VICTAPE Computing

VicTape Computing era una rivista britannica pubblicata su cassetta da Argus Press Software. Era una rivista bimestrale, il primo numero fu pubblicato nel novembre / dicembre 1983 e l’ultimo numero era luglio / agosto 1985.
Gli editori erano Chris Palmer (numero 1), Chris Wyatt (numeri 2-6) e Anthony Sutton (numeri 7-11).

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Program	Author	Requirements	Files	Info
Introduction 1 Issue 1 (Nov-Dec 1983), Prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 1.t64 Screenshot	Introduction to issue 1. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Hunter Issue 1 (Nov-Dec 1983), Prog 2.	?	Unexpanded	Hunter.t64 Screenshot	Steller Wars-style game. Destroy the enemy scout ships before they reach Earth’s defences. Recharge your fuel from the plasma cloud that appears when an enemy ship has been destroyed. Controls: Joystick or I (up), M (down), J (left), L (right), A (fire).
The Big One Issue 1 (Nov-Dec 1983), Prog 3.	?	Unexpanded	The Big One.t64 Screenshot	Utility. Gives the VIC-20 a 25×30 character screen. Controls: None.
Multicolour Magic Issue 1 (Nov-Dec 1983), Prog 4.	?	Unexpanded	Multicolour Magic.t64 Screenshot	Programming demo showing how to use multicolour mode. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Line Up Issue 1 (Nov-Dec 1983), Prog 5.	David Lacy	Unexpanded	Line Up.t64 Screenshot	Connect Four-style game. Two players take it in turns to put a piece in one of the numbered columns. Who will be first to complete a line of four either horizontally, vertically or diagonally? Controls: Press 1-8 to select a column for your next move.
Vic-Res Issue 1 (Nov-Dec 1983), Prog 6.	Desmond Phillips	Unexpanded	Vic-Res.t64 Screenshot	Programming demo showing how to use hi-res graphics. Controls: None.
Big Characters Issue 1 (Nov-Dec 1983), Prog 7.	?	Unexpanded	Big Characters.t64 Screenshot	Programming demo showing how to use double-height characters. Controls: None.
Defuze Issue 1 (Nov-Dec 1983), Prog 8.	?	Unexpanded	Defuze.t64 Screenshot	Defuze nine unstable reactors in order before you run out of time, by running over the currently flashing reactor in your tractor. Do not touch the trail of radioactive dust that you leave behind you as you move. You have an air cannon that can remove the dust ahead of you three times. Controls: Z (left), X (right), ; (up), / (down), Space (remove dust).
Wraithquest Issue 1 (Nov-Dec 1983), Prog 9.	?	16K expansion	Wraithquest 16K.t64 Screenshot	Graphic adventure. Battle monsters while recovering the four treasures of Almoron, which are hidden somewhere on four islands. When the treasures are recovered, take them to one of the castles to receive your reward. Play as a warlock, scholar, savage, warrior or healer. Controls: Movement: 8 (up), 2 (down), 4 (left), 6 (right), 1/3/7/9 (diagonal). Combat: H (head), B (body), L (legs), S (spell), 1 (zap spell), 2 (poof spell).

Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 1, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 2-1.t64 Screenshot	Introduction to issue 2. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Headscratchers Club 1 Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 1, prog 2.	?	Unexpanded	Headscratchers Club 1.t64 Screenshot	Programming demo, showing how to use control codes in PRINT statements and string variables. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Clear-Round Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 1, prog 3.	?	Unexpanded	Clear-Round.t64 Screenshot	Show-jumping game. Control the speed of your horse to jump over the obstacles. Controls: F1 (slow down), F3 (go faster).
Quickie Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 1, prog 4.	?	Unexpanded	Quickie.t64 Screenshot	Small program telling you how to make keys auto-repeat. Controls: None.
Vic-44 Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 1, prog 5.	?	Unexpanded	Vic-44.t64 Screenshot	Text editor that lets you type on a 44-column screen. Memory restrictions mean that you are limited to ten lines of text. Controls: Type using only upper-case characters and the number keys. Press F7 to exit.
Trailer Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 1, prog 6.	?	Unexpanded	Trailer.t64 Screenshot	Advert for Rampage, the word processor published in issue 3. Controls: None.
Strip ‘Em Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 1, prog 7.	?	Unexpanded	Strip Em.t64 Screenshot	Saucy game for up to 4 players (or teams). Each player bids 1-6 points, then a ball moves along the screen. The player it stops at wins the round, while the others lose points (and their clothes). Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Adloader Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 1, prog 8.	?	Unexpanded	Adloader.t64 Screenshot	Advert for the game Pinball Wizard by Terminal Software. Controls: None.
Toolbox 1 Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 1, prog 9.	?	Unexpanded	Toolbox 1.t64 Screenshot	Two small utility programs. Block-Delete will delete a given block of Basic lines. String-Search will search a program for all occurances of a given character string. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Introduction 2-2 Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 2, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 2-2.t64 Screenshot	A reminder that some of the programs on side 2 require 16K memory expansion. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Screen Dump Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 2, prog 2.	?	Unexpanded & printer	Screen Dump.t64 Screenshot	Utility, make an accurate printout of the screen by adapting the VIC’s 8×8 character matrix to the printer’s 5*7 matrix. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Hotline Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 2, prog 3.	?	Unexpanded	Hotline.t64 Screenshot	Game, operate a telephone switchboard and connect all the incoming calls as quickly as possible by pressing the number key for the corresponding line. Controls: Press 1-9 to connect the incoming calls.
Address-Book Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 2, prog 4.	?	16K expansion	Address-Book 16K.t64 Screenshot	Simple database program that stores names & addresses on cassette via a self-modifying listing. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Move-Basic Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 2, prog 5.	?	16K expansion	Move-Basic 16K.t64 Screenshot	Programming tool, reserve space for user-defined characters on expanded computers by moving the screen to 7680 and the start of BASIC to 8192. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Clear-Round Issue 2 (Jan-Feb 1984), Side 2, prog 6.	?	16K expansion	Clear-Round 16K.t64 Screenshot	Enhanced version of the show-jumping game. Control the speed of your horse to jump over the obstacles. Controls: F1 (slow down), F3 (go faster).

Program	Author	Requirements	Files	Info
Introduction 3 Issue 3 (Mar-Apr 1984), Side 1, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 3.t64 Screenshot	Introduction to issue 3. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Headscratchers Club 2 Issue 3 (Mar-Apr 1984), Side 1, prog 2.	?	Unexpanded	Headscratchers Club 2.t64 Screenshot	Programming demo, explaining how to use the POKE and PEEK commands. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Lurker Issue 3 (Mar-Apr 1984), Side 1, prog 3.	?	Unexpanded	Lurker.t64 Screenshot	Steal gold from the hoard at the top of the screen and put it in your loot box at the bottom of the screen, while avoiding the monster. Controls: Z (left), X (right), F5 (up), F7 (down).
Morse-Code Issue 3 (Mar-Apr 1984), Side 1, prog 4.	Roy Butler	Unexpanded	Morse-Code.t64 Screenshot	Morse code tutor that uses a range of techniques to help you practice Morse code with letters, numbers and words. A mistake & correction for this program was discussed in Kokup Korner (issue 4). Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Toolbox 2 Issue 3 (Mar-Apr 1984), Side 1, prog 5.	?	Unexpanded	Toolbox 2.t64 Screenshot	Two routines demonstrating how to save areas of memory that are protected from Basic. Datamaker converts the given block into Data statements that can be saved in the normal way. Blocksave saves the memory block as a binary file. A slightly different version of Datamaker was published in issue 4. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Morris and the Computer Factory (aka Chris’s Computer-Factory) Issue 3 (Mar-Apr 1984), Side 1, prog 6.	?	Unexpanded	Morris.t64 Screenshot	Frogger-style game. Guide Morris through the gaps in the platforms so he can become a processor in a VIC-20. Controls: A (up), Z (down).
Merger Issue 3 (Mar-Apr 1984), Side 1, prog 7.	Jim Butterfield	Unexpanded	Merger.t64 Screenshot	Programming routine. Instructions for merging two Basic programs together. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Return Call 1 Issue 3 (Mar-Apr 1984), Side 1, prog 8.	?	Unexpanded	Return Call 1.t64 Screenshot	Reader’s letters. Including: Clear-Round crashes (issue 2), and feedback on the programs from issue 1. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Super Morse Issue 3 (Mar-Apr 1984), Side 2, prog 1.	Roy Butler	16K expansion	Super Morse 16K.t64 Screenshot	Enhanced version of the Morse code tutor, with a larger vocabulary. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Assembler (aka CHUG) Issue 3 (Mar-Apr 1984), Side 2, prog 2.	?	16K expansion	Assembler 16K.t64 Screenshot	A mnemonic assembler & disassembler for writing your own machine code programs. Enter your source code into lines 1000 onwards, with one instruction per line and all values in decimal. An updated version Super CHUG was published in issue 11. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Rampage Issue 3 (Mar-Apr 1984), Side 2, prog 3.	?	16K expansion	Rampage 16K.t64 Screenshot	Word processor that scrolls on a huge 64*58 virtual screen. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.

