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March 6-12, 1984
Three pages of — -
spectrumsoftware w-
reviews, PLUS: r^Dragon, oric,bbc, Texas,CBM 64, Atari
Blue Thunder,a great newgame from
Richard WilcoxSoftware
listings for theDragon
AND programs Sfor bbc, Texas, '
?Commodore 64, ','.
Spectrum ^ L-
ALSO: U.S. (rjSk.Scene, your '«...
On ahoJEmanefdeepinspacean earfrfWrol is marooned. *
Onlyoneperson cansave it ^J
HxQQr \
The galaxy's most I
battle wagon.Narzon Hea I sivkr rs from the hack. LisaSl.nnma Tanks in from.
HeliChargas from above.
A friendly mission to Zon has become a desperate fight for
survival.
Now, as Troopii Truck irimillcsarKl lo;i|is iicrussZun's surface, onlv ^
one person in the galaxy can save it.
You.
The ticket to Zon is ,SJV!t!J ( RKH inc. VAT), and the journey siBoots, WH Smiiii, liuruhelows. oraiiy inii'i^iLiciiccominiter games shop.
Your Commodore til will love it to bits.
RuUi<uU(m.S1iechuml1l)C-2D&eiiM-6Jt?'
March 6-March 12, 1904 ho. 52
More withyour sord
CGL, which markers the Sord
pack. Pay £149.95, and you will
get the MS, a cassette recorder.
BASIC 1 in a ROM cartridge,
introduction to programming,manual and users' guide and
YOU tOOcan beRommel
Hot from ihe man Mho gave
you Up Periscope is Kriegspiel
commander. There is a choice
of three different scenarios —normal, desert and mountain.
You can play againsi a friend or
against the computer. Thewinner is the First to lake
control of the opposing side's
HQ. Kriegspiel runs on the
Dragon 32 and costs £6.95.
Beyond Software, DurraniHouse, 8 Herbal Hill, LondonECIR 5EJ
Date for yourdiary
The Manchester HomeComputer Show- will be held at
the New Century Hall, Man-chester, on April 5-7. Theorganisers say there will be a
wide variety of stands showingthe latest hardware and soft-
ware. Admission is £2, half
Home Computing Weekly is
one of the sponsors of the
show, which is organised byArgti- Specialist Exhibitions.
Argus Specialist Exhibitfans.
Park View House, ! Park ViewRd, Berkharnsied, Hens HP4
News 5,6
Spect
Dragc
software reviews isArcade action for BBC. Oric. Atari. Dragon
CI,000 software competition it
Spectrum programming 14Make moves with an "invisible screen"
Software reviews 21Space pames lor Texas. BBC, Drjiinn
Spectrum software reviews 22
Spectrum program 24
Spectrum software reviews 27
Commodore 64 program 28Eyes .o ttie skies... and blast the bomber*
Software reviews 29Adventures for BBC, Commodore 64, Spectrum
u.s. Scene S3
Software reviews S4Games for BBC and Spectrum
bbc program 36
TI-994A program 39
Software charts 42
Dragon, pages 10 and 41
Spectrum, puges 18 and 2'
MM . piiRi' .Id; Commodore Ai
page 28; TI-99/4A, page 39
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x films
Basket Case and The Honey-
include Thai Sinking Feeling
and Loose Connections —made by Bill Forsyth, whoproduced Local Hero andGregory's Girl — and TheRutles and WhoopsApocalypse.Others include the X- rated
science fiction film Alphavillc,
An Unsuitable Job for a"oman, Diva, Merry Christ-
as Mr Lawrence — starring
avid Bowie and Tom Conti —The Moon in the Gutter, with
Natassia Kinski, Fitzcarraldo,
I'ixole and Mephisto.lis catalogue also has music
video tapes and instructional
and documentary releases.
Among them: Steve Davis onsnooker, Jackie Genova onexercising, a cartoon video for
children and four titles by AndyWarhol.Mr Stone, who at present has
full-ti
t looks
' for
game in the bag I don't want to
commit myself."Would he convert X-raied
fiSiii. into stames?
He said: "Certainly not sex
films. But half the Top 10 in the
West End arc X rated.. Wc are
talking about two different
things. Take a shooting scene.
That may make it an
computer games it's standard.
1 would not put out any-
g that would upset parents.
