UKRetrogamer Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) In 1985, I spent an evening playing a fun little multi-player strategy game with 3 friends on a Ti-99/4a. I don't remember the name of their game but I enjoyed the evening spent playing it. Over the next few days, I wrote my own conversion for the ZX Spectrum. Later in the year, another friend persuaded me to send my conversion to Your Sinclair magazine and it was published in the December 1986 issue. They renamed my game "Planet Proton". I don't remember what title I originally gave it (it might've even have had the same as the Ti game I'd based mine on). I'd love to find the Ti version of this game again. Unfortunately, I don't remember if it was a commercial release or a type-in from a book or magazine. I've included a screenshot here, along with a TZX file for use with a ZX Spectrum emulator or DivIDE device. The objective of the game (for 2 to 4 players) is to set off in a direction until you hit the edge of the playing area, another player or a hole created by yours or another player's previous moves. Each Blue "Diamond" is worth 10 points and "Gold Diamonds" (??) are worth more. Fun can be had by trapping your opponents into small areas, thereby limiting how much they can collect before the game ends. Any help identifying the Ti original would be appreciated. ZX Spectrum TZX Image: PlanetProton.zip Edited June 6, 2015 by UKRetrogamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I remember this one--it was a magazine type-in, IIRC. It may have been called Diamond Drop, but I'm not sure right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKRetrogamer Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) I just did a quick search for Diamond Drop and it turned up something like Activison's early Atari game Kaboom! http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue40/diamond_drop.php (Scroll down for Ti-99 version). I seem to remember the word Diamond being in the title but then I think I might've originally called my conversion "Diamond Mine", so my recollection could be a Red Herring. Edited June 6, 2015 by UKRetrogamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKRetrogamer Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 Wow. Weird the things I've turned up searching Google for "Ti-99/4a Diamond". https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=hkH-GtlwBdc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Wow. Weird the things I've turned up searching Google for "Ti-99/4a Diamond". Yup, I'd say that qualifies as weird. But as the 4A sez, "Fun" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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