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Invasion des Fautes (Thomson MO, Thomson TO)

Invasion des Fautes is a spelling practice game. Versions also exist for the EXL 100, Amstrad CPC, and DOS.

NOTE: The Thomson TO7 tape release is currently unpreserved.

Commented-Out Lines#

The game's BASIC files contain several commented lines:

MO5#

  • Line 119 contains an unused text string for saving a custom archive for the game. It is part of the game customization routines.

'OSUB148:LOCATE1,5:COLOR6,0:ATTRB0,0:INPUT"-SOUS QUEL NOM DESIREZ VOUS SAUVEGARDER VOTRE FICHIER ";F4$:IFF4$=""THEN119

TO7/70#

  • The first 5 lines of INVASION.BAS contain a credit to programmer Olivier Rozenkranc.

REM INVASION DE FAUTES
REM
REM    VERSION TO70 DISQ
REM    (ROZENKRANC)
REM

  • Lines 232 and 233 contain a similar prompt to what is seen in the MO5 tape release:

'LOCATE1,5:COLOR6,0:ATTRB0,0:INPUT"-SOUS QUEL NOM DESIREZ VOUS SAVEGARDER VOTRE FICHIER ":FI$
'IFFI$=""THEN10180

  • Lines 241 and 242 would print that the custom archive was saved.

'GOSUB21010:PRINTCHR$(20):COLOR1,7:LOCATE10,10:ATTRB0,1:PRINT"FICHIER SAUVEGARDE":ATTRB0,0:LOCATEFX,FY:PRINTF1$;F2$
'A$=INKEY$:IFA$=""THEN10225

  • invasiondesfautesTHOMSON-duplication.pngLine 359 contains a file duplication prompt.
'LOCATE 3,5:COLOR6:PRINT"-QUEL EST LE NOM OU LE NUMERO            DE LA SERIE A DUPLIQUER?":LOCATE3,8:PRINT"(FACULTATIF)":LOCATE3,10:INPUTFI$:IFVAL(FI$)=0THENGOSUB65:GOTO10190

TO9#

INVTO9.BAS#

  • Lines 1 to 6 contain a credit to EH Services programmer Gil Espèche.

1 '       INVASION DES FAUTES
2 '
3 '       Auteur: ESPECHE Gil
4 '          VERSION  TO9
6 '   E.H.Services  Février 1986

  • invasiondesfautesTHOMSON-archivedisplay.pngLine 56006 is part of the archive selection code, which is part of the game customization routines. Uncommenting it makes the game display the current archive at the bottom corner of the screen.

'COLOR3:LOCATE1,22:PRINT"Vous êtes actuellement sur la série";NN

EDINVTO9.BAS#

  • Line 0 contains another credit to EH Services.

' ** EDINVTO9 ** E.H.SERVICES 1986

  • Line 1110 contains the same commented duplication prompt seen in the TO7/70 tape release.
'LOCATE3,5:COLOR6:PRINT"-QUEL EST LE NOM OU LE NUMERO            DE LA SERIE A DUPLIQUER?":LOCATE3,8:PRINT"(FACULTATIF)":LOCATE3,10:INPUTFI$:IFVAL(FI$)=0THENGOSUB65:GOTO10190

References#


  1. Hidden credit↩︎
  2. VIFI Nathan ad - Microtom, Number 2, September/October 1985↩︎