NUMERO 4

Program	Author	Requirements	Files	Info
Introduction 4-1 Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 1, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 4-1.t64 Screenshot	Introduction to issue 4. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Headscratchers Club 3 Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 1, prog 2.	?	Unexpanded	Headscratchers Club 3.t64 Screenshot	Programming demo explaining what binary numbers are, why they are important, and how logical operators work. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Pothole Pacer Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 1, prog 3.	?	Unexpanded	Pothole Pacer.t64 Screenshot	Escape MCP-style maze game. Navigate your way to the pothole (*) while avoiding the deadly slayer, who can walk through walls. Controls: < (left), > (right), F5 (up), F7 (down).
Karakta Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 1, prog 4.	?	Unexpanded	Karakta.t64 Screenshot	Character designer. Produce up to 60 user-defined graphic characters, designing them four characters at a time on a 2×2 grid. Controls: L (draw left), R (draw right), U (draw up), D (draw down), Shift+L/R/U/D (erase in that direction), F1 (set pixel), F3 (erase pixel), CLR (clear screen), Home (home cursor), Ctrl+RVS (invert video), Ctrl+OFF (normal video), F7 (store characters), Arrow Left (exit program). Note: Use Datamaker to convert your graphics into DATA statements.
Advert Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 1, prog 5.	?	Unexpanded	Advert.t64 Screenshot	Non-playable demo of the game Gridtrap by Sumlock Microware. Controls: None.
Datamaker Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 1, prog 6.	?	Unexpanded	Datamaker.t64 Screenshot	Slightly different version of Datamaker from Toolbox 2 (issue 3). Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Introduction 4-2 Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 2, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 4-2.t64 Screenshot	A reminder that some of the programs on side 2 require 16K memory expansion. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Interlox Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 2, prog 2.	?	Unexpanded	Interlox.t64 Screenshot	Noughts and crosses game played on four interlocking squares, for 1 or 2 players. Make as many lines of three as possible, while blocking the computer from doing the same. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Toolbox 3 Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 2, prog 3.	?	Unexpanded	Toolbox 3.t64 Screenshot	Two programming utilities. Append joins two programs together, where the line numbers in the second program are greater than those in the first one. Renumber changes line numbers only, not GOTOs and other branches. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Return Call 2 Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 2, prog 4.	?	Unexpanded	Return Call 2.t64 Screenshot	Reader’s letters. Including: load routines, printer problems, and a possible bug in Clear-Round (issue 2). Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Kokup Korner Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 2, prog 5.	?	Unexpanded	Kokup Korner.t64 Screenshot	Mistakes in Morse-Code (issue 3). Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Project 1 Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 2, prog 6.	E J Butler	16K expansion	Project1 16K.t64 Screenshot	Hardware project. Step-by-step instructions to build your own light pen. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
White Line Warrior Issue 4 (May-Jun 1984), Side 2, prog 7.	?	16K expansion	White Line Warrior 16K.t64 Screenshot	Tron-style game. A fleet of Red-Axel fighters are on their way to infiltrate the ‘Spaze’ in the Earth’s core. You must reform the While Line Warriors and retrain to defend against their attack. Use your space chariot to make 40 turns without hitting your exhaust stream or the edge of the screen. A sequel Spaze Battle was published in issue 5. Controls: Z (left), X (right), ; (up), / (down).

