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K-Power (US)

K-Power was an American multi-format magazine published by Scholastic. It started as a monthly magazine in Feb 1984, and turned bi-monthly with the Jul/Aug 1984 issue. A total of eight issues were produced. After the final issue was published in Nov/Dec 1984 it was incorporated into Family Computing magazine, where it continued as a small section with coloured pages from Jan 1985 until Jul 1987. The editor was Anne Krueger.

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K-Power.d64

15 programs

Program Author Requirements Files Info
Whiz Kids

Issue 1 (Feb 1984),
Pages 36-37.
Issue 4 (May 1984),
Page 40.
David Gunn Unexpanded whiz kids.prg
Screenshot
Simulates text being typed on the keyboard, as used on the tv series "Whiz Kids". The text appears automatically while you pretend to type.
Controls:
None.
Mysterious Message

Issue 1 (Feb 1984),
Pages 45-47.
Issue 7 (Sep 1984),
Page 34.
Peter Cockcroft Unexpanded mysterious msg.prg
Screenshot
Shoot the inverted letters to reveal a hidden message.
Controls:
Any key (fire).
Comedy Debut

Issue 2 (Mar 1984),
Pages 42-46.
Matt Davis & Michael Tuomey 8K expansion comedy debut 8k.prg
Screenshot
You are making your debut at The Old Comedian's Home. Only the most overused jokes will appeal to them, so choose your punchlines carefully...
Controls:
Select which punchline to use (1-3).
Output Subroutine

Issue 3 (Apr 1984),
Pages 46-49.
Rich Uhlig Unexpanded output sub.prg
Screenshot
Novel subroutine to display text on the screen. The words expand outwards from the middle of each line.
Controls:
None.
Kissing Robot

Issue 4 (May 1984),
Page 4.
Joey Latimer Unexpanded kissing robot.prg
Screenshot
Displays a simple animation of a kissing robot.
Controls:
None.
Logical Fruit

Issue 4 (May 1984),
Pages 52-53.
Issue 7 (Sep 1984),
Page 34.
Alex Shakar Unexpanded logical fruit.prg
Screenshot
Mastermind-style game for 1 or 2 players. You work on a fruit stall that sells six types of fruit. Your boss picks four fruits at random, can you guess what fruit he has picked and what order they are in? You are only allowed six guesses.
Controls:
For each guess type four numbers from 1-6, e.g. 1 6 3 6.
Energy Probe

Issue 5 (Jun 1984),
Pages 43-44.
Damon Osgood Unexpanded energy probe.prg
Screenshot
Vertically scrolling space game. Collect the green balls of energy, and avoid the purple vacuum clouds that drain energy from anything they touch. When you've collected enough energy, you will automatically land and move to the next level.
Controls:
G (left), H (right).
Bouncing Ball

Issue 6 (Jul/Aug 1984),
Pages 26-27.
? Unexpanded bouncing ball.prg
Screenshot
Plots a ball bouncing on the screen.
Controls:
None.
Computer Blues

Issue 6 (Jul/Aug 1984),
Pages 28-31.
Joey Latimer Unexpanded computer blues.prg
Screenshot
Music program. Plays a multi-voice boogie-woogie song while displaying the lyrics on the screen. The song was written by Joey Latimer & John Jainschigg.
Controls:
None.
A Parade of Programs for the Fourth of July
(Stars and Stripes)

Issue 6 (Jul/Aug 1984),
Pages 33-37.
Alex Shakar Unexpanded stars stripes.prg
Screenshot
Music program. Plays the American national anthem.
Controls:
None.
Dead Ringer

Issue 7 (Sep/Oct 1984),
Pages 29-31.
Mark Gilman Unexpanded dead ringer.prg
Screenshot
Tron-style game. You control the red ringer, and yellow ringer mirrors your movements. Each ringer must avoid touching the plants, its own tail, and the other ringer. How long can you survive?
Controls:
I (up), M (down), J (left), K (right). Press any other key to pause, but you will lose points.
Super Sounds!

Issue 7 (Sep/Oct 1984),
Pages 37-39.
Joey Latimer Unexpanded super sounds.t64
Screenshot
Three short programs that each play a sound effect: Great Stock Market Crash, Killer Mosquito, Lost in Space.
Controls:
None.
Amazing Drumulator
(Amazing Drum Machine)

Issue 8 (Nov/Dec 1984),
Page 30.
? Unexpanded drum machine.prg
Screenshot
Music program. Use your computer as a drum machine.
Controls:
P (snare), L (tom-tom), ; (clave), Space (bass).
Encoder/Decoder

Issue 8 (Nov/Dec 1984),
Pages 35-36.
Trevor Middleton Unexpanded code-decode.prg
Screenshot
Short program to encode & decode messages.
Controls:
Type your message, and it will automatically be encoded/decoded with each keypress. Each time you press Return, it switches between encode & decode modes.
Musical Stings

Issue 8 (Nov/Dec 1984),
Pages 37-39.
Joey Latimer Unexpanded musical stings.prg
Screenshot
Plays two short tunes: a victory ditty for winners, and a dreary ditty for losers.
Controls:
None.

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