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Re: ProDOS port request [message #399673 is a reply to message #399665] Wed, 09 September 2020 11:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
qkumba is currently offline  qkumba
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> requests are still on?

Always.

> would like to see Oo-Topos (1986 version).

Accepted.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #399688 is a reply to message #399673] Wed, 09 September 2020 15:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: jeffer...@yahoo.com.br

Em quarta-feira, 9 de setembro de 2020 às 12:24:03 UTC-3, qkumba escreveu:
>> requests are still on?
>
> Always.
>> would like to see Oo-Topos (1986 version).
> Accepted.

Thanks :-D
Re: ProDOS port request [message #399706 is a reply to message #399688] Wed, 09 September 2020 16:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Done now.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #399750 is a reply to message #399706] Thu, 10 September 2020 09:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Em quarta-feira, 9 de setembro de 2020 às 17:52:20 UTC-3, qkumba escreveu:
> Done now.
wow that was fast, thank you :-)
Re: ProDOS port request [message #400291 is a reply to message #380007] Sun, 20 September 2020 13:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Frank M.

Chase on Tom Sawyer's Island
Re: ProDOS port request [message #400298 is a reply to message #400291] Sun, 20 September 2020 15:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> Chase on Tom Sawyer's Island

Done.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #400693 is a reply to message #380007] Thu, 01 October 2020 04:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Legacy of the Ancients
The Legend of Blacksilver

Seems strange I haven't seen either mentioned before but maybe they're not good candidates for conversion. Fun RPGs to revisit while waiting for Nox Archaist, though!
Re: ProDOS port request [message #400708 is a reply to message #400693] Thu, 01 October 2020 12:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> Legacy of the Ancients

I started that one in January but got side-tracked.

> The Legend of Blacksilver

Okay, I have a clean copy of that one.

> Seems strange I haven't seen either mentioned before but maybe they're not good candidates for conversion. Fun RPGs to revisit while waiting for Nox Archaist, though!

Good plan. Nox Archaist is going to be great.
Re: ProDOS port requested [message #400727 is a reply to message #400708] Fri, 02 October 2020 08:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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qkumba <peter.ferrie@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Legacy of the Ancients
>
> I started that one in January but got side-tracked.

I started cracking that one in 1987 but got side-tracked.

The EA interpreter was way too much effort at the time.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #401108 is a reply to message #380007] Sat, 17 October 2020 23:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I would like to request some games if possible
Super Puckman (ver2.3 by ADO soft. I think this is the original version before it got hacked into many variants)
Boulder Dash II
Pengo
Apple Invaders (great example of how to port an arcade game to the Apple II)
Autobahn
Re: ProDOS port request [message #401209 is a reply to message #401108] Tue, 20 October 2020 16:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Autobahn is done now.
Apple Invaders is actually Micro Invaders, part of Total Replay already.
Pengo looks unfinished. It loads a high-score table but never reads or writes it again. It's done now, anyway.
Boulder Dash II is done now.

> Super Puckman (ver2.3 by ADO soft. I think this is the original version before it got hacked into many variants)

I have not seen any copy of this one.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #401217 is a reply to message #380007] Wed, 21 October 2020 00:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I saw the new image for Star Maze on slack. Never seen that one and it looks great!
Re: ProDOS port request [message #401221 is a reply to message #401209] Wed, 21 October 2020 03:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 6:40:59 AM UTC+10, qkumba wrote:
> Autobahn is done now.
> Apple Invaders is actually Micro Invaders, part of Total Replay already.
> Pengo looks unfinished. It loads a high-score table but never reads or writes it again. It's done now, anyway.
> Boulder Dash II is done now.
>> Super Puckman (ver2.3 by ADO soft. I think this is the original version before it got hacked into many variants)
> I have not seen any copy of this one.

Super Puckman ver2.3 - These are the only two disks that I could find with the game. The top one still contains the title page.
ASIMOV: /images/games/file_based/Puck-Man, Repton.dsk
ASIMOV: /images/games/collections/Jogos_Disks/JOGOS1.DSK

Apple Invader: My mistake. It's called Apple Invader and not Apple Invaders which is another name for Micro Invaders. Apple Invader is a near perfect port of the arcade. So much so that it was one of Jordan Mechner's inspirations. Gameplay is much better than Micro Invaders. It's confusing because on the following disk image, in the menu, it is called Super Invader but titled Apple Invader once the game loads.
ASIMOV: /images/games/file_based/appleinvaders_keyboardappleinvaders _galaxywars_invasionforce_stellarinvaders_superinvader.dsk

If you don't fancy doing another space invaders conversion then that's cool.. I'm happy to give it a crack.
Can't thank you enough for doing these conversions.

