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Less MIA - Judge Dredd (1990)(Virgin Games)[+3 disk]

gorskigorski
edited September 2014 in MIA/STP/SDP
Hi All,
I don't see this is WOS archive ...
so ..

box top
box_top.jpg

disk.jpg

samdisk disk image side a:

http://forest.no-ip.org/wos/jd/Judge Dredd (1990)(Virgin Games)[samdisk].dsk

i'm don't sure if side b of disk is usable at latter stage in game ... but here we have and side b: (have some text at track 39 .. THIS IS NOT A DREDD GAME DISK....PLEASE INSERT PROPER DISK...THIS IS SIDE 'B' OF THE DISK....PLEASE INSERT DISK ON SIDE 'A'...THIS IS SIDE 'A' OF THE DISK....PLEASE INSERT DISK ON SIDE 'B'.)

http://forest.no-ip.org/wos/jd/Judge Dredd (1990)(Virgin Games)[samdisk][Side B].dsk

if anyone wish all scans box, posters, book and etc., they are in this big 226mb archive
http://forest.no-ip.org/wos/jd/Judge%20Dredd%20(1990)(Virgin%20Games)%5B%2B3%20disk%5D.rar

Greets,
Gorski

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  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited July 2014
    What!!!! You seem to have found one of the most-talked MIA!!! Which everybody thought It was never released! I wish It can be dumped!

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011820

    So it looks like the game was finally sold in shops, but I guess it was for a very short time??

    Keep us posted about your progress and thanks like always for your preservation help :)
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  • TrackTrack
    edited July 2014
    Good find! I wonder how much it would fetch on Ebay, probably into 3 figures I reckon.

    If I had it I wouldn't sell it, just wake up in the night to look at it!
  • RalfRalf
    edited July 2014
    One big wow !

    This important game was completely MIA for 25 years. In fact nobody believed that it was released at all ! It's for sure the most important preserved thing in 2014.

    Gorski, you are a preservation hero (not sure if it sounds good though ;) )

    I'm at work, can't check it now. You made my day very long ;)
  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited July 2014
    Out of curiosity, where did you get it? In ebay or a public place?

    Im looking forward to loading it and checking it... :o
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  • richlrichl
    edited July 2014
    Nice one, Gorski! Loving the high res scans as well - cheers!
    As for the three figure sum... would I be right in thinking it was 3.99? ;) Good find!

    Also, it can't have been produced in particularly high quantities as the disk is clearly a regular Amsoft blank with the Judge Dredd sticker over the top. I've never bought any +3 disks but I'm guessing this wasn't particularly common for commercial releases.... or was it??

    EDIT: Actually, I must apologise. For some reason I thought I'd played this on tape so I don't think "Nice one, Gorski!" really cuts it - an AMAZING find!! I think there have been several Dredd/Anderson games that have been cancelled over the years and I've played various different ones on different platforms in either complete or beta versions so my brain was a bit scrambled. The arcade game was cancelled, the Judge Anderson one was cancelled etc. Dredd never really had much luck, eh?

    EDIT 2: Also.... and this is a bit cheeky.... but any chance of scanning some of the instructions? Or at least the controls? It's all a bit vague in terms of what you're supposed to do. I put DREDD in as my name at the start and read my mail but wasn't sure if I was supposed to have checked out other stuff before it took me to the shooty bit. Thanks :)
  • Mark R. JonesMark R. Jones
    edited July 2014
    Amazing that stuff like this turns up 24 years later! Nice find. How do you LOG ON?
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  • jamorskijamorski
    edited July 2014
    Type 'DREDD'

    muck about with the options, then type EXIT to get to the action part of the game.
  • TrackTrack
    edited July 2014
    I wonder if the Virgin Games Special sticker on the right is significant, maybe a limited release?

    Could explain why it's so rare.
  • GrazGraz
    edited July 2014
    Amazing! I was still expecting this to be a hoax. It was only when I finally saw the platforms and started shooting stuff that it all became real.

    Great find! :o
  • Shadow MakerShadow Maker
    edited July 2014
    There is also games Bomber and Snakes hidden inside Dredd PC :) Type CD GAMES and after Bomber or Snakes.
  • ghbearmanghbearman
    edited July 2014
    Excellent find!
  • Alessandro GrussuAlessandro Grussu
    edited July 2014
    That is great news. Thanks for sharing, mate.
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  • jlsolerjlsoler
    edited July 2014
    :-O Amazing!!!

