Intellivision

STAR STRIKE

· HIDDEN MESSAGE: Press 1+9 or 3+7 on the LEFT controller to trigger a special title screen (see picture). According to programmer Hal Finney, “I had a few bytes free in the cartridge so I put in a little loop that just incremented every location in the video RAM, producing a strange looking and dramatic effect on the screen.”  {from Chris Hawley’s “Copyright Kludge” file}

· 2 versions exist!  The later version corrected a bug, which sometimes made the ship hard to steer with the left controller.  {BSR}

· BUG: Hold down the left controller disk in a single position while simultaneously pressing one of the top action keys. The fighter will soon remain in a fixed position on the screen. Release the disk to unfreeze the fighter.  {BSR}

 


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