Window Wiping Panic! (Hidemi.U)

Title – Window Wiping Panic! (窓ふきパニック!)
System – Nintendo Family BASIC V3
Author – Hidemi.U
Publication – micomBASIC (マイコンBASIC) August 1986
Page Scans – 1 2
Preserved By – Devan Wolf
Recommended Emulator – VirtualNES

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Files:
notes.txt – The file you’re reading now (wow!)
Window Wiping Panic! (Hidemi.U).nes – Game converted to standalone NES ROM
Window Wiping Panic!-prg.txt – The typed-up optimized program listing
Window Wiping Panic!-prg.flac – FLAC file of the program listing, for playback to hardware
Window Wiping Panic!-bg.flac – FLAC file of the BG data, for playback to hardware
Window Wiping Panic!-prg.vtp – VirtuaNES tape file of the program listing
Window Wiping Panic!-bg.vtp – VirtuaNES tape file of the BG data
Window Wiping Panic!-prg.fbt – Mesen tape file of the program listing
Window Wiping Panic!-bg.fbt – Mesen tape file of the BG data
scan-page1.jpg – A scan of the informational and first part of the program listing from micomBASIC
scan-page2.jpg – A scan of the type-in background and second part of the program listing from micomBASIC
screenshot.png – Gameplay screenshot

Notes:
Originally after completing the final round to beat the game gives out $999 which is absurd, here you add $100 to the final score for a proper perfect score.
The score and high score displays have been optimized to not print the “$” sign which that is redundant because the background data has been changed to add in those 2 symbols.
The original program listing has lines of code in 10s, here it was reprogrammed using 1s format.

Loading the Game:
Either load the included NES ROM, or if your emulator supports the Family BASIC Keyboard and have that enabled…
1. Open Family Basic V3
2. Type LOAD and hit enter
3. Choose Edit > ExtDevice > Tape > Play(P) (VirtuaNES)/Game > Tape recorder > Play… (Mesen)
4. Choose “Window Wiping Panic!-prg.vtp” (VirtuaNES)/”Window Wiping Panic!-prg.fbt” (Mesen) and let it load
5. Once loaded, type: LOADS and hit enter
6. Do the same procedure as step 3
7. Choose “Window Wiping Panic!-bg.vtp” (VirtuaNES)/”Window Wiping Panic!-bg.fbt” (Mesen) and let it load
8. Once loaded, type: RUN and hit enter to start the game

Story:
One day, Mario was suffering from a lack of money. He saw an advertisement on the wall for “Window Cleaners for $1 each.” Mario thought “This is it!”, and immediately went to work part-time. However…

Game instructions:
Your job is to clean all the dirty windows while avoiding crows, smileys, and worms. If you clean all the windows, you get $10 more and move on to the next round.
Use the Control Pad to move the gondola up/down/left/right and hold the A button to “wipe”.
You can also pause the game by pressing START.
Pressing the SELECT button while a round start jingle is playing (before the round starts) will skip the jingle and start the round immediately.
For name entry after getting a high score, Left and Right to go back and forth letters, A to advance, and B to backspace. Also, enter the programmer’s name to activate Hard mode!

Cheats:
Start with 8 lives instead of 2: Change the number to the right of “LE=” in line 3 from 3 to 9 (or a number between 1 to 9). (Game Genie code for standalone ROM: ZELINE)
Starting round: Change the number to the right of “RO=” (this means how many windows to clean + 2) in line 3 from 1 to a number between 2 to 8. (Game Genie code: xEGIOy where xy is 2=LA 3=GA 4=IA 5=TA 6=YA 7=AE 8=PE)
Start with 1 enemy instead of 3: Change the number to the right of “TT=” in line 3 from 2 to 0 (or for a challenge, a number between 3 to 9). (Game Genie code for standalone ROM: PEGIVA)
Start with 1 enemy instead of 3: Change the number to the right of “TT=” in line 3 from 2 to 0 (or for a challenge, a number between 3 to 9). (Game Genie code for standalone ROM: PEGIVA)