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5 MARF=MARF-5
4 MISC=MISC+5000
3 MISC=MISC+1000
3 FACHECK=Q:
3 CURB<-2500
2 T(X-L)=T(X):
2 MARF=MARF-8
2 MARF=MARF+3
2 MARF=MARF+2
2 MARCOST=Q:
2 CURB=CURB-750
1 were broken into this week."'"All the hardware was smashed, sothe company needs to buy more"'"for `2000."'''"It is also rumoured that the"'"burglars did not like the games:these were stolen, but returned several hours later."'''"
1 my computer
1 marf=marf+12
1 k$=k$+"................................GOOD LUCK................................. ":
1 ji basic
1 has published an article about"'N$'"which increases their popularity":
1 fffffffffff
1 YOU CAN:"''"0) DO NOTHING"'"1) GIVE
1 X(X-L)=X(X):
1 X(W)=X(W)+EXTRATA:
1 X(W)=10000
1 What is more, its tape duplicat-ing company has gone bust so itstape costs will rise.
1 WILL YOU TAKE LEGAL ACTION?
1 WILL YOU ACCEPT ? (Y/N)":
1 W.H.WELLINGTON &SONS
1 VERY URGENTLY
1 VERTISING:":
1 V$=V$+" "+
1 Using Mikies' Timings.
1 U(X-L)=U(X):
1 TOCOST=MISC+TDC+OVERH+ROYCO+ADC+MARCOST:
1 THIS YEAR'S TAX BILL IS `";TA:
1 TDC=TDC/100
1 TDC=TDC+(C(W)*X(W)):
1 TACHECK=Q:
1 TACHECK=L:
1 TA=(CURB-CUS)/3
1 T(W)=T(W)-S(W):
1 T(W)=T(W)+X(W)
1 T$(L)="SORRY FOR THE WAIT":
1 Strategy: Management
1 SAX=SAX-150
1 SAX=SAX+1.5
1 S(X-L)=S(X):
1 S(W)=T(W):
1 S(D)<S(L(X-L))
1 S(D)<S(L(5
1 ROYCO=ROYCO+P(W)*R(W)*S(W):
1 R(X-L)=R(X):
1 R(PN)=ROY/100
1 Q;"EACH AD HELPS THE COMPANY IMAGE"'"AS WELL AS ITS OWN PROGRAM"
1 Q,Q;"PLEASE PRESS Y OR N"
1 PUBLICITY":
1 POSNA;N$;'" COMPANY EXPENSES"
1 POSNA;N$'''"PRESS ANY KEY TO FIND OUT MORE"
1 POSNA;N$'''"
1 POCKET MONEY SOFTWARE.
1 PIRATE COPIES
1 PICH=PICH+L:
1 P(X-L)=P(X):
1 OR ANY KEY
1 NOW YOU CAN TRY TO REDUCE THIS."''''"
1 NOMEN LUDI
1 MUCH HARDER!!"
1 MISC=MISC+TA:
1 MISC=MISC+PICH*2500
1 MISC=MISC+7500
1 MISC=MISC+250
1 MISC=MISC+2000
1 MISC=MISC+10000
1 MISC=MISC+(20000
1 MARF=MARF/5
1 MARF=MARF-MARCH:
1 MARF=MARF-9
1 MARF=MARF-20
1 MARF=MARF-2
1 MARF=MARF-15
1 MARF=MARF-12
1 MARF=MARF-10
1 MARF=MARF+7
1 MARF=MARF+20
1 MARF=MARF+14
1 MARF=MARF+10
1 MARF=MARF+
1 MARCOST=MARCOST+500
1 MARCOST=5000
1 MARCOST=2500
1 MARCOST=15000
1 MARCH=MARCH+9
1 M(Z)=M(Z)/5
1 M(Z)=M(Z)/4
1 M(X-L)=M(X):
1 M(W)=M(W)/DIF:
1 M(W)=M(W)-5
1 M(W)=M(W)+3
1 M(W)=M(W)*1.4
1 M(PN)=M(PN)-18
1 M(PN)=M(PN)+5
1 M(PN)=M(PN)+3
1 M(PN)=M(PN)+2
1 M(PN)=M(PN)+(
1 M(PN)=M(PN)+
1 M$(X-L)=M$(X):
1 M$(PN)=R$:
1 LOSE THE PROGRAM
1 LONG JOHN";
1 L;"THE SHOP IS DECIDING NOW"
1 L;"O.K. THEY ARE BEING COPIED NOW. ":
