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by Strident
Mon Nov 28, 2022 6:30 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Lost in the desert
Replies: 9
Views: 11066

Re: Lost in the desert

I'll put some time aside to have a proper look later in the week, then. (You'll probably need to zip up the rzx, as it'll corrupt if attached to the submission form as it is).
by Strident
Mon Nov 28, 2022 8:12 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Missing Atari 8-bit titles
Replies: 77
Views: 177967

Re: Missing Atari 8-bit titles

Going on the list on the Page 6 site...
https://www.page6.org/ukacoc/library/lib-adventure.htm
mini-adventure.PNG

...they certainly don't seem like the same game; especially with completely different system requirements.

I'd be interested in why you decided to merge "Mini Adventure" and "Simple ...
by Strident
Mon Nov 28, 2022 7:59 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Missing Atari 8-bit titles
Replies: 77
Views: 177967

Re: Missing Atari 8-bit titles


I'm 99.99% sure these two games are the same (I changed the title in our database to the latter):
http://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C9447/Simple+Adventure.html
http://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C9436/Mini+Adventure.html

That may indeed turn out to be the case, but with different titles ...
by Strident
Mon Nov 28, 2022 7:57 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Missing Atari 8-bit titles
Replies: 77
Views: 177967

Re: Missing Atari 8-bit titles


On a side note, I find it weird that Page 6 is listed as a company for the non-magazine stuff. I don't believe a single non-type-in adventure was ever distributed exclusively through the PD library and most of the titles were just picked up from various sources. For example, Arcade Adventure was ...
by Strident
Sat Nov 26, 2022 2:27 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Recovered Adventures
Replies: 31
Views: 57931

Re: Recovered Adventures

Yeah, the game is completable without any additional fixes... There are lots of tweaks that could be made to it to improve the experience, but that's really beyond the scope of a third party, I think...

finished-rock.PNG


The addition of the holdall adds some extra elements to the planning of ...
by Strident
Sat Nov 26, 2022 1:11 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Recovered Adventures
Replies: 31
Views: 57931

Re: Recovered Adventures

The use of the holdall and worskhop/contraband routines now involve a little more backtracking to retrieve the bag (outside the workshop) and the go behind the bunk in cell 1 to smuggle out the spoon and the tobacco, which is an nice addition.

Edit: Just to add, PUT MASTER BAG, is what you'll need ...
by Strident
Sat Nov 26, 2022 12:46 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Recovered Adventures
Replies: 31
Views: 57931

Re: Recovered Adventures

Yeah, the holdall is now used to hide any contraband items from the guards. All I need to do is work out how to take items out of the holdall!! (and, indeed, if the author actually programmed that bit in)

Edit: It's GET DRUGS OUT BAG etc.

Contraband items seem to be (looking at the new process 6 ...
by Strident
Sat Nov 26, 2022 12:53 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Powerstar (Atari)
Replies: 24
Views: 30484

Powerstar (Atari)

User Stonic has contributed this partial solution to Powerstar... which seems like it may need the expertise of a couple of Atari adventure experts to help him finish. ;)
https://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C1838/Powerstar.html

S O L U T I O N


LEFT, LEFT, UP, RIGHT, UP
GET KEY
LEFT, LEFT
GET ...
by Strident
Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:36 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Recovered Adventures
Replies: 31
Views: 57931

Re: Recovered Adventures

Hmm... getting the drugs out of the room with the safe now seems to be problematic. I think I need to look at the side-by-side I did of the two versions of the code to check the changes. :)

Edit... Yeah, getting spotted carrying the drugs is a whole new process... But I see that the author has also ...
by Strident
Fri Nov 25, 2022 8:53 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Recovered Adventures
Replies: 31
Views: 57931

Re: Recovered Adventures


I'm afraid the post-playtest version still contains bugs, because at the beginning it's not possible to pick up the large key when the officer has dropped it and left the room. The question "Please state which?" cannot be answered appropriately.

I'll look at doing a proper fix for this version ...
by Strident
Fri Nov 25, 2022 7:19 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Lost in the desert
Replies: 9
Views: 11066

Re: Lost in the desert

Yeah... I logged that particular error a long, long time ago. Still not fixed.

Very quickly looking... my original comments still stand, I think. Once those conditions are met the flag 28 is set by the CLAM BOY event, so that GET BOY can be used to "pick" the boy up.

Will check more later if there ...
by Strident
Fri Nov 25, 2022 6:45 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Lost in the desert
Replies: 9
Views: 11066

Re: Lost in the desert

Okay... I'll dig deeper tonight... there wasn't much time before work this morning... :)

GET BOY EQ 28 5
PRESENT 57
GET 57
MINUS 1 1
MESSAGE 89
DONE

I'll trace the stuff related to GET BOY then and see how it ties into that "CLAMP BOY" event table entry.
by Strident
Fri Nov 25, 2022 8:11 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Lost in the desert
Replies: 9
Views: 11066

Re: Lost in the desert

Having a quick look before work... I think I'll need to go back to this though.

Here's the code for "CLAM BOY"...
CLAM BOY EQ 28 4
EQ 5 50
MESSAGE 74
LET 28 5

Flag 24 is set to 4 when the WATER has been POURed at location 45.

So, I'm guessing the issue will be with Flag 5 being equal to 50 ...
by Strident
Tue Nov 22, 2022 11:22 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Recovered Adventures
Replies: 31
Views: 57931

Re: Recovered Adventures


I've played it to the point where I have to open Benson's locker, but even though I have the locker key and I know Benson's name from the puzzle, the locker won't open!
Do you have any idea why?

We've just discovered what seems to be a post-playtest version of The Rock now, so I'm hoping it'll ...
by Strident
Sun Nov 13, 2022 10:22 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Missing Atari 8-bit titles
Replies: 77
Views: 177967

Re: Missing Atari 8-bit titles

On the subject of Atari games, Garry... You mentioned an "official" 2005 version of Graeme Yeandle's Magic Castle recently. Is there a source/reference regarding that official status?