Xor, Anyone? 14
RallyDriver asks: "Does anyone else remember the fiendish British puzzle game 'Xor' (pronounced 'Zor')? The game pieces were (among other things) theatrical masks, chickens, fish, dollies and two types of bombs. Was developed on the BBC micro and later ported to the ZX Spectrum and possibly Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS. It was produced by a little distributor above a pub in Gwdywr St, Cambridge, England, whose name escapes me." Darn. And they say that the US has all of the interesting games!
"It would be a great shame if this unqiue gem (think - Lemmings) were to be lost forever, so I was thinking of doing a C / X11 rewrite of the game engine (very easy and very portable) but I thought I'd ask to see if it had already been done. Also, does anyone know what the legal situation would be regarding distibution of the original game levels (concept, not exact binary data) with it? A RAM snapshot of the Spectrum version appeared a few years ago on one of these emulator download sites, but it was in Slovenia..."
Bolo (Score:1)
Binary implications (Score:1)
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I would think its ok (Score:1)
NAND? (Score:1)
OK, that was pretty stupid...
Luke
RetroSpec (Score:1)
Why not schmitt trigger?? (Score:1)
Retro Remakes (Score:1)
Old software (Score:1)
Checking those links right now, I see that Underdog's is currently down for maintenance, but I recommend checking them periodically as it is one of the best sources of quality old software. Note that while abandonware is not always sanctioned by the companies who originally created the games, most abandonware sites make an effort not to provide games that are still being marketed or whose manufacturer's request that the games not be made freely available. If you hold extreme negative views regarding what constitues software piracy then you may want to stay away from abandonware. I can't speak for The Gaming Depot, but Underdog always honors requests from game manufacturers requesting removal of games.
YES I have got one! (Score:3)
I'm not quite sure of the legal angle myself so I've been keeping it under my hat a bit. Logotron (for it was they) apparently still exist [logo.com] but I can't find anything about Xor on their site ... the original game binaries are available for download here and there on the Web (I got my info from disassembling the BBC version). The upright thing to do would be to contact Logotron and ask them if they'd consider releasing it into the public domain as they don't seem to be selling it any more. The sneaky thing to do would be to distribute the game engine and let players download binaries themselves.
No, my source isn't downloadable (in fact it's not even with me at the moment) but contact me if you're interested.
Prospector in the Mazes of... (Score:1)
I think you should contact Logotron about legal issues, if you want to use their levels that is.
And I honestly don't know if there is a clone for X of it.
XOR was cool for headaches (Score:1)
1. XOR was a comptetion computer game in the eaclry 80's that was initially run on the BBC micro as part of the UK hobbyist scene.
2. It was up against Repton (can anyone say Boulderdash) and was actaully quite cool in terms of Gimmick.
3. IT WAS HARD AS HELL TO 11 year olds ( Im 28 now btw).
4. If we can do this im in to help any way I can.
5. Try the BBC micro emulator people they are certified to remember, try Stuart Mconighie(Spelling) He Works (worked for Boots Opticians UK) and has a a totally unmemorable site. However he has one of the best emulators going and it runs in Dosemu sweet. From there your connections to Acorn and the like are bound to jump around.
6. err thats it
Sorry Private Eye gag had to be done !
Zor (Score:1)
Its still one of my fav games, but then again I like games that are not time dependent
Shariz
Re:Retro Remakes (Score:1)