Death Pit query

Mark R. Jones

"The game was advertised quite extensively in 1985 by Durell and was completed but not considered good enough for release"

IIRC the advert was printed once! I bought or flicked through almost all the magazines back during this period and I'm sure it was only printed in one mag. Anyone see it in more than 1?

Battle Bunny

There's adverts in four mags listed on the Infoseek page.

Mark R. Jones

Oh ok , fair enough, I missed those then! :)

JuanF. Ramirez

Hi Mark!

Where did you get it from? Is it the real inlay?

Comparing to the available inlay of WoS, it seems a bit different:

jp

I think this was one of ZX Beccy's inlay projects.

IIRC She'd put together quite a few inlays for games that never had them, but the related blog is now borked

Mark R. Jones

No it's not the real inlay but it's not Beccy's. I made it myself.

jp

Good stuff! Is there a secret message in the bar-code? 20 B&H?

jdanddiet

that's one big mudderfunkin rat.

WhenIWasCruel

that screenshot with the dragon seems really really good.

ZX Beccy

jp wrote: »

I think this was one of ZX Beccy's inlay projects.

IIRC She'd put together quite a few inlays for games that never had them, but the related blog is now borked

Not mine but it is Awesomeness!

My blooger account seems to have been deleted :( I had a load of new covers to upload too :( ho hum

beanz

jdanddiet wrote: »

that's one big mudderfunkin rat.

..or mole.

ZX Beccy

beanz wrote: »

..or mole.

I thought it was a bat :p

Mark R. Jones

I only made it as I plan to make my own tape copy to put with the rest of the Durrel catalogue.

Mark R. Jones

ZX Beccy wrote: »

Not mine but it is Awesomeness!

My blooger account seems to have been deleted :( I had a load of new covers to upload too :( ho hum

Where are your covers? I want to see them!

Mark R. Jones

Oh yeahhhhhhhh!

Mark R. Jones

I never realised it came out for the Amstrad!! I have amended this inlay and make myself a jewel case version too! :)
http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Death_pit_%28K7%29_%28Durell_Software%29_%281984%29_%28Standard_Jewel_Case%29_-_%28Front%29.jpg

I have too much time on my hands! ;p


And I amended the instructions too so that it relates to the right version!

Mark R. Jones

Has anyone got a .tap file of this so I can load it via a Divide please? There's only a .tzx on the site.

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009662

leespoons

Here you go Mark:
https://www.sendspace.com/file/1idkrm

(just had a go... this game is the Pits!)

Mark R. Jones

Mucho gracias! :)

DEATH

Didn't Durell put their stuff on a blue cassette? Maybe they stopped after a while.

Besides, what's wrong with my pit? :P

Mark R. Jones

DEATH wrote: »

Didn't Durell put their stuff on a blue cassette? Maybe they stopped after a while.

Besides, what's wrong with my pit? :P

It's a home made copy, I did it myself. This was never released.

DEATH

Ah - okay - but you do know that you can still buy blue cassettes, right? Probably not a perfect colour match...

http://www.tapeline.info/v2/new-colour-cassettes.html