'X' alternately to run. In the 400 metres hurdles you must press 'J' to
jump.

Your best efforts will be displayed at the end along with your total score.

Olympics was written for the 16K ZX-81 by K Snowdon of Dunston in Tyne and Wear.

[The game contains a number of formatting issues with the text it displays.  ]
[The game also suffers from at least one bug - on the 400 metre hurdles it is]
[possible to just continually hold down J (for jump) and so achieve the best ]
[possible time.                                                         PaulF]


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Gas Bill (Spectrum)
by J. Ashburner

GAS BILL is a useful little program to calculate the cost of keeping yourself
warm and well-fed through the winter. The program requires you to enter the
number of units used and the standing charge. Of course, our readers would
never dream of questioning the great Gas Board computer which sends out the
bills, but many might like to reassure their nearest and dearest that the
horrible figures are indeed the correct ones. Gas Bill was written by J
Ashburner of St Helens on Merseyside, and runs on the 16K Spectrum.


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On the Road

Take your struggling rock band to the dizzying heights of an inter-
national tour in On The Road, a complex simulation of the heartache
and happiness of a career in the music industry.

At each stage you are presented with a list of options. You may choose
to record an album or arrange a live tour. Your band has a financial
and status rating, and those must be high enough for your decision.

When you play live, you will only be allowed a limited number of gigs
at a single venue, so plan carefully. Venues are described in terms of
Audience Quality (AQ) and Variability (AV). The AV figure represents
the degree of criticism you might expect, but the figures may not
always tell the whole story.

On The Road was a runner-up in the 1984 Cambridge Awards competition,
and was written by Ges and Hilary Taylor.


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The Sweet Game (Spectrum)
by Benjamin Regis
[not done yet]


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