Mystery compilation disk contents

[BlinkyMcGoo]

The TOSEC fileset for the CPC contains a folder of compilation disks, including a series numbered

Compilation Disk 001
Compilation Disk 002
Compilation Disk 003
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Compilation Disk 305

None of the files offer any clues as to what's on the disks, there's no text file listing the contents and I can't find a website listing them either. Does anyone know what's on them or am I going to have to try all 305 individually?

(By way of example, Disc 002 contains 1943, Commando and Green Beret.)

https://archive.org/details/Compilation_Disk_002_19xx_-

[Gryzor]

If there isn't one and you do go through them, please document them😊

[BSC]

Does anyone know what's on them or am I going to have to try all 305 individually?

You don't have to look at all of them individually. Instead you (or someone else) could write a small script which uses something like iDSK to extract all the filenames from all the discs, then map names to disk-images and finally ask ChatGPT for help, in case the games are not obvious from the filename:

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You:
I have a disk image for the Amstrad CPC, containing a couple of files.
If I give you the name of the files, can you guess what games that would be?

ChatGPT:
Sure! I'd be happy to help you identify the games based on the filenames.
Please go ahead and provide the names of the files from the disk image!

You:
Here are 4 names, each of them relates to one game: gorilla.bas, arkano.bin, jetset.bin, fist.bin

ChatGPT:
Based on the file names you provided, here are my guesses for the corresponding games:

gorilla.bas: This likely refers to Gorilla. It could be a BASIC program, possibly a version of Gorillas,
which is a classic game where players throw bananas between buildings. However, on the Amstrad CPC,
it's more likely a small game involving a gorilla, or an educational BASIC demo.

arkano.bin: This is most likely Arkanoid, the classic 1986 arcade game by Taito. It's a Breakout-style game
where the player controls a paddle to bounce a ball and break bricks.

jetset.bin: This seems to correspond to Jet Set Willy, the famous platformer from 1984, where you control
a character named Willy who navigates various rooms in his mansion.

fist.bin: This is almost certainly The Way of the Exploding Fist, a martial arts fighting game released in 1985.
It's one of the early one-on-one fighting games similar to Karate Champ.

Let me know if you'd like further details about any of these games!

Not too bad

[BlinkyMcGoo]

Does anyone know what's on them or am I going to have to try all 305 individually?

You don't have to look at all of them individually. Instead you (or someone else) could write a small script which uses something like iDSK to extract all the filenames from all the discs,

Of those two options, "someone else" is by far the more likely