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by Strident
Fri Sep 09, 2022 4:08 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures
Replies: 25
Views: 18971

Re: Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures

Yeah, I have been wondering about Scotland Yard having looked through the same references. It's either going to be an adventure or a Clue/Cluedo "guess the murderer" game, I think. There was a Scotland Yard 2, as well.

I have seen Galactic Empires referred to as an adventure, but that is clearly ...
by Strident
Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:30 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Screenshots resolution
Replies: 12
Views: 38068

Re: Screenshots resolution

I tend to leave any tricky looking screenshots in the queue for someone else to process, but I wondered how easy it would be for me to sort this one out myself. :)
by Strident
Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:03 am
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Screenshots resolution
Replies: 12
Views: 38068

Re: Screenshots resolution

Gunness wrote: Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:41 am [*]TRS-80: 384x192 (emulator might save it as 512x384)
What is the fix to get the 512x384 screenshot to 384x192? Resize to 384 wide and then crop off the extra height? Or resize the whole thing to 384x192?
by Strident
Tue Sep 06, 2022 11:44 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures
Replies: 25
Views: 18971

Re: Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures

Ah, I hadn't spotted Silver Mountain was in VZ Link as well (despite having the index document). I'm just looking at the listing now! Yep, definitely the Usborne game.

It looks like his Haunted Mansion was very heavily based on the Usborne Haunted House too.
by Strident
Tue Sep 06, 2022 8:52 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures
Replies: 25
Views: 18971

Re: Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures

Thanks for that Garry.

I've added various information on the VZ stuff that I've found to the database. Such as... https://solutionarchive.com/list/company%2C2147/

Hopefully scans of the earlier (Scott Le Brun era) VZDU newsletters will turn up at some point, as Baghdad/Silver Mountain/Merkfruit ...
by Strident
Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:03 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures
Replies: 93
Views: 192856

Re: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures


No unsurmountable problems here, the only issue is that filenames with spaces get chopped off at the first space but it's just a matter of renaming the file (either before or after downloading).

Your higher level of access might allow you a little more leeway with processing them. I was unable ...
by Strident
Sat Sep 03, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures
Replies: 93
Views: 192856

Re: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures


Since when? I've been uploading zip files with commas in the file name for years.

I've no idea. I remember that we had issues with a bunch of zipped screenshots you uploaded with commas in the filenames in October last year.

Apparently "the backend uses comma as separator between input ...
by Strident
Sat Sep 03, 2022 1:50 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures
Replies: 93
Views: 192856

Re: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures

Could you possibly upload the files again, please? The system doesn't like commas in the filenames.
by Strident
Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:38 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures
Replies: 93
Views: 192856

Re: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures

Yes, Garry grabbed the files and produced screenshots for the database. I think he may have made a little more progress in the games. ;)
by Strident
Thu Sep 01, 2022 11:01 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Astronave Farmer (Italian)
Replies: 1
Views: 1773

Re: Astronave Farmer (Italian)

Done.

I notice we have another of Mario's games in the DB too. He appears to had quite an extensive and successful career as a computing journalist in Italy.

http://solutionarchive.com/list/author%2C3828/
by Strident
Wed Aug 31, 2022 9:05 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Astronave Farmer (Italian)
Replies: 1
Views: 1773

Astronave Farmer (Italian)

Posting this here as an easy reference for myself, to sort out the entries later! :)

Antonino Porcino has let me know that this entry in the database...
Astronave Di Farmer
http://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C3871/Astronave+Di+Farmer.html

is actually a version of Astronave Farmer, originally ...
by Strident
Wed Aug 31, 2022 8:39 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures
Replies: 25
Views: 18971

Re: Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures

After making enquiries in the VZ community, there doesn't seem to be much of Scott's software archived.

He did write a two-part article on writing adventures in VZ Link, issue 21 and 22, that it might be useful to track down. (EDIT: Just downloading them now from the Internet Archive)

The second ...
by Strident
Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:52 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures
Replies: 25
Views: 18971

Re: Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures

Some of the VDU games catalogue, c.1988
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Castle Greystone, Haunted Mansion and Knights Quest are text adventures, I believe.
by Strident
Tue Aug 30, 2022 12:20 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures
Replies: 25
Views: 18971

Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures

Doing a random database dive, to find the date for this Amiga game...
Castle Greystone
http://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C8830/Castle+Greystone.html

I noticed it was by Scott Le Brun. Apparently Australian Scott Le Brun wrote various text adventure games , initially for the VZ200 and VZ300. This ...
by Strident
Sun Aug 28, 2022 3:53 pm
Forum: The modern era
Topic: ADRIFT platforms
Replies: 35
Views: 84533

Re: ADRIFT platforms

Delron's list of ADRIFT games is probably the best reference for which version of ADRIFT has been used for each game...
https://delron.org.uk/adrift-games.htm