] would not want to end up with
X-ratcd games. Our games will
10 more X-rated than anyr computer games on the
Mr Stone sees Palace Soft-
e programs, in the early
stages based on films, andpublishers of software fromfreelance programmers.He believes, however, that
the days of the schoolboy
programmer working at home_re nearly over — unless he is a
ill-timer with a lot of talent —ad ihai future software will be
produced byHe i
"
believe
company is well placed with its
links with video and experience
of marketing and distribution,
for which a separate team is
A number of video remal
computer software, althoughmany had a lot to learn about
average in households where the
'"male head of household" wasaged 15-24 or 35-54.
The report says: "Commo-
inereased from 12 to about 22per cent while Sinclair's has
dropped marginally from 58 to
-The BBC model B doubledits market share from five to 10
disapointed that they failed to
increase their share from five
percent in Janauary 1983."
The report, by GowlingMarketing Service, says (he sale
of software by mail order
appearstun I? |»
Last year computer users
bought about 11.3m items ofsoftware — about five per user— and of t hese 70 per cent were
arcade and adventure gamesand educational packagesamounted to 23 per cent.
In 1984 Gowling predicts that
sales could reach 12.6m with
the games percentage rising to
This year should also see
makers of peripherals, says the
report. It comments: "While it
is dificult to estimate the value
of this market, it is likely that
micro users will spend at least
the equivalent of the cost of the
original machine on peripheral
equipment — see I able.
Under the heading of sales
forecasts for 1984. Gowl'-says: "The major coiistrr
radius this industry is the si/i
the total market available
i for video recorder
would obviously increase, bgrowth for more expensi'
computers — like the BBmodel B and the Commodore
becoming more discriminating.
The relatively high price ofthese machines could dampendemand.
GriwIiH!; Marketing Services,
Britannia Buildings, FenwickSi. Liverpool L2 7NA
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Ownership of peripherals -
You could beon our pagesWe welcome programs, articles and tips from
our readers.
programs must always be sent on cassette.Listings are helpful, but not necessary. Check
carefully that they are bug-free, includedetails of what your program does, how it
works, variables you have used and hints onconversion.
articles on using home computers should beno longer than 2,000 words. Don't worry aboutyour writing ability — Just try to keep to the
style in HCW. Articles most likely to bepublished will help our readers made betteruse Of their micros by giving useful ideas,
possibly with programming examples, we will
convert any sketched illustrations intofinished artwork.
tips are short articles, and briefprogramming routines which we can puttogether with others. Your hints can aid
other computer users.
Competitive rates are paid.
Keep a copy of your submissions and includean SAE if you want them returned. Labeleverything clearly and give a daytime and
home phone number if you can.
l;c(A(pi:t!NC. wflkly t>
parlez-vousFrench?
Tansoft has just announcedLanguage Masterclass, rhe First
foreign language learningsystem. Claimed lo provide the
ability to communicate in the
learned language in less than 12
hours. Masterclass is aimed al
students and British business
men snivelling abroad.It is based on rhe Link Word
method developed by MikeRuneberg whereby you link
foreign words with similar
sounding English words.
Supplied with a progrr
WK-irn.sfcirs
spoken vocabular
Tansoft Ltd, Units I and 2,
Cambridge Technopark, New-market Road, Cambridge.
QL program— already!
with a range of programs for
the Sinclair QL.Spectrum Emulator comes on
a Sinclair microdrive cartridge
emulator is also planned for the
announced by Cable Softwareare Cosmic Bounce and Nursery
Nightmare, both for the CBM64 at £8.75 each.
Joe the Lion, 213/215 Market Cable Software, PSL Market-Street, Hyde, Cheshire SKI-: :i;a. Cu/u- i/oiiw. 52 Limbury
Road, Luton, Beds LU3 2PL
40 winkswith Optima
Latest games to come out ofOptima include Bedbug andOmega Probe, both for the
BBC computer.Bedbug is a totally original
game — you have to gel to
sleep. Preventing you is a hordeof fleas and bed bugs which youhave to combat, armed with
only your false teeth and a jambuttie. Omega Probe is more
A handful ofShards
games. For the Dragon 32 is
The Mystery of the Java Star -a four-part educational adven-ture will puzzles, mysteries andinformation; Shapcr. soundutility; and North Sea Oil — a
c-al-lik' simulation.
For Ihe BBC Model B there is
Laser Letters, an educationalword game; and Pettigrew's
Diary, the BBC version ofShards' Dragon adventure.Empire is an Electron version of
cosmic cable
SteveJohn Bob
Paul~Your name is
Watch^7 5? i
out.
