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POPCOM (JP)

POPCOM (ポプコム; POPular COMputer) was a monthly multi-format magazine published in Japan. It was dedicated to games and computer-related hobbies. They published news, reviews, hardware projects, programming tutorials, manga comics & artwork, and other similar content. It was published from May 1983 to Mar 1994.

Japanese VIC-1001 computers have a Katakana character ROM and different keyboard layout (see here). In particular, the pound key (£) is replaced with a yen key (¥). This means that program listings use an inverted yen symbol for Ctrl+3 (red), instead of the normal inverted pound.

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POPCOM.d64

13 programs

Program Author Requirements Files Info
Move the Screen at High Speed
高速で画面 を動ガす

Issue 1,
Vol 1 No 1
(May 1983),
Pages 131-133.
Hiroki Ura & Satoshi Saigo
浦広樹・西郷聡
Unexpanded down-scroll.prg
Screenshot
Machine code routine that scrolls the screen vertically.

Controls:
None.
Monaco GP
モナコGP

Issue 1,
Vol 1 No 1
(May 1983),
Pages 164-167.
Hirotaka Iida
飯田博隆
Unexpanded monaco-gp.prg
Screenshot
Vertically scrolling car race. Overtake the cars without hitting the barriers. There are twisty sections, dark tunnels where you can only see the area illuminated by your headlights, and frozen zones where your car slides sideways.

Controls:
L (left), ; (right).
Tiny Expander
VICのBASICを パワーアップする

Issue 1,
Vol 1 No 1
(May 1983),
Pages 168-171.
Yasuhiro Yamamoto
山本恭弘
Unexpanded tiny-expander.t64
Screenshot
BASIC extension, add five new commands similar to those on the VIC-1211M Super Expander cartridge. A demo program is included.

Controls:
The new commands are: SETC, PLOT, RPLOT, LOCATE, SOUND.
Move the Screen at High Speed Part 2: Left and Right Scroll
高速で画面 を動ガす PART2・左右スクロール

Issue 2,
Vol 1 No 2
(Jun 1983),
Pages 136-140.
Satoshi Saigo
西郷聡
Unexpanded side-scroll.prg
Screenshot
Machine code routine that scrolls the screen horizontally.

Controls:
When the INPUT prompt appears, enter < or > for a demo scrolling in that direction.
Arithmetic Classroom
算数教室

Issue 2,
Vol 1 No 2
(Jun 1983),
Pages 184-188.
Masaaki Miyazawa
宮沢 正明
Unexpanded maths-classroom.prg
Screenshot
Mental arithmetic game. Practice your addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills. There are many difficulty settings.

Controls:
Follow on-screen prompts.
Pilem
パイレム

Issue 2,
Vol 1 No 2
(Jun 1983),
Pages 189-191.
Toyokazu Midorikawa
緑川豊和
Unexpanded pilem.t64
Screenshot
Collect the fruit in the following order: cherries, tangerine, melon, cash bag. Avoid the skeletons and try not to run out of time.

Controls:
J (left), L (right), R (up), V (down).
UFO Attacker
UFOアタッカー

Issue 3,
Vol 1 No 3
(Jul 1983),
Pages 172-175.
Hirotaka Tateda
館田博隆
Unexpanded ufo-attacker.prg
Screenshot
Aliens are attacking the streets. Shoot them with your tank.

Controls:
Joystick or L (left), ; (right), P (up), . (down), Shift (fire).
Sound Routine
サウンド ルーチン

Issue 4,
Vol 1 No 4
(Aug 1983),
Pages 121-124.
Masahiko Nakajima
中島昌彦
Unexpanded sound-routine.prg
Screenshot
Machine code routine, play a tune using interrupts.

Controls:
None.
Star Trip
スタートリップ

Issue 4,
Vol 1 No 4
(Aug 1983),
Pages 194-197.
Hirotaka Tateda
館田博隆
Unexpanded star-trip.prg
Screenshot
Space shooter with multiple stages. Shoot the aliens as they swoop towards you, and dodge the asteroids and other hazards.

Controls:
Joystick or L (left), ; (right), Shift (fire).
Broken Brick
レンガくずし

Issue 5,
Vol 1 No 5
(Sep 1983),
Pages 197-199.
Ryoji Minagawa
皆川陵司
Unexpanded broken-brick.t64
Screenshot
Breakout game. Destroy the bricks with your bat & ball.

Controls:
Crsr-Down (left), Crsr-Right (right), Space (release ball).
Alien Crash
エイリアンクラッシュ

Issue 6,
Vol 1 No 6
(Oct 1983),
Pages 199-202.
Hirotaka Tateda
館田博隆
Unexpanded alien-crash.prg
Screenshot
Aliens are released from the UFO. They explode if they reach the ground, releasing a horizontal shockwave that can destroy your ship. You must shoot them without being destroyed. Note: this works best in NTSC.

Controls:
Joystick or L (left), ; (right), A (fire).
The Space Death's Head
スペースデスヘッド

Issue 9,
Vol 2 No 1
(Jan 1984),
Pages 188-193.
Issue 10,
Vol 2 No 2
(Feb 1984),
Page 200.
Paranoiac Abe Unexpanded space-death.prg
Screenshot
Shoot the UFOs and asteroids.

Controls:
L (left), ; (right), A (fire).
Sysarf
シサルフ

Issue 10,
Vol 2 No 2
(Feb 1984),
Pages 188-190.
Toyokazu Midorikawa
緑川豊和
Unexpanded sysarf.t64
Screenshot
Missile Command game. A swarm of meteorites are heading towards you. Block them with your umbrellas.

Controls:
J (left), L (right), R (up), V (down), Space (fire).

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