SEMATORINDEPENDENT MUSIC + EFFECTS
Original tune and real effects on separate synths; original sound toggle still mutes
GAME GUIDE / 1.1.320
Black Lamp
Recover the lamps as a jester in a monster-filled castle.
SEMATOR CONTROL DECK
Your controls, at a glance.
Joystick moves / jumps; fire shoots. Default shoulders send F1 / F2 for game selection. Use the game's player-selection screen.
Select a button to see its action.
Original SemaTor controller illustration. Face buttons 1–4 correspond to south, east, west and north. A/B/X/Y in the table are SDL layout names; your pad’s printed labels may differ.
| Control | Action |
|---|---|
| Move / up to jump | |
| Move / up to jump | |
| Fire | |
| Fire | |
| Space key — game prompts | |
| Space key — game prompts | |
| Unassigned | |
| Fire | |
| F1 — game selection | |
| F2 — game selection | |
| Session menu (F11) | |
| SemaTor settings (F12) | |
| Unassigned axis / click | |
| Left stick click / Guide / extra buttons | Unassigned by default. Device or system Guide behaviour can vary. |
Keyboard & mouse
Default keyboard joystick mapping: arrow keys move, Left Ctrl fires and Space sends the original Space key. Original game keys remain available.
These are release defaults, not your saved remaps. Open F11 → Controls for this game for live mappings, or F12 → Controls to change them. Start and Back remain reserved for SemaTor menus. Mouse speed is adjustable. One active host gamepad is supported; two-player modes do not imply two simultaneous gamepads.
CHOOSE YOUR DISK
Verified editions & checksums
These are the exact identities used by the enhanced profiles in SemaTor 1.1.320. A recognised profile is not a promise that every level, option or graphics device has been tested.
Existing exact enhanced-profile identities. These editions are recognised by the release; no new complete-game test was performed in 1.1.320. Options marked TEST retain their individual limitations.
A full disk-image checksum has not yet been recorded for these editions. Use the exact program/boot identities below; the filename alone is insufficient.
| Edition / program | Identity | Bytes |
|---|---|---|
| Black Lamp (1988, Firebird) BALCKLAM.PRG|BLACKLAM.PRG | raw program-text SHA-154b4b640c8e7c819acec38b343055536a3a6d184 | 171 |
Program SHA-1 covers the raw executable text before relocation, excluding its file header. Boot SHA-1 covers the decoded 512-byte boot sector. Neither is the checksum of the whole PRG, STX or ZIP. SemaTor’s library problem-report draft includes the executable SHA-1 and whether it is exactly recognised.
Download the edition/checksum list. If your edition is different, report its identity before assuming its enhanced profile is compatible.
OPTIONS BY EDITION
Make it your game.
Names match the release profiles, including experimental and practice options. Availability depends on the recognised disk edition. A matching filename alone does not verify an edition; untested releases may behave differently.
Black Lamp (1988, Firebird)
Playing on Android or Thor?
Android and dual-screen controls remain in testing. Touch layouts can differ from desktop gamepad defaults. Mega lo Mania’s Thor panel and direct-touch input need device validation; this guide does not certify every touch layout.