"O-Jello" by Clyde Perkins (1980) Update

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This is conversion to Micro Color BASIC of a game by Clyde Perkins for the Bally Arcade/Astrocade game console and early 8-bit home computer. The first "Bally BASIC" version appeared in the Arcadian 2, no. 5, March 24, 1980. The "AstroBASIC" version was released on the "Best of Arcadian, 1980" tape. I took the source for my port from Arcadian Vol 5 No2, Dec 1982. Perkin's game is an early version of Othello or the game of Reversi with an AI opponent in BASIC. It also allows for a game between two human players. And it does this on an MC-10 computer with only 4K of memory! Amazing!

Thanks to the bally alley folks for helpful their playthrough:
https://youtu.be/DR6gyQvdR8I?si=LtfETxYljqeicxtL

This is a slightly updated version in which I have fixed the flash during the search routine to be more like the original, and which I have fixed what I think is a minor bug in the original game. For more details see: https://jimgerrie.blogspot.com/2023/11/o-jello-by-clyde-perkins-1980.html



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