NABU Miner 2049er Source Code Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 12:21 am
I'm working on cleaning up what I can of the Miner 2049er source code. I'm not planning on attempting to build it this time. I find that I get stuck in the weeds and the process takes too long. I'd rather pop out what I can and have others play with and attempt to build it to join in the fun.
It looks like Joaquin and I made some decent readable documentation as well as tightly commented code, so I'll kick this off with the freshly converted wordstar documents:
From Joaquin Fernandez:
and from Leo Binkowski:
It looks like Joaquin and I made some decent readable documentation as well as tightly commented code, so I'll kick this off with the freshly converted wordstar documents:
From Joaquin Fernandez:
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DOCUMENTATION OF FILES WRITTEN FOR MINER 2049er by J. Fernandez
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INTRODUCTION
------------
The game MINER 2049er was basically written in two
parts. Leo Binkowski wrote the "Bounty Bob" portion and JF
wrote the "Map" portion. Following is approximately what
the two parts entailed:
BOUNTY BOB
- Logic of Bounty Bob as he moves through screen
(moving on catwalks, slides, transporters, moving
platforms, lift, cannon, jumping, falling,
becoming radioactive, dieing). Also dynamic
special effects such as moving platforms, lift and
cannon. All sound is managed from this module.
Additionally, integration of actual game into Nabu
standard shell, opening screen, help, etc., is
done here.
MAP
- Basically concerned with mapping pictures on
screens such as catwalks, slides, ladders,
transporters, shacks, and tables for all of these.
Also monster logic, radioactive pulverizers, and
some static special effects such as transporter
colors, radioactive martini, and radioactive
waste. Additionally, scoring is taken care of,
including timer.
The following documentation refers to the Map Module as
written by JF. Functionally, a library was created of the
Map files (JLIB.REL) and a library of the Bounty Bob files
(LEOLIB.REL). Then these two were linked to create
MINER.COM.
A note on conditional compiles (CCP) used in Map: Since
the game was written in two parts it was necessary to test
each independently. Conditional compiles were used to allow
the possibility of using the same routines both with and
without the Bounty Bob module. Care must be taken that the
files that use the conditional compiles have the equate CCP
set to the proper value upon compilation. The following use
conditional compiles and may be batch compiled using
CCPM.SUB :
ADSCOR.MAC
MONTSK.MAC
JFMON.MAC
TIME.MAC
MAP.MAC
To link the Map module for testing (stand alone), use
L.SUB, which will create MAP.COM, without BB. To create
JLIB.REL use JL.SUB. To create MINER.COM, insert a disk
with LEOLIB.REL in drive B and use MIN.SUB with JLIB.REL in
drive A.
LIST OF FILES DESCRIPTION
------------- -----------
ADSCOR.MAC SCORING SUBROUTINES
CATMAP.MAC CATWALK AND OTHER TABLES
DOSCR.MAC CREATE SCREENS SUBROUTINES
JFMON.MAC MONSTER PART OF MONTSK
MAP.MAC MAINLINE, PICTURE SUBROUTINES, PICTURES
MONTSK.MAC MONSTER TASK
NLINKTAB.REL USED IN TEST (MAP) LINK
RANDOM.REL USED AS EXTERNAL BY PLUENT ROUTINE (SEE
MONTSK IN MONTSK.MAC)
SOUND.REL USED IN TEST (MAP) LINK
TASK1.MAC TEST BOUNTY BOB TASK
TIME.MAC TIMING TASK AND SUBROUTINES
SCREENS.MAC MACROS AND DATA FOR ALL STATIONS
L.SUB TEST LINK TO MAP
JL.SUB CREATES LIBRARY (JLIB.REL) TO LINK WITH
LEO'S LIBRARY (LEOLIB)
MCCP.SUB COMPILES ALL FILES THAT USE TEST
CONDITIONAL COMPILE (CCP)
MIN.SUB LINKS JLIB.REL WITH LEOLIB.REL TO CREATE
MINER.COM
CONTENTS OF ADSCOR.MAC
======================
This file contains scoring routines.
SUBROUTINES DESCRIPTION
----------- -----------
ACTADD Does actual adding of register pair BC
to score.
