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Manic Miner for the Amstrad CPC range of machines.

Both disk (.dsk) and tape (.cdt) versions are present as well as the original Software Projects release and the Amsoft Re-Release

The scrolling message reads as follows:

Note in particular the original Software Projects release only tends to function properly on the 464 machine! It is recommended to use the Amsoft branded Re-Release if playing on this machine. On an emulator simply switch to use a 6128 instead. Manual pokes are available to rectify this if its a concern on a real machine however but the game code is practically identical between the original and the Re-Release, the only 'real' change is the loading screen itself.

The game plays just as well as the original Spectrum version and with the exception of the last cavern it is near identical to that version too. Why the last cavern is different remains a mystery as on the BBC Micro version as well the last cavern (and a few others) are different too.

155 downloads

Updated May 26, 2017

JetSet Willy (Atari ST)

JSW for the Atari ST range of machines, written by Paul Taylor and Carl Whitwell

This very closely mimics the Spectrum version, right down to the font and sound effects. The 'jump' sound effect is slightly different and is more like the BBC Micro version in that its a higher pitch.

The only real addition (apart from the scrolling message change) is a built in attract mode, this is very similar to the one in JSWED but without displaying Willy on each page. It does not appear to go through every room however.

The Attic Bug and Banyan Tree bugs are fixed, and the Conservatory Roof layout mimics the BBC Micro version (or the JSW2 version, whichever you prefer) , a screenshot of this room is shown.

The other "minor issues" are still present:

Its possible to leap off the top of The Watch Tower
The Beach object still counts as two
The Swimming Pool object is 'auto collected'
The 'Landing Invisible Object' has been relocated to The Hall and it has a suitable wine glass shape applied, a screenshot of this is shown.

There's no 'writetyper' built in unfortunately. It may have another key-combination to do this however no doubt various pokes are available anyway.

There is no built in Keypad protection on this release and after examining it with an alternative one, I'm 99% confident this is 'original' as intended.

The scrolling message reads as follows:

26 downloads

Submitted May 24, 2017

Screen Attributes Display

By Spider in Other resources

This is a small tool to dertermine what attributes are being used on the screen and where. This may prove quite useful if you intend to split them out from the pixels and wish to find any errant incorrectly coloured blocks.

It should be noted this is a tool rather than a solution in itself. :)

It is very simple to use, simply load and run it.

You are offered the option to load in a real screen$ file or if you have an .scr you can use this instead. The next option offers a choice of enabling 'OVER' or not to overwrite the pixel data and finally a choice of 5 fill characters to choose from.

Generally the asterisk is the best choice, combined with overwrite being enabled as ultimately (although the output is not pretty) it will show you if you have any ink blocks where there should not be any.

4 downloads

Submitted May 12, 2017

Basic Lister

By Spider in Other resources

This is a slightly updated (by myself) and tweaked version of two programs published a long time ago in Y.S

There was a *LIST and a *LOAD to load / view protected Basic however they appeared to not work too well so I have updated them into one working file.

The idea is simple: This program will load in a piece of Basic and show you what is really present, stripped of any of its protection. This is quite useful to determine if floating point values have been used and / or for protected loaders such as Speed-Lock and similar.

It should be noted this is a tool to assist, not a solution in itself.

It is very simple to use. Simply load and run it, then load in the Basic loader in question. Once it has loaded, it will be displayed (ignore any error messages) showing what is 'really' there.

5 downloads

Updated May 12, 2017

Manic Miner PC

By Spider in Manic Miner [Remakes]

Manic Miner for the IBM PC range of machines by Andy Noble.

The download contains three versions as follows plus a small bonus too. All versions are complete and unmodified in any way (hence a .zip for each inside the main .zip) , they also include their original unmodified readme file, a requirement for distribution.

0.75 , This is one of the earliest ones available, it also includes some of the Blitz Basic source code too. Please note this version needs a 32bit operating system, it will not function on a 64bit machine.

