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.
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.