This is an awesome game, get it!!!

I loved the apple ][ gs version of this game (Moon Patrol)...

too bad I don't have a ti83 :P

I don't know about the Apple ][ version, but i'm sure it sucked, jus cos it's on one of those ancient machines that the only person in the world that still has them is my science teacher... and she's got 4 of em... BUT, The version for the /real/ computers, kicked ass... yeah, i'm with you tho, i jus don't have a 83... i decided to get a 92+ instead... (big screen (:^)

will your teacher be lookin to add to her collection? I have an apple ][ gs collectin dust right here if she wants it :P

Don't say it was bad if you haven't even tried it. The Apple ][ was great when it first came out, so don't try to compare it to newer computers/calculators. It was an excellent education tool and game machine.

special [k]

plus, it had built-in BASIC, so programmers could practice their programming skills :P

I think there is a problem with mars partol, when you have a moduel on your calculator. It also may be related to Ion v1.4--but it didnt seem to show up on my or my friends calculator unless you reset your RAM, and get rid of the modules. Other Than that this is a great side scrolling game with good graphics!

I have the same problem with all my games that use external files (such as lotus, grayscale image viewer, and all the games with external highscore lists), when i have mudules installed (I'm using Ion1.4) they won't work, but as soon as i delete the modules it works fine and dandy.
So i'll use the Ice shell until this problem is fixed.

I wouldnt say switch to Ice, due to it's inability to archive, I would just not install any moduels. Also alot of the games (not just Mars Patrol) have problems with the Ion modules.

The Problem is that you have too much crap in your ram, which keeps the program from being unarchived or if it can be unarchived the program does not have enough ram to run. Sure deleteing modules may be the way to fix this, but there really isn't a conflict, they just take up too much ram. Maby Joe's next verson of ION will be able to read straight out of the flash rom so that modules can be archived. This will optimize plus protect the modules from being corrupted. It would work just like flash apps work.

The only reason programs are unarchived and then rearchived is because of the write-back capability of ION which can't be done while it is in the rom.

I'm working on it. Its a problem with the Folder module. Once I have it fixed I'll release it (which will most likely be after finals, which is this week for me).

-Dan

i was about to reply and say mine was working just fine and i use modules but not that i realize it was only the folder moduel im glad i decided not to use that one :-Þ

Its great, the greyscale is 90% flicker free!

~Jonathan Taylor

wow, this looks fun.

this is kinda off subject but, are there any other grey scale games for ion? i have tryed almost all the games for it, and none of them have grey scale. do they, and i just don't have something needed? please reply.

-pacmak

P.S. i am using ion 1.4 with out any modules

P.S.S. i don't have mars patrol, due to a calc problem (see game ideas)

not currently

actually, SpaceWar by Joe Wingbermuelhe, which I believe was ported to the 83+, has grayscale.

ok, just wondering, becouse on the screen shots, of some games, it looked as if there was grey scale.

I always did love the game Moon Patrol... and I happened to learn to type on the Apple ][ hehe. I just wish I had an 83 to play the game :(.

This game's really nice (and being the first gray-scale game for ion makes it even better), the only problem i had is the placement of the jump button, it's really awkward to play, I think the up arrow would have been a better fitting button.

or at least switching the fire button and the jump button.. it would make it easier if they were switched

Personally, I thought the controls were really good.

see the post above, Space War is...

I don't think Space War has gray-scale, I just checked the info page for it, and it doesn't mention grayscale (not even the .txt file for it), and there's an animated gif file from the game which also shows no gray-scale.
So Mars Patrol is indeed the first gray scale game for ion.

Have you personally tried SpaceWar? If so, you'll find that it does have grayscale, contrary to the animated screenshots and info you've seen.

you have not played space war. It does have gray scale.
Hmph.

OK, now i had to check and see for my self, Installed "Spacewar" ond my ti-83+ and it does NOT have grayscale