Killer Robots

Developer(s): David Ahl, Tony Willing
Date: 198x
Type: Program
Platform(s): TS 1000

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   0 REM   ROBO (KILLER ROBOTS)            FROM DAVID AHL, BASIC           COMPUTER GAMES                  CONVERTED TO SINCLAIR           BASIC BY ANTHONY                WILLING, WITH                   INSTRUCTIONS ADDED
   3 CLS 
   5 SLOW 
  10 PRINT TAB 8;"%K%I%L%L%E%R% %R%O%B%O%T%S"
  15 PRINT 
  20 PRINT 
  30 PRINT 
  40 PRINT "YOU ARE WITHIN A MAZE.  THE     WALLS ARE ELECTRICALLY CHARGED, AND THERE ARE MANY ROBOTS TRYINGTO DESTROY YOU."
  50 PRINT 
  60 PRINT "THE ONLY CHANCE TO SURVIVE IS TOMANEUVER THE ROBOTS INTO THE    WALLS."
  70 PRINT 
  80 PRINT "YOU ARE THE ""*"""
  90 PRINT "ROBOTS ARE THE ""+""S"
 100 PRINT "THE WALLS ARE THE ""X""S"
 110 PRINT AT 21,3;"(PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE)"
 120 PAUSE 4E4
 130 CLS 
 140 PRINT "MOVES ARE   7.8.9"
 150 PRINT "            4.%5.6"
 160 PRINT "            1.2.3"
 170 PRINT 
 180 PRINT "ENTER:"
 190 PRINT "10 = NO MOVE FOR REST OF GAME"
 200 PRINT "-1 = COMMIT SUICIDE--HOPELESS"
 210 PRINT " 0 = A HUGE RANDOM LEAP"
 213 PRINT 
 215 PRINT "HOW MANY ROBOTS (5-30)?"
 217 INPUT Z
 220 PRINT AT 21,4;"(PRESS ENTER TO BEGIN)"
 230 PRINT AT 21,4;"(%P%R%E%S%S% %E%N%T%E%R% %T%O% %B%E%G%I%N)"
 240 IF INKEY$<>"" THEN GOTO 260
 250 GOTO 220
 260 CLS 
 265 FAST 
 270 DIM A(10,20)
 280 DIM B(10,20)
 290 DIM N(12)
 300 DIM L(Z)
 310 DIM M(Z)
 320 DIM N(Z)
 330 DIM O(Z)
 340 FOR B=1 TO 10
 350 FOR C=1 TO 20
 360 LET X=INT (1+10*RND)
 370 IF X=5 THEN GOTO 400
 380 LET A(B,C)=CODE (" ")
 390 GOTO 410
 400 LET A(B,C)=CODE ("X")
 410 NEXT C
 420 NEXT B
 430 FOR D=1 TO 10
 440 LET A(D,1)=CODE ("X")
 450 LET A(D,20)=CODE ("X")
 460 NEXT D
 470 FOR F=1 TO 20
 480 LET A(1,F)=CODE ("X")
 490 LET A(10,F)=CODE ("X")
 500 NEXT F
 510 GOTO 560
 520 LET H=INT (1+8*RND)+2
 530 LET I=INT (1+18*RND)+2
 540 IF A(H,I)<>CODE (" ") THEN GOTO 520
 550 RETURN 
 560 GOSUB 520
 570 LET A(H,I)=CODE ("*")
 580 LET J=H
 590 LET K=I
 600 FOR N=1 TO Z
 610 GOSUB 520
 620 LET A(H,I)=CODE ("+")
 630 LET L(N)=H
 640 LET M(N)=I
 650 NEXT N
 660 FOR C=1 TO 10
 670 FOR D=1 TO 20
 680 LET B(C,D)=A(C,D)
 690 NEXT D
 700 NEXT C
 710 FOR C=1 TO 5
 720 LET N(C)=L(C)
 730 LET O(C)=M(C)
 740 NEXT C
 750 LET J1=J
 760 LET K1=K
 770 LET Y9=0
 780 CLS 
 781 FOR E=1 TO 10
 790 FOR D=1 TO 20
 800 LET N$=CHR$ (A(E,D))
 810 PRINT N$;
 820 NEXT D
 830 PRINT 
 840 NEXT E
 850 IF Y9<>10 THEN GOTO 880
 860 PRINT 
 870 GOTO 1180
 880 INPUT Y9
 890 LET J2=J
 900 LET K2=K
 910 IF Y9=0 THEN GOTO 1150
 920 IF Y9<0 THEN GOTO 1570
 930 IF Y9=10 THEN GOTO 1390
 940 GOTO (1100 AND Y9=1)+(1080 AND Y9=2)+(1050 AND Y9=3)+(1130 AND Y9=4)+(1180 AND Y9=5)+(1030 AND Y9=6)+(0950 AND Y9=7)+(0980 AND Y9=8)+(1000 AND Y9=9)
 950 LET J=J-1
 960 LET K=K-1
 970 GOTO 1180
 980 LET J=J-1
 990 GOTO 1180
\n1000 LET J=J-1
\n1010 LET K=K+1
\n1020 GOTO 1180
\n1030 LET K=K+1
\n1040 GOTO 1180
\n1050 LET J=J+1
\n1060 LET K=K+1
\n1070 GOTO 1180
\n1080 LET J=J+1
\n1090 GOTO 1180
\n1100 LET J=J+1
\n1110 LET K=K-1
\n1120 GOTO 1180
\n1130 LET K=K-1
\n1140 GOTO 1180
\n1150 PRINT "YOU JUMP..."
