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Message: 7046

Author: ian.rushforth

Date: 07/02/2017

Subject: Re: MM game code corruption when Willy drops off the bottom of the s

 

Andrew wrote, in his MM Room Format webpage, in relation to what happens when Willy goes off the top/bottom of a cavern in Manic Miner:

In games based on the Second Edition of Manic Miner (Software Projects, 1983), the guardians in Room 8

("Wacky Amoebatrons" in the original Manic Miner ) get corrupted, killing you as soon as you enter that room!

However, whilst that is the likely outcome, it isn't always the case - the exact nature of the corruption of Room 8's code depends on Willy's precise x-coordinate and animation-frame when he transcends the top/bottom of a cavern!

It's still a very dangerous thing to facilitate in a game, though! Fortunately, I've identified a fix that prevents the corruption in either variant of MM (see message 7015).

 

 

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