ONE MAN'S VIEW
Roaring tomy dreamof wealth
/ rolled down the window of my super-blown red racer
and turned to view the glistening array of lights andgauges ahead of me. Myfuel lank: full. I reach down andfumble for the ignition key. One turn and the massive
engine thunders into life, the hypnotic whirr of the
exhause, the rumble from the engine. I knew ihey would
make me easy prey for the deadly Black Turbos.
I turn and a gruesome sight awaits my eyes — a
Black Turbo, its exhausls spitting out power. Theglowing suns fire their lethal rays which dazzle andsparkle on the Turbo's shiny body shell. A movementcatches my eye. The driver, in his leather suit, winks at
me and with devilish grace he lowers his visor. Ourengines roar and we exchange glances. It is time.
I slam my foot down, almost through the floor. Myhead is jolted back and the wheeled monster is let loose.
Immediately the Turbo snarls to life and makes straight
for me. I grasp the cold, sweaty wheel and turn with all
my might. He's still behind me. I glance at the control
display and a sparkling catches my eye. I press the
appropriate button and a cloud of black smoke billows
out of my exhaust.
Despite my fear I manage a snigger, but it is cut short
by a piercing screech. Again I glance down and wipe my
My scanner shows a small, insignificant point
flashing on and off. This small point represents a million
dollars, or, if not collected, eight years imprisonment in
the much-feared Doomsday Lair. The thought of the lair
sends an icy shiver up my spine, so I cool down the speed
and punch co-ordinates into the onboard computer.
H is time to relax and I sink into the padded leather
seat. Victory is within a kilometre's journey. I dream ofthe wealth that is mine. Soon the mighty machine draws
to a halt. I reach for the door handle and step out into
this hostile environment. It's there! The idol of mydreams. The great Cup of Ultimate. I climb over the
golden sand dune and hold its glistening handles.
With dreams in my mind 1 read the fabled inscrip-
tion on the side: "TranzAm loading
Connect the ear socket on your Spectrum
TranzAm — game or reality?
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A page of the latest 48Kspectrum games, all given theonce-over by our reviewers
The Snowman SSSJ-Baa^£6.95 downwards lo a thoughtfully
A slight bug may fruslrale, but
poims left or right kcypram
value for money ]Otm>rrani
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You start with three of these bolts.
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An unfortunate combination of "pods", which you cannot
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"ADVENTU
DRAGON 32 PROGRAM
Your chance to hit thejackpot... with no coin
slot to feedPlaying the Fmil machine in my'
al almost always led me with
i- in my pocket but air.
laikii thinking I hilt ICL'dlili;
greedy, slot with all the change 1
'
I lay hands on was noi ihmi ckMtmie my shoes.
and cleaning my shoes due to a
lack of money.I decided that with me being a
jrnpiuer lunatic — as well as a
ood shoe cleaner — I wasgoing io write my own fruil
machine program for myDragon 32.
This look a little longer to
write than 1 thought — like iwo
fed, i hthei
hen you run ilic pioi'r.un i
pin the first go for you burest is up to you and i:
oiled as follows:
.s the space bar. Pressing
before spinning the reels v
give you a money cheek.
When. ill.. .Lie oh,.kl.n
will flash red and sound will beheard from your TV. The holdbutions are 1, 1 and 3,
respective to each column, and' ;ero key will cancel holds.
ohold
we reckon this is one of thebest fruit machine games forany computer, it was written
for the Dragon 32 by acontributor who likes to beknown as just Klarzy. All the
features of a real machine areincluded
Gamble and collect
pressing the enter key and the
amount you would collect if
you lost the gamble. To collect
just press the space bar. Thecomputer will call you a coward
down on the left of the machinand emit sound. You then pre!
the space bar 10 colled them
The program uses PMODE !
and makes the most of thi
Dragon's colours and graphics
played. Even so, I've left roon
random nudges and so on.
P.S. I don't spend money or
fruii machines any more,don't know whether this i
because of the program 01
because my girlfriend ha:
become my bank manager...
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Five new arcade-style gamesfor a selection of micros areput through their paces
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COMPETITIONYour comrades are held
captive behind enemy lines...
and they are relying on youand your Jetcoptcr to bring
them to safety.
ilS the challenge in Blue
Thunder, from Richa.d Wilcox
The Spectrum vs
and the version I
£9.93. So there wil
win... andface the
challenge ofBlue Thunderfrom
tl'klY iLIHl lIlL- !
nm Richard W
HOME COMPUTING WEEKLY 6 Match 1984 Page 17
SPECTRUM PROGRAMMING
Ha« it works
way of ...Vli'llL' lid ol Hi,
let the
mm ROM RAMWII-'Mll.ii:. s the sub- Oil n,.
