Received today....

[RWAP]

I have today received a load of master cartridges for the Talent + software (from Tom Dolezal, the owner of Talent+ ) - now to find some time to go through these and see if any are usable.

Hopefully this means I will be able to re-release some more of their former titles.

It will also be interesting to see if any have the code for generating the copy protection and the non-protected original programs / sources!

Only about 100 cartridges to work through.

Titles include:
3D Designer
Aquanaut 471 (already available for purchase)
Alien Hijack (already available for purchase)
Basic Ally
Bridge
Cartridge Doctor (already available for purchase)
Crazy Painter
Cuthbert in Space (already available for purchase)
Deathstrike (already available for purchase)
Microdeal Flight Simulator (already available for purchase)
GraphiQL+ (already available for purchase)
QL Hopper (already available for purchase)
Hoverzone (already available for purchase)
Horrorday (already available for purchase)
Jungle Eddi (already available for purchase)
The King (already available for purchase)
Lands of Havoc
Tomb of the Lost Pharaoh
Lost Kingdom of Zkul (already available for purchase)
Macro Assembler
Nemesis (already available for purchase)
Night Nurse (already available for purchase)
PCB Cad
The Prawn (already available for purchase)
QDOS
Screen Snatch
Stone Raider (already available for purchase)
Strip Poker
TechniQL
TechniKit
Toolset
Type 22
West (already available for purchase)
WIMP

Unfortunately, there was no sign of a copy of Funfear, so I am still looking for that particular Adventure.

[Mr_Navigator]

Some of these titles look interesting, will you be publishing the program details once available?

[RWAP]

Some of these titles look interesting, will you be publishing the program details once available?

Yes presuming I can read the microdrive cartridges of course - ideally I would like to get some of theme re-released either as commercial or public domain titles (dependent on approval from Talent+)

Note that Assembler Workbench is not mentioned - apparently, the rights to this program were acquired by Quanta.

[robheaton]

This is great news!
It would be awesome to get all these rereleased!


Just hope the carts read....

[RWAP]

OK I have managed to get Crazy Painter up and running....

Screenshot of Crazy Painter for the Sinclair QL

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I have removed the copy protection (quite easy for this one!) and so will be able to re-release the game.

An odd little game this, but quite compelling - you have to move your paint brush around the screen, to cover it all with paint before you use up all of the paint!

Trouble is that there are all sorts of people, dogs and creatures that get in the way, leaving mucky prints across your paint work. If you touch them, then it will stop them dead in their tracks, but some will take your paint, others will take your paint brush !!

There are 8 levels of play and even a challenge stage, where you have to stop the paint dripping down to the bottom of the screen by using your scraper.

[vanpeebles]

Haha that looks fun!

[dilwyn]

Haha that looks fun!

Indeed! One of those simple game ideas that can prove so effective. Never even heard of this QL game.

Dilwyn

[RWAP]

The game is now available to purchase on sellmyretro.com as a disk.

Purchase Crazy Painter for the Sinclair QL Home Computer

I have an original cassette inlay, but not an original cartridge unfortunately.....

[RWAP]

Next to be re-released is Type 22 - a simulation of a Type 22 Frigate at war.

It is difficult to get a screen shot showing everything happening at once - as you are attacked by enemy airplanes, ships and submarines and you must attack back !!

Screenshot of Type 22 naval simulation for the Sinclair QL home computer

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Now available on sellmyretro.com - Purchase Type 22 Naval Simulator for the Sinclair QL

[vanpeebles]

How do you find Type 22? Looks interesting!