Original Rabbit Software "Skramble!"

[AlexWard]

Hello VIC fans!

Can anyone point me in the right direction to tracking down a .TAP file of the original "Skramble!" by Rabbit Software.

I spent a few hours at the weekend adding my VIC collection into Launchbox and booting up some old favourites.

One of the games I still own (and treasure) is my cassette copy of "Skramble!" by Rabbit Software. However, the version I have for the xVIC emulator is different.

The original version has a ship that looks like the ">" symbol and the 'terrain' texture is Black.

Also looking for Rabbit's "Nightcrawler" as well.

Through contacts I have in the UK games industry, I was told that the guy who founded Rabbit killed himself by jumping off a building.

The first three games I had for my VIC were "Myriad" "Nightcrawler" and "Skramble!" - all of which I played to death.

(the fact I am still booting them now 40-odd years later is testament to the effect they had!)

If anyone could help me, I would be most grateful!.

Alex

[tlr]

this one: skramble_rabbit_software.tap ?

[Mayhem]

Rabbit's Skramble has yellow terrain. It's Terminal Software's version that has black terrain. However they are both by Reg Stevens which is where the confusion may lie.

[Kweepa]

Welcome to the forums!
(Your post went dark in the middle there!)

[AlexWard]

Thanks for the assistance so far.

The .tap file suggested isn't the one I have. ( will dig out the box but it's in storage somewhere)

The version I had - had a different looking 'player ship' -

This video shows it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCTTIYuzgXk

Can anyone provide a link to THIS one?

I came very close to finishing it once, but in the excitement of trying to call my Mum upstairs - I crashed very close to the end. Which was a V shape descent into the ground IIRC....

And it's definitely Rabbit "Skramble!" - their red and white cassette artwork really stood out at the time.
I had no idea it was re-released by Terminal as well.

[Mayhem]

As noted. and the inlay at the start of the video, that's the Terminal Software version. It's in GB20 too and elsewhere.

[AlexWard]

So I have a cassette of it.

It's what you call 'the Terminal Software version"

It has the different ship. And the black terrain.

But my cassette pre-dates that - and it was published by Rabbit.

Where can I find the file for that version?

What's GB20? (sorry don't keep up to date due to being full time on a PlayStation5 game right now)

[tlr]

It's what you call 'the Terminal Software version"

It has the different ship. And the black terrain.

But my cassette pre-dates that - and it was published by Rabbit.

Very cool, have never seen that! Could you make a .tap of it?

Would be very interesting to see how it differs from the other two versions.