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Re: Dogfighters of Mars, My Applesoft Basic Game



On Apr 23, 5:24 am, Brian <bpic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay, it's nothing special and took less than a week to code (and it
> shows!), but here is Dogfighters of Mars written in Lores graphics
> mode in all its pixelated glory.   I wrote it a little while back
> (it's actually only the second basic game I've ever written), but I
> thought I'd share it here for those who haven't played it.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTJgbAmotvU
>
> Colors look best on an Apple IIGS, but plays fine on an Apple II as
> well.  Hit detection is pretty lousy near the serpent monster, but I
> got lazy :)

WOW.  :)  It's great to see people still developing new software for
the ][.  Keep up the great work !!  :)

Almost makes me want to dust off my Basic compiler and finish off the
Lunar Lander program I started with my brother ~21 years ago, and
Sudoku solver / tutor / hint giver that was started more recently, and
others.

All the best,

 Moose OMalley
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