Glassback

[Crashdisk]

This game is classed "Extremely rare" but why?
It was distributed by the biggest name of the PD:
- 17-Bit Software #2552
- PDSoft #3071
- United PD - Games #197

It is noted that the game exists in two forms. The original uses an external file "various.abk" and the second, integrates this file into the executable.

[hipoonios]

I thought it was

I played this two years ago and have been looking for it since. Some people have even asked me from where I got it. But could not remember. So it is not that rare after all. Great! I'll remove the rarity.

ps. I hope you don't mix it up with the sequel. That is easy to find

[Crashdisk]

No confusion. Both are common but there is a subtlety. The first episode is distributed by the author in a compilation called: AMOS Games Disk No.1
Logically, it's harder to find ...

[hipoonios]

Originally Posted by Crashdisk

- 17-Bit Software #2552
- PDSoft #3071
- United PD - Games #197

May I ask where to find these disks? They seems to be rare and are not in Tosec. I want to browse through them to see if there is something interesting that I have not discovered seen yet

[DrBong]

Originally Posted by Crashdisk

The first episode is distributed by the author in a compilation called: AMOS Games Disk No.1
Logically, it's harder to find ...

It was distributed by the biggest name of the PD:
- 17-Bit Software #2552
- PDSoft #3071
- United PD - Games #197

It is noted that the game exists in two forms. The original uses an external file "various.abk" and the second, integrates this file into the executable.

Originally Posted by hipoonios

May I ask where to find these disks? They seems to be rare and are not in Tosec.

Glassback is not so much rare as hard-to-find because it's buried in an AMOS games compilation disk. A fair few PD houses distributed the very same AMOS games disk (i.e. with integrated Glassback exec), but they all called it something slightly different in their catalogue just to make life interesting.

Anyway, the AMOS games disk I've upped to the Zone is 17-Bit Software #2552 (found on 17-Bit: The Continuation Disc) and PDSoft #3071 (found on Hottest 4 CD), which are one and the same. Besides Glassback, the disk contains 5 other shareware games (SnakeByte, Solitaire, Bomber, Light Cycles, Life Expectancy). Enjoy!

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by DrBong

Glassback is not so much rare as hard-to-find because it's buried in an AMOS games compilation disk. A fair few PD houses distributed the very same AMOS games disk (i.e. with integrated Glassback exec), but they all called it something slightly different in their catalogue just to make life interesting.

Anyway, the AMOS games disk I've upped to the Zone is 17-Bit Software #2552 (found on 17-Bit: The Continuation Disc) and PDSoft #3071 (found on Hottest 4 CD), which are one and the same. Besides Glassback, the disk contains 5 other shareware games (SnakeByte, Solitaire, Bomber, Light Cycles, Life Expectancy). Enjoy!

See this post; the stand-alone version of Glassback that I made from this disk is still in The Zone!

[DrBong]

@DamienD
Good to know, but that was also buried......in a thread about other games, no less! Anyway, judging from hipoonios' last post, it sounds like he wants to check out the other games on the disk more than anything else.

Crashdisk also spoke of a disk with a version of Glassback that doesn't have an integrated game exec, so who knows......that may well be a different compilation again or possibly an "original" standalone version. Hopefully he'll be able to shed some light on who distributed that version (perhaps United PD or AMOS PD?!).

[hipoonios]

Sorry for not being clear enough. I'm looking for ALL the United disks etc... I have already been browsed through other collections (Assassins etc).

edit: okay, downloading these CD:s. Seems like a good start. Thanks!

[DrBong]

Originally Posted by hipoonios

Sorry for not being clear enough. I'm looking for ALL the United disks etc... I have already been browsed through other collections (Assassins etc).

edit: okay, downloading these CD:s. Seems like a good start. Thanks!

I suspected as much, which is why I made the links in my last post broad enough to capture all the PD/shareware CDs in the 17-Bit and PD Soft collections. As for other PD/shareware CD collections, many can be found on the FTP server in the CD compilations folder:

ftp://ftp:any@grandis.nu/Commodore_A...D/Compilation/

For example:

- United PD Gold
- Megahits
- GigaPD

Virus Free PD Resurrection Vol. 1 is also on the FTP server, but buried in another folder as it's not in ISO format.

Anything you can't find on the FTP server is usually available on Archive.org (e.g. Software 2000 CD Set Vol. 1) - sometimes with a handy index of CD contents not available from other sources - or other websites like CD.textfiles.com (e.g. the Polish Amiga ACS Coverdiscs 1996-1998) and AMR (e.g. Amiga Format coverdisks).

Anyway, that should keep you and your net connection busy for a while! Have fun!!

[Crashdisk]

I come a little late but both versions are in the Zone