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5 Basic 5 Line Games
These games were made for the "VIC 20 Quick Reference Handbook" in 2022. Instructions and program LISTs are provided in this document for digital release.
As homage to the original VIC 20 user manual, I made several tiny games, each restricted to five lines of BASIC code (one full screen). I always found type-in programs to be a little intimidating, so a screenshot of each program LIST is included to assist proofreading. Of course, PRG files are available online.
Each game listed here demonstrates a different genre or mechanism and could be altered for joystick input or user defined characters.
B-5 Bomber
Clear the skyline to land your bomber aircraft before colliding with a building.
This is a one button game. Use any key of the keyboard, OR the joystick fire button, OR the paddle fire button.
B-5 Bomber Listing
1 E=36876:POKEE+3,105:PRINT"{clr}{yellow}{down}{right}BOMBER":D=30720:H=32:FORA=8167TO8183:FORC=0TO1+RND(A)*9
2 B=A-C*22:POKEB+D,2+(AAND3):POKEB,189:NEXT:NEXT:A=7745:C=8186:B=C:POKEE-2,140:G=E+1
3 POKEA,H:A=A+1:POKEA,62:POKEB,H:IFPEEK(A+1)>HTHENPOKEE+2,0:WAIT197,64,64:RUN
4 B=B-22*(B=CTHENB=A:F=239
5 POKEB,81:POKEB+D,1:POKE198,0:POKEE+2,9:POKEC-1,233:POKEE,F:F=F+7*(F>128):POKEG,0:GOTO3
| {clr} | SHIFT HOME |
| {yellow} | CONTROL 8 |
| {down} | CRSR DOWN |
| {right} | CRSR RIGHT |
UFO Rush
Move to the top of the screen while avoiding collision. Beat the High Score.
Use any two keyboard keys recommended below to move the UFO left or right:
- Z - left, X - right
- S - left, D - right
- L - left, ; - right
- Z - left, / - right
- E - left, R - right
- . - left, / - right
- Z - left, C - right
- S - left, F - right
- : - left, ; - right
UFO Rush Listing
1 E=36879:POKEE,11:POKEE-2,0:PRINT"{clr}{white}"ATAB(5)"{cyan}{cmd *}{rvs on}{space}UFO{space}RUSH{space}{rvs off}{shift £}{yellow}"TAB(18):K=1:IFF
3 I=PEEK(197)AND3:B=C-22+(I=K)-(I=2):D=PEEK(B):POKEB,65:POKEC,J:POKEH,.:IFC<7724THEN1
4 G=(G+K)AND3:POKEE-K,9+G*J:C=B:POKEH,190:FORT=.TO40-A*2:NEXT:IFD=JTHEN3
5 POKEH+1,220:FORI=15TO0STEP-.1:POKEE-1,I:POKEE,36-PEEK(E):NEXT:WAIT197,64,64:A=0:GOTO1
| {clr} | SHIFT HOME |
| {white} | CONTROL 2 |
| {cyan} | CONTROL 4 |
| {cmd *} | CMD * |
| {rvs on} | CONTROL 9 |
| {space} | SPACE BAR |
| {rvs off} | CONTROL 0 |
| {yellow} | CONTROL 8 |
| {down} | CRSR DOWN |
| {shift A} | SHIFT A |
| {shift Z} | SHIFT Z |
Lights Out
Toggle the lights until they are all in the same state (all on or all off) in the fewest moves possible. This puzzle game starts with a random pattern on a 5 by 5 grid. Use the keyboard to trigger the corresponding letter’s light and its orthogonally adjacent neighbors. Any other key will reset the game to a new puzzle.
