Shit House Blues!

[Retrospect]

Shit House Blues.zip  << Zip containing game files for XB, and EA5, and a little manual

 

 

 

Shit House Blues is a game similar, but not the same as , Outhouse for the TRS-80.

 

You control your drone with the number 1 wired remote controller, moving in all directions and you can fire in 8 directions ... care must be taken though as you can only fire when moving.

 

Shoot the shit-rag bandits before they steal all your toilet paper.  You start with 99 rolls .  Bonus is given at end of each round with score added (10 points per remaining roll)

 

As you progress the game gets harder.  Wave 1 is just the shit-rag bandits, wave 2 is those plus the Zappers. Wave 3 onwards has all that AND a Saucer that tracks you movements in the hope of ramming your drone.

 

An extra life is awarded at the bonus screen if you only have 1 drone remaining at that point.

 

Be careful moving around as there is an electricity wire above the shit-house.  

 

Also the Saucers spawn on the screen in random locations - it's wise to keep moving!

 

If all shit-rags are stolen then the game will end no matter how many lives remain.

 

 

[+TheBF]

Ach! Yer a wild one lad.  

[jrhodes]

It's shit-tastic, I love it 💩 🧻!

[+Ksarul]

You sir, have an evil attraction to games with included Arse Biscuits. LOLOL

 

I suspect that is a good thing, as I enjoy playing each and every one of them. . .

[senior_falcon]

Very funny concept, and as usual, well executed.

The one question it leaves unanswered is this: is the toilet paper mounted so it goes over or under the roll? Inquiring minds want to know...

Edited August 25, 2023 by senior_falcon

[+OLD CS1]

17 minutes ago, senior_falcon said:

is the toilet mounted so it goes over or under the roll?

[jrhodes]

7 hours ago, OLD CS1 said:

There is another way:

[+OLD CS1]

13 minutes ago, jrhodes said:

There is another way:

 

This, ladies and gentlemen, is compromise!

[sometimes99er]

He he. 😁
 

[+mizapf]

51 minutes ago, OLD CS1 said:

This, ladies and gentlemen, is compromise!

When you write a manual to your software and later discover how people really work with it.

[ti99iuc]

Retrospect! The game is very funny! a bit hard to play for my 

also due to the fact that I am getting older and the arthritis in my hands is starting to show!

I also really like the cover of the manual which is inspired by the old style of Texas Instruments manuals but without copying it completely, great idea!

I didn't know this game on TRS80 it was also nice to go to see what the original was like. 
Thank you!

[OX.]

Can we have a compiled ver .. oh shit.

[JasonACT]

1 hour ago, OX. said:

Can we have a compiled ver .. oh shit.

And that's never going to get "Old".

[Retrospect]

7 hours ago, ti99iuc said:

I didn't know this game on TRS80 it was also nice to go to see what the original was like.

Yeah it was a game I found on PlanetEmu years back its great for the Model 1.  I don't like the COCO version though.  

[+OLD CS1]

9 hours ago, OX. said:

Can we have a compiled ver .. oh shit.

😆

[99V]

Is someone modifying Rampage? That's a no-no

[InfernalKeith]

5 hours ago, 99V said:

Is someone modifying Rampage? That's a no-no

It's okay, we renamed it Ramphage.

[Retrospect]

The term Shit house blues was something I thought I'd made up for when you can't get to the toilet for any reason.

 

Turns out it's commonly used ?!  Also there's a song !  😄
 

 

[+OLD CS1]

19 hours ago, Retrospect said:

Also there's a song !  😄

Ah, yes, a classic American folk song.  Of course, some liberties have been taken over the years, but I believe George Washington and his troops sang this before sneaking across a frozen river and, well, you know the history.