Cheers,
Alex.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #401232 is a reply to message #401221] Wed, 21 October 2020 14:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> If you don't fancy doing another space invaders conversion then that's cool. I'm happy to give it a crack.

No problem. Both are done now.

> Can't thank you enough for doing these conversions.

Thanks. :-)
Re: ProDOS port request [message #404192 is a reply to message #401232] Thu, 14 January 2021 07:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: jeffer...@yahoo.com.br

Microbe :-)
Re: ProDOS port request [message #404197 is a reply to message #404192] Thu, 14 January 2021 10:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: mark.l...@gmail.com

Wizard's Crown
Re: ProDOS port request [message #404668 is a reply to message #380007] Sat, 23 January 2021 19:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Is there somewhere else where we can download your ProDOS conversions? Microbe has been stuck in Asimov's incoming directory for over a week now...

Thanks!
Re: ProDOS port request [message #410949 is a reply to message #380007] Tue, 14 September 2021 05:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: alup...@gmail.com

On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 2:24:08 AM UTC+8, qkumba wrote:
> I'm abandoning the old thread in order to create dedicated entries.
> This one is intended for anyone to request new ports.
>
> Here's the list that I have received so far:
> Aliens
> arcade machine
> Archon
> Archon II: Adept
> Ballblazer
> Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
> Bilestoad
> Blazing Paddles
> Cavern Creatures
> Flight Simulator II w/ support for scenery disk content on a HD
> Ghostbusters
> Law of the West
> Maniac Mansion
> MasterType (Double Hires version!)
> might and magic
> Music Construction Kit
> One on One
> pinball construction set
> pool of radiance
> rocky horror
> rocky's boots
> Santa Paravia and Fiumaccio
> shadowkeep
> Situation: Critical
> Starfleet One
> The Bard's Tale
> The Oregon Trail
> Transylvania
> Type Attack, by Sirius
> Ultima I
> Wasteland
> Wings of Fury

SSI AD&D Series:
Pool of Radiance
Curse of the Azure Bonds
Champions of Krynn
War of the Lance

Thanks,
A.L.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #410952 is a reply to message #410949] Tue, 14 September 2021 12:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Okay, I have added these to the list.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #410953 is a reply to message #380007] Tue, 14 September 2021 12:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Ianoid

I'd add
Timeship
Sundog


On Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 12:24:08 PM UTC-6, qkumba wrote:
> I'm abandoning the old thread in order to create dedicated entries.
> This one is intended for anyone to request new ports.
>
> Here's the list that I have received so far:
> Aliens
> arcade machine
> Archon
> Archon II: Adept
> Ballblazer
> Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
> Bilestoad
> Blazing Paddles
> Cavern Creatures
> Flight Simulator II w/ support for scenery disk content on a HD
> Ghostbusters
> Law of the West
> Maniac Mansion
> MasterType (Double Hires version!)
> might and magic
> Music Construction Kit
> One on One
> pinball construction set
> pool of radiance
> rocky horror
> rocky's boots
> Santa Paravia and Fiumaccio
> shadowkeep
> Situation: Critical
> Starfleet One
> The Bard's Tale
> The Oregon Trail
> Transylvania
> Type Attack, by Sirius
> Ultima I
> Wasteland
> Wings of Fury
Re: ProDOS port request [message #410958 is a reply to message #410952] Tue, 14 September 2021 20:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: alup...@gmail.com

On Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 12:44:31 AM UTC+8, qkumba wrote:
> Okay, I have added these to the list.

Many thanks in advance. Also please make them all HD installable/playable if that's not your goal already.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #410963 is a reply to message #410958] Tue, 14 September 2021 23:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> Many thanks in advance. Also please make them all HD installable/playable if that's not your goal already.

That comes for free with the ProDOS port. Since they're files, you can just copy them to a hard disk and run from there.
Check the "new ProDOS ports" thread for announcements. Pool of Radiance is done.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #410964 is a reply to message #410953] Tue, 14 September 2021 23:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> I'd add
> Timeship
> Sundog

Sundog boots under Holodeck already as a test case.
I haven't tried playing it, though, so there are probably "insert disk" prompts to remove.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #410965 is a reply to message #410953] Tue, 14 September 2021 23:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> I'd add
> Timeship

I didn't know about Timeship before. I'll add that one.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #410975 is a reply to message #410963] Wed, 15 September 2021 04:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: alup...@gmail.com

On Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 11:46:48 AM UTC+8, qkumba wrote:
>> Many thanks in advance. Also please make them all HD installable/playable if that's not your goal already.
> That comes for free with the ProDOS port. Since they're files, you can just copy them to a hard disk and run from there.
> Check the "new ProDOS ports" thread for announcements. Pool of Radiance is done.

