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Broken Game

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Hi,
among a few tapes I have found lately at home, I have found a game I didn't remember about it:
Sir Randolf of the moors by Griffin Software.
It is a two part basic program (text adventure)
The first part produces an I/O error while loading
The second file loads ok, but needs a PCLEAR1 before attempting CLOAD
That second file seems to be the whole game, so I am uploading here both files:
Two zips containing one of these two parts
If anyone could give a peek at the first part and could repair it, or give a hint about how could we
rescue the basic statements from that file ... it would be really great!
Probably it contains instructions and/or presentation of the game ...

cheers
pere
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Sir_Randolf_of_the_Moors (Griffin Software)(19xx)_Part2.zip
This works after PCLEAR1
(6.3 MiB) Downloaded 275 times
Sir_Randolf_of_the_Moors (Griffin Software)(19xx)_Part1.zip
This one CRASHES
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Re: Broken Game

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I'll take a look at them, but it'll take some time, as I'll have to scan the files pulse by pulse.

I'll keep you updated.
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Re: Broken Game

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Hi Rob,
probably not needed that much.
If you look at the file with Audacity, for instance, and zoom the image, you will find a small area
with error levels.
I am sure that this point is the culprit that causes the I/O error ...

Hope you could repair it!

cheers
pere
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I think we are very lucky!

The second file is perfect, and I'm working on the first one. In a couple of days I hope to have finished.

The first file is like the instructions for the game. It tells you to do a PCLEAR 1 before loading the second part :mrgreen:

I'll post the resulting cas files here when it's done.
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Re: Broken Game

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robcfg wrote: The second file is perfect
I told you that just entering PCLEAR1 it works nicely and I am sure this is the whole game
except for the instructions that should be in the first part.
robcfg wrote: and I'm working on the first one. In a couple of days I hope to have finished.
The first file is like the instructions for the game. It tells you to do a PCLEAR 1 before loading the second part :mrgreen:
I'll post the resulting cas files here when it's done.
Thanks a lot, Rob

cheers
pere
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Behold!

Sir Randolf of the Moors in all its restored glory! :mrgreen:

Please tell me if it works ok on your side.

Cheers,
Rob
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Sir Randolf of the Moors (19xx)(Griffin Software).zip
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Re: Broken Game

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Hi Rob!
congratulations for restoring that program!
I have tried it and there are parts of the code that don't show up.
So I have modified it a bit and, to me, now all of the instructions, actions
an the like are shown to the user.
The music is terribly awfull ...
Give it a try, please, and if it works for you, maybe it would be better to save
that version in the archive.

cheers
pere

Ps. In the zip file I have included both formats. .CAS and .WAV
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SirRandolf - Part 1 modified.ZIP
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Re: Broken Game

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Hi Pere,

The version I restored is what it's on the tape (errors included). So from a preservation perspective that's the version we should keep as the original one.

Obviously, your changes make it appear a bit better, but would not be good preservation to keep only this one.

So, the solution is, we keep the restored version as the good (from preservation point of view), and we keep yours too, but marked as modified.

That way, we are as accurate as it can be, and we get to play your fixed version too.

Cheers,
Rob
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Re: Broken Game

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that's right, Rob
I do upload what I find for preservation purposes, no matter how awful the game could be.

I simply thought that there could be some lost bits because there were
some code lines with text that I did not see on the screen when I tried it.
I will keep both files too.

cheers
pere
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