<=============================================================> BOOM > Third demo version > 53506 bytes on calc program written by Zemmargorp released the 2020/10/13 on ticalc.org Description =========== BOOM is an old Macintosh game made in 1997 by Factor Software. Its creators describe it as "Bomberman meets Doom". It is unfortunately closed source and not maintained anymore. I'm attempting to rewrite this game in ez80 assembly for TI calculators, as it's one of my favorite videogames. What I've got so far is playable but far from complete, which is why I'm currently releasing it as "BOOMDEMO". I will update this program to include all original features and 80 levels (this version only contains the first 20 levels). How to use ========== Send "BOOMDEMO.8XP" to your calculator. Execute it with the command "Asm(prgmBOOMDEMO". An information screen will first be displayed. Press [clear] or [enter] to close it and start the game! The controls are: > Player 1: the arrow keys to move, [2nd] to drop a bomb > Player 2: the digits 8/4/2/6 to move, [enter] to drop a bomb > [+] to skip to the next level; [-] to go to the previous one > [clear] to exit the game BOOM's amazing soundtrack can be found here, for a better and more faithful-to-the-original-game playing experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QigGC8JKJsM (levels 1-10) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEY8WEG00qk (levels 11-20) Have fun! How to play =========== The following explanation of the game used to be available at http://www.factor-software.com/boom.php (now a dead link). "As a space marine your mission is to penetrate 8 alien infested areas, each one divided in 10 sub-zones, eliminate all enemies using your bombs and finally kick the Big Alien Boss back to where he came from." Notes ===== See "source" for information on the program's source code. Acknowledgments =============== - Federico Filipponi for creating the original game BOOM, George E. Kouba, Jr. for all of the game's musics, and Factor Software for editing the game (for ~15 years!) - everyone who contributed (directly or indirectly) in CEmu (which has been essential in testing and debugging), and everyone involved in documenting TI CE's hardware and OS - Thank you for playing! <=============================================================>