Posted By
Ulysses777
on 2024-03-21
16:04:17
|  Re: [Wanted] A thread where to ask about missing stuff
Preliminary update: The main TAP download for Xargon's Revenge is actually from the C16 Classics II tape, the original release is saved as 'ZARGON REVENGE', but is otherwise identical, TAP file coming soon 
I have most of the other tapes listed above (except for Bounder and Planet Search and the German C16 Star Games Classics), and further checks are ongoing :)
On an additional note, I've noticed on some Novaload games (not just Gremlin, but also Mastertronic as well) where the two sides of the tape have a miniscule difference in the Novaload loader routine. Specifically, the bytes loaded at $023F and (sometimes) $023E are different on each side. As far as I know, these bytes serve no function in the loader routine, and the remainder of the tape sides are identical. Furthermore, the side of the tape they're on can vary between multiple copies of the same game, sometimes it's the same on both sides, and sometimes one of the sides will have a third or even a fourth variation.
An example can be seen in the c16.de TAP download for Fingers Malone, which contains two TAP files, which load different values at $023F.
Question: is it worth looking further into this?
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