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Dungeon Raider - Playtesting
It is time to play test this thing.
What might we need to help in testing?
What might we need to help in testing?
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Oric tape review - Welcome to Oric
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Lets take a look at the first tape most Oric users loaded. The venerable Welcome to Oric tape experience! Please keep in your mind how exciting this would be for someone like me who had a black and white, no sound Sinclair ZX81... Mind blown! :)
Amstrad 6128 homemade ROM Board
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Looking at a home made Amstrad 6128 ROM Board. Packed with ROMs... Lots of switches and much confusion! Lets take a closer look...
Dungeon Raider - Try on a real Apple II
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It is time to test that the latest Dungeon Raider build runs on actual Apple II hardware. We use ADTPro and a serial server to prepare a disc and test it!
Dungeon Raider - Boxing it up
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Lets take a look at the box prototype of the Dungeon Raider game. It is a little rough and ready but should serve well enough to fulfil the following criteria: Easy to assemble Easy to print Code efficient
Lets play Oric games - The Ultra
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We play The Ultra on the Oric Loaded from tape like we have taken a time machine! Published in 1983 by PSS Software If you have a game you remember which I can load (and have on my shelf) let me know and lets load 'em up! By the way, the load times: Fast TBC Rankings: www.retroginger.com/oric-games-tape-load-times-and-ranking/
Lets play Oric games - Games Compendium pt2
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We playGames Compendium on the Oric Loaded from tape like we have taken a time machine! Published in 1983 by Salamander Software This is part 2 of 2... If you have a game you remember which I can load (and have on my shelf) let me know and lets load 'em up! By the way, the load times: Fast TBC Rankings: www.retroginger.com/oric-games-tape-load-times-and-ranking/
Lets play Oric games - Games Compendium pt1
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We playGames Compendium on the Oric Loaded from tape like we have taken a time machine! Published in 1983 by Salamander Software This is part 1 of 2... If you have a game you remember which I can load (and have on my shelf) let me know and lets load 'em up! By the way, the load times: Fast TBC Rankings: www.retroginger.com/oric-games-tape-load-times-and-ranking/
Amstrad CPC6128 Repair
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Taking a look at a CPC6128 computer. The label on it says Keyboard Not Working... That sounds ominous! Lets take a look...
Lets play Oric games - Flight 401?
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We play Flight 401? on the Oric Loaded from tape like we have taken a time machine! Published in 1984 by Knight Software If you have a game you remember which I can load (and have on my shelf) let me know and lets load 'em up! By the way, the load times: Fast TBC Rankings: www.retroginger.com/oric-games-tape-load-times-and-ranking/
Lets play Oric games - Moria
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We play Moria on the Oric Loaded from tape like we have taken a time machine! Published in 1983 by Severn Software If you have a game you remember which I can load (and have on my shelf) let me know and lets load 'em up! By the way, the load times: Fast TBC Rankings: www.retroginger.com/oric-games-tape-load-times-and-ranking/
DungeonRaider Part 5
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DungeonRaider is getting close. Lets take a look at ASCII and see how not-quite-ASCII the Apple and C64 is. Also getting ready for play testing
DungeonRaider Part 4 - Packaging
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Taking a look at the work in progress of the packaging solutions of the game. Amazing how difficult the packaging is. It needs to be: Nice looking Cheap Can stack vertically Not be too tricky to assemble Not an easy task!
DungeonRaider Part 3 - More orcs?
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Can the engine handle more Orcs? Lets take a quick look at the code and double the number of NPCs It is an initial look before any optimisations are done with the code
Atari Mega ST - GoTek USB Floppy Drive
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Atari Mega ST - GoTek USB Floppy Drive
Dungeon Raider Development Blog - Part 2
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Dungeon Raider Development Blog - Part 2
Vintage Tower PC review - Whats it all about?
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Vintage Tower PC review - Whats it all about?
If you watch the atmos welcome tape on a real Atmos and on real crt (can't remember if uhf or cvbs, try both!) the animated flying duck is a brighter yellow than what you can get yourself, I don't know/never find out how they did it......