1 L;"EMERGENCY..EMERGENCY..EMERGENCY."
1 L;" STOP PRESS!! STOP PRESS!! "
1 L,," THE COURT IS IN SESSION NOW ",,
1 L,," ADVERTISING INCREASES SALES",,,''''
1 K(X-L)=K(X):
1 K(PN)=Q(OF)/3
1 K$=K$+"all who have helped me to produce this game of such epic qualities................................In particular my thanks must go to my microdrives for being so quick and reliable, to my sense of humour for preventing me from going insane, but most of all I am indebted to my dog, who wrote the soundtrack and designed the game's graphics................................(my dog is stone-deaf, and blind, as you might have guessed!)"
1 K$=K$+"................................And finally I would like to thank you for buying this, if indeed you did................................if you did not then I hope your tape doesn't load, that you are caught by the police, and that you may be ever plagued with greasy hair and B.O. ................................I hope you enjoy the game, and that you fare better than some ex-software house managers!!"
1 K$=".............CREDITS............This game is dedicated to all software houses which have gone bust, especially to R and R and to the unmentionable unIMAGINEable company, too................................I would like to thank the industry for being so prone to jokes, and "
1 Just Imagine - Side A
1 ILL=ILL+L:
1 HOW MANY MORE WILL YOU COPY?"
1 GGGGGGGG000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000D
1 G$(L)="ADVENTURE":
1 For Steve Brown
1 FAST BUCK MERHANTS
1 FACHECK=L:
1 David Lester
1 DODGY DAVE & CO
1 DO YOU WISH TO JOIN
1 DIF=DIF+.25
1 D(X-L)=D(X):
1 Central Solutions
1 CURB>100000
1 CURB=CURB-25000
1 CURB=CURB+Y(
1 CURB=CURB+BALA:
1 CURB<20000
1 CURB<15000
1 C(X-L)=C(X):
1 BURNT DOWN
1 BALA=INCO-TOCOST
1 B.O.S.H.:"''"the Boring Old Software Houses.
1 B(X-L)=B(X):
1 B(W)=B(W)+L
1 ANTI COPYING
1 ALLY PALLY
1 ADCOST=ADCOST+90
1 ADCOST=ADCOST+250
1 ADCOST=250
1 ADC=ADC+ADCOST*A(W):
1 A(X-L)=A(X):
1 ? (`7500":
1 >TZXed by Andrew Barker
1 ;'"GOOD REVIEWS IN THE MAGAZINES !!"
1 ;"`";TOCOST
1 ;"`";ROYCO;
1 ;"`";OVERH;
1 ;"`";MISC;
1 ;"`";MARCOST;
1 ;"` ";INCO
1 ;"YOUR RATING:"
1 ;"UNEVENTFUL":
1 ;"TYPE NUMBER OF DESIRED OPTION"
1 ;"SOFTWARE.
1 ;"SOFTWARE MANAGER"
1 ;"PROGRAM";
1 ;"PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE"
1 ;"FARED THIS MONTH AS A":
1 ;"COMING FROM"'''
1 ;"BE CAREFUL":
1 ;"";M$(W);"":
1 ;" ` ";CURB:
1 ;" LOADING PLEASE WAIT ":
1 ;" JUST IMAGINE ";
1 ;" COPYING";
1 ;" LTD.
1 ;" PRESS ANY KEY TO START."
