Minimalistic text games

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Minimalistic text games

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I thought to open a topic for few very simple text based games.
There are already tons of them for the ZX81 (many of them are written in BASIC but good) but the ZX80 owners, considering the lower number of available software titles, could be interested.

I'm posting both the ZX80 and the ZX81 version, since it comes at almost no extra cost.
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mastermind.o
Master Mind, ZX80 version
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mastermind.p
Master Mind, ZX81 version
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Joust

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Ok, if you think this one is a bit crap you're not alone :)
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joust.o
Joust, ZX80 version
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joust.p
Joust, ZX81 version
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Luna (Moon Landing)

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Yet another (simple but addictive) LEM cockpit simulation.
Lots of kids played games like this one on a ZX81 for hours back in the Eighties.. I think my sons don't believe it :D
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luna.o
Luna, ZX80 version
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luna.p
Luna, ZX81 version
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Blackjack (AKA 21)

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Yet another classic of those days ;)
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blackjack.o
BlackJack, ZX80 version
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blackjack.p
BlackJack, ZX81 version
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HI-LO

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A nice "guess a number" variant.
Oddly slightly addictive..
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hilo.o
High/Low game, ZX80 version
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hilo.p
High/Low game, ZX81 version
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Tic Tac Toe (AKA Tris)

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This one couldn't miss.. :D
It is the only game in this list I wrote myself.
Shame on me, presented it in the minigame compo in 2003 and classified second to last !
Well there are many good reasons for this .. not telling, but don't expect a killer app ! :P
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tictactoe.o
Tic Tac Toe, ZX80 version
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tictactoe.p
Tic Tac Toe, ZX81 version
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Word Puzzle

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/* by Jim Woolley, FOG Disk Librarian, 12/82 */
/* an exercise in small-c */
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wordpuzzle.o
Word Puzzle, ZX80 version
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wordpuzzle.p
Word Puzzle, ZX81 version
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Risk dice

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/* Risk Dice Roller ver 2005-Sept-12
* By Joseph Larson (c) 2008
*/

The ZX80 version shows that the character conversion is not yet fully working, I'll fix it..
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riskdice.o
Risk Dice Roller, ZX80 version
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riskdice.p
Risk Dice Roller, ZX81 version
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Re: Minimalistic text games

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Thanks for that many games.
I will give them a try at the weekend on original ZX80 hardware. 8-)
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The Fast and The Furious

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Yet another race betting style game.
No much to say but the fact that simple animation should run flicker free on the ZX80.

I was forgetting the credits ! The original program was written in Turbo C for the PC computers by Simone Reggiani as a homework.
http://www.fermimn.gov.it/corsi/corsoC3 ... ious2.html
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fast-furious.o
The Fast and The Furious, ZX80 version
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fast-furious.p
The Fast and The Furious, ZX81 version
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