Converted GX4000 .cpr - The topic (repository link in first post)

[overange]

Hi,

Is Altered Beast on the list of titles to be converted?

Thanks

[iXien]

Ok guys, this time a great classic, at least for French players but I think you all played it at one time or another. We are talking about one of the first games from UBI Soft:

MANHATTAN 95 from UBI Soft

Nowadays, it's hard to think that a studio can make a game clearly copying what is in a movie without any licence or kind of right to do it. But at the time, it was common and this one is surely the most interesting example, using title, names and locations based on the 'Escape From New York' movie.

Really a huge thank-you to @Urusergi that spent lot of time on this one while he's very busy in the real life. It's a real pleasure to bring this on GX4000.

Controls:
Main character:
J1LEFT/RIGHT = Move left/right
J1UP = Jump
J1DOWN = Croutch
J1B2 + UP = Go to the street behind you
J1B2 + DOWN = Go to the street in front of you
J1B1 = Fire
J1B2+LEFT or J1B2+RIGHT = Open/close inventory
Pause Button = Quit game

Driving car:
J1UP/DOWN = Lateral move to the left/right
J1LEFT/RIGHT = Accelerate/Brake
J1B1+UP = Steer to the left
J1B1+DOWN = Steer to the right

Modifications for the GX4000 version:
    - Automatic input of informations during introduction
    - Patched keys (and it was a real pain in the arse)
    - Black border versions
    - Two versions patched (Original French and English)

Trivia, the age of Snail LIPSKEN we choose to input in the introduction is the one of Kurt RUSSELL in 1981, during the shooting of New York 1997. 

"Call me Snail LIPSKEN" 

[CyrilAmstrad]

UROK - Tartessos Games

Fruit of common collab , I did a last updated gamplays versions into a DSK version of the trilogie parts.
( 1 DSK Spanish / 1 DSK English)

And by consequence I also did CPR GX4000 version with a part selecting menu for GX4000
( 1 CPR English / 1 CPR Spanish )

Fire 1 for Select and start the game .
In game : Normal Joypad controls.

All versions are available on ITCHIO of Tartessos Games or AmstradiensFB.
Cheers

[iXien]

UROK - Tartessos Games

Fruit of common collab , I did a last updated gamplays versions into a DSK version of the trilogie parts.
( 1 DSK Spanish / 1 DSK English)

And by consequence I also did CPR GX4000 version with a part selecting menu for GX4000
( 1 CPR English / 1 CPR Spanish )

Fire 1 for Select and start the game .
In game : Normal Joypad controls.

All versions are available on ITCHIO of Tartessos Games or AmstradiensFB.
Cheers

Just a shame that once again fire 2 can't be used to jump, not comfortable on joypad.

[CyrilAmstrad]

UROK - Tartessos Games

Fruit of common collab , I did a last updated gamplays versions into a DSK version of the trilogie parts.
( 1 DSK Spanish / 1 DSK English)

And by consequence I also did CPR GX4000 version with a part selecting menu for GX4000
( 1 CPR English / 1 CPR Spanish )

Fire 1 for Select and start the game .
In game : Normal Joypad controls.

All versions are available on ITCHIO of Tartessos Games or AmstradiensFB.
Cheers

Just a shame that once again fire 2 can't be used to jump, not comfortable on joypad.

Not a shame ,
I just respect and keep the original joystick control of the author he had chosen.
Don't forget this game was in CDT only.
And it was made with his validation ( the game author).
Fire 2 is total useless for this gameplay.
Shall I understand it is just to drop a useless remark about makers ?

[iXien]

Fire 2 is total useless for this gameplay.

No, if you have a look on video game history, UP to jump was only a choice made on systems offering only 1 fire button.

As soon as controllers offered at least 2 buttons, particularly joypads with there d-pad, it quickly became as an evidence that a second button was clearly more efficient to jump. It's a norm and all people are now awaiting to jump on a platform game when they press fire 2. Only people playing on 80's western computers are ok to use "UP" on a controller to jump. Just have a look on a lot of forums, blogs and youtube videos, each time someone talk about a CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST or Amiga game, the first thing he say if it's the case, it's something like : "yerk, once again one of the badly playable games in which you have to use up to jump".

In a pinch, if you play with a classic joystick, why not, for nostalgia. But GX4000 is equiped with 2-button joypad. jumping using a d-pad is real pain if you usually play on modern systems too.

On a CPC using a one-button joystick, "Up" is ok, but on a GX4000 with i's 2-button joypad, yes "fire 2" should be an evidence in all platform games possible.

