Running out of RAM - an 80s BASIC programming simulator for C64
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"Running out of RAM" is an 80s BASIC programming simulator written for C64 in BASIC V2.
You earned your first job as a programmer: write a video cassette collection database for a friend of your father.
Now you have to deal with food, sleep and the 38911 BASIC bytes free on your Commodore 64.
The d64 image includes two programs. The smaller one (roor.prg) is uncompiled BASIC and runs really slow. Better use Warp on VICE. The larger file (+roor.prg) is compiled with BasicBoss and might crash. Your choice. ;)
The following instructions are based on WinVICE, but other systems should be similar.
Instructions to load:
1. Download the C64 emulator VICE and open it.
2. Download the roor.d64 disk image from below
3. Goto "File" > "Autostart disk/tape image..." and select the downloaded roor.d64 image. Do not double click!
4. In the Open dialog you can see a list called image contents. It contains the files of the disk image. Double click on "ROOR" or "+ROOR". The second is recommended, as it's significant faster. For full BASIC experience you can use "ROOR".
5. The game should start now.
6. On "ROOR" you can press ESC, which will end the execution of the program. you can now type "list:" to see the full beauty of C64 BASIC programming. :smile:
Instructions to play:
Each time you press [1] you'll add some lines to your code. Adding more lines will decrease your energy. Less energy means less code and more bugs. So don't forget to debug your code or do something for your health. If you have the money you could buy some extras to get a buff.
Try to sell some cracked games to earn money. Don't forget to buy new games as old cracks are lame and less people are willing to buy the old shit for the same price.
Below most actions are red, green and blue numbers. Green numbers add something, red substracts something. Blue numbers have a random effect, most likely positive.
You earned your first job as a programmer: write a video cassette collection database for a friend of your father.
Now you have to deal with food, sleep and the 38911 BASIC bytes free on your Commodore 64.
The d64 image includes two programs. The smaller one (roor.prg) is uncompiled BASIC and runs really slow. Better use Warp on VICE. The larger file (+roor.prg) is compiled with BasicBoss and might crash. Your choice. ;)
The following instructions are based on WinVICE, but other systems should be similar.
Instructions to load:
1. Download the C64 emulator VICE and open it.
2. Download the roor.d64 disk image from below
3. Goto "File" > "Autostart disk/tape image..." and select the downloaded roor.d64 image. Do not double click!
4. In the Open dialog you can see a list called image contents. It contains the files of the disk image. Double click on "ROOR" or "+ROOR". The second is recommended, as it's significant faster. For full BASIC experience you can use "ROOR".
5. The game should start now.
6. On "ROOR" you can press ESC, which will end the execution of the program. you can now type "list:" to see the full beauty of C64 BASIC programming. :smile:
Instructions to play:
Each time you press [1] you'll add some lines to your code. Adding more lines will decrease your energy. Less energy means less code and more bugs. So don't forget to debug your code or do something for your health. If you have the money you could buy some extras to get a buff.
Try to sell some cracked games to earn money. Don't forget to buy new games as old cracks are lame and less people are willing to buy the old shit for the same price.
Below most actions are red, green and blue numbers. Green numbers add something, red substracts something. Blue numbers have a random effect, most likely positive.