a new Game for the VIC-20 Fort Apocalypse

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Re: a new Game for the VIC-20 Fort Apocalypse

Post by Aturnwald »

give me a few days and I try that procedure for autostart and the super expander, but I can't promise that it would work
also you must use the memory at BLK/5 when you are on a real VIC-20
.....42, what else ???
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Re: a new Game for the VIC-20 Fort Apocalypse

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Mayhem wrote:Now, if someone can combine loading the Super Expander and the game into one self-booting disk image, I could add it to GB20 :)
Wouldn't it work with a vice snapshot?
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Re: a new Game for the VIC-20 Fort Apocalypse

Post by Mike »

orion70 and I had good reasons to port VICtoria to MG, obviating the need for Super Expander. The slight challenge of producing an autobooting version of any program for a soft-loaded SE cartridge being one of them.

Hint: the cartridge auto-boot on reset will terminate any standard batch procedure.
Boray wrote:Wouldn't it work with a vice snapshot?
Aside from the fact that *.vsf files tend to be specific to a certain build of VICE, and for sure couldn't be used on real hardware, yes.

Anyway. Volunteers, one pace forward! :twisted:
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Re: a new Game for the VIC-20 Fort Apocalypse

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^ yeah, that's why I don't want VSF or T64 or anything like that if possible. Should be something you can also use on a real Vic20.
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Re: a new Game for the VIC-20 Fort Apocalypse

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By the way, the original subject of this thread- Fort Apocalypse. Very cool adaptation...

That was the first game I played on the C64 at a friends' house, and I still only had a VIC. I tried to do something like this, but this is much better. Mine was PETSCII graphics :)
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Re: a new Game for the VIC-20 Fort Apocalypse

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I've checked out the code of this little gem. The custom characters are embedded in the .PRG file and it seems to only use 3 commands from the super expander; RJOY(),COLOR, & SOUND. Someone with a little smarts could easily convert it to be used on a regular VIC.
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