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Message: 6014
Author: Sean A. Irvine
Date: 10/01/2007
Subject: Re: [Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy] Re: Room 47 in original JSW
andrewbroad wrote:
>I just tried your program. It would be nice to have some indication as
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> archmageirvine wrote:
> >
> > Further, the FAQ states that the original game has no room linking
> > TO room 47. But this is incorrect or at least inaccurate. In fact
> > the right exit for room 46 "Tree Root" point to room 47. Of
> > course, in the actual game, making this connection is impossible
> > because room 48 has a solid right edge. The sequential numbering
> > of these rooms also supports this position.
>
> Personally, I find it fascinating to ask which rooms connect TO a
> given room; indeed, having a program to tell you that is very useful
> when you're trying to ascertain whether a given room (or part of a
> room) is reachable. That's why I wrote SPECSAISIE RoomReachJSW.
> <http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/download/specsaisie.html
> <http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/download/specsaisie.html>>
to what connections are physically possible. For example, it is not
actually possible to go upwards from the bridge into the Off Licence
(well not without some hacking for superjumping).
Previously, I wacked up my own little bit of (Java) code to knock out a
few of the obvious impossible links (e.g. because of walls/killers in
direction, or complete floor on the bottom, or too many completely blank
rows at the top). It still reports many impossible links I think,
but I guess there are some really tricky cases like falling across
rooms. I can send you my code if you like.
>Nice!
> > Thus it would seem to me that the logical place where Matthew had
> > originally planned for room 47 is to the right of "Tree Root".
>
> In the Photos section of this Group, there is a folder "Left Square
> Bracket" where Stuart J. Hill imagines what it would have looked like
> had Matthew done as you suggest.
>
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