Mac Man - Stuart Jamieson (Your Spectrum-Issue 12-Page 59)



Following the success of our first 100 per cent machine code program

Stampabout (YS issue 8) now try this one for size! Again it's based on

an old favourite - but it's certainly one of the best Pac-Man clones

we've seen here at YS!



Before giving you the details of the game (Only hermits won't know

what it's all about! Ed.), here's how you get that code into your

Speccy. First type in the machine code loader and SAVE it to tape.

Next type in the Hex loader program and RUN it. It'll accept eight

bytes at a time (without spaces) and then ask for a checksum (which is

given after the eight Hex pairs). You'll then be asked to SAVE the

code after the short loader program. This done, reset the Spectrum,

rewind the tape to the beginning, enter LOAD "" and press the Play

button on your cassette machine. It's as easy as that!



On now to the game itself. Quite simply, you have to control the hero,

Mr Mac, around the maze collecting the pills as you go and avoiding

the four distinctly unfriendly ghosties. Don't be daunted though!

Eating the power pills you'll find in the four corners of the maze

will enable you to turn the tables on the ghosties and let you eat

them instead - but only when they've turned green, so you'll have to

be fast as they don't stay that colour for long!



This excellent version of the arcade classic uses ultra-amazing

double-size graphics and smooth animation throughout. If you manage to

progress beyond the first 'cherry' level, you'll get to 'strawberry'

level and that's as far as we at YS have managed to get! But there's

lots more ...



Controls for the game are simple and easy to use. Just press the 'Q'

key to go up, the 'A' key to go down and the 'P' key to move right and

the 'O' key to move left.



Happy munching!







This game and text file, slightly modified was downloaded from Jim Grimwood's

excellent Homepage which is a dedication site to the excellent Speccy mag,

Your Spectrum. You'll find Jim's homepage at:



http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jimg





