Having Fun With Fu Kung in Las Vegas
Introduction
This article like many others I will be doing, is a recreation, tidy up, etc of articles originally
published in old User Group Magazines. As the quality of these old magazines is quite
poor, I decided to take it upon myself to recreate those articles and present them in an
improved format, with pictorial enhancements and where possible improved content.
This time for a change from the technical articles, I thought I would have some fun with Fu
Kung in Las Vegas. This article was originally Published in Einstein Monthly News Volume
1 Issues 7.
First starting on different screens
Fu Kung is one of those excellent games that is difficult to progress through, due to its
complexity, so for those struggling to progress through the levels here is some much
needed help:
Insert the Fu Kung disk and from DOS type;
LOAD FUKUNG.COM and press ENTER ;note the number of Blocks for saving
MOS and press ENTER
M 020C and press ENTER
nn. and press ENTER ; Make sure to replace nn. With the number of the
screen you want to start on - Note the number should
always be one less than that required i.e. for screen 9
nn=08. (remember to type in the full stop after the
number.)
Now press CTRL/BREAK and save the game with a different file name.
e.g. SAVE 105 FK2.COM ;note 105 hopefully matches the number of Blocks for
saving you wrote down when loading the game.
You can now load the game in the normal way but this time it will start on the level you
chose.
Happy gaming.
Lee Bendall
I’ve worked in the finance sector since the late 1980s, but my passion for computing began much earlier. I purchased my first home computer in 1982, and from that moment I knew technology was what I truly wanted to pursue. So, when the opportunity arose in the 1990s to transition my career into the Financial IT sector, I seized it with both hands.
Throughout my later career, I had the privilege of working on leading-edge IT projects and was eventually invited to become a member of the British Computer Society, earning Chartered Information Technology Professional (CITP) status—a charter I’m proud to still hold today.
Despite my professional focus, I never lost my enthusiasm for the home computing scene. Over the years, I’ve owned nearly every major machine released in the UK. It was no surprise, then, that when MAME introduced support for vintage computers (initially through MESS), I jumped right in.
Now retired, my love for 1980s and 1990s computers remains as strong as ever. When the opportunity arose to purchase an Einstein TC-01, I couldn’t resist. The seller—Adam Groome—shared a deep passion for keeping the Einstein alive, and his enthusiasm quickly drew me into the community.
Today, I’m involved in several Einstein-related projects, including work on the Speculator, TK-02, and Silicon Disk hardware. In addition to these, I founded the Einstein Document Preservation Project, which focuses on high-resolution rescanning, restoration, and enhancement of all Einstein documentation. I’m also engaged in a large-scale initiative to support and preserve the Einstein’s software library.
