BASICA.EXE relies on the original IBM ROM BASIC to be present (the ROM that allowed the original PC to boot into BASIC when no OS was detected), so it doesn't work in DOSbox. I'm not sure how JEmplay can run it on a 286 (iirc) though. The same way as I now run it in DOSBox. I first played this game …

It comes with the game. The game comes with basica.exe. That works on an old machine but fails in DOSBox. However, regardless of all that, Kippesoep's little fix makes it work with it's own version of basica in DOSBox.

I'll certainly try changing the code but if it's like was said, why does the game work with the version of BASIC it comes with on a slower machine? If that keyword/variable is not allowed then it should be not be allowed on slow and fast machines??? Thanks for the info!

That would clearly be a biased assumption. Who told you this game never worked? I already proved this to myself a while ago. I loaded DOS 3.2 on an old 286. The game worked fine. As I stated in my first post, something with v.63 allowed the game to progress a little further then previous versions. …

The DB - That's understandable. It's not a bug in the game though. I much enjoyed this game as a child. Now that I'm a big child I wish to enjoy it some more 😁

Yup that 5800 line get's it everytime. I just think they should not display this program a playable. Note: I get this error even on the version I copy myself from 5.25. I'm surpise the disk has lasted this long. Not many of my others have.

I'm confused. This game is listed as playable yet it can't be played. I can't find a single person to get it working. ?????

Right. That's how to play the game. Now go into the top room and wake the old man up. As soon as you do you get an error and the game crashes.

You go into the elevator and hit the space bar on the top room. Then your in ol' smokes room. Hit the space bar a couple times to wake him up and you get a BASIC (I assume BASIC) error.

With each new release I pray this game will work. As of .63 still no luck. The odd part is now I receive a different error message and the game lets me progress a little farther. About 5 seconds farther. What can be so complicated about this game that it can not be emulated? Has anyone gotten it to …