Working Rocket Ranger - Page 3

kremiso · 07 March 2021, 01:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

So the Bobius version makes my plan unnecessary if they have gone to that trouble.

well, i don't know if there could be an even more user friendly system, prolly yes knowing your talent

give it a quick look at least, before quit?

i have tried to flight randomly to many different destinations, no wrong digits until now;
tomorrow i'll try to complete it, it would be the first time

endre1952 · 07 March 2021, 10:53

I seem to recall a recent special crack for the C64 version of Rocket Ranger where you don't have to enter any codes at all.

dlfrsilver · 07 March 2021, 11:28

I have finally bought the french version of Rocket Ranger

kremiso · 13 March 2021, 11:59

Finally had the time to complete this one

I needed to reload the savestate a single time, before my personal stuck point, the 'alien women' shoot-fight on the Moon;
well, the game was almost completed, because after that there is just the final alien fight, i can say very similar to the first person ant sequence later seen in It came from the desert, among other things.

Another yes a bit short but great one, completed thanks to winuae

DamienD · 13 March 2021, 16:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by kremiso

Finally had the time to complete this one

I needed to reload the savestate a single time, before my personal stuck point, the 'alien women' shoot-fight on the Moon;
well, the game was almost completed, because after that there is just the final alien fight, i can say very similar to the first person ant sequence later seen in It came from the desert, among other things.

Another yes a bit short but great one, completed thanks to winuae

Well done, worth completing IMHO.

I need to do this again; and take a new nice screenshot for my collection of the Mayan temple battle

DamienD · 14 March 2021, 18:46

Phew, that took a while... finally got the screenshot that I wanted

Also took some other good ones:

Have put a pack in The Zone! for HOL inclusion.

One thing that's still very frustrating is those damn takeoffs; I really don't know how I managed it back in the day... sometimes it took me 10 attempts; thank God for Save States.

Unfortunately after getting my 4th Rocket part; the Nazi's then invaded the White House so I didn't finish the game

DamienD · 14 March 2021, 21:12

I forgot to mention...

These are correct:

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Originally Posted by DamienD

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Originally Posted by DamienD

This one was actually in the disks provided on the Cinemaware site; and says "31" like the Word doc:

Code:

   ALG|ARA|ATL|BRA|CAN|COL|CON|EAS|EGY|ENG|FRA|GER|ITA|KEN|LIB|MID|NIG|PER|PER|SCA|SPA|SUD|USA|USS|VEN|WES|YUG|
ALG 00| 36| 27| 43| 65| 52| 26| 32| 20| 21| 15| 19| 13| 33| 12| 25| 14| 37| 55| 31| 11| 23| 61| 35| 46| 10| 18|
ARA     00| 61| 73| 98| 84| 23| 11| 12| 46| 37| 34| 30| 20| 22| 14| 27| 08| 87| 43| 41| 13| 95| 29| 78| 39| 26|
ATL         00| 26| 30| 29| 50| 59| 47| 24| 28| 37| 35| 58| 39| 52| 40| 63| 36| 45| 22| 53| 31| 57| 23| 25| 41|
BRA             00| 52| 17| 54| 67| 62| 50| 51| 60| 55| 63| 53| 68| 47| 78| 15| 69| 45| 59| 41| 77| 14| 36| 61|
CAN                 00| 38| 88| 97| 84| 55| 61| 68| 69| 96| 77| 87| 78| 99| 47| 66| 57| 89| 13| 86| 37| 64| 75|
COL                     00| 67| 81| 71| 56| 57| 66| 62| 76| 64| 78| 60| 89| 10| 72| 50| 70| 26| 85| 06| 46| 69|
CON                         00| 16| 24| 47| 39| 40| 34| 09| 21| 27| 17| 33| 66| 53| 38| 08| 83| 46| 62| 22| 35|
EAS                             00| 14| 49| 40| 38| 33| 10| 23| 20| 21| 18| 80| 48| 46| 09| 93| 36| 75| 35| 30|
EGY                                 00| 33| 25| 23| 18| 21| 08| 11| 31| 77| 53| 42| 81| 08| 12| 66| 62| 71| 15|
ENG                                     00| 09| 12| 15| 52| 27| 36| 35| 45| 64| 16| 10| 41| 57| 32| 53| 31| 20|
FRA                                         00| 10| 05| 42| 19| 26| 24| 38| 63| 18| 08| 33| 60| 27| 52| 23| 14|
GER                                             00| 06| 43| 17| 21| 29| 32| 72| 13| 15| 31| 69| 20| 61| 30| 08|
ITA                                                 00| 38| 10| 19| 22| 31| 68| 20| 12| 26| 67| 23| 56| 24| 07|
KEN                                                     00| 25| 29| 19| 28| 77| 55| 44| 11| 92| 47| 71| 32| 36|
LIB                                                         00| 15| 11| 24| 67| 32| 20| 14| 72| 28| 56| 18| 16|
MID                                                             00| 28| 12| 82| 30| 31| 18| 86| 16| 72| 34| 13|
NIG                                                                 00| 30| 62| 41| 25| 12| 74| 38| 54| 15| 23|
PER                                                                     00| 92| 40| 42| 21| 97| 22| 83| 44| 25|
PER                                                                         00| 79| 56| 73| 35| 90| 13| 48| 74|
SCA                                                                             00| 24| 44| 70| 21| 67| 42| 22|
SPA                                                                                 00| 39| 55| 37| 43| 21| 19|
SUD                                                                                     00| 85| 34| 65| 28| 24|
USA                                                                                         00| 88| 27| 59| 73|
USS                                                                                             00| 79| 45| 17|
VEN                                                                                                 00| 40| 63|
WES                                                                                                     00| 29|
YUG                                                                                                         00|

