Little bugs in the database

StooB · Post by **StooB** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 1:03 pm

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:10 am
Maybe S. Pick made the original game for, say, C64 or Amstrad, and P. Cough is the author of the Spectrum version?

Or is there something wrong?

Concept and C64 version by Simon Pick according to his interview here:
https://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=https% ... n_pick.php

Spectrum conversion by Peter Gough according to his interview here:
http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot.com/200 ... rview.html

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Juan F. Ramirez · Post by **Juan F. Ramirez** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 1:42 pm

Ah, thanks for the info, so everything is ok.

djnzx48 · Post by **djnzx48** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:32 pm

There's also a scrolly message at the start of the game that mentions the authors of the C64 and Spectrum versions. "Hello and welcome to Mad Nurse by Firebird Software. Produced by Software Creations and coded by Peter Gough from the Commodore original by Simon Pick. Guide Mad Nurse around the wards and rescue the accident prone babies."

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djnzx48 · Post by **djnzx48** » Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:59 am

Unrelated, but at around address 45200 there's some uncompiled source code still left in the game. I reformatted it to make it easier to read.

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        inc ix
        inc ix
        ex af,af'
        dec a
        jr nz,gar       ; overwritten with something.

        ld c,a          ; matches up with $B053.
        ld ix,table
        add ix,bc
        ld hl,arear
        ld a,16
labour  ex af,af'
        ld a,28
        add (ix+0)
        ld e,a
        ld d,(ix+1)
        ldi
        ldi
        inc ix
        inc ix
        ex af,af'
        dec a
        jr nz,labour

        ret

carot   xor a
        ld (splatt),a

kilmer  ld a,(kild)
        dec a
        ld (kild),a
        and a
        ret nz

        ld a,1
        ld (fyrod),a
        ret

DECBAB  ld a,(babz)
        and a
        ret z

        dec a
        ld (babz),a

TODLER  ld hl,5080h+9-34
        ld (snooke),hl
        ld a,(babz)
        ld l,a
        ld h,0
        jp PRNFG

BOGAS   ld a,(gasl)
        and a
        ret z

        ld (repati),a
        ld b,a
sleepy  push bc
        ld de,10
        call adscor
        ld a,(repati)
        dec a
        ld (repati),a
        ld hl,50c6h-2
        ld (snooke),hl
        ld l,a
        ld h,0
        call prnfg
        ld b,50
        call rumor
        ld b,5
gavay   call pause
        djnz gavay

        pop bc
        djnz sleepy

        ret

arear   ds 32

copyar  ds 32

repati

druellan · Post by **druellan** » Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:30 pm

For some reason the game "Salen Tan Ricos" has two entries on the database, one for the game itself and the other one as part of the CSSCGC Crap Games Contest 2011.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... id=0027129
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... id=0031207

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djnzx48 · Post by **djnzx48** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:08 am

I just noticed a small mistake, Clicky Click's Dungeon is listed as Clickety Click's Dungeon in the database.

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Einar Saukas · Post by **Einar Saukas** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:52 pm

druellan wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:30 pm For some reason the game "Salen Tan Ricos" has two entries on the database, one for the game itself and the other one as part of the CSSCGC Crap Games Contest 2011.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... id=0027129
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... id=0031207

Fixed! This will be in the next archive update, thanks!

8BitAG · Post by **8BitAG** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:19 pm

Zenobi's 'Retarded Creatures & Caverns'
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6883

was actually produced with the Quill NOT the Professional Adventure Writer

(despite what the Your Sinclair review says).

Only just noticed this, as I've just been playing John Wilson's new Amstrad CP/M PAWs conversion of the game.

Edit: The author for the game should really be "John Wilson" too. http://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.ph ... el_id=7370 'The Balrog' is just a pen-name.

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Einar Saukas · Post by **Einar Saukas** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 4:30 pm

8BitAG wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:19 pm Zenobi's 'Retarded Creatures & Caverns'
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6883

was actually produced with the Quill NOT the Professional Adventure Writer

(despite what the Your Sinclair review says).

Only just noticed this, as I've just been playing John Wilson's new Amstrad CP/M PAWs conversion of the game.

Fixed! This will be in the next archive update, thanks!

druellan · Post by **druellan** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:37 pm

Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:52 pm
druellan wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:30 pm For some reason the game "Salen Tan Ricos" has two entries on the database, one for the game itself and the other one as part of the CSSCGC Crap Games Contest 2011.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... id=0027129
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... id=0031207
Fixed! This will be in the next archive update, thanks!

Thanks!!!! Check also the author name, seems that he is also duplicated.

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Einar Saukas · Post by **Einar Saukas** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:53 pm

Done already

StooB · Post by **StooB** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:30 am

Peter Shilton's Handball Maradona (3669) was not published by Grandslam (5522) in 1986 - Argus Press didn't become Grandslam until 1987. The publisher is Argus Press (1243) on the "Grand Slam" label. (sources: cover shows "Grand Slam", cassette label says ©1986 APS)

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Wizard Computer Games (15458) was not owned by Gremlin, they were just in the same building: (source: Gremlin Archive)

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Black Tiger (9310)
and
Street Fighter II (9426)

are published by US Gold (14899), not Go! (5416). (source: boxes)

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US Gold and Go! were not owned by CentreSoft (2312) - they were all separate entities. (source: The Story of US Gold)

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StooB · Post by **StooB** » Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:22 am

Chess , Time-Gate, and Zolan

were released in 1982 (article in Your Computer Jan 83 https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/mag.php ... 58&page=50)

Ghostbusters

was released in 1985 according to every review - only the C64 version came out before the film in December 1984.

