MARKET

Market Master (MSXdev'21)

Description

Market Master is a spinning plates style game written in MSX Basic and compiled using MSXBAS2ROM compiler.

Inspired on the simplicity of old atari games as well as the five forces business model and the BCG Matrix, your main goal in the game is to survive the maximum of time you can on the market, fighting and equilibrating all the market forces thats act against you.

The initial strategy and focus you choose to your company will change the forces balance, making some of them more difficult to keep in control.

Also, each fiscal year that you survive will make the market still worse for your company ("the universe entropy always increases" would say a physicist).

Use the diagonal arrows (ex: left+up) and space/trigger to counteract the market forces and avoid to be overwhelmed by them. Joysticks use are recommended although not required.

This is a MSX1 compatible game (standard ROM BASIC required). Play it also on a MSX2 and you will have a little better experience.

Good Luck, entrepreneur!

Files
Package
Individual files
Default install directory
A:\MARKET
Build files
Build script
mkdir -p package/
unzip market.zip
mv "MSXdev21_MarketMaster_v1.1.rom" package/MARKET.ROM
mv "MSXdev21_MarketMaster_v1.1.txt" package/README.TXT
cat > package/MARKET.BAT << EOF
REM Look for SROM.COM in default dir
IFF EXIST %_DISK%:\SOFAROM\SROM.COM
  %_DISK%:\SOFAROM\SROM.COM MARKET.ROM
ELSE
  REM Try to run it from path
  IFF EXIST SROM.COM
    SROM.COM MARKET.ROM
  ELSE
    echo "SROM.COM not found. Install it with: 'HUB install SOFAROM'"
    exit 1
  ENDIFF
ENDIFF
EOF
unix2dos package/MARKET.BAT
unix2dos package/README.TXT
  • 1.0-1 2021-05-02
  • First release
Details
Category
Games
Author
Amaury Carvalho
Packager
Carles Amigó (fr3nd)
License
 GPL-3.0
Url
 https://www.msxdev.org/2021/05/01/msxdev21-8-market-master/
Install instructions
hub install MARKET