BoneCruncher: a resurrection tale - Page 2

DrBong · 16 January 2020, 18:34

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Originally Posted by ross

Well, I hope I still have all the test bench I used, I have a little bit of confusion between my files..

I'm sure you do!

Great coders always keep all their source code and testing tools - they just lose them by not making backups!!

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Originally Posted by ross

And then I have to finish other things otherwise they lynch me

I'm a hot-blooded Sicilian....you tell me their names and I will make them an offer they can't refuse!

Non ti preoccupare!!

ross · 16 January 2020, 19:22

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Originally Posted by DrBong

I'm a hot-blooded Sicilian....you tell me their names and I will make them an offer they can't refuse!

Non ti preoccupare!!

DamienD · 16 January 2020, 19:52

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Originally Posted by ross

And then I have to finish other things otherwise they lynch me

Yes they will, especially if this WHDLoad request jumps in front of the 2 x <unnamed projects> that you're doing for me

As you know, there are no 100% disk versions of these two and I'm sure they'll be much appreciated by the Amiga community

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Originally Posted by DrBong

I'm a hot-blooded Sicilian....you tell me their names and I will make them an offer they can't refuse! Non ti preoccupare!!

Well now you know one of them, but I best inform you that I sleep with a shotgun fully loaded and ready for action

Dunny · 16 January 2020, 21:04

Oh my, I missed this!

Bonecruncher was one of my favourite games back when I had my A1000. I recall picking it up at a local branch of Dixons - was my birthday, so I grabbed Xenon II, SEUCK and had enough left over for Bonecruncher (though it was heavily discounted, otherwise I'd not have bothered).

I actually got more enjoyment out of that than I did the other two, despite its janky unpolished feel.

DamienD · 16 January 2020, 21:22

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Originally Posted by Dunny

Oh my, I missed this!

ross's uber version is my collection; of course... which you have Dunny

Nova · 26 February 2020, 21:52

good old bone cruncher really seems to be a unique creature of its kind. i have been trying to find a scan of the amiga box, no luck so far.

over at hol it is rated extr. rare. anyone who ever saw this box in the wild or is the proud owner of the game?

i just come to think of all the mayhem caused (several times) by a few more popular games in that range, emerging on platforms like €€bay. this one should be among the real lords of chaos, i guess

DrBong · 26 February 2020, 23:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nova

good old bone cruncher really seems to be a unique creature of its kind. i have been trying to find a scan of the amiga box, no luck so far.

over at hol it is rated extr. rare. anyone who ever saw this box in the wild or is the proud owner of the game?

Yep!

I'll get to scanning the game box etc. for HOL when work eases off a little...hopefully in-and-around Easter!!!

http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...6&postcount=18

https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php...54#post1371554

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Originally Posted by DrBong

Ross (

), do you have time to make an official WHDLoad patch for the game please? You said in post #5 that you used WHDLoad in the making/testing of your Bone Cruncher rebuild release, so I'm hoping that it won't be too much time and effort to create a proper WHD patch (with the trainer options, if possible). Hai tempo per favore?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ross

Well, I hope I still have all the test bench I used, I have a little bit of confusion between my files..

And then I have to finish other things otherwise they lynch me

Ross, just a gentle reminder to not forget about doing the WHD patch for this game. Thanks!

Dunny · 27 February 2020, 00:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nova

good old bone cruncher really seems to be a unique creature of its kind. i have been trying to find a scan of the amiga box, no luck so far.

over at hol it is rated extr. rare. anyone who ever saw this box in the wild or is the proud owner of the game?

i just come to think of all the mayhem caused (several times) by a few more popular games in that range, emerging on platforms like €€bay. this one should be among the real lords of chaos, i guess

Lords of Chaos is rare? Christ, I picked that up from the local market for £1.99 back in '98 or so

Pyromania · 27 February 2020, 00:20

This game is bone crushingly good.

Nova · 27 February 2020, 08:31

@DrBong: thas great. was it a big box game?

@Dunny: hope it was worth it?

@Pyromania: yes, it is, but a hard game, too. makes me curious to know wether anyone picked up that crazy radio (see hol, contest first price)

DrBong · 27 February 2020, 09:12

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Originally Posted by Nova

@DrBong: was it a big box game?

Nope, I'm pretty sure that all the commercial releases of Bone Cruncher were either jewel case (Amiga and BBC/C64 disk versions) or plastic cassette cases (BBC/Electron and C64 tape versions).

As an aside, I always thought it was quite strange how Superior Software released an Amiga version of Bone Cruncher in 1988....but never released an Archimedes version, which they did for most of their back-catalogue BBC/Electron games in the late 80s IIRC. I have to wonder if poor sales of the obscure Amiga version (or sales of the game, in general, across formats) had anything to do with the game not seeing an Archimedes conversion!!

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Originally Posted by Pyromania

This game is bone crushingly good. ??

It's not a straight Boulder Dash clone like most people have probably pegged it to be, simply based on screenshots and reading mag reviews from back in the day (check out the HOL entry and have a read of what the game coder said in an interview about this!). Anyway, I reckon it's definitely worth giving the game a whirl!!!