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1 00002200022000
1 000020000220000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1 00002000022000
1 00000000000006000000
1 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000006000000
1 -B(DR)))):
1 ,q;" YOU MUST RUN A SOFTWARE HOUSE ":
1 ,Q;,,"YOUR RATING:"''
1 ,Q;"YOUR PROGRAM HAS NOT MADE THE"'"CHARTS THIS MONTH.":
1 ,Q;"YOUR OBJECT IS TO GET `500,000..":
1 ,Q;"YOU HAD TOO FEW TAPES OF THESE GAMES: ";V$:
1 ,Q;"WILL YOU HIRE A STAND?"
1 ,Q;"THERE IS A MICRO FAIR THIS MONTH"''"IT COSTS
1 ,Q;"PRESS A KEY (1 TO 4)":
1 ,Q;"PLEASE PRESS A KEY (0 TO 5":
1 ,Q;"AN ANONYMOUS PHONE CALL INFORMS YOU THAT A FIRM IS SELLING"'"
1 ,Q;" & HAVE 3 PROGRAMS IN THE TOP 5 ":
1 ,Q;" FOR INSTRUCTIONS SEE HANDBOOK ":
1 ,Q;" CAN YOU GET RICH WITH `2500? "
1 ,Q;" PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE "
1 ,Q;" PLEASE WAIT":
1 ,," SALES THIS MONTH:-",,,
1 +W,Q;M$(W);"...";S(W):
1 +SUP+H(W):
1 )="UTILITY"
1 )="STRATEGY":
1 )="SIMULATION":
1 )="NEARLY READY, NOW":
1 )="IMAGINE"
1 )="DON'T BE IMPATIENT":
1 )="ARCADE":
1 );" %"'"3- ";Q(3
1 );" %"'"2- ";Q(2
1 ))*K(W))*SE*D(B(W))):
1 )''''" PLEASE PRESS 0-3"
1 )''"3) CHEAP'N'AWFUL...`";Y(3
1 (INCO+(P(W)*S(W)*.65
1 (A ROYALTY, 1-100%)
1 ((M+2)/4)"
1 (((M(W)+MARF/PN+C-(P(W)/40
1 '',"`";CURB:
1 '''''''''"O.K. IT'S UP TO YOU. BUT YOU"'"HAVE MISSED YOUR CHANCE FOR"'"THIS MONTH"
1 '''''''"YOU ARE STILL A SOFTWARE VIRGIN":
1 '''''''"NOW YOU CAN BID FOR IT.":
1 ''''''"YOU'RE BYTE-ING MOST OF THE BUGS":
1 ''''''"YOU ARE P-ARTIC-ULARLY GOOD":
1 ''''''"YOU ARE NOT QUITE THE ULTIMATE"
1 ''''''"YOU ARE AN ADDICTIVE MANAGER":
1 ''''''"OH, DEAR. I FEAR THAT THIS MAY BE A BAD PRICE. WE SHALL SEE."
1 ''''''"MANAGING IS FAR FROM AUTOMATA-IC":
1 ''''''"A VERY WISE CHOICE. YOUR MANAG- ERIAL EXPERTISE IS SHOWING AL- READY.":
1 '''''"YOU WILL FIND OUT HOW IT WENT":
1 '''''"YOU MUST TRY AGAIN UNTIL YOU"'"HAVE A GAME TO SELL."'''"THIS MONTH COSTS HAVE BEEN `750";:
1 '''''"YOU CAN'T GET SILVA MUCH QUICKER":
1 '''''"THIS NAME IS A TRADEMARK."'''" SO YOU MUST CHOOSE ANOTHER.":
1 '''''"THE MICRO FAIR YOU WENT TO WAS";
1 '''''"THE HEART ATTACK HAS KILLED YOU."'''''"YOU WERE TOO PRESSURISED."''"I TRUST YOU HAD A GOOD LIFE."'''"IF YOU TRY AGAIN-"'"PLEASE GO MORE GENTLY,OR ELSE..."
1 '''''"PRESS ANY KEY FOR MORE DETAILS..":
1 '''''"DROPPING GAME NOW...."
