Minigame 8-bit Coding Competition
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         C64 Information


Idiot's Guide To VICE

Run 'x64.exe'
File / Attach Disk Image / Drive 8 / select minigame.d64, attach
Options / make sure Sound Playback is checked
Settings / Joystick settings / choose the controls to act as the joystick. Note that some games require the joystick in port 1, others use port 2.
Alt+R to reset.

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2K Sweeper Of Mines
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Loading:
LOAD"2KMINE",8,1
RUN

The game: Clear the minefield without blowing yourself up. Numbers indicate how many mines are next to that square.

Controls:
Cursors - move cursor, select minefield size
Enter - mark as mine
Space - reveal a square

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Cliff Diving
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Loading:
LOAD"CLIFF DIVING",8,1
RUN

The game: Try to execute the perfect high-dive - as many somersaults as possible, and a vertical landing.

Controls:
Joystick in port 2. Fire to start dive, fire again to stop spinning.

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Evil Wizard
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Loading:
LOAD"EVIL WIZARD",8,1
RUN

The game: Attack the enemies and collect weapons, gaining status points as you go - when you reach 10 points, you will face the evil wizard.

Controls:
A - Attack
R - Retreat

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Flag Quiz
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Loading:
LOAD"FLAG QUIZ",8,1
RUN

The game: Identify as many flags as you can.

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I Am The Law
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Loading:
LOAD"I AM THE LAW",8,1
RUN

The game: Deal with your neighbour in classic adventure-game style. See iamthela.txt for spoilers.

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Icecave
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Loading:
LOAD"ICECAVE",8,1
RUN

The game: Avoid the falling icicles to get to the end of the cave.

Controls: Joystick in port 1.

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King Of The Road preview
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Loading:
LOAD"KOTR",8,1
RUN

The game: Steer your way through the race track.

Controls: Joystick in port 2. Fire to start, left/right to steer, up/down to accelerate/brake.

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Magertris
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Loading:
LOAD"TETRIS2K",8,1
RUN

The game: Manoeuvre the falling pieces to fill rows and prevent the playing area from being filled up.

Controls:
J - left
L - right
K - rotate
I - down
Space - drop

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Minima
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Loading:
LOAD"MINIMA",8,1
RUN
...and make sure you've got the sound working

The game: Travel Lord Macbeth's kingdom in search of the 8 rings.

Controls:
[ - up
/ - down
; - left
' - right
plus other keys as prompted.

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Snake2K
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Loading:
LOAD"SNAKE2K",8,1
SYS4096
...and make sure you've got the sound working

The game: Collect all the apples while avoiding the walls and your tail.

Controls: Joystick in port 1.

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Codebreaker
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Loading:
LOAD"CB",8,1
RUN

The game: Deduce the 4-colour sequence - after each guess, you're given a clue. The black number indicates correct colours in the right place, and the white number indicates correct colours in the wrong place.

Controls: Left/right cursors to select a slot, up/down cursors to select a colour, enter to make a guess.

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dwCave
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Loading:
LOAD"DWLOAD",8,1
RUN

The game: Navigate the cave in a very unwieldy vehicle.

Controls: Joystick in port 2. Fire to accelerate up, release to fall. Any direction to start a new game.

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Helsingfors
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Loading:
LOAD"HELSINGFORS",8,1
RUN
...and make sure you've got the sound working

The game: Cruise the motorway in a car with a flat tyre and no brakes, avoiding the traffic.

Controls: Joystick in port 2. Fire to start a new game.

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Letter Attack
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Loading:
LOAD"LETTER",8,1
RUN

The game: Stop the aliens from reaching earth by pressing the key corresponding to the falling letter.

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Pacman
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Loading:
LOAD"PACMAN",8,1
RUN

The game: Eat all the dots in the maze, avoiding the ghosts.

Controls: Joystick in port 2.

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Snake
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Loading:
LOAD"SNAKE",8,1
SYS4096
In VICE, Make sure 'Enable resid' in the Options menu is selected.

The game: Collect all the apples while avoiding the walls and your tail.

Controls: Joystick in port 1.

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Space512
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Loading:
LOAD"SPACE512",8,1
RUN
...and make sure you've got the sound working

The game: Shoot all the aliens, avoiding their missiles.

Controls:
A - left
S - right
Space - fire

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Tetrattack
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Loading:
LOAD"TETRATTACK",8,1
SYS3824

The game: Shoot the objects to get them all spinning.

Controls: Joystick in port 2.

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Tetris
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Loading:
LOAD"TETRIS",8,1
RUN

The game: Manoeuvre the falling pieces to fill rows and prevent the playing area from being filled up.

Controls: Joystick in port 2. Fire to start, left/right to move, fire to rotate, down to drop.

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Tinyrinth
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Loading:
LOAD"TINYRINTH",8,1
SYS4096

The game: Collect the flashing keys to escape from the maze, and avoid the red Minitaur.

Controls:
I - Up
J - Left
K - Down
L - Right

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Uleaborg
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Loading:
LOAD"ULEABORG",8,1
RUN

The game: Bomb all the buildings and land the airship.

Controls: Space to drop a bomb.

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Bonus Games
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Some alternative versions of games listed above, provided by the authors. These aren't taking part in the competition, and are just included for your interest and enjoyment...
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2K Sweeper Of Mines - BASIC version
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A version of the Minesweeper game, made entirely in Commodore BASIC.
Loading:
LOAD"2KMINEBAS",8,1
RUN

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Magertris - 604 byte version
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A Tetris clone which didn't quite make it into the 512 byte category.
Loading:
LOAD"TETRIS604",8,1
SYS4096