POSSESSED
from Your Computer, September 1985
Guy Rowland
Hextable,
Kent.

Possessed is a game for the 16K ZX81 written entirely in machine code. The
game itself occupies under 1K, but uses the full display file which
unfortunately means the Rampack has to be firmly placed on the back of the
machine for the game to run. The idea of the game is loosely based on
Robotron; you are a megabeing -- or a O -- running around shooting robots --
or Xs -- and the high technical idea behind it is to zap as many robots as
possible before the last of your five lives deserts you. The game includes on
screen scoring end a border indicating how many lives you have left, type:

RAND USE 17303

Border will flash

After pressing Newline, a border will flash, several Xs and an O will appear,
the screen will go dark for a second and the game will commence. If you are
not touching any of the keys, you will start firing and moving up, and before
long om of the robots will get you. To move your megabeing around, use the
following control:

any key from Q to T for up
any key from Z to V for down
any key from A to G for left, and
any key from H to L for right

I find it easiest to use Q Z, G and H, although you may prefer others. Since
you fire automatically in the direction you are moving, there is no fire
button, and diagonal moment is possible by pressing two keys at once.

When a whole screen of robots is cleared, a screen with more robots should
appear. On average, each screen should have two or three more robots than
the last, although occasionally you may find a higher sector has less than
the one before.