VIC Innovative Computing (GB)
Clifford Ramshaw
Melbourne House Publishers, 1982
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30 programs
| Program | Author | Requirements | Files | Info |
Space Fight Pages 5-8. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | space fight.prg Screenshot |
Shoot the invaders as they emerge from the mother ship to attack you. Controls: Z (left), C (right), M (fire). |
Hi-Speed Maze Pages 9-11. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | high speed maze.prg Screenshot |
Starting in the bottom-right corner, race through the maze to reach the star in the top-left corner as quickly as possible. If you touch the walls then you'll be sent back to the start. Controls: A (left), D (right), W (up), X (down), S (new maze, if this one can't be solved). |
High-Res Draw Pages 13-15. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | hi-res draw.prg Screenshot |
Simple hi-res drawing program. Controls: A (left), D (right), W (up), X (down), Q,E,Z,C (diagonals), O (turn on drawing), R (turn on erase), 1-8 (set colour), S (quit). |
Warlock Pages 17-21. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | warlock.prg Screenshot |
Text adventure, explore the caverns and gather as much treasure as you can. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Dragon's Lair Pages 23-27. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | dragons lair.prg Screenshot |
Text adventure, slay the monsters and collect the treasure. Controls: Commands include: go left, go right, go forwards, pick-up 'object', examine 'object', drop 'object', recover treasure, slay monster, spell monster, gaze-into palantir. |
Synthesiser Pages 28-32. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | synthesiser.prg Screenshot |
Turn your computer into a musical keyboard. Controls: A-Z (play note), F1 (set duration), F3 (set volume), F5 (repeat off), F7 (repeat), Crsr-Right (alter envelope), Crsr-Down (envelope off), + (organ mode), - (normal mode), Space (silence) LeftArrow (quit). |
Ganymede Pages 33-37. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | ganymede.prg Screenshot |
Text-based strategy game. Set up mines on Jupiter and collect valuable ore, but don't forget to buy oxygen too. Controls: 1 (import oxygen), 2 (build ships to shuttle to Jupiter), 3 (load ships prior to building mines), 4 (set up mines), 5 (recover mined ore), 6 (sell recovered ore). |
Hoppy Pages 39-43. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | hoppy.prg Screenshot |
Frogger game. Try to get all of your frogs safely across the road to the top of the screen. Controls: A (left), D (right), W (up), X (down), Q,E,Z,C (diagonals). |
Bomber Pages 45-48. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | city bomber.prg Screenshot |
Blitz game. Your plane has run out of fuel, drop bombs to clear the buildings so you can land safely. Unusually, this version allows you to drop more than one bomb at a time. Controls: S (drop bomb), 1-5 (adjust speed of plane). |
Battleship Pages 49-52. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | battleships.prg Screenshot |
Classic strategy game. Find the hidden locations of the enemy ships before your ships are discovered. Controls: Type the co-ordinates for each shot in the format X,Y (a letter and a number separated by a comma). |
Maths Pages 53-56. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | maths.prg Screenshot |
Test your mental arithmetic by solving addition and subtraction sums. Controls: Type each answer and press Return. |
Duck Shoot Pages 57-60. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | duck shoot.prg Screenshot |
Shoot as many ducks as you can before you run out of arrows. You must hit the blue part of their body. Controls: Z (left), C (right), M (fire). |
Grand Prix Pages 61-64. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | grand prix.prg Screenshot |
Car race. Try to complete five laps without crashing. Controls: A (left), D (right), W (up), X (down). |
Rat Trap Pages 65-68. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | rat trap.prg Screenshot |
Return home by negotiating through a maze filled with killer rats. Controls: A (left), D (right), W (up), X (down). |
Earth Attack Pages 69-73. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | earth attack.prg Screenshot |
Shoot the alien invaders as they emerge from the two impregnable mother ships. Controls: Z (left), C (right), M (fire). |
Bomber Attack Pages 75-78. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | bomber attack.prg Screenshot |
Destroy the enemy base by dropping your diagonal bombs. Avoid the blimp and missiles. Controls: A (stop), D (accelerate), W (up), X (down), S (drop bomb). |
Blackjack Pages 79-83. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | blackjack.prg Screenshot |
Blackjack/pontoon card game played against the computer. Two cards are dealt, and the player must decide whether to stick or accept another card. Try to get the highest score without exceeding 21. Controls: T (twist), S (stick). |
Squash Pages 85-88. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | squash.prg Screenshot |
Tennis game, keep the ball in play for as long as possible. Controls: Z (left), M (right). |
Save the Shuttle Pages 89-92. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | save shuttle.prg Screenshot |
Put the heat-resistant tiles back on the shuttle before it re-enters the atmosphere. Pick up a tile by moving your grabber below it. To release, put the tile below the position where you want to put it. Controls: A (left), D (right), W (up), X (down), S (grab tile), Space (release tile). |
Hangman Pages 93-96. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | hangman.prg Screenshot |
Guess the word before your man is hanged. Either enter your own word or let the computer choose one. Controls: Type your guess for each letter. |
Alien Overun Pages 97-100. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | alien overun.prg Screenshot |
Your ship has been invaded by aliens. You must avoid being captured for as long as possible. You score points by moving without being caught. Controls: A (left), D (right), W (up), X (down). |
Invasion Pages 101-105. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | invasion.prg Screenshot |
Defender game. Protect the humans from the blue aliens. Controls: A (left), D (right), W (up), X (down), S (fire). |
Dumper Pages 107-110. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | dumper.prg Screenshot |
Aliens are attacking the city barricade. You must stop them from breaking through by using your dumper truck to repair the holes from their bombs. Controls: Z (left), C (right), M (drop brick). |
Seige Pages 111-115. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | seige.prg Screenshot |
Destroy your enemy before he can kill you and capture your castle. Controls: Z (left), C (right), M (fire). |
Snakes & Ladders Pages 117-120. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | snakes ladders.prg Screenshot |
Board game for 1 or 2 players. Throw a dice to work your way across the board, climbing the ladders but sliding down the slippery snakes. Controls: Space (throw dice). |
Dungeon Pages 121-125. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | dungeon.prg Screenshot |
Explore the maze of rooms and battle evil monsters. Your fatigue decreases when you move or fight; you can increase your fatigue by standing still and turning around. The game ends if your injuries or fatigue fall to zero. Controls: L (turn left), R (turn right), 1-9 (move forward selected number of spaces), T (thrust sword). |
Golf Pages 127-131. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | golf.prg Screenshot |
9-hole golf game. To make a shot, position the club behind the ball and rotate it so that it is square to the desired direction of travel. Controls: 1-9 (choose club), S,M,H (soft, medium or hard shot), A,D,W,X (move left, right, up, down), <,> (change angle of club), Space (strike ball). |
Nuclear Attack Pages 133-136. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | nuclear attack.prg Screenshot |
Missile Command game. Defend your cities by aiming your laser sight on the incoming nuclear missiles. Controls: A (left), D (right), W (up), X (down), S (fire). |
Chess Pages 137-141. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | chess.prg Screenshot |
Board game, play chess against the computer. White (the human player) always goes first. Controls: Type the from & to co-ordinates for each move in the format X,Y (two numbers separated by a comma). |
Assassin Pages 143-147. |
Clifford Ramshaw | Unexpanded | assasin.prg Screenshot |
You are a lone sniper and must kill at least 8 people or suffer the consequences. Controls: A (left), D (right), W (up), X (down), S (fire). |
