This is a short game by Endi Baráth, originally published on the BASIC Programming Language group. It was converted to ugBASIC by Marco Spedaletti, to work on most 8-bit computers. It needs at least the 1.6.2-beta to compile. A reference to the original source has been added as comment.
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' It is necessary to apply some techniques to reduce the memory actually ' used, so that the game can run even on rather limited platforms, ' such as ColecoVision. ' First, let's proceed to reduce the space occupied by dynamic strings. ' In ugBASIC this space, despite being dynamic, is statically allocated ' and occupies a certain memory space. With those pragmas we tell ugBASIC ' that we will never use more than 8 strings by a total of 32 bytes. ' Static strings, such as those in quotes, don't count. DEFINE STRING SPACE 32 DEFINE STRING COUNT 8 ' This procedure reads the fire button if a joystick is available. PROCEDURE control ON JOYSTICK AVAILABLE IF JFIRE(0) THEN RETURN TRUE ELSE RETURN FALSE ENDIF END PROC ' This procedure reads the space bar if a joystick is not available. PROCEDURE control ON JOYSTICK NOT AVAILABLE IF KEY STATE(KEY SPACE) THEN RETURN TRUE ELSE RETURN FALSE ENDIF END PROC ' ------------------------------------------------------------------ ' 100 GRAPHICS HIRES 4:SET BORDER 0:SET KEY CLICK OFF:SET STATUS OFF ' ------------------------------------------------------------------ ' We enable the "bitmap" graphics mode. This is the mode in which ' each individual pixel can be addressed individually, via primitive ' commands, such as those related to drawing a single pixel. BITMAP ENABLE ' We set the border color to black, at least for those targets for ' which this instruction makes sense. Since ugBASIC is an isomorphic ' language, it does not provide an abstraction of the concept of ' "border". Therefore, if the border exists, it will be colored, ' otherwise this statement corresponds to a "no operation". COLOR BORDER BLACK ' Let's define the (pixel) coordinates of the play field: ' ' (x1,y1) +---------+ ' | | ' | | ' +---------+ (x2,y2) POSITIVE CONST x1 = SCREEN WIDTH / 10 POSITIVE CONST x2 = x1 + (8 * ( SCREEN WIDTH / 10 )) POSITIVE CONST y1 = SCREEN HEIGHT / 10 POSITIVE CONST y2 = y1 + (7 * ( SCREEN HEIGHT / 10 )) ' Let's define the (characters) coordinates of the play field: ' ' (,r1) --> INSTRUCTIONS ' +---------+ ' | | ' | | ' +---------+ ' (,r2) --> COMMAND POSITIVE CONST r1 = 0 POSITIVE CONST r2 = ROWS-2 ' Instructions string. The lenght of this string depends on ' the width of the text screen. CONST instructions = IF(COLUMNS < 40, "press to turn", "GAME: press to turn direction") CONST final = IF(COLUMNS < 40, "SCORE: ", "YOUR SCORE: ") ' Repeat forever DO ' With this instruction we clear the screen, using (if possible) the color ' black. Remembering that ugBASIC is an isomorphic language, it is possible ' that the color indication is ignored, or a similar one is chosen. CLS BLACK ' Let's memorize the status of fire and the previous state itself. ' This allow to track the fact that the fire has been released. joy = FALSE: joyp = FALSE ' ---------------------------------------------------------- ' 110 SET INK 2:PLOT 500,200;800,200;800,500;500,500;500,200 ' ---------------------------------------------------------- ' Let's draw the yellow box as playfield. BOX x1,y1 TO x2,y2,YELLOW ' ------------------------------------------------------------ ' 120 PRINT #101,AT 2,2:"GAME: press a key to turn direction." ' ------------------------------------------------------------ ' Let's print the intructions at the center of the line. LOCATE ,r1 CENTER instructions; ' ------------------------------------------------- ' 130 SET INK 3:LET I=0:LET X=550:LET Y=220:LET S=0 ' ------------------------------------------------- i = 0 x = x1+x1 y = y1+y1 s = 0 ' +---------+ ' | * (x,y) | ' | | ' +---------+ ' Forever loop until finish. DO ' --------------------------- ' 140 LET I$=INKEY$:LET S=S+1 ' --------------------------- ' Slow down the program a bit, to make it playable. WAIT 25 MS ' Let's record if the button has been pressed AND released. IF joy THEN IF control[] = 0 THEN joyp = TRUE joy = FALSE ENDIF ELSE joy = control[] ENDIF ' Increment the score! INC s ' ------------- ' 150 PLOT X,Y, ' 160 LOOK A ' ------------- ' Take the color of destination pixel. a = POINT(x,y) ' Draw a pixel on it. PLOT x,y,WHITE ' --------------------------------------- ' 170 PLOT X,Y ' 180 IF I$ ≠ "" THEN LET I= (I+1) BAND 3 ' --------------------------------------- ' Each time the fire / space bar is pressed, the ' direction will be changed, in a clockwise manner. ' The (i+1) increment the direction, while the AND ' 3 will limit the value from 0 to 3. ' ' 3 ' ^ ' 2 <-+-> 0 ' v ' 1 IF joyp THEN i = (i+1) AND 3 ' Reset the button. joyp = FALSE ' ----------------------------------- ' 190 IF I=0 THEN LET X=X+4:LET Y=Y+0 ' ----------------------------------- ' Move the point to the right. IF i=0 THEN INC x ' ----------------------------------- ' 200 IF I=1 THEN LET X=X+0:LET Y=Y+4 ' ----------------------------------- ' Move the point down. IF i=1 THEN INC y ' ----------------------------------- ' 210 IF I=2 THEN LET X=X-4:LET Y=Y+0 ' ----------------------------------- ' Move the point to the left. IF i=2 THEN DEC x ' ----------------------------------- ' 220 IF I=3 THEN LET X=X+0:LET Y=Y-4 ' ----------------------------------- ' Move the point to the right. IF i=3 THEN DEC y ' ------------------------ ' 230 IF A=0 THEN GOTO 140 ' ------------------------ ' If the underlying pixel is black, we can move ' to the next position along the selected direction. ' Oherwise, we can exit. EXIT IF a<>BLACK LOOP ' --------------------------------------- ' 240 PRINT #101,AT 19,12:"YOUR SCORE:";S ' --------------------------------------- ' Print the score and ends. LOCATE , r2 CENTER final+STR$(s); ' Wait a key / fire to restart WAIT KEY OR FIRE RELEASE LOOP