1 '''''"DODGY DAVE HAS LEFT THE COUNTRY WITH YOUR CASH."''''"OF COURSE, HE HAS NOT DONE YOUR WORK.":
1 '''''"ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST."''"THIS ONE DIDN'T EVEN TAKE OFF!!"'''"SORRY, YOUR MONEY'S RUN OUT.":
1 '''''" YOU GREEDY SWINE!":
1 ''''"YOUR NEXT FEW DECISIONS ARE FOR"'''
1 ''''"YOUR BEDROOM IS NOW TOO SMALL"'"FOR YOU TO USE AS AN OFFICE."'''"YOU MUST BUY NEW ACCOMODATION."'''"WOULD YOU LIKE "''"1) A SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE (`20000"'"2) A NEW OFFICE IN TOWN (`40000"'" 3) A CUSTOMISED OFFICE (`60000"'''"PLEASE PRESS 1-3 TO CHOOSE"
1 ''''"YOUR BALANCE FOR THE MONTH WAS: "
1 ''''"YOU TOOK A STALL AT A MICRO FAIR, WITH THESE RESULTS:"
1 ''''"YOU HAVE NOW BEEN TRADING FOR"''"EIGHT MONTHS."''''"DUE TO THE MUCH PUBLICISED "''"SUCCESS OF COMPANIES SUCH AS"''"THIS, THERE HAS BEEN AN INFLUX"''"OF NEW FIRMS. TRADE WILL NOW BE"'',"
1 ''''"WHICH WOULD YOU LIKE('0'TO PASS)"
1 ''''"WHICH WOULD YOU LIKE TO DROP?":
1 ''''"WELL DONE!!!"''''"YOU HAVE RAISED SUFFICIENT CASH TO CONTINUE IN BUSINESS."''''" FOR NOW, AT LEAST...":
1 ''''"UNFORTUNATELY YOU HAVE NOT YET"''"CONVINCED A COMPUTER ILLITERATE"''"JUDGE THAT THE PIRATES ARE WRONG"
1 ''''"The offices of software house
1 ''''"THEIR CHANCES OF SUCCESS ARE:"''"1- ";Q(1
1 ''''"THE MAGAZINES FEEL THAT, IN VIEW"'"OF YOUR RISKY FINANCIAL STATE,"'"THEY CAN ONLY ALLOW YOU 3 ADS.":
1 ''''"THE CHANCES OF GOOD SOFTWARE";
1 ''''"THE AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR RIPOFF HAS AGREED TO TAKE YOUR PRODUCTS"''''"THIS WILL BOOST YOUR SALES":
1 ''''"PRESS ANY KEY TO FIND OUT....":
1 ''''"PRESS
1 ''''"HOW MANY MORE TAPES WOULD YOU LIKE TO DUPLICATE? (UP TO 5000)"
1 ''''"HE IS ALSO HUNGRY AS 0.5 OF HIS CHEESE SANDWICH DIDN'T LIKE HIM."
1 ''''"DODGY DAVE HAS BEEN DISCLOSED ASA CROOK-AND YOUR COMPANY AS HIS CUSTOMER."''''"YOUR POPULARITY FALLS BADLY"
1 ''''"CONGRATULATIONS!!"''"YOUR LAWYERS HAVE WON THIS CASE AGAINST THESE PIRATES"''''"THIS WILL INCREASE YOUR SALES":
1 ''''"AS YOU DID NOT PAY LAST YEAR,"'"THIS YEARS BILL IS QUITE LARGE."
1 ''''"ARE YOU SURE THIS IS UP TO YOUR USUAL HIGH STANDARDS ? (Y/N)":
1 ''''"AND AS YOUR COSTS WERE `";TOCOST:
1 ''''" YOU CAN NOW SEE HOW YOU HAVE":
1 '''"YOUR WISH HAS BEEN DONE,"''"AND BILLS PAID ACCORDINGLY.":
1 '''"YOUR FIRM HAS BEEN QUITE"'"SUCCESSFUL, AND HAS BEEN INVITEDTO JOIN
1 '''"YOU STILL NEED MORE CASH."'''''"YOU MUST SELL OFF MORE PROGRAMS.":
1 '''"YOU NOW PRODUCE 1 PROGRAM.":
1 '''"YOU NOW PRODUCE ";PN;" PROGRAMS."
