Hoyle Book Of Games 1-3

el_pasi · 22 April 2020, 13:38

Hi, hopefully somebody could create whd-slaves of these games. Hoyle Volume III supports Roland MT-32, so especially that would be nice. These do have own HD-installs, but I can't get Hoyle III working with my BlizzardPPC-card (68040)

Hoyle's Book Of Games Volume 1
http://hol.abime.net/749

Hoyle Book Of Games Volume 2: Solitaire
http://hol.abime.net/750

Hoyle Volume III
http://hol.abime.net/751

jotd · 22 April 2020, 14:03

yeah, I have the SPS images. Is there any protection on those games?

el_pasi · 22 April 2020, 14:31

Hi, don't know unfortunately if there's manual protection, since I've tried only cracked versions some time ago.

jotd · 22 April 2020, 20:23

I started work on the volume III game. There's mt32 support all right but there's also a .PAT file (1.PAT) which is missing must be renamed. I tried both 101 and 9 but it fails (invalid resource type). Any hints?

el_pasi · 22 April 2020, 21:18

Hi, looks like I have copied 101.pat to 1.pat, so in the directory there is then 1.pat (556 bytes), 101.pat (556 bytes), 9.pat (194480 bytes). It is just same thing you tried?
I started game, and after Sierra-logo music plays through MT32 but otherwise just black screen.

Don't know if that helps at all, but my Resource.cfg looks like this:
videodrv=0
sounddrv=mt32.drv
minhunk=210
minchip=250
kbddrv=
mousedrv=YES

Aladin · 24 April 2020, 10:13

Hoyle games can also be played with scummvm, they use the SCI engine

jotd · 24 April 2020, 10:21

yes, we know that. But ScummVM needs a pretty much fast amiga and a graphics board. If you have a 68030/no gfx board it's better to play natively

Or you can open the cupboard and play snakes and ladders with a board game... I really don't see the point of volume III... Dominoes maybe? I can't imagine people paying full price for that... or even the 2 first games.

Aladin · 24 April 2020, 11:03

Yes of course. I had just realized it and in addition the amiga version was supported. It was just information, not a recommendation. It is not specified on HOL. sorry if i misspoke.

jotd · 24 April 2020, 12:15

absolutely no problem. Sorry if you thought that my 'we know that' was aggressive/dismissive (actually it kind of was, sorry about that). Not everyone knows that most Sierra games (but not Sierra Soccer for instance) use Sierra VM engine. And ScummVM amiga port is a blessing. Specially for games that weren't released on the amiga.

For others, I think that whdload running native version is faster/more efficient, specially if you're running the amiga version with crap colors.

el_pasi · 25 April 2020, 18:16

Hi, many thanks, just tested briefly Hoyle III and it worked nicely. Could you consider making whd-install of Enhanced version of Mixed-Up Mother Goose too? It is one of the few games that support Roland MT-32.

http://hol.abime.net/2496

jotd · 25 April 2020, 18:38

yes, I'll do that. Do you know if there's any protection?

el_pasi · 26 April 2020, 11:18

Very good! I don't know if there's protection, supposedly shouldn't be any.

jotd · 26 April 2020, 12:53

done (beta install in the zone)

el_pasi · 26 April 2020, 15:33

That was fast

Good work again! I quickly tested beta install and it worked with my Blizzard PPC -equipped Amiga 1200 and music played through MT32. Loading and saving worked too. That selectable MT-32 screen is neat idea by the way.

22 April 2020, 13:38	#1
el_pasi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Finland Age: 47 Posts: 414	Hoyle Book Of Games 1-3 Hi, hopefully somebody could create whd-slaves of these games. Hoyle Volume III supports Roland MT-32, so especially that would be nice. These do have own HD-installs, but I can't get Hoyle III working with my BlizzardPPC-card (68040) Hoyle's Book Of Games Volume 1 http://hol.abime.net/749 Hoyle Book Of Games Volume 2: Solitaire http://hol.abime.net/750 Hoyle Volume III http://hol.abime.net/751

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22 April 2020, 14:03	#2
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,170	yeah, I have the SPS images. Is there any protection on those games?

22 April 2020, 14:31	#3
el_pasi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Finland Age: 47 Posts: 414	Hi, don't know unfortunately if there's manual protection, since I've tried only cracked versions some time ago.

22 April 2020, 20:23	#4
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,170	I started work on the volume III game. There's mt32 support all right but there's also a .PAT file (1.PAT) which is missing must be renamed. I tried both 101 and 9 but it fails (invalid resource type). Any hints?

22 April 2020, 21:18	#5
el_pasi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Finland Age: 47 Posts: 414	Hi, looks like I have copied 101.pat to 1.pat, so in the directory there is then 1.pat (556 bytes), 101.pat (556 bytes), 9.pat (194480 bytes). It is just same thing you tried? I started game, and after Sierra-logo music plays through MT32 but otherwise just black screen. Don't know if that helps at all, but my Resource.cfg looks like this: videodrv=0 sounddrv=mt32.drv minhunk=210 minchip=250 kbddrv= mousedrv=YES

24 April 2020, 10:13	#6
Aladin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: France Posts: 854	Hoyle games can also be played with scummvm, they use the SCI engine

24 April 2020, 10:21	#7
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,170	yes, we know that. But ScummVM needs a pretty much fast amiga and a graphics board. If you have a 68030/no gfx board it's better to play natively Or you can open the cupboard and play snakes and ladders with a board game... I really don't see the point of volume III... Dominoes maybe? I can't imagine people paying full price for that... or even the 2 first games.

24 April 2020, 11:03	#8
Aladin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: France Posts: 854	Yes of course. I had just realized it and in addition the amiga version was supported. It was just information, not a recommendation. It is not specified on HOL. sorry if i misspoke.

24 April 2020, 12:15	#9
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,170	absolutely no problem. Sorry if you thought that my 'we know that' was aggressive/dismissive (actually it kind of was, sorry about that). Not everyone knows that most Sierra games (but not Sierra Soccer for instance) use Sierra VM engine. And ScummVM amiga port is a blessing. Specially for games that weren't released on the amiga. For others, I think that whdload running native version is faster/more efficient, specially if you're running the amiga version with crap colors.

25 April 2020, 18:16	#10
el_pasi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Finland Age: 47 Posts: 414	Hi, many thanks, just tested briefly Hoyle III and it worked nicely. Could you consider making whd-install of Enhanced version of Mixed-Up Mother Goose too? It is one of the few games that support Roland MT-32. http://hol.abime.net/2496

25 April 2020, 18:38	#11
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,170	yes, I'll do that. Do you know if there's any protection?

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26 April 2020, 11:18	#12
el_pasi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Finland Age: 47 Posts: 414	Very good! I don't know if there's protection, supposedly shouldn't be any.

26 April 2020, 12:53	#13
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,170	done (beta install in the zone)

26 April 2020, 15:33	#14
el_pasi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Finland Age: 47 Posts: 414	That was fast Good work again! I quickly tested beta install and it worked with my Blizzard PPC -equipped Amiga 1200 and music played through MT32. Loading and saving worked too. That selectable MT-32 screen is neat idea by the way.