the cutting room mirror

Vindicator

In Vindicator, you are charged with protecting eggs from a variety of enemies, which include vultures, dragons, and supermassive killer robots.

Shape Editor#

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During the stage intermissions, press Esc to enter a shape editor. Open Apple is used to select/paint a pixel, and the borders to the right of the shape can be clicked to change the row's coloring bit. The functions to the right are as follows:

  • SAVE - Save shape to slot
  • LOAD - Load shape from slot
  • ZAP! - Erase current shape
  • EXIT - Return to gameplay
  • LEFT - Shift shape one pixel to the left
  • RIGHT - Shift shape one pixel to the right
  • SHAPE xx - Choose which shape will be loaded/saved to

References#


  1. Taking a peek - Computer Gaming World, Volume 3, Number 6, December 1983↩︎