DNA 1k by Tom Dalby 2012



For the Sinclair ZX Spectrum



Tested on 16k, 48k, 128k and all Amstrad models



Keys – Sinclair Joystick or 6-left, 7-right, 0-fire



Very basic "game" which came about as I was messing about with some sprite code and wanted to see how many sorted tri-axis sprites I could get on screen at once without it being too slow. 60 sprites are used in this DNA animation and it is a little slow but not too bad. Thought I would make it into a small game for the minigame compo.



Anyway the idea of the game is to reconstruct the DNA strand after it is has been mutated by an unfortunate exposure to radiation. Move the highlighted DNA element (all white spheres) using the keys 6 & 7 to a mutated one. Then rotate the element using 0 (fire). Fit all the elements back into the rotation to complete the level. At the beginning of each level you get a few seconds to see a perfect DNA strand to help you out. Once reconstructed you move onto the next level which increases the difficulty by mutating more DNA elements.



Other notes - Was going to put in a time limit but ran out of space so once the game is started you can't quit. To start again you need to reload... it is only 1k after all :-)