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by Barney
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Got a New Game Cart: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE WORST KIND !!!
Replies: 17
Views: 1473

Re: Got a New Game Cart: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE WORST KIND !!!

So, how many years ago did you find those? I haven't even seen a dot Gobbler on ebay in years. Chances of finding any of those other carts is very very low indeed.
by Barney
Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:04 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Got a New Game Cart: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE WORST KIND !!!
Replies: 17
Views: 1473

Re: Got a New Game Cart: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE WORST KIND !!!

That is phenomenal you have all those carts. I've never seen any of them in real life except Dot Gobbler. The company that made those carts, OEM, I believe is in Fort Pierce, Florida. Same state as me 🙂.
by Barney
Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:46 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Got a New Game Cart: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE WORST KIND !!!
Replies: 17
Views: 1473

Re: Got a New Game Cart: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE WORST KIND !!!

Here is the picture. Better late than never.

Here is the pic of the cart. I don't have the box or instruction manual.
by Barney
Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:21 pm
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: Is this a particularly low serial number and if so, should I be excited?
Replies: 7
Views: 4015

Re: Is this a particularly low serial number and if so, should I be excited?

All I can assume is that VIC-20 was SO RARE, he sold it and made millions. He's so rich, he got sidetracked and never got back to this thread :D
by Barney
Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: Rare K-Tek (General Masters Corporation) - Warship Faceoff
Replies: 8
Views: 419

Re: Rare K-Tek (General Masters Corporation) - Warship Faceoff

Sounds good. I'll do a re-dump later when I get home. Thanks for making me aware of the error.
by Barney
Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: How to convert Tap files to D64?
Replies: 11
Views: 297

Re: How to convert Tap files to D64? (was: Re: 5 Ultra-Rare Games by "Aim Software")

You mentioned something that I have a question about. You said the AIM games gave you a lot of trouble so you made them all "one-filers". How did you go about making them one filers? Is it possible to do that via Tapex? When I use Tapex, it breaks the tap file up into several prg files.
by Barney
Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: How to convert Tap files to D64?
Replies: 11
Views: 297

Re: How to convert Tap files to D64? (was: Re: 5 Ultra-Rare Games by "Aim Software")

vicist wrote:[...]
https://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bu ... 20&start=7

Thanks for converting those tap files. I tried myself and was unsuccessful in getting the D64 to work. What programs did you use to create them? I used Tapex and Dirmaster.
by Barney
Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: How to convert Tap files to D64?
Replies: 11
Views: 297

Re: How to convert Tap files to D64?

All the tap files are written in basic. Yeah, this is quite complicated indeed. I'll attempt to convert within Vice and see what happens.
by Barney
Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: How to convert Tap files to D64?
Replies: 11
Views: 297

Re: How to convert Tap files to D64?

That's exactly what is used. I selected the tap file, chose extract org and it spit the tap file out into like 6 mini prg files. That doesn't sound normal and when converted to a d64 file, it wouldn't run at all. I keep getting Syntax errors. Is there some step I may be missing? I just went ahead an...
by Barney
Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:44 am
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: How to convert Tap files to D64?
Replies: 11
Views: 297

Re: How to convert Tap files to D64?

I just downloaded Vice so I'll look around and try and figure things out. I haven't used Vice in over 10 years. I'll also check out the links. Thanks for the help.
by Barney
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:53 am
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: How to convert Tap files to D64?
Replies: 11
Views: 297

How to convert Tap files to D64?

Hello, I was wondering if anyone here is familiar with converting Vic-20 Tap files to D64. I attempted a few times myself and it isn't working. When I first convert from Tap to Prg, it's breaking up the file into 6 or more individual prg files instead of just 1 prg file. I'm following some instructi...
by Barney
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: 5 Ultra-Rare Games by "Aim Software"
Replies: 7
Views: 309

Re: 5 Ultra-Rare Games by "Aim Software"

Yeah I would definitely be interested in that. K-tek, Ala and Aim games were my favorite as a kid. PM me with all the info and details. Thanks.
by Barney
Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:27 am
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: 5 Ultra-Rare Games by "Aim Software"
Replies: 7
Views: 309

Re: 5 Ultra-Rare Games by "Aim Software"

Actually, is it possible to do each one individually? I have the Backbit cart and for some reason, it doesn't work correctly when they are lumped together. Thank you very much for your help.
by Barney
Sun Feb 11, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: 5 Ultra-Rare Games by "Aim Software"
Replies: 7
Views: 309

Re: 5 Ultra-Rare Games by "Aim Software"

You're welcome. Got to preserve these games before they disappear forever. I have several more in the next few days.
by Barney
Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:12 pm
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: 5 Ultra-Rare Games by "Aim Software"
Replies: 7
Views: 309

5 Ultra-Rare Games by "Aim Software"

Here are 5 rare Aim Software (General Masters) games for Archive. 1. Butterfly - 8k 2. Night Scanner - 8k 3. Gold Diggers - 8k 4. Water Marauder - 8k 5. Freezing Point - Unexpanded A couple years ago I posted several ALA Software games and a member was able to generate the entire list in a D64 file....