Ess Mega

Lunde · 08 February 2003, 12:34

hi
looking for ess mega (cdtv amiga) but cannot seem to find it anywhere,can anyone help me to find it?

thanx

Twistin'Ghost · 10 February 2003, 02:36

Quote:

Originally posted by Lunde
hi
looking for ess mega (cdtv amiga) but cannot seem to find it anywhere,can anyone help me to find it?

thanx

Do you have any info on this? I don't recognize it right off the bat.

CodyJarrett · 10 February 2003, 08:09

It's mentioned at:

http://www.ifrance.com/ninjaw/cd32/_...rospective.htm

E.S.S. Mega (Coktel Vision):

It stands for European Space Simulator, and it is probably the single most obscure CDTV title released.

And it deserves to languish in obscurity. Believe me, you don't want it. The execution is downright trashy. Except for some 3D modeling, and around 10 CDXL sequences in the space database, the graphics in this space sim are barely above C64 level. The game begs for extravagant sound, and the cover promises 300 megabytes of hi-fi music. But I couldn't coax anything more
from it than the "boop" of the controller button presses and the bright click of the countdown.

There is evidently some depth to the game. You equip the space shuttle with cargo, crew, and energy - were you aware that the shuttle has lasers? - and then get to launch, pilot, and land it (on a "shuttle carrier"). You send up and maintain satellites, and you build and manage a space station.

The program gives you little help along the way. E.S.S. Mega has no presence - the lack of sound kills it - and you never get the feeling that you're playing it so much as playing with it. And without ever having fun.

Bottom line: D-. Changes: NA. Rarity: Very hard to find. CD32: Yes.

Twistin'Ghost · 10 February 2003, 09:28

Wow - that rave review really makes me want this CD!

/me rushes to add this wonder to MIA list!

mk1 · 22 November 2007, 13:58

Digging up an old topic here, but if anyone still wants a copy/info on this game I can provide it since I got this title off ebay.

Unlike the review points, it does indeed have 300MB of CDDA (well, ~22 minutes actually) apparently composed by the demo scene musician Moby!

kriz · 22 November 2007, 15:01

You shold scan cover and cd for hol

mk1 · 22 November 2007, 19:19

yep, and i got a bunch of other stuff as well that's missing from hol

Lunde · 22 November 2007, 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by mk1

Digging up an old topic here, but if anyone still wants a copy/info on this game I can provide it since I got this title off ebay.

Unlike the review points, it does indeed have 300MB of CDDA (well, ~22 minutes actually) apparently composed by the demo scene musician Moby!

well i'am still interested in a copy to try
to run it in winuae

mk1 · 23 November 2007, 08:18

ok, i just got to find a place where to upload the file first..

kriz · 23 November 2007, 10:12

, megaupload, filefactory ?

mk1 · 23 November 2007, 15:50

Commodore.Amiga.CDTV.E.S.S.Mega.(Coktel.Vision)(1992)[MPO05]!cloned.by.MK1!.rar of size 278.488 MB

http://www.filefactory.com/file/1c4ba2/

Retro-Nerd · 23 November 2007, 15:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by mk1

Commodore.Amiga.CDTV.E.S.S.Mega.(Coktel.Vision)(1992)[MPO05]!cloned.by.MK1!.rar of size 278.488 MB

http://www.filefactory.com/file/1c4ba2/

Nice one, mk1. But why on filefactory, isn't working proper here.

Edit: Aah, just found another source.

DamienD · 23 November 2007, 20:17

Cheers mk1, thanks for sharing

nikvest · 24 November 2007, 04:45

Game refuses to work on WinUAE... Anyone had some luck?

thor · 24 November 2007, 08:44

Couldn't get it to run in WinUAE either with various versions and different configs. Works on real CDTV. Thanks for sharing mk1

mk1 · 24 November 2007, 15:14

I guess the problems are related to the disc structure. If you look at the size of the disc on Windows it's no more than 1.5MB but it actually contains a lot more data, like all the 200MB of animations. I really don't know where this data is located at.

EDIT: There's also the PC version on the disc.