It was made with the validation of game author, ok, but I suppose you didn't ask him if it would be a good idea to use fire 2 to jump on a GX4000 joypad.

And no Cyril, it's not a useless remark, I don't make useless remarks, you know . But here I maintain that it's a shame not to have set fire 2 to jump to play on a system with 2-button joypads, yes 

[CyrilAmstrad]

Fire 2 was an option , and CPR was also done. 
I didn't submit , because of respect of the author and his own way to make his own game. 
Respect is a value that you have to improve @iXien .

Don't minimize the stuff and the criticize is easer to give as to feel. You could experiment maybe. 
 
And Fire 2 gameplay use is also forgotten for some recent GX4000 Homebrew but you looks forget it. But I can understand why. 
I will submit this fire 2 jump gameplay Option to the author , it will be up to him to publish it on his own page. 
So keep an eye and probably you will DL it.  

[iXien]

Fire 2 was an option , and CPR was also done.
I didn't submit , because of respect of the author and his own way to make his own game.
Respect is a value that you have to improve @iXien .

Don't minimize the stuff and the criticize is easer to give as to feel. You could experiment maybe.

You have hard words here. Please don't judge my capacity in respect of the authors. Words have meaning and strength, I think it's is a value that you have to improve @CyrilAmstrad.

Désolé pour le répondant juste au-dessus, il fallait bien que je réponde . Et entre nous nous en français, tu sais que je t'apprécie et que j'apprécie le travail que tu peux fournir Cyril, mais évitons les jugements de valeurs à l'emporte pièce. Ta réponse était un peu impulsive là, non ? Mais que tout soit bien clair, comment as-tu traduis "shame" dans mon premier post? Car c'est un terme à double tranchant en anglais. De prime abord, on pourrais croire que je marquais que c'était "honteux" de ne pas utiliser le second bouton. Mais pas du tout  En réalité, shame dans une tournure de phrase comme celle-ci veut dire que c'est "dommage" de ne pas avoir utilisé le second bouton. Et effectivement, je me garderais bien d'un jugement aussi lourd à ce sujet vis à vis de l'auteur. C'est n'est pas du tout honteux, juste dommage selon moi. Peut-être t'es-tu mépris son mon intention. Détends-toi, tout va bien, juste que j'aimerais bien que les jeux de plateformes utilisent le second bouton du joypad pour sauter quand c'est possible puisque c'est la convention sur toutes les autres machines, voili, voilou 

[Shaun M. Neary]

Stupid question, but can two sets of controls or two CPR's not be made? One to keep the original up to jump, or the other to map the jump to button 2?

That way everyone's happy. Personally, I'm old skool and don't mind up to jump, but on those GX pads, up to jump is really uncomfortable to use!

[CyrilAmstrad]

Stupid question, but can two sets of controls or two CPR's not be made? One to keep the original up to jump, or the other to map the jump to button 2?

That way everyone's happy. Personally, I'm old skool and don't mind up to jump, but on those GX pads, up to jump is really uncomfortable to use!

Yes @Shaun M. Neary , it will .
Actually up is original the up pad of joypad. 
( 1 CPR English / 1 CPR Spanish )

The pack of 2 CPR with Fire 2 for UP instead of joypad Up is delivered to author. 

I said to him to keep both on his page  , and probably you will download freely the 2 types of gameplay. 

[CyrilAmstrad]

Fire 2 was an option , and CPR was also done.
I didn't submit , because of respect of the author and his own way to make his own game.
Respect is a value that you have to improve @iXien .

Don't minimize the stuff and the criticize is easer to give as to feel. You could experiment maybe.

You have hard words here. Please don't judge my capacity in respect of the authors. Words have meaning and strength, I think it's is a value that you have to improve @CyrilAmstrad.

Désolé pour le répondant juste au-dessus, il fallait bien que je réponde . Et entre nous nous en français, tu sais que je t'apprécie et que j'apprécie le travail que tu peux fournir Cyril, mais évitons les jugements de valeurs à l'emporte pièce. Ta réponse était un peu impulsive là, non ? Mais que tout soit bien clair, comment as-tu traduis "shame" dans mon premier post? Car c'est un terme à double tranchant en anglais. De prime abord, on pourrais croire que je marquais que c'était "honteux" de ne pas utiliser le second bouton. Mais pas du tout  En réalité, shame dans une tournure de phrase comme celle-ci veut dire que c'est "dommage" de ne pas avoir utilisé le second bouton. Et effectivement, je me garderais bien d'un jugement aussi lourd à ce sujet vis à vis de l'auteur. C'est n'est pas du tout honteux, juste dommage selon moi. Peut-être t'es-tu mépris son mon intention. Détends-toi, tout va bien, juste que j'aimerais bien que les jeux de plateformes utilisent le second bouton du joypad pour sauter quand c'est possible puisque c'est la convention sur toutes les autres machines, voili, voilou 

J'avais bien compris et je vois qu'on est d'accord. Je constatais certaines choses purement factuelles. Le sujet est désormais clos pour moi. 