BONTSK Times the updating of the bonus points.
COPSCO Copies player score and extra man flag
to working buffers.
DISCOR Updates the standard ASCII scores
(including high score). Prepares
buffers and sets flag for SCORUP.
FREMAN Gives present player extra man if score
reaches 10,000. It also attaches the
extra man task (XMATSK) and initializes
the sound for it.
INISCO Initializes all score parameters for the
beginning of a game.
SCOCOP Copies working score and extra man flag
to player's score and flag.
SCOTSK Takes care of calling SCORUN to put up
score whenever it is updated. If score
is not updated after a given delay, then
the score flashing is regulated.
TIMBON Updates the bonus points when screen
successfully completed.
XMATSK Flashes screen back-ground blue/black
when extra man score is reached.
CONTENTS OF CATMAP.MAC
======================
This file contains routines to initialize and build
tables.
SUBROUTINES DESCRIPTION
----------- -----------
ADDENT Adds entry to catwalk table.
ADDMON Add entry to monster table.
ADDMPL Add entry to moving platform table.
ADDTAB Adds entry to specified table. Used for
ladders, slides, and transporters.
ADDTSE Add entry to treasure table.
ADDWAL Add entry to wall/roof table.
CKCAT Checks whether BB is on a catwalk or
not. Sets flag to do CLAIM routine and
updates bit map for catwalk if BB is on.
DIV6 Used by CKCAT to do division by 6 using
table lookup.
INCY Used by ADDENT to increment highest
value of Y-coordinate.
FINCAT Does initializations at the end of a
screen creation to prepare tables for
lookups.
INICAT Initializes table pointers before table
creation.
NIXMON Moves all sprites off screen.
PUTMON Initializes monster table and creates
monsters at end of screen creation.
SETD6 Creates division by 6 table to be used
by DIV6.
UPCOP Used by ADDENT to insert an entry in
table.
CONTENTS OF DOSCR.MAC
=====================
This file contains the routines that create the screen
pictures by reading the appropriate table entries as build
by SCREENS.MAC. For each picture, the appropriate table is
updated. Basically the routine DOSCR loops through the
entries and creates whatever picture is encoded. Then a
routine is called that sets up the table entry parameters
and calls the routine from CATMAP.MAC that actually updates
the table entry.
SUBROUTINES DESCRIPTION
----------- -----------
CATTBL Sets up parameters for catwalk table and
calls routine to update the table.
LADTBL Sets up parameters for ladder table and
calls routine to update the table.
MONTBL Sets up parameters for monster table and
calls routine to update the table.
MPLTBL Sets up parameters for moving platform
table and calls routine to update the
table.
RMPTBL Sets up parameters for catwalk (a ramp
is a type of catwalk) table and calls
routine to update the table.
SLDTBL Sets up parameters for slide table and
calls routine to update the table.
TRRTBL Sets up parameters for transporter table
and calls routine to update the table.
TSETBL Sets up parameters for treasure table
and calls routine to update the table.
WALTBL Sets up parameters for wall/roof table
and calls routine to update the table.
CONTENTS OF JFMON.MAC
=====================
This file contains the routine JFMON that takes care of
the monster part of the monster task MONTSK (see MONTSK.MAC).
SUBROUTINES DESCRIPTION
----------- -----------
JFMON Moves monsters, checks monster collision
with BB, sets flag if BB becomes
radioactive due to collision or destroys
monster and flashes score value if BB
kills monster.
CONTENTS OF MAP.MAC
===================
Contents include most picture creating routines of
which DOPIC is the basic one. Data for most pictures is
also found here. For testing there is a looping mainline.
SUBROUTINES DESCRIPTION
----------- -----------
CLAIM Claims catwalks and increments score.
CLRSCR Clears screen at end of turn.
DOPIC Puts up picture on pixel coordinates.
DOXSHI Used by DOPIC to shift along X coordinate.
GAMOV Puts up "GAME OVER MINER #" message.
GAMINI Does initialization for game.
JFMAIN Mainline that takes care of following
calls:
CLAIM Claim catwalks.
DISTIM Keep running timer.
DODANG Tonnage display for Station
10.
