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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:49 pm
by Stu
By
Jas C. Brooke by the looks of it:
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This AY sound module is copyright (C) 1987/88 Jas.C.Brooke. -Prepare to die!-
Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:50 pm
by StooB
PeterJ wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:39 pm
The DroSoft re-release of
Super Trolley contains 128K Music.
There is a preserved original release version here:
That's not the DroSoft re-release, it's the Mastertronic "Flippy Flippy" re-release according to the tzx:
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Full Title: Super Trolley (Flippy Flippy) - Side A
Publisher: Mastertronic Ltd
Author: Icon Design Ltd
Paul Atkinson
Ed Knight
Year: 1988
Language: English
Category: Arcade: Action
Price: £1.99
Loader: ROM Loader
Origin: Re-Release
Comment: TZXed by Andrew Barker
It wouldn't be the first time Mastertronic released a 48 version quickly followed by a 48/128 version - they did the same with Zub and Amaurote.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:03 pm
by PeterJ
It is indeed the Mastertronic dual format (flippy flippy) release (previously not in the archive). I have the B side with the Amstrad CPC version)
The Dro-soft version (originally described other way round) which is actually in the archive apparently does have 128K music too (although I'm having issues loading it)
The listing needs changing to highlight 128K music as this is not currently mentioned, and the newly recovered files added.
Thank you to Rodek for his many newly found corrections. His contribution to ZXDB is much appreciated.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:34 pm
by Juan F. Ramirez
PeterJ wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:07 pm
Journey's End
The TZX is wrong named as 'JourneysEnd(Mastervision).tzx.zip', when it should be Mastertronic.
WoS included Mastervision as the re-release company instead of Mastertronic. It seems it's been fixed in SC considering the second as the correct re-release company, as both inlay and instructions mention Mastertronic, not Mastervision. But the tzx filename wasn't changed.
The confusion in both companies might be in Mastervision was a brand of Mastertronic.
Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:37 pm
by PeterJ
Yes [mention]Juan F. Ramirez[/mention],
That sounds likely, as it's just the filename which is the issue. There may be others with this issue. Thank you.
Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 10:32 pm
by 8BitAG
I'm confused by the entry for The Tree Stones...
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... ree_Stones
It lists the original publisher as The Guild, but the date of publication is given as 1987 and The Guild did not exist until 1991.
A different Guild? Or not published by the Guild at all? I can find no references or paper trail anywhere else to indicate where the Guild publishing reference came from. The game is also not featured in any of The Guild's advertising. It seems doubtful that it would have been sold in its current state, as it features some atrocious spelling mistakes.
References in the game suggest that it might have been distributed over Prestel. The author has a Prestel mailbox, anyway.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/d7Y44YYZ/tree-stones-2.png)
Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:28 pm
by Stefan
8BitAG wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 10:32 pm
I'm confused by the entry for The Tree Stones...
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... ree_Stones
It lists the original publisher as The Guild, but the date of publication is given as 1987 and The Guild did not exist until 1991.
A different Guild? Or not published by the Guild at all? I can find no references or paper trail anywhere else to indicate where the Guild publishing reference came from. The game is also not featured in any of The Guild's advertising. It seems doubtful that it would have been sold in its current state, as it features some atrocious spelling mistakes.
References in the game suggest that it might have been distributed over Prestel. The author has a Prestel mailbox, anyway.
Similar to
Jhothamia 6 (1987) first published in compilation
Out of This World vol 1, which since it includes Arlene cannot be from before 1991?
Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:16 am
by 8BitAG
From what I remember, all the games on those Guild compilations had previously been published/distributed elsewhere, or at least were created much earlier than the Guild was established. I've submitted a lot of date corrections in the past for titles like that but I can't recall where I got up to and, I have to admit, just stopped sending any more corrections due to the backlog.
Regarding Jhothamia 6, though, The Guild compilation was a re-release.
It was sold direct by the author David Edgar at least as early as 1987, when it was reviewed in Adventure Probe...
David Edgar already has a publisher entry, so it can be added to his collection of self-published games...
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?label_id=3434
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:35 pm
by Stefan
8BitAG wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:16 am
It was sold direct by the author David Edgar at least as early as 1987, when it was reviewed in Adventure Probe...
And the magazine reference can be added too:
Adventure Probe issue 18 page 11.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 2:57 pm
by PeterJ
I feel as though I need to mention again that the following information (along with my last 25+ bug reports) came from my friend Radek. Please provide any informative comments so I may feedback to him. I have five long emails each with around 30 reports in that I am working through. E&OE Thank you.
This came as a result of the findings regarding
Defenda, 1984, Interstella Software (UK):
I appreciate one of the issues below have already been discussed and a way forward agreed.
There is TZX "Defenda.tzx.zip", this is not Interstella Software's release (1984) but TZX alternative to Currys's re-release (1986), so should be removed. This is also wrong in the TZXvault. I have found original Interstella Software's release (1984) in TOSEC, the file is attached in the appendix. This release is really signed like 1984 and doesn't contain AY sound (like Currys's re-release) just beeper sound and should be attached to game entry (with year 1984).
There is also TAP "Defenda.tap.zip", the same case like above, this is not Interstella Software's release (1984) but Currys's re-release (1986). If you don't want to remove it, just rename it to Currys (UK) (Publisher+TAP) and change the year to 1986. And everything will be all right.