1 -1"JI>I nsleis II,, P» udo
:(llll!-?ilJII : :, lal the
Jtlllll Mini)
for your awn DRAW lid
Type in and BUN my programfor Ihc 48K Spectrum. Nothingwill happen for about a minute
and ihc demonstration routine
will produce a smoothly rotating
pyramid.And you can draw many olr
shapes and animate them.The program is a variation
the DRAW command. Hewevinstead of DRAWu.e lines univisible screen. iiDRAWsiheman invisible pscudo scree
located higher up in memory.When as manv lines a- ;
desired have been DRAWNthis pseudo screen, it is th
copied to the real screen more
A new set of lines— a different
picture, perhaps a new frame in
an animation sequence — canthen be computed invisibly andJispiiiyet! when ready.
It works by copying various
subroutines from ROM into
RAM where they are altered to
invisiblescreen tomakemovingpictureseasier
Create your own on-screenanimation with lan McDonald'sprogram for the 48K Spectrum.Are vou the next wait Disney?
the computer into thinking
that the screen RAM star
Jecinui[5f'3S2 instead oil"
When lines 140-2040 have
entered and RUN successfully,
delete all the now unnecessary
BASIC, either line-by-line t"
le NEWVou I t the e
ill' [lie lit
vou want to DRAW."3U can only DRAW straight
— circles and arcs aren'
possible.
"W each line six POKEs at
necessary. To draw a line from
(a,b) to <c,d> type:
POKE650ll,aPOKE 6501 5,b
i'OKl' (>5<)17.AIJS(c -a)
I'OKh (v=ij|S.ABS(d h)
mkeyCandSGNisABSis.keyF.RANDOMISE USR65
DRAW the line on the pseudoscreen. Nothing will appear o
RANDOMISE L"SR l-i'KX).
You can store as many lines i
you like on the pseudo screen.
Hints on conver
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SOFTWARE REVIEWS
Out of thisworld...
...or are they earth-bound?Five arcade-style space gamesare put through their paces
Demon mMSTTI-99/4A 6S.SO SiK™W
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instructions 25"^ 1
Liberator ;vhI ;„.) i^
spectrum s&MJS?&
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SPECTRUM SOFTWARE REVIEWS
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The CDS experience,moreaction... more adventure...
This is Timebomb a brandnew Arcade Adventuregamefrom CDS.Just one ofa new rangeof exciting programs...
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30-40 input' difficult" l,V_l
50-180 main loop: print' cars,
checks for movement, gears
2OOO-20IO oil patch2050-2060 log
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galore asyou get
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the fuel depots. If you do this
safely you also gain extra points
If you don't then all your lives art
There is a high -score table lb
the three best, which can easily be
extended to more.
My game runs fast and will tes
your reflexes to the utmost. Thebeep in line B 1 , which gives a con
slightly.
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could try playing it with just onelife.
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cars are very lifelike and the
MonacoGP is for all those people
who think they can win behind
the wheel of a grand pris racing
with the trees and the track
Opposing ears start to appear,
moving faster depending on the
cear \.hi have selected.
The drivers are very intelligent
and lock onto your last co-
ordinate, so you are dodgint; all
the lime.
Once you have finished driving
through the night other obstacles
appear — 3D logs, oil patches,
road works, narrow roads, Tuel
You steadily gain points andmore arc added as you pass each
obstacle safely. Score and lives
remaining are shown at the lop of
the track.
! he capital letters in quotation
marks arc user-dell tied graphic.
Test your skill in the Monaco GP,Neil Hewitt's fast-moving gamefor the Spectrum. As well as the
obstacles, there are other. drivers on your tail
GRAPHICS mode.This is what they represent
hole: there should be a "greater
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Kiajjattsaai through the 3-D maze to the Core. £4.95
FRUIT MACHINEOne arm bandit simulation featuring random""'1. nudge and gamble. 'Reels' are fixed
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getting caught in ihe shadow cast by thesetting sun or tailing into your trench. £4.9:
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MUNCHER100% machine code game making good useof the sound and graphic taci""-
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Hints on conversion
PROCedurcs arc similar loGOSUlK-.wepr -li.n Ihes need ru>
line number. The following
I'MOl inii niilialisalion
runt ink- title pagePROtunit ro«ds(LEVELI sels
depending on level
PROCmiivt curs moves cars on
PKOC'limt updates time count-
PROdi-eill.VI prints number of
lives left
I'ktKsmike nunc, .nakc in eras.