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Linux
ugbc.cpc -O dsk -o contrib_minigame.dsk contrib_minigame.bas
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ugbc.cpc.exe -O dsk -o contrib_minigame.dsk contrib_minigame.bas
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Linux
ugbc.atarixl -O xex -o contrib_minigame.xex contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.atarixl.exe -O xex -o contrib_minigame.xex contrib_minigame.bas
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Linux
ugbc.atari -O xex -o contrib_minigame.xex contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.atari.exe -O xex -o contrib_minigame.xex contrib_minigame.bas
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In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:
Linux
ugbc.coleco -O rom -o contrib_minigame.rom contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.coleco.exe -O rom -o contrib_minigame.rom contrib_minigame.bas
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In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:
Linux
ugbc.c128 -O prg -o contrib_minigame.prg contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.c128.exe -O prg -o contrib_minigame.prg contrib_minigame.bas
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Linux
ugbc.c64 -O prg -o contrib_minigame.prg contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.c64.exe -O prg -o contrib_minigame.prg contrib_minigame.bas
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In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:
Linux
ugbc.c64reu -O d64 -o contrib_minigame.d64 contrib_minigame.bas
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ugbc.c64reu.exe -O d64 -o contrib_minigame.d64 contrib_minigame.bas
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In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:
Linux
ugbc.d32 -O bin -o contrib_minigame.bin contrib_minigame.bas
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ugbc.d32.exe -O bin -o contrib_minigame.bin contrib_minigame.bas
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In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:
Linux
ugbc.d64 -O bin -o contrib_minigame.bin contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.d64.exe -O bin -o contrib_minigame.bin contrib_minigame.bas
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In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:
Linux
ugbc.msx1 -O rom -o contrib_minigame.rom contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.msx1.exe -O rom -o contrib_minigame.rom contrib_minigame.bas
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In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:
Linux
ugbc.pc128op -O k7 -o contrib_minigame.k7 contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.pc128op.exe -O k7 -o contrib_minigame.k7 contrib_minigame.bas
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In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:
Linux
ugbc.sc3000 -O rom -o contrib_minigame.rom contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.sc3000.exe -O rom -o contrib_minigame.rom contrib_minigame.bas
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In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:
Linux
ugbc.sg1000 -O rom -o contrib_minigame.rom contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.sg1000.exe -O rom -o contrib_minigame.rom contrib_minigame.bas
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In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:
Linux
ugbc.coco -O bin -o contrib_minigame.bin contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.coco.exe -O bin -o contrib_minigame.bin contrib_minigame.bas
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In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:
Linux
ugbc.coco3 -O bin -o contrib_minigame.bin contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.coco3.exe -O bin -o contrib_minigame.bin contrib_minigame.bas
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Linux
ugbc.mo5 -O k7 -o contrib_minigame.k7 contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.mo5.exe -O k7 -o contrib_minigame.k7 contrib_minigame.bas
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Linux
ugbc.to8 -O k7 -o contrib_minigame.k7 contrib_minigame.bas
Windows
ugbc.to8.exe -O k7 -o contrib_minigame.k7 contrib_minigame.bas
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ugbc.zx -O tap -o contrib_minigame.tap contrib_minigame.bas
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ugbc.zx.exe -O tap -o contrib_minigame.tap contrib_minigame.bas
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