Lights Out Listing
1 B=36876:POKEB+3,26:PRINT"{clr}{red}","{cmd *}{rvson}LIGHTS OUT{black}":FORC=0TO24:POKEB-9,ABS(C*2-2)
2 GOSUB4:POKEA,C+1:POKEA+30720,6:NEXT:POKEB+2,9:FORE=1TO25:C=INT(RND(1)*20):GOSUB4:NEXT
3 GETA$:ON-(A$="")GOTO3:C=ASC(A$)-65:GOSUB4:W=W+1:PRINT"{home}{down}"W:ON-(C>-1ANDC<25)GOTO3:RUN
4 A=7840+INT(C/5)*44+(C/5-INT(C/5))*10:IFE=0THENA(1)=2:A(2)=-2:A(3)=44:A(4)=-44:RETURN
5 POKEB,173+C*2:FORD=0TO4:F=A+A(D):POKEF,128+PEEK(F)AND255:NEXT:POKEB,0:RETURN
| {clr} | SHIFT HOME |
| {red} | CONTROL 3 |
| {cmd *} | CMD * |
| {rvs on} | CONTROL 9 |
| {space} | SPACE BAR |
| {black} | CONTROL 1 |
| {home} | HOME |
| {down} | CRSR DOWN |
Trails
Collect the clovers. Avoid running off screen or into yourself.
Use the default WASD keys OR modify the highlighted areas of line 3.
| Up: | W | 9 | P | 9 | Q | 48 | * | 14 |
| Down: | S | 41 | . | 41 | A | 17 | = | 46 |
| Left: | A | 17 | L | 17 | O | 52 | A | 17 |
| Right: | D | 18 | ; | 18 | P | 13 | S | 41 |
Highlighted areas in line 3 may be changed to one of the suggested combinations listed above or any key code (see page 106).
Trails Listing
1 DIMA(255):A=36875:PRINT"{clr}{yellow}"SPC(30)"TRAILS"SPC(200)"{white}{shift X}{shift X}{home}{down}":C=7910: B=1:A(1)=C:POKEA+3,4
2 D=D+1:I=7724+RND(1)*400:ON-(PEEK(I)><32)GOTO2:POKEA+4,10+RND(1)*5:POKEI,88:POKEA,163
3 C=C+B:E=PEEK(C):POKEC,9↑2:I=PEEK(197):IFI<63THEN B=((I=9)-(I=41))*22+(I=17)-(I=18)
4 F=F+1:POKEA,(FAND25)+215:A(G)=C:G=(G+1)*-(G
| {clr} | SHIFT HOME |
| {yellow} | CONTROL 8 |
| {white} | CONTROL 2 |
| {shift X} | SHIFT X |
| {home} | HOME |
| {down} | CRSR DOWN |
Alphablast
Steer into the right sequence of letters. Avoid hitting one out of order.
Use any two keyboard keys recommended below to move the UFO left or right:
- Z - left, X - right
- S - left, D - right
- L - left, ; - right
- Z - left, / - right
- E - left, R - right
- . - left, / - right
- Z - left, C - right
- S - left, F - right
- : - left, ; - right
Alphablast Listing
1 A=36876:POKEA+3,173:POKEA+2,9:C=8108:B=51:PRINT"{clr}{blue}","ALPHABLAST"SPC(253)"{black}A
2 B=B-.1:PRINT"{home}{white}"INT(B)"{left}{space}{black}"SPC(20+RND(1)*1)CHR$(65+RND(1)*26)"{home}{down}{left}{ins}":POKE218,158
3 POKEC,247:E=PEEK(197)AND3:C=C+(E=1)-(E=2):E=PEEK(C-22):POKEA,0:IFE=32ANDB>1THEN2
4 POKEC+30698,7:IFE=PEEK(7691+D)THENPOKEA,212:POKE38411+D,7:D=D+1:IFD<10THEN2
5 FORE=0TO20:POKEA+3,171-63*(D<9):POKEA,255-E*9:POKE198,0:NEXT:WAIT197,64,64:RUN
| {clr} | SHIFT HOME |
| {blue} | CONTROL 7 |
| {black} | CONTROL 1 |
| {home} | HOME |
| {left} | CRSR LEFT |
| {space} | SPACE BAR |
| {down} | CRSR DOWN |
| {insert} | SHIFT DELETE |
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| Download | What It Contains |
|---|---|
 | A digital version of 5 BASIC 5 Line Games suitable for WinVICE 2.4 x64 (PC (Windows)) |
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