Simon the Sorcerer AmigaCD (not CD32)

[TCD]

There's a Amiga Format review in AMR: https://amr.abime.net/review_3685

and I found this one in CU Amiga:

(Funny how the AMR review even states 'Not in HOL. Although unlikely, need to check if this is a re-release of the CD32 version' )

As always any additional info is very welcome

[Predseda]

Originally Posted by TCD

There's a Amiga Format review in AMR: https://amr.abime.net/review_3685

It says Versions: CD32 A1200 in the black box.
And requirements: SCSI CD-ROM or CD32

I managed to run the game on A1200 through Squirrell and it was CD32 version.I do not think there was another one separate CD release.

[TCD]

So they just re-released the CD32 because more people had CD drives then. Thank you for the info

[nikosidis]

CD32 had speech in CD audio quality. No speech at all in standard version.

[Matt_H]

Originally Posted by TCD

So they just re-released the CD32 because more people had CD drives then. Thank you for the info

I've never seen the "CD" re-release, but the clunky behavior described in the AF review is exactly what happened when I tried to run the CD32 version on my 1200 many years ago. Code-wise, I expect they're identical, but the CD32 version has a volume name of CD32_TEST and no icons. I would suspect that the re-release was given a proper volume name and an icon to run from Workbench--thus it would be a different ISO--but there's no way to know for certain until a copy of this surfaces.

[giantclam]

Confusion with the PC release (at a guess)

[TCD]

Originally Posted by Matt_H

I've never seen the "CD" re-release, but the clunky behavior described in the AF review is exactly what happened when I tried to run the CD32 version on my 1200 many years ago. Code-wise, I expect they're identical, but the CD32 version has a volume name of CD32_TEST and no icons. I would suspect that the re-release was given a proper volume name and an icon to run from Workbench--thus it would be a different ISO--but there's no way to know for certain until a copy of this surfaces.

Good point. I'll have a look at the images of the CD32 version on the file server to see if there is a difference.

Originally Posted by giantclam

Confusion with the PC release (at a guess)

One magazine might mess it up, but two are unlikely.

[Seiya]

maybe it was an idea never released to export CD32 game to run on Amiga 1200 without using CD32 emulation.

edit:
my cd32 disc is labelled "Test CD32" and it is very strange for CD32 games. However with A1200 config the game crash with a guru 8000000B

edit2:
i copy cd32 iso content into the directory of aga floppy disk install and replace every file (in more thare are sound effetcts file, i think talkie file), but it run like floppy version, so only text and no talkie.
CD32 version start with "runit 2 gameamiga"
floppy version start with "runit gameamiga"

run runit2 gameamiga from hd installed game not works because i think runit 2 run only on CD32 or require something other feature

[Matt_H]

"CD32_TEST" (and "CDTV_TEST") are the default volume names generated by Commodore's ISO mastering tools. I've seen a few games that have them. I think Beneath a Steel Sky is another one.

[TCD]

Had a look at the TOSEC and redump version of the game and they are identical. Let's hope somebody bought that re-release from 1998 and can check it.