Re: Help for Apple 2 Programming-- Conan Cheats, etc.

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Matt Ackeret writes ...
> 
> In article <36D45BB7.1057D23@swbell.net>,
> Rubywand  <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
> >
> >Matt Ackeret writes ...
> >>
> >> In article <2177cf$e1a38.2de@XAVIER>,
> >> Robert Lange <s981047@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >Does anyone know anything about programming for Conan for the Apple IIe?
> >> >I'm
> >> >trying to change the number of extra lives at startup to five. I run the
> >> >AppleWin1.1 emulator which gives me the code in binary or Apple IIe
> >> >assembly.
> >>
> >> This is almost certainly available in one of the many "cheats" text files
> >> that used to be available on BBSes.
> >>
> >> Are any of these on an ftp site or web site?  I have no pressing need for
> >> these, but have wondered once in a while if anybody had copies of these
> >> files.  It'd be cool to have them available.
> > ....
> >
> >     There is a very good collection of hints and cheats (and maps,
> >walkthroughs, reviews, ...) on Asimov-GS:
> >
> >  ftp://apple.cabi.net/pub/applegs/Games/A2GameCracks/
> 
> Nope, these are for specific games.

     Mostly, they are. But, you overlooked ...

AsstCracks1.txt
AsstCracks2.txt
ManyCheats1.txt
ManyCheats2.txt


> I'm talking about the 'text files of
> cheats' that were usually just a couple of lines to half a page (24 line
> display) per game.. talking about change byte X to Y for unlimited men..
> and covered many tens of games in a single file.
> 
> The kind of thing that would've contained exactly what the original poster
> wants..
>
     Yes, like the following from the ManyCheats2.txt file:

 ------------------
 CONAN CHEAT- MEN
 REMI GRANDJEAN

UNLIMITED MEN- SEARCH FOR $CE 4B 03
ON A DE-PROTECTED DISK (WAS AT BYTE $F5
ON TRACK $05 SECTOR $09 ON MY COPY).
CHANGE $CE 4B 03 TO $EA EA EA.

....

 ------------
 CONAN- UNLIMITED HATCHETS
 TOM SCOTT

YOU NEED A DEPROTECTED COPY
OF THE DISK. SEARCH FOR
$CE 4E 03 AND CHANGE IT TO
$EA EA EA.


(By the way, these cheats work great!)


> Plus, I'm talking 8 bit Apple II games, not GS games.
 ....

     Asimov-GS does have many hints/cheats for IIgs games. However, most are for
older pre-GS games. The reason they are together on Asimov-GS is that no one has
ever come up with a good reason they should not be; and, it is helpful to have
at least one place where you are likely to find whatever hints/cheats may be
available.



Rubywand