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by GreyGhost
Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:52 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Magazine Scans
Replies: 4
Views: 2264

Magazine Scans

I got out an old box of mags I had and scanned off a couple of things. Visiting the Vic 20 Video was one of them. I think some of you guys were asking about it in another post. I couldn't find the May issue of Compute with the first part of the article. If someone has it, scan it for the world. I al...
by GreyGhost
Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:43 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Programmable characters in 3k ram area
Replies: 2
Views: 1520

Programmable characters in 3k ram area

Try this little program. Insert a 3k ram expansion. Turn on the Vic and type: poke44,8:new <----Resets the start of BASIC. Sets aside 1k of the 3k RAM exp Now type in this program: 10 PRINT "{CLR}" : POKE 36879,8 20 FOR T = 824 TO 2047 : POKE T , PEEK (31944 + T) : NEXT 30 POKE 36869 , 248...
by GreyGhost
Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:02 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Autobaun Game
Replies: 3
Views: 1877

Here is a corrected version of Autobaun. A bug was found in this program that kept it from working with a real Vic 20.

http://robmurphysc.tripod.com/

Look for it on the Games Page.

Later,
by GreyGhost
Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:14 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Diamond Hunt
Replies: 26
Views: 8173

OK, Here it is an all new version of Diamond Hunt. http://robmurphysc.tripod.com/ Look for it on the Games Page. This is Version 1.29. I've added animation to the player char and all the monster chars. You receive an extra man for every 4 levels completed. The error with the screen matrix has been c...
by GreyGhost
Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:30 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Diamond Hunt
Replies: 26
Views: 8173

All the discussion about video matrix/char table location, I went back and checked my notes for myself. On the Geek Site in the document in the Zip File I said I used: POKE36869,248 <--on an unexpanded Vic20 I used this on a real Vic and it worked. At the time of writing the 8k version, I didn't kno...
by GreyGhost
Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:05 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Diamond Hunt
Replies: 26
Views: 8173

Thanks For all the input on this program. These programming techniques where used by me on a real Unexpanded Vic20 back in 1990, and they worked fine. A few things i want to add: First, this game was never meant to run on an unexpanded vic. (The Autobaun game on my web site also works with 8k or mor...