Microbot

was released in 1984. Although the inlay has a 1983 copyright date, the review dates range from March - July 84.

Transversion and Robotics (Ocean's re-release of Frenzy)

were released in 1983 - as seen in this advert from September 1983: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/mag.php ... 94&page=48

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8BitAG · Post by **8BitAG** » Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:47 pm

The Balrog & the Cat
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=5989

I'm not sure why George E. Hoyle receives a credit for this game?

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StooB · Post by **StooB** » Thu Feb 28, 2019 1:25 pm

International Match Day

was released in 1986, not in 1985 when there were no 128K machines to play it on.

Stars Spectrum issue 05 - Juegos

this 48k covertape from 1985 presumably has Match Day on it rather than International Match Day, however it's denied distribution due to the Ultimate titles so cannot check

Stars on the 128:

the comment:

not a compilation tape, but four separate tapes packaged together

should be deleted: it is a compilation tape!

Rambo

was released in 1986, rather than 1985 as planned - source: Sinclair User.

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Juan F. Ramirez · Post by **Juan F. Ramirez** » Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:23 pm

StooB wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 1:25 pm International Match Day

was released in 1986, not in 1985 when there were no 128K machines to play it on.

The 128k model was first released in Spain in 1985.

According to Wikipedia:

"The machine was simultaneously presented for the first time and launched in September 1985 at the SIMO '85 trade show in Spain, with a price of 44,250 pesetas. Because of the large number of unsold Spectrum+ models, Sinclair decided not to start selling in the UK until January 1986 at a price of £179.95. No external keypad was available for the UK release, although the ROM routines to use it and the port itself remained".

Besides, there are some adverts of the 128k model in spanish Microhobby magazine from autumn of 1985.

I remember it came out with some 128k versions of games like Super Test or International Match Day. Hence 1985 as year of release of this game.

StooB · Post by **StooB** » Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:34 pm

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:23 pm
StooB wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 1:25 pm International Match Day

was released in 1986, not in 1985 when there were no 128K machines to play it on.

The 128k model was first released in Spain in 1985.

According to Wikipedia:

"The machine was simultaneously presented for the first time and launched in September 1985 at the SIMO '85 trade show in Spain, with a price of 44,250 pesetas. Because of the large number of unsold Spectrum+ models, Sinclair decided not to start selling in the UK until January 1986 at a price of £179.95. No external keypad was available for the UK release, although the ROM routines to use it and the port itself remained".

Besides, there are some adverts of the 128k model in spanish Microhobby magazine from autumn of 1985.

I remember it came out with some 128k versions of games like Super Test or International Match Day. Hence 1985 as year of release.

There were no games with the Spanish 128 release in 1985. The 48k versions of Supertest and Neverending Story weren't even released until late 85. The earliest review of International Match Day is May 86 and the inlay card also says (C) 1986.

StooB · Post by **StooB** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 5:53 pm

Into Africa

released in 1989 according to all magazine references, not 1987 as displayed on the loading screen

Durell Big 4 Volume II

released in 1987, not 1986 - advertised in October 1987 and includes Thanatos and Sigma 7 which were both released in 1987

Boots Action Pack and 6 Game Action Pack

These are the tape and disk versions of the same compilation. "6 Game Action Pack" came with +3 machines from Boots, but the page has the tzx on it. "Boots Action Pack" is the version bundled with +2 machines (cover here), and that page has the disk image on it and two titles missing from the contents.

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druellan · Post by **druellan** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 1:48 am

StooB wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 5:53 pm Into Africa
released in 1989 according to all magazine references, not 1987 as displayed on the loading screen

I rediscovered this game recently, and I'm very curious about it. Does you have the magazine references at hand?

PeterJ · Post by **PeterJ** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:50 am

Hi [mention]druellan[/mention]

If you go to the game page for this title on our main site then open up the tab called Magazine References they are available. For example:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=2521

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/mag.php ... 46&page=65

I assume the author tried to sell it as a full price title in 87 and failed?

Peter

StooB · Post by **StooB** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:42 am

PeterJ wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:50 am I assume the author tried to sell it as a full price title in 87 and failed?

Probably. I can't find anything about the programmer Kevin Smith, which is quite surprising considering he also wrote The Wild Bunch.

druellan · Post by **druellan** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:54 am

PeterJ wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:50 am Hi @druellan
If you go to the game page for this title on our main site then open up the tab called Magazine References they are available. For example:

Thanks! I don't know why I assumed he was talking about external resources

druellan · Post by **druellan** » Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:55 pm

Hi, just found some missing information for this game.

Mini Explorer XXXI - https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34666
It is a remake/inspired by Explorer XXXI https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=14928 and it is part of the ZXDev2018 - https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... up_id=2091

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druellan · Post by **druellan** » Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:20 pm

Some more:

Elon M. With a JetPack is also part of the ZXDev 2018 - https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34665
Ninjakul 2 https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34718 was authored using the MT Engine MK2 https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=30009

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R-Tape · Post by **R-Tape** » Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:33 pm

druellan wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:20 pm Elon M. With a JetPack is also part of the ZXDev 2018 - https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34665

Thanks. Old Tower is ZX-Dev too. I didn't realise.

I'll update these for next time.

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