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Article #665Re: Rogue and Empire for Atari
From: >> Alex Kriger <<
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1985 01:02
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1985 01:02
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/* acf4:net.micro.atari / axk8358@acf4.UUCP (>> Alex Kriger <<) / 8:00 pm Apr 2, 1985 */
/* acf4:net.micro.atari / peterw@reed.UUCP (Peter Williams) / 10:48 pm Mar 23, 1985 */
In article <212@ihu1n.UUCP> freak@ihu1n.UUCP (c e malloy) writes:
>1) Will the Epyx versions be *just* like the main-frame versions?
> I think not. There is not enough memory on the Atari computers
> to run a program as complex as Rogue or Empire. The code for Rogue
> is over 250K. There are over 80 monsters in the version that I
> play. Add to that: various weapons, armor, potions, scrolls, wands
> staffs, rings, etc. And don't forget about the randomly generated
> rooms, halls, traps, and other things. It just won't fit in 48K,
> 64K or even in the 160K (you can get that high if you have a 128K
> RamPower).
I wrote a version of rogue 5.2 w/52 monsters and more armor/weapons/stuff,
and it fit (tightly) on one sssd disk. I wrote it in 6502 assembly, and
with a little disk action for the map generator, and the not-so-often used
strings, it worked fine. I even had about 3-4k left over for other stuff I
might add.
Peter Williams
tektronix!reed!peterw
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When I noticed your note and a question whether you market it, or give it
away, I eagerly looked through the rest of responces, but there was no answer
Please answer. I would love to get a copy (trade?)
Alex Kriger.
axk8358@acf4 (sorry, I do not know the whole path)
but maybe my consequent notes would
help!)
I hope you do respond.
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