I’ve been figuring out how to compile terps to RemGlk-linked binaries using the CMakeFiles from garglk. It’s been pretty smooth except for my rusty memory of CMake (the hard parts are already done by garglk).
I’ve found example games for all the formats Gargoyle can play except these two. I’m interested in testing these two formats: the compilation works, but see it run a game would be reassuring. It looks like there aren’t freely licensed games for these formats. I’ve found a bunch of things in the Internet Archive, but they all seem to be strange formats, and don’t work in Gargoyle itself (which should be able to play these games).
I’m not looking to distribute (or even actually play) these games; just want to make sure I’m getting a terp compiled that can play legitimate copies. Does anyone have an example of a working-good game in these formats they can share?
From what I can make out from the readme file for version 0.2, TaylorMade is not a format, but an interpreter for running the later Adventure International (UK) games that used a modified SAGA+ format. It uses a ZX Spectrum snapshot file of those games. The working games are:
You can find tape images of these games at the links above. Run them in your favourite ZX Spectrum emulator and create a snapshot when the game starts. You should be able to find walkthroughs at CASA.
Should I be embarrassed to admit I don’t have a favorite ZX Spectrum emulator? I was an Apple ][e kid. But I’ll see if I can manage to get the right files out of these.
Thanks, @Warrigal, for the pointers and explanation.
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Update: yay, I don’t even need to do anything fancy. The “Taylor” terp can run TAP files directly, and the one from RebelPlanet works fine!
Does anyone know of files for AI “SAGA+”? It sounds like Spider-Man was a popular one, but the things I tried from Internet Archive appeared to be old tape formats or other things that the “plus” terp can’t play.
Never mind! This triggered me to search some Apple ][ repos, and found a Plus game (Spider-Man, in fact) packaged for that platform, and seems to work with the compiled terp.
I was an Apple ][e kid. But I’ll see if I can manage to get the right files out of these.