Pre-Release Psygnosis Demo Disks

Cauterize · 01 February 2010, 22:09

This topic was in Amiga scene, but im moving it here as I feel its more relevant.

Currently on a mission to rescue some disks from near death with the help of pr0wler at the moment.
So far, due to the bad sectors/headers etc, I have only been able to make custom ADFs using TSGui, as apposed to working ADFs.

First up we have an old pre-release demo of Lemmings. I've put a video of it up on YouTube. Features some new stuff like a different title screen, (what I believe to be) varied music (level 5 has new music if im not mistaken, although not in the video) and new level ordering.

Lemmings Pre-Release Demo
[ Show youtube player ]

Ill take a photo of the disk later.

Secondly, the next successful dump is 'Preview the Beast'. A rolling demo preview of Shadow Of The Beast, interupted with small blurbs about the upcoming game.

Preview The Beast/Shadow Of The Beast Rolling Demo
[ Show youtube player ]

Next up:

'Leander' Demo once I can salvage a bit more of the disk (Only half of the game is there currently

refuses to get past the title screen/rolling demo bit)
'Awesome' Rolling Demo (like the Beast one), currently working will be video'd soon.
'Stryx', boots up to the loading screen, but thats all (for now)
'Liberation' currently not working.
'Agony' same again, not working (yet).

Ill most likely send the remaining games over to the god of recovery, pr0wler later on.
Until then, enjoy the videos and look forward to the next few.

PS: Is there bb Code to embed videos into a post?

alexh · 01 February 2010, 22:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cauterize

Secondly, the next successful dump is 'Preview the Beast'. A rolling demo preview of Shadow Of The Beast, interupted with small blurbs about the upcoming game.

Preview The Beast/Shadow Of The Beast Rolling Demo
[ Show youtube player ]

I dumped this disk and SOTBII disk in WWARP format about 10 years ago. Psygore created WHDload installs for them. Unfortunately my SOTBIII demo disc had gone bad. There is a crack of it on aminet but does not play as I remember. If anyone finds a copy pm me.

I also dumped these Psygnosis demo disks at the same time : Leander, Awesome, Agony, Ork, the Killing Gameshow and possibly more. I could have sworn they were also turned into WHDload installs but I cannot find them...

Cauterize · 01 February 2010, 22:38

Great news! Were many of the others Rolling demos with the small snippets of text on them?

Also, in regards to the Leander demo. Is it playable?
My guess from the half/bad dump I have is that it is meant to be. I can get to the title screen, but not one single button press allows me to advance. The only other part I see is a rolling demo if I leave it for a few minutes (which it then freezes up on eventually).

alexh · 01 February 2010, 23:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cauterize

Were many of the others Rolling demos with the small snippets of text on them?

I think they all were. Maybe not Leander & Agony. But I don't really remember. I'll hunt them down.

I think I also had a Blood Money demo too.

They were not Pre-Release demos. Non of the disks include visuals or audio not in the final game.

I got all my disks at the Psygnosis stand at World of Commodore '92.

I believe that some (all?) the disks were copy protected and so could not be converted into ADFs. But some had build in disk duplicators.

Cauterize · 01 February 2010, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

I think they all were. Maybe not Leander & Agony. But I don't really remember. I'll hunt them down.

I think I also had a Blood Money demo too.

Wicked! If you find out about Leander, do tell

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

They were not Pre-Release demos. Non of the disks include visuals or audio not in the final game.

Lemmings has a different title screen. And you could argue they were pre-release as they were meant for reviewers/demo'ing in the shops prior to the sales

alexh · 01 February 2010, 23:25

Hmmm... Ok. I got mine at a show after the games were already on sale. (Don't you think rolling demo's would be pretty useless to any reviewer?)

The disk images are no longer on my Amiga hard drive. I'll have to take a look and see if I kept the physical disks. I think they are in my SOTB big box.

Cauterize · 01 February 2010, 23:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Hmmm... Ok. I got mine at a show after the games were already on sale. (Don't you think rolling demo's would be pretty useless to any reviewer?)

The disk images are no longer on my Amiga hard drive. I'll have to take a look and see if I kept the physical disks. I think they are in my SOTB big box.

Well, lets call them previewers (or other developers) in this case, would make more sense.
And to add more weight to the story, mine came directly from Stewart Gilray of 21st Century.

s2325 · 02 February 2010, 00:15

Thank you. In this preview version of Shadow of the Beast collected flasks to the right are different (larger) and 00 numbers should be on the left, not centre.

Psygore · 18 February 2010, 15:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

I dumped this disk and SOTBII disk in WWARP format about 10 years ago. Psygore created WHDload installs for them. Unfortunately my SOTBIII demo disc had gone bad. There is a crack of it on aminet but does not play as I remember. If anyone finds a copy pm me.

The version on aminet has missing files. If you could make an image of your beast3 version, maybe I can recover some files.

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

I also dumped these Psygnosis demo disks at the same time : Leander, Awesome, Agony, Ork, the Killing Gameshow and possibly more. I could have sworn they were also turned into WHDload installs but I cannot find them...

I have done installs for Agony demo and Awesome demo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

I think I also had a Blood Money demo too.

It's on the Beast demo disk too.

alexh · 18 February 2010, 15:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psygore

If you could make an image of your beast3 version, maybe I can recover some files.

I'll look for it and ORK over the weekend.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psygore

I have done installs for Agony demo and Awesome demo.

Ah, I knew I sent you more than just SOTB 1 & 2. Thank you again for taking the time to make these installs.

s2325 · 18 February 2010, 15:57

Are there any differences in Infiltrator?

Psygore · 19 February 2010, 20:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

I'll look for it and ORK over the weekend.

