Atom Software Archive

[BigEd]

Thanks Dave!

[oss003]

And another Acorn Atom Inufuto game is released ..... HOPMAN

You can find it here: http://inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/hopman/

The playlist is also updated: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... vn9h2w0dSD

Greetings
Kees

[oss003]

Here is the MMC file for YEWDOW, thanks to tnash for the notification.

You can find it here: http://inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/yewdow/

The playlist is also updated: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... vn9h2w0dSD
Greetings
Kees

[1024MAK]

Hello Grumps,

I've split out your post and the following conversion into its own topic.

It's now here: How to use/convert Atom Software Archive files so that they can be loaded via the cassette port.

Mark

[Grumps]

Hi,
This is such a longshot but I have to try.
Looking through the Atom Archive there are two glaring omissions. Well, only glaring if you know the titles existed in the first place.
There are two games, COLUMN INVADERS and RICOCHET that were distributed by A&F.
I'm 99.9999% sure nobody ever bought these so that likely is the reason they're not in the archive.
But if anyone has a copy, or ever heard of them, that'd be great.
It's a bit of a J R Hartley moment (if you recall the Yellow Pages advert in the UK).

[oss003]

I have never seen these games but I did find an article in Acorn User where Ricochet is mentioned ...

Greetings
Kees

[hoglet]

I have never seen these games but I did find an article in Acorn User where Ricochet is mentioned ...

I found they are both mentioned in the Novermber 1983 issue of Acorn User in an A&F Software ad:
https://archive.org/details/AcornUser19 ... 5/mode/1up

Dave

[oss003]

I found they are both mentioned in the Novermber 1983 issue of Acorn User in an A&F Software ad:
https://archive.org/details/AcornUser19 ... 5/mode/1up

Next step is finding the games .......

[Grumps]

I have never seen these games but I did find an article in Acorn User where Ricochet is mentioned ...

I found they are both mentioned in the Novermber 1983 issue of Acorn User in an A&F Software ad:
https://archive.org/details/AcornUser19 ... 5/mode/1up

Dave

Thanks. That's the only place I've seen them mentioned too.

[Grumps]

I found they are both mentioned in the Novermber 1983 issue of Acorn User in an A&F Software ad:
https://archive.org/details/AcornUser19 ... 5/mode/1up

Next step is finding the games .......

If I can find my Program Power Toolkit ROM, then I can CAT my old cassettes and see if I've got copies. I always used 1200 baud to save stuff, but the standard Atom won't support that.

[oss003]

PCharme and Josbox also have 1200 baud routines.

You can always upload a WAV file.
Hoglet has software to decode the WAV file into code.

Greetings
Kees

[hoglet]

You can always upload a WAV file.
Hoglet has software to decode the WAV file into code.

I would start just by posting some photos of your old tapes/boxes, to see if we can spot anything that might be MIA (Missing In Acion).

Then you can prioritise making a high quality WAV copy of anything that looks interesting.

As Kees says, we have some very good recover software that works directly from WAV files.

BTW, it's been a very long time since any MIA commercial titles were unearthed (the last being October 2019, Aardvark Invaders). A tape copy of Aardvark Hedgehog is known to exist with the author (Nick Pelling), but he hasn't yet made this available to the archive.

Dave

[Grumps]

Hoglet, I looked through the archive spreadsheet and ALL (20) of my commercial tapes/titles are already listed. 12 of them load without fault into the old girl.
I have 5 other tapes that have a mixture of code that I wrote some 40 years ago. Some can be read at 300 baud. It'd be great if some of the 1200 baud stuff is the missing games I'm searching for.
Is there any recover software that can decode direct from line-in of PC? Or what code is there that can interpret a wav file?
Thanks.

[hoglet]

Or what code is there that can interpret a wav file?

The code is checked in to the achive github:
https://github.com/hoglet67/AtomSoftwar ... omwavtoatm

It's written in Java, so you need a JDE and ANT installed to compile/run it.

Once compiled, to run it, you would do:

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java -jar atomwavtoatm.jar [ options ] <directory> <wav file>

where options are:
  - b <baud rate>     ; baud rate (defaults to 300)
  - d                 ; debug flag
  - z                 ; use bit mode rather than byte mode

That will decode one or more Atom files, and save the results (as .ATM files) in the specified directory.

