ÆÉÌÅ: LIFE (Ò1) ÆÒÏÍ: ÂUTTRFIELD 05/01/91 Ó#: 491925 ÓÕÂÊÅÃÔ: ÇAME OF ÌIFE ÔÙÐÅ: PRG ÂÌÏÃËÓ: 14 ÄÏ×ÎÌÏÁÄÓ: 291 ÅÓÔ. Ä/Ì ÔÉÍÅ: 300: 03:10 1200: 00:54 ÊOHN ÃRIDER'S VERSION OF ÃONWAY'S "ÇAME OF ÌIFE" FOR THE 64. ÉT RUNS FAST, AND IN COLOR. ÉF YOU HAVEN'T MET ÌÉÆÅ BEFORE, É SHOULD POINT OUT THAT IT'S NOT ACTUALLY A GAME, BUT A "GRAPHICS EXPLORATION". ÓET UP "CELLS" ON THE SCREEN, START THINGS UP, AND WATCH THEM MULTIPLY OR DIE. ÙOU MAY SAVE AND/OR LOAD INTERESTING CELL PATTERNS, TO DISK OR TO TAPE. ÔHE STARTUP PATTERN IS AN INTERESTING ONE: THE TOP PART OF THE SCREEN QUICKLY FORMS INTO A "GUN" WHICH FIRES OFF TRAVELLING CELL PATTERNS; NEAR THE BOTTOM, THERE'S A "TARGET" THAT CATCHES THESE AND DISPOSES OF THEM. ÔHE COLORS ARE RELATED TO CELL "BIRTH AND DEATH" STATISTICS. Á CELL WILL BE CREATED WHEN AN EMPTY SPOT HAS BEEN SURROUNDED BY EXACTLY THREE CELLS (THAT'S COUNTING ALL EIGHT COMPASS DIRECTIONS). ÁN EXISTING CELL WILL DIE FROM "SUFFOCATION" - TOO MANY SURROUNDING CELLS, OR "ISOLATION" - TOO FEW. ÔHE CELL COLOR SHOWS THIS: ÒÅÄ - A NEWBORN CELL. ÂÌÕÅ - SURVIVES DUE TO TWO NEARBY CELLS ÇÒÅÅÎ - SURVIVES, THREE NEARBY CELLS. ÙOU MAY SET UP STARTING (OR CONTINUING) CELL PATTERNS BY USING THE KEYBOARD OR A JOYSTICK (EITHER PORT). 14 BLOCKS LONG. Á BRIEF DOWNLOAD. ÈAVE FUN! ÂE CREATIVE! ÍAKE YOUR OWN UNIVERSE OF LITTLE DOTS! << ÐÒÅÓÓ Æ7 ÆÏÒ ÄÏ×ÎÌÏÁÄ ÍÅÎÕ >>