Name: Repton Infinity
Supplier: Superior Software Ltd.
P.O. Box 6,
Brigg
S. Humberside.
DN20 9NH
Telephone: (01652) 658585
Price: £14.95
Rating: *****
Repton Infinity from Superior Software
is an excellent game. When the game box
is opened there are 3 disks. The disks
are reversible floppy disks. Disk 1 is
the BBC model B version, one side 40
track the other side 80 track. The
second disk is the 40 track versions of
the data files. One side is the game
files and on the other side are the
editor characters, screen maps, Reptol
language definitions, Reptol language
object code, and sprite files. (more
about all these later.) And the third
and final disk is the enhanced Master
series version (40/80 track) on one
side and on the other side is the 80
track versions of the data files.
The games which come with Repton
Infinity are: Repton 3-Take 2
Repton 4
Robbo
Trakker
Repton 3-Take 2 is similar to Repton 3
but there is no time limit.
Repton 4 is the successor to Repton 3.
Robbo is a game where you have to
collect flashing orbs to proceed to the
next level.
Trakker is a colourful game where you
have the latest thing in buldozers to
kill hideous jaggars and other hideous
things! There are 2 sets of games. Each
game is labelled A or B. All of these
are the game files.
The rest of the programs are the
editors. The first editor is Film strip
The sprite editor. The sprite editor
is similar to the one found in Repton 3
For those who don't know what the
Repton 3 sprite editor looks like, here
is a brief overview. When the program
is loaded you are presented with a
screen which has 3 main grids. These
are the sprite design grid, editor
character grid, and the map character
grid. In a box below are the
characters. There are 4 colours
available at any one time.
The second editor is called Landscape-
The screen designer. This is also
similar to the one found in Repton 3.
The third and final editor is called
Blue Print- The game creator. This is
the major new addition to the 'Repton
Family' this program enables you to
control how the characters act in the
actual game. This is done by using a
simple programming language called
REPTOL. Reptol is simple to use. Here
is an example: NAME sword
DEFINE TYPE
Solid
Hpush
Vpush
One
The meanings of these word are:
Solid - Solid to Repton
Hpush - Can be pushed horizontally
Vpush - Can be pushed vertically
One - Slowest speed - Same as Repton's
speed.
The last program is called File Link -
the linker. There are 2 versions of
this program. The first is the BBC/
Electron version. The second is the BBC
Master version. Version 1 is quite
simple. You have to enter a game title,
The 3 game definition filenames,
Finished game file name, and end game
messages. Then press ctrl-l and the
files will be linked. Version 2 has a
slight difference in the linker on the
BBC Master version.
I think that Repton Infinity is one of
the best games available for the Beeb.
brilliant Graphics and versatility make
this a good game.
Sam Jackson (K7K)
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