Rainbow Islands

bippym · 23 July 2004, 23:07

I am looking for Rainbow Islands US version!!

Here is a scan of an article from Andrew Braybrook:

the wolf · 24 July 2004, 00:57

Hmmm... I can't assure this but... there are already two version of this game in tosec...
The first have a loading picture with the words "Rainbow Project" (as the arcade original, instead the other version (the official Graftgold version) have the loading picture as you can slighty see from the article above...
I don't know if this version have the 2nd player coloured different...

bippym · 24 July 2004, 10:44

There are 2 versions in CAPS too.. I think I'll test them all now

7-Zark-7 · 25 July 2004, 15:01

Its somewhat ironic about the "time factor" issues put forward by Andy Braybrook given the time delays in the game's release,(with the Microprose buyout of Telecomsoft was it, & Ocean's subsequent acquiring of the licence & then buying the Graftgold coded release). In some respects, its a shame that the extra time couldn't have been devoted to including the extra levels & therefore having the "full" game, though I doubt Ocean could've been bothered waiting for coding the "hidden" levels.

bippym · 25 July 2004, 16:27

Nope they are the same (visually anyway)

Did this US release ever happen?

andreas · 26 July 2004, 01:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by the wolf

Hmmm... I can't assure this but... there are already two version of this game in tosec...
The first have a loading picture with the words "Rainbow Project" (as the arcade original, instead the other version (the official Graftgold version) have the loading picture as you can slighty see from the article above...

?
Well, we had already discussed that ages ago in the German forum and came to the conclusion that the version with the "Rainbow Project" picture is definitely a pre-release / beta version.

bippym · 26 July 2004, 03:03

how did you come to that conclusion?

other than having "rainbow project" and no proper title screen what else was you going on?

Codetapper · 26 July 2004, 04:27

Maybe Rainbow Islands with the full number of levels could be a future CARE project? ;-)

killergorilla · 26 July 2004, 11:15

I don't think the one with rainbow project is beta at all, I'm sure my original copy has rainbow project on it... I could be completely wrong however, it's just that I've only ever played my copy and the arcade version so this beta adf would have never crossed my path.

fiath · 26 July 2004, 11:35

I have two copies of Raibow Island that come up "Rainbow Project" at the beginning. I think the IPF's do this too, not sure about the budget version though.

killergorilla · 26 July 2004, 12:28

I think the IPF does. I think I dumped it! I know it was one of the first games I dumped back in the day.

andreas · 26 July 2004, 23:19

Hmmm ... so then ... you seem to be right.

[BTW: Note that the phrase "we came to the conclusion" doesn't say anything about being wrong or right, it merely says something about the majority of users stating this

]

Well, I wasn't just inventing this for fun, it was a result of a HUGE discussion about this game in the old german forum (now archived for reading only).

bippym · 26 October 2008, 16:53

Still no US version?

haynor · 27 October 2008, 08:28

I'm interested too

Dastardly · 07 May 2010, 23:21

Just out of interest, did anyone else have the version that asked you to enter the password 'FACILITIES' in order to run the game?

What was that about?

dlfrsilver · 08 May 2010, 02:39

Steve turner has said in a french interview that adding the missing islands would have been meaning to add a 3rd disk on atari ST.....and maybe a second disk on amiga.

Pfloyd · 08 May 2010, 07:39

There are versions which do not have this "Rainbow Project" screen, but this one instead. I'm not sure whether these or the "Rainbow Project" ones are pre-release versions.

Hungry Horace · 08 May 2010, 13:44

mine was in the back (not white) box, and definately not pre-release.

it had the picture above and not 'rainbow project'

Dastardly · 08 May 2010, 13:53

The version I had required that you type in 'FACILITIES' to boot it. It then displayed the 'Rainbow Project' text.

Djay · 08 May 2010, 18:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pfloyd

There are versions which do not have this "Rainbow Project" screen, but this one instead. I'm not sure whether these or the "Rainbow Project" ones are pre-release versions.

