Double Dragon 2 (*NOT* the Oracle crack)

andreas · 19 August 2002, 01:29

Since I've just learnt to know that the Oracle crack is the very first version of DD 2, I wonder if there are other cracks around that were ideally made from a FINAL version original.

There's only ever been the Oracle crack around as an ADF, so I wonder if there's another one lying in someone's disk box(es) just like Sleeping Beauty, longingly waiting for some hero to wake her from her long sleep

Overdoc · 19 August 2002, 23:44

No idea if there ever was any other crack, but I have played the Oracle version nearly unti lthe end and it doesn't look like a preview or something unfinished.
But I think you can take the big file out of the HD version and rename it to.adf It might have been made from a later original version.

andreas · 20 August 2002, 21:11

Thanks for the reply.

OH.

But that can be dangerous! Especially, if the disk image has been tampered with by the WHD installer "by design" (in order to patch some stuff).

Sometimes the image is exactly 901120 bytes, but anyway it's not the same image anymore like the one that was made from the floppy disk! So I'd take this tip with a pinch of salt. But nevertheless, I'll give it a try.

fiath · 21 August 2002, 11:32

Is there anything notably different about the later versions? How can you tell what version the game is?

andreas · 21 August 2002, 13:20

Yo! Well, I gots tha information from a reliable source, so I'm just gonna pass tha mic to MC Galahad now

Galahad/FLT · 21 August 2002, 19:50

The way to tell the difference is in the Scrolling credits at the start of the game, if you read through it will tell you which PAL/NTSC version it is.

Oracle cracked the first PAL version, and as far as I know, everyone else screwed it up and only Oracle released a 100% version of the game, hence why no other versions exist.

The reason why Richard Aplin then had to release another PAL/NTSC version was because the ECS Amiga's had just been released, and one piece of code to set the modulo was incorrect so that the first versions didn't display properly.

Other than the Oracle crack (which isn't a preview its the whole version), only the WHDLoad install supports all of the made originals.. As for taking the ADF file from the WHD version... that would be a neat trick seeing as I ripped it to files!!!

Amiga1992 · 21 August 2002, 20:21

Quote:

Originally posted by Galahad/FLT
As for taking the ADF file from the WHD version... that would be a neat trick seeing as I ripped it to files!!!

Hehehehe, good one

.

NO ADF FOR YOU!

fiath · 22 August 2002, 02:04

Okay, cheers for that

19 August 2002, 01:29	#1
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 49 Posts: 5,857	*Double Dragon 2 (NOT* the Oracle crack) Since I've just learnt to know that the Oracle crack is the very first** version of DD 2, I wonder if there are other cracks around that were ideally made from a FINAL version original. There's only ever been the Oracle crack around as an ADF, so I wonder if there's another one lying in someone's disk box(es) just like Sleeping Beauty, longingly waiting for some hero to wake her from her long sleep Last edited by andreas; 19 August 2002 at 01:56.

21 August 2002, 19:50	#6
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 8,702	Double Dragon 2 The way to tell the difference is in the Scrolling credits at the start of the game, if you read through it will tell you which PAL/NTSC version it is. Oracle cracked the first PAL version, and as far as I know, everyone else screwed it up and only Oracle released a 100% version of the game, hence why no other versions exist. The reason why Richard Aplin then had to release another PAL/NTSC version was because the ECS Amiga's had just been released, and one piece of code to set the modulo was incorrect so that the first versions didn't display properly. Other than the Oracle crack (which isn't a preview its the whole version), only the WHDLoad install supports all of the made originals.. As for taking the ADF file from the WHD version... that would be a neat trick seeing as I ripped it to files!!!

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19 August 2002, 23:44	#2
Overdoc Commodore Collector Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Age: 52 Posts: 936	No idea if there ever was any other crack, but I have played the Oracle version nearly unti lthe end and it doesn't look like a preview or something unfinished. But I think you can take the big file out of the HD version and rename it to.adf It might have been made from a later original version.

20 August 2002, 21:11	#3
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 49 Posts: 5,857	Thanks for the reply. OH. But that can be dangerous! Especially, if the disk image has been tampered with by the WHD installer "by design" (in order to patch some stuff). Sometimes the image is exactly 901120 bytes, but anyway it's not the same image anymore like the one that was made from the floppy disk! So I'd take this tip with a pinch of salt. But nevertheless, I'll give it a try.

21 August 2002, 11:32	#4
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,930	Is there anything notably different about the later versions? How can you tell what version the game is?

21 August 2002, 13:20	#5
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 49 Posts: 5,857	Yo! Well, I gots tha information from a reliable source, so I'm just gonna pass tha mic to MC Galahad now

22 August 2002, 02:04	#8
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,930	Okay, cheers for that

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