NUMERO 5

Program	Author	Requirements	Files	Info
Introduction 5-1 Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 1, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 5-1.t64 Screenshot	Introduction to issue 5. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Headscratchers Club 4 Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 1, prog 2.	?	Unexpanded	Headscratchers Club 4.t64 Screenshot	Programming tutorial, describing how to use the VIC-20’s four ‘voices’ to produce a diverse range of sound effects and musical notes. Includes ‘Music Editor’ that can be used to compose tunes, which converts notes into DATA statements. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Pennies From Heaven Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 1, prog 3.	Roy Butler	Unexpanded	Pennies From Heaven.t64 Screenshot	Catch the coins as they fall from the top of the screen. Each coin that you collect adds to your score, and you lose points for each coin that you miss. The game ends if your score falls to 0. Controls: Lightpen or , (left), . (right).
Basicode-2 Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 1, prog 4.	Nigel Deeley	Unexpanded	Basicode-2.t64 Screenshot	A review of Basicode-2, a computer-independent programming system, that was written entirely on a BBC B computer. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Colourama (aka Multicol) Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 1, prog 5.	?	Unexpanded	Colourama.t64 Screenshot	Character designer. Produce up to 60 user-defined multi-colour graphic characters, designing them four characters at a time on a 2×2 grid. Controls: Cursor keys (move), F1 (set as foreground col), F3 (set as background col), F5 (set as border col), F7 (set as auxilliary col), S (store graphic data), Arrow Left (exit program). Note: Use Datamaker (issue 4) to convert your graphics data into DATA statements.
Advert Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 1, prog 6.	E J Butler	Unexpanded	Advert.t64 Screenshot	Advert, another opportunity to order the lightpen from issue 4. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Vegas Gambler Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 1, prog 7.	Roy Butler	Unexpanded	Vegas Gambler.t64 Screenshot	Fruit machine game. Starting with 25 credits, will you break the bank or lose it all? Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Toolbox 4 Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 1, prog 8.	?	Unexpanded	Toolbox 4.t64 Screenshot	Programming tutorial, how to use hardware IRQ interrupts. Includes a utility program Funkey, that lets you assign commands to the function keys. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Return Call 3 Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 1, prog 9.	?	Unexpanded	Return Call 3.t64 Screenshot	Reader’s letters. Including: magazine feedback, requests for Super Expander programs, and cheating on Morris and the Computer Factory (issue 3). Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Introduction 5-2 Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 2, prog 1.	?	16K expansion	Intro 5-2 16K.t64 Screenshot	A reminder that all of the programs on side 2 require 16K memory expansion. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Test-Match Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 2, prog 2.	Andrew Brindle	16K expansion	Test-Match 16K.t64 Screenshot	Cricket game. You control the batsmen while the computer controls the fielders. Use the function keys to determine the type of stroke you play, depending on the bowler’s speed. Each innings lasts for 40 overs. Controls: For each stroke, select your batting strength with the function keys: F1 (defensive shot)-F7 (wild slog).
Introduction to Electronics: Resistance Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 2, prog 3.	Roy Butler	16K expansion	Intro Electronics 16K.t64 Screenshot	Looking at resistors. What resistance is, working out values, and Ohm’s Law calculations for various types of circuit. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Spaze-Battle Issue 5 (Jul-Aug 1984), Side 2, prog 4.	?	16K expansion	Spaze-Battle 16K.t64 Screenshot	Scramble-style game, sequel to White Line Warrior (issue 4). The Imperial fighters have infiltrated the ‘Spaze’ at the Earth’s core. Ram into the motherships while avoiding the Axel Fighters. Controls: F5 (up), F7 (down).

NUMERO 6

Program	Author	Requirements	Files	Info
Introduction 6-1 Issue 6 (Sep-Oct 1984), Side 1, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 6-1.t64 Screenshot	Introduction to issue 6. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Headscratchers Club 5 Issue 6 (Sep-Oct 1984), Side 1, prog 2.	?	Unexpanded	Headscratchers Club 5.t64 Screenshot	Programming tutorial, giving a detailed look at how the high-resolution cover image for this issue was produced. Includes ‘Grafix Editor’, a program that lets you draw hi-res pictures on a 64×64 pixel block. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Hop-Line Issue 6 (Sep-Oct 1984), Side 1, prog 3.	Roy Butler	Unexpanded	Hop-Line.t64 Screenshot	Frogger-style game. Guide your frog to the top of the screen. Stick to the moving black pathways, as landing on a white part of the screen will cause instant death. Controls: Lightpen or , (left), . (right), F3 (up one space), F5 (down one space), F1 (up two spaces), F7 (down two spaces).
The Zero Board Issue 6 (Sep-Oct 1984), Side 1, prog 4.	?	Unexpanded	Zero Board.t64 Screenshot	Review of the 40/80 Column Card by Zero Electronics. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Toolbox 5 Issue 6 (Sep-Oct 1984), Side 1, prog 5.	?	Unexpanded	Toolbox 5.t64 Screenshot	Assorted hints and tips for programmers. Disable memory expansion with removing the cartridge, slow-list a program, adding control codes to filenames, accessing CPU registers from BASIC, disable the Run/Stop key, change the cursor colour, reading the CBM, Shift and Ctrl keys, testing for other keypresses, simulating structured programming, making programs modify themselves, and disabling the SAVE and LIST commands. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Indi-500 Issue 6 (Sep-Oct 1984), Side 1, prog 6.	Roy Butler	Unexpanded	Indi-500.t64 Screenshot	Car racing game. Try to drive as far as possible without crashing into the other cars. Controls: , (left), . (right), F1 (faster), F7 (slower).
Crossed Issue 6 (Sep-Oct 1984), Side 1, prog 7.	Gordon Lawson	Unexpanded	Crossed.t64 Screenshot	Demo program. Displays some animations and graphic effects, plays a tune, and plays some sound effects. Controls: None.
Return Call 4 Issue 6 (Sep-Oct 1984), Side 2, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Return Call 4.t64 Screenshot	Reader’s letters. Including: using Chug (issue 3), modifying Merger (issue 3), and halving the speed of the belts in Morris and the Computer Factory (issue 3). Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Introduction 6-2 Issue 6 (Sep-Oct 1984), Side 2, prog 2.	?	Unexpanded	Intro16.t64 Screenshot	A reminder that the rest of the programs on this side require 16K memory expansion. Controls: None.
Quick-Draw Issue 6 (Sep-Oct 1984), Side 2, prog 3.	?	16K expansion	Quick-Draw 16K.t64 Screenshot	Graphics utility. Draw a design on screen using the standard keyboard controls and graphic symbols, and then save it as a BASIC listing for use in your own programs. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Data-Comms Issue 6 (Sep-Oct 1984), Side 2, prog 4.	Roy Butler	16K expansion	Data-Comms 16K.t64 Screenshot	An explanation of electronic communications that covers serial & parallel communication, simplex, half duplex and full duplex data channels, RS232 interfaces, ASCII codes, parity bits, baud rates, and modems. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.

