Alternative Games Called Pirates
| Genre: | Unknown Genre Type |
| Publisher: | Screenplay |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | BBC Model B |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | BBC Model B |
| Compatible Emulators: | BeebEm (PC (Windows)) PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)) Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
| Original Release Date: | 1st January 1984 |
| Original Release Price: | Unknown |
| Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
| Author(s): | John Cassar & John J. Cassar |
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The Game
Find the word or face the perils of the deep!
In this word recognition game, you are the prisoner of a band of cut-throat pirates who have decided to have some fun by forcing you to walk the plank!
Your only hope is to identify the word on the screen before you reah the end of the plank.
You will be surprised at what happens if you do.
Pirates is an educational game which has been designed to help develop word recognition skills in children.
Pirates is provided with four data files, each of which contains 25 selected words. However, parents can enter up to 25 words of their own choice which can be saved on tape for further use. In this way, parents can make a valuable contribution towards extending their child's vocabularly.
How To Play
- Follow the loading instructions.
- On loading, the program will run automatically and you will be given the option of entering your own words or using one of the data files supplied with Pirates (or one of the files you have created). The first data file has the filename "FILE1". There are four files in total.
- Choose option 1 to enter your own words or option 2 to use a pre-recorded file of data.
- Follow the instructions provided from then on.
- When the screen shows Press Key, you can press ESC key to return to the original menu screen.
Gameplay
- You are presented with a series of empty spaces representing a word.
- Select a letter that you think may be included in the word.
- If the letter that you selected is contained in the word, then it will appear in the correct position. If not you will be forced to take one step along the plank.
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Continue this process until you find the hidden word
or...
...death!
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PAGE=&E00 (RETURN)
CHAIN"" (RETURN)
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| Download | What It Contains |
|---|---|
 | A digital version of Pirates suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
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