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ISSUE 53 • S2.95 • FEBRUARY 1995

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FEATURES

This month Jon Wells explains the memory-

Mg benefits of using a combined sprite and

racier editor.

10 Game Diary - The

Making of 10th Dan

12 Sshist Liston

The art of noise!

Discover the secret of sound on your C64 with

our guide to everything from sampling to SID.

1 2 This month we make some

noise on the C64, with BASIC and

machine code listings for all those

explosive sound e f f e c t s - 4

This month we continue our series on American

hardware with a report about the speed-

enhancing qualities of JiffyDOS.

16 well 'Ard ROM

Chips - JiffyDOS

REVIEWS

17 Blitz 2 0 0 0

The classic shoot-'em-up has been revamped for

a '90's budget release, but does it still cut it?

1_11) 1 ) s

Nothing causes as many

arguments as the relative

merits of demos - so the

question really is will you

agree with any of these

selections?

After last

month is

reduction to

OS. we look

the art

tile of the

egrated

System._

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18 Public Domain

Europe gets the full review treatment, and we

also unveil the all-time top ten PD demos...

GAMES

6 Gamebusters

With guides and tips for Bee 52. The Darkest

Road, Stag the Slug and Deadline, this Is a

haven for all weary garners.

SERIOUS

Mind Maze

This is a puzzler to make your granny weep,

your brain explode and your shrink-wrapped

TV dinner spontaneously combust! With 32

levels of frenetic action, this one 'II keep you

going for months.

wiggling your toes in magic shoes and

snogging a mermaid.

You also have to save the land from the

evil ravages of the Black Wanderer with the

magical power of the Silent Song...

9 True ROM-antics

Give yourself some real programming power

with this, the first in our series on ROM routines.

Bee 5 2 demo

As the name suggests, this is a rather bizarre

shoot-'em-up. You play a bumble boa who's

trying to collect enough pollen to

fill his honey pot while avoiding , P 1 " 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

a variety of hostile insect life.

You write in bewailing your woes and we offer

you a shoulder, a cup of cocoa and a solution.

21 Techie Tips

•

Darkest

Road

The first part of

this two-

part text

adventure

sees you

stomping

through

marshes.

REGULARS

Letters answered by a mass of grey jelly.

3 The Mighty Brain

14 Back Issues

Artris demo

Say hello to Polandrs answer

to Tetris. Artris is fast, smooth

and has the added twist of

rewarding your successes with a piccie.

Please give these unfortunate mags a home.

A bring-and-buy sale full of like-minded souls.

1 5 Buy-a-rama

TURI41 TO PAGE O R THE FULL COVERTAPE BRIEFING...

After retrieving The Mighty Brain

from the bottom of an algae-

encrusted fish t a n k (he works

part-time as an aquarium hygienist),

we sent him to work through this

month's post.

g i l e r

MAKE YOURSELF HEARD

Biology lessons?

Dear TMB,

Why don't you put some educational stuff on

the PowerPack? It would make a change from

the normal games, and instead of killing brain

cells it would be making Them.

WA Tars, Waterford, Eire

Interesting idea, but how exactly do you make

brain cells? Still, educational software is

certainly worth thinking about. Oh, and by the

way - is that name of yours a pseudonym or

what? TMB

If you've got something to say, then TMB's

letter page is the place to get your opinions

heard. Write to: The Mighty Brain,

Commodore Format, Future Publishing, 30

Monmouth Street, Bath, Avon BA1 2BW.

All letters sent to Commodore Format

are assumed to be for publishing. We also

reserve the right to edit your letters for

reasons of length, grammar arid

punctuation.

11114111110=1•001.111.1111.11.."

Parallel lines

Dear TMB

PO library Parallel Logic in issue 52 of Commodore

Format. The PLPD Intro demo that was sent to you

stated that PLPD's catalogues could be obtained by

sending an SAE to us here. That is no longer correct,

because I have now decided to create the catalogues

on disk instead. So, as of January, you can receive a

free copy of the catalogue by sending a blank disk

and disk•sized SAE to us here at PLPD

Anyone who orders the introductory two-disk set

(costs E2 - cheques payable to Philip Boyce) will also

receive a free copy of the disk catalogue. Finally, I've

also decided to postpone working on tapes for

inclusion in the library until around March. Please

could you pass this information on to your readers?

Philip Boyce, Parallel Logic PD, 40 Windsor Ave,

Co Antrim, N Ireland 8T38 9RX.

Certainly. After all, these misunderstandings are only

to be expected among humans. TMB

First of all thanks tor covering the opening of my new

Dear TMB,

CF tapezine?

