Pioneer Plague - Original Release (1068)

apex · 27 April 2015, 15:03

Hello,

I made a nice package with scans and pictures from the original first release, before Mandrake start selling it. :-)

I hope a Dropbox Link is ok for download:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...eer_Plague.zip

apex · 01 May 2015, 23:57

Not interested?

TCD · 02 May 2015, 00:26

We are always interested, but please upload any contributions directly to the HOL FTP: http://hol.abime.net/hol_faq.php?section=contributions
I will have a look at the scans tomorrow and thank you for the upload

apex · 02 May 2015, 00:38

I have much more to contribute.

Will use ftp in the future. Thank you for this fantastic project!

ransom1122 · 02 May 2015, 01:12

It's great to see members contributing this way. Thank you

apex · 14 May 2015, 09:47

Should I also upload the pictures from here? Because on the last update they were not in.

DrBong · 14 May 2015, 19:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by apex

I made a nice package with scans and pictures from the original first release

Thanks!

The U.S. release of Pioneer Plague is quite rare and, for mine, the box art is much nicer on the eye than the UK release by Mandarin. I have copies of both, but unfortunately I can only find the UK release atm.

Quote:

Should I also upload the pictures from here? Because on the last update they were not in.

Do you mean for Pioneer Plague, or have you uploaded other stuff to the HOL ftp?

In any case, I began processing your Pioneer Plague scans yesterday (hope you don't mind TCD!) and uploaded pics of the disk and manual cover. I'll probably get to the others on the weekend when I have a bit more time to crop, resize etc. the rest of the scans.

BTW since you scanned the manual cover, is there any chance you can scan the rest of the manual (pretty please)?!

apex · 14 May 2015, 21:55

Thank you. The package is nicer, but the Mandarin disks looks more professionell. I thought first someone made a bad copy, till I saw other releases with the same disk. :-)

Yes, I can make a full scan of the manual next week.

apex · 19 May 2015, 11:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrBong

BTW since you scanned the manual cover, is there any chance you can scan the rest of the manual (pretty please)?!

Hello DrBong, here you can download the full manual. I scanned each page with content, if the page was blank, I did not scan it.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...gue_Manual.zip

DrBong · 20 May 2015, 12:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by apex

Thank you. The package is nicer, but the Mandarin disks looks more professionell. I thought first someone made a bad copy, till I saw other releases with the same disk. :-)

I just found my copy of the US release and the disk has a much nicer looking disk label than the one that came with yours.....more professional like the UK Mandarin release rather than homemade. I'll have to scan and upload it so you can see it for yourself!

Quote:

Originally Posted by apex

Hello DrBong, here you can download the full manual. I scanned each page with content, if the page was blank, I did not scan it.

Thanks a lot.....brilliant!

I'll get on to it this week.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TCD

please upload any contributions directly to the HOL FTP: http://hol.abime.net/hol_faq.php?section=contributions

Quote:

Originally Posted by apex

I have much more to contribute. Will use ftp in the future.

Don't be shy to scan more of your games.....TCD awaits your uploads with unbridled enthusiasm!

DrBong · 23 May 2015, 21:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by apex

Hello DrBong, here you can download the full manual. I scanned each page with content, if the page was blank, I did not scan it.

Thanks again! Uploaded to the HOL entry a few days ago.....

http://hol.abime.net/1068/manual

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrBong

I just found my copy of the US release and the disk has a much nicer looking disk label than the one that came with yours.....more professional like the UK Mandarin release rather than homemade. I'll have to scan and upload it so you can see it for yourself!

Uploaded yesterday if you're curious to compare our disks.......must get on to processing the boxscans next!

http://hol.abime.net/1068/diskscan

apex · 23 May 2015, 21:48

By the way, I am sure that my disk is original, because since I bought the game I already saw 2 other version with the same disk on eBay.

DrBong · 23 May 2015, 23:06

I know - I trawl Ebay a lot for HOL research purposes, as well as my own Ami games buying fetish! I was just surprised that my copy didn't have a homemade disk label like yours. Lots of early (and late) Amiga games had homemade labels, especially from small publishers.....some of whom did their own manual, cottage industry-style disk duplication and printing of game contents. I'm guessing my copy just came from a later production run (that may have involved a different distributor), that's all.

Geeky collector stuff, for sure!

apex · 24 May 2015, 09:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrBong

Geeky collector stuff, for sure!

But it is one if the best hobbies.

collecting hardware is not so interesting.

DrBong · 31 May 2015, 18:02

Amiga hardware is interesting too!

I have more than enough Ami hardware, though, and there's not much point having rooms full of it if you're not going to put at least some of it to good use. The same applies to Ami games - I don't see the point of them sitting on a bookshelf or in a packing box unopened and unused in their shrinkwrap.

Anyway, thanks again for all the Pioneer Plague scans.......they've all now been uploaded to HOL. If you have any other interesting game scans, then please upload them to the HOL ftp site - we'd love to see what else is in your collection!

apex · 09 June 2015, 12:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrBong

Amiga hardware is interesting too!

I have more than enough Ami hardware

But there is the point where you need no more.