NUMERO 7

Program	Author	Requirements	Files	Info
Introduction 7 Issue 7 (Nov-Dec 1984), Side 1, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 7.t64 Screenshot	Introduction to issue 7. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Hangman Issue 7 (Nov-Dec 1984), Side 1, prog 2.	Roger & Neville Attkins	Unexpanded	Hangman.t64 Screenshot	Hangman game for two players. The hangman types a secret word for the highwayman to work out. Each incorrect letter builds another part of the gallows. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Headscratchers Club 6 Issue 7 (Nov-Dec 1984), Side 1, prog 3.	?	Unexpanded	Headscratchers Club 6.t64 Screenshot	Programming tutorial, how to read the keyboard and joystick. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Guess the Animal Issue 7 (Nov-Dec 1984), Side 1, prog 4.	Bill Cook	Unexpanded	Guess the Animal.t64 Screenshot	Think of an animal, and the computer will ask questions to work out what kind of animal it is. You can teach the program to ask more questions about different animals. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Machine Code 1 Issue 7 (Nov-Dec 1984), Side 1, prog 5.	?	Unexpanded	Machine Code 1.t64 Screenshot	Programming tutorial about machine code programming. Discusses memory locations, processor registers, number bases and mnemonics. Includes a quiz to test your knowledge. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Pontoon Issue 7 (Nov-Dec 1984), Side 1, prog 6.	R Tyson	Unexpanded	Pontoon.t64 Screenshot	Card game. You start with two cards and must decide whether to twist (take another card) or stick (keep your current hand). Try to get the highest total that you can without exceeding 21. Controls: S (stick), T (twist).
Toolbox 6 Issue 7 (Nov-Dec 1984), Side 1, prog 7.	?	Unexpanded	Toolbox 6.t64 Screenshot	Three utilities for programmers: Keyboard Bleep (beep when a key is pressed), Large Screen (gives you a 32×26 screen), and Screen Scroll (scrolls the large screen). Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Return Call 5 Issue 7 (Nov-Dec 1984), Side 2, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Return Call 5.t64 Screenshot	Reader’s letters. Including: adventure games, requesting VicTape on disk, and how to stop people breaking into programs. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Preview Issue 7 (Nov-Dec 1984), Side 2, prog 2.	?	Unexpanded	Preview.t64 Screenshot	A preview of what will be appearing on issue 8. Controls: None.
Basic Dictionary 1 Issue 7 (Nov-Dec 1984), Side 2, prog 3.	?	Unexpanded	Basic Dictionary 1.t64 Screenshot	Explaining the following BASIC commands: CONT, LOAD, LIST, NEW, RUN, SAVE, VERIFY. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Slalom Issue 7 (Nov-Dec 1984), Side 2, prog 4.	Andrew Brindle	16K expansion	Slalom 16K.t64 Screenshot	Guide your skier between the flags without hitting the trees. Controls: < (left), > (right).
The Crypt Issue 7 (Nov-Dec 1984), Side 2, prog 5.	K Bing Taylor	16K expansion	The Crypt 16K.t64 Solution Screenshot	Text adventure inspired by various classic films. You must explore the mansion, find the crypt and kill the evil vampire. Controls: Enter commands using two words, e.g. GO NORTH. Type WORDS to display a full list of commands.

