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From: axk8358@acf4.UUCP (>> Alex Kriger <<)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari
Subject: Re: Rogue and Empire for Atari
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Date: Tue, 2-Apr-85 20:00:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  2 20:00:00 1985
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/* acf4:net.micro.atari / peterw@reed.UUCP (Peter Williams) / 10:48 pm  Mar 23, 1985 */
In article <212@ihu1n.UUCP> freak@ihu1n.UUCP (c e malloy) writes:
>1) Will the Epyx versions be *just* like the main-frame versions?
>	I think not.  There is not enough memory on the Atari computers
>	to run a program as complex as Rogue or Empire.  The code for Rogue
>	is over 250K.  There are over 80 monsters in the version that I
>	play.  Add to that: various weapons, armor, potions, scrolls, wands
>	staffs, rings, etc.  And don't forget about the randomly generated
>	rooms, halls, traps, and other things.  It just won't fit in 48K,
>	64K or even in the 160K (you can get that high if you have a 128K
>	RamPower).

I wrote a version of rogue 5.2 w/52 monsters and more armor/weapons/stuff,
and it fit (tightly) on one sssd disk.  I wrote it in 6502 assembly, and
with a little disk action for the map generator, and the not-so-often used
strings, it worked fine.  I even had about 3-4k left over for other stuff I
might add.

				Peter Williams
				tektronix!reed!peterw
/* ---------- */
 When I noticed your note and a question whether you market it, or give it 
away, I eagerly looked through the rest of responces, but there was no answer
      Please answer.  I would love to get a copy (trade?)


                         Alex Kriger.
                              axk8358@acf4 (sorry, I do not know the whole path)                                            but maybe my consequent notes would
                                            help!)
I hope you do respond.