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by Strident
Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Authoring System Not Currently Showing
Replies: 26
Views: 44945

Re: Authoring System Not Currently Showing

I've noticed that when, as an admin, you got into edit a game it often has "n/a" showing for the system rather than the system that is saved in the database.

As Alastair says, it may be a good idea to pause any edits for a period of time while the issue is looked in to.
by Strident
Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:41 am
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Authoring System Not Currently Showing
Replies: 26
Views: 44945

Re: Authoring System Not Currently Showing

As I'd been saying to Jacob, it was definitely showing correctly at the weekend (I was using the systems link on each page when I was updated various entries) so we'd be looking at something that has happened since then.
by Strident
Tue Oct 17, 2023 7:34 am
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Authoring System Not Currently Showing
Replies: 26
Views: 44945

Authoring System Not Currently Showing

As highlighted in recent submissions by Garry, the "creation system" used isn't showing up on the game pages at the moment.

See the entire Adventure Master produced games for example...
https://solutionarchive.com/list/system%2C149/

This appears to be a sitewide bug/glitch.
by Strident
Mon Sep 25, 2023 3:19 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: A Dark Sky over Paradise (C64) - How To Start Part 2
Replies: 2
Views: 3212

Re: A Dark Sky over Paradise (C64) - How To Start Part 2

Yep, The Guild price list says the C64 game came in two parts.
by Strident
Mon Sep 25, 2023 3:16 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: A Dark Sky over Paradise (C64) - How To Start Part 2
Replies: 2
Views: 3212

Re: A Dark Sky over Paradise (C64) - How To Start Part 2

I'll see if I can spot any references in old fanzines regarding the C64 version but I would've thought there would've been a separate part 2 for the C64 version as well; which sounds like it may be missing from the archived file.
by Strident
Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:19 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Recovered Adventures
Replies: 31
Views: 28116

Re: Recovered Adventures

Recently recovered and shared with the community... The Castle of Lost Souls http://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C10430/Castle+of+Lost+Souls%2C+The.html A 1984 Quilled adventure based on a series of gamebook articles in White Dwarf magazine. This Quilled adventure (early version of Quill so quite ba...
by Strident
Sun Jul 16, 2023 5:02 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Replies: 184
Views: 133739

Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10

Yes, I posted the source above. Our entry for Amazing Adventure, also in that issue, gives May 1988 as the date of publication. So I think 1988, especially since it's definitely after 1987 due to the comments in the editorial, is the best bet for that one.
by Strident
Sun Jul 16, 2023 2:35 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Unknown Origins of BASIC adventures
Replies: 0
Views: 2273

Unknown Origins of BASIC adventures

There are various BASIC text adventures in the database that probably started their life as type-in listings but, along the way, have been credited to other people. So I'm just putting some gradually in this thread in case anyone spots any similarities between other games or later comes across the o...
by Strident
Sun Jul 16, 2023 12:39 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Replies: 184
Views: 133739

Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10

Another BASIC game typed in for TRS-80 MC-10: https://youtu.be/9Mkgaa31lVI noname.png A tiny type-in for TRS-80 and "Commodore" I see. https://archive.org/details/medium-res-your-computer-bumper-book-of-programs-v-2-optimized-optimized/page/59 Presumably the book was published 1987+ given the intro...
by Strident
Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:39 am
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Linking to outside walkthroughs?
Replies: 6
Views: 3357

Re: Linking to outside walkthroughs?

Nice to have you posting on here, David. Your ongoing walkthrough project is excellent and always seems to have an interesting mix of games covered. I always check out the list of which games you've covered when you post the updates on IFDB and it's always nice when I notice an old school game from ...
by Strident
Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:41 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Westfront to Apse - 2 entries the same?
Replies: 6
Views: 3545

Re: Westfront to Apse - 2 entries the same?

I've removed them as requested as it may be that we can agree a consensus here, based on what you find out by playing them, and also as I know some of the other contributors/admins/editors are more familiar with Paul's work and may chip in. For reference, for anyone interested, here are some of Paul...
by Strident
Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:26 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Westfront to Apse - 2 entries the same?
Replies: 6
Views: 3545

Re: Westfront to Apse - 2 entries the same?

Yeah, I started looking at Paul's old websites the other week, in order to update a few of the entries on the site. Not all of Paul's notes about his various games agree with each other (depending on which sites and which readmes you look at) so I decided that any decisions regarding amalgamating en...
by Strident
Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:30 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Westfront to Apse - 2 entries the same?
Replies: 6
Views: 3545

Re: Westfront to Apse - 2 entries the same?

Paul's own writing about the game is confusing... he regarded Mythic Castle as the C64 version of the original Westfront to Apse. But then he went on to make another specific C64 version of the game which he released as Westfront to Apse.
by Strident
Wed May 24, 2023 7:05 am
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Author - Who to credit?
Replies: 3
Views: 1720

Re: Author - Who to credit?

Yes, all three if it's the case that's the original version of the game. If it is a port from another system, then you'd put the original team as the authors and list any people involved in doing the port in the notes section. That way it's always clear who is responsible for the initial version of ...
by Strident
Tue May 23, 2023 8:30 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: C64 - Adventure 1 The Mutant Spiders
Replies: 4
Views: 2121

Re: C64 - Adventure 1 The Mutant Spiders

I guess The Mutant Spiders, The Ship, and The Fourth Sarcophagus could technically be grouped together as they are a numbered series. Handic Software look like an interesting outfit. An early Swedish software company for the Vic and C64. A publication of theirs mentioning the games https://archive.o...