Games Pack 8
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Introduction
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Stargame
Protect your missile base against the
waves of invading aliens who attack by
warping through stargates, and aim for
the highest score. A high-speed game
with astonishing sound effects. Program
5K, graphics 2K.

Gomoku
Play against the computer to get five
counters in a line in this traditional
Japanese game; with convenient cursor-entry
of moves. Program 5K, graphics 2K.

Robots
You are surrounded by robots, programmed
to follow anything that moves. Lure
them into potholes, or be converted
into scrap metal! Program 4K, graphics 6K.



Stargate
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Program 5K, graphics 2K. Author: David Gilmore

You must destroy the invading aliens as they
attack by warping through the stargates at the
top of the screen. A stargate will open shortly 
before an alien warps through it, and will then
close immediately. A direct hit on an open
stargate temporarily disables it, forcing it to
close.



Stargate Game Controls
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CTRL - Left, SHIFT - Right, REPT - Fire

Type SPACE to start a new game.



Stargate Scoring
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You start with a total of three missile
bases, and the number remaining is shown in
the top right-hand corner of the screen. The
scores for destroying the three types of
alien are:

Glider ... 5
Swooper ... 10
Diver ... 15

Also, hitting an open stargate will score
an unknown number of points.



Gomoku
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Program 5K, graphics 2K. Author David Shepherd

Gomoku plays the ancient Japanese game in which
you compete with your opponent to get five
counters in a row. In this game you play with
white counters and the computer with black.



Gomoku Game Controls
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Z - Left, X - Right, [ - Up, / - Down, CTRL - Place counter

The computer will indicate victory to either side,
and keep a score over several games.



Robots
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Program 4K, graphics 6K. Author Neil Raine

You are surrounded by robots, programmed to follow
anything that moves. Lure them into potholes, or
be converted into scrap metal!



Robots Game Controls
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CTRL - Left, SHIFT - Right, RETURN - Move

If you escape from the robots, you will be 
confronted by more robots, moving faster.

Your score is shown on the top right of the
screen, and the highest score so far is shown to
the left.



Loading
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The INDEX file identifies the cassette, and
include test sequences for setting the correct
playback volume on the recorder. It should be
star-loaded by typing:

*LOAD "INDEX"

The file will then be loading directly to the
screen, and should appear as shown above. The
remainer of the file should appear as a 
sequence of lines showing the character-set.

The remaining files on the cassette should be
loaded and run normally, e.g.

LOAD "STARGATE"
RUN