Description

Several games released by the Japanese Hard company include this MSX-BASIC extension.

To install it, you just need to

• CLEARxxx,&HCFFF:BLOAD"name.ext",R a specific file (for versions 1 to 3)
• CLEARxxx,&HAFFF:BLOAD"GAL.COM",R (for version 4)
• CLEARxxx,&HAFF0:BLOAD"APPROACH.COM",R (for version 5)

(xxx depends on maximum size of used strings)

Versions

There are 5 known versions of this extension:

• Version 1 (16/02/88) can be found in Hard Graphics Collection (PART2.COM file) and Kudokikata Oshiemasu (CMD25.COM file)

• Version 2 (30/04/88) can be found in Zatsugaku Olympic Watanabe Wataru Hen (PART2.COM file)

• Version 3 (18/05/89) can be found in Kudokikata Oshiemasu Part II: Kind Gals (CMD.OBJ file)

• Version 4 (03/07/89) can be found in Girl's Control (GAL.COM file)

• Version 5 (06/11/89) can be found in Semattemitai (APPROACH.COM file)

Versions 1 to 3 are compatible to each one other. Version 4 can only be used with Girl's Control, version 5 with Semattemitai.

Note about Girl's Control: This game includes intro and ending with screen 12 pictures that can be seen on MSX2+, but not on MSX turbo R. You can fix this problem by replacing VR=2 by VR>1 in the following files:

• OPEN.BAS and END.BAS - lines 60, 140, 3010
• MOVE.BAS - line 20030

Instructions

29 instructions can be added by this extension, but some of them are available only in a specific version.