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by dave
Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:56 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Emulation cheat sheets
Replies: 4
Views: 2272

Emulation cheat sheets

As we're playing adventures for several different emulators I wonder whether it would be worth writing a few cheat sheets for suggestions on how to get started with different flavours of system. Also pointers for where to get the games.

I know a lot of BBC games are being missed as there is a lack ...
by dave
Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:48 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: lightmare
Replies: 32
Views: 11168

Yes, I played this earlier release. I wonder why did this discrepancy in the scores happened? If the program only gives 626 points why did the programmer write a message claiming 667 possible points?

Unfortunately this isn't the first old adventure game that I've played where the points don't ...
by dave
Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:46 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

Any help you can give us at the Fralgs?

It seems that if you BLOW HORN at "The border mark a famous mountain called The Wrekin." then the fralgs won't just kill you, unless you try and get the sword, then they'll always kill you.

I have also discovered a new location by typing "enter farm" at ...
by dave
Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:49 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

So, the candle and the hymnbook one gives to the curate? At the same time, or later? One or the other or both?
Give him the book first, then the candle. Strangely you can GIVE CARETAKER THE BOOK or GIVE BOOK TO CARETAKER; but you have to DROP CANDLE. (Guess the verb wins once more!)

Drop the ...
by dave
Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:16 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: lightmare
Replies: 32
Views: 11168

Okay, the differences seem to be just cosmetic:

Line # (165) (667) Reason
1031 5 10 Getting the book from the bar
1135 20 67 Burying the ruby
1810 10 11 Climbing through the window
2300 -10 -10 Using HELP
2620 10 16 Knocking out the blacksmith
3565 10 133 Finding the gold coin on the corpse ...
by dave
Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:02 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: lightmare
Replies: 32
Views: 11168

Ah; there's two versions... One with 165 points and the other with 667 version. I'll have a look at the other one...
by dave
Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:56 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: lightmare
Replies: 32
Views: 11168

Thanks for checking this score issue. It would seem, then, that 93% is the maximum score. The final score message says as follows, though:

At the end of your adventure you have scored 625 out of a possible 667.
That is 93%

Are you looking at the Spectrum (Zenobi) version? The message from the ...
by dave
Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:53 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

OK. I gave the hymnbook to the curate, but how do I get out from there? You can take the spirit, but examing it takes you to the cellar.

According to the code you GIVE CANDLE and then go S. This'll take you to the Gothic Church.

Bah! Cochineal is apparently used to make carmine, a red dye ...
by dave
Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:15 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: lightmare
Replies: 32
Views: 11168

The bits in the code I can find that alter score are:
1031 5 points for getting the book from the bar
1135 20 points for buring the ruby
1810 10 points for climbing through the window
2300 -10 points for using HELP
2620 10 points knocking out the blacksmith
3565 10 points for finding the gold coin ...
by dave
Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:19 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: lightmare
Replies: 32
Views: 11168

Interesting I can see only a few lines in the code which add to your score and they total up to 155 points, which is 93% of 165 points (the maximum).

Is this another game with a broken score?
by dave
Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:57 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: lightmare
Replies: 32
Views: 11168

I had a quick look at the game; it's only in basic. The good news is that I have a spectrum basic decoder that I wrote about 14 years ago, with some tweaking I've got a separate basic listing for the game.

The bad news is that the code is awful.

I'm going to try and look through the source for the ...
by dave
Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:39 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

Ah; razors is correct about the NW exit - as in GAC you can define *any* verb to be an exit, my dumper only lists the first synonym (which, for W is NW). Strange way of doing the exits!

I didn't know that about red herrings (interestingly it actually means a kipper; red being an arachic term for ...
by dave
Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:16 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

It looks like the coding isn't brilliant (just like the spelling); so I've checked the other way that things can be done and still can't find any reference to the key. The padlock also appears to just be present and doesn't serve a purpose. Maybe these are part of a puzzle that was never finished ...
by dave
Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:46 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

I wouldn't worry too much about me adding CPC support; I'd been downloading CPC files in advance and just needed a reason to get my finger out and do some work on it... Actually your solution will help me for testing - it's so much quicker to test with a solution than to also complete it myself ...
by dave
Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:16 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

Managed to hack together a front end to parse CPC format GAC (it's slightly different, mainly due to the weirdness of the CPC).

So I've got a database dump. Obviously you wouldn't want me to post this; but I can give you some hints from the dump...