Box scan contributions delay

[softwarefailure]

Alright, here we go with the next batch, straight from the archive:

Agony
Beneath a Steel Sky (CD32, German)
Beneath a Steel Sky (CD32, UK)
Biing (ECS AmigaCD)
Brian the Lion (CD32)
Campaign II
Cedric (Amiga CD)
Curse of Enchantia (Corkers)
Doppelpass (ECS)
Frontier (CD32, German)
Hits for 6 Vol. 7 :-)
Kang Fu
Kid Chaos (CD32)
Legends (CD32)
Lemmings (CD32)
Litil Divil (CD32, Continental Edition German/French/Italian)
Lotus Trilogy (German Exklusive Sammlung)
Lure of the Temptress (German)
Naughty Ones (CD32)
Reederei
Risky Woods
Sabre Team (CD32)
Spherical Worlds (Amiga CD)
The Black Cauldron
Xtreme Racing (Data Disks)
Zeewolf (German)

Some notes:

1) It seems like the CD version of Biing isn't currently in HOL at all.

2) Curse of Enchantia lacks the "Corkers" entry for "Budget publisher". It was published as Corkers Game Nine and the box had to be taped because the disks didn't really fit into such a small box

3) Check out the scans for Brian the Lion CD32. It contains some infos on CD32 specific features: "There are elements of the gameplay that are totally unique to the CD32 version and are not referred to in the Amiga manual. These include three all new mission levels, where Brian has to hunt for treasure, free caged animals and free a jammed bucket from the bottom of a well! Also there are completely new special challenge levels. Occasionally a top hat can be seen floating above one of the levels on the map screen. If Brian enters that level he will be offered one of two special challenges. 1) "Cup 'N Ball" - A ball is placed under one of three cups and you have to guess where it is after they have all been shuffled around. 2) "Cardorama" - A card game where you have to match up the bonus cards." I'm not sure whether these features are in the AGA version as well or whether they are really exclusive to the CD32 version. Anyway, you might want to add this information to the Brian the Lion CD32 version entry in the "Notes" section or so since the CD32 version of Zool also has such information in the "Notes" section.

As usual, there is more to come...

[CodyJarrett]

Thanks, added!

[softwarefailure]

Summer is over and here is the next batch:

Amopoly
Cannon Fodder 2 (German)
Corporation (US Release)
Darkman (US Release)
DuckTales (US Release)
Espana The Games 92 (US Release)
Global Effect (EA Sports Watch Edition)
Gobliiins (German)
Goofy und der phantastische Schnellzug
Heimdall 2 (German Limited Edition)
Hook (US Release)
Hoverforce
Jump Man
Karamalz Cup
KGB (German)
Kick Off 3 European Challenge (Original Demo)
Putty Squad (Kickstarter Release)
Reach for the Skies (German)
Realms (US Release)
RoboCop 3D (US Release)
Thunderhawk (US Release)
Vision (Original LBS Release)

Some notes/corrections for the HOL database:

1) Thunderhawk and Corporation were published by Virgin in the USA, not by Core Worldwide as it is currently stated in the HOL.

2) The box scan currently labelled as "German release" for Gobliiins in the HOL is in fact the generic European release (France, Italy, Germany). There was also a German release with a box completely in German which I've just uploaded.

3) According to the manual, the author of Jump Man is Harald Müller. There is currently no entry for him in the HOL.

More to come...

[softwarefailure]

Bonus upload for this batch: Whizz (AGA) including manual scans.

[softwarefailure]

Added another game: Hard Drivin' II (German/French box)

[CodyJarrett]

Thanks, these contributions have been uploaded.

[softwarefailure]

Finally, I've found some times to continue scanning. So here is the next batch:

- BiFi Snack Zone
- Bundesliga Manager Professional Limited Edition
- Empire Soccer 94 (German)
- Games Games Games
- Jim Power (Yet Another Version)
- Loom (German)
- Maniac Mansion (German)
- Nebulus 2
- OloFight AGA
- Pipe Dream
- Pipe Mania (German)
- Simon the Sorcerer AGA
- Slabs
- Snoopy (clean)
- Spot (US Release)
- Their Finest Hour (German)
- Utopia (US Release)
- Utopia The New Worlds
- Zak McKracken (German)
- Zak McKracken (TopShots Deluxe)

Two corrections for HOL:

1) Bundesliga Manager Professional Limited Edition is reported to have 4 disks but there are 5 in the box: Two game disks, two disks with goal scenes and one editor disk.

2) The publisher of those "Games Games Games" boxes was Softgold. Currently none is listed.

As usual, there is more to come...

[CodyJarrett]

Thanks, I've uploaded the scans and made the corrections.