1 '''"YOU NEED MONEY
1 '''"YOU HAVE PROBABLY SUFFERED FROM
1 '''"YOU HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK"''''"THIS IS DUE TO THE PRESSURES OF"'"HARD WORKING CONDITIONS."'''"YOU SURVIVED....THIS TIME"'';
1 '''"YOU HAVE BEEN SENT THESE GAMES-"''"1- ";G$(I1)'"2- ";G$(I2)'"3- ";G$(I3)
1 '''"YOU HAD ":
1 '''"YOU DO NOT SELL ANY PROGRAMS"'''"SO THE NEXT THING TO DO IS FIND"'"ONE YOU CAN MARKET.":
1 '''"YOU CAN PRODUCE CASSETTE BOXES"''"FOR YOUR GAMES TO BOOST SALES."'''"THERE ARE FOUR POSSIBILITIES:"'''"1) NORMAL CASES...FREE"''"2) CARD CASES...10p EACH"''"3) VIDEO-CASES..15p EACH"''"4) PLASTIC CASES..20p EACH"
1 '''"YOU CAN NOW SET THE PRICE OF"'"YOUR GAME."''"HIGHER PRICES CAUSE LOWER SALES"''''"YOU CAN CHARGE ANYTHING BETWEEN"'"`0.75 AND `15.00"''"PLEASE ENTER THE PRICE IN PENCE."
1 '''"YOU CAN DUPLICATE SOME TAPES"'"FOR EACH PROGRAM YOU SELL."'''"YOU ALREADY HAVE ";T(W);" COPIES OF
1 '''"YOU ARE LUCKY: THE PROGRAMMER ACCEPTS YOUR OFFER:"''"YOU CAN NOW MARKET THE GAME.":
1 '''"YOU ARE LUCKY-"''"THEY ARE NOW ON SALE.":
1 '''"WOE TO YOU!!"''''"YOUR STORE-ROOM HAS BEEN
1 '''"WILL YOU TRY FOR A CONTRACT?":
1 '''"WELCOME."''"Your cash will be used to fund"'"research into
1 '''"UNFORTUNATELY YOU HAVEN'T RAISEDENOUGH CASH, AND HAVE NO MORE"'"PROGRAMS.":
1 '''"This week has seen a fire at theoffices of ";n$''"The company has lost its entire stocks of games, and needs to pay out `5000 for repairs."''"
1 '''"The leading magazine
1 '''"The cost will be added to your tape duplicating costs."'''"You should now see a reduction in piracy of your tapes.":
1 '''"THERE HAS BEEN A ROBBERY AT YOUROFFICES."'''''"ALTHOUGH NOTHING WAS STOLEN,"'"`5000 OF DAMAGE WAS DONE."''"YOU MUST REPAIR IT.":
1 '''"THE TRADE PRESS FINDS OUT AND YOUR IMAGE DROPS."
1 '''"THE SHOP IS TO STOCK YOUR GAME."''''"SALES SHOULD INCREASE-TOUCH WOOD":
1 '''"THE SHOP ARE NOT YET CONVINCED"'"THAT YOUR PROGRAM IS WORTH THEIR"'"STOCKING."'''''"WILL YOU TRY AGAIN? (Y/N)":
1 '''"THE FOLLOWING FIRMS WISH TO BUY ";M$(DR);" FROM YOU:"''''"1) DISINCENTIVE....`";Y(L)''"2) OVER THE EDGE...`";Y(2
1 '''"THE COMPUTER FAIR YOU WENT TO PROVED A RUNAWAY SUCCESS. IT RAISED YOUR SALES AND PUBLIC IM-AGE TREMENDOUSLY"
1 '''"THE ADVERTS COST ` ";ADCOST;" EACH."'''''''"HOW MANY ADS WILL YOU PLACE FOR
1 '''"SO HIS
1 '''"SINCE THIS GAME COULD BE BETTER,"'"YOU CAN TRY TO IMPROVE IT BY:"''"1) NOTHING"'"2) BRIBE MAGS NOT TO REVIEW IT"'"3) LAUNCH A COMPETITION FOR IT"'"4) GIVE A STEERING WHEEL WITH IT"'"5) LICENSE A FAMOUS TITLE FOR IT"'''"PRESS A KEY (1 TO 5)"
1 '''"QUITE RIGHT. BUT YOU MUST NOW"'"FIND ANOTHER PROGRAM.":
1 '''"PRESS ANY KEY TO ATTACK PIRATES":
1 '''"PLEASE ENTER YOUR OFFER FOR THIS"'"GAME
1 '''"PLEASE ENTER THE NAME OF YOUR SOFTWARE HOUSE."
