Chickens (BASIC 10-liner)
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**Chickens** is a game written for the MSX platform in just 10 lines of BASIC code.

  * `Title...` : CHICKENS
  * `Platform` : MSX
  * `Author..` : Martin Rizzo
  * `Language` : MSX BASIC 1.0
  * `Category` : PUR-80


Files
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    CHICKENS.BAS   BASIC source code in ASCII.
    CHICKENS.GIF   Game screenshot.
    CHICKENS.DSK   720Kb disk image for use with the emulator.
    CHICKENS.ZIP   ZIP containing a WAV audio file for use on real MSX.
    README.HTM     Full documentation in HTML.
    README.MD      Full documentation in Markdown format.
    README.TXT     Text file with a brief description of the game.


Gameplay
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Use the arrow keys to move the farmer and capture all the crazy
chickens before they escape from the pen.  
You just have to touch the chickens to capture them.   
The game is over when a chicken reached the limits of the screen.

<img src="CHICKENS.GIF" alt="CHICKENS" width="420"/>


How to Run the Game
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### Loading the game in blueMSX emulator

  1. Download blueMSX FULL v2.8.2 (or above) from some of these links:
      * [blueMSX home page    ]( http://www.bluemsx.com/ )
      * [blueMSX download page]( http://bluemsx.msxblue.com/download.html )
  2. Install the emulator following the setup wizard.
  3. Start blueMSX
  4. Select `"File > Disk Drive A > Insert"`
  5. Select the provided .DSK file (the disk image)
  6. Select `"Emulation > Run"` and enjoy the game!

### Loading the game in real hardware

  1. Extract the provided ZIP file containing the WAV audio file
  2. Copy the WAV file to some audio player (smartphone, table, notebook, PC, ...)
  3. Connect the EAR cable from the audio player to your MSX
  4. Type `CLOAD` on your MSX
  5. Start the playback of the WAV file
  6. When the load is complete, type `RUN` and enjoy the game!



2020 Martin Rizzo  
email: martinrizzo@gmail.com


