vector06c-desolate

Porting Desolate game from TI-83 Plus calculator to soviet computer Vector-06c (Вектор-06Ц).

Thanks a lot to zx-pk.ru forum members for all the help and support!

Porting status: released, in February 2021.
Also, ivagor made some post-release optimizations in July 2022.

Controls to use in the game:

• Movement: arrows
• Look/shoot: УС, Space
• Look/Shoot switch: ТАБ, РУС/ЛАТ
• Inventory: I, M
• Close all pop-ups (Escape): АР2, ЗБ, ПС
• Exit to Menu: P, R

The original game

Written by Patrick Prendergast (tr1p1ea) for TI-83/TI-84 calculators.

Links:

• Desolate game description and files
• Wabbit emulator site and GitHub

To run the game on Wabbitemu emulator:

1. Run Wabbitemu, select ROM file
2. File Open DesData.8xp
3. MEM, select Archive; PRGM, select DesData; ENTER
4. File Open Desolate.8xp
5. File Open MIRAGEOS.8xk
6. APPS select MirageOS
7. Select Main > Desolate

Tools for the tools folder

• pasmo.exe cross-assembler http://pasmo.speccy.org/

• tasm.exe compatible with Windows 10 + TASM85.TAB http://old-dos.ru/dl.php?id=1926

• salvador.exe ZX0 compressor https://github.com/emmanuel-marty/salvador/releases

Links

• Discussion on zx-pk.ru (in Russian)
• Desolate port on ZX Spectrum
• Desolate port on UKNC