1 '''"PLEASE ENTER
1 '''"OH, DEAR. YOU HAVE A SLIGHT PRO-BLEM. YOU OWE MORE THAN `2500.00AND SO YOU MUST CALL IN THE REC-EIVERS. 'BYE."
1 '''"IT IS NOW ";F$(MON)
1 '''"IT IS FINANCIALLY UNWISE FOR YOUTO RELEASE ANOTHER PROGRAM NOW.":
1 '''"INTERNAL LEGAL GATTLES WITHIN"'"
1 '''"I HOPE THAT IMPROVES SALES."''''" (SOMETHING NEEDS TO...)"'''"THE BILLS HAVE BEEN PAID.":
1 '''"HERE COMES SUMMER !!"'''"PEOPLE ARE PLAYING OUTSIDE"''"AND LEAVING COMPUTERS UNTOUCHED."''''"SO SALES WILL FALL THIS MONTH.":
1 '''"GETTING THE CONTRACT MIGHT MEAN"'"A VAST INCREASE IN SALES."'''"YOU HAVE TO IMPRESS THE SHOP."''"HOW MUCH DO YOU WISH TO SPEND"'"TRYING?"
1 '''"DODGY DAVE TURNS OVER A NEW LEAFJUST IN TIME TO REPORT YOU TO THE POLICE AND THE PRESS."''''"YOU ARE FINED `5000.00 AND YOUR POPULARITY WITH THE PUBLIC IS REDUCED DRAMATICALLY."
1 '''"CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME"'''''"YOU WILL BE INFORMED OF
1 '''"CHOOSING A NAME IS A VERY IMPOR-TANT PART OF STARTING ANY COMP- ANY. MORE SO HERE, PERHAPS, THANYOU MIGHT IMAGINE!!"
1 '''"AT THE MOMENT YOU CHARGE `";P(W);'"FOR THIS GAME."''''"DO YOU WISH TO CHANGE THE PRICE OF
1 '''"AT LAST! WHAT EVERY SOFTWARE HOUSE DREAMS OF!"
1 '''"AT LAST HAS COME THE TIME TO PAYSOME OF YOUR EARNINGS IN
1 '''"A HIGH STREET RETAILER IS"'"STARTING TO SELL SOFTWARE."'''"TRYING TO GET"''"
1 '''" DISASTER STRIKES SOFTWARE HOUSE
1 '''" 1) PRICEY PETE..."''" RELIABLE BUT EXPENSIVE"
1 '''" GOOD NEWS FOR SOFTWARE HOUSE"'
1 '''" ...BUT ONLY JUST !"
1 '''" BUDGET SOFTWARE LABEL"''''''"LET'S HOPE IT'S NOT A CHEAP AND NASTY SOFTWARE LABEL LIKE SOME. BUT GOOD
1 ''"YOUR PROGRAM NEEDS"''"A
1 ''"YOU NOW SELL THESE GAMES:":
1 ''"WHICH,IF ANY, WILL YOU ACCEPT?"
1 ''"WHICH MAKES YOUR INCOME FOR THE MONTH...":
1 ''"The latest game from s/w house"'N$'"is the worst ever seen in the
1 ''"TOTAL COSTS..."
1 ''"THE DISTRIBUTOR YOU DEAL WITH TELLS YOU THAT DEMAND HAS BEEN VERY HIGH. DO YOU WANT TO COPY ANY MORE CASSETTES THIS MONTH?"
