SEA HUNT (aka. Beach Hunt)
by D. Pashley
from Games Computing, November 1984


This is an adventure game with high-resolution graphics in places,
but it is mainly text. However, there is one big difference:
Instead of the run-of-the-mill game with trolls, gnomes, sorcerers,
etc., this game is set on a normal, everyday beach! However, there
is one similarity; the object of the adventure is to find a diamond.

No vocabulary needs to be learned, as the program asks you questions
and then gives you several options, each followed by a letter. All
you have to do is enter the letter that corresponds to your choice.
I suggest when typing in this program, you do not try it all in one
go, and keep a check of the time.


RUNdown

Lines      Action
21-41
6000-8000  sets up graphics, variables and screen
102        decide which path to follow
110-505
600-641    westward path
700-750    eastward path
800-880    southward path
900-920    southward path continued
1000-1006  westward path continued
9000-9001  death routine


Conversion Clues

This should be very easy, but the things to remember are:
COLOURS:
0 black, 1 blue, 2 red, 3 magenta, 4 green, 5 cyan, 6 yellow, 7 white
BEEP:
This is the Spectrum's sound, and can be omitted for other computers,
where it could be a headache (the Commodore). However, be careful, as
some DATA statements are the notes for the sound routines.
INK, PAPER, DRAW, PLOT, BORDER:
These are graphics statements and should be converted. (INK, PAPER and
BORDER are colour statements and can be omitted.)
PRINT AT:
Some computers use PRINT TAB or PRINT @.


Variables Used

a$         input variable (constantly changing)
wounds     number of wounds
sc         score
gold       amount of gold that you have

There are a few user-defined graphics in the listing and, to help you
recognise them, the letters to look out for are:

A          beach notice board
C          helter-skelter
D          left  part of ice-cream van
E          right part of ice-cream van
P          triangle pointing left
Q          triangle pointing right
T          wave

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