Gran Prix, game for 8k expanded vic

Ivanhoe76 · Post by **Ivanhoe76** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 2:15 pm

I found this basic program, for 8k expanded vic, in one of my old vic magazines stored in the garage of my parents. It's from one of those italian magazines that published pirated games in my country (Program year 1 nr.7) . Giving a superficial look at the list it seems to have a bug (in line 1260 a "then" calls line 900 that doesn't exists)... If any of you is interested in typing and correcting it you can find the scans at this url:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ed5e ... 4ed87536eb
Enjoy!!
P.S.: Don't tell it to anyone: I created this post hoping that someone will post a .prg of the game since I'm very lazy!!!

vic user · Post by **vic user** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:53 pm

I wish I could read Italian, the opening page has an intro.

I tried to phonetically read it out.

Italian sounds so much cooler than English.

At least in my opinion.

Ivanhoe76 · Post by **Ivanhoe76** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:22 am

Sorry vic user, I forgot to translate the intro!!!

I tought everyone could read italian language!!!!

Here's the translation:
"engine noise is deafening: the mechanics keep working around the car for the final touches to the "beasts of steel" ready to take on the track.
After giving "run" computer poses some questions about the way we'd like to play. Pay attention to the notes written inside "rem" statements. Before loading the game you must type "poke44,34:poke34*256,0:new" (this is written in line 120) then after loading and starting it press shift and commodore key the track will be at your disposal."
this is the translation of the rem statements inside the program:
100 rem you need 8k ram expansion to run the game
110 rem to load this game, type (this is french and not italian, maybe the original program was in french)
120 rem left player uses z,q,s,w
130 rem right player uses u,h,j,n
1010 input"1 or 2 players"............
1020 .......input"joystick".....
1030 input"number of laps".........
1499 rem starting acceleration
1699 rem calculation of new positions and velocities
2230 print"best lap"........
2240 print"lap number"......
2270......print"players".............
2280 print"total"........
2290 print"good".....
2300 print"champion".......
2310 ......print"new lap record"
2999 rem main program
3000 .....:rem beginning
3010 .....:rem screenshot
3020 .....:rem start
3060 .....:rem entering
3070 .....:rem calculation
3080 .....:rem exiting
3100......:rem adaptation
3120......:rem end (it's in french)
3130......:rem entering (i don't know what R.A.Z. means)
3140 imput" another run (y/n)?".........

vic user · Post by **vic user** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:21 am

Grazie!

Ivanhoe76 · Post by **Ivanhoe76** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:20 pm

My pleasure!! Or in italian "è stato un piacere"

nbla000 · Post by **nbla000** » Mon May 03, 2010 5:49 am

I've just download images listing, If nobody has already retyped it, I will re-type it with Vic20PrgGen.

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Mon May 03, 2010 10:23 am

OK, it's yours.

Ivanhoe76 · Post by **Ivanhoe76** » Mon May 03, 2010 11:19 am

Thanks Nbla000 for your collaboration, I can't stand waiting for it!!!

..... by the way, for what you know, has this game ever been published before, or did it appear on other magazines somewhere else in the world (France or Canada)?

nbla000 · Post by **nbla000** » Mon May 03, 2010 11:31 am

I don't know, it has some strange French REM comments...

btw you need to wait a bit, I will re-type it with a coming beta-version with "virtual keyboard" of Vic20PrgGen

Virtual keyboard layout by orion70, re-arranged by me.

Ivanhoe76 · Post by **Ivanhoe76** » Mon May 03, 2010 11:42 am

btw you need to wait a bit, I will re-type it with a coming beta-version with "virtual keyboard" of Vic20PrgGen Wink

Don't worry, take your time... I know it's not an easy work!!!

Ivanhoe76 · Post by **Ivanhoe76** » Mon May 24, 2010 10:07 am

Ok, guys... I typed in the listing but now I have a couple of things to do:
1. convert the .prg made with the excellent Basedit to a .tap file
2. some debugging (i get an error but i cannot see what's wrong since the screen is swithed in hires mode).
Can anybody help me?
In the listing I found a bug: a "then" in line 1260 calls line 900 that doesn't exist. Examining the listing it seems that the "then" should direct to line 1310, but it's just my opinion... I'm willing that some "basic guru" take a look at it and correct the bug!!!

P.S. : Here's the .prg file!!!!
P.S.2: Text on screen is in italian as reported on the listing!!
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ed5e ... 4ed87536eb

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Mon May 24, 2010 12:22 pm

TAP here.

Ivanhoe76 · Post by **Ivanhoe76** » Mon May 24, 2010 3:04 pm

Thanks a lot, orion70... now I'm going to fix the bugs.... hopefully it would be finished in some day!!!!

nbla000 · Post by **nbla000** » Wed May 26, 2010 2:55 am

You cannot wait Ivanhoe76 right ?

Sorry I was busy btw have you done some fixing after the tap version ? I may give it a look...

Ivanhoe76 · Post by **Ivanhoe76** » Wed May 26, 2010 4:01 am

Don't mind, nbla it's not a problem.... The truth is that I had a lot of spare time lately, so I used it to type it in.... Anyway... Can you help me, now, to fix the bug? the only thing I can see when I run the game is the main screen with the track on, then the game seems to freeze... Taking a look at the listing it seems to be an infinite loop for a "goto" statement set in line 1300...