I now have another of Tim Hartnell's books; this game is from "Giant Book of Spectrum Games" (1983). For the uninitiated, the "Spectrum" was an early (non-IBM) PC. It had a strange implementation of BASIC, which included the ability to create functions. The game in the book is credited to P.Toland.
My version diverges from the original in a number of ways:
- my version draws the board (original was text based);
- my version uses the 'normal' arrow keys for movement (the original used '0' and '1' to move);
- in the original the human moved clockwise, while the computer moved anti-clockwise; my version allows the human to move where they want (and the computer heads towards the human);
My version of the game is (perhaps) less challenging than the original; I found it quite easy to "eat" all the "+" while staying clear of the computer player. Despite (or maybe because) of this; it is still entertaining.
I'd suggest making the app's form as large as possible - so you can see the dodgem cars better.
Enjoy
S
PS: If the movement doesn't work as you'd expect, have a look at FormKeyUp() (line 263) and maybe tweak the ASCII values.
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