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Hebdogiciel (FR)

Hebdogiciel was a French multi-format magazine published by Shift Editions. It was published weekly in a newspaper-style format featuring satirical and uncompromising coverage of hardware and software etc. A total of 168 issues were produced from October 1983 until January 1987.

20 programs

Program Author Requirements Files Info
Conjugaisons

Issue 1 (7-20 Oct 1983),
Pages 17-19.
M Castiglioni 3K expansion conjugaisons 3k.prg
Screenshot
Practice English irregular verbs.
Controls:
Follow on-screen prompts.
Golf
(VIC Golf)

Issue 2 (21 Oct 1983),
Page 9.
Issue 3 (28 Oct 1983),
Page 3.
Ariel Chemouny Unexpanded golf.prg (French)
golf-en.prg (English)
Screenshot
Text-based golf game. On the fairway your clubs have a maximum range of around 300 yards, and on the green they are limited to around 60 yards. Enter the strength of each shot, and try to complete 18 holes with the lowest possible score.
Controls:
1-9 (shot strength).
Flechego

Issue 3 (28 Oct 1983),
Page 3.
M Bernez Unexpanded flechego.prg (French)
flechego-en.prg (English)
Screenshot
Breakout-style game. Destroy the balls by bouncing arrows on the trampoline.
Controls:
Crsr-Down (left), Crsr-Right (right).
Eponges
(Sponges)

Issue 4 (4 Nov 1983),
Page 13.
F Fontan Unexpanded eponges.prg (French)
eponges-en.prg (English)
Screenshot
Collect at least eight sponges (+) without touching any jellyfish (O), then return to your boat (-).
Controls:
W (up), Z (down), A (left), D (right).
Sous-Marin
(Submarine)

Issue 5 (11 Nov 1983),
Page 6.
Didier Capdevielle Unexpanded sous-marin.prg (French)
sous-marin-en.prg (English)
Screenshot
Drop mines to destroy as many submarines as you can in two minutes.
Controls:
Crsr-Down (left), Crsr-Right (right), Z/X (drop mine).
Auto-Cross

Issue 6 (18 Nov 1983),
Page 7.
Olivier Terrier Unexpanded auto-cross.prg (French)
auto-cross-en.prg (English)
Screenshot
Drive through 20 pairs of blue dots as quickly as possible without hitting any obstacles.
Controls:
I (up), M (down), J (left), K (right).
Perds pas la bille
(Do not lose the ball)

Issue 7 (25 Nov 1983),
Page 5.
Karim Zerhouni Unexpanded perds pas.prg (French)
perds pas-en.prg (English)
Screenshot
Catch the ball in the cup as it bounces through the pins. Note: When the games ends you must type YES or NO (not Y or N) to replay.
Controls:
B (left), M (right).
Dix Petit Humains
(Boa Muncher)

Issue 8 (2 Dec 1983),
Page 4.
Didier Capdevielle Unexpanded dix humains.prg (French)
dix humains-en.prg (English)
Screenshot
Tron-style game. You must eat ten little humans without hitting your tail.
Controls:
W (up), Z (down), A (left), D (right).
Tir Aux Pigeons
(Pigeon Shooting)

Issue 9 (9 Dec 1983),
Pages 3, 7.
Pierre-Marie Bernez Unexpanded tir pigeons.prg (French)
tir pigeons-en.prg (English)
Screenshot
Use your rotating gun to shoot as many pigeons as you can in three minutes.
Controls:
Crsr-Down (turn left), Crsr-Right (turn right), Space (fire).
Geofrance

Issue 10 (16 Dec 1983),
Page 2.
Pierre-Marie Bernez Unexpanded/3K geofrance.t64
Screenshot
Geography quiz.
Controls:
Type the correct answer.
Taquin
(Teasing)

Issue 11 (23 Dec 1983),
Page 7.
Pierre-Marie Bernez Unexpanded taquin.prg (French)
taquin-en.prg (English)
Screenshot
Puzzle. Two boards are displayed, and the pieces on the right board are shuffled into random order. You must rearrange the pieces to match the left board. When you select a square, its four boxes are rotated a quarter turn.
Controls:
Type the XY coordinates of the square you want to rotate.
Mini-Pac

Issue 12 (30 Dec 1983),
Pages 2-4.
Didier Capdevielle 8K expansion mini-pac 8k.d64
Screenshot
Pac Man game with six mazes. Eat the dots and avoid the ghosts.
Controls:
W (up), Z (down), A (left), D (right).
Mission Suicide

Issue 13 (6 Jan 1984),
Page 6.
M Normier 3K expansion m-suicide 3k.prg (French)
m-suicide-en 3k.prg (English)
Screenshot
Collect five boxes of amunition from the right side of the screen, and take them back to your base.
Controls:
A (left), D (right).
Sauvetage
(Rescue)

Issue 14 (13 Jan 1984),
Pages 5 & 11.
Bruno Internicola 3K expansion sauvetage 3k.prg (French)
sauvetage-en 3k.prg (English)
Screenshot
Rescue everybody from the collapsed building and take them to the ambulance. Touching a teleport robot moves you to a random position. Note: The English version has modified control keys and some bug fixes.
Controls:
French: Z (left), C (right), F1 (up), F7 (down), F3 (up diagonal), F5 (down diagonal). When entering an elevator, press 1 for the top floor, 0 for the middle floor, and - for the bottom floor.
English: Z (left), X (right), I (up), L (down), O (up diagonal), K (down diagonal).
Cheat mode: Press 'Arrow Left' to show the teleport robots, and '3' to hide them.
Mission

Issue 15 (20 Jan 1984),
Page 5.
Felix Sauvat 8K expansion mission 8k.t64
Screenshot
Scramble-style game with three stages. Collect the fuel crates while bombing houses, radars and other targets.
Controls:
Q (up), A (down), , (left), . (right), Space (drop bomb).
Poursuite Infernale
(Hellish Pursuit)

Issue 16 (27 Jan 1984),
Page 6.
N Normier Unexpanded poursuite.prg (French)
poursuite-en.prg (English)
Screenshot
Collect the blocks while avoiding the monster. You can escape by passing through the screen border.
Controls:
U (up), B (down), S (left), F (right).
Papy Fait de la Resistance
(Pops is the Resistance)

Issue 17 (3 Feb 1984),
Page 16.
Philippe Lefrancois 3K expansion papy fait 3k.d64 (French)
papy fait-en 3k.d64 (English)
Screenshot
Pac Man-style game. Collect all the dots while avoiding the Gestapo.
Controls:
Joystick.
Base de l'Espace
(Space Base)

Issue 18 (10 Feb 1984),
Page 15.
Pierre-Yves Chabrol 3K expansion base espace 3k.t64
Screenshot
Space shooter. Aliens are attacking from all four sides of the screen, and you control the guns in the middle of the screen. Destroy the aliens before they reach your base.
Controls:
Joystick.
Spider

Issue 19 (17 Feb 1984),
Page 7.
L D'Auzac 3K expansion spiders 3k.prg
Screenshot
Centipede-style game. Shoot the spiders before they reach the bottom of the screen.
Controls:
Crsr-Down (left), Crsr-Right (right), Space (fire).
Fantomergie

Issue 20 (24 Feb 1984),
Page 2.
Carol Limbard Unexpanded fantomergie.prg
Screenshot
You are the ghost, and you must shoot the monsters without touching any of the energy absorbers.
Controls:
Y (up), B (down), G (left), H (right), Space (fire).

Notes

  1. Golf (83-10-21) appears to be a modified version of Golf (Games For Your VIC20).

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