0.79 , This is a slightly later version with a few bug-fixed applied. The good news is this will run on a 32bit or 64bit machine without any real issue as such.

1.51 , A later version, again this is like 0.75 and requires a 32bit Operating System to function.

The screenshots were taken using a 64bit OS using version 0.79. To play the 32bit versions you will either need a 32bit Operating System or perhaps an alternative solution:

1. DosBox would work quite well
2. If you are using WIndows7 Pro or Ultimate you will be able to obtain XP-Mode as a download from Microsoft. This is more or less a complete VM using 32bit XP and would be ideal
3. Another alternative would be to use something like VirtualBox or VirtualPC but with these you would have to supply your own OS such as XP / 2K / 98 / possibly MS-Dos

The bonus is the source data as well as some of the graphics and sound effects. Although these are present in one of the versions above, it seemed prudent to also split them out into a separate file for convenience too.

Given the speed of modern computers, running the game on "slow" or "boring" speed is ideal. On the main title page press F1 to get to the options page.

300 downloads

Submitted May 12, 2017

JetSet Willy (Dragon)

JetSet Willy for the Dragon 32/64 range of machines. These are tape .cas files.

Two versions are included as well as the four page code sheet.

V1 tends to ask for the code but the game seems to crash a bit, possibly due to emulation issues.
V2 (recommended) very rarely asks for a code and does not crash.

Control keys:

Cursor Left / Right = Move left / right
Shift or Space = Jump

P = Pause
C = Continue

Q = Quieter / Volume -
L = Louder / Volume +

Shift +A = Abort

The game features a few screens not seen in other versions such as "The Guest Room" , "The Pub" , "Hall Of Mirrors" amongst others.

There is also a in-built cheat mode for game, allowing you to move to any room. To do this:

66 downloads

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Updated April 12, 2017

Manic Miner (Dragon)

Manic Miner for the Dragon 32/64 range of machines.

Two tape files (.cas format) are included, the one badged as a 'Re-Release' is more compatible with other variants such as the Cole-Co.

The first release retains the keypad protection, the code card is included. The 'Re-Release' does not have this.

Cursor Left / Right = Left / Right
Shift or Space = Jump

P = Pause. Any other key while paused to resume

S = Sound On
Q = Sound Off

The Dragon version includes two extra screens not seen in other versions, these are "The Dragon Users Bonus" and "The End"

Similar to the Dragon version of JSW, there is a built in cheat mode...

70 downloads

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Updated April 12, 2017

Jet Set Willy (Spectrum)

The original JSW for the Sinclair Spectrum.

Please note these are 'as originally provided' tape files and do not have any bug fixes (attic bug etc) applied! You'll also need the keycard with three of them as this is still present too.

For versions with the 'official' Software Projects fixes, with and without keycard, please see here.

Four files are included, these are:

1. The 'Pre-Production' version, this is most easily distinguished by having the in-game tune of 'In The Hall Of The Mountain King' (the same as Manic Miner)

2. The 'original' release, this was the most common one. This has 'If I Was A Rich Man' as the in-game tune.

3. The VentaMatic Re-Release. This is based on the original release with a Spanish 'scrolly' message and loader. The code is otherwise unchanged.

4. The 'They Sold A Million' Re-Release. This is actually based on the 'Pre-Production' version of the code but has the four official Software Projects bug-fixes applied as well as bypassing the keypad entry screen too. This version was supplied as Speedlock1 protected.

168 downloads

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Updated April 1, 2017

Jet Set Willy (Spectrum) Sofware Projects Bug Fix

JSW for the Sinclair Spectrum.

These are originals with the sole exceptions of having the four official Software Project bug fixes applied as well as a choice of bypassing the keycard. This was done simply to make it more 'friendly'. The Basic was very slightly changed to remove the embedded codes (for the English versions) to make it more readable (and editable!) too.