NUMERO 8

Program	Author	Requirements	Files	Info
Introduction 8 Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 1, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 8.t64 Screenshot	Introduction to issue 8. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Return Call 6 Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 1, prog 2.	?	Unexpanded	Return Call 6.t64 Screenshot	Reader’s letters. Including: feedback on the magazine’s title screen, and requesting how to use the VIC-20 to best advantage. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Xmas Games Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 1, prog 3.	?	Unexpanded	Xmas Games.t64 Screenshot	Introduction to the six Xmas games in this issue. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Quassy Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 1, prog 4.	Gordon Mather	Unexpanded	Quassy.t64 Screenshot	Quasimodo game. Rescue the damsel by going up the elevator and then jumping over the arrows as you run along the wall. Controls: Joystick or : (left), ; (right), Space (jump).
Contact Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 1, prog 5.	F Shepherd	Unexpanded	Contact.t64 Screenshot	Connect Four-style game. Two players take it in turns to put a piece in one of the numbered columns. Who will be first to complete a line of four either horizontally, vertically or diagonally? Controls: 1-7 (drop ball into that column).
Griddion Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 1, prog 6.	?	Unexpanded	Griddion.t64 Screenshot	Pac Man-style game. Eat as many dots as you can while avoiding the monsters. NOTE: This games works best with 3K memory expansion, otherwise you may get ‘out of memory’ errors when playing. Controls: A (left), S (right), W (up), Z (down).
Deathstar Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 1, prog 7.	?	Unexpanded	Deathstar.t64 Screenshot	Vertically-scrolling space game with four levels. Dodge the incoming enemy ships to reach the death star. Controls: A or J (left), D or L (right).
Invader Fall Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 1, prog 8.	?	Unexpanded	Invader Fall.t64 Screenshot	Space Invaders-style game. Alien ships descend vertically from the top of the screen. How many can you shoot before you are overrun? Controls: : (left), ; (right), A (fire).
Moto Race Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 1, prog 9.	Mark Riley	Unexpanded	Moto Race.t64 Screenshot	Vertically-scrolling car race. How far can you drive down the winding road without crashing? Controls: I (left), P (right).
Machine Code 2 Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 1, prog 10.	?	Unexpanded	Machine Code 2.t64 Screenshot	Programming tutorial about machine code programming. Discusses addressing modes. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Toolbox 7 Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 1, prog 11.	?	Unexpanded	Toolbox 7.t64 Screenshot	A machine code disassembler. Note: This program is corrupt, certain mnemonics trigger a syntax error. It is provided only for completeness. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Basic Dictionary 2 Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 1, prog 12.	?	Unexpanded	Basic Dictionary 2.t64 Screenshot	Explaining the following BASIC commands: CLR, DATA, END, READ. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Haunted Manor Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 2, prog 1.	Alistair Duncan	16K expansion	Haunted Manor 16K.t64 Solution Screenshot	Text adventure. You must find ten treasures that are hidden inside a haunted mansion. Controls: Enter two word commands. Typing VERBS will display a list of all commands.
Xmas Carols Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 2, prog 2.	Andrew Brindle	16K expansion	Xmas Carols 16K.t64 Screenshot	Music program, plays nine traditional Christmas songs with a festive picture for each one. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
User File Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 2, prog 3.	?	16K expansion	User File 16K.t64 Screenshot	Cassette-based database filing system. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
End Issue 8 (Jan-Feb 1985), Side 2, prog 4.	?	16K expansion	End 16K.t64 Screenshot	Displays a brief message at the end of the tape. Controls: None.

