Two BASIC Pontoon games

[ComSoft6128]

Two Pontoon games from the early nineties.

Both programs are Listed for anyone interested in Locomotive BASIC.



Links:

http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Robot_PD

https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=staff&lenom=Robot%20PD

https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DW_Software

https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=staff&stafftype=1&lenom=David%20WILD

Not emulated - original hardware and software.

Please note that the aspect ratio for this YouTube video is 16:9 but the CPC monitor
has an aspect ratio of 4:3 so you may wish to adjust your viewing device accordingly.

[AMSDOS]

It brings back memories of the 464 Manual and the Pontoon game in it. It was unfair and a fairer version was made which I believe was in an early ACU (CPC464 User), though made an appearance in the first issue of the Australian The Amstrad User magazine.


I typed in some other early ones, one from Home Computing Weekly:
https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=10881


has some nice looking cards with curved edges, though horrible colour scheme.