Therefore I think the codes I got from "back in the day" are incorrect

kremiso · 14 March 2021, 22:17

Cool screenshots Damien

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

...One thing that's still very frustrating is those damn takeoffs; I really don't know how I managed it back in the day... sometimes it took me 10 attempts; thank God for Save States.

Unfortunately after getting my 4th Rocket part; the Nazi's then invaded the White House so I didn't finish the game

the takeoff seems easier if you have less than 60 (more or less) fuel units on the tank; my method is to mental count from 1 to 8 (and again and again) like in a music rhythm, pressing the button at each number; it works 8/9 times out of 10 for me

My usual play proceed just waiting (apart the Atlantic rescue) until the SouthAmerica or Africa bases are discovered, then i fill the tank just with the amount to reach the base; after the raid, i continue to explore the closer countries instead of return to USA; with a bit of luck you'll find also at least 3 out of 5 rocket parts; the rest is agents task

I still have the savestate on the moon, but i used the Bobic adf to play;
i can take some screenshots, if can be useful
or share the save directly...

Quote:

...Therefore I think the codes I got from "back in the day" are incorrect

They are useful for all the .adf's cracked versions (Bobius included)

DamienD · 15 March 2021, 00:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by kremiso

Cool screenshots Damien

Only on one occasion did I have the seagull on this screen as you whizz past:

Unfortunately I din't get a screenshot

Quote:

Originally Posted by kremiso

the takeoff seems easier if you have less than 60 (more or less) fuel units on the tank; my method is to mental count from 1 to 8 (and again and again) like in a music rhythm, pressing the button at each number; it works 8/9 times out of 10 for me

Definitely noticed takeoff is easier the smaller amounts of lunarium you have.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kremiso

My usual play proceed just waiting (apart the Atlantic rescue) until the SouthAmerica or Africa bases are discovered, then i fill the tank just with the amount to reach the base; after the raid, i continue to explore the closer countries instead of return to USA; with a bit of luck you'll find also at least 3 out of 5 rocket parts; the rest is agents task

I sort of tried that first i.e. discover most things, but must have spent too much time in the War Room as when I got out I was arrested for neglecting agents or something

Quote:

Originally Posted by kremiso

I still have the savestate on the moon, but i used the Bobic adf to play;
i can take some screenshots, if can be useful
or share the save directly...

They are useful for all the .adf's cracked versions (Bobius included)

Yeah, if you don't mind upping the Save States you have somewhere; easy to switch to the "Bobic" .ADFs

I'm using the .IPFs.

kremiso · 15 March 2021, 12:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

Only on one occasion did I have the seagull on this screen as you whizz past...

yeah, it happened rarely, i think when you reach to takeoff very fast, at the first attempt, not sure... maybe it's just randomly

Here the moon state, got it with A1200 standard configuration, 2 floppy drives;
Disk1 (cr Bobius) in df0: , Disk2 [a2] in df1: ,both .adf

let me know if works on your side

DamienD · 15 March 2021, 13:30

Thanks, all good

Have taken additional screenshots and added to the file "Rocket Ranger_SShots.rar" in The Zone! for HOL inclusion.

You don't have other previous Save States do you? Would be good to grab when you are flying onto the Moon Base etc...

Phantomz · 15 March 2021, 16:09

I really like this game, I've got the original, but would love a version with a Trainer on adf or whdload version.

DamienD · 15 March 2021, 16:18

Yeah, it's a very cool game like most Cinemaware titles

...it's just that damn takeoff

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Originally Posted by Phantomz

I really like this game, I've got the original, but would love a version with a Trainer on adf or whdload version.