NUMERO 9

Introduction 9 Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 1, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 9.t64 Screenshot	Introduction to issue 9. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Tin Fish Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 1, prog 2.	Terry Flood	Unexpanded	Tin Fish.t64 Screenshot	Swim to the ship to place your mine, then return to your submarine. You are safe among the crabs, jellyfish and octopi, but do not touch the robot fish. Controls: Arrow Left (left), 1 (right), F1 (up), F3 (down), F7 (start new game), * (go to next page).
The Sacred Crosses of Hell Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 1, prog 3.	Terry Flood	Unexpanded	Sacred Crosses.t64 Screenshot	Recover all four sacred crosses from the top of the screen, but do not touch the walls or the demons. Controls: Define your own keys.
Swarm Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 1, prog 4.	Terry Flood	Unexpanded	Swarm.t64 Screenshot	Eat the fly and avoid the swarm of bees. Controls: Arrow Left (left), 1 (right), F1 (up), F3 (down).
Machine Code 3 Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 1, prog 5.	?	Unexpanded	Machine Code 3.t64 Screenshot	Programming tutorial about machine code programming. Discusses flags and registers. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
The Derby Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 1, prog 6.	David Leighton	Unexpanded	The Derby.t64 Screenshot	Gambling game. Bet on one of six horses You will break the bookies if you win £150. Controls: Enter the horse and amount for each bet.
Return Call 7 Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 1, prog 7.	?	Unexpanded	Return Call 7.t64 Screenshot	Reader’s letters. Including: programs that use more than 23 lines, and running Test Match (issue 5) with 8K expansion. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Input/Output Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 1, prog 8.	?	Unexpanded	Input.t64 Screenshot	Programming tutorial, looking at using the cassette deck. Includes a tape index program. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Red Balloons Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 1, prog 9.	Thompson	Unexpanded	Red Balloons.t64 Screenshot	Each balloon has a letter hidden beneath it, which is revealed when you hit it with your conker. You have sixty seconds to burst the balloons in alphabetical order beginning with A. Controls: Joystick or < (left), > (right), Q (up), A (down).
Signal Box Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 1, prog 10.	Thompson	Unexpanded	Signal Box.t64 Screenshot	Send one train into each of the nine sidings. Change the points on each junction to direct the trains onto the required tracks. Controls: 1-9 (turn that point on or off).
End Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 1, prog 11.	?	Unexpanded	End.t64 Screenshot	Displays a brief message at the end of side 1, reminding users that the programs on side 2 require 16K memory expansion. Controls: None.
The Pools Collector Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 2, prog 1.	J H Thompson	16K expansion	Pools Collector 16K.t64 Screenshot	You must collect the pools money from a block of 36 flats, with 6 flats on each of 6 floors. Not everybody does the pools, and some people do not have the right change. Can you juggle which flats haven’t yet paid, and work out the correct change for each person? Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Hi-Draw Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 2, prog 2.	M Howarth	16K expansion	Hi-Draw 16K.t64 Screenshot	High-resolution drawing program. Controls: Joystick or W (up), X (down), A (left), D (right), Q/E/Z/C (diagonal), F1 (draw), F3 (erase), F8 (clear), S (stop).
Nemesis Pt1 Issue 9 (Mar-Apr 1985), Side 2, prog 3.	Robert Lappin	16K expansion	Nemesis Pt1 16K.t64 Solution Screenshot	Graphical text adventure. Dr Katz and his daughter Cerra have been kidnapped and taken to Nemesis, located somewhere in the Amazon. In part 1 of this game, you must find the secret entrance to Nemesis. Part 2 was published in issue 10. Controls: Enter two word commands.

NUMERO 10

Program	Author	Requirements	Files	Info
Introduction 10 Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 1, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 10.t64 Screenshot	Introduction to issue 10. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Quast Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 1, prog 2.	Mark Riley	Unexpanded	Quast.t64 Screenshot	Quasimodo game. Dodge the obstacles as you run across the wall to ring the bell. Controls: : (left), ; (right), Space (jump).
Buggy Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 1, prog 3.	Mark Riley	Unexpanded	Buggy.t64 Screenshot	Use your buggy to fill in the holes that appear in the ground, while avoiding the falling missiles. Controls: : (left), ; (right), Space (fill in).
Whirley Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 1, prog 4.	Mark Riley	Unexpanded	Whirley.t64 Screenshot	Land your helicopter on the back of the moving lorry, avoiding the stars as you descend. Controls: : (left), ; (right).
Coin Pot Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 1, prog 5.	Mark Riley	Unexpanded	Coin Pot.t64 Screenshot	Fruit machine game. Spin the reels and try to win as much money as you can. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Bomb Scare Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 1, prog 6.	Mark Riley	Unexpanded	Bomb Scare.t64 Screenshot	Grid Trap-style game. Try to defuze as many bombs as you can without touching the trail that appears behind you. Controls: I (left), P (right), Q (up), Z (down).
City Saver Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 1, prog 7.	Mark Riley	Unexpanded	City Saver.t64 Screenshot	Protect the city by catching the bombs. NOTE: This program is corrupt and/or incomplete, it displays the game screen but cannot be played. It is provided only for completeness. Controls: : (left), ; (right).
Machine Code 4 Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 1, prog 8.	?	Unexpanded	Machine Code 4.t64 Screenshot	Programming tutorial about machine code programming. How to perform arithmetic calculations. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Return Call 8 Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 1, prog 9.	?	Unexpanded	Return Call 8.t64 Screenshot	Reader’s letters. This month, an animated letter. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Yahtsee Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 1, prog 10.	?	Unexpanded	Yahtsee.t64 Screenshot	Yahtzee-style dice game for 1-3 players. Roll five dice, decide which ones to keep, and try to make the best hand possible in each category. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Brick It Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 1, prog 11.	?	Unexpanded	Brick It.t64 Screenshot	Breakout-style game. Destroy the bricks using your bat and ball. Controls: L (left), ; (right).
Turbo Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 2, prog 1.	?	16K expansion	Turbo 16K.t64 Screenshot	Tape turbo loading system. Load, save and verify tape programs approx 6 times faster. Only programs saved with this system can be loaded with it. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
The Renumber Program Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 2, prog 2.	Derek Smith	16K expansion	Renumber 16K.t64 Screenshot	Renumber the line numbers in your BASIC programs, up to 15K in size. It updates the line numbers after GOTO, GOSUB and THEN commands, but not multiple line numbers after the ON command. Controls: Load the second part of the program, enter the line renumbering details, load the program to be renumbered, type SYS21000, and wait until Ready appears.
Nemesis Pt2 Issue 10 (May-Jun 1985), Side 2, prog 3.	Robert Lappin	16K expansion	Nemesis Pt2 16K.t64 Solution Screenshot	Graphical text adventure, continuing from part 1 (issue 9). Dr Katz and his daughter Cerra have been kidnapped and taken to Nemesis, located somewhere in the Amazon. In part 2 of this game, you must find Cerra and rescue her. Controls: Enter two word commands.

