This is my first video game I wrote in 1986. It lived only in my memories, until recently, when I found the tape I saved it on among my childhood things.
The damaged, torn ribbon had to be repaired. Then after many failed attempts I finally managed to load it. Due to the aged tape, I had to correct read errors byte by byte. Finally, the three-part program had to be converted into a CAS file that could be run in an emulator, with some program modification. As a result of several days of persistent work, I can now publish my program.
In addition to this, only the editing of the video of the restoration will be a bigger task.
Hello!
My name is László Nickmann. I wrote the game "BIND LANDING" in 1986, when I was 16 years old. I started getting to know computer technology and programming in the fall of 1985, when I was 15 years old, in the then-starting school IT club. The club was managed by Károly Engelbrecht. The school (as part of the school computer project) then received its first microcomputer, the Hungarian-developed HT-1080Z/64 school computer, which was a clone of the TRS-80.
The game is written in Hungarian for the machine that supports characters with Hungarian accents, but it also works on the TRS-80 that displays the original characters.
English translation of the text of the image above:
Welcome to BLIND LANDING.
This program simulates fog. You can navigate using the instruments and the map.
The goal is to get from the DELTA runway to the BASE runway.
The author of the program, László Nickmann, wishes you a good time.The next picture already shows the map with the 100 foot mountain in the middle.
Game controls:
SHIFT + up arrow - motor power increase
SHIFT + down arrow - motor power reduction
left arrow - tilt left
right arrow - tilt right
up arrow - rise
down arrow - lowering
SHIFT + left arrow - turn left
SHIFT + right arrow - turn right
dot - undercarriage retract
SHIFT + dot release chassis
comma - brake flap release
SHIFT + comma - drag flap
The found compact cassette and the note that was in the case.
If you want to play with it, you can download it here.
Load from internal tape: CLOAD "@"
Thank you for your attention!
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