History
- Released
- 1989
- Group
- The Force -- Israel, founded 1985
CSDb confirms this Force intro was coded by Nir P. with graphics by Zagor and music by Link of the Cheyens and Vibrants -- specifically his composition "Abnormal," preserved in the HVSC. The Force was an Israeli cracking group founded in 1985 by Danny and Ronny, making it one of the earliest operations outside the traditional European and American scenes. The group functioned as a demo, cracker, music, graphics, magazine, and import group with 366 documented releases. Nir P. served as a coder and graphician within The Force from 1987 to 1992, while Guy Shavitt handled music and co-leadership. Link was a Dutch musician whose compositions reached groups across multiple continents through SID music distribution networks. The Force's motto -- "May The Force be with you... Always!" -- reflected the Star Wars enthusiasm common among young computer enthusiasts. The group also collaborated with Tektronix, an Australian sub-label.
Sources: CSDb
// ============================================ // output - Disassembled Source // ============================================ // KickAssembler syntax // Generated by Restore 64 v0.2.1 alpha build 298, 2026-04-11 21:35:42 // https://restore64.dev by datucker / Rabenauge // // Load address: $0700 End: $1c7f (5504 bytes) // Crunched with Exomizer v2/v3 — depacked by emulation // Packer entry: $080b (via BASIC SYS 2059) // Entry point: $0a00 (2560) // IRQ handler: $0ab7 (irq_0ab7) // IRQ handler: $0aeb (irq_0aeb) // IRQ handler: $0b28 (irq_0b28) // IRQ handler: $ea31 (irq_ea31) // // Code: 2071 bytes, Data: 3433 bytes // Labels: 198, Subroutines: 6 // // Cross-references: all OK // ============================================ // --- Region $0a00-$0bee --- .pc = $0a00 "main_0a00" main_0a00: { lda #$06 sta $d020 sta $d021 lda #$00 sta $d011 sta $50 sta $4b sta $4e sta $4f tax loop1: lda #$20 sta $0400,x sta $0500,x sta $0600,x sta $0700,x lda #$01 sta $d800,x sta $d900,x sta $da00,x sta $db00,x inx bne loop1 loop2: lda $0c31,x sta $0428,x sta $0658,x lda $0cc1,x sta $04b8,x sta $06e8,x lda $0dc1,x sta $d828,x sta $da58,x lda $0e51,x sta $d8b8,x sta $dae8,x inx bne loop2 ldx #$27 lda #$08 loop3: sta $da08,x dex bpl loop3 ldx #$07 loop4: lda $08d8,x sta chr_0800,x dex bpl loop4 lda #$0f sta $d022 lda #$0b sta $d023 lda #$1b sta $49 lda #$a0 sta $48 lda #$12 sta $d018 lda #$d7 sta $4a lda #$c8 sta $d016 sei lda #$7f sta $dc0d lda #$f1 sta $d01a lda #$1b sta $d011 lda #$94 sta $d012 lda #$b7 sta $0314 lda #$0a sta $0315 jsr sub_1000 cli jmp $0ab4 } irq_0ab7: ldx #$05 loc_0ab9: dex bne loc_0ab9 lda #$01 sta $d020 sta $d021 ldx #$0a loc_0ac6: dex bne loc_0ac6 lda #$00 sta $d020 sta $d021 lda $4a sta $d016 rol $d019 lda #$a6 sta $d012 lda #$eb sta $0314 lda #$0a sta $0315 jmp $ea7e irq_0aeb: ldx #$05 loc_0aed: dex bne loc_0aed lda #$01 sta $d020 sta $d021 ldx #$0a loc_0afa: dex bne loc_0afa