Toni Wilen · 18 December 2007, 21:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by mk1

I guess the problems are related to the disc structure. If you look at the size of the disc on Windows it's no more than 1.5MB but it actually contains a lot more data, like all the 200MB of animations. I really don't know where this data is located at.

Confirmed. Windows CD low level system is stupid, again. Reading data sectors between 1.5M and end of data track returns NO ERROR but also "number of bytes read" return value is zero.. (WinUAE only checked error code, not bytes read)

Raw read (IOCTL_CDROM_RAW_READ) does return correct data AND also always returns ERROR_IO_DEVICE!

-> Workaround: if number of bytes read equals zero without error, then try raw read and ignore error code.. -> ESS Mega works...

ADDED: 1.4.5 has partial fix (partial because it requires Vista. IOCTL_CDROM_RAW_READ can't be used to read standard mode1 data tracks under older Windows versions.. Still looking for better solution..)

08 February 2003, 12:34	#1
Lunde Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Denmark Age: 51 Posts: 50	Ess Mega hi looking for ess mega (cdtv amiga) but cannot seem to find it anywhere,can anyone help me to find it? thanx

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10 February 2003, 08:09	#3
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,161	It's mentioned at: http://www.ifrance.com/ninjaw/cd32/_...rospective.htm E.S.S. Mega (Coktel Vision): It stands for European Space Simulator, and it is probably the single most obscure CDTV title released. And it deserves to languish in obscurity. Believe me, you don't want it. The execution is downright trashy. Except for some 3D modeling, and around 10 CDXL sequences in the space database, the graphics in this space sim are barely above C64 level. The game begs for extravagant sound, and the cover promises 300 megabytes of hi-fi music. But I couldn't coax anything more from it than the "boop" of the controller button presses and the bright click of the countdown. There is evidently some depth to the game. You equip the space shuttle with cargo, crew, and energy - were you aware that the shuttle has lasers? - and then get to launch, pilot, and land it (on a "shuttle carrier"). You send up and maintain satellites, and you build and manage a space station. The program gives you little help along the way. E.S.S. Mega has no presence - the lack of sound kills it - and you never get the feeling that you're playing it so much as playing with it. And without ever having fun. Bottom line: D-. Changes: NA. Rarity: Very hard to find. CD32: Yes.

10 February 2003, 09:28	#4
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	Wow - that rave review really makes me want this CD! /me rushes to add this wonder to MIA list!

22 November 2007, 13:58	#5
mk1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Helsinki / Finland Posts: 403	Digging up an old topic here, but if anyone still wants a copy/info on this game I can provide it since I got this title off ebay. Unlike the review points, it does indeed have 300MB of CDDA (well, ~22 minutes actually) apparently composed by the demo scene musician Moby!

22 November 2007, 15:01	#6
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,209	You shold scan cover and cd for hol

22 November 2007, 19:19	#7
mk1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Helsinki / Finland Posts: 403	yep, and i got a bunch of other stuff as well that's missing from hol

23 November 2007, 08:18	#9
mk1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Helsinki / Finland Posts: 403	ok, i just got to find a place where to upload the file first..

23 November 2007, 10:12	#10
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,209	, megaupload, filefactory ?

23 November 2007, 15:50	#11
mk1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Helsinki / Finland Posts: 403	Commodore.Amiga.CDTV.E.S.S.Mega.(Coktel.Vision)(1992)[MPO05]!cloned.by.MK1!.rar of size 278.488 MB http://www.filefactory.com/file/1c4ba2/

23 November 2007, 20:17	#13
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Cheers mk1, thanks for sharing

24 November 2007, 04:45	#14
nikvest Vertigo User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Belgrade/Serbia Age: 46 Posts: 314	Game refuses to work on WinUAE... Anyone had some luck?

24 November 2007, 08:44	#15
thor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 899	Couldn't get it to run in WinUAE either with various versions and different configs. Works on real CDTV. Thanks for sharing mk1

24 November 2007, 15:14	#16
mk1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Helsinki / Finland Posts: 403	I guess the problems are related to the disc structure. If you look at the size of the disc on Windows it's no more than 1.5MB but it actually contains a lot more data, like all the 200MB of animations. I really don't know where this data is located at. EDIT: There's also the PC version on the disc.

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