Repton levels past and present
grou...@googlemail.com
created for any version of Repton that's been released for Acorn and
RISC OS computers over the years. These would be freely available to
anybody and on a webpage. If anybody has any - and people here have
wanted to share them over the years - please could you now get in
touch?
This way, everybody else can enjoy your hard work and finally
appreciate your designs for the future!
Email grou...@gmail.com
So presumably this would be Repton 3 or Repton Infinity or anything
that can be loaded into an existing Repton game.
The levels alternatively might be some you have collected from PD
discs over the years or even found on the internet. If so, they would
still be welcome as would any URL link.
Thanks
Andrew
--
someone
wrote:
> We're hoping to collect a definitive repository of Repton levels
[snip]
> Andrew
Curious - Andrew who?
Is the 'we' element anything to do with John Hoare who made the same
request in 2005, to which I responded with about 20 levels, who never
made anything he received available to anyone else?
--
One of the de Cordova family
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
grou...@googlemail.com
someone <deco...@ukgateway.net> wrote:
>> We're hoping to collect a definitive repository of Repton levels
>
> [snip]
>
>> Andrew
>
>
> Curious - Andrew who?
>
> Is the 'we' element anything to do with John Hoare who made the same
> request in 2005, to which I responded with about 20 levels, who never
> made anything he received available to anyone else?
>
No I saw your message again in a search through CSAG. This will be
separate and possibly with the help of Stairway to Hell. Your levels
sound very interesting. It'd be a pleasure to put them up so please do
send them if you like.
regards
Andrew
--
Martin Bazley
spouted the following:
> We're hoping to collect a definitive repository of Repton levels
> created for any version of Repton that's been released for Acorn and
> RISC OS computers over the years. These would be freely available to
> anybody and on a webpage. If anybody has any - and people here have
> wanted to share them over the years - please could you now get in
> touch?
>
At a tender age, I did once design a few for Repton Infinity - most of
them were very simplistic, though, and as this was on a BBC, they're
stored on five-and-a-quarter inch floppies.
Let me know if you want them anyway, though, and I'll try and find them!
Regards, Martin
--
__<^>__ === RISC OS is a work of art. Some people adore it, ===
/ _ _ \ === others can't see the point of it, and it's really ===
( ( |_| ) ) === expensive. ===
\_> <_/ ======================= Martin Bazley ===================
grou...@googlemail.com
Martin Bazley <mar...@bazley.freeuk.com> wrote:
>> We're hoping to collect a definitive repository of Repton levels
>> created for any version of Repton that's been released for Acorn and
>> RISC OS computers over the years. These would be freely available to
>> anybody and on a webpage. If anybody has any - and people here have
>> wanted to share them over the years - please could you now get in
>> touch?
>>
> At a tender age, I did once design a few for Repton Infinity - most of
> them were very simplistic, though, and as this was on a BBC, they're
> stored on five-and-a-quarter inch floppies.
>
> Let me know if you want them anyway, though, and I'll try and find them!
>
Repton Infinity especially yes. There are a few on a PD disc somewhere
but for some reason have to be transferred to tape - so almost useless
for emulation.
Andrew
--
someone
wrote:
>
> No I saw your message again in a search through CSAG. This will be
> separate and possibly with the help of Stairway to Hell. Your
> levels sound very interesting. It'd be a pleasure to put them up
> so please do send them if you like.
> regards
> Andrew
Well I am having trouble getting them to you.....
I can't even get Repton working on here to make sure I am looking at
the right folder of files.
Email me with a postal address and I will send what I think are them,
on a disc.
--
One of the de Cordova family
The severity of the itch is proportional to the reach.
someone
<deco...@ukgateway.net> wrote:
> Email me with a postal address and I will send what I think are
> them, on a disc.
not interested then ....
why did I waste my time even trying?
--
One of the de Cordova family
Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.
grou...@googlemail.com
someone <deco...@ukgateway.net> wrote:
>
> Well I am having trouble getting them to you.....
>
> I can't even get Repton working on here to make sure I am looking at
> the right folder of files.
> Email me with a postal address and I will send what I think are them,
> on a disc.
>
Not sure if you got my email but Retrosoftware will contact you next
week if you're still interested in sending your levels!
thanks
Andrew
--
grou...@googlemail.com
In message <4fd692af6...@ukgateway.net>
someone <deco...@ukgateway.net> wrote:
> In article <4fd55be6e...@ukgateway.net>, someone
> <deco...@ukgateway.net> wrote:
>> Email me with a postal address and I will send what I think are
>> them, on a disc.
