Sinbad

Minuous · 22 April 2002, 01:12

Hello all, I noticed that Cinemaware have uploaded the Sinbad ADF to their site, presumably this is an original...

But I can't find any WHDLoad/JST slave for this! Has one been done, or is one in progress?

Something else which occurred to me: surely if the disk-image was distributed with the crack, then the coders who do the patches would not have to bother about supporting five different versions of the same game, they could just support one version, and distribute the disk-image with it. This would save them work, and save the users work too, a win-win situation...

I understand some people might be pedantic about copyright issues etc. but there are already some (not enough!) patch+image combos already floating around the net, the world seems not to have ended :-)

Someone should make a site that collects the disk-images that are used by these installs... because they are almost impossible to get.

andreas · 22 April 2002, 03:20

Quote:

Hello all, I noticed that Cinemaware have uploaded the Sinbad ADF to their site, presumably this is an original...

No, it's a CRACK!!
Bloody hell, this sucks.

On the one hand, giving away the games legally is a good thing, but please not those dratted cracks again!

I think those guys know what efforts it takes to preserve the originals in their original format, so they just took the cracks off a random rom dump .... errr ... "web site" to save the work! Phew!
And they call the games 'ROMS'. Phew again! :disgusted

Quote:

But I can't find any WHDLoad/JST slave for this! Has one been done, or is one in progress?

Huh? Do you really need an "installer" for this game?

This is a true AmigaDOS game, so just copy the files off the disk and it should work!

Twistin'Ghost · 22 April 2002, 03:27

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Originally posted by Minuous
Someone should make a site that collects the disk-images that are used by these installs... because they are almost impossible to get.

Almost impossible? I find originals every day on ebay. As for finding it free on the net, there are indeed sites that come and go with HD-installed, turnkey games. Usually from cracks, though (ie, Spoky's lame site).

YAD: It's my opinion on the lameness of Spoky's site and doesn't reflect the viewpoints of EAB...yadda yadda yadda. Only allowing slow modem users access to buggy HD installs is (in my dictionary) lame.

Minuous · 22 April 2002, 07:16

You mean you have ACCESS to Spokyz' server!??

I paid $A40 for WHDLoad, sent him my key, receipt, etc. and he emails me back to call me an idiot...? Go figure.

If you don't like him then perhaps you would not mind sharing your spokyz logon with me...? because i'm going crazy trying to find all the installs when I know they are at spokyz and I can't get in :-(

Regarding Sinbad, this shows why it's important that the slaves support cracks :-) And regarding it being fully compatible, I will test it tonight, I can't see why it wouldn't be compatible. But I have noticed WHDLoad installs for other games which seem quite compatible even under WinUAE (eg. Syndicate, Maniac Mansion). It's always nice to be able to quit to WB.

Twistin'Ghost · 22 April 2002, 07:47

You're joking, right? I think it's great that you registered WHD, but how could you send that moron your key? Spoky's is everything that is wrong. What a jerk! But I hate to tell ya, you deserve what you get for sending ANYONE your key (especially him!)

No, I have never had a logon account there and I have never downloaded anything from any of his sites, web nor ftp. And I wouldn't even if he gave me full access because I have my standards...I do not support nor condone crooks. Any more than I would pay money for an M$ product (but that's another rant...)

As Codetapper has pointed out, most slaves do support cracks, but what you will end up with will surely be inferior. It's enough that they fix bad coding errors from the programmers, but to have to fix cracktros and hacks as well is probably asking a bit too much. As for not seeing why it wouldn't be compatible, let's say an install patches the disk or executable to fix a problem. Neither the disk nor the executable are likely to be the same on the original as on the crack, so that patch could be modifying something entirely different.

Ian · 22 April 2002, 10:26

Is there something your not telling us about Spookys Twistin'?

The only problem I know of is he does let broadband user's on his FTP, is there something else?

Minuous · 22 April 2002, 14:06

I figured he already had 50 registered keys from the users of his FTP, so he would already have a registered key...

When I said "I don't see why it wouldn't be compatible" I was referring specifically to Sinbad, and I meant that there was a good chance that it would run perfectly without needing a WHDLoad slave. Sorry, I probably could have phrased it more clearly.

My suggestion about including the disk image with the slave was to eliminate the need to have to support any cracks.

Twistin'Ghost · 22 April 2002, 18:26

Quote:

Originally posted by Ian
Is there something your not telling us about Spookys Twistin'?

The only problem I know of is he does let broadband user's on his FTP, is there something else?

Yeah. His asking users for their WHD keys. I think that is beneath contempt.

Ian · 22 April 2002, 18:30

I never knew that, why in the hell would he want everyone's WHDLoad key.

Twistin'Ghost · 22 April 2002, 18:56

That is anybody's guess. He might rationalize that he is only sharing with legit WHD customers and uses that as proof, but considering the response he sent back to Minuous, I doubt that seriously. He just sounds like a prick to me.

Minuous · 13 August 2013, 14:52

Does a working WHDLoad version of this game exist?

I have a working floppy version, without the "disappearing ship" bug. But the WHDLoad slave doesn't seem to support it properly, as it gets an exception and crashes back to AmigaOS immediately when run.

