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by Alastair
Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:44 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Looking for Basic Source Code (any)
Replies: 4
Views: 1984

Re: Looking for Basic Source Code (any)

Using CASA you can search for titles that are written in BASIC, and on a game's entry page there are often links to places where you can download the game.

Under the main site's "Games..." menu choose "Browse by system" then from the new page select "BASIC" to show all of the games in the database ...
by Alastair
Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:30 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: King Edward Adventure game authoring system
Replies: 2
Views: 1971

Re: King Edward Adventure game authoring system

After a little bit of searching I see that Amnesia uses a parser that can handle complex sentences whereas Mystery Voyage is restricted to verb/noun input. Therefore, given that Moby Games has screenshots ( C64 , PC ) showing that Amnesia is programmed in the 'King Edward adventure language', I ...
by Alastair
Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:09 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Topologika / Acornsoft games
Replies: 11
Views: 4868

Re: Topologika / Acornsoft games

https://web.archive.org/web/20020207175327/http://www.topologika.co.uk/about.htm gives:
We've been designing and publishing quality educational software since the early eighties. In 1983 our homespun BBC punctuation tape game Puncman found its way into W.H.Smith stores nationwide. Peter Killworth's ...
by Alastair
Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:45 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Searching Adventure from the 80's (C64)
Replies: 4
Views: 2431

Re: Searching Adventure from the 80's (C64)

Eriorg wrote:Maybe it's Eureka!
Baseman002 wrote:perhaps it was in Germany only.....
There was a German version of Eureka! (and a French one, too).
I don't think Eureka! came on five or six discs, but if the game was officially translated into German and French the site will need to be updated.
by Alastair
Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:37 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Out of Date Emulator Links
Replies: 27
Views: 15607

Re: Out of Date Emulator Links

Some updates.

AppleWin (Apple II) - new site.
https://github.com/AppleWin/AppleWin/releases (for MS Windows)

MESS (Multiple platforms) - now at version 0.153.
http://www.mamedev.org/release.html (for MS Windows, and others through compiling the source code)

MESSUI (Multiple platforms) - MESS ...
by Alastair
Mon May 05, 2014 11:39 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Looking for an old adventure
Replies: 3
Views: 2314

Re: Looking for an old adventure

Hello and welcome.

I don't know the name of the game, but do any of the names in the two searches below ring a bell? (You may also want to check the aka titles which are shown on a game's entry page.)

Advanced Search: Title = House. Platform = C64/128
Advanced Search: Title = Mansion. Platform ...
by Alastair
Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:54 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Help with debugging some Basic classics
Replies: 8
Views: 13442

Re: Help with debugging some Basic classics

Jim,
I've edited your post to reflect the information in your second posting - I hope you don't mind.
by Alastair
Sat Apr 05, 2014 11:59 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: "Adventure Builder System" and "Adventure System"
Replies: 3
Views: 3910

"Adventure Builder System" and "Adventure System"

World of Spectrum states that Adventure Builder System and Adventure System are "almost equal". In what way do they differ, and if the differences are small should CASA merge the two systems?
by Alastair
Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:39 am
Forum: The modern era
Topic: Walkthroughs for IFComp games?
Replies: 7
Views: 26448

Re: Walkthroughs for IFComp games?

I noticed there were a lot of IFComp 2010 games filled in but not 2012. Is there any guideline for converting them? The addition of IFComp games to the site was semi-automated, I don't know if the person responsible for the scripts can currently spare the time to run the scripts to bring IFComp ...
by Alastair
Sun Jan 12, 2014 12:42 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: New to the forum and.. a couple of links :)
Replies: 1
Views: 1240

Re: New to the forum and.. a couple of links :)

Welcome to the site Orion70, and thank you for the links.
by Alastair
Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:53 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: New English version A Pokal Angyala (Angel of the Hell)
Replies: 10
Views: 4257

Re: New English version A Pokal Angyala (Angel of the Hell)

Alex, I've changed the file name slightly because you gave it a "d64" extension when in fact it is a zipped file.

For anyone who downloaded the file with the old name just change the .d64 extension to .zip then extract the disk image file within.
by Alastair
Sun Oct 20, 2013 10:32 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Awesome Text Adventure Gaming Podcast
Replies: 4
Views: 4986

Re: Awesome Text Adventure Gaming Podcast

Dave, thanks for sharing.

Having listened to the pilot episode your statement that post-1995 games with their multi-million dollar/pound/euro/krone budgets are rubbish reminds me of someone who takes the name of a certain Monty Python character. If only there were an internet site where people can ...
by Alastair
Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:04 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Scott Adams Ghost Town
Replies: 4
Views: 4912

Re: Scott Adams Ghost Town

After I solved the game (without getting all the points) I used a decoder on various data files to produce listings I could understand. I then worked through the listings to find out how to gain and lose points, and then plotted the best path to take to obtain the full bonus. I did it this way ...
by Alastair
Sat Jun 15, 2013 11:56 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Crown of Mardan (BBC)
Replies: 30
Views: 19445

Re: Crown of Mardan (BBC)

Pernod wrote:Can't believe you've waited 7 years to complete the game.
It wasn't seven years of desperate waiting! :lol:

Anyway, many thanks for making a working version available.
by Alastair
Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:15 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Savage Island part 2 - SAGA version
Replies: 0
Views: 10333

Savage Island part 2 - SAGA version

I am trying to complete a graphics version of Savage Island part 2 , but have run into difficulty with the blinking light puzzle since the solution for the text-only version of the game does not appear to work here. Does the graphics version of the game require a different solution or are the ...