[Coco] COCO POKE CHEATS & DISK EDIT CHEATS!
Rick Ulland
rickulland1 at gmail.com
Tue May 19 16:29:27 EDT 2020
When I bought my original CoCo2, the Radio Shack salesmen would just
hold down the reset button to swap ROMPaks, so I picked up that bad
habit. Got away with it on a 'mercun CoCo2 for some time but the CPU
failed eventually. Cumulative damage or just bad luck?
-ricku
On 5/19/20 2:55 PM, Arthur Flexser wrote:
> I'd suggest leaving the Canyon Climber cartridge version entry in, but
> substituting the instruction "tape over the autostart pins and insert the
> cartridge with power off, then turn on the computer" for your steps one to
> three.
>
> An interesting question is whether it is in fact harmful to insert or
> remove a cartridge from the cartridge port (no MPI involved) of a CoCo 2 or
> 3, where there is no 12 volt line. Anybody ever blow anything doing that?
>
> Art
>
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 1:42 PM Steven Wallis <stevenw890 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yea the cartridge part of Canyon Climber cheats came from
>> "500 Pokes Peeks 'N Exec's for the TRS-80 Color Computer" (on the last
>> page).
>> I think I'll remove that part from my list.
>>
>> The poke cheats for Lives I figured out myself a couple days ago.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 5:25 PM Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> With regard to your entry for the Canyon Climber cartridge...
>>>
>>> It is not a good idea to insert or remove a cartridge with the power on,
>>> even if you have disabled the autostart with pokes as you indicate. (The
>>> pokes disable the cartridge FIRQ in the PIA.) These pokes do nothing to
>>> protect against the 12V line (on the CoCo 1 only) from shorting to a line
>>> that wants only 5V and probably blowing the 6809 if the cartridge is
>>> inserted just a little crooked. Fortunately, Tandy made one of the
>>> cartridge lands a little shorter than the others to make this unlikely
>>> with Tandy cartridges, but 3rd party cartridges are generally not so
>>> forgiving. I speak from sad experience in this regard.
>>>
>>> Art
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 4:17 PM Steven Wallis <stevenw890 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> (It's been a while since I first posted this. I've added Canyon
>> Climber,
>>>> Mine Rescue and Super Pitfall!)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> ***** COLOR COMPUTER POKE CHEATS & DISK EDIT CHEATS! *****
>>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Type in these POKES after '(C)LOADM'ing your game and
>>>> before typing 'EXEC'. Unless otherwise noted, x=1-255.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 3D Brickaway...... POKE 13648,x Lives.
>>>> Astro Blast....... POKE 6415,x Lives.
>>>> " ....... POKE 17351,X Lives. (x=1-127)
>>>> BagItMan.......... POKE 13971,x Lives.
>>>> Beam Rider........ POKE 7783,x Lives.
>>>> Beanstalker....... Access code: register
>>>> " CLEAR+->: next stage
>>>> " CLEAR+8: increase lives
>>>> " H+8+ENTER: screen editor
>>>> Berserk........... POKE 5872,x Lives.
>>>> Canyon Climber(dsk) Hold ENTER during startup/powerup to get 5 lives.
>>>> " POKE 4228,x Lives. (Was 4)
>>>> " POKE 4219,x Lives when holding ENTER. (Was 6)
>>>> " POKE 4226,4 Hold ENTER for Unlim. Lives.(Was 2)
>>>> " - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>> " POKE 17755,x Player Speed. *
>>>> " 17650; 17671; 17692; 17713; 17734 Enemy Speed Lv1*
>>>> " * = The 17xxx numbers are above where the regular
>>>> " disk version loads; not sure what dsk they used
>>>> Canyon Climber(crt) Hold ENTER during startup/powerup to get 5 lives.
>>>> " To Get More Lives (Cartridge Version):
>>>> " 1. Turn on computer.
>>>> " 2. Type: POKE 65315,54 and press ENTER.
>>>> " 3. Insert Canyon Climber cartridge in cart. slot.
>>>> " 4. Type: EXEC 49222 and press ENTER.
>>>> " 5. Press the RESET button.
>>>> Cashman........... POKE 28302,x Lives, Player A.
>>>> Colorpede......... POKE 7690,88 Speeds up the game.
>>>> " POKE 7689,0 Slows down the game.
>>>> Color Planet Invasion POKE 7438,x Lives.
>>>> Cuber............. POKE 10454,x Lives.
>>>> Danger Ranger..... POKE 10510,x Lives.
>>>> Donkey King....... POKE 12914,x Lives, Normal Game. (x=1-255)
>>>> " POKE 12904,x Lives, Practice Game. (x=1-200)
>>>> " POKE 12889,2 Start on Elevators Level.
>>>> " POKE 12889,10 Start on Rivots Level.
>>>> " POKE 12889,18 Start on Conveyer Belts Level.
>>>> " POKE 18888,23 The barrels stop coming down after
>>>> " the first one hits the OIL tank.
>>>> Donkey Kong....... POKE 9665,230 Add this POKE right before the EXEC
>>>> Doubleback........ POKE 4329,x Lives.
>>>> Downland.......... POKE 16711,x Lives. (x=1-8)
>>>> " .......... POKE 17913,0 Unlimited Lives.
>>>> Dragon Slayer(dsk) Either edit the lines in Cheat.bas and run it, or
>>>> " use a hex editor to edit the .dsk file.
>>>> " $C700 = Saved Level # 1-10; saved as $19 to $22,
>>>> " 00=Lv1-Li3-Sc0, $23=Ending sequence.
