Technopolis (JP)

Technopolis (テクノポリス) was a long-running multi-format magazine published in Japan. They covered a wide range of popular entertainment topics including computers, movies, robotics and electronic games. It was published from August 1982 onwards.

The Super Expander programs in this magazine require the Japanese VIC-1211M Super Expander cartridge, available here. They will not work with the VIC-1211A Super Expander.

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.

Download all programs from this magazine on one disk:

Technopolis.d64

7 programs

Program	Author	Requirements	Files	Info
Music PG Volume 3 (Oct 1982), Pages 46-49.	?	Unexpanded	music-pg.prg Screenshot	Music program. Make your own tunes and load/save them onto tape. Note: this uses Katakana characters so it works best with the VIC-1001 Character ROM. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. Play notes by pressing Q-I and 2-7.
Shinkei Suijaku (Double Memory) 神経衰弱 Volume 4 (Nov 1982), Pages 117-118.	Kanko Miyajima (KMC; Kanto Microcomputer Club) 宮嶋 感子	Unexpanded	shinkei-suijaku.prg Screenshot	Concentration memory game. Turn over two cards and try to get a matching pair. Note: this uses Katakana characters so it works best with the VIC-1001 Character ROM. Controls: Type the Y,X coordinates for each card (a column followed by a row).
Invader Volume 4 (Nov 1982), Pages 118-119.	Kanko Miyajima (KMC; Kanto Microcomputer Club) 宮嶋 感子	Unexpanded	invader.prg Screenshot	Space shooter. Destroy the alien ship before it reaches the bottom of the screen. Note: after a while the game might crash with an Out Of Memory error. Controls: Z (left), C (right), F7 (fire).
Hi-Res Data Creation Program (Pattern Editer) ハイレゾデータ作成プログラム Volume 6 (Jan 1983), Page 122.	Naoko Sugimoto (KMC; Kanto Microcomputer Club) 杉本 直子	Unexpanded	pattern-editer.prg Screenshot	Character editor, design your own user-defined graphics. Controls: W (up), Z (down), A (left), S (right), F1 (clear pixel), F7 (set pixel), D (show DATA values).
Missile Function ミサイル ファンクション Volume 6 (Jan 1983), Page 123.	Kyoto Tsuda (KMC; Kanto Microcomputer Club) 津田 今日子	Unexpanded	missile-functn.t64 Screenshot	Vertically scrolling space shooter. Shoot the enemy ships while avoiding their missiles. Try not to run out of energy. Note: this uses Katakana characters so it works best with the VIC-1001 Character ROM. Controls: A (left), D (right), F7 (fire).
Space Asteroid 2 Volume 8 (Mar 1983), Pages 128-129.	Paranoiac Abe	Super Expander+3K	spc-aster2-se3k.t64 Screenshot	Dodge the asteroids as you fly through them. You can fire your beam cannon in emergencies, but the cannon has to recharge to 50 energy points before it can be used again. Controls: L (left), ; (right), Space (fire).
Ski Game SKIゲーム Volume 8 (Mar 1983), Page 130.	Y Hayami (KMC; Kanto Microcomputer Club) 津田 今日子	Super Expander+3K	ski-game.prg Screenshot	Vertically scrolling ski game. Collect the arrows and avoid the asterisks. Controls: T (left), U (right).