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Title: BASIC - PD game Space Base by Robin Nixon
Post by: ComSoft6128 on 12:25, 09 August 20
SPACEBAS.BAS (revisited)

I had a very quick look at this over a year ago and dismissed it as "rubbish", looking at it now I think its my previous opinion that was "rubbish".
If you want a quick blast at invading alien scum and also considering that back in the day it cost bugger all this is a neat little game.

See what you think.

Program is Listed at the end of the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Dgeui4JtI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Dgeui4JtI)


Links:

https://cpcrulez.fr/GamesTest/space_base-scull_pd.htm (https://cpcrulez.fr/GamesTest/space_base-scull_pd.htm)

https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/PD_libraries (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/PD_libraries)

https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Scull_PD (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Scull_PD)

Not emulated - original hardware and software.

Please note that the aspect ratio for YouTube is 16:9 but the CPC monitor has]
an aspect ratio of 4:3 so you may wish to adjust your viewing device accordingly.
Title: Re: BASIC - PD game Space Base
Post by: AMSDOS on 23:01, 09 August 20
Sadly it's Space Base by Robin Nixon and published in CWTA as a type-in!  :(


http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/CWTA_Issue_14_-_February_1986_-_Type-Ins (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/CWTA_Issue_14_-_February_1986_-_Type-Ins)
Title: Re: BASIC - PD game Space Base
Post by: ComSoft6128 on 06:22, 10 August 20
Thanks @AMSDOS (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=330) ,


I'll update the YT video description and my post with the correct links later today.
I wonder why anyone would bother doing that - its not as though the authors name is displayed on the any of the screens ???


Title: Re: BASIC - PD game Space Base
Post by: pelrun on 06:49, 10 August 20
Kids love seeing their name on things, especially if they suffered through typing it all in.
Title: Re: BASIC - PD game Space Base
Post by: ComSoft6128 on 08:44, 10 August 20
Quote from: AMSDOS on 23:01, 09 August 20
Sadly it's Space Base by Robin Nixon and published in CWTA as a type-in!  :(


http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/CWTA_Issue_14_-_February_1986_-_Type-Ins (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/CWTA_Issue_14_-_February_1986_-_Type-Ins)


Links for Robin Nixon:

https://cpcrulez.fr/GamesTest/space_base.htm (https://cpcrulez.fr/GamesTest/space_base.htm)

https://cpcrulez.fr/auteur-robin_nixon.htm (https://cpcrulez.fr/auteur-robin_nixon.htm)

https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=staff&lenom=Robin%20NIXON (https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=staff&lenom=Robin%20NIXON)

Title: Re: BASIC - PD game Space Base by Robin Nixon
Post by: Gryzor on 09:22, 10 August 20
Listing plagiarism was a thing back in the day...

By the way, this game, it doesn't look too taxing, does it now?
Title: Re: BASIC - PD game Space Base by Robin Nixon
Post by: AMSDOS on 09:47, 10 August 20
Quote from: Gryzor on 09:22, 10 August 20
Listing plagiarism was a thing back in the day...


That's the funny thing. With this game it would of been published in CWTA first, and with it being as good as it was found it's way into Scull PD.


I don't think there was anything wrong with PD Libraries supplying Listings from Magazines, though is somewhat unusual someone has passed off a Robin Nixon game as their own, since no PD Library would be paying £20 to the author I would of thought.  :D

QuoteBy the way, this game, it doesn't look too taxing, does it now?


I remember playing it quite a bit back in the day and thought it was Very Good considering it's small size.
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