Ducktales, Bombaman and Age for Windows added to downloads database

With our new website, it's now possible for our users to upload MSX freeware to our downloads database. We received some uploads that we just have added to our downloads for your enjoyment.

First of all there's the board game Ducktales by Overflow! and Emphasys. As indicated in our forum the game has been declared AbandonWare by the original authors. In Ducktales Dagobert Duck is robbed of his lucky dime by Magica De Spell and embarks on a quest to retrieve his stolen goods. A trip through a colorful comic world with a lot of well known Disney characters and an entertaining setting will ensure you of a nice gameplay experience. If you're not convinced yet, don't forget to check out the screenshots below!

Then there is Bombaman Extra Ammo by Team Bomba on which we reported earlier. This ultimate edition of Bombaman was enhanced with extra features and declared freeware. Apart from the gameplay you expect from normal Bomberman games, the game contains a 60+ levels single player mode with bossmonsters and a storyline, a multiplayer mode (4 players at once) and 3 different difficulty levels. On top of that the Extra Ammo edition contains an additional world with substory and boss and other extra content.

And last but not least we have MSX Age 98 for PC, a drawing program for Windows 98 and up based on T&E Soft's Dot Designer's Club. Age for PC allows you to open, edit and save a myriad of MSX formats. Support ranges from screen 5, 7 and 8 to screen 12 and this is a very convenient tool for cross platform development.

Relevant link:
Ducktales
Bombaman Extra Ammo
MSX Age 98 for PC

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By Meits

Paragon (1527)

21-02-2012, 06:27

Hurray!

By Google

By Akiguchi

Master (232)

21-02-2012, 09:05

Yay! I think I was instrumental bringing the topics of Duck Tales and Bombaman back from death, heh!

By Samor

Paragon (1363)

21-02-2012, 11:35

Very nice

By Vampier

Paragon (1589)

21-02-2012, 17:01

waiting for a takedown notice from Konami and Disney

By Jorito

Ambassador (799)

21-02-2012, 17:05

Not to mention T&E Soft

By Meits

Paragon (1527)

21-02-2012, 17:07

Anyone, two or three want me to scan the Ducktales manual? I accidentally ran into it while searching something completely different...

By Jorito

Ambassador (799)

21-02-2012, 17:33

Sounds like a good plan! Especially since the Bombaman download contains a nice manual as well
I'll update the download when you're done.

By Meits

Paragon (1527)

21-02-2012, 18:03

Damn, what did I say
Well, I'll get to it soon

By Samor

Paragon (1363)

22-02-2012, 10:49

Not to mention T&E Soft

they're not very alive nowadays, are they?

By BlueCrystal

Rookie (23)

24-02-2012, 21:35

The password I got after finishing the first level of ducktales, does not work. Reloading my final save state and finishing it again, gave the same password. Thus it is not a typo when entering. Did anyone else have the same experience?
The password is: WANMKROQ

I was able to google a working password, so I can continue

By BlueCrystal

Rookie (23)

24-02-2012, 22:24

The password for level 3 works! (WAZJPNOS) but the game becomes instable when playing that level (using bluemsx).

By Manuel

Enlighted (7237)

25-02-2012, 17:54

What do you mean with instable?

By Meits

Paragon (1527)

25-02-2012, 18:26

On a real MSX this never happened to me.

By BlueCrystal

Rookie (23)

25-02-2012, 20:31

I am using bluemsx v2.8.2. The game crashes soon after starting level 3. Either when walking, it will random reset. Encountering an enemy it will reset, or it will interpret it as a village (interesting to see a red headed Stefan as inn-keeper). Leaving the village will cause a reset as well. Sometimes the dagobert character keeps walking further then the value of the die, at some point it will reset as well.
I do have the impression that the music is distorted as it sounds a bit too lsd-a-like.

A save state can be found here.

Anyone else having this issue? Maybe the .dsk file could be the issue (I downloaded a second copy, and got the same problem).

By mars2000you

Prophet (2647)

25-02-2012, 22:10

I've made some tests with blueMSX 2.8.3 beta and openMSX 0.8.2.

The problem happens on both emulators only with the English version of the game. With the Dutch version, the music is not distorded in stage 3 and the game does not hang (on MSX2+) or reset (on MSX2).

I guess some files of the English version are corrupted.

P.S. There's an extra (and probably useless) file on the English version : CMPBAK.AGE

By mars2000you

Prophet (2647)

25-02-2012, 21:58

I've build a correct English DSK file by removing the .AGE file and replacing the .MBM and .MBK files by the versions of the Dutch DSK. I've noticed that the English .MBK was corrupted. So, it was the source of trouble, now the English version works like a charm also

But I don't know how I can attach it to this message ...

Here's a temporary link : http://www.msxblue.com/temp2/ducktales-en-good.zip

By Jorito

Ambassador (799)

25-02-2012, 22:45

I guess somebody uploaded a broken disk image to MRC
Mind if I update the diskimage wi the one above! Or better yet, maybe somebody can make a fresh disk image from the original.

By Meits

Paragon (1527)

01-03-2012, 06:32

The dutch patched version comes from my original bought disk. I assume it's allright.
The english version came from Manuel (Manuel, you probably can't finish your copy )
I tried the one Mars linked. It didn play good, but on openMSX with a turbo R and mbstereo it didn't load the end demo.
For who wants the manual (dutch), I scanned it... He/she can get a link of it and make a pdf of it... I am not going to...

By mars2000you

Prophet (2647)

01-03-2012, 07:53

I guess the English version has 2 bugs. The first was easy to fix, I'll examine later the second (it needs a complete checking of all non-musical files and a full testing of both versions of the game).

By Jorito

Ambassador (799)

01-03-2012, 08:54

@Meits: send me the scans, I'll create a PDF and add it to the download.

And if anybody can send a working English version of the game, I can update the download with that. Unfortunately I sold my original a few years back, and I didn't make a copy...

By Jorito

Ambassador (799)

11-03-2012, 12:32

The manual was scanned by Meits and added to the download.

I'd also like to update the download with a proper, working English version. Anyone here has the original English disk or a working disk image? If so, please send it to me!

Ducktales, Bombaman and Age for Windows added to downloads database

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