It works will at 300 baud, and is not well tested at 1200 baud.

If you post a WAV file I quickly can try it for you.

Dave

[oss003]

A new Inufuto game called ANTIAIR is released by Inufuto for the Atom, Electron and BBC.
I attached the AtoMMC version for the Atom.

You can find it here: http://inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/antiair/

The playlist is also updated: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... vn9h2w0dSD

Greetings
Kees

[roland]

Isn't it time for an update of the Archive? There are several newer games released and the AGD carousel might also be updated. The latest "official" release is dated November 2011 and the latest V12.4 pre release is also a year old. Just asking ...

[hoglet]

Isn't it time for an update of the Archive?

Probably it is, but I was hoping we could include at least one MIA title. Unfortunaly they are now few and far between.

Dave

[oss003]

Hi Dave,

is there a MIA list available?

Greetings
Kees

[hoglet]

is there a MIA list available?

This is what's in the spreadsheet that's marked as "missing":

A&F S/W Atomic Cube
A&F S/W Escape
A&F S/W Pontoon
A&F S/W Starburst

Aardvark Hedgehog (Nick Pelling has this on tape)

Atomic S/W 3-Towers
Atomic S/W Auto-Number
Atomic S/W Blocade
Atomic S/W Dump Utilities
Atomic S/W Keyboard-Scan
Atomic S/W Lunar Lander
Atomic S/W Program-Move
Atomic S/W Sketch
Atomic S/W Ski Run
Atomic S/W Word Processor

Bug Byte 1-Key Basic
Bug Byte Atom Invasion (2K Programs 3)
Bug Byte Backgammon
Bug Byte Dodgems
Bug Byte Mini Breakout (2K Programs 3)
Bug Byte Parachute
Bug Byte Simon
Bug Byte Snake
Bug Byte Squares
Bug Byte Stock Market

Computer Concepts Alarn Clock
Computer Concepts Invaders
Computer Concepts Softscreen
Computer Concepts Sound Effects

Computersmith Financial Year
Computersmith Stock Market

Hopesoft Disassembler
Hopesoft Space Invaders

Pro Software 3D Labyrinth
Pro Software Air Strike
Pro Software Chase
Pro Software Reversi
Pro Software Road Race
Pro Software Space Adventure

Prog Power Alien Maze
Prog Power Anteater
Prog Power Aztec
Prog Power Breakaway
Prog Power Chessboard
Prog Power Condense
Prog Power Demovaders
Prog Power Derby
Prog Power Dodge
Prog Power Dogfight
Prog Power Edit
Prog Power Galactica
Prog Power Grafix
Prog Power Hidden
Prog Power Hi-Stats
Prog Power Kiddycount
Prog Power Labyrinth
Prog Power Laser Fight
Prog Power Life
Prog Power Lunar Lander
Prog Power Mazeball
Prog Power Minefield
Prog Power Rat Race
Prog Power Ravine
Prog Power Reaction Race
Prog Power Sheepdog Trial
Prog Power Sketchpad
Prog Power Ski Run
Prog Power Slot Racer
Prog Power Space Storm
Prog Power Stockbroker
Prog Power Super Racetrack
Prog Power Territory
Prog Power The Park
Prog Power Trang
Prog Power Yan
Prog Power Zombies

[hoglet]

The latest pre-release is 12.04 (April 2023):
https://github.com/hoglet67/AtomSoftwar ... tag/V12_04

Here's a lits of update's I'm planning (this list will get editted):

AGD Pack63 DONE

• Aunt Rose
• Bandito
• Beef!
• Bola ke Ase

AGD Pack64 DONE

• Bomb Bomb Buster
• Bunny vs Fox
• Chopper Defense
• Bunny's Big Adventure

AGD Pack65 DONE

• Combat Wombat
• Dark Castle
• Defeat the Devil
• Dirty Dozer 2

AGD Pack66 DONE

• Forward to the Past
• Gherbert Groundhog in Save the Date
• GhoSte's Grunge
• The Man with the Golden Joystick - featuring RetroHitch

