Acorn Archimedes Software Preservation - Page 4

MarkYoungIW · 20 March 2009, 13:16

OK, so we dont have to go through checking each and everyones list, hows this for a plan. The following list shows who has what originals and known HD installs.

So, perhaps a good plan is if you can add to this list, add your amendments and attach it stating in your post what amendments you have made. Sound sensible?

16 April 2009, 21:04

Hi,

It seems I've got back in to the old Arc at just the right time

. I'll be keeping an eye on this and the cyclone20 thread.

I've only got a couple of games to add: Rotor and Boogie Buggy (but BB Disk1 might be corrupted

). Rotor confirmed working and installable to HDD (Don't think it has any Copy Protection).

Are there any plans to include cover disks? I only ask as there are a few games on the Archimedes World cover disks (like Caves of Doom) that were only released this way. I have about 40 Cover disks (mostly AW) that I just got off the bay. Most still seem to be OK.

I've also got Fun School 2 (Both 6-8s and over 8s) - I was just a young lad when my family got an A3000! Is there interest in preserving these?

Added an updated list.

Cheers,
eddebaby

17 April 2009, 23:40

I wrote the bloody thing and it'd be fun to play it again.

James

prowler · 18 April 2009, 00:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamesbriant

Ok, anyone point me at a copy of AXIS?

I wrote the bloody thing and it'd be fun to play it again.

James

Hi James, and welcome to EAB.

Is RiscOS_TBA_AXIS.zip the file you're looking for?

If it is, it's on the EAB File Server
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=43633
in /The Zone!/R subdirectory.

prowler

18 April 2009, 03:07

Thanks. I'm assuming that TBA said it was cool to post it. Not that they asked me, but hey :-)

18 April 2009, 03:38

BTW, if you run it under an ARM3, it will use the full screen resolution for the background. On an ARM2 it had to do the background at quarter resolution, i.e. blocks of 4 pixels.

Now if I can just remember the cheat codes. :-)

Charlie · 18 April 2009, 12:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamesbriant

BTW, if you run it under an ARM3, it will use the full screen resolution for the background. On an ARM2 it had to do the background at quarter resolution, i.e. blocks of 4 pixels.

Now if I can just remember the cheat codes. :-)

Hello and Welcome to the EAB! - I hope you enjoy your stay here.

Admittedly this is an Amiga forum though there are quite a few RiscOS adherents lurking about...
...AXIS is one of my all time favourite games. My sincere thanks to you and your coding!

Um, yes - I'm afraid it was me who imaged it to .adf off my original discs. My apologies for not having been polite enough to ask...
...my poor excuse is I'd never found any mention of it on the 'net so assumed it had been wholly forgotten about. I didn't want it to disappear forever as so much classic Archie software is in danger of doing.

asm1 · 20 April 2009, 18:49

Ah Axis... loved playing it although I knackerd my disk (over use!

) it then wouldn't run properly

.

Kyon · 15 May 2009, 09:47

hey my friends i need sensible soccer for acorn

i see this in the thread

MethodGit · 18 May 2009, 20:26

Intriguing thread! No-one happen to have Heimdall by any chance do they? That seems irritatingly hard to track down.

Kyon · 19 May 2009, 17:57

he have my last one

MarkYoungIW · 24 May 2009, 10:16

Still working on this at the moment. I have another one I have put on HD and it runs fine which is E-Type II, so will add that to the list.

Hopefully Cyclone20 is not far off as we can get all our originals saved from bit rot!!

Kyon · 24 May 2009, 15:33

Can you upload sensible soccer for me ?

MarkYoungIW · 24 May 2009, 19:59

Sensible Soccer is copy protected so an adf of it would do you no good.

Kyon · 24 May 2009, 22:32

What ?

TCD · 24 May 2009, 22:42

It's not possible to make an image of the game disk right now Kyon, because it is copy protected. It's the original version, not a cracked version that can be copied or made into an ADF.

Kyon · 24 May 2009, 22:50

Oh adf making possible ?

TCD · 24 May 2009, 22:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyon

Oh adf making possible ?

No. No ADF making possible.

Kyon · 24 May 2009, 22:59

Umm but who preserved them and with which image format (ipf ???) ? and which acorn emulator open ipfs

TCD · 24 May 2009, 23:02

Kyon, Mark has an original disk. Not an image. Maybe there will be an IPF later and no, nobody can tell you when.

18 April 2009, 03:07	#65
jamesbriant Posts: n/a	Thanks Thanks. I'm assuming that TBA said it was cool to post it. Not that they asked me, but hey :-)

18 April 2009, 03:38	#66
jamesbriant Posts: n/a	better graphics on axis BTW, if you run it under an ARM3, it will use the full screen resolution for the background. On an ARM2 it had to do the background at quarter resolution, i.e. blocks of 4 pixels. Now if I can just remember the cheat codes. :-)

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17 April 2009, 23:40	#63
jamesbriant Posts: n/a	Ok, anyone point me at a copy of AXIS? I wrote the bloody thing and it'd be fun to play it again. James

20 April 2009, 18:49	#68
asm1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Age: 44 Posts: 637	Ah Axis... loved playing it although I knackerd my disk (over use! ) it then wouldn't run properly .

15 May 2009, 09:47	#69
Kyon Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SOS Brigade Age: 32 Posts: 696	hey my friends i need sensible soccer for acorn i see this in the thread

18 May 2009, 20:26	#70
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	Intriguing thread! No-one happen to have Heimdall by any chance do they? That seems irritatingly hard to track down.

19 May 2009, 17:57	#71
Kyon Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SOS Brigade Age: 32 Posts: 696	he have my last one

24 May 2009, 10:16	#72
MarkYoungIW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 154	Still working on this at the moment. I have another one I have put on HD and it runs fine which is E-Type II, so will add that to the list. Hopefully Cyclone20 is not far off as we can get all our originals saved from bit rot!!

24 May 2009, 15:33	#73
Kyon Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SOS Brigade Age: 32 Posts: 696	Can you upload sensible soccer for me ?

24 May 2009, 19:59	#74
MarkYoungIW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 154	Sensible Soccer is copy protected so an adf of it would do you no good.

24 May 2009, 22:32	#75
Kyon Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SOS Brigade Age: 32 Posts: 696	What ?

24 May 2009, 22:42	#76
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	It's not possible to make an image of the game disk right now Kyon, because it is copy protected. It's the original version, not a cracked version that can be copied or made into an ADF.

24 May 2009, 22:50	#77
Kyon Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SOS Brigade Age: 32 Posts: 696	Oh adf making possible ?

24 May 2009, 22:59	#79
Kyon Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SOS Brigade Age: 32 Posts: 696	Umm but who preserved them and with which image format (ipf ???) ? and which acorn emulator open ipfs

24 May 2009, 23:02	#80
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Kyon, Mark has an original disk. Not an image. Maybe there will be an IPF later and no, nobody can tell you when.

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