S&Bert - Mattel Aquarius
A downloadable game
Help Bert paint its pyramidal home and avoid its angry roommate snake which doesn’t seem to appreciate the change ! Complete the entire pyramid and Bert moves to a more challenging one, through five levels of difficulty.
S&Bert is inspired by a classic arcade game from the early 1980s. It has been programmed in Microsoft Basic for the Mattel Aquarius Home Computer System.
No RAM expansion needed.
This game was submitted to the Retro Programmers United for Obscure Systems - Mattel Aquarius session - Game Jam of January-April 2023.
The cover image was partly made with Craiyon V2.
CONTROLS
Use the [u], [h], [j] and [n] keys to move diagonally Bert across the pyramid.
You can easily change the keys by modifying the source code.
WARNING : don't type too quickly or Bert will stress and freeze !
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Install instructions
S&Bert runs exclusively on the Mattel Aquarius Home Computer System.
To load and run the game on the AquaLite emulator:
- Launch the AquaLite emulator
- Press RETURN key to start BASIC
- Type CLOAD then press RETURN key
- Press RETURN key again to start loading
- Open the "S&Bert.caq" file from the "File/Load File" menu of the emulator
- Type RUN then press RETURN key
Alternatively, you can directly open the "S&Bert_quicktype.txt" file from the "File/Load File" menu of the AquaLite emulator, then type RUN and press RETURN key.
To load and run the game on the Virtual Aquarius emulator:
- Launch the Virtual Aquarius emulator
- Press RETURN key to start BASIC
- Type CLOAD then press RETURN key
- Press RETURN key again to start loading
- Open the "S&Bert.caq" file from the "File/Play Cassette File..." menu of the emulator
- Type RUN then press RETURN key
Note : the Virtual Aquarius emulation seems to be slightly slower than the AquaLite one.
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