Axys: The Last Battle - Revision history

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	\|Developer = [[Fefesse\|Fabien Fessard]], [[Stéphane Saint-Martin]]		\|Developer = [[Fefesse\|Fabien Fessard]], [[Stéphane Saint-Martin]]
	\|Publisher = [[CPC Infos]]		\|Publisher = [[CPC Infos]]
	\|Musician = [[~~Grégory~~ Clement]]		\|Musician = [[Gregory Clement]]
	\|Release = [[:Category:Games 1991\|1991]]		\|Release = [[:Category:Games 1991\|1991]]
	\|Platform = [[Amstrad CPC\|CPC]]		\|Platform = [[Amstrad CPC\|CPC]]

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			[[Category:Extended RAM Software]]
	[[Category:Games 1991]]		[[Category:Games 1991]]
	[[Category:Shoot them Up]]		[[Category:Shoot them Up]]
	[[Category:Type Ins]]		[[Category:Type Ins]]

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			[[Category:Games 1991]]
			[[Category:Shoot them Up]]
			[[Category:Type Ins]]

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2012-01-07T18:14:42Z

Modified introductory paragraphs, added note to "Downloads" section, and added gallery of screenshots

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	'''''Axys: The Last Battle''''' is a space shoot-'em-up that was published by the French magazine ''[[CPC Infos]]'' in 1991 in the form of a [[Type Ins\|type-in listing]]. It is best known for being one of the longest type-ins ever published by an Amstrad CPC magazine – and perhaps by <em>any</em> computer magazine.		'''''Axys: The Last Battle''''' is a space shoot-'em-up that was published by the French magazine ''[[CPC Infos]]'' in 1991 in the form of a [[Type Ins\|type-in listing]]. It is best known for being one of the longest type-ins ever published by an Amstrad CPC magazine – and perhaps by <em>any</em> computer magazine. It was programmed by the French demo coder [[Fefesse]], with graphics by [[Stéphane Saint-Martin]] and music by [[Gregory Clement]].

	Readers who did not have the time to type in the entire listing (~~which would take~~ many hours) could order the game from ''CPC Infos'' on 3″ disc at a cost of 110 F for subscribers, or 140 F for non-subscribers, although this was only possible after the entire listing had been published.		Readers who did not have the time or patience to type in the entire listing (a task that takes many hours) could order the game from ''CPC Infos'' on 3″ disc at a cost of 110 F for subscribers, or 140 F for non-subscribers, although this was only possible after the entire listing had been published.

	== Statistics ==		== Statistics ==
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	* The binary files occupy 92K of disc space.		* The binary files occupy 92K of disc space.
	* The programmes that generate the binary files occupy 306K of disc space.		* The programmes that generate the binary files occupy 306K of disc space.
	* There are 5,362 lines of <tt>DATA</tt> statements to type in!		* There are 5,362 lines of <tt>DATA</tt> statements to type in.

	== Reviews ==		== Reviews ==
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	* [[Media:Axys-TheLastBattle.dsk.zip\|DSK files]]		* [[Media:Axys-TheLastBattle.dsk.zip\|DSK files]]

			Note that 128KB of memory is required; the game will not work properly on machines with only 64KB of RAM.

			== Screenshots ==

			<center><gallery style="clear: both">
			Image:Axys-TheLastBattle_TitleScreen.png\|<center>The title screen</center>
			Image:Axys-TheLastBattle_Level1_1.png\|<center>Level 1</center>
			Image:Axys-TheLastBattle_Level1_2.png\|<center>Collecting a power-up on level 1</center>
			Image:Axys-TheLastBattle_Level1_Boss.png\|<center>The boss at the end of level 1</center>
			Image:Axys-TheLastBattle_Level2.png\|<center>Level 2</center>
			Image:Axys-TheLastBattle_Level3.png\|<center>Level 3</center>
			</gallery></center>

	== Links ==		== Links ==

Nich: Added "Reviews" section, link to DSK files, and external links

2012-01-07T16:51:07Z

Added "Reviews" section, link to DSK files, and external links

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	* There are 5,362 lines of <tt>DATA</tt> statements to type in!		* There are 5,362 lines of <tt>DATA</tt> statements to type in!

			== Reviews ==

			''Axys: The Last Battle'' was reviewed in the [[Amstrad Action, Issue 91, Apr 1993\|April 1993]] issue of ''[[Amstrad Action]]'' in its Public Image section for reviewing public domain software, where it scored an overall rating of 85%. However, ''Amstrad Action'' was unaware that ''Axys: The Last Battle'' was not public domain.

			== Download ==

			* [[Media:Axys-TheLastBattle.dsk.zip\|DSK files]]

			== Links ==

			* {{CPCPower\|1028}}
			* {{Tacgr\|1154}}

Nich: Created page with "{| align="right" valign="top" |{{Infobox Game |Image = Axys: The Last Battle title screen |Developer = [[Fefesse|Fabien ..."

2012-01-07T16:02:29Z

Created page with "{| align="right" valign="top" |{{Infobox Game |Image = center|300px|Axys: The Last Battle title screen |Developer = [[Fefesse|Fabien ..."

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{| align="right" valign="top"
|{{Infobox Game
|Image = [[Image:Axys-TheLastBattle_TitleScreen.png|center|300px|Axys: The Last Battle title screen]]
|Developer = [[Fefesse|Fabien Fessard]], [[Stéphane Saint-Martin]]
|Publisher = [[CPC Infos]]
|Musician = [[Grégory Clement]]
|Release = [[:Category:Games 1991|1991]]
|Platform = [[Amstrad CPC|CPC]]
|Genre = Shoot-'em-up
|OS = [[AMSDOS]]
|GameModes = Single player
|Controls = {{Keyboard}} {{Joystick}}
|Media = {{Disk}}
|Language = {{EN}} {{FR}}
}}
|}

'''''Axys: The Last Battle''''' is a space shoot-'em-up that was published by the French magazine ''[[CPC Infos]]'' in 1991 in the form of a [[Type Ins|type-in listing]]. It is best known for being one of the longest type-ins ever published by an Amstrad CPC magazine – and perhaps by <em>any</em> computer magazine.

Readers who did not have the time to type in the entire listing (which would take many hours) could order the game from ''CPC Infos'' on 3″ disc at a cost of 110 F for subscribers, or 140 F for non-subscribers, although this was only possible after the entire listing had been published.

== Statistics ==

[[File:Cpc_Infos_29.jpg|thumb|The cover of issue 29 of ''CPC Infos'' features ''Axys: The Last Battle'' and declares it "an exceptional game".]]

''Axys: The Last Battle'' was published over five issues of ''CPC Infos'', starting from issue 29 (Février 1991) and finishing on issue 33 (Juin 1991). To give some idea of how large the listing is, here are some statistics:

* The total size of the 15 binary files that make up the game is 80,262 bytes (more than 78KB).
* The binary files occupy 92K of disc space.
* The programmes that generate the binary files occupy 306K of disc space.
* There are 5,362 lines of <tt>DATA</tt> statements to type in!