REMOVED Incorrect (and useless information), thanks Bipp

bippym · 08 May 2010, 23:25

Djay you are wrong. My copy of RI also had the loading screen pfloyd shows. It is correct.

Mine came with the flights of fantasy amiga 500 pack!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ihO...ext=1&index=69

Hungry Horace · 09 May 2010, 02:10

the copy i had with the full (not "rainbow project") title screen is also one of the SPS releases!

Djay · 09 May 2010, 18:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by bippym

Djay you are wrong. My copy of RI also had the loading screen pfloyd shows. It is correct.

Mine came with the flights of fantasy amiga 500 pack!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ihO...ext=1&index=69

i stand corrected i have just checked my Rainbow Islands (hit squad), on my A600 and indeed it shows the title screen above

is there a cracked version, with original loading screen and that works on A1200?

TCD · 09 May 2010, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djay

is there a cracked version, with original loading screen and that works on A1200?

I assume you've already checked all the TOSEC versions? There is an additional Flashtro crack in the folder 'Games/rare_games/GamesTrainers (not in TOSEC)/Flashtro - Single Disk Archives' on the file server. Not sure which version it's based on though.

Djay · 09 May 2010, 19:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

I assume you've already checked all the TOSEC versions? There is an additional Flashtro crack in the folder 'Games/rare_games/GamesTrainers (not in TOSEC)/Flashtro - Single Disk Archives' on the file server. Not sure which version it's based on though.

how to access?

thanks and sorry i havent checked yet

TCD · 09 May 2010, 19:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djay

how to access?

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=43633
You can find the other versions in the folder 'TOSEC/Games/[ADF]/R' aswell

Djay · 09 May 2010, 23:49

thanks, TCD

andreas · 12 May 2010, 22:52

In the end, the guys on former GAEB would turn out to be right that the "Rainbow Project" ones *ARE* betas/prereleases...still no clear answer after all these years...

And yes, what I stated back in 2004 is exactly that: only THESE versions with the "Taito/Graftgold/Ocean" logo are 100% sure retail versions, no way to claim that with any certainty for the "non-Taito" versions, as I'd like to call them.

Vollldo · 27 October 2012, 11:53

Old thread i know, but did anyone test the tosec avaible versions to tell which one is the US one ? The color of the second player is different on the US version, a little detail but if a cracked version exists it would be nice to know. I don't have the time for now to test all the avaible ones, so if someone has the answer...

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23 July 2004, 23:07	#1
bippym Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 37 Posts: 8,140	Rainbow Islands I am looking for Rainbow Islands US version!! Here is a scan of an article from Andrew Braybrook: Attached Thumbnails

26 July 2004, 11:15	#9
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 31 Posts: 7,889	I don't think the one with rainbow project is beta at all, I'm sure my original copy has rainbow project on it... I could be completely wrong however, it's just that I've only ever played my copy and the arcade version so this beta adf would have never crossed my path. __________________ I'm totally gratified that people find Interceptor worthy of being downloaded and played after so many years especially in light of its rather rudimentary visual content by standards constantly increasing over time.

26 July 2004, 11:35	#10
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 35 Posts: 1,925	I have two copies of Raibow Island that come up "Rainbow Project" at the beginning. I think the IPF's do this too, not sure about the budget version though. __________________ S.P.S. - The Software Preservation Society http://www.softpres.org

26 July 2004, 12:28	#11
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 31 Posts: 7,889	I think the IPF does. I think I dumped it! I know it was one of the first games I dumped back in the day. __________________ I'm totally gratified that people find Interceptor worthy of being downloaded and played after so many years especially in light of its rather rudimentary visual content by standards constantly increasing over time.

07 May 2010, 23:21	#15
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gods Country Age: 38 Posts: 2,009	Just out of interest, did anyone else have the version that asked you to enter the password 'FACILITIES' in order to run the game? What was that about? __________________ Into the Wonderful - The Bitmap Brothers Social Group Pixel Pusher's H.Q - Everyone welcome, even squares

24 July 2004, 00:57	#2
the wolf Just Leeching Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Italy Age: 41 Posts: 416	Hmmm... I can't assure this but... there are already two version of this game in tosec... The first have a loading picture with the words "Rainbow Project" (as the arcade original, instead the other version (the official Graftgold version) have the loading picture as you can slighty see from the article above... I don't know if this version have the 2nd player coloured different...

