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Lapland Theme Park Manager
Author	cruddy software
Filename	lapland.sna
Year	2008
Position	123
Format	ZX Spectrum 16K
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Description	Mummy, mummy that's not real snow!, I know but we just paid thirty quid to get in here so start enjoying yourself! Oh yes, another Christmas themed title arrives at CSSCGC 2008. Break out the mince pies and pour yourself a moderate glass of sherry, as playing this one may make you feel a little cold. A simulation of synthetic snow, and absolutely bugger all else is provided here which gives a somewhat authentic reproduction of a modern day Lapland-themed park in the UK. Can you succesfully manage the park by overseeing absolutely nothing, and doing absolutely nothing on a regular day-to-day basis? Just sit back and wait for the cash to roll in, hopefully guaranteeing a rather cosy Christmas for you and yours. *Updated 06/12/08* - The program was optimised down to one line of code. Hey, it's a one-liner - I just had to get one!
Comments	Let me say that I think cruddy software are a band of one and that member is none other than ADJB. I'm not sure if there were any accomplices to this software abomination, but I'm guessing they would keep quiet anyway. This entry was submitted via Text mode, an experimental feature of CSSCGC 2008 whereby entrants could post on forums or email me a piece of BASIC, assembler or FORTH code for example and I would accept it as a submitted compo entry. Perhaps this title has ensured that the experiment will never again be repeated in the CGC. The title has one saving grace it is (or was at the time) topical and also funny too, or at least I had to write something funny around it on the site. An amazing trick is that this entry runs completely unmodified on ANY of the permitted platforms (including the Jupiter ACE), so has simultaneously become the worst CGC entry on all of those systems at the same time. If I didn't rank this (which consists solely of the line 10 CLS) last in the compo, then how could I have ever justify making someone else lose whilst this exists? Thanks ADJB, you gave us one to remember (or should I say forget) but I have to admire the audacity of submitting it!