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Lava Flow Forrest Bentley
It's a bricklayer's nightmare. Build walls to protect yourself from the fast-moving and relentless molten rock in "Lava Flow," a two-player arcade-style game for the Commodore 64. Joystick® required.
There's nothing especially interest ing about this room—except the
hole in its center, that is. Through this hole, lava flows into the room. Your only defense against the lava is the rudimentary bricklaying
points.
After the game, you're asked if you'd like to play again. Answer Y if you would, N if you'd rather not.
equipment you possess. But while the bricks you lay will protect you
The lava has nearly made history out of this brickwork.
opponent.
"Lava Flow" is a two-player
moment and your opponent could push the advantage.
Typing It In Lava Flow is written entirely in ma chine language, so you must type it in using "MLX," the machine lan guage entry program found else
where in this issue. When MLX prompts you for starting and end ing addresses, respond with the fol
lowing values. Starting address:
COOO
Ending address:
C83F
Before exiting MLX, be sure to save a copy of the program to tape or disk.
not laying bricks. And you can't move through bricks. The lava can, but it slows in the process. touch you or your opponent. When this happens, that player gets a "hot foot" in the truest sense of the phrase, and the other player gains one point. Lava Flow ends when one player has accumulated five
petitor are trapped in a room.
game that demands savvy and quick reflexes. Hesitate even one
you move much faster when you're
Sooner or later, the lava will
There's no doubt about it—things will get hot tonight. You and a com
for a while, the lava is relentless, so your goal is to last longer than your
to stop laying bricks. Notice that
Survival of the Fittest
To play Lava Flow, plug two joy sticks into the computer. Now, load
the program with a statement of the
Strategy It's been said for some games that the best offense is a good defense. A good defense certainly helps in Lava Flow. The more bricks you
lay, the more slowly the lava will invade your territory. You and your
form LOAD"LAVA",8,1 for disk or LOAD"LAVA",1,1 for tape. To start the program, type SYS 49152.
opponent may want to spend a few
Move your player with your
makes a good wall and what makes
joystick. The white pkyer uses joy stick 1; the black player uses joy stick 2. Move your joystick in the direction you want your onscreen alter ego to follow.
Although the lava spreads quickly, you aren't totally defense less—you can build walls. Press and release the joystick's fire button
to leave a trail of bricks behind you. Press and release the button again
games building walls in different patterns. That way, you'll see what a poor one.
Once you've mastered de fense, you'll want to work on of fense. One solid (and nasty) Lava
Flow tactic is to rush to the other side of the room to build a one-layer wall around your opponent. After
you've done the dirty deed, build a more secure wall around yourself
and wait for the inevitable. See program listing on page 78. COMPUTEVs Gazette
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