I've been looking at USB EPROM writing tools from our friendly international electronic suppliers.. looks like a perfect candidate for burning a new CP/M ROM for the collection (although maybe swapping the position of existing ones might uncover a bad slot rather than a bad ROM) Great find, though - happy word processing!
See this is why retro computing is so much better than todays kit. I type this on my laptop with absolutely no soul and there we have this interesting oddball of a board covered in switches and bodge wires that somebody was using. Nice find, really interesting to see.
It was certainly a labour of love from the guy who designed and built it. I need to work on it more and see if the rom setup program can live again. Also need to label the switches and build a case as it is fragile. I hear what you say about switches. That is why I love all the really old machines with switch panels on the front
Outro music was a bit strident 😁
:) Sorry about that! I chopped the end bit off... I had set my mic to the wrong gain
Great to see it on a actual Apple II! Congratulations, Rich 🎉
Nice. I don't know if that's the final label but you have a few typos, "A" dungeon hack adventure... be "conquered". All the best with the release.
lol! Wow... Well spelling was never my strong point! :) I will go back over it and check! Thanks mate!
I know your saying those contacts are dirty but are you sure that isn't a carbon connection that you are cleaning off there? Cracking fix though :)
I wondered about that but it seems different to other membranes that were entirely black tipped. This was dirty only on a few connections. Or I've wiped it all off! Still it seems to work ok for now. A replacement membrane is very tricky to find, not like the after market ones for older Sinclair systems
Take my money!
Even in standby the 5v regulator and vfd is on. These players need to switched off at the plug to save electricity and the vfd. Philips cd723 753 Marantz cd4000 5000. Interesting video thanks.
So much happened in 1983, indeed. What a cracker of a game - nice and responsive - you look like you thoroughly enjoyed that, as evidenced by the unofficial RGP "(Oh) no!" count: 6
This was one of the first games I got for my Oric and one of my favourites too, solid arcade action.
I have never played it before and your right it is a banger!
Both of those looked a bit frustrating 😁
I was disappointed this time to be fair... I link the idea of both but the Kingdom one could have been good if it was not just pages of text!
Waste of a tape like the 29 in 1 compilations of garbage we used to buy from newsagents on spinny racks. Great video though
Lets see what the rest of the games are like and then judge... Although I suspect they may not be in my top 10! :)
Haven't seen one of those joysticks in almost 40 years. Had one on my Acorn Electron.
Not have I. It was new to me and feels really solid, not like most of the crappy hand destroying rubbish we all had back in the day!
Baffling game .. I'm going to have to give that a go!
Baffling for sure but with that save feature I was quite excited as that is a rare thing. Sadly save seems to just mean copy!!! I guess the developers never mentioned that to the copyright department? (probably the same person back then!)
A very old and simple game. Still a better plot than Amazon’s Rings of Power.
No comment! :)
Anyone want this thing? Im not sure I can improve my hi-score!
so looks like there is no logic inside those cartridges it is the same game over and over... I have one red cartridge that says "football sports"
Yep! It is totally dumb and just different shaped LCD segments vaguely in the right shape! :)
Great system,much better than gam boi 😂😂
lol... Well not totally convinced by that! It does seem as if it was sold with all the games.. It would be have been a serious con if the games were sold separately!
@@RetroGingerPod true,that was sold as a bundle for sure
Thank you.
Good spot with the character set differences! Happy to play test.. I've got a C64.. is it that and Apple II you've coded it for?
Yes it is for the Apple II initially. I was wondering about play testing. I could setup a virtual machine with the emulator running and the current game so it would be easier to control updates. I could then invite testers into the VM with everything ready to go...
Sign me up when it's done .. My brother has an Apple II and it'll make a great late birthday present 😁
I surely will and thanks for all your support on this rather odd little channel of mine 😀
Are they bringing cowbells? If they're bringing cowbells, then yes, more orcs, for MORE COWBELL.
