HOME AUTOMATION Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 4 hours ago, ballyalley said: (If this video preview didn't work, then please fill me in on how to link to a YouTube video that will bring-up a preview of the video.) Use cut n paste as opposed to drag n drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmop69 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 @sparkdrummer thanks for the .mp3 files. There are some interesting games that I'll compile and convert to SSS. ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) NOT POLYOPTICS Cassette Software Extended Basic Games: BACGAMMON BANKROLL COSMOPOLY INTERCEPTOR LASER TANK NORAD TOWER Note: ADDVANCE has an endless loop 2570 GOTO 2570 Maybe someone can fix and upload and I'll make a corrected MP3 BANKROLL.mp3 CARS AND CARCASSES I.mp3 CARS AND CARCASSES II.mp3 COSMOPOLY.mp3 CROSSES.mp3 INTERCEPTOR.mp3 KHESANH.mp3 LASER TANK.mp3 MAZE OF ARIEL.mp3 OPHYSS.mp3 SENGOKU.mp3 STARPEG.mp3 TICK WORLD.mp3 TOWER.mp3 WINGING IT.mp3 99VADERS.mp3 ADDVANCE.mp3 ANTWARS.mp3 BACGAMMON.mp3 NORAD.mp3 Edited October 29, 2020 by sparkdrummer Added NORAD 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyalley Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/26/2020 at 10:02 PM, HOME AUTOMATION said: Most of the games, except for chicken, can be found on the GAMEBASE. There's also a cover shot of Thief. Thanks. I installed the latest version of the TI Gamebase. The cover of the Thief tape tape is so homemade looking: This is why I love these BASIC games made by people who made games because they loved to do it. Adam 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wierd_w Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 It looks like he's trying to get something from a vending machine to me... Maybe the game is about how vending machines steal all your money, and fail to dispense product? Wouldn't that be a twist? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyalley Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 5 hours ago, wierd_w said: It looks like he's trying to get something from a vending machine to me... Maybe the game is about how vending machines steal all your money, and fail to dispense product? Wouldn't that be a twist? LOL! Yeah, I mean, really; I was holding my belly as I laughed at this observation, which just may be true. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 EXTENDED SOFTWARE COMPANY Cassette Software Tested - they load fine All are Extended Basic - go figure... ARTILLERY.mp3 BOMB SQUAD.mp3 DECIPHER.mp3 DIABLO.mp3 EXTENDED BASEBALL.mp3 FLIP CHECKERS.mp3 FROGGY.mp3 GORFIA PESTULITIS.mp3 HITLERS DIARY.mp3 PUZZLE 15.mp3 TIC TAC TOE.mp3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyalley Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, sparkdrummer said: EXTENDED SOFTWARE COMPANY Cassette Software All are Extended Basic - go figure... I found some information about some of these games by Extended Software Company on page 4 in the Winter 1984 "TI Home Computer Users Club" newsletter from England: http://ftp.whtech.com/user%20groups/TIHCUC-England/TIHCUC-England-1984-Winter.pdf#Page=4 I've copy and pasted the information here: KONG by Extended Software Company Cat. No. T.9 £7.95 Can Kong save Roxanne? Only if you help him to jump the barrels and bombs to get to the next ladder en route to the top of the warehouse. 6 levels of action requiring joysticks. This program is Extended Software Company's best seller in the U.S. DIABLO by Extended Software Company Cat. No. T.11 £8.95 A brand new game using a brand new idea, the latest game from Extended Software Company which gives new meaning to the word 'frustration'. Maneuver any of the 116 movable tiles to form tracks over which you must guide a moving ball. Sounds easy? It's not, each track disappears after the ball rolls over it, leaving less and less track. "This game is not an action game. It's an intimidator!" The SPRITE Sept. 1983 I love reading about these hard-to-find games. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyalley Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 22 minutes ago, sparkdrummer said: EXTENDED SOFTWARE COMPANY Cassette Software All are Extended Basic - go figure. I found a description of Froggy in the TI-99/4a Software Directory: https://archive.org/details/tibook_ti994a-software-directory/ 408031A Froggy Maneuver a leap frog across ten lanes of automobile traffic. Then, with great skill and timing, leap from log to randomly moving log until all five frogs are safely across the crocodile stream. Sprite action is fast and controllable by keyboard or joysticks in four directions. Score and high score of the day are kept. Great action with music and sound. Peripheral Requirements: Disk drive and controller or cassette recorder and cable are required. Extended BASIC cartridge is required. Wired remote controllers (joysticks) are optional. EXTENDED SOFTWARE COMPANY 11987 CEDARCREEK DRIVE CINCINATTI, OH. 45240 TEL(513) 825-6645 Disk/Cassette ---------------- Thanks goodness that OCR exists, otherwise this information would simply not be easily found, or, perhaps, found at all in the giant mess of the Internet. Adam 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbox Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Replying to post 113 from sparkdrummer (I used cut and paste there!! ;->)- I have done a bit of code reading and following for Addvance regarding the 2570 GOTO 2570. Good exercise! Not a BUG, but a deliberate end of game. When one player reaches the target score, that players number is written across the bottom of the screen and 2570 GOTO 2570 holds the program there. Break to end. If this causes you a problem initially, set the target score higher- I'd suggest a winning score of 50 to 