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I was more of a Nibbles[0] person. I played it with other people on my XT-class laptop in high school.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibbles_(video_game)

I’ve got the music in my head just from seeing it written down. And the sound effect from gorrilla.

Yeah it's very iconic. It’s actually the same melodic motif that’s played in the intro of GORILLA.BAS and NIBBLES.BAS - it’s a short snippet from Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.

Kind of reminds me of how most people don’t know “Korobeiniki” (Коробейники) by name, they just call it the Tetris song.

I love the 1812 Overture, in part, because it has artillery.

"Oh, yes-- I play in the orchestra. I am in the auxiliary percussion and artillery sections."

Haha, symphonies with accompanying armaments really make you appreciate where you’re going to be seated as an audience member.

Everyone loves it for being a song with cannons in it. Must be a lame way to be remembered though. People like Beethoven and Mozart for, you know, their actual music. But Tchaikovsky? CANNONS!

My favorite is MONEY.BAS

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