Re: Ultima 1 (1986 reissue version) woes

[Hot Rod <hotrod.apple2@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday, July 24, 2012 3:59:17 PM UTC-5, BLuRry wrote:
> I have the original of Ultima I and it works just fine.  Been playing a while and am interested in copying my player disk into virtual land, but so far I'm having no luck.  :-(
> 
> First and foremost, the Dark Logic cracked version tends to freeze up a lot at the title screen though I did get it to go the game start screen once.  However, when I insert my NIB-based player disk it just sits there.  When Dark Logic cracked the RWTS of the game did this affect the way which player disks are saved as well?
> 
> Secondly, I tried to do a NIB copy of Ultima I but that was a no-go.  Were there any other cracked copies of the 1986 re-release of Ultima I aside from the Dark Logic one?  For a change I can say I own a legitimate copy and just want to play the darn thing. :-D
> 
> Bummed that my originals of Airheart, Tass Times and Test Drive are borked though.  Oh well, at least I have Leisure Suit Larry...
> 
> Thanks!
> -B

I have an (unplayed) .dsk image of the DL crack of the re-release, and it runs through to the "generate new char" / "continue previous" screen OK (on AppleWin at least).  At which title screen does yours freeze? (crack page, Origin logo, Ultima anim, menu)

I also have (unplayed) .dsk images of the original release (with no crack title or anything).

But I don't know what the re-release did for player disks.  Maybe there's an article on it in Computist.  I take it that the current player disk doesn't copy as normal?