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OK I've raided my shed and here is a list of the boxes and contents that are still in a scannable state (no software though I'm afraid )...give us a shout if any are needed
Action Service uploaded Addams Family box & man bad condition...request if needed Arctic Fox uploaded Barbarian (Psygnosis) uploaded Civilization manual technical supplement warranties board game order form All good condition Drakkhen manual All good condition Dune II manual All good condition Eye Of The Beholder II manual data card SSI 1992 catalog Box has perished edges..but very fixable as all edges are black F-15 Strike Eagle II manual all 4 full colour maps keyboard controls & hud display technical supplement additional technical information All good condition F-16 Combat Pilot manual f-16 combat pilot "kneepad" Manual has outer page missing Box has perished edges...but again very fixable Ishido manual story codewheel proof of purchase Inner box has perished edges - again fixable black It Came From The Desert: uploaded Jump Jet manual All good condition Midwinter II uploaded (90meg!) Millenium 2.2 uploaded Ooze diary warranty & competition All good condition PGA Tour Golf command summary card registration electronic arts promo All good condition Pool Of Radiance adventurer's journal special offer card All good condition RBI Baseball 2 manual All good condition Secret Of Monkey Island manual All good condition Silent Service tactical operations manual All good condition Sim City user documentation all time high scores (protection) system card zone evolution & user reference upgrade/terrain editor order form & competition All good condition Skyfox uploaded Space Quest III uploaded Surgeon, The Manual only TV Sports Basketball manual registration card + cinemaware treasure ticket All good condition Warhead questionare revell competition form piracy warning All good condition Wishbringer manual inbuilt to box reference card warranty & hintbook orders colour map wishbringer stone (scanning this should be fun..) All good condition Wonderland manual warranty Box is badly damaged I'm afraid OK Some further pillaging of the shed have revealed some shiny books n' things : Chaos Strikes Back adventurer's handbook - 93 pages Eye Of The Beholder clue book - 77 pages Eye Of The Beholder II clue book - 76 pages F/A-18 Interceptor codewheel Immortal clue book - 54 pages Kings Quest original story booklet - 14 pages King's Quest 4 hint book - 48 pages Might And Magic III clue book - 242 pages! Realms Of Arkania clue book - 126 pages Secret Of Monkey Island hint book - 64 pages Space Quest 3 hint book - uploaded Ultima: The Second Trilogy - full colour map Last edited by VermillioN; 25 August 2004 at 11:23. |
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Do you have the complete packages or just the boxes?
If complete, than all of them would be nice Actually the two Blitz versions are not needed, unless we can't find a retail package of them or the budget versions have significant differences - unlikely on those titles. Before you turn your scanner on: http://www.caps-project.org/scanning.shtml Please consult with Fiath about the details and the prefererred order of scans, since some games here have huge manuals. |
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On the subject of budget games, CAPS will want to make a point to grab the Hit Squad Platinum Edition releases (ie, Wing Commander, Robocop 3, etc.) as those really were remastered with various fixes or enhancements. But I am sure you already know this.
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VermillioN: How about starting with "It Came From The Desert" since it is on the release list. Once we have done that, we can decide on what others to do. Thanks!
TG: Well, I didn't know that - thanks for the info! Is that the version of Robocop 3 without the dongle? BTW - Do you know if there are any enhancements to the box/manual? When IFW was talking about not bothering with the budget versions, I believe he was talking about the packaging. As you probably know better than I, many budget versions have bug fixes etc. which would be a shame to go un-preserved. AmiGer: Have you seen the size of the package for Midwinter II ? It contains bloody books! Probably will be the first CAPS release over 20Gb. Last edited by fiath; 23 May 2003 at 09:55. |
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Maybe you can adjust your scanning rules and produce smaller png-files like these wallpapers... |
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But no, we won't change the scan quality. Why should we "punish" the developers of a game, just because they went to the bother of doing a really great package? If the release is big, it is big. It won't matter much in 10-20 years, so we may as well do it properly now. |
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This usually happens when the company tries to be really cheap and duplicates on cheap systems, that can only write the ados format... Also happened when the master was lost... Or they wanted to make the package cheaper without the original material, Kixx budget releases come to mind immediately... Not to mention Elite (the game, not the company) where afair they removed the novella protection in order to save on the novella printing... Of course many budget releases contain the remittance of the original print repackaged/badged. ...and some are really different versions, like the ones TG mentioned. |
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A lot of effort went into the game to make it worthy and to make their gaming universe complete and a lot of effort went into the manuals as well. That is something I really happen to like. |
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Just kidding, too... @all It exists also a german version (and a german manual I hope) of Midwinter II. Of course that would be more interesting for me. I wonder if it would be worth the work ? Hm, I could ask at gaeb (german board) if somebody has the box... However, the english version would be also great... @VermillioN if you have enough time (for me) I would be very delighted for getting Millenium 2.2 (maybe after ICFTD)... |
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Afaik there are some Deutsch games coming and many of the manuals are multi-language anyway, usually English, Deutsch, Francais. For a Deutsch only example you may want to check out Fatal Heritage, that should be available soonish on BTTR. It is the only unmodfiied version of the game thanks to the authors and the efforts Bernd put into this - and thanks to me for supporting its protection Some games have specific packaging for specific markets a recent example is Unreal that we were lucky to have both versions scanned, thanks to Ville9. The Deutsch version of Midwinder 2 might be difficult to get scanned simply because of the size of the manuals, but if anyone is doing it properly it will definitely happen. btw: obviously when we do these things we do it for everyone, not just you - and I'm pretty sure Millennium 2.2 and Deuteros are titles that most people would enjoy |
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Sorry for my poor German
Actually I have seen it only written like Deutsch in manuals so far... and Ville9 did not complain and he is a genuine German guy as well |
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sadly as I said before, I sold all the software years ago.. but I'm sure the other material may aid the quest of preservation
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Well ICFTD is scanned, packed and ready to upload.. just waiting on response from faith
While I was going through the shed I found a stack of official hint books I'd forgotten about, (Monkey Island, Space Quest, Immortal, Chaos Strikes Back etc.. ) imo these books are classics in there own right and was wondering if you guys ever thought about preserving these aswell |
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Great, thanks!
Hint books: yes of course! Can you list them? |
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