I'ROC.emTlS'ltn'lxhtles stole
PINK erasli check checks if frog
ha- been killed
I'Htx (mil' plays lime
Mode 1 sets up screen 2(1 rows by
32 columns or 1280 by 1024
I4PE00 = S10200A kills Ihe
;|fi2SA) = 4Bputs keyboard in
upper case and keeps it there
+ FXIS.I clears keyboard
ADVA lid) checks lire button
and AllVAI.(l) and ADVAL(2>
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able graphics.KNVKI.OPI-; toillttil. charae-
tei oimHIND statement.
VI) 11 28 sets leu window.
Hop acrossthe road...and watchthe cars and
snakes
Variables
LV lives left
\l \ position of frog
VI V position of frog
TT time lefi
HO$U) river bank holes
l.r, middle of road
HS(4) roadsKhU) river
AS input
JOY joystick or not
you run out of lime and die.
There is also a patch of grass near
the road which hides Sid the
Snake.Get four frogs across safciy
and you get a chorus of YankeeDoodle Dandee and gon to the
nest level — ihere are five in all.
You can use joysticks in place
of the keyboard. When the
program says SPACE or FIRE lo
start the game press FIRE for the
The game takes up 6634 bytes
of memory in MODE 2 leaving
2070 bytes free lo shorten Ihe
program. Typing in Time, the
title page, joystick routine andtwo tune sections could all be left
Your skill at dodging cars andSid the snake will be tested in
this variation on a populargame from Andrew MacMaster
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In 1 his game for the BBC Model Bcalled Ribbet, you are a frog andyou have lo cross a main roadwith lots of cats.
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630 PRINT DESTROY THE DRM BY BOUNCING "' >1390 CRLL HCHRR<20, 1,113,29)
640 PRINT BOMBS OFF THE WBTER. " i
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1400 ROW-INT! 10*RND>+1
630 PRINT FIVE HITS RRE REQUIRED."" 1418 F-10
660 PRINT R DIRECT HIT WILL CRUSE""673 PRINT RNTI-AIRCRRFT FIRE TO"" 1430 MS*-STR*(SMS)S," »
690 PRINT DAMRGE ONE OF YOUR ENGINES."" 1440 GOSUB 2608
690 PRINT PRESS U TO CLIMB AND"" 1430 CALL HCHAR! HOW, COL, 97)
700 PRINT SPACE TQ DROP R BOMB."
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1468 CALL HCHRR!9R,BC,32)
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740 IF 3-0 THEN 730 1300 CALL GCHAR!BR,BC,H)
730 IF K<>49 THEN 780 1510 IF H-32 THEN 1330 ELSE 15201320 IF H-113 THEN 1330 ELSE 1390
770 GOTO 830 1330 R— 1
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1380 GOTO 1330
830 ENG-2 1590 IF H-136 THEN 1610 ELSE 1680
840 CALL CLEAR 1600 IF H-97 THEN 2370
830 SCR-BB60 REM *SET UP SCREEN*
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970 CALL HCHARC20, 1.113.29) 1630 CALL HCHARC11, 19, 103)
980 CALL HCHAR!21, 1.112. 128) 1640 CALL HCHAR! 11,27,105)1650 CALL HCHAR! 11,9,103)
900 RP-23910 CALL VCHAR! 16,30, 136,9)
1660 CALL SCREENC3)1670 CALL SOUND<500-110,8,-7,1)
920 CALL VCHAR!17,31,136,9) 1680 CALL SCREEN! 5
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940 CRLL HCHAR! 19. 1,120.6) 1700 CRLL HCHRR<11.18,32)
930 CRLL HCHAR! 18,4, 121) 1710 CALL HCHRR! 11,27,32)
960 CRLL HCHAR!17,4, 122) 1720 CALL HCHAR! 16,3,32)
970 CALL HCHRR! 1,7,152) 1738 ENG-ENG-1
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1040 COL-1 1900 REM WIN SEQ*1810 CALL VCHARC16,31,105,9)
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1070 Me^STR^ailS)!/' " 1930 CRLL HCHAR! ROW, COL, 32)
1090 GOBUS 2680 1840 CALL SOUND!100,110.4,-7,i)
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1330 ROW-ROU+REV 1910 CRLL VCHRR<16,32,32,9)
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1230 IF K<>95 THEN 1230 1998 NEXT D
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1230 IF K<>32 THEN 1100 2010 CALL SOUND!30O,-5,6>
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