REQ Chessmate

10 January 2004, 23:43

Does anyone have Chessmate 1.2 or Grossmeister by Dark Horse Software? Thanks

flunky · 28 July 2007, 23:41

Has anyone the manual for Grossmeister ?I´ve bought the original Disk without manual but its needed for starting.

Galaxy · 28 July 2007, 23:55

I'm looking for both of these too.

@flunky are you able to make an adf of Grossmeister and upload it to the Zone? I'm sure one of the eab members would easily be able to disable the protection check.

flunky · 29 July 2007, 09:58

The ADF is in the zone now.
Removing the protection would be nice.

Galaxy · 29 July 2007, 11:46

Cool, hopefully someone with some cracking skills will remove the protection!

Codetapper · 29 July 2007, 13:35

This is a nasty one! The main game is overlayed so you don't have easy access to all the code unless it's running, and it looks like it's compiled with some kind of BASIC interpreter/shell running on top of it.

I had a quick look but this kind of protection is a real pain in the butt, maybe Galahad or Girv would like to accept the challenge?

CodyJarrett · 29 July 2007, 14:49

It might be easier to extract the words from the RAM. I've uploaded some screens:

http://hol.abime.net/4953/screenshot

flunky · 29 July 2007, 15:03

Do you need a disk scan,too ?

CodyJarrett · 29 July 2007, 15:11

Yes please!

flunky · 29 July 2007, 15:28

Scan is in the Zone,too.

@CodyJarrett

How did you started the game ?

CodyJarrett · 29 July 2007, 15:49

I extracted the answers from memory. Note that the words are case sensitive!

Code:

Page (Seite)	Word (Wort)		Answer
==============================================
2		letzte (last)		Köln
2		fünfte (fifth)		Krause
3		letzte (last)		Spaß
3		erste (first)		Einführung
3		dritte (third)		gibt
3		zweite (second)		Es
3		vierte (fourth)		eine
4		zweite (second)		Schachbrett
5		letzte (last)		an
6		erste (first)		Die
7		zweite (second)		werden
7		vierte (fourth)		Überhaupt
8		letzte (last)		schlagen
8		dritte (third)		Uns
8		vierte (fourth)		ist
8		zweite (second)		Springer
9		dritte (third)		Die
9		fünfte (fifth)		ist
9		erste (first)		Die
9		letzte (last)		ist
10		erste (first)		Die
11		zweite (second)		und
11		vierte (fourth)		Regeln
11		erste (first)		Besonderheiten
11		dritte (third)		wichtige
11		fünfte (fifth)		des
11		letzte (last)		verfällt
12		erste (first)		Patt
12		zweite (second)		Ein
13		letzte (last)		gerade
13		fünfte (fifth)		Vorteile
14		fünfte (fifth)		Überlegung
14		dritte (third)		und
15		letzte (last)		eine
15		erste (first)		Es
15		vierte (fourth)		Fertigen
16		erste (first)		Dame
16		zweite (second)		einen
16		letzte (last)		Sekunden
18		fünfte (fifth)		Danach
18		vierte (fourth)		anzeigen
18		zweite (second)		im
18		fünfte (fifth)		Danach
19		dritte (third)		nicht
19		vierte (fourth)		mehr
20		dritte (third)		das
20		fünfte (fifth)		Spiel
20		vierte (fourth)		aktuelle
20		fünfte (fifth)		ab
21		vierte (fourth)		Es

flunky · 29 July 2007, 16:00

It works.
Thank you very much.

CodyJarrett · 29 July 2007, 16:05

Thanks for the ADF and disk scan!

flunky · 29 July 2007, 16:35

andreas · 30 July 2007, 19:42

WHOA! Flunky you didn't know this has been a MIA for 3 years did you?

Thanks for the upload!

flunky · 31 July 2007, 15:23

What does it mean MIA ?

Galahad/FLT · 31 July 2007, 15:39

Missing In Action - Thought to be a lost game

flunky · 31 July 2007, 15:52

Thanks for the info.
I found the game disk on Ebay.