>
> not interested then ....
>
Yes I emailed you which seems to have been lost. You should receive
another email fairly soon all being well.
>
> why did I waste my time even trying?
>
You didn't. There's half a dozen other people who've sent in levels
that are now up on the site so there's no reason why I wouldn't be
interested in looking at your levels. As long as they are completable
they should be put up asap.
Andrew
--
someone
<grou...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Yes I emailed you which seems to have been lost. You should receive
> another email fairly soon all being well.
not received yet
--
One of the de Cordova family
Everything takes longer than you expect.
grou...@googlemail.com
someone <deco...@ukgateway.net> wrote:
> In article <a2a89ad6...@no.reply>,
> <grou...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>> Yes I emailed you which seems to have been lost. You should receive
>> another email fairly soon all being well.
>
> not received yet
>
Someone - could you please check your spam filters as two people have
now emailed you and you say you haven't received anything.
Andrew
--
someone
wrote:
Don't be daft - I have checked a couple of times, for both 'supposed'
emails!
Before posting here.
--
One of the de Cordova family
I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
someone
<deco...@ukgateway.net> wrote:
> In article <426c2bd9...@no.reply>, <grou...@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> > In message <4fd8ae0fe...@ukgateway.net> someone
> > <deco...@ukgateway.net> wrote:
> > > In article <a2a89ad6...@no.reply>,
> > > <grou...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > >> Yes I emailed you which seems to have been lost. You should
> > >> receive another email fairly soon all being well.
> > >
> > > not received yet
> > >
> > Someone - could you please check your spam filters as two people
> > have now emailed you and you say you haven't received anything.
> Don't be daft - I have checked a couple of times, for both
> 'supposed' emails!
> Before posting here.
Mind you, with 500 or so a day to check, I simply scan the list of
titles and senders. If nothing obviously genuine in the sender name
or title jumps out at me, they will get missed.
I have seen nothing titled Repton levels or sent from Andrew .....!
It was not titled paris hilton or increase your dick or similar, was it?
--
One of the de Cordova family
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
grou...@googlemail.com
someone <deco...@ukgateway.net> wrote:
>
> Mind you, with 500 or so a day to check, I simply scan the list of
> titles and senders. If nothing obviously genuine in the sender name
> or title jumps out at me, they will get missed.
>
> I have seen nothing titled Repton levels or sent from Andrew .....!
>
> It was not titled paris hilton or increase your dick or similar, was it?
>
Either it's spam or its being rejected for some reason.
Andrew
--
S G
> We're hoping to collect a definitive repository of Repton levels
> created for any version of Repton that's been released for Acorn and
> RISC OS computers over the years. These would be freely available to
> anybody and on a webpage. If anybody has any - and people here have
> wanted to share them over the years - please could you now get in
> touch?
Well Andrew, can you say how you're getting on?
--
Stewart Goldwater
http://janusg.co.nr
grou...@googlemail.com
In message <60dcc91050%nws...@ntlworld.com>
S G <nws...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> We're hoping to collect a definitive repository of Repton levels
>> created for any version of Repton that's been released for Acorn and
>> RISC OS computers over the years. These would be freely available to
>> anybody and on a webpage. If anybody has any - and people here have
>> wanted to share them over the years - please could you now get in
>> touch?
> Well Andrew, can you say how you're getting on?
Yes, it's all up there now and there's another password site for the
original games that somebody else has done. It took quite a long time
to sort out those files you sent me!
Andrew
S G
> Yes, it's all up there now
That "there" is: http://aw.drobe.co.uk/REPTON/
(found via Google)
Martin Bazley
spouted the following:
Which reminds me... how do you load them? I downloaded the 'MFoot'
collection as an SSD and have been completely unable to play them. I
don't even know what the filename is, not to mention the fact that the
'G' directory (the one game files are kept in) appears to be completely
empty...
grou...@googlemail.com
Martin Bazley wrote:
> The date being 28 Dec, grou...@googlemail.com
> spouted the following:
>
> > Trying to post this for the last week or so, sorry for the delay:
> >
> > In message <60dcc91050%nws...@ntlworld.com>
> > S G <nws...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >
> > >> We're hoping to collect a definitive repository of Repton levels
> > >> created for any version of Repton that's been released for Acorn and
> > >> RISC OS computers over the years. These would be freely available to
> > >> anybody and on a webpage. If anybody has any - and people here have
> > >> wanted to share them over the years - please could you now get in
> > >> touch?