100 is about right. This game really does call for a compiled version, it is sloooooow..... but with a bit of speed could be fun for a while. s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I’ll be damned. Well, as I’ve said before as far as programming is concerned that dog don’t hunt. Thanks blackbox! A couple games by NP I don’t have are: SHIPS! WALDOBALL Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmop69 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 4 hours ago, blackbox said: Replying to post 113 from sparkdrummer (I used cut and paste there!! ;->)- I have done a bit of code reading and following for Addvance regarding the 2570 GOTO 2570. Good exercise! Not a BUG, but a deliberate end of game. When one player reaches the target score, that players number is written across the bottom of the screen and 2570 GOTO 2570 holds the program there. Break to end. If this causes you a problem initially, set the target score higher- I'd suggest a winning score of 50 to 100 is about right. This game really does call for a compiled version, it is sloooooow..... but with a bit of speed could be fun for a while. s @blackbox @sparkdrummer the Addvance game is now patched, compiled and in SSS. It's now fast, really fast! ? You can find it in the compiled games thread, please have some sessions to ensure that all is fine. It looks interesting. A scan of the manual is needed if not already available. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbox Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Two birds with one stone.... SHIPS is on ships.dsk below. IMPORTANT! You cannot run this from a disk system!! To transfer to mp3, in TI Basic, first CALL FILES(1) then NEW. Then OLD DSK1.SHIPS and save to CS1 (eg create the wav file). Before you try to run this in TI Basic, disconnect any disk system completely. Once saved to tape it will only run in TI Basic when there is NO disk system attached at all- even with CALL FILES(1) there is not enough memory to run the program, and TI Basic cannot use 32k ram. For my personal version, I have amended it to run in XB using VDP Util (BXB is fine) and it can then use 32k ram. ADDVANCE: manual here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/248687-ti-99-docs-manuals-ebooks-lost-found/?p=4193042 ships.dsk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyalley Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 hour ago, blackbox said: SHIPS is on ships.dsk below. IMPORTANT! You cannot run this from a disk system!!! Thanks for the very exact information on how to run the program from TI BASIC. Also, thanks for compiling this game. I haven't tried it out, but I'm quite curious to see the speed difference between the two versions. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 BeeJay FUNWARE Cassette Software Both are Extended Basic BLACKJACK.mp3 MINIGOLF.mp3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 APEX TRADING LTD. Cassette Software 3DMAZE is Extended Basic The other 2 are Console Basic 3D MAZE.mp3 GOBLIN CAVES.mp3 SORCERERS CASTLE.mp3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 SHIPS! mp3 by Not Polyoptics Cassette Software Console Basic Many thanks to blackbox SHIPS.mp3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 INSTANT SOFTWARE Cassette Software Both are Console Basic SANTA PARAVIA AND FIUMACCIO .mp3 AIRMAIL PILOT.mp3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 VIRGIN GAMES LIMITED Cassette Software. All are Console Basic ESCAPE THE MUGGER.mp3 NUCLEAR DISASTER.mp3 LETS GO TO THE RACES.mp3 GOLF.mp3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 SP Cassette Software PENGI is Console Basic The other 2 are Extended Basic I've pretty much run the gamut of what I have for commercial released cassette software. I do have TImagination titles with the exception of a complete PSYBORG, Still waiting for it in a complete form. If anybody has any other Commercial collections of cassette software, please upload a dsk here and I'll make MP3's I suppose I could do Adventure and Tunnels of Doom MP3's, eh? HALLOWEEN.mp3 PENGI.mp3 ROO.mp3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 SCOTT ADAMS ADVENTURE INTERNATIONAL Cassette Games. Requires the ADVENTURE Cartridge. 01 ADVENTURELAND.mp3 02 PIRATE ADVENTURE .mp3 03 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE.mp3 04 VOODOO CASTLE.mp3 05 THE COUNT.mp3 06 STRANGE ODYSSEY.mp3 07 MYSTERY FUN HOUSE.mp3 08 PYRAMID OF DOOM.mp3 09 GHOST TOWN.mp3 10 SAVAGE ISLAND PART ONE.mp3 11 SAVAGE ISLAND PART TWO.mp3 12 THE GOLDEN VOYAGE.mp3 13 SORCERER OF CLAYMORGUE.mp3 14 QUESTPROBE ONE THE INCREDIBLE HULK.mp3 15 QUESTPROBE TWO SPIDERMAN.mp3 16 BUCKAROO BONZAI.mp3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Does this work with MP3? I always thought MP3 would modify sound data in a way that you cannot hear, but it does change them, so it might not be suitable for digital data. This is how the wave form looks like. Do you have them as WAV as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Nope, no wav files. I tested each and every one, they loaded fine with a little amplified help into a TI. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 29 minutes ago, mizapf said: Does this work with MP3? I always thought MP3 would modify sound data in a way that you cannot hear, but it does change them, so it might not be suitable for digital data. This is how the wave form looks like. The TI does not seem to care. MP3, AAC, and AMR all work fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Hmmm, OK, will try whether MAME accepts them, but I'll have to convert them to WAV, because MP3 is not supported. (Hence my question about original WAV files.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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