Stampabout - Mark Roberts (Your Spectrum-No.8-Page 78)


This is our first 100 per cent machine code game and it's based on the old
arcade epic, Time Bomb. For those who've not crossed its path before
(Where have you been? Ed.), it involves a character called Happy Horace
and his attempts to defuse a number of bombs.

In Stampabout, you're presented with a grid of squares, one of which
contains the character Happy Horace. On another square you'll see a
flashing bomb which must be defused by moving Horace across to it. The
trouble is, his path is blocked by death-dealing skulls and a stomping
boot - which are definitely to be avoided. You'll also find that once
Horace has moved off a square, it'll sink - which means when he comes to
search for another bomb, his path may be littered with pitfalls.

Once Horace has defused four bombs, he moves on to a higher level that
sets even more obstacles in the way. Each bomb must be defused within a
set time limit - indicated at the bottom of the screen on a sliding scale.
There's also a high score feature where bonus points can be collected by
manoeuvering Horace into the flags.

Controls for the game are comprehensive - use the 'F' key for left, 'G'
for right, 'T' for up, 'V' for down, and 'D' to scroll the row left and
'Y' to scroll the row right. If you have an AGF, Kempston or Interface 2
type joystick, then you can opt for one of these choices. (To scroll the
row using joystick control, press the Fire button while simultaneously
pushing the joystick left or right.)


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TYPE: Arcade

WARNING: 
There is a bug in this game. If there are no valid locations for the boot to 
start at the left-hand side of the screen (it can't go on a cleared square,
a skull or a flag) then the game will lock up at the start of the round, as
it can't find anywhere to put the boot.
                                                Jim Grimwood


This info file was typed by Jim Grimwood

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