Total Rectall from Angels / Defjam fixed !

dlfrsilver · 26 November 2023, 20:40

I spent some hours in my Afternoon fixing the angels/Defjam version.....

Found the 2x faulty crack routines, changed them to include the missing address where the copylock key must be returned (they forgot to push the key in address $60 for each copylock crack routines).

I have tagged the bootblock since i won't change anything about the cracktro.

@Crashdisk, you will find the ADF of disk 1 fixed in the zone for Tosec inclusion.
I have tested the game from start to the end. The vehicule shooter levels are working now

If you need me to fix all the Total Rectall ADF, just tell me, i will fix them once for all.

PascalDe73 · 26 November 2023, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

I spent some hours in my Afternoon fixing the angels/Defjam version.....

Found the 2x faulty crack routines, changed them to include the missing address where the copylock key must be returned (they forgot to push the key in address $60 for each copylock crack routines).

I have tagged the bootblock since i won't change anything about the cracktro.

@Crashdisk, you will find the ADF of disk 1 fixed in the zone for Tosec inclusion.
I have tested the game from start to the end. The vehicule shooter levels are working now

If you need me to fix all the Total Rectall ADF, just tell me, i will fix them once for all.

Hi,

Could we have the 2nd disk too ? ... to be sure to have the good version

Many Thanks,

Pascal

dlfrsilver · 26 November 2023, 22:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by PascalDe73

Hi,

Could we have the 2nd disk too ? ... to be sure to have the good version

Many Thanks,

Pascal

There is nothing to patch on disk 2. Everything is on disk 1.

pîck the disk 2 in the tosec or on the FTP server

PascalDe73 · 27 November 2023, 00:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

There is nothing to patch on disk 2. Everything is on disk 1.

pîck the disk 2 in the tosec or on the FTP server

Ok Thanks... downloaded

Agilent · 27 November 2023, 01:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

I spent some hours in my Afternoon fixing the angels/Defjam version.....

Found the 2x faulty crack routines, changed them to include the missing address where the copylock key must be returned (they forgot to push the key in address $60 for each copylock crack routines).

I have tagged the bootblock since i won't change anything about the cracktro.

@Crashdisk, you will find the ADF of disk 1 fixed in the zone for Tosec inclusion.
I have tested the game from start to the end. The vehicule shooter levels are working now

If you need me to fix all the Total Rectall ADF, just tell me, i will fix them once for all.

As far (my memory may be bad) the failing of returning key at $60 has nothing do with the crack beeing bad. They missed two coylock routines in a later level. See the Flashtro version, it is 100%.

Edit: Now Zoned.

dlfrsilver · 27 November 2023, 17:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agilent

As far (my memory may be bad) the failing of returning key at $60 has nothing do with the crack beeing bad. They missed two coylock routines in a later level. See the Flashtro version, it is 100%.

Edit: Now Zoned.

Nope. They did it correctly, but they missed to push the copylock key to address $60.s

Missing this makes the sprites and bosses in the car driving levels invincible.

Let me show you :

70050 LEA 00042680,A0
70056 MOVE.L #203C9B50,(A0)+
7005C MOVE.L #CBE823C0,(A0)+
70062 MOVE.L #42FB2,(A0)+
70068 MOVE.W #4E75,(A0)+
7006C JMP 1800

You have 2 routines like that to patch the copylocks

You see what the routine is doing ? it's pushing instructions in ASM at address 42680. Do you see anywhere the key '9B50CBE8' pushed at address $60.s ?

Nope.

Here is the change i did :

1st copylock patch :

LEA 00042680,A0
MOVE.L #203C9B50,(A0)+
MOVE.L #CBE821C0,(A0)+
MOVE.L #006023C0,(A0)+
MOVE.L #00042FB2,(A0)+
MOVE.W #4E75,(A0)+
JMP 1800

2nd copylock patch :

LEA 000450EC,A0
MOVE.L #203C9B50,(A0)+
MOVE.L #CBE821C0,(A0)+
MOVE.L #006023C0,(A0)+
MOVE.L #00045A1E,(A0)+
MOVE.W #4E75,(A0)+
JMP 1800

With these, the game is now properly cracked !

Agilent · 27 November 2023, 19:50

Yes, but never checked.
What about the 3. and 4. copylock ?

Crashdisk · 28 November 2023, 18:50

In any case, Angels/Defjam crack has already been fixed ... by Angels/Defjam 33 years ago.
It's already in TOSEC under the name :
Total Recall (1990)(Ocean)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr Angels - Defjam][f crack Angels - Defjam]
CRC32 4D4CFFE5

Code:

                     T O T A L   R E C A L L   F I X
                     -------------------------------


                           FROM ANGELS & DEFJAM


                     THIS FIX WILL MAKE THE GAME 100%
                           (TESTED TO THE END)


NOTE: THIS FIX WILL REMOVE THE TRAINER (IT ONLY WORKED FOR LEVEL 1 ANYWAY)

TCD · 29 November 2023, 07:30

Now we just need a proper trainer for that version

dlfrsilver · 29 November 2023, 09:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crashdisk

In any case, Angels/Defjam crack has already been fixed ... by Angels/Defjam 33 years ago.
It's already in TOSEC under the name :
Total Recall (1990)(Ocean)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr Angels - Defjam][f crack Angels - Defjam]
CRC32 4D4CFFE5

Code:

                     T O T A L   R E C A L L   F I X
                     -------------------------------


                           FROM ANGELS & DEFJAM


                     THIS FIX WILL MAKE THE GAME 100%
                           (TESTED TO THE END)


NOTE: THIS FIX WILL REMOVE THE TRAINER (IT ONLY WORKED FOR LEVEL 1 ANYWAY)

Nope, i used this version to make the fix. They forgot to push the key at address $60 ! This for each copylock.