1 ''"THAN YOU ARE NOW.":
1 ''"SINCE THIS GAME IS CLEARLY A"'"POTENTIAL
1 ''"PRICEY PETE CAN OFFER YOU..."
1 ''"LATER THIS MONTH.":
1 ''"HAS EATEN TOO MUCH JUNK FOOD.":
1 ''"EVERY DAY YOU PRESS YOUR CASE":
1 ''"EUGENE BIGMOUTH-BADPROGRAMS-SON,":
1 ''"DO YOU WISH TO USE THE LATEST"'"DEVICE ON YOUR TAPES NOW?":
1 ''"DO YOU WISH TO RELEASE ANOTHER?":
1 ''"BUT YOU NEED TO STAMP OUT PIRACY":
1 ''"BUT STILL IT COMES..."
1 ''"BEFORE IN THE BANK, AND YOU NOW HAVE:"
1 ''"ARE A MILLION TO ONE, THEY SAID."
1 ''"1) `5000"''"2) `10000"''"3) `15000"''"4) `20000"
1 ''"1) A PRESS CONFERENCE.....`2500"
1 ''"0) ------------NONE-------------"
1 ''"(YOU CAN COPY BETWEEN 0 & 10000)"
1 ''" 2) DODGY DAVE..."''" CHEAPER...BUT RELIABLE ??"'''''"PLEASE ENTER 0, 1, OR 2"
1 ''" ` ";BALA
1 '"YOUR STALL COLLAPSED AND HURT TWO PASSERS-BY. YOU MUST PAY COMPENSATION OF `1000"
1 '"YOUR SOFTWARE HOUSE SOLD"''':
1 '"YOUR PROGRAMMER,":
1 '"YOU RELEASED YOUR NEW PROGRAM: PEOPLE SAW IT WAS A PIRATE COPY."
1 '"YOU HAVE SURVIVED THIS MONTH.":
1 '"YOU HAVE LASTED ANOTHER MONTH"
1 '"YOU CLEARLY HAVE A WEAK HEART."''''"DUE TO NHS CUTS, YOUR CHANCES"''"OF SURVIVAL ARE MUCH HIGHER IF"''"YOU HAVE PRIVATE INSURANCE."''''"YOU CAN BUY THIS FOR 10000"''"(SO MUCH DUE TO YOUR PAST ATTACK)"''''"WILL YOU BUY THIS INSURANCE? Y/N"
1 '"UNFORTUNATELY FOR YOU, THE "'"PROGRAMMER CONSIDERS THIS OFFER"'"UNACCEPTABLE, SO HE IS TAKING"'"HIS GAME ELSEWHERE"
1 '"TAPE DUPLICATING:":
1 '"ROYALTIES:":
1 '"OVERHEADS:":
1 '"MISCELANEOUS":
1 '"MARKETING:":
1 '"MARKETING HYPE CAN BOOST SALES"'''"YOU KNOW TWO MARKETING EXPERTS:"
1 '"FIRST, PEOPLE SAW YOUR PROGRAM, AND THOUGHT IT VERY BAD."
1 '"ALSO COSTS YOU `100 IN LOST WORK"
1 '"5) CONVINCING A MAJOR PUBLISHER TO SELL YOUR GAME..........
1 '"5) A NATIONWIDE BUS TOUR..`15000"
1 '"4) PAYING PIRATES TO CEASE"'"COPYING OF YOUR GAME.......
1 '"3) SABOTAGING A RIVAL COMPANY'S DUPLICATING EQUIPMENT......
1 '"3) PUBLIC FREEBIES........`7500"''"4) BUY A STAR'S NAME TO PROMOTE YOUR LATEST GAME..........`10000"
1 '"2) PLACING YOUR GAME IN"'"A GAMES CHART ...
1 '"2) A T.V. INTERVIEW.......`5000"
1 '"1) BRIBING A GAME REVIEWER..
