OK - looking at a dump of the SAM version of Astroball it seems the messages are in plain-text but, unlike the Speccy version, the message triggers are encrypted. The encryption is very basic - simply the ASCII code + 1. Here are the triggers and messages in the SAM version: CHEAT ... becomes WOULDNT YOU LOVE TO KNOW!.. FUCK .... becomes TALKING TO ME. EHH! HELLO ... becomes HI THERE... ESI ..... becomes GET REAL!!! SHIT .... becomes IT SEEMS THAT YOU ARE.. YES INDEED!!! ASTROBALL becomes CLEARLY THE GREATEST GAME IN EXISTANCE.. HA! HELP .... becomes ERM.. GO ON A DIET! ASTROKING becomes NOT THIS TIME MATE!! CHRISP .. becomes RESTART BOY!!!!!! BALOR ... becomes THE LORD AND RULER OVER ALL MANKIND!!! JADEL ... becomes THE SOURCE OF MY INSPIRATION!!!!
Most are obvious. JADEL refers to the then girlfriend of Balor Knight. ASTROKING is reference to the cheat-mode trigger on the Speccy version. I’m assuming CHRISP refers to Chris Pile, the other half of Digital Reality - not sure what the message to this trigger signifies though.
Here they are...
OK - looking at a dump of the SAM version of Astroball it seems the messages are in plain-text but, unlike the Speccy version, the message triggers are encrypted. The encryption is very basic - simply the ASCII code + 1. Here are the triggers and messages in the SAM version:
CHEAT ... becomes WOULDNT YOU LOVE TO KNOW!..
FUCK .... becomes TALKING TO ME. EHH!
HELLO ... becomes HI THERE...
ESI ..... becomes GET REAL!!!
SHIT .... becomes IT SEEMS THAT YOU ARE.. YES INDEED!!!
ASTROBALL becomes CLEARLY THE GREATEST GAME IN EXISTANCE.. HA!
HELP .... becomes ERM.. GO ON A DIET!
ASTROKING becomes NOT THIS TIME MATE!!
CHRISP .. becomes RESTART BOY!!!!!!
BALOR ... becomes THE LORD AND RULER OVER ALL MANKIND!!!
JADEL ... becomes THE SOURCE OF MY INSPIRATION!!!!
Most are obvious. JADEL refers to the then girlfriend of Balor Knight. ASTROKING is reference to the cheat-mode trigger on the Speccy version. I’m assuming CHRISP refers to Chris Pile, the other half of Digital Reality - not sure what the message to this trigger signifies though.