You have a routine for the platform sections, and another one for the drivin' sections.

Missing address 60$ means that the sprites are invincibles in the drivin' sections.

dlfrsilver · 29 November 2023, 09:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agilent

Yes, but never checked.
What about the 3. and 4. copylock ?

What you call 3 and 4 copylocks are below (2nd routine).

1st copylock patch (platform sections) (fixed by me) :

LEA 00042680,A0
MOVE.L #203C9B50,(A0)+
MOVE.L #CBE821C0,(A0)+
MOVE.L #006023C0,(A0)+
MOVE.L #00042FB2,(A0)+
MOVE.W #4E75,(A0)+
JMP 1800

2nd copylock patch (driving sections) (fixed by me) :

LEA 000450EC,A0
MOVE.L #203C9B50,(A0)+
MOVE.L #CBE821C0,(A0)+
MOVE.L #006023C0,(A0)+
MOVE.L #00045A1E,(A0)+
MOVE.W #4E75,(A0)+
JMP 1800

The key must be pushed in 3 places, not 2 :

Register D0, address $42680, address 60.s

Register D0, address $45A1E, address 60.s

The origin of the total recall recrack done by flashtro was because even this "so called fixed version" missed the key pushed at address 60.s.

This is what the original game is doing.

gimbal · 29 November 2023, 13:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by TCD

Now we just need a proper trainer for that version

As long as that trainer also makes it so when you stand on an elevator you don't float 4 pixels in the air, because otherwise it remains unplayable.

ross · 29 November 2023, 15:50

I know it's amusing (every time I see it it makes me smile a bit

), but maybe it would be time to correct the name of the game in the thread title.

kremiso · 29 November 2023, 15:57

btw appropriate name for who bought this game full price back in the day, seeing the quality

ross · 29 November 2023, 16:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by kremiso

btw appropriate name for who bought this game full price back in the day, seeing the quality

This made my day

Agilent · 29 November 2023, 16:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

Nope. They did it correctly, but they missed to push the copylock key to address $60.s

Missing this makes the sprites and bosses in the car driving levels invincible.

Let me show you :

70050 LEA 00042680,A0
70056 MOVE.L #203C9B50,(A0)+
7005C MOVE.L #CBE823C0,(A0)+
70062 MOVE.L #42FB2,(A0)+
70068 MOVE.W #4E75,(A0)+
7006C JMP 1800

You have 2 routines like that to patch the copylocks

You see what the routine is doing ? it's pushing instructions in ASM at address 42680. Do you see anywhere the key '9B50CBE8' pushed at address $60.s ?

Nope.

Here is the change i did :

1st copylock patch :

LEA 00042680,A0
MOVE.L #203C9B50,(A0)+
MOVE.L #CBE821C0,(A0)+
MOVE.L #006023C0,(A0)+
MOVE.L #00042FB2,(A0)+
MOVE.W #4E75,(A0)+
JMP 1800

2nd copylock patch :

LEA 000450EC,A0
MOVE.L #203C9B50,(A0)+
MOVE.L #CBE821C0,(A0)+
MOVE.L #006023C0,(A0)+
MOVE.L #00045A1E,(A0)+
MOVE.W #4E75,(A0)+
JMP 1800

With these, the game is now properly cracked !

I just give up

Fiery Phoenix · 29 November 2023, 16:30

Always loved the in-game music on those platform levels though

Crashdisk · 29 November 2023, 17:11

Level 2 cars are invincible in the original crack, but this problem is corrected in fix crack version of A/D.
So, beyond the technical considerations of the cracking method, what was the gameplay problem that prompted you to modify the crack?

StingRay · 29 November 2023, 17:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by ross

I know it's amusing (every time I see it it makes me smile a bit

), but maybe it would be time to correct the name of the game in the thread title.

I actually only noticed that rather funny thread title because you mentioned it. I "auto-corrected" the title and so missed that rather amusing mistake.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

The origin of the total recall recrack done by flashtro was because even this "so called fixed version" missed the key pushed at address 60.s.

I'm pretty sure that "Agilent" knows the Flashtro version very well.

Crashdisk · 29 November 2023, 17:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by StingRay

I actually only noticed that rather funny thread title because you mentioned it. I "auto-corrected" the title and so missed that rather amusing mistake.

It's subtle and that's why there's no point in correcting it

It perfectly matches the pleasure I get from playing this game...

26 November 2023, 20:40	#1
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,473	Total Rectall from Angels / Defjam fixed ! I spent some hours in my Afternoon fixing the angels/Defjam version..... Found the 2x faulty crack routines, changed them to include the missing address where the copylock key must be returned (they forgot to push the key in address $60 for each copylock crack routines). I have tagged the bootblock since i won't change anything about the cracktro. @Crashdisk, you will find the ADF of disk 1 fixed in the zone for Tosec inclusion. I have tested the game from start to the end. The vehicule shooter levels are working now If you need me to fix all the Total Rectall ADF, just tell me, i will fix them once for all.

28 November 2023, 18:50	#8
Crashdisk Moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Age: 46 Posts: 1,990	In any case, Angels/Defjam crack has already been fixed ... by Angels/Defjam 33 years ago. It's already in TOSEC under the name : Total Recall (1990)(Ocean)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr Angels - Defjam][f crack Angels - Defjam] CRC32 4D4CFFE5 Code: T O T A L R E C A L L F I X ------------------------------- FROM ANGELS & DEFJAM THIS FIX WILL MAKE THE GAME 100% (TESTED TO THE END) NOTE: THIS FIX WILL REMOVE THE TRAINER (IT ONLY WORKED FOR LEVEL 1 ANYWAY)

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