DrBong · 31 July 2007, 18:30

Quote:

Does anyone have Chessmate 1.2 or Grossmeister by Dark Horse Software? Thanks

Chessmate V1.2 is in the Zone. You'll need a WB 1.1/1.2 Extras disk with AmigaBASIC on it in order to launch the game. Enjoy!

Belgarath · 31 July 2007, 20:21

Is this Chessmate disk damaged?

The reason I ask is every time I make an illegal move the game crashes, I don't think it's to do with the winuae settings.

DrBong · 01 August 2007, 14:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belgarath

Is this Chessmate disk damaged?

The reason I ask is every time I make an illegal move the game crashes, I don't think it's to do with the winuae settings.

The disk image is fine AFAIK. Before uploading, I tested it successfully on a A500/1Mb/KS 1.3 machine as it wouldn't work on A4000/060 with degrading. If WinUAE isn't the problem, then it might be AmigaBASIC as I've found it to be unstable across versions in the past with old games. If you haven't already, try the game using AmigaBASIC V1.2 (it's on the WB 1.2 Extras disk, so insert that when the game asks for an Extras disk). Let me know how you go......

Belgarath · 01 August 2007, 16:53

I've tried several of the extras 1.2 disk and various winuae configs, it still always guru's when I make an illegal move.

musashi5150 · 01 August 2007, 17:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belgarath

always guru's when I make an illegal move.

Bah... you'll have to stop trying to cheat it Belgarath

plugh83 · 08 August 2007, 23:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrBong

Chessmate V1.2 is in the Zone. You'll need a WB 1.1/1.2 Extras disk with AmigaBASIC on it in order to launch the game. Enjoy!

Great! Unfortunately I didn't see this until yesterday (7th August) and by then the ADF was no longer in The Zone. Would it be possible to upload it again please? Thanks very much.

DamienD · 09 August 2007, 00:28

After waiting so long it would be absolutely criminal if you didn't finally get a copy of these games... Both Chessmate 1.2 and Grossmeister have been uploaded to The Zone! for you

Welcome back plugh83

DrBong · 09 August 2007, 11:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belgarath

I've tried several of the extras 1.2 disk and various winuae configs, it still always guru's when I make an illegal move.

I did a little more testing on my A500 set-up and it's a bit flaky when it comes to illegal moves. Most of the time it will guru. I haven't tried it under KS 1.1/1.2 yet (have to pull out an A1000 from storage for that), but I doubt it will be much different if you've tried all the WinUAE configs. The disk checks out fine, though, so maybe it was just a fatal bug that wasn't picked up in play-testing (if any was actually done!). I'll try to do a little more testing on real hardware, but I think we're stuck with a bugged game until someone else comes up with an original/crack for comparison.

@DamienD
Thanks for uploading the stuff again for plugh83- yes, it would be criminal if he didn't end up with the stuff he requested so long ago!

Galaxy · 09 August 2007, 13:46

As an aside, I vaguely remember my dad telling me that Battle Chess doesn't allow you to castle.

plugh83 · 09 August 2007, 22:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

After waiting so long it would be absolutely criminal if you didn't finally get a copy of these games... Both Chessmate 1.2 and Grossmeister have been uploaded to The Zone! for you

Welcome back plugh83

Thank you very much! I've now downloaded both of these. Greatly appreciated.

DamienD · 09 August 2007, 22:59

No problem

...but thanks should really go to flunky; for providing Grossmeister, CodyJarrett for hacking Grossmeister to retrieve the protection codes and DrBong; for providing Chess Master 1.2

I just re-uploaded them for you as I'm a dirty "Zone" leech, hehehe

plugh83 · 12 August 2007, 22:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

No problem

...but thanks should really go to flunky; for providing Grossmeister, CodyJarrett for hacking Grossmeister to retrieve the protection codes and DrBong; for providing Chess Master 1.2

I just re-uploaded them for you as I'm a dirty "Zone" leech, hehehe

Yes, thanks to all these also.

