Big Red Button - jj52

 The email doesn't fill me with hope.

"My apologies on the lack of red for the circle. It appears Sinclair basic lacks a function to fill a circle. Were it not for that hiccup, this would be complete. as it stands, enjoy."

ZEsarUX freezes trying to load the TZX file as a Spectrum file, EightyOne at least gets a little further but not much


Life is short so on to the next one.

If you want to try your luck the TZX file can be found here.


Comments

  1. BloodBazJune 10, 2024 at 7:38 AM

    The TZX file is 48 bytes long and doesn't contain any blocks other than a comment - so no actual tape data! Shame as this could've been the game of the year!

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    1. J257August 16, 2024 at 12:08 PM

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    2. J257August 16, 2024 at 6:07 PM

      @BloodBaz Due to your comment of approval, I resubmitted the game as an improved version using YSMegaBASIC. Thank you for your kind words. It's still crappy but much better designed

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