My babys and hteir history:
http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6646
http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6852
http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6758

But on the games side, I still see no end in buying them.

Quote:

Anyway, thanks again for all the Pioneer Plague scans.......they've all now been uploaded to HOL. If you have any other interesting game scans, then please upload them to the HOL ftp site - we'd love to see what else is in your collection!

Uploaded "Der Clou! Profidisk", some more pictures for "Der Clou! AGA" & "Bundesliga Manager Hattrick AGA" to the Server. I hope PDF is ok, because this is the easiest way to scan something here at work.

Please do not ask for the Bundeliga Manager manual, because they have hundert of pages...

apex · 18 June 2015, 11:17

Should I just upload the files, or should I also announce it somewhere? Because Amipeguser also upload some really rate stuff and now waiting...

Thalion · 18 June 2015, 14:32

Upload it and you can write here that you did. It will take time to get processed but it will be done eventually. And if uploaded once it can't be forgotten in the future

apex · 19 June 2015, 13:13

Take a look into the apex folder if thes are usable.

From Amipeguser I know that he uploaded some pictures from games that are not in the database.

Supamax · 19 June 2015, 18:50

Just a prayer/request to the HOL team:
please don't downscale user contributions (scans)

.
I also contributed in the past with good quality scans (300 dpi, obtained from descreened and carefully cleaned 600 dpi scans), but I saw they were scaled down on HOL website. Why? Is it for storage space?

If possible, the best compromise would be 300 dpi and no logos.

27 April 2015, 15:03	#1
apex Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Amigaplanet Posts: 645	Pioneer Plague - Original Release (1068) Hello, I made a nice package with scans and pictures from the original first release, before Mandrake start selling it. :-) I hope a Dropbox Link is ok for download: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...eer_Plague.zip

23 May 2015, 23:06	#13
DrBong HOL / AMR Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,632	I know - I trawl Ebay a lot for HOL research purposes, as well as my own Ami games buying fetish! I was just surprised that my copy didn't have a homemade disk label like yours. Lots of early (and late) Amiga games had homemade labels, especially from small publishers.....some of whom did their own manual, cottage industry-style disk duplication and printing of game contents. I'm guessing my copy just came from a later production run (that may have involved a different distributor), that's all. Geeky collector stuff, for sure! Last edited by DrBong; 23 May 2015 at 23:46.

18 June 2015, 11:17	#17
apex Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Amigaplanet Posts: 645	Pioneer Plague - Original Release (1068) Should I just upload the files, or should I also announce it somewhere? Because Amipeguser also upload some really rate stuff and now waiting...

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01 May 2015, 23:57	#2
apex Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Amigaplanet Posts: 645	Not interested?

02 May 2015, 00:26	#3
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,575	We are always interested, but please upload any contributions directly to the HOL FTP: http://hol.abime.net/hol_faq.php?section=contributions I will have a look at the scans tomorrow and thank you for the upload

02 May 2015, 00:38	#4
apex Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Amigaplanet Posts: 645	I have much more to contribute. Will use ftp in the future. Thank you for this fantastic project!

02 May 2015, 01:12	#5
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,818	It's great to see members contributing this way. Thank you

14 May 2015, 09:47	#6
apex Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Amigaplanet Posts: 645	Should I also upload the pictures from here? Because on the last update they were not in.

14 May 2015, 21:55	#8
apex Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Amigaplanet Posts: 645	Thank you. The package is nicer, but the Mandarin disks looks more professionell. I thought first someone made a bad copy, till I saw other releases with the same disk. :-) Yes, I can make a full scan of the manual next week.

23 May 2015, 21:48	#12
apex Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Amigaplanet Posts: 645	By the way, I am sure that my disk is original, because since I bought the game I already saw 2 other version with the same disk on eBay.

31 May 2015, 18:02	#15
DrBong HOL / AMR Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,632	Amiga hardware is interesting too! I have more than enough Ami hardware, though, and there's not much point having rooms full of it if you're not going to put at least some of it to good use. The same applies to Ami games - I don't see the point of them sitting on a bookshelf or in a packing box unopened and unused in their shrinkwrap. Anyway, thanks again for all the Pioneer Plague scans.......they've all now been uploaded to HOL. If you have any other interesting game scans, then please upload them to the HOL ftp site - we'd love to see what else is in your collection!

18 June 2015, 14:32	#18
Thalion Amiga Collector Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany Age: 41 Posts: 679	Upload it and you can write here that you did. It will take time to get processed but it will be done eventually. And if uploaded once it can't be forgotten in the future

19 June 2015, 13:13	#19
apex Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Amigaplanet Posts: 645	Take a look into the apex folder if thes are usable. From Amipeguser I know that he uploaded some pictures from games that are not in the database.

19 June 2015, 18:50	#20
Supamax Da Digger :) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Monza, Italy Posts: 2,822	Just a prayer/request to the HOL team: please don't downscale user contributions (scans) . I also contributed in the past with good quality scans (300 dpi, obtained from descreened and carefully cleaned 600 dpi scans), but I saw they were scaled down on HOL website. Why? Is it for storage space? If possible, the best compromise would be 300 dpi and no logos.

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