Seeing as you seem to be in the process of moving

Gamebusters and Techie Tips on to the PowerPack,

why don't you convert the whole magazine to tape or

disk (like the LIGHT magazines used to do)?

Jon Bray, Bristol

While it's doubtful that the whole magazine will

become a disk. or tape-zine, Karen has been looking

into ways of getting more 'editorial' ciages on to the

M e a n w h i l e b a c k a t t h e C o m m o d o r e F o r m a t calico,

Karen starts researching exactly what a brain cell

is. Tr o u b l e is, s h e h a s n ' t h a d m u c h e x p e r i e n c e i n

t h e old b r a i n c e l l d e p a r t m e n t y e t !

PowerPack. Indeed, Yo u r Sinclair used to run a

fanzine on its covertape - we could possibly do the

same sort of thing, but don't expect any changes for a

few months yet.

Is there no end to human ingenuity? (Well, yes,

there is actually, but seeing as I'm in a good mood I'll

pretend to be impressed.) T U B

imr•Wpigas

Dear T1410,

If you've reviewed Dropzone. how much did It

get, 'cos GamesMas ter reviewed Super

Dropzone for the SNES and gave it MA.?

Chris Blood, Nowhere

Dropzone was released way before

Commodore Format was launched, so we have

never officially reviewed It. However, if we had,

it would have got about 94%. TUB

Dear TMB,

Put a free gift on the cover sometimes.

Something like a I t 0 note.

David Connolly, Woodstock

PS Steg the Slug is dreadful.

No. TMB

Dear TMB,

Steg the Slug was great.

Nell Grayson. Scarborough

Different strokes for different folks, eh? TUB

Dear TUB,

Do you ever make up the letters?

David Baker, Newfon-te-Willows

Never. But I have been known to make up the

occasional answer. TMB

Jetitack around the funky lunar graphics with

this e x c e l l e n t l i t t l e g a m e . We l l w o r t h 9 4 % .

Dear TMB,

In CF49 you printed the feature 'How Far Would Your

E64 Go?' Well, you were sight, I spent about E62.50

on tapes and disks and an Action Replay. But when

had my PC computer I spent over E100 and even

more on the Sega. So I would slick with the 64 if

were you. It's the best,

Mr M Wild, Stancliffe Batley

I couldn't agree more. Well. I could, but that would

take too much mental energy. TMB

Simply the best!

Ad it up!

The back cover of CF should be reserved for

PowerPack into (see CF48) and not wasted with

adverts for console magazines. It's only a subliminal

way of saying, 'Hey, dump the 54 and buy a console.'

A more positive approach would be to contact

people who are now supporting the 64 scene in the

UK and convince them to advertise in CF regularly.

These include Visualize, Apex, Psytronik, M&P and

Dear Sir/Madam (I may be alien, but I am male - well.

by your definitions of gender. anyway - TMB),

the Electric Boys. The future of the 64 lies in their

hands, a n d it's these people that the 64 owners want

to read about.

Theoretically, it is possible

Dear TUB.

Ant Pervez, Manchester

Aft but the console mags are prepared to pay more

for their ads. We r e quite happy to give C64-related

companies free coverage, which also means they can

concentrate their resources on their software rather

than advertising. TMB

We all know how tab the C64 is, but did you know that in the 24th

Century, long after the death of Sega, Nintendo and even the mighty

IBM, the 64 technology is still at work? Or Soong has capitalised on

the Commodore's innate capabilities to create the android known as

Lieutenant Commander Data,

Unfortunately, he seems highly susceptible to alien forces and

computer viruses. We're wondering whether this is a fault with the

Tip of the iceberg

Dear TMB,

We seem to have lost the

complete maps and playing

guides in Gamebusters. I

found them more useful

than lust tips.

hardware, or whether the software itself is bugged. Can you help?

Likia Brahms, 24th Century San Francisco

Have you checked the neural transmitters

in his positronic net t h e i r phase pattern

may be out of alignment. TMB

And h e r e is t h e r a t h e r h a n d s o m e

Lieutenant Commander Date, bless

his l i t t l e C 6 4 c o m p u t e r c h i p s .

Mark Hammond,

Dereham

Of course you lound

them more useful than

'just tips'. A complete

solution is, by its very

nature, bound to be more

Useful than a couple of lips. But

fear not, Andy Roberts will still

be supplying the odd complete

solution or two T M B

PS O. How Can you

tell if you've passed a

purple elephocerous

from the Zeppolon

System?

AL The toilet lid won't

CoMmander Luke

Warmleawalker and

Ardunto, Planet Bradford

SO this is what you humans call lavatorial

humour'. Hmmm.IMIB

My dictionary gave

the definition of

wing as, 'one of the

organs of flight of

i n s e c t s Of SOMO

Nigel Mably,

Bridgend

Good gnel! Nigel,

never get a job as

a private detective.

