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Stargazer Secrets by CRL

GingerGinger
edited October 2005 in MIA/STP/SDP
Hello again !

I have a copy of Stargazer Secrets by CRL. It is not mentioned anywhere in the archives, and has a different loading screen to the "Stargazer" program by the same company, so there is no mix up there. Another MIA ??
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  • GilbyGilby
    edited October 2005
    Off the top of my head, I'd say this was already done..

    Can anyone else confirm?

    Steve
  • ADJBADJB
    edited October 2005
    Not me

    ADJB
  • GilbyGilby
    edited October 2005
    Any chance of emailing me a scan of the inlay and a screengrab of the loading screen.

    It may just be an alternate version of Stargazer by CRL...

    I?ll check my copy when I get back home Tuesday.

    Steve
  • GingerGinger
    edited October 2005
    Screen Grab ??!! Oh blimey, new technology !!! Can scan the inlay no probs, but will a good old fashioned digi-camera pic of the loading screen suffice?
  • GilbyGilby
    edited October 2005
    Yeah, that will do fine...

    I'm sure Spectaculator and other emulators can do screen grabs, but a digi cam shot is fine.

    Steve
  • Andrew BarkerAndrew Barker
    edited October 2005
    Steve, I don't think Karl has a TZX yet in order to aquire a screengrab :o.

    Karl, if it turns out to be needed just drop it into the post as usual ;).

    Cheers

    Andy
  • GilbyGilby
    edited October 2005
    Just dug around in the loft and I also have a copy of "Stargazer Secrets"... I'll dump it shortly..

    Steve
  • GilbyGilby
    edited October 2005
    OK, mystery solved.

    CRL released "Stargazer Secrets", which is already dumped and resolved fully, however the loading screen is missing.

    The .tap file in the Infoseek record, is also called Stargazer Secrets but was released by a company called Somerville in 1983. A new record for this should be ceated and it should be flagged as STP. The .gif loading screen in the CRL record is from the Somerville version of the utility.

    Steve
  • mheidemheide
    edited October 2005
    On 2005-10-05 14:51, Gilby wrote:
    OK, mystery solved.

    CRL released "Stargazer Secrets", which is already dumped and resolved fully, however the loading screen is missing.

    The .tap file in the Infoseek record, is also called Stargazer Secrets but was released by a company called Somerville in 1983. A new record for this should be ceated and it should be flagged as STP. The .gif loading screen in the CRL record is from the Somerville version of the utility.

    Ehrm, I'm afraid not :)
    If you play the TZX file, you'll find it's the same as the TAP file, except it has something in front of it, with a different loading screen.
    So the mystery is indeed solved, but it's just that there's a loading screen before the listed one (which is some sort of mid-loading screen).

    That said, a scan of the inlay wouldn't go amiss, allowing me to check the full title; e.g. SU called it 'Star Gazer' in their review.

    [ This Message was edited by: mheide on 2005-10-05 18:16 ]
  • GingerGinger
    edited October 2005
    If the game is flagged as "STP", shall I send this up to Andy with my other tapes for preservation ?
  • Andrew BarkerAndrew Barker
    edited October 2005
    I don't think it's needed as the CRL release is covered. However if it was the original then indeed it is needed.

    I think I got the asumptions right? You have the CRL version.

    Cheers

    Andy
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