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Re: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted

#61 Post by Garry »

E.T. in Action Parte 1: La Fuga for the ZX Spectrum is the same game as Amos Newton: Mente Aliena Parte I: Straniero in Terra for the C64 & MSX. The former was published in Epic 3000, no. 1, May 1986. The latter was published in Explorer, no. 1, November 1986.

E.T. in Action Parte 2: L'Astronave for the ZX Spectrum is the same game as Amos Newton: Mente Aliena Parte II: L'Astronave Nemica for the C64 & MSX. The former was published in Epic 3000, no. 2, June 1986. The latter was published in Explorer, no. 2, December 1986.

Fantasy Parte 1: L'Incantesimo for the ZX Spectrum is the same game as Nigel Stevenson: La Rosa Scarlatta Parte I: L'Incantesimo della Rosa for the C64 & MSX. The former was published in Epic 3000, no. 3, July 1986. The latter was published in Explorer, no. 3, January 1987.

Fantasy Parte 2: La Valle Mysteriosa for the ZX Spectrum is the same game as Nigel Stevenson: La Valle Incantata for the C64. The former was published in Epic 3000, no. 4, September 1986. The latter was published in Explorer, no. 4, February 1987.

Kim O'Brian should be Kim O'Bryan.

Superstite, Il for the ZX Spectrum is the same game as Frank 'Hero' Russel: Missione Suicida for C64 & MSX. The former was published in Epic 3000, no. 3, July 1986. The latter was published in Explorer, no. 3, January 1987.

Piano d'Attacco, Il for the ZX Spectrum is the same game as Frank 'Hero' Russel: Nel Campo Nemico for C64 & MSX. The former was published in Epic 3000, no. 4, September 1986. The latter was published in Explorer, no. 4, February 1987.
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Re: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted

#62 Post by Alastair »

Thanks Garry.

Given the site's problems I don't think it wise at present to merge the duplicate entries, so I have only retitled the Kim O'Bryan game (after first checking the Internet Archive to make sure that the game never had a System entry).
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#63 Post by iamaran »

Please delete https://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C1 ... C+The.html as it's a duplicate of the older https://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C5 ... C+The.html
But thanks to Strident, this game that was previously only known because of a solution by Dorothy Millard has now been found :)
I've updated the old game with Strident's new info.
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Re: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted

#64 Post by Alastair »

iamaran wrote: Mon May 05, 2025 10:16 pm Please delete [newer entry for The Forest]
Done.
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Re: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted

#65 Post by Alastair »

Alastair wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2024 9:15 pm Thanks Garry.

Given the site's problems I don't think it wise at present to merge the duplicate entries, [snip].
Since the relevant problem has been fixed I guess we should get around to merging these duplicate entries. (Update: all done.)

Garry, regarding the two E.T.s do you know if there is an "E.T. version" of Amos Newton - Incubo?
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#66 Post by Garry »

Garry, regarding the two E.T.s do you know if there is an "E.T. version" of Amos Newton - Incubo?
I don't believe so. 'Incubo' (which is Italian for 'Nightmare') was written much later (June 1987) after Epic 3000 had ceased publication. The last issue was December 1986.
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Re: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted

#68 Post by Alastair »

iamaran wrote: Wed May 14, 2025 7:43 pm This game [Treasure Tombe] ought to be deleted:
"Entered by: Alastair, [...]"
Odd, I can't recall entering details for that game. I would have played it first to make sure it qualified for CASA (plus to take a few screen shots).

Anyway, it is now deleted.
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#69 Post by Garry »

These two games are the same: The title is always spelled KQUEST (upper case) in the game, but KQuest is used in Ambat Sasi Nair's solution.

Can someone merge these two and make sure that both solutions are included?
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#70 Post by Strident »

Done.

The review of the game in Syntax says Kelly wrote another adventure. We don't currently have any details in the database about that. Ah, it's KQUEST II, which is why the earlier game may have had the "I" appended to it. https://www.syntax2000.co.uk/issues/38/kquest2.qht.txt
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#71 Post by Garry »

I think KQuest II is going to be hard to find. It's not on the SynTax web site and a Google search doesn't reveal much. It might be MIA.
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#73 Post by Strident »

Yeah, it's really an "arcade adventure". It's doubtful if we'd add it as a new game if it wasn't already on there.

I'd normally have no qualms about deleting it normally, but there is a solution on the site for it, so perhaps it isn't really do any harm being there? There are a few other cases like that on the site.
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#74 Post by iamaran »

Please delete Golden Oldies Volume 1 as it is a compilation of several games, only one of which is an adventure and is already listed (Software Toolworks' The Original Adventure).

https://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C1 ... ldies.html

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Re: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted

#75 Post by Gunness »

Done :)
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