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by Alastair
Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:11 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Alice and the March Hare - Tatung Einstein
Replies: 30
Views: 15689

Re: Alice and the March Hare - Tatung Einstein

Thanks Juan, I'll see what I can do.
by Alastair
Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:51 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Do you know anything about the history of these games?
Replies: 7
Views: 2858

Re: Do you know anything about the history of these games?

The odd thing is that the Oric version has a different title than the Speccy (Kilburn Encounter vs Cricklewood). Grant openly admits that his recollections are a bit hazy here and there. Because Kilburn's close to Cricklewood? (They are areas within London, the distance between them is about two ...
by Alastair
Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:41 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Alice and the March Hare - Tatung Einstein
Replies: 30
Views: 15689

Re: Alice and the March Hare - Tatung Einstein

I still don't understand why you had so much trouble making MESS work for Tatung Einstein emulation. It's not that difficult. And for this game it's even easier than for Island of Artuan, since the BASIC disk is not even required.
Once you have MESS up and running, then it's not too difficult to ...
by Alastair
Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:54 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Alice and the March Hare - Tatung Einstein
Replies: 30
Views: 15689

Re: Alice and the March Hare - Tatung Einstein

How do you emulate an Einstein?
by Alastair
Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:51 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Do you know anything about the history of these games?
Replies: 7
Views: 2858

Re: Do you know anything about the history of these games?

My impression has always been that Pythonesque was a hacked version of Streets, given the theme and lack of an official license. I think it more likely that it was called Pythonesque but had to change its name precisely because it did not have an official license (see HitchHiker-64, another ...
by Alastair
Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:05 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Do you know anything about the history of these games?
Replies: 7
Views: 2858

Do you know anything about the history of these games?

The following can be thought of as the same game though there are some differences between them, e.g., character names and how you obtain money.

The Cricklewood Incident - Dragon & Spectrum - Salamander Software
Pythonesque (or The Cricklewood Incident [1]) - C64 - Supersoft
Streets of London - C64 ...
by Alastair
Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:06 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: transylvania
Replies: 4
Views: 2331

Re: transylvania

My memory is very hazy on this, but I think the extra puzzles include the addition of the dark room and needing a tool to open a coffin.
by Alastair
Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:36 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: transylvania
Replies: 4
Views: 2331

Re: transylvania

In 1985 the game was rewritten in the Comprehend system and extra puzzles added. This applies to other platforms as well as for the C64.
by Alastair
Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:01 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: third xanadu game
Replies: 32
Views: 21698

Re: third xanadu game

Is this http://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C20 ... nture.html the game? (There's no solution this time so don't get your hopes up, I'm just trying to identify the right game.)
by Alastair
Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:57 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Elysian Fields
Replies: 52
Views: 21691

Re: Elysian Fields

Well done Alex. It's one of those games where you have to move/climb/look at/look up/look down/swim/etc. almost everywhere in order to find that one elusive place where something happens, so I salute your perseverance.
by Alastair
Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:25 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: another Xanadu game
Replies: 3
Views: 2005

Re: another Xanadu game

I assume http://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C14 ... anadu.html is the same game?

In which case, according to the solution, "[There is] a secret bad ending Down and West of Aleph the Scared river in which a man named Porlock approaches and bores you to death!"
by Alastair
Sun May 29, 2011 11:18 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: technical question
Replies: 16
Views: 6203

Re: technical question

I could send you a snaphot file (.SNA) of the second part which you can play without manually using the cassette recorder. Unfortunately when I try to upload it to this forum I get the message that the extension is not allowed to be uploaded nor winzip files not even when I try to send it by ...
by Alastair
Sun May 29, 2011 11:14 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: technical question
Replies: 16
Views: 6203

Re: technical question

Terri, the actual key that an emulator uses to represent 'Symbol Shift' may vary from emulator to emulator, but the most likely candidates would be the Ctrl, Shift, and Alt keys (and to complicate things further, it may be either the left or right hand key that is used). So I suggest just trying out ...
by Alastair
Sat May 28, 2011 8:32 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: technical question
Replies: 16
Views: 6203

Re: technical question

I can't help with Speculator, but I guess that if the game gives you a code when you complete a part but no specific instructions to save the game then there is no need to save your game before tackling the next part.
by Alastair
Wed May 25, 2011 11:53 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: technical question
Replies: 16
Views: 6203

Re: technical question

It would help if we knew which emulator you are using as the method may be emulator dependent.