    Congratulations mate, this was by far the loooongest shot :-)
  • GilbyGilby
    edited July 2014
    @Ralf "It's for sure the most important preserved thing in 2014"
    I beg to differ ;)

    Steve
    PS Credit where it's due though, it's a superb find!!!
  • RalfRalf
    edited July 2014
    I beg to differ

    :o:o:o

    Well, so you must have a real ace in your sleeve :-P

    2014 will be a glorious year for Spectrum !

    (yes, I complained in another thread that the forum activity sucks a bit but now I can say it's much than rewarded in other areas )
  • gorskigorski
    edited July 2014
    Hi all :)
    I don't know (and don't read in forum) history of this game and unable to understand noise about it :)
    I got from ebay for 3.99gbp + 2.5 p&p (just luck):)
    I scan and entire instruction book because may be is interesting :)

    http://forest.no-ip.org/wos/jd/instructions_book.zip

    one think inside box look like this ...

    20140731_222714.jpg

    and after opening go to be this ...

    20140731_222735.jpg

    one big poster a3 this latter is a3 too poster with games is a4 and small one is a5 + disk thats all inside box :)

    Greets,
    Gorski
  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited July 2014
    Indeed the game was not finished 100% as there are some corrupted graphics in the first level. I managed to deactivate 3 computers and then got into a level where Fatties were raining :D

    This is a great finding, Gorski, thanks for sharing, finally those screenshots in the magazines are in our emulators/Spectrums ;)
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  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited July 2014
    Gilby wrote: »
    @Ralf "It's for sure the most important preserved thing in 2014"
    I beg to differ ;)

    Steve
    PS Credit where it's due though, it's a superb find!!!

    Thats a very long shot! I hope you have managed to preserve Toki, otherwise few things would be more surprising that this! ;)
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  • RalfRalf
    edited July 2014
    I scan and entire instruction book because may be is interesting

    It looks very interesting. In fact it looks like a game map :)
    I don't know of this game and unable to understand noise about it

    Well, it's for me definitely in top 10 or maybe even top 5 of important missing Spectrum games that could actually exist.

    I would say from memory:

    1. Mire Mare
    2. Giana Sisters
    3. Solar Jetman
    4. Judge Dredd
    5. Thunderjaws (full version)
    6. New York Warriors (full version)

    If I forgot something., let me know ( as for Toki I believe it never existed).

    And I'm now really puzzled what Gilby has. But I won't spoil the tension ;)
  • R-TapeR-Tape
    edited July 2014
    This is fascinating (& well done gorski!) but I'm amazed this can happen.

    I didn't know anything about this game until now & found this thread, including posts from someone that actually worked on the game but I'm struggling to understand, even after all this time, how a game from such a big label can be so shrouded in mystery.

    Not doubting, just surprised that's all, so maybe oneday Mire mare will appear!
    My speccy games.
  • jpjp
    edited July 2014
    Great find Gorski - thanks for sharing!
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  • goodboygoodboy
    edited July 2014
    gorski wrote: »
    i'm don't sure if side b of disk is usable at latter stage in game ... but here we have and side b:
    sideA:intro & 2 levels
    sideB:another 4
  • WhenIWasCruelWhenIWasCruel
    edited July 2014
    Well, nice day, isn't it.
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  • WhenIWasCruelWhenIWasCruel
    edited July 2014
    Err... I can't get out of Bomber.
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  • jpjp
    edited July 2014
    WhenIWasCruel wrote: »
    Err... I can't get out of Bomber.

    Press X
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  • SliderSlider
    edited August 2014
    Great Thanks, Gorski! It's a FIESTA!!!!! Superb!!!!
  • SliderSlider
    edited August 2014
    And now we must found New York Warriors +.dsk ... ;)
  • DanforthDanforth
    edited August 2014
    Just wanted to chip in and add my "****ING HELL THE VIRGIN DREDD GAME" to the choir :D Nice work gorski!! And just a regular listing on ebay! Blimey :D
  • deadpan666deadpan666
    edited August 2014
    Wow! Nice work! :)

    This is a seriously awesome find! People have been speculating about this one for years..Can't believe I'm finally able to give it a go!
    The Black Cauldron (PC)
  • ANDREW RYALSANDREW RYALS
    edited August 2014
    Looks like I need to dig out my multiface three... Watch this space.
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