Bubble & Squeak AGA asking for disk 3

[gbasource]

I was playing the AGA Amiga 1200 version of bubble and squeak and then when going to load Stardust Caverns Three it said please insert disk 3. Ive never known there to be 3 disks to this game. After looking on the internet I can only find a 2 disk version. Can someone point me in the right direction for disk 3?

[dlfrsilver]

the game is only 2 disks.

[Matt_H]

Is it a copy protection gimmick? i.e., if it detects it’s cracked it asks for a nonexistent disk to prevent further play?

[rygar]

Same situation described here:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=34073

[chip]

Regarding particular way to protect copy of floppies, i remember a strange fact about Alien Breed special edition

While playing a cracked copy, at a certain point it was impossible for me to proceed on for the presence of a "wall" in the game

I taken an original copy from a friend and i was able to proceed on, no wall at all

Is my memory ok .... can someone confirm it ?

[kremiso]

Originally Posted by gbasource

I was playing the AGA Amiga 1200 version of bubble and squeak and then when going to load Stardust Caverns Three it said please insert disk 3. Ive never known there to be 3 disks to this game. After looking on the internet I can only find a 2 disk version. Can someone point me in the right direction for disk 3?

if you have kept the last level password, you can just download the level 3 fixed release (only first adf) on the eab tracker
you should continue then, i presume the code should not change

i am testing the fixed release atm, confirmed level 3 passed without issues

[DamienD]

Interesting thread this (and the linked one too: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=34073)

I use the .IPFs in my collection for the AGA version; would never suspect that there's this sloppy bug in the original disks

Looks like I might have to change to this set then:

... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr PDY][f level 3 CLS][t +3 Rebel].adf
... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 2 of 2).adf

[CFou!]

Originally Posted by DamienD

Interesting thread this (and the linked one too: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=34073)

I use the .IPFs in my collection for the AGA version; would never suspect that there's this sloppy bug in the original disks

Looks like I might have to change to this set then:

... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr PDY][f level 3 CLS][t +3 Rebel].adf
... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 2 of 2).adf

have you try to install both disk to HDD;
=>Copy the contents of both disks to your HD. Make assigns for 'bubble1:' and 'bubble2:'.

try to launch game with snoopdos with logfile of I/O accesses.

perhaps you caught see an access an missing file on AGA?

Have you tested whdload's version to compare?

[kremiso]

Originally Posted by DamienD

Interesting thread this (and the linked one too: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=34073)

I use the .IPFs in my collection for the AGA version; would never suspect that there's this sloppy bug in the original disks

Looks like I might have to change to this set then:

... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr PDY][f level 3 CLS][t +3 Rebel].adf
... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 2 of 2).adf

tested original aga ipf's a while ago, confirmed disk 3 issue

EDIT
tried also to copy all the files in a big ramdisk + assign Bubble1: Bubble2: and Bubble3: (this last just to check)
all ok until the same point
it seems a missing file/wrong name call error

[kremiso]

had the time to check deep
seems only a single byte changed in the main launch file, nothing more
i mean in the fixed release
i have tried to copy that over in the first ipf disk, and it seems working also
tested until level 4 + winuae

wondering if can then be useful also an ipf fixed release?

EDIT
i reached to play entirely the game, using the set posted also from @DamienD :

"... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr PDY][f level 3 CLS][t +3 Rebel].adf
... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 2 of 2).adf"

so it is confirmed full working

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by kremiso

EDIT
i reached to play entirely the game, using the set posted also from @DamienD :

"... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr PDY][f level 3 CLS][t +3 Rebel].adf
... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 2 of 2).adf"

so it is confirmed full working

Problem with this "Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr PDY][f level 3 CLS][t +3 Rebel].adf" is that there is corruption intermittently above the Bubble:

This trainer works though but no "level 3" fix and the disk is marked as bad: "Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr PDY][t +2 AC][b].adf"

Originally Posted by kremiso

had the time to check deep
seems only a single byte changed in the main launch file, nothing more
i mean in the fixed release

A favour, could you tell me exactly what to patch in a hex editor to fix level 3 please?

[kremiso]

Originally Posted by DamienD

Problem with this "Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr PDY][f level 3 CLS][t +3 Rebel].adf" is that there is corruption intermittently above the Bubble:

Strange Damien, i don't have that glitch using WinUAE + A1200 emulation.
Does it happen on real hardware?

Originally Posted by DamienD

A favour, could you tell me exactly what to patch in a hex editor to fix level 3 please?

you can just overwrite the main launch file (code), seems the only difference is there, single byte.
uploaded a test .ipf on the Zone

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by kremiso

Strange Damien, i don't have that glitch using WinUAE + A1200 emulation.
Does it happen on real hardware?

I don't have real hardware and only emulate via WinUAE.

I'm not sure what to tell you, with an AGA config (cycle-exact or no cycle-exact) I had the above bug.

I usually set KS 3.1 / 2MB Chip & 4MB Fast RAM.

I'll try with 2MB Chip only and KS 3.0.

Originally Posted by kremiso

you can just overwrite the main launch file (code), seems the only difference is there, single byte.
uploaded a test .ipf on the Zone

I want to try something. Replacing the file "code" with the already patched one won't help in this situation.

If it was that simple then I would have already just copied the file "code" from either:

... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr PDY][f level 3 CLS].adf
... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr PDY][f level 3 CLS][t +3 Rebel].adf
... Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr TRSI][f level 3 CLS].adf

What I'm asking you for is to please tell me exactly what byte needs to be patch using a Hex Editor and I'll do this myself in this scenario?

[DamienD]

Ok, it was the additional Fast RAM that caused the glitch; silly me as I should have tried that previously

Anyway, I'd still like to know exactly what byte needs to be patch using a Hex Editor please?

[kremiso]

Originally Posted by DamienD

Ok, it was the additional of Fast RAM that caused the glitch

Anyway, I'd still like to know exactly what byte needs to be patch using a Hex Editor please?

nice to know!

let me know if this pic can help you, should explain the byte difference between the two 'code' named files :

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by kremiso

let me know if this pic can help you, should explain the byte difference between the two 'code' named files :

Perfect, many thanks

I'll try my experiment when I get home from work tonight.

[CFou!]

Originally Posted by DamienD

Perfect, many thanks

I'll try my experiment when I get home from work tonight.

is the problem also present on the WHDLOAD version? need update?

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by CFOU!

is the problem also present on the WHDLOAD version? need update?

No idea, I don't use the WHDLoad version. It also only affects the AGA version.

Whilst I have you, please look at this thread: Storia Ancestale french & English translations (WIP)

[kremiso]

Another bad randomly find, the password system seems completely broken too, in both releases (original .ipf and cracked level 3 fix one); none of the password given at each level end seem working

Now, i know that the game can be completed using the level 3 patch, but apart WinUAE i think would be almost impossible to complete on real hardware, due the hardness of later levels

Audiogenic, wth have you done with this game?

[DamienD]

Ok, so we now have a new "level 3 fixed" / "trained" floppy disk version:

Bubble and Squeak (1994)(Audiogenic)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr PDY][f level 3 CLS][t +2 AC].adf

Have tested all trainer options and indeed level 3 now loads fine

Disk in The Zone!