Use this forum to submit new files for the download section of the archive. I will check each submission and upload it to the archive on a regular basis.
zephyr
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by zephyr » Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:56 am
Title: Wormtube
Author: John Bobst
Publisher: Zeta Software (US) / Hornet Software Ltd (UK)
Released: 1983
Platform: Tandy CoCo 1, 2, or 3 / Dragon 32 or 64
WORMTUBE tm
by John Bobst
Features:
* 1 to 4 players (taking turns, "in-progress", savable)
* 6 distinct sound effects (7 if counting "foosh")
* 8 colors on a black screen (Semigraphics 12)
* 255,999,999 points possible (not @#%&! likely)
* 9 speeds/skill-levels (changeable during play)
* 1 joystick required
* 1 "pause" key, 1 exit key, and 1 reset key (handy)
Keys:
BREAK = Pause
ENTER = Continue
F = Faster speed (up to 9)
S = Slower speed (down to 1)
P = Let next player have a turn without affecting the current player's score
SHIFT+1 = Clear all names and scores to zero and start afresh
SHIFT+CLEAR = Exit Wormtube leaving all names and scores intact
EDIT: Archive updated on the 23rd March at 10:50 pm.
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zephyr on Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:49 pm, edited 19 times in total.
sixxie
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by sixxie » Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:21 pm
The name "John Bobst" appears in the binary, and a search for that turns up this page:
http://www.archive.org/details/color-co ... ne-1983-06
This places it mid-1983 by "Zeta Software". Was this version modified to work with the Dragon?
Frustrating game if your joysticks have a dead zone (and really hard to completely die, and a very odd scoring system!).
zephyr
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by zephyr » Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:38 pm
Thanks Ciaran!
I have updated my original post.
munkeyboy
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by munkeyboy » Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:23 pm
I think that this game was released by Hornet Software in the UK.
I have the tape but it will not load, but looking at the instructions on the cover it seems to be the same game.
Wormtube - Hornet Software.jpg (89.27 KiB) Viewed 3020 times
zephyr
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by zephyr » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:40 pm
Excellent, Thanks!
I have updated the archive with a copy of your inlay card, an updated Readme.txt file, and a CoCo/Dragon compatible version of Wormtube.