Atari_Force Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Hello I heard about a cassette version for Karateka (64k).Was it an official version?Anyone got it? (.cas file) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R4ngerM4n Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I am about to process one that a fellow atarian kindly retrieved from tape and create a tape image of it. But it is a specially hacked version for data recorders that have been upgraded for faster transfer speed. It loads the game stages as needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) Thanks to Suppawer, we have a Karateka tape image (64k) available. We put our heads together and the result is a pair of decent cassette images with the Karateka game. Standard 600 bd/FSK tape records, of course. Credits go to: J&D Service for the cracked cassette version Suppawer for providing the tape image, translation of the loading screen, and thorough testing. Me for a bit of hacking and polishing of the tape image. karateka_tape_64k.rar Edited November 27, 2016 by baktra 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serj Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I long ago want to find the Cassette version of the game "M.U.L.E.". I very well remember that I saw this game in 1990 on Cassettes from a turbo of 2000. but now I can't find any version from the cassettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I long ago want to find the Cassette version of the game "M.U.L.E.". I very well remember that I saw this game in 1990 on Cassettes from a turbo of 2000. but now I can't find any version from the cassettes. Yes, I used to play a tape version, although you only could choose leggite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) Its not a turbo but it does seem to work from what little I tried.. Nope...seems duff after a proper test...Works but stops seems to need tape access for the next part but does nothing but fart... Edited November 27, 2016 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijor Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Yes, I used to play a tape version, although you only could choose leggite That was probably my version. I made a MULE tape version that loaded the whole game only once. To fit the whole game in 48K, I had to remove the title screen (yeah, an unforgivable crime, sorry about that). And I simplified the initial selection to the maximum, a text based screen to select only the number of players IIRC. Should have a built-in turbo, software only, with custom blocks. Don't know if it fits a standard CAS image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 That was probably my version. I made a MULE tape version that loaded the whole game only once. To fit the whole game in 48K, I had to remove the title screen (yeah, an unforgivable crime, sorry about that). And I simplified the initial selection to the maximum, a text based screen to select only the number of players IIRC. Should have a built-in turbo, software only, with custom blocks. Don't know if it fits a standard CAS image. Yes, I believe the same, for the simple reason that was loaded by your Stac system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Its not a turbo but it does seem to work from what little I tried.. Nope...seems duff after a proper test...Works but stops seems to need tape access for the next part but does nothing but fart... Just to make sure I understand this correctly - Your test of the karateka tape images indicates that it fails to load one of the scenes? By next part, do you mean a part that is supposed to be loaded after the first "PLACE THE TAPE IN THE NEXT STAGE..." message ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) If someone would like to test Czechoslovak Turbo 2000 cassette version, get an experimental one here : http://www.baktra.wz.cz/t2k/turbo2000.html. Don't get scared, the page is in Czech language. Just scroll down and locate karateka.cas. This version has an embedded T2000 loader. If I happen to feel like hacking, I will try to update the loader to Omicron Turbo. Edited November 29, 2016 by baktra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Just to make sure I understand this correctly - Your test of the karateka tape images indicates that it fails to load one of the scenes? By next part, do you mean a part that is supposed to be loaded after the first "PLACE THE TAPE IN THE NEXT STAGE..." message ? Thanks will have another look and get back to you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I did a quick real-hardware test with my PAL Atari 800XL and XC-12. The first game scene (bridge to the Akuma's palace) loads and plays just fine. I would, however, suspect that if both disk drive and datarecorder are connected to the computer, the game will fail to load. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 One last update - No farting and no attempts to access the disk drive after the cassette boot file is loaded. karateka_tape_64k.rar 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 How does a Turbo 2000 cassette version look like... https://youtu.be/HursfKk3Ct0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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