PUTSCR Puts up appropriate screen.
SCORUP Put up treasure value.
SCOTSK Keep running scores.
TRRCHG Change transporter colors.
XMAFLG Flag is used to turn off extra
man task (XMATSK) and sound.
ZOTTSE Erase treasures and their
values.
JFSTOP Used in testing end of game. Loops
until keyboard input detected.
JFWAIT Waits for 180 interrupts after GAME OVER
MINER # message appears.
JFWTSK Used by JFWAIT to time wait.
PUTG1 Creates flashing screen in Graphics 1
mode.
PUTG2 Resets Graphics 2 mode after proper
Station screen has been built. Does
some last instant initializations before
screens appears.
PUTSCR Take care of player toggling logic,
scoring saving, picks proper screen to
create, calls routines to build screens,
and initializes tasks, and tables.
REDNUM Puts up numbers (miner, station, zone)
in Graphics 1 flashing screen.
REDOUT Toggles colors in flashing screen.
SCORUN Keeps running score(s) on top of screen.
Flashes score when player does not score
for a while.
SCORUP Puts up treasure value at its location
when claimed.
SETNAM Sets up Pattern table to correspond one-
to-one to Name table, therefore
simulating bit mapping.
WASIDE Puts up sides of Radioactive Waste
(Station 6).
ZOTTSE Erases treasure when claimed, or
treasure value after its been up a
while.
PICTURES COLOR DESCRIPTION
-------- ----- -----------
= NOTE = * Note: Asterick in COLOR column denotes
that there is a data entry with the same
name as this one, but with a "C"
appended. This data entry is for the
color of the picture named. For
example, the asterisc by ANV means there
is an entry ANVC that is the color
patterns for ANV.
ANV * Anvil.
AX * Ax.
BF * Refers to large "BF" in Atari version
(Station 7) that stands for Big Five,
the company that wrote the original. In
our version there is a LEO/JF/PAT.
BLK * Blank.
BUR * Hambuger.
CAKE * Cake.
CAN * Candle.
CAND * Candelabra.
CANT * Canteen.
CATL * Left catwalk piece.
CATP * Catwalk pair comprising of left and
right pieces.
CATR * Right catwalk piece.
CUP * Cup.
DET * Detonator.
FLO * Flower pot.
FUN * Funnel.
GOG * Goggles.
HAM * Hammer.
IRON * Iron.
JACK * Jack-hammer.
JBTNT * TNT part of TNT CHARGE = ### TONS
(Station 10)
JCHARG CHARGE = part of TNT CHARGE = ### TONS
(Station 10)
JCHGC Color for JCHRG.
JMINER Lettering for flashing screen message:
MINER # PREPARE FOR STATION ## ZONE ##
JOY * Joystick.
JRTNT * TNT for TNT shack in Station 10.
JUG * Jug.
KEG1 * One keg group for Station 10.
KEG2 * Two keg group for Station 10.
KEG3 * Three keg group for Station 10.
LADL * Left side of ladder.
LADR * Right side of ladder.
MAR * Martini.
MINBLK Black color for JMINER.
MINRED Red color for JMINER.
MONSTR Patterns for monster sprites.
N80 Number for treasure value (80).
N90 Number for treasure value (90).
N100 Number for treasure value (100).
N200 Number for treasure value (200).
N300 Number for treasure value (300).
N400 Number for treasure value (400).
N500 Number for treasure value (500).
N600 Number for treasure value (600).
N700 Number for treasure value (700).
N1100 Number for treasure value (1100).
NL100 Small version of number for treasure
value (100).
NL200 Small version of number for treasure
value (200).
NL300 Small version of number for treasure
value (300).
NUMCOL Color for treasure numbers.
NUMIES Numbers used in scoring and timer, plus
small pick (denoting lives left), comma,
and blank.
OLAM * Oil lamp.
OVM1 GAME OVER MINER # message number one.
OVM2 GAME OVER MINER # message number two.
OVMESS GAME OVER MINER # message lettering.
PIC * Pick.
PLAT * Bottom platform.
PLI * Pliers.
ROOF Roof for shacks.
SHOV * Shovel.