24 July 2004, 10:44	#3
bippym Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 37 Posts: 8,140	There are 2 versions in CAPS too.. I think I'll test them all now

25 July 2004, 15:01	#4
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,237	Its somewhat ironic about the "time factor" issues put forward by Andy Braybrook given the time delays in the game's release,(with the Microprose buyout of Telecomsoft was it, & Ocean's subsequent acquiring of the licence & then buying the Graftgold coded release). In some respects, its a shame that the extra time couldn't have been devoted to including the extra levels & therefore having the "full" game, though I doubt Ocean could've been bothered waiting for coding the "hidden" levels.

25 July 2004, 16:27	#5
bippym Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 37 Posts: 8,140	Nope they are the same (visually anyway) Did this US release ever happen?

26 July 2004, 03:03	#7
bippym Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 37 Posts: 8,140	how did you come to that conclusion? other than having "rainbow project" and no proper title screen what else was you going on?

26 July 2004, 04:27	#8
Codetapper Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 2,464	Maybe Rainbow Islands with the full number of levels could be a future CARE project? ;-)

26 July 2004, 23:19	#12
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 39 Posts: 5,858	Hmmm ... so then ... you seem to be right. [BTW: Note that the phrase "we came to the conclusion" doesn't say anything about being wrong or right, it merely says something about the majority of users stating this ] Well, I wasn't just inventing this for fun, it was a result of a HUGE discussion about this game in the old german forum (now archived for reading only).

26 October 2008, 16:53	#13
bippym Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 37 Posts: 8,140	Still no US version?

27 October 2008, 08:28	#14
haynor retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 34 Posts: 1,327	I'm interested too

08 May 2010, 02:39	#16
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-ExtADF Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 35 Posts: 4,526	Steve turner has said in a french interview that adding the missing islands would have been meaning to add a 3rd disk on atari ST.....and maybe a second disk on amiga. __________________ Denis

08 May 2010, 07:39	#17
Pfloyd Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bonn / Germany Posts: 55	There are versions which do not have this "Rainbow Project" screen, but this one instead. I'm not sure whether these or the "Rainbow Project" ones are pre-release versions. Attached Thumbnails __________________ cu, Pfloyd Last edited by Pfloyd; 08 May 2010 at 07:47.

08 May 2010, 13:53	#19
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gods Country Age: 38 Posts: 2,009	The version I had required that you type in 'FACILITIES' to boot it. It then displayed the 'Rainbow Project' text. __________________ Into the Wonderful - The Bitmap Brothers Social Group Pixel Pusher's H.Q - Everyone welcome, even squares

08 May 2010, 23:25	#21
bippym Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 37 Posts: 8,140	Djay you are wrong. My copy of RI also had the loading screen pfloyd shows. It is correct. Mine came with the flights of fantasy amiga 500 pack! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ihO...ext=1&index=69 Last edited by bippym; 08 May 2010 at 23:35.

09 May 2010, 23:49	#27
Djay breakpointUK.com Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton, UK Age: 37 Posts: 3,063	thanks, TCD

12 May 2010, 22:52	#28
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 39 Posts: 5,858	In the end, the guys on former GAEB would turn out to be right that the "Rainbow Project" ones ARE betas/prereleases...still no clear answer after all these years... And yes, what I stated back in 2004 is exactly that: only THESE versions with the "Taito/Graftgold/Ocean" logo are 100% sure retail versions, no way to claim that with any certainty for the "non-Taito" versions, as I'd like to call them.

27 October 2012, 11:53	#29
Vollldo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: France Age: 38 Posts: 826	Old thread i know, but did anyone test the tosec avaible versions to tell which one is the US one ? The color of the second player is different on the US version, a little detail but if a cracked version exists it would be nice to know. I don't have the time for now to test all the avaible ones, so if someone has the answer... .

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