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 ====== POST HASTE ====== ====== POST HASTE ======
  
-===== Info ===== 
 {{:otros:Post_Haste_p1.jpg?690|}} {{:otros:Post_Haste_p1.jpg?690|}}
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 +===== Info =====
 ^ Author | John and Ruth Filsak | ^ Author | John and Ruth Filsak |
 ^ Computer | Amstrad PCW 8256 / 8512 / 9512 | ^ Computer | Amstrad PCW 8256 / 8512 / 9512 |
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 ===== Description ===== ===== Description =====
  
-Help Percy the postman to collect and deliver all his letters, avoiding the dogs and the dangerous terrain. Letters are collected when Percy knocks on a mailbox and delivered when he knocks on the front door of a house.+PERCY's job is to collect from each of the five mailboxes, which contain two letters each, and deliver one letter to the front door of each house.
  
-Percy's movement is done with the cursor keys or those defined in the game itself.+There is a front door in each house. However, there are one or two problems: ferocious dogs are constantly on the prowl, and the houses are situated in crazy and dangerous places. 
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 +Some parts of the ground are lethal and walking on them will be hazardous to Percy's health, so watch your step. Telegraph poles provide access to higher or lower parts of the screen, but can also lead to sticky situations. 
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 +The ability to jump over gaps and other tricky spots is in Percy's favor, as is his speed to outrun the dogs. He can also jump over them, but that takes a bit of practice.
  
 In the game we find two special squares. Landing on one gives Percy an extra life, and the other moves us up a level or by delivering all the cards. In the game we find two special squares. Landing on one gives Percy an extra life, and the other moves us up a level or by delivering all the cards.
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 +To move around the screen, use the Z and X keys to left and right, and U and D (up and down) to climb the poles.
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 +Alternatively, you can use the cursor keys. To make Percy jump, press the space bar and and you can achieve additional distance by pressing the arrow key at the same time.
  
 Percy's postmen's union has a productivity agreement, which means they have a time limit. We can end the game at any time by pressing the "Q" key. Percy's postmen's union has a productivity agreement, which means they have a time limit. We can end the game at any time by pressing the "Q" key.
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 +Just like the Pony Express, the mail has to get through.
  
  
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-10 REM           Poste Haste+10 REM           Post Haste
 20 REM   by John and Ruth Filsak 20 REM   by John and Ruth Filsak
 30 REM (c) Computing with the Amstrad 30 REM (c) Computing with the Amstrad
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   3.- Retirar el disco CP/M e introducir el disco que contiene el juego Post Haste   3.- Retirar el disco CP/M e introducir el disco que contiene el juego Post Haste
   4.- Teclear run "Poste" y pulsar la tecla "ENTER"   4.- Teclear run "Poste" y pulsar la tecla "ENTER"
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 +===== Extras =====
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 +  * Listing of the program in a large-circulation magazine of the time
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 +{{:otros:Post_haste_01.jpg?170}} {{:otros:Post_haste_02.jpg?170}} {{:otros:Post_haste_03.jpg?170}}
  
 ===== Download ===== ===== Download =====
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   * {{:otros:Post Haste v2 (Basic).zip|Post Haste v2.00 }}(game in dsk format, compressed with zip)   * {{:otros:Post Haste v2 (Basic).zip|Post Haste v2.00 }}(game in dsk format, compressed with zip)
  
-===== Links =====+===== Video ===== 
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 +{{ youtube>P21zriwVoz4?large }}
  
-  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P21zriwVoz4|Video of the game Post Haste]] 
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