Wow... You are really incredible! I will give it a spin later today.

--* me very happy :-) *-
Re: ProDOS port request [message #410981 is a reply to message #410963] Wed, 15 September 2021 13:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2021, qkumba wrote:

>> Many thanks in advance. Also please make them all HD installable/playable if that's not your goal already.
>
> That comes for free with the ProDOS port. Since they're files, you can just copy them to a hard disk and run from there.
> Check the "new ProDOS ports" thread for announcements. Pool of Radiance is done.
>

In fact, this is the reason I started doing ProDOS ports.

ProDOS is pretty much device-agnostic, and if a program simply uses ProDOS
calls to access the disk, it can use any drive that works with. I knew
that 5.25" disks would ultimately fail, that drives from the time period
would ultimate fail, that people would ultimately be using modern devices
instead - and knew that DOS 3.3 file cracks would often not work on
ProDOS, so I decided to try to start doing ProDOS file cracks.

(I haven't done nearly the quantity or quality of these cracks as qkumba
did, but since I did have skin in the game I figured I'd jump in with my
two cents.)

-uso.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #410983 is a reply to message #410981] Wed, 15 September 2021 20:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: alup...@gmail.com

On Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 1:40:25 AM UTC+8, Steve Nickolas wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Sep 2021, qkumba wrote:
>
>>> Many thanks in advance. Also please make them all HD installable/playable if that's not your goal already.
>>
>> That comes for free with the ProDOS port. Since they're files, you can just copy them to a hard disk and run from there.
>> Check the "new ProDOS ports" thread for announcements. Pool of Radiance is done.
>>
> In fact, this is the reason I started doing ProDOS ports.
>
> ProDOS is pretty much device-agnostic, and if a program simply uses ProDOS
> calls to access the disk, it can use any drive that works with. I knew
> that 5.25" disks would ultimately fail, that drives from the time period
> would ultimate fail, that people would ultimately be using modern devices
> instead - and knew that DOS 3.3 file cracks would often not work on
> ProDOS, so I decided to try to start doing ProDOS file cracks.
>
> (I haven't done nearly the quantity or quality of these cracks as qkumba
> did, but since I did have skin in the game I figured I'd jump in with my
> two cents.)
>
> -uso.

Well said, gents, and I appreciate very much your efforts to help me experience my childhood joy again. Two thumbs up totally!
Re: ProDOS port request [message #411077 is a reply to message #410983] Sat, 18 September 2021 11:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Project Space Station
Earth Orbit Stations
Ultima II
Space Rogue
Adventure Construction Set
Garry Kitchen's Game Maker
Wizardry 1-5
Universe 1 & 2
Might & Magic 1 & 2
Legend of Blacksilver
Centauri Alliance
Re: ProDOS port request [message #411085 is a reply to message #411077] Sat, 18 September 2021 15:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Sat, 18 Sep 2021, magnusfalkirk wrote:

> Garry Kitchen's Game Maker

Gamemaker would be... *cough* interesting, because of the whole "make a
disk" thing.

-uso.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #411089 is a reply to message #411077] Sat, 18 September 2021 16:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> Project Space Station
> Earth Orbit Stations
> Ultima II
> Space Rogue
> Adventure Construction Set
> Garry Kitchen's Game Maker
> Wizardry 1-5
> Universe 1 & 2
> Might & Magic 1 & 2
> Legend of Blacksilver
> Centauri Alliance

The Wizardry series is currently a test-case in Holodeck. We haven't worked out yet how we will allow transferring characters between 1 and 2, but they boot and run.
Ultima II - I have not seen a clean version.
I've added the others to my list.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #411090 is a reply to message #411085] Sat, 18 September 2021 16:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> Gamemaker would be... *cough* interesting, because of the whole "make a
> disk" thing.