For completely original files (with bugs!) see here

Six files are included, these are:

1. The 'Pre-Production' version, this is most easily distinguished by having the in-game tune of 'In The Hall Of The Mountain King' (the same as Manic Miner)

2. The 'original' release, this was the most common one. This has 'If I Was A Rich Man' as the in-game tune.

3. The VentaMatic Re-Release. This is based on the original release with a Spanish 'scrolly' message and loader. The code is otherwise unchanged.

There are two versions of each. One with keycard still present and one without. They are clearly labelled as to which is which and the Pokes themselves are purposely applied in the Basic rather than altering the code block itself to allow for user preference and convenient editing if required.

The 'Sold A Million' Re-Release is not included here as it already has bug fixes 'factory applied' so qualifies as an 'original' release as such.

400 downloads

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Updated April 1, 2017

Jet Set Willy (Spectrum) Cheat

The original JSW for the Sinclair Spectrum.

These are 'patched' games with a choice of two cheat modes. Simply put there is a choice of either:

1. Basic protection: "Infinite Lives" and "Fall Any Height"

2. Immunity: This obviously includes the above and adds immunity to fire cells, guardians and arrows.

For completely original (with bugs!) versions please see here and for original (but with the four official bug fixes applied) see here

A total of eight files are included, these are two versions of each of the following (one for each type of 'cheat' choice) , they are clearly labelled as to which is which

1. The 'Pre-Production' version, The in-game tune is 'In The Hall Of The Mountain King' (the same as Manic Miner)

2. The 'original' release. This has 'If I Was A Rich Man' as the in-game tune.

3. The VentaMatic Re-Release. This is based on the original release with a Spanish 'scrolly' message and loader. The code is otherwise unchanged.

4. The 'They Sold A Million' Re-Release. This is actually based on the 'Pre-Production' version of the code but has the four official Software Projects bug-fixes applied as well as bypassing the keypad entry screen too. This version was supplied as Speedlock1 protected. Care was taken to alter this without having to take the loader to pieces so it appears more or less original, the loading screen does state which cheat version it is however.

401 downloads

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Submitted April 1, 2017

JSW 4-Bug Fixer

By Spider in Tools and Patches

This is just a simple Basic program with the four bug fixes** in it as well as the keypad bypass. Its longer than it really should be by quite a way to make it easy to follow and edit if required.

Simply load and run it and play in the original JSW tape.

If you wished to save a 'modified' copy of the code block, simply delete line 440 or change it to include a STOP

** The 'Move invisible object from "Landing" to "Hall" fix' was very slightly tweaked to give the 'new' object a tiny square shape.

8 downloads

Updated March 31, 2017

Manic Miner (C64/C128)

Disk image (.dsk) of Manic Miner for the C64/C128

The .zip also includes a .prg (tape file?) image too.

26 downloads

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Updated March 31, 2017

Manic Miner (Tatung Einstein Version)

Disk image of Manic Miner for the Tatung Einstein

This includes the 'keypad' similar to the Acorn/BBC version of Manic Miner.

The scrolling message reads:

21 downloads

Updated March 31, 2017

JetSet Willy (cheat) BBC Micro

Jetset Willy for the BBC Micro, written by Chris Robson.

Note this is a cheat version with immunity applied. The author of the 'patch' is unknown.

It closely mirrors the Spectrum version in the map layout.

15 downloads

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Updated March 31, 2017

JetSet Willy 2 (cheat) BBC Micro

Jetset Willy 2 for the BBC Micro, written by Chris Robson.

The download contains two .ssd disc files, both the 'cut down aka tape version' and the 'full disc' version.

Note these are cheat versions with immunity applied. The author of the cheat/patch is unknown.

The 'disc' version is about 95% identical to the Spectrum version in its layout and most of the familiar rooms are all present and correct. This version features all the mansion too, they are loaded in chunks as you progress through the game.

32 downloads

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Updated March 31, 2017

Manic Miner (Spectrum)

Manic Miner for the Sinclair Spectrum.

The download includes the following 'officially released' versions:
[*]Bug Byte Ltd - The original first release [*]Software Projects - The 'later' original release [*]Ventamatic - Spanish language re-release [*]M.A.D - Mastertronic Added Dimension (Mastertronic

191 downloads

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Updated March 31, 2017

Jet Set Willy 2 (Spectrum)

Jet Set Willy 2 for the Spectrum.