Not sure a trainer would work; what would you train?

kremiso · 15 March 2021, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

You don't have other previous Save States do you? Would be good to grab when you are flying onto the Moon Base etc...

sadly not, i saved only in that point because i already knew it was my bad one

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantomz

I really like this game, I've got the original, but would love a version with a Trainer on adf or whdload version.

Made a quick test with this set :
Rocket Ranger (1988)(Cinemaware)(Disk 1 of 2)[h QTX][t OCL].zip
Rocket Ranger (1988)(Cinemaware)(Disk 2 of 2)[h QTX][t OCL][codes on disk].zip

infinite lunarium trainer, and also if you fill the rocket tank at start, strangely you don't need to find the 5 rocket parts, you can go directly to the moon

game destroyed

This randomly find could be useful for both

DamienD · 15 March 2021, 18:00

Perfect, additional screenshots now taken... and new file in The Zone!

Phantomz · 15 March 2021, 20:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

Not sure a trainer would work; what would you train?

Infinite Lunarium would do, you could also have Infinite Hits from planes etc, pretty sure I used to change the amount of Lunarium and hits I could take back in the day with the action replay cart.

Helped see a lot more of the game when I was younger.

DamienD · 15 March 2021, 23:43

@kremiso; it seems you love Cinemaware games as much as I do

You really need to check out the awesome Atari ST port of Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon that meynaf did

It's sooooo much better than the native Amiga version rubbish

I took all the screenshots for HOL when I tested / completed the game.

kremiso · 16 March 2021, 01:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

@kremiso; it seems you love Cinemaware games as much as I do

You really need to check out the awesome Atari ST port of Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon that meynaf did

i miss that great software house, apart some early games, the later ones were all very good.
Thanks for the advice, i haven't played this yet; i remember the ugly Amiga images at the time

atm i'm trying to do something in Lords of the rising sun Sharp68000, but also this seems not easy to proceed into like Rocket Ranger FMTowns... maybe little better
interesting music and graphics, however, different from the (great) Amiga counterpart

Superman · 16 March 2021, 17:30

Reading this thread has just inspired me to dig out my old copied version from back in the day. Having loaded it up there is no cracktro at all so I have no idea which version it is. I do remember back in the day having a sheet of paper with all the fuel codes on which I had to use to get anywhere. I tested the game with 31 units of lunarium from the start and it went to the atlantic where the airship was. I have made ADF files of the 2 disks and the CRC are different to all the others in TOSEC so I guess I should share it here.

kremiso · 17 March 2021, 23:22

Thank you @Superman, curious version indeed, seems a successful adf copy of the latest originals, not sure...
and yes, it does use the updates lunarium codes too

EDIT possibly the same DamienD set?

15 March 2021, 23:43	#57
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	@kremiso; it seems you love Cinemaware games as much as I do You really need to check out the awesome Atari ST port of Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon that meynaf did It's sooooo much better than the native Amiga version rubbish I took all the screenshots for HOL when I tested / completed the game. Last edited by DamienD; 15 March 2021 at 23:48.

16 March 2021, 17:30	#59
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 48 Posts: 1,334	Reading this thread has just inspired me to dig out my old copied version from back in the day. Having loaded it up there is no cracktro at all so I have no idea which version it is. I do remember back in the day having a sheet of paper with all the fuel codes on which I had to use to get anywhere. I tested the game with 31 units of lunarium from the start and it went to the atlantic where the airship was. I have made ADF files of the 2 disks and the CRC are different to all the others in TOSEC so I guess I should share it here. Last edited by Superman; 28 July 2023 at 15:24.

17 March 2021, 23:22	#60
kremiso Registered User Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Italy Posts: 1,903	Thank you @Superman, curious version indeed, seems a successful adf copy of the latest originals, not sure... and yes, it does use the updates lunarium codes too EDIT possibly the same DamienD set? Last edited by kremiso; 18 March 2021 at 02:16.

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DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Phew, that took a while... finally got the screenshot that I wanted Also took some other good ones: Have put a pack in The Zone! for HOL inclusion. One thing that's still very frustrating is those damn takeoffs; I really don't know how I managed it back in the day... sometimes it took me 10 attempts; thank God for Save States. Unfortunately after getting my 4th Rocket part; the Nazi's then invaded the White House so I didn't finish the game

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DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Thanks, all good Have taken additional screenshots and added to the file "Rocket Ranger_SShots.rar" in The Zone! for HOL inclusion. You don't have other previous Save States do you? Would be good to grab when you are flying onto the Moon Base etc...

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DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Perfect, additional screenshots now taken... and new file in The Zone!

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