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- Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:56 am
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: How to detect MCoder II games?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1828
Re: How to detect MCoder II games?
In the course of my search I saw this link, page 14 declared the winner and runner-up of the PSS Competition for best game using MCODER back in 1983 [...] Anyway my point is surely the winning games must be MCODER based - Elektro Storm and Panic [...] Ahem - now I see that the copyright text is the...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:49 am
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: How to detect MCoder II games?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1828
Re: How to detect MCoder II games?
What tool do you use to search HEX ? I'm using Total Commander, that has the nice addition to be able to go into zip files. Right now I'm running it in a full WOS archive backup, but my intention is to run it on TOSEC. The issue with this method is that is not able to unpack loaders, but so far my ...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:18 am
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: How to detect MCoder II games?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1828
Re: How to detect MCoder II games?
Excellent! I also confirmed a bunch myself, I think we have a pretty decent list.
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Little bugs in the database 6
- Replies: 131
- Views: 5083
Re: Little bugs in the database 6
The Sacred Armour of Antiriad - https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... f_Antiriad
Has a DOS version, developed by Palace Software and published by Epyx: https://homeoftheunderdogs.net/game.php?id=1424
Has a DOS version, developed by Palace Software and published by Epyx: https://homeoftheunderdogs.net/game.php?id=1424
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- Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:04 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: How to detect MCoder II games?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1828
Re: How to detect MCoder II games?
Confirmed, at least in this case the Colt compiler has the same copyright notice as MCoder II, meaning, we can't rely on the message alone to match exclusively MCoder II. https://i.postimg.cc/bdgyP9BG/Screenshot-2024-01-13-170030.png That's a bummer. On the plus side, we can probably match some Colt...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:29 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: How to detect MCoder II games?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1828
Re: How to detect MCoder II games?
Might be also a mistake, we don't know why they are marked. For example, Yength is already (correctly) tagged as MCoder II. But let's see, I'm building the initial list to check what we already have in the DB.
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:28 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: How to detect MCoder II games?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1828
Re: How to detect MCoder II games?
NICE!! We have the starting list!
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:01 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Which games use teleporting ?
- Replies: 103
- Views: 3179
Re: Which games use teleporting ?
That's a good catch! Added.
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: How to detect MCoder II games?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1828
Re: How to detect MCoder II games?
Thanks, this is great! First white section AA60-AB30 is changed with orange one and you see copyrights there (red frame) - in MC2 file but not in Cerius game. That's why you have good chance to make wrong conclusion if you just look for any copyright inside game. Exactly what I was thinking: it is e...
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:30 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: NEW THEME! for the Spectrum Computing Forums
- Replies: 153
- Views: 5228
Re: NEW THEME! for the Spectrum Computing Forums
Great!
The planets are from Exolon, and I just removed a Christmas header from Special Delivery.
The idea was to make a bunch and randomly place them on the header, but those planets look so good, I need to find something equivalent.
The planets are from Exolon, and I just removed a Christmas header from Special Delivery.
The idea was to make a bunch and randomly place them on the header, but those planets look so good, I need to find something equivalent.
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: NEW THEME! for the Spectrum Computing Forums
- Replies: 153
- Views: 5228
Re: NEW THEME! for the Spectrum Computing Forums
Hi! New version of the dark theme with small improvements. Some warning messages still illegible due to the background color are now fixed. Also, some changes on the voting template, hopefully looks nicer and fixes the dark text issue. https://i.postimg.cc/GhN9fqfh/Screenshot-2024-01-08-124955.png T...
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: How to detect MCoder II games?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1828
Re: How to detect MCoder II games?
The issue I have with the string search is that there is no copyright notice inside Aquasquad's TAP/TZX or doing a memory dump. So, I can't use it to validate the claim that all Shaw Brothers games use MCoder II. Astros Software also does not seem to have any obvious signature, at least looking at Z...
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 8:57 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Which games use teleporting ?
- Replies: 103
- Views: 3179
Re: Which games use teleporting ?
There is an up-to-date list here: viewtopic.php?p=130957#p130957 for anyone that want to take a look.
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 2:09 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: How to detect MCoder II games?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1828
How to detect MCoder II games?
WIP list of titles we are reviewing. We have also some Hisoft Colt compiler titles in the list EDIT: we also detected several Colt compiled games. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hSNwKweLdJ_cfi4co8F35xNOx4TE711RiXmKI6apsTE/edit?usp=sharing Since some time now, I'm going back to this report b...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:29 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Spaghetti football?!?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 783
Re: Spaghetti football?!?
