BATTLE SHIPS for a trip down memory lane

[Cloete]

Here's my BATTLE SHIPS program for a trip down memory lane.
Use CLOAD
Due to my Dragon 32's limited memory, I could only fit the following into the code:
Full graphics & sound;
1 Player vs. the Dragon;
Move cursor with arrows;
Shoot with the space bar;
Enemy ships appear after being obliterated;
Your ships disappear after being slaughtered;
The computer randomly places his 4 ships (lengths vary from 5 units to 2 units);
Your ships are also placed randomly (lack of memory);
You get 1 shot - if you score a hit - you'll get another shot (you'll need it);
The computer gets 3 shots at a time; it will never repeat the same shot;
The 12 x 12 grid means the computer should destroy you in max 40 turns;
At the end of the game, press the space bar to start the game again.
Enjoy! Feedback welcome...
Regards, Cloete

[Rink]

I'm getting an ?FM error when trying to load this with XRoar. Haven't had a chance to try it on an actual Dragon 32 yet though.

CLOADM ""
->
F BATTLE S
?FM ERROR
OK

[zephyr]

I'm getting an ?FM error when trying to load this with XRoar. Haven't had a chance to try it on an actual Dragon 32 yet though.

CLOADM ""
->
F BATTLE S
?FM ERROR
OK

The game is written in BASIC. Load the game with CLOAD instead of CLOADM.

[Rink]

I did try that originally.

CLOAD
->
S
?IO ERROR
OK

CLOAD "" (sometimes returns as above, othertimes)
->
F BATTLE S
?IO ERROR
OK

My system doesn't seem to like that .wav at all. Running XRoar 0.26 btw - I'll try updating and let you know what happens.

[Rink]

Ok. Works fine on Windows XRoar v0.27 but apparently not v0.26.

All the best.

Edit: Yeah, pretty cool game Cloete. That's a nice version of Battleships there.

[zephyr]

I did try that originally.

CLOAD
->
S
?IO ERROR
OK

CLOAD "" (sometimes returns as above, othertimes)
->
F BATTLE S
?IO ERROR
OK

My system doesn't seem to like that .wav at all. Running XRoar 0.26 btw - I'll try updating and let you know what happens.

I have attached a copy of the .CAS file which will work with any emulator. Also included in the archive is a Tandy CoCo version of the game.

EDIT: Attachment removed.

[zephyr]

Here's a slightly modified version of the game which has been converted to .cas file. I fixed a bug which had crept in during the code size optimization stage, and made a few minor modifications to the code. Both CoCo and Dragon compatible versions are included.