Looking for old Shape Creation program & maze game

Hi all... wondering if anyone has a either of the following items that my f= ailing memory thinks existed at one time or another. This first is a basic= program which allowed users to create shapes for use in BASIC using the HP= LOT command. It wasn't branded by anyone and I don't think it had a copyri= ght msg saying who built it. The UI was a basic 8x8 or 16x16 grid where us= er moved via arrow keys and turned on or off bits via the space bar. The second program that I'm hunting around Asimov for is a basic maze game.= The maze was done in basic & built on the fly. The graphics were all GR = graphics and the character controlled a large blue dot. This was my first = Apple game... ever. :) Anyhow... just a late Sunday night request... Thanks for your time

Might that by Silas Warner's 3-D Maze (or Escape, as I think it was later called)? It used Integer Basic, and the graphics were all in lo-res, but it was a first-person view of the maze. Pretty neat stuff. Or is the game you're after a 2-D maze?

On Sunday, July 29, 2012 6:51:03 PM UTC-7, Apple2Games wrote: > Hi all... wondering if anyone has a either of the following items that my= failing memory thinks existed at one time or another. This first is a bas= ic program which allowed users to create shapes for use in BASIC using the = HPLOT command. It wasn't branded by anyone and I don't think it had a copy= right msg saying who built it. The UI was a basic 8x8 or 16x16 grid where = user moved via arrow keys and turned on or off bits via the space bar. >=20 Beagle Bros. shape mechanic? >=20 >=20 > The second program that I'm hunting around Asimov for is a basic maze gam= e. The maze was done in basic & built on the fly. The graphics were all G= R graphics and the character controlled a large blue dot. This was my firs= t Apple game... ever. :) There was a book that described what you talk about. It drew a grid on the= lores screen, and then "popped bubbles", put holes in the grid. It create= d a random maze that you had to navigate through. 2d..

> Beagle Bros. shape mechanic? No, much earlier than that. Got this at "computer camp" which would have been around 80 or 81. > There was a book that described what you talk about. It drew a grid on the lores screen, and then "popped bubbles", put holes in the grid. It created a random maze that you had to navigate through. 2d.. Yeah sounds about right. Just posted how it drw the maze before playing it. I would love to see code now :)

On Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:24:38 PM UTC-4, (unknown) wrote: > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 6:51:03 PM UTC-7, Apple2Games wrote: >=20 > > Hi all... wondering if anyone has a either of the following items that = my failing memory thinks existed at one time or another. This first is a b= asic program which allowed users to create shapes for use in BASIC using th= e HPLOT command. It wasn't branded by anyone and I don't think it had a co= pyright msg saying who built it. The UI was a basic 8x8 or 16x16 grid wher= e user moved via arrow keys and turned on or off bits via the space bar. >=20 > >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > Beagle Bros. shape mechanic? >=20 >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > The second program that I'm hunting around Asimov for is a basic maze g= ame. The maze was done in basic & built on the fly. The graphics were all= GR graphics and the character controlled a large blue dot. This was my fi= rst Apple game... ever. :) >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > There was a book that described what you talk about. It drew a grid on t= he lores screen, and then "popped bubbles", put holes in the grid. It crea= ted a random maze that you had to navigate through. 2d.. On Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:24:38 PM UTC-4, (unknown) wrote: > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 6:51:03 PM UTC-7, Apple2Games wrote: >=20 > > Hi all... wondering if anyone has a either of the following items that = my failing memory thinks existed at one time or another. This first is a b= asic program which allowed users to create shapes for use in BASIC using th= e HPLOT command. It wasn't branded by anyone and I don't think it had a co= pyright msg saying who built it. The UI was a basic 8x8 or 16x16 grid wher= e user moved via arrow keys and turned on or off bits via the space bar. >=20 > >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > Beagle Bros. shape mechanic? >=20 >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > The second program that I'm hunting around Asimov for is a basic maze g= ame. The maze was done in basic & built on the fly. The graphics were all= GR graphics and the character controlled a large blue dot. This was my fi= rst Apple game... ever. :) >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > There was a book that described what you talk about. It drew a grid on t= he lores screen, and then "popped bubbles", put holes in the grid. It crea= ted a random maze that you had to navigate through. 2d.. On Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:24:38 PM UTC-4, (unknown) wrote: > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 6:51:03 PM UTC-7, Apple2Games wrote: >=20 > > Hi all... wondering if anyone has a either of the following items that = my failing memory thinks existed at one time or another. This first is a b= asic program which allowed users to create shapes for use in BASIC using th= e HPLOT command. It wasn't branded by anyone and I don't think it had a co= pyright msg saying who built it. The UI was a basic 8x8 or 16x16 grid wher= e user moved via arrow keys and turned on or off bits via the space bar. >=20 > >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > Beagle Bros. shape mechanic? >=20 >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > The second program that I'm hunting around Asimov for is a basic maze g= ame. The maze was done in basic & built on the fly. The graphics were all= GR graphics and the character controlled a large blue dot. This was my fi= rst Apple game... ever. :) >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > There was a book that described what you talk about. It drew a grid on t= he lores screen, and then "popped bubbles", put holes in the grid. It crea= ted a random maze that you had to navigate through. 2d.. On Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:24:38 PM UTC-4, (unknown) wrote: > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 6:51:03 PM UTC-7, Apple2Games wrote: >=20 > > Hi all... wondering if anyone has a either of the following items that = my failing memory thinks existed at one time or another. This first is a b= asic program which allowed users to create shapes for use in BASIC using th= e HPLOT command. It wasn't branded by anyone and I don't think it had a co= pyright msg saying who built it. The UI was a basic 8x8 or 16x16 grid wher= e user moved via arrow keys and turned on or off bits via the space bar. >=20 > >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > Beagle Bros. shape mechanic? >=20 >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > The second program that I'm hunting around Asimov for is a basic maze g= ame. The maze was done in basic & built on the fly. The graphics were all= GR graphics and the character controlled a large blue dot. This was my fi= rst Apple game... ever. :) >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > There was a book that described what you talk about. It drew a grid on t= he lores screen, and then "popped bubbles", put holes in the grid. It crea= ted a random maze that you had to navigate through. 2d..

On Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:29:15 PM UTC-4, Apple2Games wrote: > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 10:12:50 PM UTC-4, Hot Rod wrote: > > > Was it a 2-D maze or a 3-D maze? > > > > 2d maze. Looking down. The best thing I remember was that the maze was drawn before play. On Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:29:15 PM UTC-4, Apple2Games wrote: > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 10:12:50 PM UTC-4, Hot Rod wrote: > > > Was it a 2-D maze or a 3-D maze? > > > > 2d maze. Looking down. The best thing I remember was that the maze was drawn before play. On Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:29:15 PM UTC-4, Apple2Games wrote: > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 10:12:50 PM UTC-4, Hot Rod wrote: > > > Was it a 2-D maze or a 3-D maze? > > > > 2d maze. Looking down. The best thing I remember was that the maze was drawn before play. On Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:29:15 PM UTC-4, Apple2Games wrote: > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 10:12:50 PM UTC-4, Hot Rod wrote: > > > Was it a 2-D maze or a 3-D maze? > > > > 2d maze. Looking down. The best thing I remember was that the maze was drawn before play. On Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:29:15 PM UTC-4, Apple2Games wrote: > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 10:12:50 PM UTC-4, Hot Rod wrote: > > > Was it a 2-D maze or a 3-D maze? > > > > 2d maze. Looking down. The best thing I remember was that the maze was drawn before play. On Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:29:15 PM UTC-4, Apple2Games wrote: > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 10:12:50 PM UTC-4, Hot Rod wrote: > > > Was it a 2-D maze or a 3-D maze? > > > > 2d maze. Looking down. The best thing I remember was that the maze was drawn before play. On Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:29:15 PM UTC-4, Apple2Games wrote: > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 10:12:50 PM UTC-4, Hot Rod wrote: > > > Was it a 2-D maze or a 3-D maze? > > > > 2d maze. Looking down. The best thing I remember was that the maze was drawn before play.

On Sunday, July 29, 2012 8:35:50 PM UTC-7, Apple2Games wrote: > > There was a book that described what you talk about. It drew a grid on the lores screen, and then "popped bubbles", put holes in the grid. It created a random maze that you had to navigate through. 2d.. > > > > Yeah sounds about right. Just posted how it drw the maze before playing it. I would love to see code now :) I entered a program like this from a book when I was about 10 years old. All I remember is that the book had the word "game" in the title :-) I have it on disk somewhere here. I will look for you.

> I entered a program like this from a book when I was about 10 years old. All I remember is that the book had the word "game" in the title :-) > > > > I have it on disk somewhere here. I will look for you. Ha! Yeah... after I got bored playing the games I wanted to make them myself. However... looking at machine code never really clicked with me. I used said HPLOT shape maker for a really really bad Ultima rip off.