PAINTERS (1K ZX-81)
by Barry Smith
from ZX Computing (December 1985/January 1986), pages 92-93

A brilliant two-player machine-code game which is a 1K masterpiece from
Barry Smith.

THE PLOT
Two decorators are frantically rushing around a room, each desperately
trying to paint as much of the floor as possible. You must guide their
brushes to help them achieve this aim. Ten points are awarded for each brush
stroke that covers an unpainted section of floor. If, in their haste, either
worker strays onto those parts of the room that have so far been painted
they will be fired, this news causes them to flush angrily. The last worker
to be sacked is the one to whom the score is given. Tea breaks are allowed
only at the discretion of either player.

CONTROL KEYS
Painter One, who starts work at the left of the room is controlled with the
following keys:

"Shift" - Up
"Z" - Down
"X" - Left
"C" - Right

Painter Two, who starts work at the right of the room is controlled by a
second set of keys:

"N" - Up
"M" - Down
"." - Left
"Space" - Right

Press "T" and both workers stop for a tea break, until you tell them to
start work again by pressing "Y".

POKES
You may like to POKE:
16537 - the paint used by Painter one.
16542 - the paint used by Painter two.
16828 - the speed of the game. This is initially 13 and ranges from, 1 =
impossibly fast, to 255 = incredibly slow.

[Requires a collapsed display file and so will not run on 16K without
adjusting RAMTOP appropriately]