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Has anyone ever got the game “DEDAL” to run on anyone one of the emulators it’s been around for quite a long time so I assume it’s anti copying protection is extremely good ?
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Give this a try. Unzip the archive and make sure all 4 files are in the same directory. Then attach DEDAL.TAP in Oricutron (Atmos Mode) and CLOAD"". I'll try to make a copy with the files combined but this should work for now.
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Didn't work for me , partially loaded then locked up when asked for th key to pick stage an start of game , will it till you merge the different parts and see o it goes then , while I'm on here have you got a working copy of Crypt show mine hangs up after loading game title screen , hope I'm not putting you to to much trouble ?
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Will look into the Dedal issue when I get a chance. Here's Crypt Show in DSK format. I've just tested it and it seems to be working ok.
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Just looked into Dedal and the game seems to get stuck in an infinite loop between lines 2200 and 2300 which can be broken with CTRL-C. The version I uploaded also doesn't redefine the character set unlike the oric.org version. Will need some time to work this one out!
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I've discovered something interesting (well to me anyway). The loader program subsequently loads an additional 4 files with extensions TA1;2;3 and 4. The game files in the oric.org version are correct but TA1 is missing. My version has the same files but the extensions are different which is why the game loads. TA4 is the new character set which is TA3 in my version (yes it's confusing) but ultimately it appears we need the missing file.
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Missing file located and now the game works perfectly!
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Brilliant!
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Wow cheers Dave your my hero finally got some of my favourite games running ! Could I ask one more favour have you got a working version of " Mefies Toi De Mephisto "from Blue Ciel mine half loads but hangs up before starting I'm sure I had a working version in the past but not know , cheers in anticipation !
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Of course I do! This version is for the Telestrat but works ok for me on Oricutron.
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The loader program subsequently loads an additional 4 files with extensions TA1;2;3 and 4
So i don't think that it's the original software, but a crack modification of the files.
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Nice work Dave :)
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