10 January 2004, 23:43	#1
plugh83 Posts: n/a	REQ Chessmate Does anyone have Chessmate 1.2 or Grossmeister by Dark Horse Software? Thanks

29 July 2007, 09:58	#4
flunky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hannover/germany Age: 46 Posts: 28	The ADF is in the zone now. Removing the protection would be nice. Last edited by flunky; 29 July 2007 at 10:11.

29 July 2007, 16:35	#14
flunky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hannover/germany Age: 46 Posts: 28	n.t. Last edited by flunky; 30 July 2007 at 12:51.

31 July 2007, 15:39	#17
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 39 Posts: 5,029	Missing In Action - Thought to be a lost game __________________ Former member of: LSD, Scoopex, Razor 1911, Dual Crew Shining, Rednex, Fairlight. www.southwestscrap.co.uk

31 July 2007, 15:52	#18
flunky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hannover/germany Age: 46 Posts: 28	Thanks for the info. I found the game disk on Ebay. Last edited by flunky; 31 July 2007 at 22:25.

28 July 2007, 23:41	#2
flunky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hannover/germany Age: 46 Posts: 28	Has anyone the manual for Grossmeister ?I´ve bought the original Disk without manual but its needed for starting.

28 July 2007, 23:55	#3
Galaxy Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 35 Posts: 1,418	I'm looking for both of these too. @flunky are you able to make an adf of Grossmeister and upload it to the Zone? I'm sure one of the eab members would easily be able to disable the protection check.

29 July 2007, 11:46	#5
Galaxy Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 35 Posts: 1,418	Cool, hopefully someone with some cracking skills will remove the protection!

29 July 2007, 13:35	#6
Codetapper Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 2,465	This is a nasty one! The main game is overlayed so you don't have easy access to all the code unless it's running, and it looks like it's compiled with some kind of BASIC interpreter/shell running on top of it. I had a quick look but this kind of protection is a real pain in the butt, maybe Galahad or Girv would like to accept the challenge?

29 July 2007, 14:49	#7
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 35 Posts: 5,442	It might be easier to extract the words from the RAM. I've uploaded some screens: http://hol.abime.net/4953/screenshot

29 July 2007, 15:03	#8
flunky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hannover/germany Age: 46 Posts: 28	Do you need a disk scan,too ?

29 July 2007, 15:11	#9
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 35 Posts: 5,442	Yes please!

29 July 2007, 15:28	#10
flunky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hannover/germany Age: 46 Posts: 28	Scan is in the Zone,too. @CodyJarrett How did you started the game ?

29 July 2007, 16:00	#12
flunky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hannover/germany Age: 46 Posts: 28	It works. Thank you very much.

29 July 2007, 16:05	#13
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 35 Posts: 5,442	Thanks for the ADF and disk scan!

30 July 2007, 19:42	#15
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 39 Posts: 5,858	WHOA! Flunky you didn't know this has been a MIA for 3 years did you? Thanks for the upload!

31 July 2007, 15:23	#16
flunky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hannover/germany Age: 46 Posts: 28	What does it mean MIA ?

31 July 2007, 20:21	#20
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Here Posts: 2,135	Is this Chessmate disk damaged? The reason I ask is every time I make an illegal move the game crashes, I don't think it's to do with the winuae settings.

01 August 2007, 16:53	#22
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Here Posts: 2,135	I've tried several of the extras 1.2 disk and various winuae configs, it still always guru's when I make an illegal move.

09 August 2007, 00:28	#25
DamienD Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney / London Age: 36 Posts: 5,059	After waiting so long it would be absolutely criminal if you didn't finally get a copy of these games... Both Chessmate 1.2 and Grossmeister have been uploaded to The Zone! for you Welcome back plugh83

09 August 2007, 13:46	#27
Galaxy Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 35 Posts: 1,418	As an aside, I vaguely remember my dad telling me that Battle Chess doesn't allow you to castle.

09 August 2007, 22:59	#29
DamienD Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney / London Age: 36 Posts: 5,059	No problem ...but thanks should really go to flunky; for providing Grossmeister, CodyJarrett for hacking Grossmeister to retrieve the protection codes and DrBong; for providing Chess Master 1.2 I just re-uploaded them for you as I'm a dirty "Zone" leech, hehehe

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