Ah, I knew I sent you more than just SOTB 1 & 2. Thank you again for taking the time to make these installs.

No problem.

I've just made a slave for Ork demo (ipf version).
It would be nice if you have the images of Leander and KGS demo too.

Don_Adan · 20 February 2010, 14:47

Someone has Aquaventura demo/preview (original or crack) with David Whittaker music?
This is link to cracktro only:
http://kestra.exotica.org.uk/demo.php?id=17964

saimon69 · 27 January 2015, 21:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don_Adan

Someone has Aquaventura demo/preview (original or crack) with David Whittaker music?
This is link to cracktro only:
http://kestra.exotica.org.uk/demo.php?id=17964

Am looking for that one too!

10 May 2015, 08:38

Hi,
I have this Aquaventura preview disk. The format is non standard.
I've managed to make disk images with MFMWarp and Wwarp. If someone is interested by getting them, just tell me where to upload them.

whitegiant89 · 10 May 2015, 10:24

upload them to the Zone Ktulu

10 May 2015, 11:05

OK, files are in ~Uploads/Ktulu/

10 May 2015, 11:19

I have also uploaded the adf version dirk_the_daring made right now from this file !
Big thanks to him.

edit : nick name used to protect the innoncents

dirk_the_daring · 10 May 2015, 13:20

Better you can thank to dirk_the_daring here

, again, it was very easy to convert, just some Y key pressing

Superman · 10 May 2015, 19:07

Its great that this has finally surfaced. I tried the ADF in WinUAE on a 1mb A500 setting and it seems to slowdown and have graphic corruption. I'm not sure if its the original disk that was damaged or if its WinUAE that doesn't like the file.

01 February 2010, 22:09	#1
Cauterize Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Leeds Posts: 74	Pre-Release Psygnosis Demo Disks This topic was in Amiga scene, but im moving it here as I feel its more relevant. Currently on a mission to rescue some disks from near death with the help of pr0wler at the moment. So far, due to the bad sectors/headers etc, I have only been able to make custom ADFs using TSGui, as apposed to working ADFs. First up we have an old pre-release demo of Lemmings. I've put a video of it up on YouTube. Features some new stuff like a different title screen, (what I believe to be) varied music (level 5 has new music if im not mistaken, although not in the video) and new level ordering. Lemmings Pre-Release Demo [ Show youtube player ] Ill take a photo of the disk later. Secondly, the next successful dump is 'Preview the Beast'. A rolling demo preview of Shadow Of The Beast, interupted with small blurbs about the upcoming game. Preview The Beast/Shadow Of The Beast Rolling Demo [ Show youtube player ] Next up: 'Leander' Demo once I can salvage a bit more of the disk (Only half of the game is there currently refuses to get past the title screen/rolling demo bit) 'Awesome' Rolling Demo (like the Beast one), currently working will be video'd soon. 'Stryx', boots up to the loading screen, but thats all (for now) 'Liberation' currently not working. 'Agony' same again, not working (yet). Ill most likely send the remaining games over to the god of recovery, pr0wler later on. Until then, enjoy the videos and look forward to the next few. PS: Is there bb Code to embed videos into a post?

10 May 2015, 11:19	#18
Ktulu Posts: n/a	I have also uploaded the adf version dirk_the_daring made right now from this file ! Big thanks to him. edit : nick name used to protect the innoncents Last edited by Ktulu; 10 May 2015 at 13:54.

10 May 2015, 13:20	#19
dirk_the_daring Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Alicante / Spain Posts: 150	Better you can thank to dirk_the_daring here , again, it was very easy to convert, just some Y key pressing Last edited by dirk_the_daring; 10 May 2015 at 13:27.

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01 February 2010, 22:38	#3
Cauterize Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Leeds Posts: 74	Great news! Were many of the others Rolling demos with the small snippets of text on them? Also, in regards to the Leander demo. Is it playable? My guess from the half/bad dump I have is that it is meant to be. I can get to the title screen, but not one single button press allows me to advance. The only other part I see is a rolling demo if I leave it for a few minutes (which it then freezes up on eventually).

01 February 2010, 23:25	#6
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	Hmmm... Ok. I got mine at a show after the games were already on sale. (Don't you think rolling demo's would be pretty useless to any reviewer?) The disk images are no longer on my Amiga hard drive. I'll have to take a look and see if I kept the physical disks. I think they are in my SOTB big box.

02 February 2010, 00:15	#8
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Thank you. In this preview version of Shadow of the Beast collected flasks to the right are different (larger) and 00 numbers should be on the left, not centre.

18 February 2010, 15:57	#11
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Are there any differences in Infiltrator?

20 February 2010, 14:47	#13
Don_Adan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw/Poland Age: 55 Posts: 1,975	Someone has Aquaventura demo/preview (original or crack) with David Whittaker music? This is link to cracktro only: http://kestra.exotica.org.uk/demo.php?id=17964

10 May 2015, 08:38	#15
Ktulu Posts: n/a	Hi, I have this Aquaventura preview disk. The format is non standard. I've managed to make disk images with MFMWarp and Wwarp. If someone is interested by getting them, just tell me where to upload them.

10 May 2015, 10:24	#16
whitegiant89 Lone CBM user Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atherton / Australia Age: 52 Posts: 148	upload them to the Zone Ktulu

10 May 2015, 11:05	#17
Ktulu Posts: n/a	OK, files are in ~Uploads/Ktulu/

10 May 2015, 19:07	#20
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 48 Posts: 1,334	Its great that this has finally surfaced. I tried the ADF in WinUAE on a 1mb A500 setting and it seems to slowdown and have graphic corruption. I'm not sure if its the original disk that was damaged or if its WinUAE that doesn't like the file.

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