+InsaneMultitasker Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 On 8/29/2020 at 2:12 AM, Torrax said: Here's the latest XB loader and a conversion of a Z3 game called Adventure (based on the original 1977 version). The menu format is slightly different -- displays the Title Bar; Game Name; and Interpreter versions. Looks a lot cleaner with the removal of the game name in the menu options and being displayed just once. Also the EA5 loader is updated to the latest and removal of the large fonts (dead source disk). Nice, clean work. The LOAD program on this disk works properly with a Geneve. I copied it to the Tristam Island demo disk, updated it to load the TRIS interpreters, and renamed the less-functional version to LOAD-OLD. @hlabrand I PM'd the image to you for testing and verification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xahmol Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) Very new here so maybe a stupid / impossible / already answered question: as I do not have a disk drive or disk drive emulation on my original TI-99/4a hardware (yet, saving for a TIPI), but do have a FinalGROM99, is there any way to compile the disk to a cart image? Edited September 29, 2020 by xahmol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlabrand Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Hi all! Thanks to @InsaneMultitasker I updated the TI-99/4A package available at https://hlabrande.itch.io/tristam-island-demo. The game can now be played on a Geneve, and also in 80col with the F18A video upgrade. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlabrand Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Hello everyone! I'm happy to announce the release of "Tristam Island", that you can get at the address https://hlabrande.itch.io/tristam-island. This is the first commercial text adventure on the TI-99/4A in a long while The game will keep you busy for 7-10 hours; it's made in the mold of Infocom's games, but with modern game design, and a lot of work on the parser to ensure a great experience. And there's a hint book, a feelie, and even a splash screen Thank you so much to the community here for their warm welcome and their help. And a huge thank you to @InsaneMultitasker who helped me with the interpreter, and even added the splash screen functionality! I hope you enjoy this brand new text adventure for your favorite computer 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 3 hours ago, hlabrand said: I'm happy to announce the release of "Tristam Island", that you can get at the address https://hlabrande.itch.io/tristam-island. Disk images for 36 different platforms. Most impressive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlabrand Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Thank you! Yes, I forgot to mention it didn't just come out on TI-99/4A And here's the loader screen for the game - the only image on the disk, but it's a good one I think 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 purchased!! thank you for including the 4/a in your release! Greg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlabrand Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 You're welcome Greg! FYI everyone: I just updated the package, as one of the files for the F18A interpreter was corrupted. Thanks @InsaneMultitasker for noticing and fixing this!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, hlabrand said: You're welcome Greg! FYI everyone: I just updated the package, as one of the files for the F18A interpreter was corrupted. Thanks @InsaneMultitasker for noticing and fixing this!! For reference, one of the disk management tools somehow duplicated a pointer in sector 1. The pointer to the first F18A interpreter file was no longer found in sector 1, so the TI could not load the file. Replacing the duplicate pointer with the correct sector number resolved the issue. Nice work on Tristam Island - great Interactive Fiction addition!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlabrand Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 Hello again, Digging this thread back up as I am happy to announce that "Tristam Island" will get a physical edition for the TI-99/4A! The gorgeous box is inspired by the design of Infocom's boxed, and in true Infocom tradition, will contain some feelies and goodies on top of the disk. You can pre-order on PolyPlay's website at the following link: https://www.polyplay.xyz/Tristam-Island-TI-99-4A_1 Thank you everyone for your support while making this game! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernalKeith Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Curious if anyone else pre-ordered this game and got one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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