But heh, this is the

real world and

Dumbo is just one

of those cute little

fairy stories. W U

VISA

animals. A n ear is

Dumbo!

Dear 1MB,

In issue 41's bits 'n' pieces a caption read. 'Has

Commodore been sold? Have elephants got wings?'

an organ and, as we all

know. Dumbo flew with his ears. Therefore his ears

are organs of flight, a n d that means elephants do

have wings. So, according to this logic. Commodore

has been sold!

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COMMODORE FORMAT 5

February 1 9 9 5 •

Karen Levell guides

you through the

p a c k e d byways o f

covertape loveliness to a

land of gameplaying j o y. -

Mind Maze

Written in 1993. Mind Maze is one of those puzzle

games that looks ridiculously easy but manages to

overheat your brain before you reach the third level

To start oft, stick your loyoad in either port one or two,

load the game, then get ready to hit the fire button.

The idea of Mind Maze is to clear all the blocks

from the screen within a pre-delermined, and very

short, time scale. To reach your objective, you need

to move the flashing cursor over the block you want

to remove and press hie. Now, the will make the

chosen block and those immediately left. right, above

and below it disappear.

Unfortunately, if the block you choose has an

empty space next to it. pressing fire will make a new

block appear in that space. Sc it's a case planning

ahead, which isn't easy when your up against the

clock Then, just as you're getting into the swing of

things, the controls change so that rather than the

blocks or spaces immediately adjacent to your

chosen block changing, the ones to the top-left, lop-

right, bottom-left and bottom-right are affected.

it you're hiving trouble loading dile months

The Darkest Road, which originally strutted its sluff

on the old Speccy, is a huge text adventure in which

you must defeat the evil Black Wanderer with the 1

magic of the Silent !Song. But before you can do •

thie, you must travel through lands foul and fair, 4

snog a mermaid and generally avoid any of the

unpleasant traps that await you.

The game is well executed and follows all the

usual adventurey rules. There are four different fonts

to choose from, and you can seed these using the

Fl button. There are also two different tunes, which

you can toggle 'between with F3 and F5, and if you're

playing in the dead of night you can turn the music

off with F7.

The game is in two parts, and well be putting the

final part of this heroic tale on CF-55's PowerPack.

To o o t o o 6 o u t s i t h e m e m L a n e

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t o t i n . = m o a t afmnituato = 4 . 1 3 , , a n f i l a o f

Powsr Peck then plonk the dud tape in • illty bag,

slip in a tape-sized SAE, seal it up and

send it to; CF53 Tape Replacement

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As Bee number 52 your

job in this demo is to collect

as much pollen from the

flowers as possible and then

return to your hive without

bumping into any of the insects or

creatures that are out to make your tile as difficult as

is conceivably possible.

The idea here is to collect enough pollen to fill

your honey pot. But be careful: you can only carry

three flowers' worth of pollen at a time,

and if you get hit, you lose the loll

1111 777

Controls:

elk/4

Directions J o y s t i c k (port two)

Fire pollen pellet F i r e button

Sling S p a c e bar

Bomb

Pause R u n / S t o p

Quit when paused) 0

You don't have to be a genius to

guess where the pollen is.

Trost awl this heft as easy as It looks - the

trashed ONhr that scram Is evidence of that!

The first part of The Darkest Road offers you

plenty of puzzles and encouragement.

Artris demo

f r a l l t i r i n ,

This month's Power Pack is also available On

disk To get the disk version simply cut out the

When On the tape inlay card, write your name

and full address on a piece of paper. pop 'em

both in an enveiope with a cheque or postal

order, made out to Ablex Audio Video, for ti.50

(to cover duplication costs) and send it to: CF53

Tape To Disk. Ablex Audio video Ltd, Harcourt

Halestield 14, Telford. Shropshire TF7 400.

This Thins clone hells from the chilly provinces of

Poland. As ever, the idea is to rotate and fit the

falling blocks together to form complete lines at

the base of the pit. Unlike the traditional game,

however. Arms offers you an incentive in the form

of a picture. So every time you complete the task

set (whether you have to complete a single line or

a computer-designated number) you receive a

fine of the picture.

The game is controlled with a joystick in port

two. Press fire on

MMOP

the Title screen to

start the game

:UT1.

(note: the game is

a bit slow to

VIY.:

respond to this

command so be

patient). Moving the stick left and nght moves the

block accordingly, holding down accelerates the

falling block, while Fire rotates the block.

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