[cwpab]

Guys, I just want to say, don't let these tensions (even with me sometimes) affect your awesome work! Sometimes people, trying to improve something, say something negative hoping for a correction and that is not always welcome by the receiving end! It happens everytime I talk with my mum! 

We just have to me more zen, remember heat makes people more aggressive and we're having some of that this summer.

The important thing to keep in mind is that the GX4000 has gone from laughing stock to one of the most active homebrew scenes thanks to people like you, so you can have all the disagreements you want. Even if you receive a yellow card, you will still win the world cup.

[GUNHED]

Just my thoughts: On the 6128plus Joypads it's an advantage to put 'Jump' on a button (most of the time), because the 'Left' and 'Right' work better / more easy / quicker. But with other controllers / games it may be different. 

Thanks for all that huge amount of work!!! 

[iXien]

Guys, I just want to say, don't let these tensions (even with me sometimes) affect your awesome work! Sometimes people, trying to improve something, say something negative hoping for a correction and that is not always welcome by the receiving end! It happens everytime I talk with my mum! 

We just have to me more zen, remember heat makes people more aggressive and we're having some of that this summer.

The important thing to keep in mind is that the GX4000 has gone from laughing stock to one of the most active homebrew scenes thanks to people like you, so you can have all the disagreements you want. Even if you receive a yellow card, you will still win the world cup.

It needs more to discourage me, no problem. Heat is not helping to keep relax but it. We just have to take a deep breath and remember that all this is just a hobby that is absolutely not worth getting upset about, that there is only pleasure that should come out of it, and we forget suddenly all the little misunderstandings 

More game conversions using the right button configuration for joypads will come in the future, thanks to the wonderful work of patchers that help me offering all the CPC wonders on our beloved GX4000 

[iXien]

I'm taking advantage of the summer holidays to do some work at home but that shouldn't deprive our beloved GX4000s of the benefits of @Urusergi 's fabulous work :

TERROR OF THE DEEP from Mirrorsoft

Controls:
J1B1 = Fire/Select
J1B2 = Reverse controls
J2B1 = Quit game
Pause button = Pause game

Modifications for the GX4000 version:
    - Wait for fire on title screen
    - Patched keys

I discovered this game recently and I have to say it's a good surprise. It needs some training to be mastered but it remember me something of the early games from Lucasfilm Games.

[Phantomz]

THE TRAIN from Electronics Arts

INSTRUCTIONS

The Game is now Joypads only, requires both Joypads!

JY1 Up        Up/forwards
JY1 Down   Down/back
JY1 Left      Left
JY1 Right    Right
JY1 1           Fire Button
JY1 2          Duck enemy fire / Pause the game at all times except while taking a station.

JY2 Up        Engine cab
JY2 Down   Pause the game and view the status screen (except while taking a bridge or station).
JY2 Left      Toggle the sound on/off
JY2 Right    Map screen
JY2 1           Front gunner view
JY2 2           Rear gunner view

Console Button Restart the game


These instructions just let you know the new controls, I would suggest looking at the text manual at cpc-power to learn how to play the game.

I haven't played the game to completion, I have however remapped all the controls listed so I would think it should all play to the end just fine.

Modifications for this GX4000 version:
    - Wait for any key on title screen
    - Patched keys
    - On screen key instructions changed 
    - Added a Trainer for Less Damage and More Time

[iXien]

THE TRAIN from Electronics Arts

INSTRUCTIONS

The Game is now Joypads only, requires both Joypads!

JY1 Up        Up/forwards
JY1 Down  Down/back
JY1 Left      Left
JY1 Right    Right
JY1 1          Fire Button
JY1 2          Duck enemy fire / Pause the game at all times except while taking a station.

JY2 Up        Engine cab
JY2 Down  Pause the game and view the status screen (except while taking a bridge or station).
JY2 Left      Toggle the sound on/off
JY2 Right    Map screen
JY2 1          Front gunner view
JY2 2          Rear gunner view

Console Button Restart the game


These instructions just let you know the new controls, I would suggest looking at the text manual at cpc-power to learn how to play the game.