AGD Pack67 DONE

• Janky Joe in Retro Hell
• Mabus Mania
• Manic Mulholland
• Unicycle

AGD Pack68 DONE

• Javi Pómez y la Cámara no Secreta
• [MOD] Jet Pack Neo
• The Last Escape
• Mojoni in the Sewer World

AGD Pack69 DONE

• Nevermore
• Ninja Poison1
• Papyrus
• Psycho Santa

- Twelve new games from Inufuto (see youtube playlist) DONE

- The Black Atom Sign ROM (which isn't much use without the hardware) DONE

Submissions from Arcadian:
- Bug Byte Atom Disassembler: viewtopic.php?p=292542#p292542 DONE

Submissions from Kees:
- Fixed version of RALLY RACER: viewtopic.php?p=365918#p365918 DONE

Submissions from Wim:
- Pie Chart Generator: viewtopic.php?p=269123#p269123 DONE
- KAARTEN... (card trick): viewtopic.php?p=269280#p269280 DONE
- GAGS Demo: viewtopic.php?p=269412#p269412 DONE
- P-HEIN (Reversi Clone): viewtopic.php?p=270250#p270250 DONE

Personal Computer World Type-ins:
- viewtopic.php?p=281721#p281721
- Missile Dodge (Game) (added in 2020, missing from catalog) DONE
- Four-Stroke Cycle (Demo) viewtopic.php?p=324954#p324954 and viewtopic.php?p=359973#p359973
- Backgammon (Game) (already in the archive, wrongly attribute to Bug Byte; delete this version)DONE
- Atom Ghost Maze (Game) (added in 2020, into NonComm) DONE
- Turbo and Cakes (Small Games) (added in 2020, missing from catalog) DONE
- Footprints (Strategy Game)
- Atom Circles and Atom Alarm: viewtopic.php?p=349722#p349722

Personal Computing Today Type-ins:
- viewtopic.php?p=359913#p359913
- Worm and Trang:viewtopic.php?p=359962#p359962 DONE
- Up Down Lister: viewtopic.php?p=360028#p360028 DONE
- Gas/Electric Estimator: viewtopic.php?p=360884#p360884 DONE
- Double Speed Saver: viewtopic.php?p=360887#p360887 DONE
- Atom Calendar: viewtopic.php?p=360893#p360893 DONE
- Inverse Video: viewtopic.php?p=360894#p360894 DONE

Add correct version of Bug Byte Backgammon DONE

Re-create Bug Byte Mini Breakout (2K Progs 3) from listing in The Atom issue 1 DONE

TODOs for Dave:
- A small change to the game boot loaders (requested by John Kortink for his Atom GoSDC) DONE
- Update AGD splash screen carrousel DONE automatically now
- Update /SYS ROMs (maybe just AtoMMC to 3.02) DONE last year

Is there anything I have missed?

[hoglet]

Bump...

I've been through the last several pages of this thread and updated the previous post as a summary.

There is more than I though here

I might need help with the Personal Computer World and Personal Computing Today type-ins!

Dave

[oss003]

Here are Inverse video and Atom Calendar.

Greetings
Kees

[hoglet]

Here are Inverse video and Atom Calendar.

Thanks Kees.

[oss003]

Atom Chain Loader are a few programs but I don't think worth saving.

Here are Double Speed Saver and Gas/Electric Estimator.
I changed the last one to run because the program listing was not for the Acorn Atom.
The screen output is a mess and I don't know if the results are right ...... so needs some checking.

Greetings
Kees

[hoglet]

Here are Double Speed Saver and Gas/Electric Estimator.
I changed the last one to run because the program listing was not for the Acorn Atom.
The screen output is a mess and I don't know if the results are right ...... so needs some checking.

I'll add these shortly.

FYI, I've done most of the PCW titles:
https://github.com/hoglet67/AtomSoftwar ... azines/PCW

Just Footprints remains....

I've added these into github in plain text format so we can easily make corrections. When the archive is built, these will be changed to ATM/Basic files.

