Adventure horroring : Scapeghost from Level 9

NewDeli · 01 October 2009, 03:25

Could someone (easy guess who would be that someone

) WHD'fy Scapeghost (1989, Level 9) and/or Time & Magik : Trilogy (1988, Mandarin), plz ?

What is it (SG+T&M) ?
Both are text & graphics adventure games, respectively from level 9 & Mandarin (which AFAIK was a Level 9 subsidiary).
They bear a seemingly similar parser than the one of Gnome Ranger.

Why it's worth WHDf'ying SG (or T&M) INMHO
Both are trilogies. 3 games for the price of 1 ! Top bargain if you ask me !
SG being the last adventurer from Level 9
While not as great as the top level 9 ones, it's still enjoyable.
Tbh, Time & Magic might be the soft spot here, but the Lords of Time chapter is good on its own.

Also, you may be interested to know that (taken from guardiansofthepast.co.uk) :
"The trilogy of games that make up Time and Magik started out as single releases on the 8-bit platform. They were then enhanced and brought together for the first time to serve the later more powerful 16-bit machines. Enhancements included the introduction of a powerful new command interpreter, and an extended text which provided a larger vocabulary to expand gameplay."

There are much better games out there (Operation Wolf FTW!)
Ahem... Sure ! Reload your ammo before you get blasta'd !

Scary (SG) ?
Depends. I'll assume some parts are.

Cracked ? do I need manual ?
SG doesn't seem to bear any manual protection
I got the manual and clue book of Time & Magik (it's Ma-giK, with a K) from Replacement Docs

SPS'd ?
SG : no, but again the game seems to be untampered with
T&M : yes, available

Psygore · 01 October 2009, 17:07

Time and magik install is nearly finished.
Other Level9 games are planned.

NewDeli · 01 October 2009, 19:13

Please Psygore, there's something I have noticed

.

ScapeGhost bears a deemed superior (all other things being equal

) text interpreter, backward compatible with many of the other Level 9 games. Apparently, it's faster at displaying text & could bear other minor undocumented enhancements.

Could it be possible to make your Gnome Ranger slave compatible with the

menu
game1 (bigger of 44 octets)
picproc

files of ScapeGhost ?

You can try this "at home" :
Copy the content of the ADF of Gnome Ranger onto your HDD, replace the text interpreter files with those of a Scapeghost copy.
Run "menu" and see the (minor, certainly) differences.

NewDeli · 17 October 2009, 12:36

Psygore has just finished coding Scapeghost WHDLoad

! He must enjoy exploring the snazzy Level9 interpreter.
My guess is Time & Magik is next in line.

Keep'em coming

!

NewDeli · 28 December 2009, 19:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psygore

HD-Installer for Ingrid's Back! done

Wow, so you went on doing this one too. many thanx !
For those who didn't know, Ingrid's Back is the follow-up to Gnome Range.

s2325 · 26 June 2013, 22:49

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01 October 2009, 03:25	#1
NewDeli Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Paris / FRANCE Age: 50 Posts: 1,248	Adventure horroring : Scapeghost from Level 9 Could someone (easy guess who would be that someone ) WHD'fy Scapeghost (1989, Level 9) and/or Time & Magik : Trilogy (1988, Mandarin), plz ? What is it (SG+T&M) ? Both are text & graphics adventure games, respectively from level 9 & Mandarin (which AFAIK was a Level 9 subsidiary). They bear a seemingly similar parser than the one of Gnome Ranger. Why it's worth WHDf'ying SG (or T&M) INMHO Both are trilogies. 3 games for the price of 1 ! Top bargain if you ask me ! SG being the last adventurer from Level 9 While not as great as the top level 9 ones, it's still enjoyable. Tbh, Time & Magic might be the soft spot here, but the Lords of Time chapter is good on its own. Also, you may be interested to know that (taken from guardiansofthepast.co.uk) : "The trilogy of games that make up Time and Magik started out as single releases on the 8-bit platform. They were then enhanced and brought together for the first time to serve the later more powerful 16-bit machines. Enhancements included the introduction of a powerful new command interpreter, and an extended text which provided a larger vocabulary to expand gameplay." There are much better games out there (Operation Wolf FTW!) Ahem... Sure ! Reload your ammo before you get blasta'd ! Scary (SG) ? Depends. I'll assume some parts are. Cracked ? do I need manual ? SG doesn't seem to bear any manual protection I got the manual and clue book of Time & Magik (it's Ma-giK, with a K) from Replacement Docs SPS'd ? SG : no, but again the game seems to be untampered with T&M : yes, available Last edited by NewDeli; 01 October 2009 at 15:19.

01 October 2009, 19:13	#3
NewDeli Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Paris / FRANCE Age: 50 Posts: 1,248	Please Psygore, there's something I have noticed . ScapeGhost bears a deemed superior (all other things being equal ) text interpreter, backward compatible with many of the other Level 9 games. Apparently, it's faster at displaying text & could bear other minor undocumented enhancements. Could it be possible to make your Gnome Ranger slave compatible with the menu game1 (bigger of 44 octets) picproc files of ScapeGhost ? You can try this "at home" : Copy the content of the ADF of Gnome Ranger onto your HDD, replace the text interpreter files with those of a Scapeghost copy. Run "menu" and see the (minor, certainly) differences. Last edited by NewDeli; 03 October 2009 at 00:29.

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