I haven't played the game to completion, I have however remapped all the controls listed so I would think it should all play to the end just fine.

Modifications for this GX4000 version:
    - Wait for any key on title screen
    - Patched keys
    - On screen key instructions changed 
    - Added a Trainer for Less Damage and More Time

Well done @Phantomz , it's a masterpiece, for sure   

[GUNHED]

Any idea for the next comprehensive Update? The last was 3/2024. Just asking. 

[iXien]

Any idea for the next comprehensive Update? The last was 3/2024. Just asking. 

Usually, I give all informations to @remax one time a year 

[Phantomz]

FREDDY HARDEST from Dinamic Software

INSTRUCTIONS

You can Redefine Controls if you wish.

Default Controls ( Both Phases )
     
JY1 Down  Down
JY1 Left     Left
JY1 Right   Right
JY1 1          Fire
JY1 2          Up (Jump) (hold down for bigger jump)

Console Button to Pause Game, any Button to unpause.

END OF PHASE TWO MENU

U-ARTEX
D-BORAX
L-FENIX
R-AUDAX
1-EXIT

Use Joypad 1, Up, Down, Left, Right or Fire Button 1 to make Selection.


Modifications for this GX4000 version:
    - Wait for any key on title screen
    - On screen key instructions changed in Menus
    - Patched keys for Controls and Menus
    - Removed Code show at End of Phase 1, Now shows " NOW PLAY PHASE TWO "
    - Removed the Need to Enter Code for Phase 2
    - Added a Trainer for Infinite Lives and Invulnerability

[Phantomz]

Just updated the Trainer on 

" FREDDY HARDEST ".poked version.

Made all 3 options on the same screen, think it looks better.

[Phantomz]

PHANTIS from Dinamic Software

INSTRUCTIONS

You can Redefine Controls if you wish.

Default Controls ( Both Phases )

Defaults to Joystick
Joypad 1 Button 2 to Pause, any button to unpause
Console Button Quit.


Modifications for this GX4000 version:
    - Wait for any key on title screen
    - On screen key instructions changed in Menus
    - Patched keys for Controls and Menus
    - Removed Code shown at End of Phase 1, Now shows " ENHORABUENA "
    - Removed the Need to Enter Code for Phase 2
    - Added a Trainer for Invulnerability and Infinite Lives.

[iXien]

PHANTIS from Dinamic Software

INSTRUCTIONS

You can Redefine Controls if you wish.

Default Controls ( Both Phases )

Defaults to Joystick
Joypad 1 Button 2 to Pause, any button to unpause
Console Button Quit.


Modifications for this GX4000 version:
    - Wait for any key on title screen
    - On screen key instructions changed in Menus
    - Patched keys for Controls and Menus
    - Removed Code shown at End of Phase 1, Now shows " ENHORABUENA "
    - Removed the Need to Enter Code for Phase 2
    - Added a Trainer for Invulnerability and Infinite Lives.

Just astonishing! Many thanks for this one @Phantomz . If I could have a little request, it would be nice to have a version with the original title screen. Indeed, the cracked version you patched features an overscan titlescreen consisting in a bad extrapolation. It just stretches lines making us trust Phantis stands on the cockpit of a ship when in reality, if we look at the original drawing by Azpiri, it is in fact the helmet of two monsters.

By the way, many thanks for this one. It's a fabulous upgrade on GX4000 as Phantis is the real game behind Game Over 2 

[Phantomz]

@iXien

I'm not sure there is much I can do regarding the title screen.

The trouble is I can't list the Basic file on the cracked version I used, it won't list.

Most other cracks have compression so I can't make changes that are required, other cracks may work, however they have screen corruption when loading so won't look so clean, also some don't work after changes.

Maybe you can find a good version to work with or have a look at the disc I used from CPC-power, the original scr is also included on the disk, just need to list the basic file to use that and remove the overscan one being loaded.

[iXien]

@iXien

I'm not sure there is much I can do regarding the title screen.

The trouble is I can't list the Basic file on the cracked version I used, it won't list.

Most other cracks have compression so I can't make changes that are required, other cracks may work, however they have screen corruption when loading so won't look so clean, also some don't work after changes.

Maybe you can find a good version to work with or have a look at the disc I used from CPC-power, the original scr is also included on the disk, just need to list the basic file to use that and remove the overscan one being loaded.

I'll have a look on the scr of the version you used