Dave

[oss003]

I did already upload Worm and Trang ....
https://www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewt ... ng#p359962

Greetings
Kees

[hoglet]

I did already upload Worm and Trang ....

Yes, I just spotted that.

I think I have pretty much caught up with things that have been posted to this thread in the last 3 years.

For PCW and PCT check here:
https://github.com/hoglet67/AtomSoftwar ... azines/PCT
https://github.com/hoglet67/AtomSoftwar ... azines/PCW

I'll do a bit of testing tomorrow and send you a link that you can test as well.

Dave

[oss003]

Ok, I have type in Up-Down lister and will test it tomorrow.

Greetings
Kees

[hoglet]

The Program Power tapes are Munchyman and Astrafire.

Roland, do you still happen to have the Program Power Astrafire tape?

I want to check it's the same as what's in the archive, which actually seems to have originated in the Bug Byte's TheAtom magazine issue 5. I spotted this scan on ebay:

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1REM ASTRAFIRE
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30?(J-32+E+B)=32;U=0;G.750
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110[
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130:VV1LDX#80
140:VV2DEX;BNEVV2
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290@=0
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360P.$30"++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"'
370P."++++++++++++++"$30
380?(32896)=255;?(32898)=255;?(32900)=255;?(32902)=255
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400CC1=F;CC2=Y
410CC3=F;CC4=Y
420CC5=F;CC6=Y
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540?AA8=CC(15);?(AA(8)+1)=CC(16)
550kIFN=1G.d
560d?#80=M;?#81=X;LINKVV0;?#80=M;?#81=X;LINK VV0
570IFA.R.%(SS4)=T GOS.f
580IFN=1N=0
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630?AA(3)=CC(0);?(AA(3)+1)=CC(0);?AA(4)=CC(0);?(AA(4)+1)=CC(0)
640?AA5=CC(0);?(AA(5)+1)=CC(0);?AA(6)=CC(0);?(AA(6)+1)=CC0
650?AA(7)=CC(0);?(AA(7)+1)=CC(0)
660?AA(8)=CC(0);?(AA(8)+1)=CC(0)
670A=A+32
680IFA>33255A=0;SS2=0;G.g
690G.b
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780IF?(J-32+E+B-32)=15;?(J-32+E+B-32)=32;LINKVV0;J=0;G.k
790?(J-32+E+B-32)=46
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1410?#81=45;LINKVV0
1420N.;H=H-1
1430IFH=3;?(32902)=32
1440IFH=2;?(32900)=32
1450IFH=1;?(32898)=32
1460IFH=0;?(32896)=32
1470?(E+B)=#41;?(E+B+1)=#6B
1480IFH=0G.q
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1530F.I=1TO25;N.
1540?(E+B)=A.R.%55+200
1550?(E+B+1)=A.R.%#3F+#7F
1560N.
1570?(E+B)=32;?(E+B+1)=32
1580P.$12'''''''"YOU RAN OUT OF FUEL!"''
1590G.z
1600fF.Q=1TO2
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1620IF?(SS5)=32;?(SS5)=15;N.;R.
1630N.;R.
1640G.f
1650qP.$12"YOU RAN OUT OF BASES WITH "'S" SCORED!"''
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1670IFT=14A.S>HH7HH7=S
1680IFT=12A.S>HH6HH6=S
1690IFT=10A.S>HH5HH5=S
1700IFT=8A.S>HH4HH4=S
1710IFT=6A.S>HH3HH3=S
1720IFT=4A.S>HH2HH2=S
1730 P."hi scores :"';F.Q=2TO8;P."level "Q" hi "HHQ';N.
1740P."ANOTHER GAME ";LINKXX1
1750IF?#80=CH"Y"G.1780
1760IF?#80=CH"N"G.1790
1770G.1740
1780S=0;O=0;SS2=0;G.190
1790E.

It's possible that Program Power Astrafire is a different game???

Edit: Just found an old Program Power catalog where it lists the same author:

So I guess he sold it to both Bug Byte and Program Power...

Dave

[oss003]

And here is Up Down Lister tested and working.
There is a bug in the listing .... line 400 was

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400:LL3 LDA #D

but must be:

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400:LL3 LDA@#D

Greetings
Kees