I can create a disk image on the hard disk, but the filename is a problem. I suppose that I could just pick the next number in a sequence, like Passport does.
Holodeck will probably solve this. You'd be able to select the target image on start.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #411092 is a reply to message #411090] Sat, 18 September 2021 16:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Sat, 18 Sep 2021, qkumba wrote:

>> Gamemaker would be... *cough* interesting, because of the whole "make a
>> disk" thing.
>
> I can create a disk image on the hard disk, but the filename is a problem. I suppose that I could just pick the next number in a sequence, like Passport does.
> Holodeck will probably solve this. You'd be able to select the target image on start.
>

I actually created a tool some time ago that pulls the data off a
Gamemaker disk and creates a BIN file.

http://1.buric.co/gameroller2.zip

Basically, the formatter places a loader on the disk, plus 5 BIN files.
This could be fudged by formatting a disk, writing PRODOS, a .SYSTEM file,
and the 5 files, perhaps...

-uso.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #411281 is a reply to message #411092] Sat, 25 September 2021 22:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Lorne Lavine

Might and Magic I
Wizardry I
Re: ProDOS port request [message #411372 is a reply to message #411281] Wed, 29 September 2021 13:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Ah, Might and Magic II has the same "transfer characters" issue as Curse of the Azure Bonds and Wizardry II.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #411373 is a reply to message #411281] Wed, 29 September 2021 13:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Ah, Might and Magic II has the same "transfer characters" issue as Curse of the Azure Bonds and Wizardry II.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #411630 is a reply to message #411281] Mon, 04 October 2021 23:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: A. Lupin

On Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 10:06:14 AM UTC+8, Lorne Lavine wrote:
> Might and Magic I
> Wizardry I

MM1 just showed up in https://www.apple.asimov.net/images/games/collections/san_in c_prodos/ (Yes!!)
Re: ProDOS port request [message #411725 is a reply to message #411630] Wed, 06 October 2021 23:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Lorne Lavine

On Monday, October 4, 2021 at 8:13:13 PM UTC-7, A. Lupin wrote:
> On Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 10:06:14 AM UTC+8, Lorne Lavine wrote:
>> Might and Magic I
>> Wizardry I
> MM1 just showed up in https://www.apple.asimov.net/images/games/collections/san_in c_prodos/ (Yes!!)

Have you tried to run it? Mine crashes whenever I try to view an archer, whether it's the one that comes with the game or one you make yourself.
Re: ProDOS port request [message #411726 is a reply to message #411725] Thu, 07 October 2021 01:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On 2021-10-07 03:50:35 +0000, Lorne Lavine said:

> On Monday, October 4, 2021 at 8:13:13 PM UTC-7, A. Lupin wrote:
>> On Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 10:06:14 AM UTC+8, Lorne Lavine wrote:
>>> Might and Magic I
>>> Wizardry I
>> MM1 just showed up in
>> https://www.apple.asimov.net/images/games/collections/san_in c_prodos/
>> (Yes!!)
>
> Have you tried to run it? Mine crashes whenever I try to view an
> archer, whether it's the one that comes with the game or one you make
> yourself.

Are you running it from GS/OS or just from ProDOS 8? GS/OS is likely to
bring instability to qkumba's ProDOS ports, so it's better to run just
ProDOS 8. You can run P8 from the same GS/OS parition of your MDT by
holding down the '8' key very early on in the boot process (and past
the MDT keypress about which partition to boot from).

Alex
Re: ProDOS port request [message #411740 is a reply to message #411726] Thu, 07 October 2021 10:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Lorne Lavine

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 10:33:48 PM UTC-7, Alex Lee wrote:
> On 2021-10-07 03:50:35 +0000, Lorne Lavine said:
>
>> On Monday, October 4, 2021 at 8:13:13 PM UTC-7, A. Lupin wrote:
>>> On Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 10:06:14 AM UTC+8, Lorne Lavine wrote:
>>>> Might and Magic I
>>>> Wizardry I
>>> MM1 just showed up in
>>> https://www.apple.asimov.net/images/games/collections/san_in c_prodos/
>>> (Yes!!)
>>
>> Have you tried to run it? Mine crashes whenever I try to view an
>> archer, whether it's the one that comes with the game or one you make
>> yourself.
> Are you running it from GS/OS or just from ProDOS 8? GS/OS is likely to
> bring instability to qkumba's ProDOS ports, so it's better to run just
> ProDOS 8. You can run P8 from the same GS/OS parition of your MDT by
> holding down the '8' key very early on in the boot process (and past
> the MDT keypress about which partition to boot from).
>
> Alex
Yes, I ran it first from GS/OS and when that didn't work, I then ran it from the FloppyEmu in SmartPort mode, same issue. Same for ProDOS mode. Crashes whenever you view an archer, whether the existing one or a new one.
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