The version from WHDownload has the disappearing ship bug, and Murakami doesn't have it at all. :-(

ascp · 13 August 2013, 20:19

Nope, the existing install is broken, see bugreport here and more if you search. http://mantis.whdload.de/view.php?id=2804
And then read the comments. Stingray to the rescue

Ian · 13 August 2013, 21:43

As always, god help us when he gets bored

Anyway, I have no recollection of this Spoky's guy, is that bad? Did he ever change his ways.

StingRay · 14 August 2013, 07:03

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Originally Posted by Minuous

Does a working WHDLoad version of this game exist?

Yes it does. On my HD.

I have redone the patch some months ago, cracked it correctly and it seems to work flawlessly. I'll just need to test it a bit more before releasing the updated patch.

Minuous · 09 March 2014, 14:57

Any news on this yet? I can help you test this slave if you like.

22 April 2002, 01:12	#1
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,631	Sinbad Hello all, I noticed that Cinemaware have uploaded the Sinbad ADF to their site, presumably this is an original... But I can't find any WHDLoad/JST slave for this! Has one been done, or is one in progress? Something else which occurred to me: surely if the disk-image was distributed with the crack, then the coders who do the patches would not have to bother about supporting five different versions of the same game, they could just support one version, and distribute the disk-image with it. This would save them work, and save the users work too, a win-win situation... I understand some people might be pedantic about copyright issues etc. but there are already some (not enough!) patch+image combos already floating around the net, the world seems not to have ended :-) Someone should make a site that collects the disk-images that are used by these installs... because they are almost impossible to get.

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22 April 2002, 07:16	#4
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,631	You mean you have ACCESS to Spokyz' server!?? I paid $A40 for WHDLoad, sent him my key, receipt, etc. and he emails me back to call me an idiot...? Go figure. If you don't like him then perhaps you would not mind sharing your spokyz logon with me...? because i'm going crazy trying to find all the installs when I know they are at spokyz and I can't get in :-( Regarding Sinbad, this shows why it's important that the slaves support cracks :-) And regarding it being fully compatible, I will test it tonight, I can't see why it wouldn't be compatible. But I have noticed WHDLoad installs for other games which seem quite compatible even under WinUAE (eg. Syndicate, Maniac Mansion). It's always nice to be able to quit to WB.

22 April 2002, 07:47	#5
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	You're joking, right? I think it's great that you registered WHD, but how could you send that moron your key? Spoky's is everything that is wrong. What a jerk! But I hate to tell ya, you deserve what you get for sending ANYONE your key (especially him!) No, I have never had a logon account there and I have never downloaded anything from any of his sites, web nor ftp. And I wouldn't even if he gave me full access because I have my standards...I do not support nor condone crooks. Any more than I would pay money for an M$ product (but that's another rant...) As Codetapper has pointed out, most slaves do support cracks, but what you will end up with will surely be inferior. It's enough that they fix bad coding errors from the programmers, but to have to fix cracktros and hacks as well is probably asking a bit too much. As for not seeing why it wouldn't be compatible, let's say an install patches the disk or executable to fix a problem. Neither the disk nor the executable are likely to be the same on the original as on the crack, so that patch could be modifying something entirely different.

22 April 2002, 10:26	#6
Ian Global Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 46 Posts: 2,287	Is there something your not telling us about Spookys Twistin'? The only problem I know of is he does let broadband user's on his FTP, is there something else?

22 April 2002, 14:06	#7
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,631	I figured he already had 50 registered keys from the users of his FTP, so he would already have a registered key... When I said "I don't see why it wouldn't be compatible" I was referring specifically to Sinbad, and I meant that there was a good chance that it would run perfectly without needing a WHDLoad slave. Sorry, I probably could have phrased it more clearly. My suggestion about including the disk image with the slave was to eliminate the need to have to support any cracks.

22 April 2002, 18:30	#9
Ian Global Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 46 Posts: 2,287	I never knew that, why in the hell would he want everyone's WHDLoad key.

22 April 2002, 18:56	#10
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	That is anybody's guess. He might rationalize that he is only sharing with legit WHD customers and uses that as proof, but considering the response he sent back to Minuous, I doubt that seriously. He just sounds like a prick to me.

13 August 2013, 14:52	#11
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,631	Does a working WHDLoad version of this game exist? I have a working floppy version, without the "disappearing ship" bug. But the WHDLoad slave doesn't seem to support it properly, as it gets an exception and crashes back to AmigaOS immediately when run. The version from WHDownload has the disappearing ship bug, and Murakami doesn't have it at all. :-(

13 August 2013, 20:19	#12
ascp Pastafarian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Uppsala/Sweden Posts: 290	Nope, the existing install is broken, see bugreport here and more if you search. http://mantis.whdload.de/view.php?id=2804 And then read the comments. Stingray to the rescue

13 August 2013, 21:43	#13
Ian Global Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 46 Posts: 2,287	As always, god help us when he gets bored Anyway, I have no recollection of this Spoky's guy, is that bad? Did he ever change his ways.

09 March 2014, 14:57	#15
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,631	Any news on this yet? I can help you test this slave if you like.

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