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    inkey$ command is pissing me off

    in Classic Computing Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Ranger03

    i am currently trying to make a text adventure version of Bioshock. unfortunately, using Inkey$ or the IF command leads to a hopeless loop.

     

    example:

     

    26 input a$

    27 let a$=inkey$

    28 if a$="" then goto 31 (or if inkey$="" then goto 31

    31 print "you step out of the Bathysphere and take the radio"

    29 if inkey$<>="" (or if a$<>="") then goto 32

    32 print "the splicer tears out your stomach":end

     

    simple right? no. upon inputting an answer, the game loops uselessly. the second option is all that can be selected with the first nowhere to be seen.

     

    please help

    Hi-Score Today

    in Classic Console Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks Trinity! I've only had the system for about a week and it's so nice to have an NES again. My old toaster died on me 3 or 4 years ago and I never got another until I saw this one in a local game store last week. They wanted $90 for it but it was in really minty condition and came with a new 72-pin connector installed as well as the equally nice condition gray Zapper, original controller with brand new button contacts inside, a mint copy of Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt, OEM power supply, and composite cables.

     

    I still thought the price was a little steep though so they offered it to me for $80, which resulted in me bringing it home along with a copy of Rad Racer and Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. Since then I've also picked up Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Hogan's Alley, and Operation Wolf. The next games I want to get for it are Freedom Force and Mechanized Attack, but those will have to wait until some of my stuff in the Marketplace sells.

     

    In any case, it's awesome to have a properly working NES again; especially one that's so pretty to look at. There are some big scratches on the bottom of the controller but I don't really mind since the rest of the package is super nice looking. :)

    lucky! i'm so jealous

    Why is the Vic 20 so hard to program for?

    in Commodore 8-bit Computers

    Posted

    Maybe it's me, but the Vic 20 is less of a "Wonder Computer" and more of a stop gap. Poke this, Poke that, no direct access to graphics or sound, The character set is woefully small and cramped and it didn't have a built in monitor.

     

    while i can understand some frugal people wanting to buy one to save money in 1980, you have to understand that a coco could give you graphics and sound at a

     

    better price, the TI-99/4A allows for easier editing and more ram (around 64k i think) or if you are in britain, the ZX Spectrum or BBC Micro is a much better choice.

     

    my opinion, however most assemblers are easy to use, but 3.5k ram is ridiculous

    EmuParadise has removed its entire library of retro game ROMs and ISOs

    in Classic Console Discussion

    Posted

    The problem with Nintendo's "Copyright claims" is that it's bullshit. they don't own Atari or Sega or anbody else.i could understand if Emuparadise hosted ONLY nintendo, but they don't. No reasonable person would support them after this move. I play emulated systems because Ebay's prices are absurd.

     

    a typical ZX Spectrum 128 is over $600! seriously, if i can't download a rom of a game or system that is no longer in circulation (Most of the Spectrum Library, Nintendo's own super mario bros nes trilogy)

     

    then i ought to be able to do so. They're being dicks. they were in the 90's and they are now

    is my gaming skill dying?

    in Classic Console Discussion

    Posted

    I remember being able to make it through Track and field 1's fencing level no problem. Now, i can't even do a run properly without dying. Tetris is the exception. Tmnt, Friday the 13th, Star wars, the game doesn't matter, i can't beat it. I was 10 when i picked up an nes controller. any ideas? i am a 25 year old male who is deathly afraid of being labeled "old" or "casual"

    Resident evil 7 questions

    in Modern Gaming Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Ranger03

    two questions:

     

    #1 in the dinner scene, what is jack doing with the knife and how is ethan able to speak afterwards (Mold did it is not acceptable)

    #2 would ethan have been able to actually eat the mold, or would it kill him? would this have made a difference game play wise (would jack be non hostile)

    Crazy Videogame Logic

    in Classic Console Discussion

    Posted

    Since FPS are fun to pick on, I always enjoy the fact some games allow multiple head shots to drop a guy, but one to you and it's done as it should be. Or the classic Medal of Honor (and friends) of unload an entire mag clip into a body to drop the dude wearing nothing but a shirt (no armor) yet he returns the favor and you're in trouble far sooner which seemed in both cases hypocritical for false difficulty challenge.

    you think that's bad, try rainbow six 3 for xbox

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