Captain Sticky's Gold

Captain Sticky's Gold
Also known as: Capt. Sticky's Gold Developer: English Software Publisher: English Software Platform: Atari 8-bit family Released in UK: 1983 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has revisional differences.

Hidden Message

Present only in the 32K version is a hidden message meant for programmer Steven Riding's friends. During gameplay, type ste6502 to replace every graphic but the diver with this greeting:

GREATINGS FRIEND
OF STEVEN RIDING
>TOPMAN HIMSELF<

The diver can still move around and fire his harpoon, though his sprite's vertical position will be stuck at where it was when the message activated.

(Source: Digital Press (Frantisek Houra))

Version Differences

Two versions were released: a 32K version and a smaller 16K version. A few things had to be removed to get the game under 16 kilobytes:

• The "starring" section on the title screen that showcases the game's enemies/items.
• The hidden message mentioned above.
• A "Hall of Fame" screen which keeps track of the nine highest scores and the players' names. The 16K version keeps track of a single high score on the title screen, with no player name.