The Machinations
automation puzzle game for Commodore 64, 2024
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The Story
You turn on your Commodore 64 and start connecting to the mainframe. As you
initialise the sytem... an error occurs! To get the system back up and
running you will have to fix it – from the inside. complete the current
level. The number at top is the keyboard shortcut to use that module, the
number below in brackets is the quantity of modules available to you this
level. The number for the keyboard shortcut of the module type that is active
will be highlighted. Are you up for the challenge of designing your own
Machinations and restore the connection to the mainframe, one binary cell at
a time?
Transport the binary cell from the source to the target using the modules at
your disposal. The game is a remake of The Sequence by One Man Band.
The game contains 6 module types and 40 levels, including a sandbox level.
For a quick tutorial video go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXb0DBXD09U
Webpage: https://h4plo.itch.io/the-machinations
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Some useful keyboard shortcuts
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[PAUSE] - stop/continue game
[F9] - quick load game state
[F12] - quick save game state (still stored after leaving the site)
[F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
[ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
[PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)