Rarity - The Puzzle Gallery - At the Carnival is now in HOL

AMIPEGUSER · 12 June 2022, 22:22

Hi guys,

Since the last few days I had contact with TCD here at the EAB.
I give him some rare screenshots of missing games, like
Earl Weaver Sats Disks 1986 and 1987, the complete missing scans and Screensshot from the Tracksuit Manager 2 Series, some german games but also the Boxscans, Screenshots Diskscans for a so far complete missing game.

The Game is called The Puzzle Gallery - At The Carnival. Most peoples think it was never released or have never heard of it.

The game was originally from Cliff Johnson and he did it for MacIntosh. On Macintosh it was a Program Disk and At The Carnival was the first Datadisk.
Puzzle Gallery was developed as the follower of the Puzzle Game Fools Errand. But the the critics and the selling was so poor that there was no further datadisks. The Amiga Version was planned by Miles Computing, but before the release Miles Computing get bankrupt and the Game never released. In 1993 it was german publisher Soft Gold which bought the rights and they bring it out in there Blue Line TopShots Budget Series.
Boxed and with a short german manual.

So this was a really rare game on Amiga, published 4 years later, than planned but so far I never see an other Box than mine.
You can´t find also a download Version on the net for Amiga and you find just information about the DOS Or Mac Version.
I wrote an article in the Amiga Future 134 about that story and we were allowed to get the game on the Cover CD. So this is the only way to find that game.
So many Thanks to TCD for his work.

TCD · 13 June 2022, 00:13

It was my pleasure

Adding a 'new old' game to HOL is always something special. Thank you again for providing not only screenshots, but the whole lot including scans

Here's a link to the new entry: http://hol.abime.net/6537

Predseda · 13 June 2022, 09:52

@TCD - there is Cliff Johnson credited in title screen (twice), he should be added to credits.

AMIPEGUSER · 13 June 2022, 10:14

I had email contact to Cliff when I searching things for the article.

He told me he had nothing to do with the Amiga Conversation.
And he did not really ike it.
If there is an entry than just because the idea of the game is from him.

Predseda · 13 June 2022, 10:23

Good!

TCD · 13 June 2022, 15:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predseda

@TCD - there is Cliff Johnson credited in title screen (twice), he should be added to credits.

Yep, I'll add him with a note that it was his idea, but that he wasn't involved in making the Amiga version.

Okay, DrBong beat me to it

malko · 10 October 2022, 09:52

Except if it is an hires game, it looks like the screenshots on HOL are twice too big.

Sad the game is only available on a cover CD. It reduces the audience...

TCD · 10 October 2022, 14:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by malko

Except if it is an hires game, it looks like the screenshots on HOL are twice too big.

I added the screenshots and I think there was one that needed HiRes. Might be wrong about it though, but I'm not checking 20 screenshots if or if not that's the case

malko · 11 October 2022, 10:43

By the way TCD, is it a mistake or on purpose that the HOL link leads to :
http://www.amigafuture.de/kb.php?mode=article&k=4234

instead of :
https://amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/viewarticle?a=5531

?

TCD · 11 October 2022, 12:53

That's a mistake

Thank you for reporting it

Link is fixed now.

malko · 11 October 2022, 13:57

You're welcome

12 June 2022, 22:22	#1
AMIPEGUSER Registered User Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Brandenburg/Germany Posts: 429	Rarity - The Puzzle Gallery - At the Carnival is now in HOL Hi guys, Since the last few days I had contact with TCD here at the EAB. I give him some rare screenshots of missing games, like Earl Weaver Sats Disks 1986 and 1987, the complete missing scans and Screensshot from the Tracksuit Manager 2 Series, some german games but also the Boxscans, Screenshots Diskscans for a so far complete missing game. The Game is called The Puzzle Gallery - At The Carnival. Most peoples think it was never released or have never heard of it. The game was originally from Cliff Johnson and he did it for MacIntosh. On Macintosh it was a Program Disk and At The Carnival was the first Datadisk. Puzzle Gallery was developed as the follower of the Puzzle Game Fools Errand. But the the critics and the selling was so poor that there was no further datadisks. The Amiga Version was planned by Miles Computing, but before the release Miles Computing get bankrupt and the Game never released. In 1993 it was german publisher Soft Gold which bought the rights and they bring it out in there Blue Line TopShots Budget Series. Boxed and with a short german manual. So this was a really rare game on Amiga, published 4 years later, than planned but so far I never see an other Box than mine. You can´t find also a download Version on the net for Amiga and you find just information about the DOS Or Mac Version. I wrote an article in the Amiga Future 134 about that story and we were allowed to get the game on the Cover CD. So this is the only way to find that game. So many Thanks to TCD for his work.

13 June 2022, 10:14	#4
AMIPEGUSER Registered User Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Brandenburg/Germany Posts: 429	I had email contact to Cliff when I searching things for the article. He told me he had nothing to do with the Amiga Conversation. And he did not really ike it. If there is an entry than just because the idea of the game is from him. Last edited by AMIPEGUSER; 12 July 2022 at 00:34.

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13 June 2022, 00:13	#2
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	It was my pleasure Adding a 'new old' game to HOL is always something special. Thank you again for providing not only screenshots, but the whole lot including scans Here's a link to the new entry: http://hol.abime.net/6537

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Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,536	@TCD - there is Cliff Johnson credited in title screen (twice), he should be added to credits.

13 June 2022, 10:23	#5
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,536	Good!

10 October 2022, 09:52	#7
malko Ex nihilo nihil Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: CH Posts: 4,856	Except if it is an hires game, it looks like the screenshots on HOL are twice too big. Sad the game is only available on a cover CD. It reduces the audience...

11 October 2022, 10:43	#9
malko Ex nihilo nihil Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: CH Posts: 4,856	By the way TCD, is it a mistake or on purpose that the HOL link leads to : http://www.amigafuture.de/kb.php?mode=article&k=4234 instead of : https://amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/viewarticle?a=5531 ?

11 October 2022, 12:53	#10
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	That's a mistake Thank you for reporting it Link is fixed now.

11 October 2022, 13:57	#11
malko Ex nihilo nihil Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: CH Posts: 4,856	You're welcome

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