There is yet TZX "Defenda(Currys).tzx.zip", here is everything all right, just the year should be changed from 1984 to 1986. (because "In-game" is 1986 and the cassette inlay is also 1986)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:12 pm
by p13z
This entry for "Prison Camp" - with no details / unknown release year:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... rison_Camp
appears to just be a duplicate of "Alcatraz Harry" that is missing the loading screen.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... traz_Harry
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:01 pm
by pavero
kolbeck wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:27 pm
TFO for ZX81
Was also published by danish ZX Data, SQL goes here:
-- TFO ()(unknown) [ID:29378] [ZX81 16K] --> 'ZX Data'
INSERT INTO releases (entry_id, release_seq, release_year, release_month, release_day, release_price) VALUES (29378, 1, 1982, NULL, NULL, NULL);
INSERT INTO publishers (entry_id, release_seq, label_id, publisher_seq) VALUES (29378, 1, (select id from labels where name='ZX Data'), 1);
Danish instructions has been found and will be uploaded as well
Thanks [mention]kolbeck[/mention].
But this kind of informations it isn't necessary to generate. If you upload the files (how you already did) the preservation tools generate this SQL fully automatically during the processing.
Only if the re-releaser doesn't exist in ZXDB at all there is necessary to generate this code firstly and wait for the next regular ZXDB/SC update.
Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:33 am
by StooB
2112 AD
The Zeppelin re-release doesn't appear to exist. There's no inlay, downloads or magazine references.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2021 12:09 pm
by zx81
This game should be added to "border effects" category:
Surface Tension:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5 ... ce_Tension
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:25 pm
by pavero
Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:31 am
by StooB
Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:31 pm
by StooB
Omega Software wasn't founded by Alpha Omega, but by CRL, Anirog and Silversoft in
1984.
Alpha Omega wasn't founded by The Power House, but by CRL in
1986. Alpha Omega was relauched as The Power House in
1987.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:34 pm
by StooB
The Sinclair User review on Omega Software's
Corruption is for the 1988
Corruption from Rainbird.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:55 pm
by StooB
All the ZX81 titles on
this page which are published by "Computer Rentals" (id 18303) should be changed to be "CRL Group" (id 2122).
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 2:06 pm
by StooB
The ZX81
Galactic Patrol and the Spectrum
Galactic Patrol are on the same tape so should be marked as multi-machine medium and should have some kind of link between them.
The ZX81 version re-release from "Omega (Czech)" should be "Omega Software Ltd" like on the Spectrum version.
The
PCW classified advert listed on the Spectrum version is for
another Galactic Patrol from Raven Computer Services.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 2:33 pm
by StooB
90 Supergames by
Logic Sales
Logic Sales are not the publisher, and it's not MIA. They are a mail order company and "90 Supergames" is already listed as
Games Compendium which was bundled with Spectrum +2's. They are probably selling off old stock.
Also, the
Logic Sales page says they are also known as
Byrite Software and
Logic Mail Order so they should all be merged into a single entry.
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:02 pm
by Einar Saukas
StooB wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:31 pm
Omega Software wasn't founded by Alpha Omega, but by CRL, Anirog and Silversoft in
1984.
Alpha Omega wasn't founded by The Power House, but by CRL in
1986. Alpha Omega was relauched as The Power House in
1987.
According to old WoS archives, Omega Software became Alpha Omega, then later Alpha Omega became The Power House.
However the magazine reference suggests that Omega Software and Alpha Omega are not directly related (except both founded by CRL).
Are you sure the latter information is more accurate?
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:07 pm
by Einar Saukas
Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:49 pm
by StooB
Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:02 pm
StooB wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:31 pm
Omega Software wasn't founded by Alpha Omega, but by CRL, Anirog and Silversoft in
1984.
Alpha Omega wasn't founded by The Power House, but by CRL in
1986. Alpha Omega was relauched as The Power House in
1987.
According to old WoS archives, Omega Software became Alpha Omega, then later Alpha Omega became The Power House.
However the magazine reference suggests that Omega Software and Alpha Omega are not directly related (except both founded by CRL).
Are you sure the latter information is more accurate?
There's no evidence that Omega became Alpha Omega. There's a
second magazine reference that also calls Alpha Omega a "new" label. Alpha Omega's address was the same as CRL's address (Carpenters Road, London), but Omega's wasn't - they were located at 121 London Road, Knebworth (which is where Central Solutions moved to in 1986, but I haven't found any connection between Omega and Central either yet).
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Re: Little bugs in the database 4
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:30 pm
by Einar Saukas
StooB wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:49 pm
Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:02 pm
According to old WoS archives, Omega Software became Alpha Omega, then later Alpha Omega became The Power House.
However the magazine reference suggests that Omega Software and Alpha Omega are not directly related (except both founded by CRL).
Are you sure the latter information is more accurate?
There's no evidence that Omega became Alpha Omega. There's a
second magazine reference that also calls Alpha Omega a "new" label. Alpha Omega's address was the same as CRL's address (Carpenters Road, London), but Omega's wasn't - they were located at 121 London Road, Knebworth (which is where Central Solutions moved to in 1986, but I haven't found any connection between Omega and Central either yet).
Thanks for the confirmation!
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