This is the source code of one of the oldest game for the Apple II and also one of the best text only STARTREK version one can play : it features animations and sounds !
Needs the INTEGER BASIC ROMS.
Note : despite being able to run it, reinette-II does not support sound and LinApple or AppleWin are recommended.
The original source embeded a binary routine at $3FA1 to play various sound effects, followed by some mysterious data :
3FA1- A0 32 LDY #$32
3FA3- A2 00 LDX #$00
3FA5- 8A TXA
3FA6- 18 CLC
3FA7- E9 01 SBC #$01
3FA9- D0 FC BNE $3FA7
3FAB- 8D 30 C0 STA $C030
3FAE- E8 INX
3FAF- E0 03 CPX #$03
3FB1- D0 F2 BNE $3FA5
3FB3- 88 DEY
3FB4- D0 ED BNE $3FA3
3FB6- 60 RTS
<some data following>
First, you have to load it from the monitor (CALL -151) using :
3FA1: A0 32 A2 00 8A 18 E9 01 D0 FC 8D 30 C0 E8
:E0 03 D0 F2 88 D0 ED 60 EB 60 C1 01 45 20 4E 5D
:B4 B4 B4 B4 B4 B4 B4 B4 5A 87 99 A2 A6 A9 AB AC
:5A 75 87 92 99 9E A2 A4 5A 6C 7C 87 8F 95 99 9D
:5A 68 75 7F 87 8D 92 96 5A 65 70 79 81 87 8C 90
:5A 63 6C 75 7C 82 87 8B 5A 62 6A 71 78 7E 83 87
:01
Then jump to basic by hitting CTRL-B and ENTER
Copy and paste the BASIC source code
and type RUN
Running 16K Startrek
If you have 16K Bytes or larger memory in your Apple, you will also
receive a "STARTREK" game tape. Load this program just as you did
the previous two, but before you "RUN" it, type in "HIMEM: 16384"
to set exactly where in memory this program is to run.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- APPLE II STARTREK VERSION -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
THIS IS A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF HOW TO PLAY STARTREK ON THE
APPLE COMPUTER.
THE UNIVERSE IS MADE UP OF 64 QUADRANTS IN AN 8 BY 8 MATRIX.
THE QUADRANT IN WHICH YOU 'THE ENTERPRISE ' ARE, IS IN WHITE,
AND A BLOW UP OF THAT QUADRANT IS FOUND IN THE LOWER LEFT
CORNER. YOUR SPACE SHIP STATUS IS FOUND IN A TABLE TO
THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE QUADRANT BLOW UP.
THIS IS A SEARCH AND DESTROY MISSION. THE OBJECT IS TO LONG-RANGE
SENSE FOR INFORMATION AS TO WHERE KLINGONS (K) ARE, MOVE TO THAT QUADRANT,
AND DESTROY.
NUMBERS DISPLAYED FOR EACH QUADRANT DENOTE:
* OF STARS IN THE ONES PLACE
* OF BASES IN THE TENS PLACE
* OF KLINGONS IN THE HUNDREDS PLACE
AT ANY TIME DURING THE GAME, FOR INSTANCE BEFORE ONE TOTALLY
RUNS OUT OF ENERGY, OR NEEDS TO REGENERATE ALL SYSTEMS, ONE MOVES TO A
QUADRANT WHICH INCLUDES A BASE, IONS NEXT TO THAT BASE (B) AT WHICH TIME
THE BASE SELF-DESTRUCTS AND THE ENTERPRISE (E) HAS ALL SYSTEMS 'GO'
AGAIN.
TO PLAY:
1.THE COMMANDS CAN BE OBTAINED BY TYPING A '0' (ZERO) AND RETURN.
THEY ARE:
1. PROPULSION 2.REGENERATE
3. LONG RANGE SENSORS 4. PHASERS
5. PHOTON TORPEDOES 6. GALAXY RECORD
7. COMPUTER 8. PROBE
9. SHIELD ENERGY 10.DAMAGE REPORT
11.LOAD PHOTON TORPEDOES
2.THE COMANDS ARE INVOKED BY TYPING 1HE NUMBER REFERING TO THEM
FOLLOWED BY A 'RETURN'.
A.IF RESPONSE IS 1 THE COMPUTER WILL ASK WARP OR ION AND
EXPECTS 'W' IF ONE WANTS TO TRAVEL IN THE GALAXY
BETWEEN QUADRANTS AND AN 'I' IF ONE WANTS ONLY
INTERNAL QUADRANT TRAVEL.
DURATION OF WARP FACTOR IS THE NUMBER OF SPACES OR
QUADRANTS THE ENTERPRISE WILL MOVE.
COURSE IS COMPASS READING IN DEGREES FOR THE DESI-
RED DESTINATION.
B.A 2 REGENERATES THE ENERGY AT 1HE EXPENSE OF TIME.
C.A 3 GIVES THE CONTENTS OF THE IMMEDIATE. ADJACENT QUADRANTS.
THE GALAXY IS WRAP-AROUND IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
D.4 FIRES PHASERS AT THE EXPENSE OF AVAILABLE ENERGY.
E.5 INITIATES A SET OF QUESTIONS FOR TORPEDO FIRING.
THEY CAN BE FIRED AUTOMATICALLY IF THEY HAVE
BEEN LOCKED ON TARGET WHILE IN THE COMPUTER
MODE, OR MAY BE FIRED MANUALLY IF THE TRAGECTORY ANGLE
IS KNOWN.
F.6, 8 AND 10 ALL GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE SHIP
AND ITS ENVIRONMENT.
G.9 SETS THE SHIELD ENERGY/AVAILABLE ENERGY RATIO.
H.11 ASKS FOR INFORMATION ON LOADING AND UNLOADING OF
PHOTON TORPEDOES AT THE ESPENSE OF AVAILABLE ENERGY.
THE ANSWER SHOULD BE A SIGNED NUMBER. FOR EXAMPLE
+5 OR -2.
I. 7 ENTERS A COMPUTER WHICH WILL RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. COMPUTE COURSE 2.LOCK PHASERS
3.LOCK PHOTON TORPEDOES
4.LOCK COURSE 5. COMPUTE TREJECTORY
6.STATUS 7. RETURN TO COMAND MODE
IN THE FIRST FIVE ONE WILL HAVE TO GIVE COORDINATES.
COORDINATES ARE GIVEN IN MATHMATICAL NOTATION WITH
THE EXCEPTION THAT THE 'Y' VALUE IS GIVEN FIRST.
AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE 'Y,X'
COURSE OR TRAJECTORY:
0
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-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- THIS EXPLANATION WAS WRITTEN BY ELWOOD -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
ERRORS
One year later, in January 1979, the program was renamed APPLETREK and modified to remove any reference to the Star Trek franchise :
- DILITHIUM => TRILITHIUM
- KLINGONS => KLARNONS
- ENTERPRISE => ENDEAVOR
The binary portion of the game remained the same