| Big Bmouth Jack Demo -- Version 00 - Port from VIC-20 to Atari |
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BigMouth Jack is originally a VIC-20 program by Jack Salzman written in 1981.
The program was republished by COMPUTE!'s Gazette in Issue 4, October 2025.
This is a simple port to the Atari 8-bit computers' Atari BASIC.
This uses Atari's Graphics mode 1 for large color characters to draw the pumpkin on the screen. Use the joystick button for the controller in port 1 to change pictures/animation frames.
Files Included:
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ATBIGMJK.BAS --- Atari BASIC SAVE'd file.
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ATBIGMJK.LIS --- ATARI BASIC LIST'd file.
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ATBIGMJK.LINUX --- ATARI BASIC LIST'd file with unix end of lines instead of Atari CHR$(155). Useful for editing outside of the Atari and then reading back in from an emulator's Host drive (such as atari800 or atari++ emulators.)
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ATBIGMJK.DOS --- ATARI BASIC LIST'd file with DOS end of lines instead of Atari CHR$(155). Useful for editing outside of the Atari and then reading back in from an emulator's Host drive (such as Altirra.)
Some new additions in the Atari version:
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Redefined character set for the green stem, round-edged parts to smooth out the pumpkin, etc.
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More mouth positions/animations added.