root42,
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Bit Shifter was so kind to provide me with a patched Z3 interpreter, so I can now play @8bitgames Hibernated 1 on my PET! Yes, it is slow as molasses, as it has to CONTINUALLY load from floppy, but it WORKS! It requires BASIC V4, and would profit from some extra RAM, but still! This would have been a hit back in 1977. Or even 1980 for that matter. ;)

spacehobo,

@root42 @8bitgames Wait, what sort of Z3 interpreter depends on BASIC? Or is this more about the "gateway out to raw 6502 code" kind of features?

root42,
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@spacehobo It’s actually the Kernal that it depends on. But that goes hand in hand with the Basic release. Kernal for Basic V2 is incompatible with Basic V4. The syscalls have different addresses.

richardtroupe,

@root42 @8bitgames I played Hibernated 1 on my 8032 PET and it was nothing short of engrossing on that system.

Mine is a green screen model and just seemed to suit the vibe of the game.

root42,
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@richardtroupe The 8032 has only 32K RAM, too, right? The interpreter seems to support the expansion that the 8092 seems to have.

richardtroupe,

@root42 Yes! Although I don't recall loading being that bad as my PET uses an SD card reader.

root42,
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@richardtroupe I do have a SD2PET, but wanted to have the FULL experience. The SD2PET is obviously faster for this usecase.

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