1 '" ";X;" ";D$(L(X)-PN);" ":
1 '" WHICH ARTIST WOULD YOU LIKE?"''" 0) ----- NO ARTWORK -----"'" 1) MAD MAGGI.........`250"'" 2) POXY PAUL.........`500"'" 3) COSTLY CHRIS......`750"
1 "ji basic"
1 "JANUARY ","FEBRUARY ","MARCH ","APRIL ","MAY ","JUNE ","JULY ","AUGUST ","SEPTEMBER","OCTOBER ","NOVEMBER ","DECEMBER "
1 "CUTHBERT IN COURT","PI BORED","JUST IMAGINE...","HORACE GOES WEEWEE","WILLY AND THE BUGS","TOO MUCH BLAGGER","OVER THE EDGE","INCREDIBLE JUNK","PSY COLLAPSED","MUGSY-U BOUGHT IT"
1 ";M$(TN);" = No. ";CC;"
1 ".75",".9","1.3","L","L",".8",".6",".4",".01":
1 ",,"THIS MONTH'S TOP 5 GAMES ARE....",,"
1 ",,"LEGAL CHARGES ARE: `2400 PER DAY",,"
1 ",,"HOME COMPUTER GAMES NEWS WEEKLY ",,"
1 ",,"CHART CREATED BY
1 ",," SO FAR TOTAL COSTS ARE `";PICH*2500
1 ",," DODGY DAVE CAN HELP YOU BY...",,,"
1 ",," HCGNW PAGE 2",,,"
1 "''M$(W);"
1 "''M$(W)''''"
1 "'''''"Membership costs `25,000 but"'"sets your s/w house up as one ofthe market leaders."''"
1 "''''"YOU WILL BE TAXED AT 33.3% OF YOUR PROFIT.
1 "''''"YOU MUST TRY TO RAISE SOME BY"'"SELLING OFF YOUR GAMES OUTRIGHT.":
1 "''''"DO YOU WANT TO FIGHT ON (Y/N)?"
1 "'''"YOU WILL
1 "''"TO STOCK YOUR PROGRAM COSTS ALOT"
1 "''" (THE NAME OF THE GAME) "'''''" (UP TO 20 LETTERS LONG)":
1 "'"ACTION WHEN IT HAPPENS.":
1 offices. Our reviewer, in last week's issue, gave it the"'"lowest rate ever given before."''''"More bad news for advertisers:"''"
1 dev- ices."
1 TO QUIT,"''"
1 TO HIRE A STAND.";
1 TO DROP A PROGRAM,"''"
1 TO CONTINUE.":
1 PICTURE FOR"''"ADVERTS AND A TAPE"''"INLAY CARD."
1 OVER RECENT MONTHS."''"
1 OF YOUR SOFTWARE":
1 OF GAME ";W:
1 MEGA-HIT,
1 MAKE YOUR FIRM, AMONGST THEOTHERS, A LAUGHING STOCK.":
1 KOPYIT ";
1 JET LOAD BY SIGMASOFT
1 IS DELAYED":
1 IF THERATE IS TOO LOW..."
1 HAVE MADE A PRESS STATEMENTDEPLORING PIRACY."'''"YOUR COMPANY HAD FREE PUBLICITY.":
1 HAVE CRITICISED THE NEW"'"BUDGET SOFTWARE HOUSES AS"'"
1 HAS BEEN ATTACKED FOR BEINGAN IDLE, USELESS ORGANISATION"'''"YOU WILL SUFFER FROM THE
1 FOR MORE DETAILS SEE INSIDE...":
1 AND YOUR"'"NAME APPEARS IN THE MAGS.":
1 AND ALL YOUR STOCKS OF"'"TAPES LOST OR STOLEN."'''"YOU MUST BUILD UP NEW STOCKS"'"NEXT MONTH.":
1 A SNEAK PREVIEW"'"2) LAY A MEMORIAL SLAB IN A PARK"'"3) HAVE AN EXTRAVAGANT LAUNCH"'"4) TELEVISE ITS FINAL CREATION"'"5) GIVE FREE POSTERS WITH IT"
1 ";X;" ";M$(L(X));" ";"
1 THIS REDUCES YOUR POPULARITY
1 PIRACY GREATLY REDUCED SALES
1 ADVERTISING COSTS HAVE RISEN "
1 HCGNW PAGE 2
1 :