Parasol Stars

08 September 2009, 20:43

There is a problem with the floppy disk version of Parasol Stars.

I tried two different cracked version of Parasol Stars (By SKR and Flashtro), in both of them the game freezes in the map screen, when the game is loading the world 8 (the world in the corner top-left).

The disk is in infinite loading with the repeat of three numbers: 0, 39 and 40.

I tried all different configurations and several versions of Winuaue but nothing... there is the same problem.

I know that there isn't this problem with the HD version, but there is nothing to do with floppy disk version?

Supamax · 08 September 2009, 20:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by snakebyte

There is a problem with the floppy disk version of Parasol Stars.

I tried two different cracked version of Parasol Stars (By SKR and Flashtro), in both of them the game freezes in the map screen, when the game is loading the world 8 (the world in the corner top-left).

The disk is in infinite loading with the repeat of three numbers: 0, 39 and 40.

I tried all different configurations and several versions of Winuaue but nothing... there is the same problem.

I know that there isn't this problem with the HD version, but there is nothing to do with floppy disk version?

Mmmm, I don't clearly remember if I ever got to world 8 while playing the beatiful Parasol Stars... but I think I did, without having those problems you're reporting...
I'll check my copy (don't remember which cracked version it is).

Just to exclude WinUAE config problems, did you check those 2 cracked releases on a real Amiga?

dlfrsilver · 08 September 2009, 21:03

it sounds to me that your ADF is corrupted....

08 September 2009, 21:12

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Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

it sounds to me that your ADF is corrupted....

I tried two different cracked version... so two different adf files (downloaded from two different locations).

Both of them corrupted in the same way?

Check this thread... other guys had the same problem. They solved with HD version.

marty · 08 September 2009, 21:18

A working version is in The Zone

08 September 2009, 21:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by marty

A working version is in The Zone

That version works. Thanks!!

Why two different cracked versions have the same problem?

TCD · 08 September 2009, 21:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by snakebyte

Why two different cracked versions have the same problem?

Bad cracked disk image. Shit happens

Galahad/FLT · 08 September 2009, 21:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by snakebyte

That version works. Thanks!!

Why two different cracked versions have the same problem?

Are you sure it works?

Although the trainer works to let you skip to level 8, does that version allow you to play through from levels 1 through to 8?

dlfrsilver · 08 September 2009, 21:57

i have an old disk where Parasol stars is (version done by eurosoft/FFC). it runs from start to the end. So it's sure his ADF were broken.

Galahad/FLT · 08 September 2009, 21:59

Just odd that both the Skid Row version the guy used and a Flashtro version both failed at the same place.

dlfrsilver · 08 September 2009, 22:15

Corrupted download or false winuae configuration. I have just tested Parasol stars by flashtro, it works correctly, and doesn't get stuck on map screen.

Try to use cycle-exact mode on this game. And report here if it works now.

andreas · 09 September 2009, 01:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by snakebyte

That version works. Thanks!!

Why two different cracked versions have the same problem?

Because they used the same broken source?

Remember a couple cracks are betas/pre-releases (as e. g. 9 out of 10 PANG! cracks are) and NOT the final thing.
So if, for instance, one pre-release copy got stolen from some fair, it might not only have ended up in the hands of ONE cracking group, but two or even more. Showing the same bug in-game, obviously.

Galahad/FLT · 09 September 2009, 08:03

Er, no Andreas.

Parasol Stars by Skid Row is the release version, and why would Flashtro being using the same disk Skid Row did 12 years later?

musashi5150 · 09 September 2009, 09:18

Perhaps Flashtro used the SkidRow version for a hint ?

Galahad/FLT · 09 September 2009, 09:22

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Originally Posted by musashi5150

Perhaps Flashtro used the SkidRow version for a hint ?

As far as i'm aware they use originals/IPF's to create their versions.

BippyM · 09 September 2009, 10:35

flashtro didn't always crack a game, sometimes they trained it only. Has anyone checked?

TCD · 09 September 2009, 10:44

Well the bootblock from the Skid Row and the Flashtro version differs. Would be interesting if skatebyte first used the '+ 11' version by Flashtro.

dlfrsilver · 09 September 2009, 11:03

flashtro version works faithfully. I have tested it yesterday on Winuae.

TCD · 09 September 2009, 11:05

All four flashtro versions?

There are two [a] versions for the +11 trainer. Maybe only one is broken.

dlfrsilver · 09 September 2009, 12:43

maybe. The one in the zone is OK.

08 September 2009, 20:43	#1
snakebyte Posts: n/a	Parasol Stars There is a problem with the floppy disk version of Parasol Stars. I tried two different cracked version of Parasol Stars (By SKR and Flashtro), in both of them the game freezes in the map screen, when the game is loading the world 8 (the world in the corner top-left). The disk is in infinite loading with the repeat of three numbers: 0, 39 and 40. I tried all different configurations and several versions of Winuaue but nothing... there is the same problem. I know that there isn't this problem with the HD version, but there is nothing to do with floppy disk version?

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08 September 2009, 21:03	#3
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,421	it sounds to me that your ADF is corrupted....

08 September 2009, 21:18	#5
marty Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 1 Posts: 114	A working version is in The Zone

08 September 2009, 21:57	#9
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,421	i have an old disk where Parasol stars is (version done by eurosoft/FFC). it runs from start to the end. So it's sure his ADF were broken.

08 September 2009, 21:59	#10
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,994	Just odd that both the Skid Row version the guy used and a Flashtro version both failed at the same place.

08 September 2009, 22:15	#11
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,421	Corrupted download or false winuae configuration. I have just tested Parasol stars by flashtro, it works correctly, and doesn't get stuck on map screen. Try to use cycle-exact mode on this game. And report here if it works now.

09 September 2009, 08:03	#13
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,994	Er, no Andreas. Parasol Stars by Skid Row is the release version, and why would Flashtro being using the same disk Skid Row did 12 years later?

09 September 2009, 09:18	#14
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	Perhaps Flashtro used the SkidRow version for a hint ?

09 September 2009, 10:35	#16
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	flashtro didn't always crack a game, sometimes they trained it only. Has anyone checked?

09 September 2009, 10:44	#17
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,607	Well the bootblock from the Skid Row and the Flashtro version differs. Would be interesting if skatebyte first used the '+ 11' version by Flashtro.

09 September 2009, 11:03	#18
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,421	flashtro version works faithfully. I have tested it yesterday on Winuae.

09 September 2009, 11:05	#19
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,607	All four flashtro versions? There are two [a] versions for the +11 trainer. Maybe only one is broken.

09 September 2009, 12:43	#20
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,421	maybe. The one in the zone is OK.

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