Date   : Thu, 01 May 2003 15:08:48 +0100
From   : Dave Moore <dllm@...>
Subject: Re: BBC Micro Games Copy Protection

> Currently, I'm going thru some 200+ disks of stuff for the BBC,
> and will be sell most of it on ebay. There must be over 500 games
> so far, some I dont see on http://www.nvg.ntnu.no/bbc/
> http://www.beebgames.com/ etc etc.


Are they copies, originals, or a mixture of both?

WRT to any copied stuff that isn't already on the web, would you consider

loaning the respective discs to me, so I can image them and add them to t
he
1000s of BBC disc images already on my Beeb website: 'Stairway to Hell'?

Also, I'd pay handsomely for any original game tapes/discs that I don't
already have - which is basically, anything not featured as a 'thumbnail'

image on this page: http://www.stairwaytohell.com/games

> My hobby was to collect every
> game written for the BBC, but that was probably impossible.

I've set myself the same task too, though I suspect it to be an unrealist
ic
target: some of the real early 1982-era stuff (as advertised in the small
 ads
of Micro User, Acorn User etc) must have sold in very low volumes ... per
haps
just 5-20 copies each. So I suppose there's every chance that the last,
existing copy of many of these have either been binned, tape snapped, wor
n out
etc. :o(

> Does anyone on this list have Replay, and if so, remember you
> used to get sheets posted out to you with all the cheat
> codes. What was the last sheet number you received. Trying
> to work out what the last one was, just encase I missed any
> before the makers of REPLAY stop. I can scan in some if
> anyone needs them.. maybe there is web page somewhere for
> replay??? please list if there is.

I'll gladly add any Replay scans to the "Cheats" page on STH. In fact, I
/might/ have a few of these myself ... I'll check this weekend.

Cheers
Dave