[softwarefailure]

Thanks, so here is the next batch:

- Berlin 1948 (German)
- Biing AGA (Original Release by Magic Bytes)
- Cruise for a Corpse (German/Italian)
- Falcon Mission Disk 2 (German)
- Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O'Fun (US)
- Goal (German)
- Historyline 1914-1918 (German)
- Monopoly (Virgin)
- Oil Imperium (German)
- Punica Spiel
- Risk (Virgin)
- Tintin on the Moon (EU Release)
- Tom & Jerry (EU Release)
- Torvak the Warrior
- Wonderland (US)

Fun facts: Looks like the Jim Power box I submitted with the last batch contains a production error: There is a Spanish flag next to Italian text. In the scan above the one I submitted this error seems to have been corrected because it has the same text but this time there's an Italian flag next to the text, as it should be. So the one with the Spanish flag was probably the first production run and it contained this error which was corrected later.

[softwarefailure]

*bump*

...still waiting for those to be uploaded so that I can scan the next batch.

[CodyJarrett]

Thanks, I'm processing these now.

[CodyJarrett]

These contributions have now been processed.

[haynor666]

I hope my will be too :]

[softwarefailure]

Ok, so here is the next batch. Various Disney, Maxis and Ocean US releases stuff this time:

- Addams Family (US)
- Air Support (US)
- Battle Command (US)
- F29 Retaliator (US, only one disk)
- Innocent Until Caught (English)
- Mickey 123
- Mickey Mouse (Gremlin)
- Mickey's Jigsaw Puzzle
- Mickey's Memory Challenges
- Mickey's Runaway Zoo (German)
- Night Shift (German)
- Push Over (ERBE)
- Push Over (US)
- Sim Ant (German)
- Sim City Classic (German)
- Sim Classics (German)
- Sim Earth (German)
- Their Finest Hour and Missions (Topshots)
- Wild Wheels (US)
- Winnie the Pooh

The database needs the following corrections:

1) The US release of F29 Retaliator only has one disk, not two like the European version.

2) The TopShots release of Their Finest Hour comes with the Their Finest Missions data disk.

Note that the ERBE Push Over box is indeed the Amiga version but unfortunately somebody has started to pull up the Amiga sticker so it's only half there and below it is the IBM PC info.

[CodyJarrett]

Thanks, uploaded!

[softwarefailure]

Here is some more stuff for HOL:

- Action Masters
- Alcatraz
- Asterix Operation Hinkelstein (German)
- Battle Isle and Data Disk 1
- Battlehawks 1942
- Bifi Snackzone
- Cannon Fodder (French 2nd edition)
- Donald und das magische Alphabet
- Erben der Erde
- Human Race (German)
- No Greater Glory
- Penthouse Hot Numbers Deluxe AGA
- Sink or Swim (Merit Studios)
- Syndicate American Revolt
- The Humans (German)

Some notes for the database:

1) Battle Isle and Data Disk 1 were later shipped in a bundle in Germany. The sticker on the front says that the box contains Battle Isle and Data Disk 1. So I think we need a new compilation entry for this release.

2) For Syndicate American Revolt I've included a scan of a letter which proves that the review mentioning 25 new missions is wrong.

3) Vengeance of Excalibur is only on 3 disks in the USA. Only the European release is on 4 disks.

[CodyJarrett]

Thanks, these scans have been uploaded.

[stainy]

Cody: What about my 'not in HOL' submission ??
MicroIllusions data disk..

[Phantomz]

Originally Posted by Phantomz

Is the " Knightmare Manual & Hint Book & Map Sheet " I sent nearly a year ago in that backlog ?

Originally Posted by CodyJarrett

Yes, sorry! I'll work on your contributions next.

I've just come across these files on my hard drive and they appear to still be missing from HOL, do you still have these files or do I need to upload them again?

It must be nearly 3 years since I uploaded them now.

[softwarefailure]

Here are some more scans from my collection, including very rare German and French boxes of Unreal:

- Arachnophobia (Italian)
- Battle Isle (US)
- Battle Isle Scenario Disk 1 (US)
- Combat Air Patrol (EU)
- Dune II (US)
- Garfield - Big Fat Hairy Deal
- Gobliins 2 (EU Box)
- Locomotion (Kingsoft, First edition)
- Lure of the Temptress (US)
- Pinball Fantasies (US)
- Stunt Car Racer (German)
- The Box Vol 1
- Unreal (French)
- Unreal (German)
- Unreal (US)
- Virtual Karting II (AGA)

Database corrections needed: Lure of the Temptress was published by Konami in the USA, not by Virgin.

Enjoy, and there's more to come