Title – ザ・カミナリ (The Thunder)
System – NEC PC-8001
Author – 奥村信人 (Okumura Nobuto)
Publication – Program Pochette – ’84 Volume 1
Page Scans – 1 2
Preserved By – Dustin Hubbard (Hubz)
Recommended Emulator – j80
Loading the Game –
– Run your PC-8001 emulator and make sure it is in PC-8001 mode.
– Insert the tape file.
– Type MON and hit enter
– Type L and hit enter
Description & Instructions
You must carry money from the right house to the left house safely without getting struck by lightning. Along the way are spots with roofs you can hide under for protection. Your odds go up of getting struck by lightning when holding the money.
Controls –
[Enter/Return]: Start Game
[Numpad 4]: Move Left
[Numpad 6]: Move Right
Magazine Article Translation from Claude.ai (FYI This may not be 100% accurate!)
Game Concept:
A thrilling game where you carry money while avoiding lightning that flashes and strikes! When lightning is about to strike, it gives you a warning, and when holding money, you need to head for your home quickly! If you’re near lightning when it strikes, you’ll be electrocuted and die.
Ah, gently, slowly…
How to Play the Game:
Your house is somewhere on the right side of the screen. Your job is to carry money from the house on the left to your house on the right. Looking from outside, it might be a state of incessant thunder and lightning, but why is money being carried around in such terrible weather?… Well, even if it’s a kidnapper carrying the ransom money, it’s not dangerous.
During transport from the right house to the left house, if you want to protect yourself, you should take shelter under a 2-location “good roof”!
Control Keys:
[4]…Move left
[6]…Move right
Gameplay:
A “person” comes out from the house on the left side of the screen and carries “money.” It’s a simple rule of carrying money, but watch out for lightning! If you’re not careful, you’ll be hit by lightning and die before you can take shelter. You have a limited amount of time to carry the money and get back.
Lightning has a property that makes it more likely to strike money, so if you’re carrying money, it’s more likely to strike you.
However, once you’ve delivered money to the house on the right, be careful when returning to the house on the left – lightning will target you without money too, so be extremely cautious!
Program Explanation:
Variable List:
HI…High score
P%()…Screen grid array
X…Person’s coordinates
KI…Money coordinates
S…Score
A…Remaining lives
B…Determination if money exists
KX, KY…Previous coordinates
Program Explanation:
10-130 Initial settings
140-260 Main routine
270-410 Lightning routine
420-520 Death routine
530-550 Goal
560-580 Start
590-650 Game over
660-810 Screen
850-860 DATA
Checkpoint:
If you change the value 500 in line 300’s RND(1) function, the difficulty will change. Making the value smaller makes the game more difficult.
This game appears to be an action game where the player carries money between houses while avoiding lightning strikes. The gameplay mechanics involve timing your movements and taking shelter to avoid being struck by lightning.
