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Just re-posted Disc005 in Section 1 as I have finally been able to get a version of Demolator to work from disc that keeps all original options. This was one of those games that had some sort of interupt routine which allowed the main game to load from tape whilst still displaying the instructions a...

Hi all, After going through Simon's disc collection that he posted on here, I have found some MIA instructions for 3 simulation games. These instructions are not the full inlay, but just the keys, but now allow us to properly play these games. So I have re-posted the following discs. Disc 064 in Sec...

Just re-posted Disc003 in Section 1 again. This time I have been able to correct the spelling mistake in Uncle Claude to say "PRESS SPACE TO CONTINUE" instead of "CONTIUE". I have also amended my version of ELECTRO FREDDY on AltD001 as this also featured this mistake. Hopefully, ...

Hi all,
Just re-posted AltD001 as I have now been able to amend the spelling mistake of CONTIUE in Electro Freddy to CONTINUE.

Mick.

Hi all, Taken another look at Claude. I believe there is a redundant byte of info at &2D77 (if you load CLAUDE2 at &1900). Therefore I have saved the text from &2D78 onwards and reloaded it at &2D77 and inserted the missing N from CONTINUE and now you get PRESS SPACE TO CONTINUE. If ...

Hi all,
Just re-posted AltD003 thanks to Simon posting his discs and so finding a better set of instructions for Exploding Fist which have now been added.

Mick.

Hi all,
Glad Uncle Claude is now finally fixed and playable after 40 years.
BTW The version on the Fistful Of Fun compilation (also by Alligata) is also bugged in the same way too, so only the original version from Softspot was released in a playable version.

Have fun!
Mick.

Just re-posted Disc003 in Section 1. Thanks to forum members playing Uncle Claude, a error in the code was detected which caused screen corruption during level 11 meaning the game was not playable and it looks like it was released this way. Luckily, the code in the earlier version of the game called...

Hi all, Just re-posted AltD001 thanks to a forum member pointing out that the instructions for Electro Freddy are incorrect. Extra life at 4000 points not every 4000. Also, re-posted AltD008 thanks to a forum member pointing out a error with the PIAS re-issue of Ghouls. It looks like someone at Supe...

Hi, Thanks for confirming the instructions are wrong. I will amend them too asap.
Thanks
Mick.

Hi,
Yes, I can also confirm that the G2 file from Superior should have &1050 instead of &0DFF.
I will correct that asap. This only affects the SAM 7 copy and not the original.
Mick.

This is one of the main reasons for people play testing ALL BBC games on this forum, so we can come across little errors in the games that either the buying public never found (possibly because they never played the game to the point that an error popped up) or because the software house didn't do t...

Hi all,
Just re-posted D047 in Section 4 again. This is thanks to Lee spotting a few spelling mistakes in the newly found instructions to Megarok.
Mick.

Hi,
Yes, it would have been nice to do a 10th or 40th edition, but as I am still adding missing bits and bobs to this collection, I cannot see it happening at the moment.

Mick.

Hi all,
Just re-posted D047 in Section 4. This is thanks to a ebay seller posting the full inlay instructions for Megarok from Bug-Byte. These instructions have been MIA for years and I had used a review for the instructions on my disc. The full inlay instructions are now finally included.

Mick.

Hi,
Your Snooker looks good.
I will add it to my latest Alt Disc asap.

Thanks
Mick.

Hi Simon, Thanks for posting your collection. I have been able to find several missing games. Also, some missing instructions for a couple of the game I have too. Does anyone else have a collection of old floppies full of games that they can post here. Also any old Replica III discs too as although ...

Hi All,
Just re-posted AltD015 thanks to Dave M getting the original POM Software copy of Worm by Paul Hiscock.

Mick.

Hi All,
Just re-posted D153 in Section 22 and D159 in Section 24 after Lee informed me of an error in Trek III and World Cup from a YouTube video called The History of BBC Micro Type-In Games - Episode 3 from 1983 part 1.

Mick.

Hi all, Just re-posted D083 in Section 5. This is thanks to Dave M getting a tape copy of Fruit Machine. Although the 2nd file doesn't load yet, I have been able to amend my files on this disc and can confirm that it is a Bug-Byte game written by Andrew Crump. I have kept the amendment by a forum me...

Just re-posted D179 (above) thanks to an advert for Acnean Mutoids being posted on here. I have now included the contents of that advert into the instructions I created for this game.

Mick.

Created in March 2024... here is Games Disc 179. Disc179.zip The disc is called Disc179.dsd so it can be loaded into a Datacentre on a real BBC without having to rename it. The 18 games on this disc include... Truth (Best Of PCW Software) from Personal Computer World (PCW). Boggles (Cassette 50) fro...

Hi,
Just re-posted Disc167 in Section 28 as the author of Lady Bug has posted a newer version (3392).

Mick.

Hi,
Just re-posted Disc118 in Section 13 as my copy of Pontoon from Beebug was broken. Now fixed and working.

Mick.

Hi,
Just re-posted Disc167 in Section 28 as the author of Lady Bug has posted a newer version (3388) to fix editor bug.

Mick.

Hi, With many thanks to all of you who have started to post your original games discs on Stardot, I have been able, so far, to amend 4 of my old games (that had been altered at some point) and restore them to their original versions. So I have re-posted... Man-Hole on D067 in Section 5 Waiter! on D0...

Hi Paul, thanks for posting those 2 discs of yours. Have you got any more you could post. In fact, has anyone got any discs they could post. The reasons are that sometimes there may be a missing game on those discs, or a better copy. Also a game may contain a missing loader or instructions or includ...

Hi,
Just re-posted Disc167 in Section 28 as the author of Lady Bug has posted a newer version (3380).

Mick.

Hi,
I have finally been able to cobble together some instructions for Pharaoh's Curse from H-Soft from various sources off the internet as the original inlay is MIA.
I have re-posted D027 in Section 3.

Mick.

Hi,
Just wondering if it would be possible to create a BoulderDash II game by using this editor.
Was wondering if any of the Spectrum screens could be ported over or re-created using this editor.
Not sure if there are extra characters in that game though? and if so, can they also be re-created?

Mick.