> >
> > > Well Andrew, can you say how you're getting on?
> >
> > Yes, it's all up there now and there's another password site for the
> > original games that somebody else has done. It took quite a long time
> > to sort out those files you sent me!
> >
> Which reminds me... how do you load them? I downloaded the 'MFoot'
> collection as an SSD and have been completely unable to play them. I
> don't even know what the filename is, not to mention the fact that the
> 'G' directory (the one game files are kept in) appears to be completely
> empty...
The disc image just has the game files with appropriate load
addresses. You have to copy them yourself to the Repton 3 disc. You
can see the filenames in the zip file as well.
Andrew
Martin Bazley
spouted the following:
>
>
> Martin Bazley wrote:
> > Which reminds me... how do you load them? I downloaded the 'MFoot'
> > collection as an SSD and have been completely unable to play them. I
> > don't even know what the filename is, not to mention the fact that the
> > 'G' directory (the one game files are kept in) appears to be completely
> > empty...
>
> The disc image just has the game files with appropriate load
> addresses. You have to copy them yourself to the Repton 3 disc. You
> can see the filenames in the zip file as well.
>
What? Repton Infinity works by having one game disc, containing the
interpreter, and any number of data discs, containing the games. You
wait for the interpreter to load first, then load game files from the G
directory.
As someone who knows very little about BBCs, how do I copy files from
one directory to another? Come to think of it, which files should I
copy? (*. MFoot.$ lists JULIE, JULIE2, MACHO, MSCREEN, Passwor and
STEVEN - which one is the game?)
grou...@googlemail.com
Martin Bazley wrote:
> The date being 30 Dec, grou...@googlemail.com
> spouted the following:
>
> >
> >
> > Martin Bazley wrote:
> > > Which reminds me... how do you load them? I downloaded the 'MFoot'
> > > collection as an SSD and have been completely unable to play them. I
> > > don't even know what the filename is, not to mention the fact that the
> > > 'G' directory (the one game files are kept in) appears to be completely
> > > empty...
> >
> > The disc image just has the game files with appropriate load
> > addresses. You have to copy them yourself to the Repton 3 disc. You
> > can see the filenames in the zip file as well.
> >
> What? Repton Infinity works by having one game disc, containing the
> interpreter, and any number of data discs, containing the games. You
> wait for the interpreter to load first, then load game files from the G
> directory.
>
> As someone who knows very little about BBCs, how do I copy files from
> one directory to another? Come to think of it, which files should I
> copy? (*. MFoot.$ lists JULIE, JULIE2, MACHO, MSCREEN, Passwor and
> STEVEN - which one is the game?)
>
> --
MFoot is a collection of Repton 3 files so you just put the disc in
the emulator (which will of course affect how and what you do things)
when Repton 3's main game menu page displays and then load the
appropriate level set. Otherwise you could *copy the files from the
disc image to a repton3 disc image depending on your emulator.
Andrew
Martin Bazley
spouted the following:
>
>
> Martin Bazley wrote:
> > What? Repton Infinity works by having one game disc, containing the
> > interpreter, and any number of data discs, containing the games. You
> > wait for the interpreter to load first, then load game files from the G
> > directory.
> >
> > As someone who knows very little about BBCs, how do I copy files from
> > one directory to another? Come to think of it, which files should I
> > copy? (*. MFoot.$ lists JULIE, JULIE2, MACHO, MSCREEN, Passwor and
> > STEVEN - which one is the game?)
> >
> MFoot is a collection of Repton 3 files so you just put the disc in
> the emulator (which will of course affect how and what you do things)
> when Repton 3's main game menu page displays and then load the
> appropriate level set. Otherwise you could *copy the files from the
> disc image to a repton3 disc image depending on your emulator.
>
I am not by any means well versed in the history of Repton, but when you
say 'a collection of Repton 3 files', do you mean they require a copy of
the original Repton 3 game (as opposed to Repton Infinity, which came
later and is what I have) to run?
I could check stairwaytohell.com again and see if they also have that to
download freely, as they did Infinity, of course...
grou...@googlemail.com
Yes, it looks like "Repton 3 - take 2" but uses a completely different
program.
Andrew