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 ...
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- Fri Sep 09, 2022 4:08 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Scott Le Brun & VZ200/300 text adventures
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18971
- 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. 
- Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:03 am
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Screenshots resolution
- Replies: 12
- Views: 38068
Re: Screenshots resolution
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?
- 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.
It looks like his Haunted Mansion was very heavily based on the Usborne Haunted House too.
- 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 ...
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 ...
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:03 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures
- Replies: 93
- Views: 192847
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 ...
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 2:41 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures
- Replies: 93
- Views: 192847
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 ...
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 1:50 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures
- Replies: 93
- Views: 192847
Re: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures
Could you possibly upload the files again, please? The system doesn't like commas in the filenames.
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:38 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: SC-3000 Rabbit Hole... Unlisted Adventures
- Replies: 93
- Views: 192847
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. 
- 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/
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/
- 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 ...
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 ...
- 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 ...
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 ...
- 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
Castle Greystone, Haunted Mansion and Knights Quest are text adventures, I believe.
- 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 ...
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 ...
- Sun Aug 28, 2022 3:53 pm
- Forum: The modern era
- Topic: ADRIFT platforms
- Replies: 35
- Views: 84532
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
https://delron.org.uk/adrift-games.htm