Your original log of this issue isn't marked as being reviewed. There is a large backlog of these sorts of corrections.
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Your original log of this issue isn't marked as being reviewed. There is a large backlog of these sorts of corrections.
I know. That's why I'm posting it again!8BitAG wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:47 amYour original log of this issue isn't marked as being reviewed. There is a large backlog of these sorts of corrections.
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I'm not sure us double posting all our corrections will help reduce the backlog of entries that has built up while other areas, such as adding cover art credits, has been concentrated on.
Post moved to bugfixes. I'd agree with the above. It's always possible that he is depicted in a medieval setting, but there is no evidence of that.WhatHoSnorkers wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 6:46 am https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry.php?id=9879
It's listed down as "Medieval Legends" but the classified ads say it's a witty Union Simulator with various levels of industrial action, so I'd hazard a guess that it's something to do with Arthur Scargill instead.
This definition is similar. So I'm not sure if this definition must be changed... Any suggestions?
And could it be given the AKA: Sistema Bancario PersonalHilton to become the first UK home computer software company to distribute a program as Freeware.
Later versions, with the Bank Reconciliation module built in, were sold by Hilton Computer Services Ltd (£9.95) and re-released by Micromega.
Any definition would need to cover:Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:50 pmThis definition is similar. So I'm not sure if this definition must be changed... Any suggestions?
EDIT: Perhaps this:
"Bookware means the program was based on a book, which is included in the distribution."
EDIT: On second thought, this new definition suggests that an attached tape containing type-ins from a book would be a bookware. It's certainly not...
What about this:StooB wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 3:33 pm Any definition would need to cover:
Spectrum Bookware which is the book The ZX Spectrum and How to Get the Most from It and a completely unrelated game
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole from Mosaic Bookware which didn't come with the book the game was based on but with a diary
The Saga of Eric the Viking, again from Mosaic Bookware, but doesn't actually come with the book, just excerpts from it
So, if it doesn't have to be a novel, or complete book, or even have the software based on the book, I don't think you can be anymore specific than:
"Bookware means software that was published with a book or novella."
I don't think this definition would quite cover things like Starglider and Knight Orc (both currently marked as Bookware) which were bundled with specially-written novellas -- ie. the story was written in conjunction with the game, rather than the game being based on the story.Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:58 pm "Bookware means the program was based on a story from a book, which is included in the distribution."
Greetings. I wrote to Your email (einar@ime...), but probably You already have a different email.Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 2:37 am I recently added Legends Of Bytes to ZXDB. This magazine is an excellent source of information about Speccy game authors! Someone fluent in Russian should be able to obtain lots of useful information still missing from our database.
It's currently published by a guy called Gennadiy. If someone has his contact information and could invite him to our forum, I bet he would enjoy participating in this thread
Welcome to this forum!cherkasy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:17 pmGreetings. I wrote to Your email (einar@ime...), but probably You already have a different email.Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 2:37 am I recently added Legends Of Bytes to ZXDB. This magazine is an excellent source of information about Speccy game authors! Someone fluent in Russian should be able to obtain lots of useful information still missing from our database.
It's currently published by a guy called Gennadiy. If someone has his contact information and could invite him to our forum, I bet he would enjoy participating in this thread
04 june 2020, I made a new issue of my magazine (#8) and there my version of Hewson Consultants softography.
Link with pdf - https://www.dropbox.com/s/1zlulz0saba6t ... nt.7z?dl=0
Regards, Gennadiy.
p.s. I carefully read the forum threads and tried to combine everything results. I adds some new info from developers (Draughts Genius, C64; Herobotix and Subterranea, ZX; and something else on the little things as releases or unreleases and so on). Jonathan Court and Coxsoft (Ian Cox) did not answer me, although they received letters.
Good point.Stu wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:49 pmI don't think this definition would quite cover things like Starglider and Knight Orc (both currently marked as Bookware) which were bundled with specially-written novellas -- ie. the story was written in conjunction with the game, rather than the game being based on the story.Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:58 pm "Bookware means the program was based on a story from a book, which is included in the distribution."
Exactly. Most of your magazine content is already in English, especially interviews. You only need someone that can translate the rest.
As a further addition to this... The game, as Elfindor, was mentioned in a Popular Computing Weekly magazine issue from November 1985... So the date of release needs to be altered appropriately.8BitAG wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 3:24 pm Corrections and links connected to...
Kevin Maddocks
King Software
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=8082
shares the same postal address as (the later) Sigma-Soft/SigmaSoft
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=13268
See the early advert, which also lists J. Maddocks [Kevin's father?] as the contact name & cheque recipient...
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/mag.php ... 91&page=50
So King Software and SigmaSoft [2] need to be linked in the database in some way.
K. Maddocks
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=7796
and
Kevin Madocs
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=8029
are both actually
Kevin Maddocks
("Kevin Madocs" was misspelled on the Gilsoft's Characters packaging. He was later credited correctly in the Gilsoft PAW manual; as the fonts were reused in that utility. The character sets in the SigmaSoft Characters Collection are the same as the ones in Gilsoft's Characters)
Kevin Maddocks is a missing credit from the
Professional Adventure Writer
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6825
where he should be credited for graphics (as mentioned in the manual)
along with...
Dicon Peeke
[who really should have a database entry... Dicon appears to be missing off some games too, so I will address that at another point]
and...
A. Williams
Kevin Maddocks' text adventures...
Dwarfs Domain
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6238
and
Elfindor
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6244
are almost identical.
The later game, Elfindor, has some changes to a few parts of the map, tweaked message text, the inclusion of a help command, and a more generous inventory limit.
http://8bitag.com/temp/dwarfs-elfindor.pdf
I'm still investigating this. What I found interesting is that there are adverts on the Spanish Microhobby from back November 1985 (https://microhobby.speccy.cz/mhf/050/MH050_35.jpg Dro Soft, including pricing), and another from December 1985 (https://microhobby.speccy.cz/mhf/055/MH055_32.jpg Serma). This seems like a move to promote the game before Christmas, and also, from two different distributors, but since they are promoting a translated version of the game (and +2a compatible), I wonder if this might be true and the game was published in Spain early. The proper review of the game didn't come out until May of the same year, so, perhaps it was delayed.
Probably, but there are also reasonable clues, the problem is that often you don't know if you're going into a rabbit hole until you are well into itRorthron wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 3:50 pm Mobygames says Skyfox was released in Feb 86. The scanned inlay on that site has copyright messages of 1984 for Ray Tobey (presumably the C64 version) and 1985 for Ariolasoft. Make of that what you will.
I can't help but feel a lot of this analysis of release dates is wasted effort. Evidence like adverts, reviews, copyright dates, magazine news stories, etc are all unreliable. Much of the time I suspect we just can't reach the level of precision sought.