No, this is before Microprose set up their own UK operations in Tetbury. The US Gold business model was to publish US software in Europe - that's why it was called US Gold.Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2019 7:27 pm Are you sure they were not originally co-published by Microprose and US Gold together?
Or perhaps published by Microprose first, US Gold later?
OK, thanks for the confirmation!StooB wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2019 7:58 pmNo, this is before Microprose set up their own UK operations in Tetbury. The US Gold business model was to publish US software in Europe - that's why it was called US Gold.Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2019 7:27 pm Are you sure they were not originally co-published by Microprose and US Gold together?
Or perhaps published by Microprose first, US Gold later?
It's not co-published any more than Bruce Lee was co-published with Datasoft or Winter Games was co-published with Epyx.
Do you know if the original date and price, currently assigned to Microprose in both cases, actually refer to US Gold original release or Microprose re-release?Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:18 pmOK, thanks for the confirmation!StooB wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2019 7:58 pm No, this is before Microprose set up their own UK operations in Tetbury. The US Gold business model was to publish US software in Europe - that's why it was called US Gold.
It's not co-published any more than Bruce Lee was co-published with Datasoft or Winter Games was co-published with Epyx.
I'm making these changes now, they will appear in the next ZXDB update.
Fortunately all the versions were advertised individually:Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:01 pm Do you know if the original date and price, currently assigned to Microprose in both cases, actually refer to US Gold original release or Microprose re-release?
This is an interesting case, I can see in the TZX that no only Andromeda is the second game on the tape, but also both Willibald and Andromeda are recorded twice on the same side. The side B looks identical to the side A:
Please don't!
Hi! Well, that was pretty much my intention. Since we need to "extract" the game from the TZX if we want a less confusing image of it, a snap is pretty much screaming "this is not a preservation image", but I totally agree if you want to exterminate the format from the DB. We can leave things alone or create a quick TAP.Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 2:43 am Nowadays, snapshots still make sense to save a game you are playing for instance, but not for software preservation.
I think it would be better to create a TZX of this program. This way, nothing will be lost.druellan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:01 amHi! Well, that was pretty much my intention. Since we need to "extract" the game from the TZX if we want a less confusing image of it, a snap is pretty much screaming "this is not a preservation image", but I totally agree if you want to exterminate the format from the DB. We can leave things alone or create a quick TAP.Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 2:43 am Nowadays, snapshots still make sense to save a game you are playing for instance, but not for software preservation.
I dunno.Confirmed! Guppy seems to be this one: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=2187 but we only have a TAP image.
Yes, I also feel that calling it a compilation would be too much. These bonus programs aren't even mentioned anywhere in the inlay. So yes, probably a comment would be enough.But I'm not sure we can call this a compilation, seems that the game was self-distributed and the author just wanted to add some extras:
What do you mean by compiled by you? Its an official release with both games on one tape, and I provided the Perfect TZX. That company did more double game releases like this. There has been one uploaded to WOS within the last six months or so.
Thanks Frankie, sorry, it was not my intention to imply anything, I just wanted to be sure I was understanding the source correctly, since it is not that usual to record both games twice on the same side of the cassette.
Sorry if I sounded harsh, wasn’t meant todruellan wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 1:39 amThanks Frankie, sorry, it was not my intention to imply anything, I just wanted to be sure I was understanding the source correctly, since it is not that usual to record both games twice on the same side of the cassette.
Thanks again, and apologies.
BTW: Andromeda is a really cute Atlantis clone, and fast!
