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Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:53 pm
by OX
It does seem strange that they have let a chance for preservation pass by, it's not like anyone is going to be making money from these games after all this time, mind I did have this problem with a couple of members of the TI99/4a community and their "precious titles" when building the gamebase but they eventually came around when I pointed out that the project guaranteed preservation for the games otherwise they would likely fade into oblivion.

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 2:50 am
by Tubbs3622
Agreed. The CEO are still releasing disks to their handful of members every month. They say if we want the games, subscribe to the monthly magazine (French PDF with disk image), but even then they would not be distributable. Sad when far more popular computers like the Spectrum and C64 have games available that have only recently been released. With attitudes like this, no wonder the Oric was never popular. :evil:

Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:15 am
by OX
Hi Tubbs, there's a problem with loading both Hareraiser prelude and Finale

Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:50 am
by Hidron
OX wrote:Hi Tubbs, there's a problem with loading both Hareraiser prelude and Finale
Prelude loads if I follow the instructions in the Comments field. (Type CLOAD"")

Finale does seem to just reset the emulator though.

Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 7:14 am
by Tubbs3622
It seems Finale only works now if the emulator is set to Atmos mode. I'm sure it worked ok before but Oricutron has been updated since my V1.0 release.

Hopefully there are no more issues but I'd better let you guys know that the V2 release was the final one, I'll no longer be updating this Gamebase.

Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 5:54 pm
by OX
OK, small update to the current script : -

;********************************
;* Oricutron GEMUS Script *
;* 25th November 2013 *
;********************************
;
; PLEASE SET YOUR EMULATOR PROPERTIES AS FOLLOWS:
;
; Emulator File: ORICUTRON.EXE
; Associated Script File (1): Oricutron.cfg
; Use Short Filenames: YES
; File Types: TAP;DSK;WAV
; (Compressed File Types: GZ;Z;BZ2;ZIP;TAR;TZG;ZOO)
;
; This script was written for Oricutron 1.0,
; but may work with other versions too.
;
; YOU MUST PLACE AN [options] SECTION MARKER AT TOP OF ORICUTRON.CFG FILE FOR SCRIPT TO WORK

If Key_version CONTAINS(atmos)
Set_INI_Value(1||options||machine|| atmos)
Else
Set_INI_Value(1||options||machine|| oric1)
End If

If Key_version CONTAINS(telestrat)
Set_INI_Value(1||options||machine|| telestrat)
End If

If Key_version CONTAINS(pravetz)
Set_INI_Value(1||options||machine|| pravetz)
End If

If GameType CONTAINS(tap||wav)
Add_CLP(-t %gamepathfile%)
End If

If GameType CONTAINS(Dsk)
Add_CLP(-d %gamepathfile%)
End If

; Render mode (soft, opengl)
Set_INI_Value(1||options||rendermode|| opengl)

; Show scanlines? (yes/no)
Set_INI_Value(1||options||scanlines|| yes)

; Horizontal stretch? (yes/no) <-- opengl only
Set_INI_Value(1||options||hstretch|| no)

; PAL ghosting? (yes/no) <-- opengl only
Set_INI_Value(1||options||palghosting|| no)

; Start fullscreen?
Set_INI_Value(1||options||fullscreen|| no)

; Lightpen (yes/no)
Set_INI_Value(1||options||lightpen|| no)

; Joystick interface for Atmos/Oric-1 mode. Telestrat has its own built-in standard.
; Options are 'none', 'altai', 'pase' or 'ijk'
Set_INI_Value(1||options||joyinterface|| altai)

; How to emulate joysticks attached to the above interface
; Options are 'none', 'kbjoy1', 'kbjoy2', 'sdljoyN' (where n is 0 to 9)
Set_INI_Value(1||options||joystick_a|| kbjoy1)
Set_INI_Value(1||options||joystick_b|| none)

; How to emulate joysticks attached to the telestrat
; Options are 'none', 'kbjoy1', 'kbjoy2', 'sdljoyN', 'mouse'
Set_INI_Value(1||options||telejoy_a|| kbjoy1)
Set_INI_Value(1||options||telejoy_b|| none)

