Dog Star Adventure ported to the Z-machine

Here is a port of the early adventure game Dog Star Adventure to the Z-machine. The target language is Inform-6, and it does not use any standard library.

There is a solution (walk-through) here too, which I reformatted from the original from CASA, and fixed a few things.

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Brilliant !

I have another Lance Micklus game for you;

Here is StarFlite (which was renamed version of Star Trek to avoid copyright) for the TRS-80.

.. ported to Windows!

starflite.exe

Game Manual PDF

I never got into those star trek games, but it is fascinating someone recreated this version of the game. The following from the PDF sounds intriguing:

The sound effects were, at the time, produced by amplifying the cassette drive line signal and, consequently, were very limited in effect. Those same sounds have been authentically reproduced.

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I played a Star Trek game on TRS-80 in the latter half of 1980, but I’m not sure if that was it. There seem to have been several around at the same time. Does anyone know if there’s a family tree for these games similar to the one for Colossal Cave?

i have these. you can get them all from classiccmp

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model3

02/04/2020  20:36             8,652 Star Trek Phase III Mark II (1978)(The Bottom Shelf)[BAS].zip
02/04/2020  20:36            14,357 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
02/04/2020  20:36               364 Space Trek Ship Graphic (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
02/04/2020  20:36             5,826 Star Trek Phase III Mark I (1978)(The Bottom Shelf)[BAS].zip
               4 File(s)         29,199 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model4\S

22/02/2016  22:02             8,345 Star Trek v1.0 (1989)(Christian Page)[BAS].zip
22/02/2016  22:02            35,667 Star Trek 2500AD (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
22/02/2016  22:02            29,446 Super Star Trek v1.0 (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
               3 File(s)         73,458 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model1\S

14/10/2015  19:00             6,321 Star Trek Stardate 3000 (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             6,333 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 8)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             1,996 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 5)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59            11,816 Star Trek (19xx)(Stephen A King)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:00            29,048 Star Trek v4.0 (19xx)(Lance Micklus)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:02            12,407 Super Star Trek v4.2 (19xx)(Mitchell Lichtenberg)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:00             7,337 Star Trek-Real Time Strategy (19xx)(Michael Dreiger)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             1,920 Star Trek Graphic for Printer (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:53             8,280 Sex Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             7,558 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 1)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:57            13,089 Sound Trek v2.2 (19xx)(Greg Hassett)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             3,243 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 11)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:00             6,755 Star Trek v3.2 (1979)(Dynacomp)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             6,439 Star Trek III v3.2 (19xx)(Lance Micklus)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             6,850 Star Trek (1978)(Kenneth Bozeman)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:00             6,067 Star Trek Phase III Mark I (19xx)(Author Unknown)(De)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             3,248 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 6)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             4,303 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 3)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:00            10,819 Star Trek- Encounter in the Near Tholian Sector (1980)(Barry L Adams)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             5,902 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 10)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:00             7,550 Star Trek vx.x (19xx)(Lance Micklus)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             6,771 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 12)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:57             7,902 Space Trek II (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59            21,431 Star Trek Adventure (19xx)(Randy Hawkins)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             6,864 Star Trek (19xx)(David Keil)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:00             3,823 Starr Trekk (19xx)(R Prady-Basicware)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             8,976 Star Trek (19xx)(Warren McKenna)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:00             5,776 Star Trek Phase III Mark II (19xx)(The Bottom Shelf)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:02             2,092 Super Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 3)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             7,649 Star Trek III v3.3 (1978)(Lance Micklus)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:02            19,669 Super Star Trek (19xx)(David H Ahl)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:02            12,347 Super Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 1)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             2,203 Star Trek 1 (19xx)(Anthony D'Agosta)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:57             3,076 Space Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:00            10,333 Star Trek v2.1 (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:00             7,686 Star Trek v3.3 (19xx)(Lance Micklus)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             5,828 Star Trek Phase III Mark I (1979)(The Bottom Shelf)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             7,961 Star Trek II (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59            52,236 Star Trek III v3.5 (1980)(Lance Micklus)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             7,418 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown)[a8][BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             7,312 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 2)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             3,843 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 7)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             7,556 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 9)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:00            24,283 Star Trek v3.2 (1979)(Dynacomp)[DSK].zip
14/10/2015  19:00            22,665 Star Trek v3.4 (19xx)(Lance Micklus)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             3,959 Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 4)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:01            15,928 Stellar Trek v2.0 (19xx)(The Mantis)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:02            22,374 Super Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown 2)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:02             9,111 Super Star Trek (19xx)(Creative Computing)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  18:59             9,988 Star Trek II (19xx)(Kim Watt-Breeze Computing)[BAS].zip
              50 File(s)        494,341 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model1\S\treks

24/12/1996  23:32            14,620 spactrek.bas
24/12/1996  23:32             3,471 strek1aa.bas
24/12/1996  23:32            11,336 trek1.bas
               3 File(s)         29,427 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model1\H

14/10/2015  17:17            28,982 HAL-84 Stellar Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
               1 File(s)         28,982 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model1\I

14/10/2015  17:23             8,239 Infinite Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
               1 File(s)          8,239 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model1\B

14/10/2015  16:16             8,448 Battle Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
               1 File(s)          8,448 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model1\T

14/10/2015  19:15            11,158 Trek 78 (1979)(David Sparks)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:14            26,154 Time Trek (1978)(Joshua Lavinsky)[CMD].zip
14/10/2015  19:15             7,253 Trek 10 (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
               3 File(s)         44,565 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model1\R

14/10/2015  18:43             7,261 Real Time Strategy Star Trek (1979)(Michael Dreiger)[BAS].zip
               1 File(s)          7,261 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model1\G

14/10/2015  17:09            49,563 Graphic-Trek 2000 (1979)(Simutek Ent)[BAS].zip
               1 File(s)         49,563 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model1\M

14/10/2015  17:41             6,095 M-Trek v2.0 (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  17:48             1,933 Mini-Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
               2 File(s)          8,028 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model1\U

14/10/2015  19:16            18,192 Ultra Trek II v1.4 (1978)(Alan Kleitz)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:16             7,304 Ultra Star Trek (19xx)(Author Unknown)[BAS].zip
14/10/2015  19:16             7,205 Ultra-Trek (19xx)(Galactic Software Ltd)[BAS].zip
               3 File(s)         32,701 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model1\D

14/10/2015  16:44             4,407 Destiny Star Trek (1980)(Scott Richmond)[BAS].zip
               1 File(s)          4,407 bytes

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\trs80.com\Manuals\Software

26/08/2004  11:58         4,017,414 Star Trek III (19xx)(Lance Micklus)(pdf).pdf
15/06/2004  11:37         2,514,852 Time Trek (1978)(Joshua Lavinsky)(pdf).pdf
13/06/2005  14:27         6,368,383 Star Trek III.5 (1980)(Lance Micklus)(pdf).pdf
               3 File(s)     12,900,649 bytes


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and trek80

And

 Directory of W:\archive\trs80\classiccmp.org\model1\S

14/10/2015  19:00            18,248 Starflite v3.5 (19xx)(Lance Micklus)[BAS].zip
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Good lord, I don’t have the energy to go through all those. Maybe someday.

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