NUMERO 11

Program	Author	Requirements	Files	Info
Introduction 11-1 Issue 11 (Jul-Aug 1985), Side 1, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 11-1.t64 Screenshot	Introduction to issue 11. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Card Dealer Issue 11 (Jul-Aug 1985), Side 1, prog 2.	Lewis-Pearson	Unexpanded	Card Dealer.t64 Screenshot	Card game. Four cards are delt face down, and you must bet that the next card will be higher or lower than the last one. Controls: F1 (bet), F7 (reveal first card), H (higher), L (lower). If you lose, hit any key and then press Y to play again.
Mine-Field Issue 11 (Jul-Aug 1985), Side 1, prog 3.	James Hume	Unexpanded	Mine-Field.t64 Screenshot	You must deliver twenty messages to isolated houses hidden in a minefield. You only have 150 seconds in which to complete your mission. More mines appear after each delivery, making the minefield increasingly difficult to navigate. Controls: Joystick or Z (left), X (right), ] (up), ? (down).
Chopper Run Issue 11 (Jul-Aug 1985), Side 1, prog 4.	Terry Flood	Unexpanded	Chopper Run.t64 Screenshot	Cross between Scramble and Blitz. Destroy all the buildings so that you can land your helicopter, while avoiding the enemy missiles that are trying to shoot you down. Controls: D (up), C (down), F1 (fire bullets), F3 (drop bomb), Shift Lock (fly silent).
Letter Issue 11 (Jul-Aug 1985), Side 1, prog 5.	Terry Flood	Unexpanded	Letter.t64 Screenshot	Reader’s letter. Playing Sacred Crosses (issue 9) on the unexpanded VIC-20. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Rocket Dock Issue 11 (Jul-Aug 1985), Side 1, prog 6.	?	Unexpanded	Rocket Dock.t64 Screenshot	Dock your rocket with the mothership without hitting any asteroids. Controls: A (left), D (right), F1 (thrust).
Introduction 11-2 Issue 11 (Jul-Aug 1985), Side 2, prog 1.	?	Unexpanded	Intro 11-2.t64 Screenshot	A reminder that the remaining programs on side 2 require 16K expansion. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Super CHUG Issue 11 (Jul-Aug 1985), Side 2, prog 2.	?	16K expansion	Super CHUG 16K.t64 Screenshot	An improved and expanded version of the CHUG assembler from issue 3. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Treasure Island Issue 11 (Jul-Aug 1985), Side 2, prog 3.	Chris Darbyshire	16K expansion	Treasure Island 16K.t64 Solution Screenshot	Text adventure. Starting on Skull Island, you must travel to Treasure Island to find the lost treasure of Eternia. You can only carry one object at a time. Controls: Enter two word commands. The following commands can be used: read, say, go north, go east, go west, go south, kill, get, list, open, drop, board, fire, climb, dig, pull, enter, move, smash, follow.
Elements Issue 11 (Jul-Aug 1985), Side 2, prog 4.	J H Thompson	16K expansion	Chemical Elements 16K.t64 Screenshot	Chemistry tool. Display or look-up information about various elements, such as their name, symbol and atomic number. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.

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