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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:57 am
by djnzx48
It seems the links to the tributes on WOS have not been converted over, and now link to nonexistent pages. For example, see Ian Weatherburn. Additionally, only an archive of his Wikipedia page (which is linked to from ZXDB) can be viewed, since it has now been deleted.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:42 am
by StooB
Scuba Dive

Re-release #5 has an empty publisher field and should be removed.

Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:50 pm
by +3code
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=2675

The file is corrupted.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 1:11 pm
by StooB
Quattro Power (1991)

is reviewed in YS September 1990 so the year of release should be 1990.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:45 pm
by StooB
Cartoon Collection (1992)


was released for Christmas 1991 according to the Sinclair User review in January 1992.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:23 am
by druellan
Looking at the credits for Elven Warrior (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=1608)
Rorthron wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:13 pm ORIGINAL DESIGN DUNCAN KERSHAW
ORIGINAL MUSIC SONIC GRAFFITI
Z80 CODE D.C.P. Z80
GRAPHICS JABBA SEVERN
AY PLAYER & CONVERSION ANDY SEVERN LOADING SCREENS JAMES KING
STORY DUNCAN KERSHAW
OTHER TEXTUAL & SHOTS SIMON DANIELS
ARTWORK & LOGO JON CLARK
INLAY PRODUCTION MIKE,PETE,SIMON,SI,JOHN, STEVE T & STEVE D
MASTERING KEVIN PARKER
MAIL ORDER BELINDA & SUNGLASSES McCANN
PRODUCTION SIMON 'MOONCHILD' DANIELS
I'm wondering about "Z80 CODE D.C.P. Z80". None of the DCP currently on SC seems to be a proper match, so, perhaps it is the abbreviation of a development group?

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:35 am
by Stefan
druellan wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:23 am Looking at the credits for Elven Warrior (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=1608)
Rorthron wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:13 pm Z80 CODE D.C.P. Z80
I'm wondering about "Z80 CODE D.C.P. Z80". None of the DCP currently on SC seems to be a proper match, so, perhaps it is the abbreviation of a development group?
The credits seem to have ocr issues - see the pdf at https://cpcrulez.fr/GamesTest/elven_warrior.htm which shows:
Z80 CODE B.C.P.
Which is probably Bizarre Computer Productions as the menu scrolly shows and who the entire team are already attributed to.

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:43 am
by djnzx48
The typed instructions also attribute 'C64 CODE & GRAPHICS' to 'SONIC GRAFFITI', where they were attributed to 'DUNCAN KERSHAW' in the original instructions (and the credit for 'C64 MUSIC PLAYER' is missing).

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:43 am
by djnzx48
From a comment here: https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arca ... per-duel4/

Nav and Negus are mispellings of MAV and Megus.

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:54 pm
by druellan
Stefan wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:35 am The credits seem to have ocr issues - see the pdf at https://cpcrulez.fr/GamesTest/elven_warrior.htm which shows:
Z80 CODE B.C.P.
Which is probably Bizarre Computer Productions as the menu scrolly shows and who the entire team are already attributed to.
Oh! Right! Excellent, I was checking other sources (many of them with the same exact error), but I missed the PDF.

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:15 pm
by StooB

Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 3:40 pm
by StooB
Splat (1983)

The reviews from 1991 and 1992 should be moved to the Sam Coupe version.

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:58 pm
by moroz1999
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10167 - Not Nav, but MAV.
Group: Brainwave, Star Group
Real name: Andrey Mikheev
Location: Yoshkar-Ola, Russia

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10179 - Not Negus, but Megus.
Group: Brainwave, Star Group
Real name: Roman Petrov
Location: Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:05 pm
by kolbeck
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=28296

Original Publisher: Your Sinclair (UK)
Author: L. Jespersen (NOT L. Jesperson)
Country should be DK (and not UK)

As seen on https://archive.org/stream/YourSinclair ... 5/mode/1up

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:56 am
by StooB
Artura (1989)

All reviews are from November or December 1988, so the year of release should be 1988.

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:54 pm
by StooB
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (1984)


was released in 1983, on December 8th.

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:49 am
by Einar Saukas
moroz1999 wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:58 pm https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10179 - Not Negus, but Megus.
Group: Brainwave, Star Group
Real name: Roman Petrov
Location: Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
djnzx48 wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:43 am From a comment here: https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arca ... per-duel4/

Nav and Negus are mispellings of MAV and Megus.
I'm assuming that Megus here and here are different people. Could anyone please confirm?

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:26 am
by djnzx48
From what this article seems to say, this should be the page for Megus. Roman Petrov is not Megus, but someone who shares the same name as him. Also, they are apparently both from Russia (rather than Ukraine).

Edit: if this is the case, the credit for Chopper Duel should be changed to refer to Megus. Additionally, Roman Petrov (from Saint Petersburg, according to the wiki) who wrote Arcade Voleyball may be a different person from the other two.

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:54 pm
by StooB
This Home Computer Weekly 24/1/84 review on the Pitfall 2 page isn't for Pitfall 2, but a uMIA text adventure called Pitfall by Infinite Software.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 2:03 pm
by StooB
Run Baby Run

Original publisher should be Micro Gold as mentioned here, and the price was £2.75.

The Firebird release was in October 1984 and was £2.50.

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:32 pm
by R-Tape
Ast A. Moore wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:16 pm Oh, and I forget how we define machine type—as the very minimum requirement or as a subset of features—but Yankee now uses the AY chip for sound effects. So, perhaps, it should say “ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K” now and/or “Features: AY Sound”?
As [mention]Ast A. Moore[/mention] says, the latest update of Yankee in Iraq (ID 30373) makes a few changes to classification that I didn't consider:

Minimum model should be 48K/128K
Also a member of the AY Sound group (group 1025), and redefinable keys (group 9005)

(I'll sort the screenshot Ast)

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:38 pm
by Ast A. Moore
R-Tape wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:32 pm (I'll sort the screenshot Ast)
No rush, Dave.

Also noticed that 180 is listed as Features: AY Sound. Seriously doubt that a game from 1984 would feature that.

Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:42 pm
by R-Tape
Regarding groups, can I just add that there are a lot of details I never knew about (and some I tried not to think about!) when making new entries. It's best not to start reporting recent releases here for things like AY Sound and redefineable keys (let's do Yankee while it's fresh though). When I understand ZXDB structure better I'll go back over these (with help), but there are too many to do as normal bugfixes.

Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:11 pm
by moroz1999
djnzx48 wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:26 am From what this article seems to say, this should be the page for Megus. Roman Petrov is not Megus, but someone who shares the same name as him. Also, they are apparently both from Russia (rather than Ukraine).

Edit: if this is the case, the credit for Chopper Duel should be changed to refer to Megus. Additionally, Roman Petrov (from Saint Petersburg, according to the wiki) who wrote Arcade Voleyball may be a different person from the other two.
There is only one Megus, he is from Russia, Yoshkar-Ola. But there are three Roman Petrov people.

One is Roman Petrov, Megus (Russia, Yoshkar-Ola):
Chopper Duel
Scorched Earth

Second is Roman Petrov (also Russia, Yoshkar-Ola):
RIP (Real Infrormation Packer)

The third Roman Petrov is from Saint Petersburg:
Arcade Voleyball

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Re: Little bugs in the database 3

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:41 pm
by Patrik Rak
FWIW, Scorpion had nothing to do with this utility https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=23696
Well, definitely not "our" Scorpion. ;)

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