There's a new version here: • Aliens Sentry Gun Prog...
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www.paul-kitching.uk/thecolony... - use this to get my contact details if you want a copy.
This is a simulation of the Sentry Gun configuration program as used by Hicks in the film Aliens. It simulates a corridor with Aliens entering at the other end (and sometimes dropping from the roof closer to the gun) and running/crawling towards you. All this in internal to the program (so you have to use your imagination), but it seems to do the job nicely :-)
It is written in AMOS Pro on an Amiga.
You can move the cursor around the screen and select the options (and guns A to D). Some of the options do actually make a difference (choose between auto and manual firing, targeting mode etc.) When you arm it you go to the second screen where the action is.
It's best viewed full screen, so you can read it properly.
For more info on this, and other Aliens related projects, see my site:
www.paul-kitching.uk/thecolony...
** If you want a copy of this to run on a PC (using an emulator) or Amiga, then please email me (see my site for details), and I'll email you back. **
Updated 06/03/2011
V1.1 Now corrects the ammo counter. It should always show three digits, e.g. 005 instead of 5.
Updated 04/06/2011
V1.5 fixed the flashing "Critical" to flash with "reversed video" text, and added a settings screen to change number of Aliens, amount of ammo, stats screen on/off, gun sounds on/off, and a continuous play mode so it can be left running on its own.