Hi.. you have lost me there, I'm not sure even Orcs could use them as weapons...
@@RetroGingerPod It was a thing. Any "More X!" would prompt someone else to call out "More cowbell!". Do a RUclips search for "More cowbell", it was a Saturday Night Live skit.
lol. Just watched and that Walken is a legend! (Game Easter egg perhaps?)
this is incredible, please complete this with more levels if possible. i would love to grab the code one day so i can play this myself 😊
I have done 80 levels of the 100 I want for the release so getting close. Got cover art and the booklet written. Tried a test with a plastic box but it is rather bulky so I am going to see if I can use a cardboard box and print on that. I want to keep costs down so I can ship the game as cheaply as possible but still have that fresh boxed game feeling! :)
In the future I do intend to release the source code and am thinking about bundling it with a level editor, but that is phase "who knows when?"
I've always been fascinated with video game development and have made several mods and even contributed some 3D models to a couple of games that were released on Steam but I have always struggled with the programming aspect despite many attempts. I was reasonably proficient with Basic back when I had my Oric 1, after many hours of typing in magazine listings I picked up a few things but I never really progressed beyond that level, it's been an endless source of frustration for me over the years. So I have a lot of respect for anyone who has mastered the art, I'm also a little envious if I'm being honest.
I wish I could make 3D models. I have tried but came up with against a singular lack of talent! Its great fun and I have also worked on some stuff on Steam but it does take so much time. I do want to release some stuff on Oric, in tape format. That is for a future project! (add it to the list!)
very cool, keep up the work!
How much do you want for it mate? Does it come with a keyboard and mouse? Cheers!
It is in a global market place near you! :) The keyboard is super broken, works electronically but the case is massively cracked so I have not listed this also.
I'd completely forgotten about AGP ports .. when graphics cards had their own interface - certainly dates the motherboard to a particular era! I'd love to know where you find all these old bits of tech - FB marketplace or your garage?
My garage is full of junk... Some of it magically appears when the eBay gods intervene
@@RetroGingerPodWhat are the chances. I’m a subscriber and I recognise that PC. Glad your happy with it 👍
Really? lol... Serious?
Oh gosh.. I've got a rubber key spectrum and wouldn't want to part with it (although I love the look and form factor of the plus .. might have to get myself one. Or a 128.. you've got me looking at eBay now...) Do the plus 2 & 3 count as Sinclair Spectra given they were made by Amstrad..? I'd imagine the clickety keyboard was similar to that if the CPC464 😁 Great fix!
lol. I didn't mention Amstrad. I know some of the engineers transferred across but your right from a purist perspective. If you can find a 128 that would be amazing. Good luck since they are super rare... Lets not mention the Sam Coupe... But then who has the cash for that?
Upgraded means that you toke the board from the rubber key spectrum and place in a the housing of a spectrum +
Ah! Yeah I read that same thing last night! So it was a Frankenstein machine and there would have been an orphaned case somewhere back in the day...
@@RetroGingerPod Sinclair sols the upgrade spectrum+ keyboards and soldering the reset button
I love all that. I remember upgrading my Atari ST one Christmas day, with my dad, taking over the kitchen with wires everywhere. It's kind of cool and scary at the same time. Your really expensive machine with its guts out going for surgery and the fear it won't work afterwards.. It's a thrill
Awesome video, I have a spectrum+ coming next week with the same issues, and this video will help me fix it
Im glad you liked it. Good luck with your repair! Let me know how you get on.
Upps its looks he even does not know how to meassure vfd voltages.
I'm so glad you got even one to work.. shows the drive's not dead!
Yes I was worried to be honest but I will buy some more ones and try again!
I’m still sad you can’t read/write to both drives at the same time. It’d have been fun trying to run zork in some crazy raid 0 interleave.
lol... Imagine that? It would be an interesting thing to test. Need to get some working carts first! :)
A bad design from Sinclair, no never.
I remember other kids taking the piss out of my Oric for the bad keyboard... These were Spectrum owners... Your having a laugh! That and the ZX81 were terrible... charming.. but terrible!
