Re: Will Trade GS Cracks!

[jnichol@tso.cin.ix.net (Jim Nichol)]

In article <jgibb-2409962220080001@news>, jgibb@rrnet.com (Jason A. Gibb) wrote:

> I'm in the process of archiving my GS software, but I still have a few
> copy-protected games. Is there anyone who has the procedures for
> removing the protection from these:
> 
>   Task Force
>   Alien Mind
>   Tomahawk
>   Dream Zone
>   Hardball!
>   Tower of Myraglen
>   Great Western Shootout
>   Immortal

Dream Zone:

Change 22 DB C4 00 to AF DB C4 00 at all 4 of the following locations on Disk 1:

Block $1B7, Byte $A9
Block $1B7, Byte $DF
Block $1BC, Byte $F6
Block $1BC, Byte $12C

This supposedly is a HD compatible patch.

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Great Western Shootout:

Block  Byte  From                   To
-----  ----  ----                   ---
$593   12B   20 00 BF 80 3A 09      2C 00 BF EA EA EA
$596   01B   B0 1D                  EA EA
$596   02C   D9 00 14 D0 08         B9 00 14 EA EA

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Tower of Myraglen:

Block $40F, Byte $72, change $22 CB 1B 00 to EA EA EA EA

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Task Force:

To make a deprotected copy of Task Force, you must enter a little program
to read the block into memory, then save the data to disk, etc.

1. Make a copy of both disks
2. Get into BASIC and BLOAD TF.READ.B63F,A$1000
3. Insert your ORIGINAL Task Force Disk 1.
4. Type the following:
   CALL-151
   1000G
   (insert temp storage disk)
   BSAVE TF.BLOCK.63F,A$1800,L$200
5. Insert your COPY of Task Force Disk 1, and do the following:
   BLOAD STARTUP.SYSTEM,A$2000,TSYS
   2026:A9 00 0E
   2034:4C 43 0A
   20C9:5C 88 41 02
   2243:A9 FF 01 A2 00
   2248:14 A0 00 98 54 02 00 4B
   2250:AB 18 4C 37 08
   EA<2255.2290Z
   2291:18
   (insert disk with TF.BLOCK.63F)
   BLOAD TF.BLOCK.63F,A$2C00
   (reinsert the copy of Task Foce Disk 1)
   BSAVE STARTUP.SYSTEM,A$2000,TSYS,L$E00

I have a further handwritten note that says:

"The memory-clearing routine for Battle Chess is needed to make Task Force
work on a hard disk with 6.0.1, etc."

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Tomahawk:

If you're interested, I can tell you how to make a bit copy.

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Alien Mind

I have info on how to copy it, but I'm not sure whether it ends up as a
bit copy.

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Hard Ball:

Block  Byte  Change to
-----  ----  ---------
31D    009   2C 5D 6B 24
31D    014   2C 5D 6B 24
31E    054   60
321    1A3   08 60
329    07D   60
32C    1EE   18 60
32F    0FF   18 60
335    1DE   60
339    067   60
33D    109   04

This supposedly is hard disk compatible.

Jim