It's time for yet another BBC Micro...and this time, we're having fun with co-ordinates...really!
Longplay
Longplay
This game will teach you about co-ordinates. One object is hidden at a time on a 10x10 grid, and you have to enter an X co-ordinate followed by a Y co-ordinate to investigate a certain square. If nothing is there, an arrow will point you in the right direction. If a square contains an object, you'll be told what you found and what it is worth. You'll get anything from one point for a piece of paper to ten points for a ruby. After finding five objects, the game is over.
The X co-ordinates are indicated by the letters A through J going from left to right at the bottom of the grid. The Y co-ordinates are indicated by the letters A through J going from the bottom to the top on the left side of the grid. In other words, go right to where you want to stop for your X co-ordinate, then go up to where you want to stop for the Y co-ordinate.
The fewer turns you do this in and the better treasures you get, the more points you'll get. The lowest rating is "abysmal," while the highest rating is "incredible." The "incredible" rating is a pretty lofty task, and if you can get used to how the game ticks when it comes to how finding things works and more or less luck out and get this rating, you're really good at this game.
This is fun for about five to ten minutes, but it is rather pleasant for what it is. There is minimal sound, and the simple graphics make it easy to figure out what you are doing. I had no problems with the controls, either, which is essential for a game like this. The rating system definitely gives this game a bit of challenge and gives players something to shoot for, assuming they have the patience to play for a good while to figure out how finding things works and how to find things as quickly as possible. It doesn't set the world on fire, but it's not insanely terrible, either. All in all, this is an alright educational game to try out for the Beeb.
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