HeroQuest (ZX Spectrum)

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Source Code Fragment#

In the .tap dump of the 128K version, a fragment of code can be seen at 2240:

                _graf)
    cp  skeleton
    jr  z,$undead
    cp  zombie
    jr  z,$undead
    cp  mummy
    jr  z,$undead
    ld  a,3
    ld  (play_attack),a
    ret
$undead ld  a,4
    ld  (play_attack),a
    ret

$found  dec b
    ld  c,b
    ld  b,0
    ld  hl,weapon_stat
    add hl,bc
    ld  c,a
    ld  a,(h

        and 00000011b
    ret z
  
                b,0
    add hl,bc
    ld  c,(hl)
    ret

dice    ld  c,3
    ld  a,r
    ld  b,a
    rr  b
$loop   dec c
    jr  nz,$over
    ld  c,6
$over   djnz    $loop
    dec c
    ret

clear_sprite
    ld  hl,s_barbarian  ;sprite_1       ;clear sprite area
    ld  de,s_barbarian+1    ;prite_1+1
    ld  bc,n