MOStermind is an implementation of the Mastermind board game for the KIM-1 computer.
Developed by HKZ.
It’s written in 6502 assembly using DASM assembler and MAME as developing tools.
You can download it here
How to play
The game follows the basic rules of mastermind: the codemaster generates a hidden code and you have to guess it in a limited number of tries, while the codemaster gives you a report on how much you got right for each guess.
The codes are be composed by 4 symbols, each symbol can be one of the following 8 characters: `A`, `B`, `C`, `D`, `E`, `F`, `G`, `H`. Note that a character appearing multiple times in a code is perfectly valid.
After you type in the 4 character code and press `RETURN`, the codemaster will analyze your guess and report the result using 4 symbols:
– `O` indicates that one symbol is both the right character and at the correct spot
– `*` indicates that a symbol is a character that appears in the code, but is in the wrong place
– `.` Indicates that a character is not present at all in the code
Note that these are **NON POSITIONAL**, and they’re just shown in order of precedence: first `O`, then `*`, then `.`. They bear no information on which of the characters is right. You’ll have to find that yourself.
In case you want to cancel a guess before submitting it (to avoid wasting a try), you can press `BACKSPACE`. The guess submission will be aborted, no analysis will be performed and you’ll be able to submit a new guess.
Does it run on the KIM-1 Simulator? YES!
You only have to set the FOCAL_V3D break setting in the Settings.