CFou! · 04 March 2020, 10:37

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Originally Posted by DrBong

Nope, I'm pretty sure that all the commercial releases of Bone Cruncher were either jewel case (Amiga and BBC/C64 disk versions) or plastic cassette cases (BBC/Electron and C64 tape versions).

As an aside, I always thought it was quite strange how Superior Software released an Amiga version of Bone Cruncher in 1988....but never released an Archimedes version, which they did for most of their back-catalogue BBC/Electron games in the late 80s IIRC. I have to wonder if poor sales of the obscure Amiga version (or sales of the game, in general, across formats) had anything to do with the game not seeing an Archimedes conversion!!

It's not a straight Boulder Dash clone like most people have probably pegged it to be, simply based on screenshots and reading mag reviews from back in the day (check out the HOL entry and have a read of what the game coder said in an interview about this!). Anyway, I reckon it's definitely worth giving the game a whirl!!!

i could done a whdload's patch?

i am contacting Puppe because it seems to have start the job in 2011.

CFou! · 04 March 2020, 15:33

Puppe has sending this src code
i will try to support of enhanced ROSS version too

CFou! · 05 March 2020, 00:56

slave soon released 1987&2018 version supported

last test tommorow

DrBong · 05 March 2020, 08:18

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Originally Posted by CFOU!

slave soon released 1987&2018 version supported

last test tommorow

Awesome work Bertrand!

I suggest you get Retroplay to test your slave as he's probably played the game a thousand times now!!

It also frees up Ross to patch other games for me now!!!

Nova · 05 March 2020, 19:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrBong

Nope, I'm pretty sure that all the commercial releases of Bone Cruncher were either jewel case (Amiga and BBC/C64 disk versions) or plastic cassette cases (BBC/Electron and C64 tape versions).

that's great. like those plastic cases, have that c64 touch to it. i remember a few early amiga titles a friend showed to me back then like feud or live and let die.

CFou! · 05 March 2020, 21:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrBong

Awesome work Bertrand!

I suggest you get Retroplay to test your slave as he's probably played the game a thousand times now!!

It also frees up Ross to patch other games for me now!!!

released in TheZone! (installed version)

Nova · 05 March 2020, 23:08

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Originally Posted by CFOU!

released in TheZone! (installed version)

Retroplay · 05 March 2020, 23:23

1987 version has problems with slave.
Game is too fast.

Right at this point here on level 1, when taking another step it skips back to title screen and graphics gets messed up.

Bono also corrupts:

The messed up title screen.

The messed up cutscenes from the original is good though (Bono taking a bath).

Ross version:
Plays at correct speed but also has problems.
It too skips back to title screen at the same spot as the 1987 version.

CFou! · 06 March 2020, 00:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retroplay

1987 version has problems with slave.
Game is too fast.

Right at this point here on level 1, when taking another step it skips back to title screen and graphics gets messed up.

Bono also corrupts:

The messed up title screen.

The messed up cutscenes from the original is good though (Bono taking a bath).

Ross version:
Plays at correct speed but also has problems.
It too skips back to title screen at the same spot as the 1987 version.

thanks i will test tommorow it's perhaps last minute fix of access fault the cause of this bug

27 February 2020, 00:20	#29
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	This game is bone crushingly good. Last edited by Pyromania; 27 February 2020 at 11:57.

05 March 2020, 23:23	#39
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,079	1987 version has problems with slave. Game is too fast. Right at this point here on level 1, when taking another step it skips back to title screen and graphics gets messed up. Bono also corrupts: The messed up title screen. The messed up cutscenes from the original is good though (Bono taking a bath). Ross version: Plays at correct speed but also has problems. It too skips back to title screen at the same spot as the 1987 version. Last edited by Retroplay; 05 March 2020 at 23:30.

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16 January 2020, 21:04	#24
Dunny Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scunthorpe/United Kingdom Posts: 1,977	Oh my, I missed this! Bonecruncher was one of my favourite games back when I had my A1000. I recall picking it up at a local branch of Dixons - was my birthday, so I grabbed Xenon II, SEUCK and had enough left over for Bonecruncher (though it was heavily discounted, otherwise I'd not have bothered). I actually got more enjoyment out of that than I did the other two, despite its janky unpolished feel.

26 February 2020, 21:52	#26
Nova Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: N/A Posts: 309	good old bone cruncher really seems to be a unique creature of its kind. i have been trying to find a scan of the amiga box, no luck so far. over at hol it is rated extr. rare. anyone who ever saw this box in the wild or is the proud owner of the game? i just come to think of all the mayhem caused (several times) by a few more popular games in that range, emerging on platforms like €€bay. this one should be among the real lords of chaos, i guess

27 February 2020, 08:31	#30
Nova Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: N/A Posts: 309	@DrBong: thas great. was it a big box game? @Dunny: hope it was worth it? @Pyromania: yes, it is, but a hard game, too. makes me curious to know wether anyone picked up that crazy radio (see hol, contest first price)

04 March 2020, 15:33	#33
CFou! Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: France Age: 50 Posts: 4,277	Puppe has sending this src code i will try to support of enhanced ROSS version too

05 March 2020, 00:56	#34
CFou! Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: France Age: 50 Posts: 4,277	slave soon released 1987&2018 version supported last test tommorow

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