cyberzerk one floppy disc vs. two floppy discs

honx · 09 October 2017, 20:31

i own cyberzerk in original which has only one floppy disc. it is working and playable.
but i can't copy it into .adf using adfer 1.2, output does not boot or work in winuae.

so i downloaded cyberzerk from zone (gamebase 2). this version has two floppy discs.
question is: what is the difference between one floppy disc and two floppy disc version?
and when is floppy disc 2 needed? downloaded version works and is playable in winuae.
but it didn't ask for disc 2...

StingRay · 10 October 2017, 07:39

The original game most probably uses long tracks which means it uses more data than a single 880k disk can hold. Disk 2 is probably needed once you completed a few levels or when showing the end-sequence etc.

butfluffy · 10 October 2017, 12:30

there seems to be a single disk version of the game included in TOSEC by the same cracking group ACS. Cyberzerk (1993)(boeder)[cr ACS][t +10 ATX].zip
maybe the single disk version has some content removed like intro screen or something.

s2325 · 10 October 2017, 12:34

maybe data is better compressed without removing anything

honx · 10 October 2017, 13:04

thanks, i will try to complete the game and watch this.
are these long tracks the reason i could not copy my disc to .adf using adfer?
how could i save such an uncommon floppy disc to .adf?

fractalsister · 07 January 2020, 19:18

I just played through the entire 1-disk cracked version in tosec, [cr ACS][t+10 ATX] (with all trainers activated, this game is hard!), and I can confirm everything is there, including the short end sequence.

The bonus stages didn't have any trainers, so there could be something I missed there, but I doubt it.

Strangely, the cracktro still has a text about swapping disks at the flashing screen, so the data were probably compressed by someone else.

And in the trainer there is mentioned that the game has a bug in the form of a graphic error on player 2, but it worked fine for me. (winuae with typical ocs settings, KS1.2, 1Mb, best compability)

Seiya · 18 January 2020, 19:23

i confirm that there is no difference from 1 floppy disk and 2 floppy disk. i made fast try with first loading, intro sequence and first level. Maybe the difference it was only normal and budget version.

09 October 2017, 20:31	#1
honx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Klagenfurt / Austria Posts: 1,559	cyberzerk one floppy disc vs. two floppy discs i own cyberzerk in original which has only one floppy disc. it is working and playable. but i can't copy it into .adf using adfer 1.2, output does not boot or work in winuae. so i downloaded cyberzerk from zone (gamebase 2). this version has two floppy discs. question is: what is the difference between one floppy disc and two floppy disc version? and when is floppy disc 2 needed? downloaded version works and is playable in winuae. but it didn't ask for disc 2...

07 January 2020, 19:18	#6
fractalsister Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Arvika / Sweden Posts: 42	I just played through the entire 1-disk cracked version in tosec, [cr ACS][t+10 ATX] (with all trainers activated, this game is hard!), and I can confirm everything is there, including the short end sequence. The bonus stages didn't have any trainers, so there could be something I missed there, but I doubt it. Strangely, the cracktro still has a text about swapping disks at the flashing screen, so the data were probably compressed by someone else. And in the trainer there is mentioned that the game has a bug in the form of a graphic error on player 2, but it worked fine for me. (winuae with typical ocs settings, KS1.2, 1Mb, best compability)
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10 October 2017, 07:39	#2
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	The original game most probably uses long tracks which means it uses more data than a single 880k disk can hold. Disk 2 is probably needed once you completed a few levels or when showing the end-sequence etc.

10 October 2017, 12:30	#3
butfluffy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: In the Hills Posts: 377	there seems to be a single disk version of the game included in TOSEC by the same cracking group ACS. Cyberzerk (1993)(boeder)[cr ACS][t +10 ATX].zip maybe the single disk version has some content removed like intro screen or something.

10 October 2017, 12:34	#4
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	maybe data is better compressed without removing anything

10 October 2017, 13:04	#5
honx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Klagenfurt / Austria Posts: 1,559	thanks, i will try to complete the game and watch this. are these long tracks the reason i could not copy my disc to .adf using adfer? how could i save such an uncommon floppy disc to .adf?

18 January 2020, 19:23	#7
Seiya Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Italy Posts: 2,340	i confirm that there is no difference from 1 floppy disk and 2 floppy disk. i made fast try with first loading, intro sequence and first level. Maybe the difference it was only normal and budget version.

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