I-Tranz Am ngumdlalo wevidiyo wesenzo owenziwe futhi wakhishwa yi-Ultimate Play the Game, futhi wakhishwa weZX Spectrum ngoJulayi 1983. Ihlelwe enguqulweni yangemva kokubhujiswa yase-United States, umdlalo uzungeza umshayeli womjaho emzameni wakhe wokuwina izindebe eziyisishiyagalombili ezinkulu, ezihlakazeke ezweni lonke. Umdlalo ubhalwe nguChris Stamper kanti nemidwebo yaklanywa nguTim Stamper. ITranz Am ibingenye yemidlalo embalwa ye-Spectrum ebuye itholakale ngefomethi ye-ROM ukuze isetshenziswe ne-Interface 2 futhi ivumela umdlalo ukuthi ulayishe ngokushesha (ukulayishwa okujwayelekile kwe-cartridge kungathatha imizuzu embalwa). Umdlalo uthole izibuyekezo ezinhle kakhulu ngenkathi ukhishwa: Ihluzo lomdlalo nezilawuli ezilula zanconywa, ngenkathi isikhombimsebenzisi esididayo sigxekwa.
Gameplay
Umdlalo usethwe e-United States ngemuva kokubhujiswa ngo-3472. Izindebe Ezinkulu Eziyisishiyagalombili Zisakazeke kulo lonke elaseMelika, kanti inhloso yalo mdlali ukuzilondoloza zonke. Uphethiloli uyashoda kanti indlela kuphela yokufaka uphethiloli ezimotweni ukuthola amaphampu kaphethroli asakazeke ezweni lonke. Umdlalo wethulwe phezulu phezulu futhi uhilela ukushayela unqamula iMelika ukuqoqa izindebe eziyisishiyagalombili, ugweme izingozi zemvelo nezimoto ze-kamikaze ezizama ukushayisa umdlali. Umdlali unokunikezwa okulinganiselwe kukaphethiloli futhi kufanele aqoqe uphethiloli ngezikhathi ezithile ngokugijimisa amaphampu kaphethiloli. Izithiyo yimithi, amatshe amakhulu nezakhiwo ezibhujisiwe. I-worldorld inomngcele ongabonakali odala ukuthi imoto yomdlali iguquke ngokuzenzakalela ukuze iqiniseke ukuthi ayidluli imingcele yemidlalo. I-interface yomsebenzisi ikhombisa uhlu lwemininingwane ephelele: imephu enohlu lwamadolobha amakhulu ase-US eseduze, igeji kaphethiloli, umshini wokubonisa izinga lejubane, impilo esele kanye nezinga lokushisa lenjini. Idolobha ngalinye eliyisihluthulelo kumdlalo liqukethe okungenani isiteshi esisodwa segesi. Uma isidlali sishayela ngejubane elikhulu isikhathi eside, imoto yabo izoshisa kakhulu bese yehlisa ijubane. Ukonga imoto eshise ngokweqile, umdlali kufanele ashayele ngaphansi kwejubane elithile noma ame ngokuphelele ukuvumela injini ukuthi yehle.
Intuthuko
I-Tranz Am ingenye yemidlalo embalwa ye-Spectrum etholakala ngefomethi ye-ROM ukuze isetshenziswe ne-Interface 2. Ivumela umdlalo ukuthi ulayishe "khona manjalo" lapho ukulayishwa okujwayelekile kwegobolondo kungathatha imizuzu embalwa. Umdlalo usebenzisa inqubo ejwayelekile yokubeka ama-planar sprites anama-sprites wesithombe ngaphezulu komunye nomunye, okuvame ukuholela emaphutha wokuqhafaza nemibala egqagqene kukhonsoli. Umdlalo ungasetshenziswa futhi kuhlobo lwe-16K lwe-Spectrum.
Ukuqanjwa kabusha
Umdlalo wamukelwe kahle impela ngenkathi ukhishwa. Imidlalo yama-computer neyamavidiyo incoma ukuphathwa nokufinyeleleka komdlalo, ithi "kulula ukufika" kuzanywa kokuqala. Kukonke, omunye umbuyekezi obhalele i-Home Computing Weekly uthole lo mdlalo "uyimpoqo" kodwa uthole ukuthi umdlalo wehlulekile ukufeza izethembiso ezenziwe encazelweni ebhokisini. USimon Lane we-Popular Computing Weekly uncome imidwebo, umsindo nokwethulwa kwalo mdlalo, wathi "ayizinga eliphezulu kakhulu" nokuthi uTranz Am "ungumdlalo wokuqala" uma uqhathaniswa neminye imidlalo eshicilelwe yi-Ultimate. Kodwa-ke, uLane ukugxekile ukusebenzisana komdlalo, wathi kunzima "ukugxila kuyo yonke into ngasikhathi sinye". ULane wengeze ngokuthi umdlalo awuzange umklomelele umdlali ngokwanele ngokuqoqa zonke izinkomishi futhi waveza umyalezo omfishane wokuhalalisela ngaphambi kokumcela ukuthi aqale phansi. Umbuyekezi obhalele iphephabhuku i-Your Computer ubhale lo mdlalo njengohlelo "oluhle" ngoba indawo yokudlala ibalwe ukuthi ibe "izikhathi ezingama-600 indawo yesikrini uqobo."
Isiphetho
Imoto kulula ukuyilawula ngokuhlanganisa amandla, ukubopha amabhuleki nokunyakaza. Ungazungeza inkantolo kahle futhi uxoshe abaphikisi bakho, kepha kufanele uqaphele izinto ezimbalwa. Inkinga eyodwa ukulahleka ngokushesha kukaphethiloli, ngakho-ke kufanele uqhubeke ushayela amagalaji kaphethiloli owedlule ukugcwalisa uphethiloli. Umdlalo ujabulisa ngokuba mdala kangaka, kepha unobuthakathaka obuningi. Noma kunjalo, abadlali be-retro kufanele babheke.
