DEBRO Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 Does anyone know where I can find the Casten Game Disk published by ANTIC Magazine? It's suppose to have improved versions of games published in ANTIC plus others that weren't published. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 I bet Gene Ehrich can help you with this. He has a "garage sale" on right now, and has several Antic disks for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 Hm...I couldn't find it in the magazine archives: http://www.atarimagazines.com/index/index....asten&mag=antic Was this disk released thru APEX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted April 8, 2003 Author Share Posted April 8, 2003 It was released trough the ANTIC Catalog with a lot of other public domain software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted April 8, 2003 Author Share Posted April 8, 2003 I bet Gene Ehrich can help you with this. He has a "garage sale" on right now, and has several Antic disks for sale. Does he have a website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 I bet Gene Ehrich can help you with this. He has a "garage sale" on right now, and has several Antic disks for sale. Does he have a website? Check: http://www.users.voicenet.com/~generic/atari6.html I also recall that one of the disk-of-the-months (Dec. '88?) contains an expanded version of "Biffdrop". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 Go to http://www.atarimagazines.com/software/software.html for a list of all software and do an edt/find on Casten. Quite a few titles there. I don't know if these are the enhanced versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted April 8, 2003 Author Share Posted April 8, 2003 Go to http://www.atarimagazines.com/software/software.html for a list of all software and do an edt/find on Casten. Quite a few titles there. I don't know if these are the enhanced versions. These games weren't published in any magazine. They were only suppose to be on this disk. If you'd like I'll see if I can scan a page of the catalog tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted April 9, 2003 Author Share Posted April 9, 2003 This is what I'm looking for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 You might also try Gordon Hooper at the Garden City Atari Computer Enthusiasts (Victoria, BC). He has an entire set of Bellcom PD disks, and I'ts a good be that you might be able to find the Casten disk there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Ah J.D. Casten, the David Crane of Atari Basic games. I really wanted to have this disk back then. Good luck finding it, Dennis. That disk has to be rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted April 10, 2003 Author Share Posted April 10, 2003 You might also try Gordon Hooper at the Garden City Atari Computer Enthusiasts (Victoria, BC). He has an entire set of Bellcom PD disks, and I'ts a good be that you might be able to find the Casten disk there.Do you have any contact information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 I was searching through a bix box 'o disks last night...and found a copy of "The Casten Game Disk"! It does indeed have all the games mentioned ("Nemesis" is sort of a letdown, though) and a nifty "Antic" menu, too. If you PM me your address, I'll make a copy for you (as soon as I can safely do so...my apartment ceiling has sprung leaks, and I don't want to use my equipment until they're fixed. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 You might want to contact Kevin Savetz (Atari Magazines) or one of the other archives: http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/xlsearch/ in order to preserve the programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted May 23, 2003 Author Share Posted May 23, 2003 davidcalgary29 sent me his Casten Game Disk and I have made a disk image of it. So for all you J.D. Casten game lovers (you know who you are), here's the disk image. Enjoy this piece of history. David, I can't thank you enough for supplying this. I'll send the disk back first thing Friday. the_casten_game_disk.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 Sounds like something that Atarimagazines.com might want for their archives as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted May 23, 2003 Author Share Posted May 23, 2003 Sounds like something that Atarimagazines.com might want for their archives as well I sent it to Kevin just before I posted it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted May 23, 2003 Author Share Posted May 23, 2003 Has anyone else played the nightmare version of Biffdrop? It seems the P/M graphics are wrong. In Biffdrop you had to dodge the birds. In the nightmare edition it seems the birds have turned into ladders Also, the eggs look a bit like ladders too. David, did you see this on your 8-bit? Before I send the disk back I want to run it on my 800XL to make sure the copy didn't fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 Has anyone else played the nightmare version of Biffdrop? It seems the P/M graphics are wrong. In Biffdrop you had to dodge the birds. In the nightmare edition it seems the birds have turned into ladders Also, the eggs look a bit like ladders too. David, did you see this on your 8-bit? Before I send the disk back I want to run it on my 800XL to make sure the copy didn't fail. I didn't get a chance to play the "nightmare" version of Biffdrop before sending that disk to you; perhaps the surreal sprites are supposed to be present in the game (e.g. "nightmare" effect?) And I just want to give credit where credit's due: the real hero in this saga is eBay seller David Fiedorwicz, who sent me (unannounced, and at his own cost) 250 obscure 8-bit disks when I lost one of his other auctions and whined a little. Thanks, David: you're a great guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 davidcalgary29 sent me his Casten Game Disk and I have made a disk image of it. So for all you J.D. Casten game lovers (you know who you are), here's the disk image. Enjoy this piece of history. David, I can't thank you enough for supplying this. I'll send the disk back first thing Friday. Thank you sooo much for sharing it with us, David(s) and Dennis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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