SLID * Slide down piece.
SLIL * Slide left piece.
SLIR * Slide right piece.
TFOR Transporter number (4).
TONE Transporter number (1).
TONS * TONS part of TNT CHARGE = ### TONS
message.
TRK * Track used for lift and cannon.
TRKE * Track extension.
TTRE Transporter number (3).
TTWO Transporter number (2).
TR2 * Treasure 2.
TRR * Transporter.
WALL * Wall used in shacks.
WAT * Watering can.
CONTENTS OF MONTSK.MAC
======================
This file contains the monster task as well as routines
relating to some of the special effects such as the
radiactive martini, waste, and pulverizers (plungers). The
actual routine that moves the monsters was split off and may
now be found in JFMON.MAC.
SUBROUTINES DESCRIPTION
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ADDOFF Used by PLUPIC and PDOCOL to add offsets
of plunger locations to pattern or color
tables.
ADDTON Does addition of TONNAGE for Station 10
and sets flags for display of amount and
for DANGER message if TONNAGE is over
30.
CKCOLL Used by various routines to check
collision between Bounty Bob and given
object.
CKLIM Checks BB collision with limits in
table. Limits may be visible (shack
walls and roofs) or invisible (sides of
the screen).
DODANG Takes care of displaying DANGER message
for Station 10.
MARTSK Radiactive martini task. Changes colors
to make martini look radiactive in
Station 5.
MONTSK Monster task checks collision between BB
and treasures. Sets up the proper flags
to erase treasures, put up treasure
values and erase treasure values. Takes
care of monster colors and flashing when
required. Calls JFMON which does the
checking of monsters and their
movements.
MUL816 Multiplication routine used in PUTPLU to
compute random plunger time delay.
PDOCOL Puts up the appropriate color for the
plungers to make them look radioactive.
PLUCOL Takes care of the timing of the plunger
colors. Calls PDOCOL.
PLUENT Creates plunger table with random time
delay.
PLUPIC Puts the plunger in the proper
coordinates.
PLUTSK Plunger task. Calls routines to move
plungers, change their colors and check
collision with BB.
PUTPLU Creates the initial plungers and calls
PLUENT to create the tables.
PUTWAS Initializes radioctive waste.
RADMAR Initializes and removes radioactive
martini task.
RADPLU Initializes and removes radioactive
plunger task.
RADWAS Initializes and removes radiactive waste
task.
SETTON Initializes screen for Station 10
tonnage message.
TRRCHG Changes transporter colors.
WASTSK Waste task. Changes waste colors in
Station 6 to make it look radiactive.
CONTENTS OF TASK1.MAC
=====================
This file contains the task TASK1 that is used for
testing MAP module.
SUBROUTINES DESCRIPTION
----------- -----------
TASK1 Used to test MAP without BB module. A
fake BB is created and allowed to be
moved around the screen.
CONTENTS OF TIME.MAC
====================
This file contains the routines that keep the count for
the timer and displays the time left.
SUBROUTINES DESCRIPTION
----------- -----------
DISTIM When flag set by TIMTSK puts up new time
on screen.
TIMTSK Keeps count for timer, sets flag when
time has been updated, sets flags for
time running out and sound.
CONTENTS OF SCREENS.MAC
=======================
This file creates a table that is used by the routine
DOSCR to build each of the 10 possible screens. The table
is therefore divided into 10 sections, one for each Station.
Each entry of this table is input by the use of a macro.
MACROS DESCRIPTION
------ -----------
CHOP Puts blanks. Used to erase bottom of
slides or ladder when they are too long.
MONENT Entry to create monster.
PUTBOB Gives BB's coordinates, number of
catwalks to claim in screen, time for
screen in Zone 1.
PUTCAT Creates catwalk.
PUTCHG Creates TNT CHARGE = ### TONS message in
Station 10.
PUTEFF Used to flag special effects such as
radioactive martini, waste and
pulverizers.
PUTEND Marks end of entries for a Station.
PUTLAD Creates ladder.
PUTMPT Creates moving platform.
PUTPLT Creates bottom platform.
PUTRMP Creates (catwalk) ramp.
PUTROF Roof.
