Buying a CPC in 2014

[arnoldemu]

There is a few games with the "bugged" keyboard routine for CPC+ or where the disk loader try to access directly to the disk rom, have you taken a look to the games in the T&J list?

But i think the 100% of problematic games have been fixed already and you can get a crack with the fixed game... but if you find one not fixed yet, only say it and we'll try to fix it.

I thought Cesar (CNGSoft) has made fixes for all of these?

[Carnivius]

The 3 worth having, Navy Seals, Switchblade and Pang all seem to go for silly money. Robocop 2 is worth a look if you enjoy sadistic pixel perfect jumping and unforgiving gameplay. The rest are a mix of standard CPC games (Batman, Klax) and total rubbish. Copter 271 anyone? Fire and Forget 2? Wild Streets? No Exit? All absolute crap.

I quite like Copter 271.  Nice graphics and while not the most exciting shooter ever made I still find it somewhat playable unlike RoboCop 2.

[SyX]

I thought Cesar (CNGSoft) has made fixes for all of these?

Yes, i'm practically sure, but maybe there is one or two games that we don't know yet... not totally related to this, but he should make a post explaining his motivations for his last batch of fixed games, because he has been making a wonderful work in the dark and i'm sure not everybody knows about it.

[TFM]

There is a few games with the "bugged" keyboard routine for CPC+ or where the disk loader try to access directly to the disk rom, have you taken a look to the games in the T&J list?

But i think the 100% of problematic games have been fixed already and you can get a crack with the fixed game... but if you find one not fixed yet, only say it and we'll try to fix it.

In the list Gauntlet is missing, in this case saving a highscore screws up the disc. Any solution for that?

[CraigsBar]

In the list Gauntlet is missing, in this case saving a highscore screws up the disc. Any solution for that?

ahhh, is that why my gauntlet disc is fubar?

[TFM]

Yes, like mine too. 

[SyX]

I only have tested gauntlet (the original floppy from CPC Power) a little, but after i got a hi-score and i put the name, i can not exit to the "put name" for those records being saved in the floppy, i have pressed every key and joystick button,  but no way?!?!?! ... i must be really tired today

[TFM]

Same happens here. Let's get another DSK or so.

[CraigsBar]

Same happens here. Let's get another DSK or so.

I guess this is purely a amsdos thing. With parados in slot 7 on my 6128plus the high scores are correctly written to disk.

[SyX]

I guess this is purely a amsdos thing. With parados in slot 7 on my 6128plus the high scores are correctly written to disk.

Looks a really interesting bug, i will try to look when i have some free time... but if somebody wants to take a look, go on, another CPC mistery can be solved

[TFM]

Well, it makes sense. If a game jumps into the AMSDOS or ParaDOS then it works, because they are very similar or identical (in the DOS part, about 5 KB). The Amsdos of the Plus is somehow "shifted", so a direct call jumps at the wrong address.