Type-in Mania: When Software was Handcrafted

Jim and Charlie Gerrie's 8-Bit BASIC Software

Venn Software

Software for MS-DOS

Download VENN21.zip
or Run Online
Venn Diagram Quiz Program
Download LOGIC53.ZIP
or Run Online
Formal Logic 'Proof' Processor (You'll need DOSBox to run this)
MANUAL53.TXT  Instruction manual for Logical Theorist 5.3

Distros

JGGAMES.zipEmulator DSK images of our Coco Basic games
Dragon_JimGerrie.zipXROAR cassette images of our Dragon 32/64 games
VMC-10 EmulatorVer. 0.73i (2020) Includes latest programs repo
JimGLv1Packed.DSKNitrOS9 Lv 1 programs in one emulator .DSK file
JimGLv2Packed.DSKNitrOS9 Lv 2 programs in one emulator .DSK file
Latest OS9 SourceLv 1 & 2 programs as text files on Github

Software for OS-9

Pie2OS-9 Lv1 Pie Graph Program
pegOS-9 Lv2 Peg Jump Game
nflOS-9 Lv2 Football Simulation
subhuntOS-9 Lv2 Anti-submarine Game
MinesOS-9 Lv1 Minesweeper Game
MinefieldOS-9 Lv2  Minesweeper Game
Golf_TowerOS-9 Lv2  Golf Simulation and Towers of Hanoi
Life3OS-9 Lv2 & Lv1 John Conway's Life Simulation (C source)
BombAwayOS-9 Lv1 Dueling Cannons Game
GalisatOS-9 Lv2  Track Jupiter's Moons
PokerOS-9 Lv1 Poker Game (old)
PokerOS-9 Lv1 Poker Game (new)
sentinelOS-9 Lv1 Shoot'em Up Game
blackjackOS-9 Lv1 Blackjack Game
InvadeOS-9 Lv1 Space Invaders Game and C Source

Classic Type-in Programs for Micro Color Basic

WIZCASTLWizard's Castle by Joseph Power
STARTRADStar Traders by Dave Kaufman
TELENGRDTelengard by Daniel Lawrence
GARGOYLEGargoyle Castle by Kit Domenico
WOODSIn the Woods by Ken Fujisawa
THOLIANBarry Adams' Encounter in the Near Tholian Sector
QUEST1Brian Reynold's TRS-80 Classic
TUTSTOMBGreg Hassett's Pyramid Adventure
TREASURETreasure Dungeon by David E. White
BULLSBulls & Bears by Speakeasy Software
DOGSTARLance Micklus' Classic Adventure
CSSChess Game by Dieter Steinwender
RESCUESpace Rescue Matt Rutter & Softside Magazine
DOGFIGHTDogfight by S. Gibbons
ORIENTThe Orient Express by David H. Ahl
LOSTGOLDLost Dutchman's Gold by Bob Liddil and Teri Li
GALADV1Galaxy Trek 1 & 2 by Howard Batie
SWARMSSwarms by Rand K. Miller
MOUNTAINThe High Mountains by Paul Braithwaite
PARAVIASanta Paravia and Fiumaccio by George Blank
ELGONThe Treasure of Elgon by Keith Hawthorn
BASEBALLMark Sawusch 1000 Things To Do with Your PC
DOMINOESDominoes by Peter Kirsch
LUMPIESLumpies of Lotis IV by John and Jeff Klein
PITMANYutaka Isokawa's Classic Puzzle
UBOATU-Boat Simulation by Ralph Hopkins
VESPOZIAThe Vespozian Affair by Keith Campbell
ADVENT1Adventureland by Scott Adams
OURANOSCommodore Pet Classic by Kathy Higby
SABOTAGERay Sato Text Adventure
DNDDungeons & Dragons by Peter Trefonas
ANDROMEDAndromeda Conquest by Avalon Hill
RAINMAZEMaze Race Game by James Garon

Original Basic Recodings of Classic Programs

ADVENTRAtari Adventure by Warren Robinett
SHOPLIFTShoplifting Boy by Hiroshi Suzuki
GAME20482048 Puzzle by Gabriele Cirulli
COLOSSALWill Crowther's Colossal Cave Adventure
SOKOBANSokoban by Hiroyuki Imabayashi
MONSTERRobert Abbott'sTheseus and the Minotaur Puzzle
CAVERNCavern 2160 Takaya Arita
BATLBOTSSilas Warner's Robotwar
DICEWARSDice Wars by Taro Ito
LIFEJohn Conway's Famous Life Simulation

Other Stuff

SENTINELGame from the mind of Charlie Gerrie
DUNGHELP.TXTInstructions for my D&D game DUNGEON
TEXT2.TXTInstructions for MCTEXT
Logical Theorist 5.3

Type-in Mania Pages

Type-in Mania Main Page
Type-in Mania Classic Programs Page
Early BASIC Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programs Page
Classic BASIC Text Adventures Page
Jim Gerrie's Modern MC-10 BASIC Games
Modern MC-10 Games by Other Programmers

Run Our Programs on Internet Archive

Play these and other Classic BASIC Type-in Games
Try BASIC AI Games and Demos
Play BASIC Text Adventures
Play Recodings of Classic 8-bit Games
Try BASIC Educational Software
Play Our Original BASIC Games

RISK

Other Sites

Visit our YouTube Channel
The main page of our Gitub Software Repository
WAV files of Our programs on Google Drive

Competitive Programming Awards

Homeputerium BASIC Tenliners 2023: 2nd Place Experts Rating PUR-120  
ASCII Basic Game 10Liner Jam 2021: 2nd Place
The Double-Do 2020 Colour Program Category: Runner-up   
Asimov Programming Award 2019 
Github: Top 75 Computer Games developers  
January RetroChallenge Competition 2016 Winner 
RetroMañía 2014: 1st Place
A CoCo Coding Contest: 3rd place
Retrospectiva 2012: Winner 8-Bit Basic Game Category
Asimov Programming Awards 2007: 2nd Prize
Asimov Programming Awards 2007: 1st Prize

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