In fact, could be nice to have the full scan of those magazines. Years 1989 and 1990 are missing from the site or Archive.org (at least, by that name), and the Museum of Computing History only have the covers scanned.Ok, sort of helpful-ish, so do you have the edition in question?
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:08 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Treasure Island (Mr. Micro) credits might be wrong
- Replies: 10
- Views: 255
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:06 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Treasure Island (Mr. Micro) credits might be wrong
- Replies: 10
- Views: 255
Re: Treasure Island (Mr. Micro) credits might be wrong
I have a strong suspicion that everybody was playing with names inside Mr. Micro. Credits always look incomplete. I already mentioned John Boy, that sometimes is replaced by John May, even when the ingame credits specifically say "John Boy", and sometimes is credited as John "ISSI&quo...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:31 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Treasure Island (Mr. Micro) credits might be wrong
- Replies: 10
- Views: 255
Re: Treasure Island (Mr. Micro) credits might be wrong
I bet you're right about Jim Gregory being ISSI, I want to learn more, but all the first games by Mr. Micro, and one of them mentioned in the article, are signed by ISSI.
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Treasure Island (Mr. Micro) credits might be wrong
- Replies: 10
- Views: 255
Re: Treasure Island (Mr. Micro) credits might be wrong
How about Jim Gregory (the founder) using nickname ISSI. The letters are stylized like rock band KISS and in the interview https://archive.org/stream/home-computing-weekly-028/Home_Computing_Weekly_028#page/n37/mode/1up with him in Home Computing Weekly (linked on Mr Micro page) he started with ele...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:18 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Treasure Island (Mr. Micro) credits might be wrong
- Replies: 10
- Views: 255
Re: Treasure Island (Mr. Micro) credits might be wrong
In Mobygames we have the following credits:
Game Design by Greg Duddle (as Greg)
Coding by Greg Duddle (as Greg)
Loading Screen by Issi
I do think Gred Duddle is ok, but I don't think Issi did the loading screen alone, we can see the signature inside the game under "design & code".
Game Design by Greg Duddle (as Greg)
Coding by Greg Duddle (as Greg)
Loading Screen by Issi
I do think Gred Duddle is ok, but I don't think Issi did the loading screen alone, we can see the signature inside the game under "design & code".
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:06 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Treasure Island (Mr. Micro) credits might be wrong
- Replies: 10
- Views: 255
Treasure Island (Mr. Micro) credits might be wrong
Treasure Island by Mr. Micro - https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5400/ZX-Spectrum/Treasure_Island has the following credits: Jim Greg (UK) Issi (UK) Those are most certainly extracted from the loading screen: https://i.postimg.cc/7Gxmp9N3/jim-greg-issi.png But I don't think Jim Greg is a real pe...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:44 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: Credits for Karnov, additional
- Replies: 14
- Views: 579
Re: Credits for Karnov, additional
Looking at the endgame credits for all systems, seems that the Amstrad CPC version is the original one, the Spectrum and C64 a direct conversion, that might explain why there are some unknown names in the credits, besides, credits on other Mr. Micro conversions of the era are incomplete, so, we don'...
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 1:20 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Bandersnatch hardware
- Replies: 7
- Views: 602
Re: Bandersnatch hardware
Huh, I didn't know it was supposed to be 128K. (Or alternatively, I did know but I'd forgotten.) I was assuming it would be an extra 16K like Shadow of the Unicorn. Also, makes sense based on the image of the prototype, looks like it has 4 modules of 16k, so 64k in total to add to the Spectrum memo...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:29 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: Credits for Karnov, additional
- Replies: 14
- Views: 579
Re: Credits for Karnov, additional
And to make things even MORE confusing, the loading screen for Treasure Island, looks like it says Jim ISSI Greg. https://i.postimg.cc/7Gxmp9N3/jim-greg-issi.png And inside the code, only ISSI is mentioned: TresIsle ‚ ‚ à „ ÿ ~ ç5 :Ú5 :Ù5 :ý24576 ` :ô23659 k\ ,0 :ï""¯:ùÀ46915 C· :ê Mr. M...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:25 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: Credits for Karnov, additional
- Replies: 14
- Views: 579
Re: Credits for Karnov, additional
There is an Issi on Mobygames : https://www.mobygames.com/person/1227222/issi/ Yeah, and making things more confusing, Issi and John May are credited together for Spitfire 40: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4763/ZX-Spectrum/Spitfire_40 Issi is for sure a creator working for Mr Micro, since I...