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Advanced Paint Drying Simulator
Author	ADJB
Filename	paint.tzx
Year	2008
Position	112
Format	ZX Spectrum 16K
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Description	This game is the 100th submission in CSSCGC 2008, finally marking the completion of the "Quest for 100 titles". Anything after this will be a real bonus to this year's crap game competition. Congratulations to ADJB on getting the 100th title! As for the "game" itself, the idea was originally mentioned by Andrew Owen, but alas he did not have time to complete the title, being very busy with a plethora of other exciting projects. And so, ADJB took up the challenge and coded the game, which is nice to see in the compo. Clever use is made of the BRIGHT attribute to simulate the effect that paint always darkens somewhat when it dries. You also have a choice of the full range of colours offered by the ZX Spectrum pallette. Now I hope you won't cheat, by cranking up emulation speed whilst playing this! I'm sure the true intended feel of the game is only possible by playing it at 3.5MHz! *Updated 10/12/08* - ADJB sent in a newer version of the program, including a loading screen.
Comments	This one achieved cult status as the 100th title to be entered into the 2008 CGC , chronologically speaking. It does what it says on the tin (of paint). I once painted the outside of a house and it looked a bit like this program. I kept saying "that paint at the top will go darker as it dries, trust me". Of course what really had happened was that two subtly different shades of paint were used , so the house still to this day looks not unlike this program when it is half completed. From a suggested idea by Andrew Owen, I thought for a moment this program would itself evaporate into the vapourware section - but we collectively groaned as it unstoppably became a reality, although the excellent tin of pain graphic on the loading screen makes this one a cut above the very lowest ranking entries.