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Having fun with the classic game- Hunchy

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February 21, 2026

Having Fun With Hunchy

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 I thought I would have some fun with Hunchy, which was originally launched as

part of the Einstein 256 Games pack but works perfectly well on the TC-01. This article

was originally Published in Einstein Monthly News as part of their Harry the Hacker series

of articles.

More lives

Insert the Hunchy disk and from DOS type;

LOAD HUNCHY.COM and press ENTER ;note the number of Blocks which

will be used for saving the program

MOS and press ENTER

Now you can enter one of the following two pokes:

M 0370 and press ENTER

20. and press ENTER (remember to type in the full stop after the number.)

This will give you 32 Lives

Or

M 0C65 and press ENTER

000000. and press ENTER (remember to type in the full stop after the number.)

This will give you infinite lives.

You only need to use one of these pokes, remember to type the full stop as shown, this

ends the modify command.

Next insert a blank disc, on which you want to save the modified HUNCHY to and press

CTRL/BREAK, this will return you to DOS. Then type:

SAVE 30 HUNCHL.COM ;note the 30 should be the number

of Blocks noted for saving earlier

You now have your modified copy of HUNCHY on disc. Load and enjoy.

Something to try for a bit of fun

Insert the Hunchy disk and from DOS type;

LOAD HUNCHY.COM and press ENTER ;note the number of Blocks

which will be used for saving the

program

MOS and press ENTER

M 0384 and press ENTER

nn. and press ENTER :where nn. Is a Hex number form 01 to 15 (remember to type

in the full stop after the number.)

Next insert a blank disc, on which you want to save the modified HUNCHY to and press

CTRL/BREAK, this will return you to DOS. Then type:

SAVE 30 HUNCHM.COM ;note the 30 should be the number

of Blocks noted for saving earlier

You now have your modified copy of HUNCHY on disc. Load and enjoy.

Happy gaming.

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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.