The download offers the original Software Projects release as well as the two re-releases by Richochet (Mastertronic) and DroSoft

The Software Projects version requires the keycard which is included in the download. The re-releases do not have this.

These are the original tape files and are not modified in any way.

161 downloads

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Submitted March 29, 2017

Manic Miner (Spectrum) Cheat Versions

By Spider in Manic Miner [Patched]

These are simply pre-built cheat versions of the Spectrum releases of Manic Miner. For original releases please see here

The download offers not one but two choices of cheating and these are additionally available in both the more common Bug Byte version as well as the Software Projects version too. The game loading Basic has been preserved to as near original as possible but the code block itself is compressed to reduce loading time.

In summary the cheat choices are:

1. Infinite lives, fall any height and infinite air
2. Infinite lives, fall any height, infinite air, harmless guardians and harmless fire cells (full immunity in effect)

As indicated above both of these variants are available in BB and SP formats, making a total choice of four tape files which are clearly marked as to which is which.

Regarding the loader and code compression:

I purposely ensured that the decompresser code returns to Basic after running rather than executing the game code immediately. This makes it very easy to alter or save the game code if required for further editing or suchlike.

To do this simply "STOP" the Basic at line 20 for the Software Projects version and line 40 for the Bug Byte version. At this stage you can then "SAVE" the game code as usual 32768,32768 for loading into an editor or whatever you wish.

Note that the call to 33280 is calling the decompression code, so if you are adding any pokes to the loader itself, do not add them before this has ran, simply add your pokes in the usual place ie: just before the USR 33792 statement.

Enjoy.

531 downloads

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Submitted March 29, 2017

JetSet Willy (C16)

JSW for the Commodore C16 machine.

The tape file is a conventional .tap format.

12 downloads

Updated March 25, 2017

JetSet Willy (Tatung Einstein)

JetSet Willy 1 .dsk disk image for the Tatung Einstein range of machines.

This includes the 'keypad' protection similar to the Spectrum version of JSW as well as the Acorn/BBC version of Manic Miner

The scrolling message reads as follows:

19 downloads

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Updated March 25, 2017

Manic Miner Amiga

By Spider in Manic Miner [Patched]

Manic Miner for the Commodore Amiga

The submission contains two variants as they tend to work on different hardware configurations.

They are both (unfortunately) not quite untouched original versions however the 'trainers' can be ignored if required. The 'Mayhem' variant seems slightly more compatible with differing hardware configurations.

I recommend the following initial configuration on an emulator for best results: OCS or ECS (Full) chipset , 512KB Chip Ram , 512KB Slow Ram , 0 Z2 Fast Ram , Extra chipset either 'Generic' or 'A500'

44 downloads

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Submitted March 16, 2017

JetSet Willy 2 BBC Micro

Jetset Willy 2 for the BBC Micro. Written by Chris Robson.

The download contains several files:

1. A tape version as a .uef file , this is commonly referred to as the 'tape' or 'cut down' version
2. A disc version of the tape version as an .ssd , this is just a .ssd of the .uef above
3. A disc version of the disc version

That may not make sense but the 'tape' version is very much cut down and a lot of the 'mansion' rooms are absent to make room for the 'space' rooms instead.

The 'disc' version is about 95% identical to the Spectrum version in its layout and most of the familiar rooms are all present and correct. This version features all the mansion too, they are loaded in chunks as you progress through the game.

40 downloads

Submitted February 4, 2017

JetSet Willy BBC Micro

Jetset Willy for the BBC Micro. This version was written by Chris Robson.

The download contains both a tape (.uef) and disc (.ssd) image. The game code is identical in both.

It closely mirrors the Spectrum version in the map layout, minus the four 'built in' bugs in that version.

40 downloads

Submitted February 4, 2017

JetSet Willy 2 Acorn Electron