Mini Black Box
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Re: Mini Black Box
Probably MIA.
It could be this game but I'm not sure
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=19827
It could be this game but I'm not sure
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=19827
Re: Mini Black Box
Interesting, I thought the same but it seems odd to have no mention of the author, and this one is prefixed with 'mini'.
Pity it never looks to have been reviewed in the magazines.
Pity it never looks to have been reviewed in the magazines.
Re: Mini Black Box
I think it probably is. They are both (presumably unlicensed) replicas of this board game by Waddington:Ralf wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 6:42 pm It could be this game but I'm not sure
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=19827
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Box_(game)
Re: Mini Black Box
The advertised game is basically 1983 homebrew sold in a classified ad. So I don't think we should be surprised by a lack of reviews, author details, etc.
Since classified ads were paid for by the word and the original board game was just called Black Box, the author may have decided to drop the "Mini" for the advert.
Re: Mini Black Box
Good points [mention]Rorthron[/mention]
Unless it's a never heard of previously title (unlikely), it probably is Mini Black Box as you say.
I'm on my phone currently, but assuming it's in BASIC is there anything in the code?
Unless it's a never heard of previously title (unlikely), it probably is Mini Black Box as you say.
I'm on my phone currently, but assuming it's in BASIC is there anything in the code?
Re: Mini Black Box
There was also a version of this game as a listing in YS:
https://archive.org/details/your-spectr ... 3/page/n61
https://archive.org/details/your-spectr ... 7/page/n21
https://archive.org/details/your-spectr ... 3/page/n61
https://archive.org/details/your-spectr ... 7/page/n21
Re: Mini Black Box
Good find! Would you be able to look at the code and see if it matches?djnzx48 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:08 am There was also a version of this game as a listing in YS:
https://archive.org/details/your-spectr ... 3/page/n61
https://archive.org/details/your-spectr ... 7/page/n21
Interesting that type-in is not in the archive.
Re: Mini Black Box
The fact that the classified ad also shortens Black Box to Blackbox is consistent with the seller having an eye on the word count.
It's a different version, though: the author and screenshot are different.djnzx48 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:08 am There was also a version of this game as a listing in YS:
https://archive.org/details/your-spectr ... 3/page/n61
https://archive.org/details/your-spectr ... 7/page/n21
The ad for Blackbox mentions a board printout facility. Does the recovered file have this? (I can't check myself right now.)
Re: Mini Black Box
It's in the archive, just under a different name: Mystery Box. It's not related to the MIA one either, it's another version of the same game.PeterJ wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:28 amGood find! Would you be able to look at the code and see if it matches?djnzx48 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:08 am There was also a version of this game as a listing in YS:
https://archive.org/details/your-spectr ... 3/page/n61
https://archive.org/details/your-spectr ... 7/page/n21
Interesting that type-in is not in the archive.
Re: Mini Black Box
Not one that I can see from a quick look at the listing. The ad also mentions 16K Spectrums while this game seems to be 48K only (11175 bytes on tape).
Re: Mini Black Box
Thanks for the information. I'm out and about today so hard to check myself.