Software

Wubsoft

Rob Evans

In the year 2146 scientists discover that a terrible fate is in store for the galaxy: dark matter, that had always kept the universe stable, was fading away as if it was seeping into some other dimension…

Using faster than light telescopes the first signs of impending chaos could be seen at the distant edges of the observable sky…

The force of gravity, finding new strength, was pulling star clusters inwards and crushing entire galaxies as the expansion of the universe itself began to slow and falter…

At CERN new types of matter were created and tested until at last a molecule was formulated, Unlikelium, that when genetically engineered into terrestrial plants enhanced the normal process of photosynthesis to produce bosons of pure dark energy.

Cosmonaut landscape gardeners bravely cultivated specially designed astroturf platforms that were placed in orbit around areas that were found to be low in dark energy.

Slowly but surely the universe found equilibrium and then began to expand as before.

A system of quotas ensured enough dark matter was harvested to prevent disaster and all was well for over a hundred years…

It is now 2251 and a mega-recession is forcing huge cutbacks across the whole of society. In an effort to lower costs a robot gardener is created that will replace all human gardeners if tests find it to be more productive.

The Astro Gardeners Union is outraged and in a direct challenge to the government has put forward their best girl to compete against the robot by fulfilling quotas of increasing difficulty in a head to head battle!

Use the joystick or QAOP to move and fire or M to perform actions.

The action available will depend on which mode the player is in: walking/squishing, picking/planting or watering mode.

The space bar is used to toggle between the three modes.

Use the NMI button to return to the main menu at any time.

Andrew Collier

This python script will load files from a ZX Spectrum .tap file (such as the output for Retro-X animation conversions) and output an .hdf hard disk image file, which can be loaded by SimCoupe as the Atom disk, containing those files in BDOS records.

Thomas Harte

A short demo of vector 3d graphics originally distributed with Sam Revival 22. This demo shows a spinning Cobra Mk3 from Braben & Bell’s Elite, an Adder from the same game or a simple cube and allows the viewer to walk around the model using a joystick, with the fire button used for strafing.

A more advanced follow-up demo showing a scene of several objects with multiple colours and allowing the user to tilt their view and move upwards and downwards with improved numerical precision is available on Sam Revival 23.

Revelation

Original ZX Spectrum Version: Torus
SAM patch: Richard Jowett

Infamous “conversion” of the ZX Spectrum version by Richard Jowett who added SAM disk saving and keyboard mapping as the only additions.

Revelation

David Philpot

Maths.

PD

Martijn Groen

Robert van der Veeke

Stefan Drissen

Demo

Brent Stevens

Brent Stevens

The Sam Coupé Public Domain Software Association was one of the first PD libraries formed for the Coupé.

The catalogue was called “SamSational Software”.

Phoenix Software Systems Persona

ESI Maciej Kasatkin

ESI

Part of the Dyadic compilation, and also sold seperately.

Sliding puzzle game - similar to Pipe mania.

Steve's Software

Steve Nutting

SC_P03 is a compilation of SC_PD1 and SC_PD2 with an extra bonus utility SC_DISCLONE.

There are two seporate Manuals for SC_SPECLONE and HUMPHREY (the only program that I did not write, its by Matthew Holt of Manic Miner fame).

PDF manual scan at http://www.samcoupe-pro-dos.co.uk

Steve's Software SAMCo

Matthew Holt, David Ledbury

“Humphrey”, is a general purpose disk utility, for the SAM Coupé.

Its features include: showing which parts of the disk are used by a chosen file, “unerasing” erased files, “unhiding” and “unprotecting” of hidden and protected files, sorting the directory into alphabetical order and erasing a file, with a single keypress.

It was initially released by SAMCo as part of the SAM Birthday Pack, and later by Steve Nutting on a Utility compilation - also on SAM Quartet Magazine with re-writes by Simon Goodwin

PDF manual scan at http://www.samcoupe-pro-dos.co.uk