@@RetroGingerPod I was ZX80,ZX81,Vic20,c64,Amiga. if there was one machine i was intrigued by it was the Orics
Hi great video, There is a disk available so you can program the buttons ideal for games like Elite, Exile etc
Really? I have to try that, sounds great and how incitive. The BBC was so well designed, so much expansion. If it had an expansion bus like the Apple II it could have lasted even longer
You really need a diode and a resistor on that battery pack, otherwisethe master will try to charge those AA batteries, which wont end well Also hold R down at poweron to do a cmos reset
You have said ch. And co. Multiple times its co. Lang 12 Co. Is just short gor configure you can also use conf. If you like however many characters required to distinguish thr comand followed by a . You want a 120ohm resistor and a diode on the battery pack also
I would so switch those fossils for a 6-7 cell LiIon pack with a BMS :) Would definitely be lighter and likely hold a much larger charge, too.
So there are 21 cells X 1.2V = 25.2v But looking online that would be fortune to directly replace. I like your idea a lot, do you mean using 7 X 3.7v cells with a management board added?
Fantastic - really enjoyed seeing the progress being made, and it's a useful overview of the QL and all its foibles!
You could rescue the planet's electrical appliances with that PC SCSI is the only format you can replace firmware on IC's that are on the PCB It's amazing if they coded the hardwear and IC's to transfer through tape it would have been more convenient and alot of things would still be working. So many electrical appliances fail because IC's and eproms fail due to a simple bad capacitor. They really should have called SCSI capacitor killers 🤣 It goes to show how sneaky they where why didn't just make all storage drives IDE
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I have a Fostex D1624 mk2 rare as a hens tooth and the display went dead hasn't leaked and most probably eproms with fimware did find burnt out ferrite smd beads the thing is so over engineered. i just seen the first version on ebay i backed out on bidding at £52 it sold for £53 Done myself a favor i will never consider anything with a florescent display
Mate! Missing out by £1 has happened to me SO many times its annoying. I hear you, they look amazing when they are fresh but are such a pain when they fade... Just not robust enough long term
+1 for the crappy mic on a stick for fully appropriate shitty win9X cam stuff :P
I have a problem... I dont know why I like all this rubbish beige PC nonsense!
Use a cable tie for strain relief, should work
Exactly what I was about to suggest 👍🏻
I've had some success in trimming down the end of the ribbon on a ZX81 where the conductor is exposed, without making it too short to fit - not sure if that works on a QL though.
Sadly it did not work for me. Testing the membrane outside there are some seriously bad tracks and pads... I have a replacement one just arrived...
Ahh that's a shame .. looking forward to the next episode! I always rather wanted a QL - maybe one day 😁
Lube the o-ring?
Thats a good idea. Vaseline perhaps?
SMH
Anti-climax uh.... :P I would have drilled that VGA connector instead, but to each his own :)
Ah! Yeah I never thought of that, drilling that out might have been easier... I have ordered some caps and will try a re-cap to bring it back to life... Fingers crossed
16:36 that was spectacular! What a tantal(um)ising challenge to get all those capacitors to behave..
Really? Cheapo VGA cable vs original PS/2 socket? I agree with RGP that the cheapo cable is losing a pin.
Got the 10uf tri-lead caps on the way but can't find the 22uf (the one that blew) git normal 2 lead ones and will see if I can use that...
did you dub that "flip" on ?
No way! An all natural take I assure you... Including my terrible game play technique...
I think the original version is the one with the silver label, that's the version I had and I got it soon after release. This was another of my favourite games for the system.
Oh ok. So my original silver label version was older than the white label. Its a great game but I did find it hard
@@RetroGingerPod It's not so hard once you get used to it, timing is everything, pick your shots rather than firing indiscriminately especially on the second level with the green fuzzy guys. Try not to shoot them when they are close to the ground and don't worry about getting the one that drops to the floor when they split in two, just get out of the way. Things get trickier on the 4th level but you didn't get too far into that one so I won't spoil it.