Mac Man - Stuart Jamieson (Your Spectrum-Issue 12-Page 59) Following the success of our first 100 per cent machine code program Stampabout (YS issue 8) now try this one for size! Again it's based on an old favourite - but it's certainly one of the best Pac-Man clones we've seen here at YS! Before giving you the details of the game (Only hermits won't know what it's all about! Ed.), here's how you get that code into your Speccy. First type in the machine code loader and SAVE it to tape. Next type in the Hex loader program and RUN it. It'll accept eight bytes at a time (without spaces) and then ask for a checksum (which is given after the eight Hex pairs). You'll then be asked to SAVE the code after the short loader program. This done, reset the Spectrum, rewind the tape to the beginning, enter LOAD "" and press the Play button on your cassette machine. It's as easy as that! On now to the game itself. Quite simply, you have to control the hero, Mr Mac, around the maze collecting the pills as you go and avoiding the four distinctly unfriendly ghosties. Don't be daunted though! Eating the power pills you'll find in the four corners of the maze will enable you to turn the tables on the ghosties and let you eat them instead - but only when they've turned green, so you'll have to be fast as they don't stay that colour for long! This excellent version of the arcade classic uses ultra-amazing double-size graphics and smooth animation throughout. If you manage to progress beyond the first 'cherry' level, you'll get to 'strawberry' level and that's as far as we at YS have managed to get! But there's lots more ... Controls for the game are simple and easy to use. Just press the 'Q' key to go up, the 'A' key to go down and the 'P' key to move right and the 'O' key to move left. Happy munching! This game and text file, slightly modified was downloaded from Jim Grimwood's excellent Homepage which is a dedication site to the excellent Speccy mag, Your Spectrum. You'll find Jim's homepage at: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jimg