>>>> " $C701 = Saved # of Lives $01 to $79.
>>>> " For more info see "DS-Cheats & Bug Fixes.txt".
>>>> Dungeon Raider.... Press "C" when game over to continue on the same
>>>> " screen.
>>>> Dunkey Munkey..... POKE 15120,x Lives. (x=1-100)
>>>> " ..... POKE 15121,x Lives.
>>>> Electron.......... POKE 14019,x Lives.
>>>> Escape............ Code is 79245
>>>> Food War.......... POKE 10307,x Lives.
>>>> The Frog.......... POKE 12002,x Lives.
>>>> " POKE 11271,203 Improves keyboard response.
>>>> Froggie........... POKE 17345,x Lives.
>>>> Fury.............. POKE 13951,x Lives.
>>>> Galagon........... POKE 10250,x Speed Of 1st Wave. (x=0-255)
>>>> " POKE 15621,x Speed Of 2nd Wave. (x=0-255)
>>>> Ghost Gobbler..... POKE 9075,x Lives. (v1.3)
>>>> " POKE 10860,0 9000 Point Bonus Shape. (v1.5)
>>>> " POKE 10870,0 3 Ghosts Trapped. (v1.5)
>>>> " POKE 11678,255 Black Background. (v1.5?)
>>>> Grabber........... POKE 16018,10 Gives 255 Lives.
>>>> Gravitor.......... POKE 7370,x Lives.
>>>> " POKE 10405,57 No walls.
>>>> " POKE 10741,57 No timer.
>>>> Haunted Treasure.. POKE 2414,x Type the POKE before loading game.
>>>> Invader's Revenge. POKE 14719,x Lives.
>>>> Invasion.......... POKE 7446,x Lives.
>>>> Katerpillar Attack POKE 10739,x Lives. ?10793?
>>>> Kron.............. POKE 16902,4 Gives 255 Lives.
>>>> Lunar Rover Patrol POKE 22369,x Lives.
>>>> Mine Rescue (dsk). Use a hex editor to edit the .dsk file.
>>>> " $17D9D = Lives (both players). Was $03.
>>>> " Try using $F0.
>>>> " $17DC1 = Oxygen Tanks (both players). Was $05.
>>>> " Try $F0.
>>>> " $17F56 = Air Gage (air timer speed). Was $01.
>>>> " Count down increment; higher is faster.
>>>> " $02=Half as much time. $00=Turn off!
>>>> " $184DC = Miners Left (will be this value * 5).
>>>> " Was $01.
>>>> " Also see Super Pitfall note.
>>>> Mr. Dig........... POKE 21561,x Lives.
>>>> Mrs. Ghost........ POKE 21115,x Lives.
>>>> Mud Pies.......... POKE 29629,x Lives.
>>>> Pac-Tac........... POKE 9009,x Lives.
>>>> Pac-Tac 2......... POKE 10489,x Lives.
>>>> Pengon............ POKE 11633,125 Infinite lives.
>>>> Planet Invasion... POKE 7446,x Lives. (x=1-40)
>>>> Polaris........... POKE 18184,18:POKE 18185,18 Infinite missiles.
>>>> Protectors........ POKE 13579,90 The same joystick controls you use
>>>> " for vertical movement also control
>>>> " the way you shoot.
>>>> Protector II...... POKE 8464,x Lives. (x=1-100)
>>>> Pumpman........... POKE 19077,x Lives.
>>>> Rommel 3D......... POKE 24230,57 Constant shield.
>>>> Shock Trooper..... POKE 13895,x Lives.
>>>> " Press P to pause game, press SHIFT+0, R, SHIFT+S:
>>>> " Invulnerable to bullets.
>>>> Space Invaders.... POKE 7674,x Lives.
>>>> " POKE 7543,255 The invaders throw fewer bombs.
>>>> Spaced Invaders... PEEK(4241)-1 Max Bullets. (x=2-20)
>>>> " PEEK(4364) Time Delay. (x=1-255)
>>>> " PEEK(4416) Enemy Speed. (x=1-255)
>>>> " PEEK(4731)-1 Max Bombs. (x=2-20)
>>>> " PEEK(4951) Invincible. (x=33--Yes, x=39--No)
>>>> " PEEK(9269) Bomb Speed. (x=1-255)
>>>> " PEEK(9294) Bullet Speed. (x=1-255)
>>>> Space Race........ POKE 10638,x Lives. (x=1-35)
>>>> Super Pitfall(dsk) Use a hex editor to edit the .dsk file.
>>>> " $1708E = Lives (both players). Was $03.
>>>> " Try using $F0.
>>>> " $1709A = Bullets (both players). Was $20.
>>>> " Try using $DF.
>>>> " Note: On some games if you use too high a number;
>>>> " when you get an extra life etc and it goes over
>>>> " $FF it continues counting at $00 not $100.
>>>> " (Though this game does something even stranger.)
>>>> Teatime........... POKE 19996,109 Infinite lives.
>>>> Trapfall.......... POKE 11452,x Lives.
>>>> Tube Way Army..... POKE 12367,x Lives.
>>>> Tutankam.......... POKE 17437,x Lives.
>>>> Whirlybird Run.... POKE 8312,x Lives. Try 50, too many will slow
>>>> " the game down too much.
>>>> Zaksund........... POKE 16670,x Lives.
>>>> Zaxxon............ POKE 25624,x Lives. (Disk version only)
>>>> Zeus.............. POKE 8274,x:POKE 8318,x Lives.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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