PUTSLD Slide down.
PUTSLL Slide left.
PUTSLR Slide right.
PUTTRK Track for lift (Station 8) and cannon
(Station 10).
PUTTRR Transporter.
PUTTSE Treasure.
PUTWAL Wall.
and from Leo Binkowski:
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This file explains all of the source files for Miner 2049er, that
were the responsibility of Leo Binkowski.
Last update: May 25, 1984
these are in alphabetical order only.
BEAM.MAC:
contains code pertaining to the use of the transporters, but
not the code checking to see if he can use it (cf. CHKBOB.MAC)
BOB.MAC:
contains code for displaying bob, the task that controls
bob, the dying animation, the radioactive state of bob. Bob's
control task includes jumping, walking, and falling.
BOBSPR.MAC:
is a gred file containing sprite definitions for all the
contortions of bob, the moving platforms, hydraulic lift, and the
cannon.
CANNON.MAC:
contains code for movement and displaying of the cannon on
the tenth screen.
CHKBOB.MAC
contains code for checking all of the conditions of bobs
environment excluding mutants. This includes checking for
catwalks (routine in Joaquin's code), slides, transporters, the
lift, cannon, moving platforms, and ladders.
ENDSCR.MAC:
is a modified version of the standard shell (Chang Chow's)
which puts up the final screen scores, Nabu logo, and standard
options.
ENG1.MAC:
this is a compressed version of the standard english
character set which strips the header bytes off of each
definition and also does not have the inverse set. I load this
table twice into vram to simulate the inverse characters.
KEYBOARD.MAC:
contains code for the task that reads all of the keyboard
status (keys and joystick), which loads a variable which i read
later. It also reads the proper joystick depending on which
player is currently playing, and if the player selected the two
joystick option.
MAIN.MAC:
one of the files in the standard shell, modified a slight
bit to run to my specs (very similar to PAC-MAN).
MINER.MAC:
contains code which controls the mainline, sets up the
tasks, reads the help, restart keys and acts accordingly, etc.
MOPENGR.MAC:
is an ascii version of the ned file which is the opening
scren definition.
MOVELIFT.MAC:
is a file which contains all of the code to display the
lift, and move it about. It is partially called by miner.mac as a
part of the mainline.
OPEN.MAC:
part of the standard shell which does the standard opening
instruction screen, help, print help, and a jump to options.
OPTION.MAC:
contains the code to put up the options and use of the
highlight bars and selection of options.
PLATFORM.MAC:
contains code for the setup of the platforms. Also contains
the task which drives the platforms, this includes the
radioactive platform on screen 8 as well. Also contains checking
routine for the platforms.
PTHGR1.MAC:
print help routine, used in OPEN.MAC
PUTNG.MAC:
this puts a ned graphics screen up.
REVERSE.MAC:
standard shell file that reverses a line of text.
SETUP.MAC:
standard shell file that sets up it's own video.
SLIDE.MAC:
contains the code for use of the slides.
SOUND.MAC:
contains the sound task which runs throughout the game. All
sounds are run through here.
SUPPORT.MAC:
some support routines that I use (mostly in CHKBOB).
********************************************************
note: all other mac files were used as test files, although not
necessary in the game at this time, they may be used at a later
time and therefore should not be deleted.
SUBMIT FILES:
LEOLIB.SUB:
this creates a library that Joaquin used for testing of his
code.
LMINER.SUB:
this creates a stripped down version of miner, only when
other things like using open.old is done. The game got too big
to link under L80 so PLINK was used later on
M.SUB:
a quick submit file to assemble files.
ex. A>@ M MINER
would produce this command:
A>M80 B:=A:MINER.MAC
NOTE: WHEN ASSEMBLING, ALL MAC FILES MUST BE ON THE SOURCE
DISK AND THE REL FILES MUST BE PUT ON THE OBJECT DISK.
TO LINK THE GAME TOGETHER:
1. A current version of Joaquin's JLIB.REL must be present on
the object disk.
2. With the source disk in A: and the object disk in B:, do
this:
A>PLINK @LMINER.LNK
this will take a fair amount of time to produce about a 47K COM
file.
