Time Lost - Restoration Project (Story + 6 Type-ins)

robinsonmason · Post by **robinsonmason** » Mon May 10, 2010 1:53 pm

Picked this up at auction recently, got it in the mail today. I assume no one has this already? Note in my scanned sample images in the slideshow there was a tape you could send away for to get all of the type ins:

http://img293.imageshack.us/slideshow/w ... 2045pm.jpg

It's part fiction, part comic book, with several type ins that tie in to / follow the story.

If I scan the entire book in (text will go in as PDF, of course, so you can cut & paste), would any of you guys be willing to take the type ins and "restore" them into a single image (as if we still had the original mail-in-order tape) for use in an emulator? Would also be great if the text intro for each type in could be integrated into game intros...!

robinsonmason · Post by **robinsonmason** » Tue May 11, 2010 9:36 am

Of course this is also an opportunity for me to use BasEdit.NET ...

Schlowski · Post by **Schlowski** » Tue May 11, 2010 10:06 am

I dunno but maybe my new PetCat-feature - replacement of {CLR} etc. against real control codes - may come in handy? If needed you can edit PetCat-Token.txt and replace any {something} to control-codes as needed...

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Tue May 11, 2010 11:45 am

Wow, this is VERY interesting... I'm in, but if the scans are too many someone should help me

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Pedro Lambrini · Post by **Pedro Lambrini** » Tue May 11, 2010 4:04 pm

I'll type in a program or two depending on the length of course!

I love things like this. I really like the mixing of media and old computer games can do it well.

robinsonmason · Post by **robinsonmason** » Tue May 11, 2010 4:14 pm

Cool - I'll start the scanning tonight then!

robinsonmason · Post by **robinsonmason** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:39 pm

I only got to scan in a handful of pages so far - I've scanned in the Intro and one of the type ins. I'll scan in the corresponding comic book chapter tomorrow and another type in.

1. Intro

http://www.mediafire.com/?mhzemnwvqdi

2. Battle at Stonehenge type in

http://www.mediafire.com/?tdhhz5mqznk

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Thu May 13, 2010 11:26 pm

OK guys, I'll type this one in.

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Fri May 14, 2010 8:53 am

HERE you are.

robinsonmason · Post by **robinsonmason** » Fri May 14, 2010 10:23 am

Wow! Thanks Orion! Now I'm really on the hook to put up the rest of them and the corresponding comic. Will do so when I get home tonight.

BTW, that's a hard game!

robinsonmason · Post by **robinsonmason** » Fri May 14, 2010 8:35 pm

OK guys, Here are the scans I did tonight:

1. Battle at Stonehenge COMIC:

http://www.mediafire.com/?nmytwnfwy4w

2. Attack of the Slime Creatures COMIC:

http://www.mediafire.com/?mz5wnm22oty

3. Attack of the Slime Creatures TYPE-IN

http://www.mediafire.com/?w2j2fjzjl00

Thanks for any you are willing to do! Still have 4 more type ins to scan in...

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Sat May 15, 2010 2:14 am

robinsonmason wrote:3. Attack of the Slime Creatures TYPE-IN

Excellent! Will do this one as well (at the beginning of the next week).

Kweepa · Post by **Kweepa** » Sat May 15, 2010 11:30 am

I am worried I typed this in correctly, because it's terrible!

http://www.kweepa.com/step/vic20/games/ ... atures.prg

You can play it with the inline vic, but it has sound that helps the gameplay somewhat.

robinsonmason · Post by **robinsonmason** » Sat May 15, 2010 7:48 pm

Thanks kweepa! I got the hang of the hint-sounds - I could play it for hours! (well, not really) So bad that they're good like a B movie I hope...?

My scans for tonight:

1. The Pitdemons COMIC:

http://www.mediafire.com/?g2m2jzombvo

2. The Pitdemons TYPE-IN:

http://www.mediafire.com/?anltzizvmni

The binding on my book is coming apart due to the scanning. So if you notice odd alignment of the images, that's why.

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Sun May 16, 2010 6:22 am

Hey Kweepa, thanks! Should I do the Pitdemons then?