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Message: 6320
Author: Daniel
Date: 20/12/2007
Subject: "Jet Set Basic" / Daniel's update
Hello Everyone,
I am back on the scene, or so I hope at least, after a period of
lack of JSW-related activity (other than briefly checking the new
messages) due to the strain and stress of "real life". I really want
to get into MM/JSW again, I have really missed it. Do not expect
anything spectacular - my time constraints are still severe - but
whatever leisure time I have, I want to devote it to this most
beautiful of passions :-) .
Since I wouldn't want to come back "empty-handed", here's a little
thingee which I believe hasn't been mentioned before. It's certainly
something for Andrew to include in his upcoming update of his list
of MM/JSW games, in the "Other Games of MM/JSW Interest" section.
"Jet Set Basic" by Ivan Armada aka IceVAN (Purple Studios, 2007) is
currently listed as Missing in Action! by WOS. Fear ye not, though.
It is freely available for download from
http://www.bytemaniacos.com/html/basic2006.html
and for your convenience I have also uploaded it to the general area
of the Files section of the Group.
Also for your convenience, I include below a translation of the
Spanish text file which accompanies the game:
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Jet Set Basic
A little "remake" of the GREAT Jet Set Willy done in BASIC.
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You are Willy. You fell asleep after a hard day's work.
A terrible nightmare is disturbing your sleep.
You have turned extremely small.
Strange creatures dwell in your house.
The only way for you to wake up is to collect 8 diamonds which have
appeared in the rooms of your house.
You've got 15 minutes to complete your mission. If you don't make
it, you will remain asleep for ever...
Good luck!
Controls
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O,P -> Left, Right
Q -> Jump
H -> Exit to menu.
Hardware Requirements
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ZX Spectrum 48k or an emulator.
Technical Comments
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Programmed in PURE BASIC
21 GDUs
8 different screens
4 Nasties simultaneously on the screen
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Presented for the competition "Juegos basic 2006" in the free BASIC
category of www.bytemaniacos.com
Written and designed by IceVAN/Purples Studios 2007
http://purplesstudios.blogcindario.com
icevanps@...
Greetings to the fans of the Spectrum and to all those who keep this
impressive machine alive with their "small" contributions.
IceVAN/Purples Stuios
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As far as my own projects are concerned, the special, significantly-
expanded edition of "JSW: The 2005 Megamix" will certainly be my
priority. It is going to be called "JSW: The 2008 Megamix", I
believe. I will not be setting any time limits for it, but I would
certainly like to release it before the end of next year. Actually,
May 10 would be a perfect date, since it would be three years after
the original release of "The Megamix"...
I look forward VERY MUCH to the upcoming releases of: "Willy in the
Islands of Mystery" part 1 "Exploration" and "JSW64 Manic Miner:
James Bond", to Adban's new game (how is it going?) and, "as
always", to the hopefully-to-happen-soon release of "Manic Person"
:-) .
Happy Holiday Season to Everyone, specifically Merry Christmas to
those who celebrate it, and should I not post again before the end
of the year - A Very Happy New Year to all of you!!! May it be a
good year for Miner Willy, too... :-)
Daniel
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