; Keys to emulate joystick, set 1
; NOTE: "fire2" is only available on telestrat
Set_INI_Value(1||options||kbjoy1_up|| 'KP8')
Set_INI_Value(1||options||kbjoy1_down|| 'KP2')
Set_INI_Value(1||options||kbjoy1_left|| 'KP4')
Set_INI_Value(1||options||kbjoy1_right|| 'KP6')
Set_INI_Value(1||options||kbjoy1_fire1|| 'KP_ENTER')
Set_INI_Value(1||options||kbjoy2_fire2|| 'KP_PLUS')

; Keys to emulate joystick, set 2
Set_INI_Value(1||options||kbjoy2_up|| 'W')
Set_INI_Value(1||options||kbjoy2_down|| 'S')
Set_INI_Value(1||options||kbjoy2_left|| 'A')
Set_INI_Value(1||options||kbjoy2_right|| 'D')
Set_INI_Value(1||options||kbjoy2_fire1|| 'SPACE')
Set_INI_Value(1||options||kbjoy2_fire2|| 'N')

If Key_pravetz CONTAINS(cload)
Run_Emulator_Send_Keys([3]cload{C64}{C64}{enter}||60)
Else
Run_Emulator()
End If



For the game Hareraiser (Finale) - add "version=atmos" into the gemus key-value pairs (f2).

For the game Hareraiser (Prelude) - add "version=atmos" and "pravetz=cload" into the gemus key-value pairs (f2).

The games will now run.

Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 6:42 pm
by Hidron

Code: Select all

If Key_pravetz CONTAINS(cload)
Run_Emulator_Send_Keys([3]cload{C64}{C64}{enter}||60) 
Had the same issue as before. Had to change the {C64}{C64} to quotes again to get this to work in the USA for anyone having trouble, but thanks for the updates OX.

Also, a big thank you to Tubbs for your hard work on this gamebase.

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 6:14 pm
by Tubbs3622
Well I have just acquired an absolute stack of Oric Magazines, some I've never even heard of. Needless to say there are lots of game listings that currently aren't in the Gamebase. I will add them over the coming months whenever I get chance - this doesn't mean there will definitely be another release but if I keep getting new software then who knows :wink:

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:50 pm
by OX
Tubbs3622 wrote:Well I have just acquired an absolute stack of Oric Magazines, some I've never even heard of. Needless to say there are lots of game listings that currently aren't in the Gamebase. I will add them over the coming months whenever I get chance - this doesn't mean there will definitely be another release but if I keep getting new software then who knows :wink:
Ha ha, as I've found out once you start these never end.

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:58 pm
by Tubbs3622
OX wrote:
Tubbs3622 wrote:Well I have just acquired an absolute stack of Oric Magazines, some I've never even heard of. Needless to say there are lots of game listings that currently aren't in the Gamebase. I will add them over the coming months whenever I get chance - this doesn't mean there will definitely be another release but if I keep getting new software then who knows :wink:
Ha ha, as I've found out once you start these never end.
LOL, that is so true! Even though I had decided the V2.0 was the last release, I can't help but look for more games to add. I think it has become an addiction that I will never get over.

If I manage to get a game count of over 1500 then I may release a new version. I would rather a new version have the rare CEO software added than some awful type-in rubbish but we'll see if they decide to play nice :lol:

Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 7:26 pm
by Tubbs3622
I've just acquired the book 'More Games for your Oric" which I will be adding to the Gamebase in due course. There are several more books I need but I'm on the constant look-out for them. Expect a new release sometime in 2015 - maybe... :lol:

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:59 pm
by repetto74
Hi Guys,

Links for the Oric V2 Gamebase are dead unfortunately :roll:

Any chance to reupload?

Many thanks! :wink:

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:23 pm
by Tubbs3622

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:48 pm
by repetto74
Tubbs3622 you rock!! :P :P

Many thanks!