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Introduction
Two disks published in September 1990 by the Unicorn Corporation. Most demos are on disk 2 while most BASIC music files can be found on disk 1.
Screen 5 is the most used screen on these disks and CompileBGM BASIC is used in 3 demos of disk 1: Advertentie, Soon and Info.
Content
Disk 1
Intro 1
Still another logo for the Unicorn team and a nice MSX-BASIC melody.
Advertentie
This part is in screen 8, it's a call to contributions for next Unicorn products.
Direct launching: RUN"ADVERT.LDR"
Intro 2
Back to screen 5 with color effects for this screen with the title of this big Unicorn product and another MSX-MUSIC BASIC melody.
Direct launching: RUN"WARWORLD.LDR"
Main Menu
5 options in this main menu. Second option will lead you to disk 2.
Direct launching: RUN"MENU.LDR"
Music Menu
Access to 11 MSX-MUSIC BASIC melodies (MML files).
Direct launching: RUN"MUSIC.LDR"
There are actually 15 MML files on this disk and you can launch them also on MSX1 (without using the demo interface).
| File | Title | Author | Soundchips |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABYSS.MML | Deep Space Abyss | Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
| CRIME.MML | Easy Fun | Robert Verkerk | MSX-MUSIC |
| DRUM.MML | Dope Beat | Robert Verkerk | MSX-MUSIC |
| GREMLINS.MML | Gremlins | Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
| GUNDAM.MML | Gundam | Robert Verkerk | MSX-MUSIC + PSG |
| GUNDAM-2.MML | Gundam 2 | Robert Verkerk | MSX-MUSIC + PSG |
| HELLTRAC.MML | Hell Tracer | Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
| JELLY.MML | Jelly | Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
| LENAM.MML | Legend Sword Of Lenam | Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
| LETGO.MML | Let Go | Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
| METLBATL.MML | Metal Battle | Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
| NAN&CHAR.MML | Nancy & Charly | Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
| SAVATAGE.MML | Savatage Trash | Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
| STANDUP.MML | Stand Up (Sky Scraper) | Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
| VOORBEEL.MML | Example (Voorbeeld) | Robert Verkerk Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
Cursus
Unicorn explains how to use MSX-MUSIC BASIC with examples. The included picture is in screen 8.
Direct launching: _MUSIC:RUN"CURSUS.LDR"
Soon
A preview of the never finished very ambitious project Kreator. It includes the greetings. Use F1, F2 or F3 to hear another music.
Direct launching: RUN"SOON.LDR"
Info
A promo for the Unicorn BBS with many infos. Use F1, F2, F3 or F4 for another music or silence.
Direct launching: RUN"INFO.LDR"
Disk 2
This disk can be used directly (no need to use option 2 of the main menu on disk 1).
Demo Menu
7 options in this menu.
Abyss
This demo uses MSX-MUSIC BASIC and was already available on Clubguide Picturedisk 03.
This version does not have the 'Warning' introduction. The song has been coded by Ernst Schuller.
Direct launching: RUN"ABYSS.LDR"
Gremlins 2
Another demo that uses MSX-MUSIC BASIC, but the picture is in screen 8. Entirely created by Ernst Schuller.
Direct launching: RUN"GREMLINS.LDR"
Firefox Spaceship
With music from Fire Hawk. Use F1 and F2 to hear another music.
Direct launching: RUN"FIREHAWK.LDR"
Aleste 2
A music stage, follow the instructions on the screen!
Direct launching: RUN"ALESTE2.LDR"
Undeadline
Another music stage, with the instructions on the screen!
Direct launching: RUN"UNDEAD.LDR"
Golvellius
Third music stage, with a picture in screen 8 and again the instructions on the screen!
Direct launching: RUN"GOLVELLI.LDR"
Sky-Bit
A demo to promote the Unicorn BBS.
Besides the Unicorn theme, it includes three MSX-MUSIC BASIC songs.
2 of them are in the final part, where you need to press CTRL+STOP to hear another melody. They can also be started on MSX1, without seeing the demo.
Direct launching of the demo: RUN"SKYBIT.LDR"
| File | Title | Author | Soundchips |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Included in SKYBIT.003) | Sky-Bit 2 | Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
| SKYBITMU.001 | Nancy's Melody | Robert Verkerk | MSX-MUSIC |
| SKYBITMU.002 | Stevie-B | Robert Verkerk Ernst Schuller | MSX-MUSIC |
Credits
- Ernst Schuller
- Robert Verkerk