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by Steve M
Wed May 25, 2016 6:09 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Translation of french games?
Replies: 21
Views: 34165

Re: Translation of french games?

Some are easier than others. Some need the words translating but also a bit of recoding as some recognise single-key entry; the first letter of a word. The responses and messages also need translating and that can be problematic sometimes, with certain lengths of characters/words needed. Adventures ...
by Steve M
Mon May 23, 2016 11:22 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Adventure Games and Solutions, Help needed !
Replies: 97
Views: 53785

Re: Adventure Games and Solutions, Help needed !

Not sure if Crowley's House is different from Pallida Mors which was, I believe by the same author. It was a type-in I did from Oric Computing. I think it is on a OUM disk. I think the pages said Cowarth Park Horrors. It should be different. These were available on tape. [EDIT: it's Cowarth Park Hor...
by Steve M
Mon May 23, 2016 11:09 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Translation of french games?
Replies: 21
Views: 34165

Re: Translation of french games?

And finally .. ... some of that French vocabulary.

Archimedes also translated The Last Warrior to English producing the English version for Your Oric. That's worth checking out.
by Steve M
Mon May 23, 2016 11:07 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Translation of french games?
Replies: 21
Views: 34165

Re: Translation of french games?

Page 3 - a map. Always useful.
by Steve M
Mon May 23, 2016 11:06 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Translation of french games?
Replies: 21
Views: 34165

Re: Translation of french games?

Page 2 had to be reduced due to file size restrictions.
by Steve M
Mon May 23, 2016 11:01 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Translation of french games?
Replies: 21
Views: 34165

Re: Translation of french games?

Here's the(Le) Diamante de Maudite instructions from Your Oric magazine translated by Archimedes who was in fact Jon Haworth.
by Steve M
Mon May 23, 2016 10:58 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Translation of french games?
Replies: 21
Views: 34165

Re: Translation of french games?

Here's some French vocabulary as used in the Game Terminus on a CEO/JEO disk. The same sort of words can be used in other games.
by Steve M
Mon May 23, 2016 10:52 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Translation of french games?
Replies: 21
Views: 34165

Re: Translation of french games?

Some games have been translated in some form. Here is a basic translation of the instructions for SAGA.

The adventure games can be tricky. It depends on how much French is used in replies. Some allow easy input of words, but the replies can be difficult if your French isn't good.
by Steve M
Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:11 am
Forum: Mags and books
Topic: personal computer world review April 1983
Replies: 17
Views: 36776

Re: personal computer world review April 1983

page five
by Steve M
Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:10 am
Forum: Mags and books
Topic: personal computer world review April 1983
Replies: 17
Views: 36776

Re: personal computer world review April 1983

next page
by Steve M
Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:09 am
Forum: Mags and books
Topic: personal computer world review April 1983
Replies: 17
Views: 36776

Re: personal computer world review April 1983

The third page shows a issue 2 circuit board.
by Steve M
Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:08 am
Forum: Mags and books
Topic: personal computer world review April 1983
Replies: 17
Views: 36776

Re: personal computer world review April 1983

Second page
by Steve M
Sun Mar 27, 2016 12:16 am
Forum: Mags and books
Topic: personal computer world review April 1983
Replies: 17
Views: 36776

Re: personal computer world review April 1983

The text appears to be here. https://archive.org/stream/Personal_Com ... 1_djvu.txt

Look for Oric-1 and it begins - The appearance of the Oric-1 has demonstrated once again ... ... ..

Here it is
by Steve M
Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:12 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Gamebase Oric V3.0
Replies: 73
Views: 108398

Re: Gamebase Oric V3.0

Wow. Hope things calm down for you and you get back to a healthy situation. Lot of stress selling a house without the other stuff to deal with !

On the download front, I used the Dropbox link and it work fine.