\n1160 LET J=INT (1+8*RND)+2
\n1170 LET K=INT (1+18*RND)+2
\n1180 IF A(J,K)=CODE ("X") THEN GOTO 1600
\n1190 LET A(J2,K2)=CODE (" ")
\n1200 LET A(J,K)=CODE ("*")
\n1210 GOTO 1390
\n1220 REM %I%N%T%E%R%C%E%P%T%O%R% %M%O%V%E%S
\n1230 IF A(X,Y)=CODE ("X") THEN GOTO 1360
\n1240 LET X2=X
\n1250 LET Y2=Y
\n1260 LET X=SGN (J-X)
\n1270 LET Y=SGN (K-Y)
\n1280 LET X=X+X2
\n1290 LET Y=Y+Y2
\n1300 IF A(X,Y)=CODE ("*") THEN GOTO 1370
\n1310 IF A(X,Y)=CODE (" ") THEN GOTO 1340
\n1320 LET A(X2,Y2)=CODE (" ")
\n1330 RETURN 
\n1340 LET A(X,Y)=CODE ("+")
\n1350 LET A(X2,Y2)=CODE (" ")
\n1360 RETURN 
\n1370 LET G9=99
\n1380 RETURN 
\n1390 FOR N=1 TO Z
\n1400 LET X=L(N)
\n1410 LET Y=M(N)
\n1420 LET G9=0
\n1430 GOSUB 1230
\n1440 IF G9<>0 THEN GOTO 1580
\n1450 LET L(N)=X
\n1460 LET M(N)=Y
\n1470 NEXT N
\n1480 FOR N=1 TO Z
\n1490 IF A(L(N),M(N))<>CODE (" ") THEN GOTO 1510
\n1500 LET A(L(N),M(N))=CODE ("+")
\n1510 NEXT N
\n1520 FOR N=1 TO Z
\n1530 IF A(L(N),M(N))<>CODE ("X") THEN GOTO 780
\n1540 NEXT N
\n1550 PRINT "YOU DESTROYED ALL ROBOTS-YOU WIN"
\n1555 PRINT 
\n1560 GOTO 1630
\n1570 PRINT "GIVE UP, EH??"
\n1580 PRINT "*****YOU HAVE BEEN KILLED*****"
\n1585 PRINT 
\n1590 GOTO 1630
\n1600 PRINT "%H%I%G%H% %V%O%L%T%A%G%E"
\n1610 PRINT "ZAP...SIZZLE..YOU ARE DEAD"
\n1620 PRINT 
\n1630 PRINT "ANOTHER GAME? (Y/N)"
\n1640 INPUT V$
\n1650 IF V$<>"Y" THEN GOTO 5000
\n1660 PRINT "SAME SET-UP? (Y/N)"
\n1670 INPUT V$
\n1680 IF V$<>"Y" THEN CLS 
\n1685 IF V$<>"Y" THEN RUN 
\n1690 FOR C=1 TO 10
\n1700 FOR D=1 TO 20
\n1710 LET A(C,D)=B(C,D)
\n1720 NEXT D
\n1730 NEXT C
\n1740 FOR C=1 TO 5
\n1750 LET L(C)=N(C)
\n1760 LET M(C)=O(C)
\n1770 NEXT C
\n1780 LET J=J1
\n1790 LET K=K1
\n1800 GOTO 770
\n5000 STOP 
\n5020 SAVE "1021%4"
\n5030 RUN 
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