[[Category:Total DOS Collection (TDC)]] '''[[:Category:Total DOS Collection (TDC)|The TDC Index]]''' Misc notes on games that were interesting, weird or require some explanation. This page is for games released from 1981-1989 ==1981== * Arithmetic Games Set 1 [f1] (1981)(IBM, Science Research Associates) [Strategy, Educational].zip - The [f1] was needed because the game screws around with memory in a funny way, producing weird side effects on newer PCs (and in DOSBox). * Miser's House, The (1981)(M.J. Lansing, Tom Croley) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - formerly in 1990, but that was likely based off the timestamp alone. This is a compiled basic release of a game that was on many early platforms. This version was most definitely not created in 1981 as the .exe file has exepack on it and needs DOS 2.1 to run, so 1983 at the earliest. * Path Man [FW] (1981)(Ed Davis, Dave Smith) [Action].zip - could be considered to be a [h1]/[f1] as it is a dirivitive of Ed Davis's PC Man. The year is actually unclear (as 1981 is left there from the first game). * Square, The (1981)(David N. Smith) [Strategy].zip - earlier version, different from the 1983 version * Zork II- The Wizard of Frobozz r22 [DC] (1981)(Infocom, Inc.) [Interactive Fiction, Adventure].zip - If Zork 2 game out in 1981, then there may be a very early release of Zork 1 out there? The booter images I have of Zork 1 are 1983 onward, but release 75 or higher. Some infocom titles that have corresponding [DC]'s with the same release # are technically different, so they were added. The [DC]'s do not use the setup.inf and do not allow you to switch column widths. ==1982== * 3D Tic-Tac-Toe [a1] (1982)(Reza Beheshti) [Strategy].zip - Compiled, doesn't play music and is in a different palette. * 3D Tic-Tac-Toe [a2] (1982)(Reza Beheshti) [Strategy].zip - Compiled. * Alien v2b (1982)(Anonymous) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - This appears to be the earliest version of this game available. alien.doc is cut off though, but the full file exists in [a1] * Alien v2b [a1] (1982)(Anonymous) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Someone changed it to B/W and added minor print statements "Other commands, help,quit,look,shoot,blast,grab,etc" Main ALIEN.BAS saved in ASCII mode. * Alien v2b [a2] (1982)(Anonymous) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - converted to quickbasic, minor modifications by "sasi". is this technically a [h1]? * Anti-Ballistic-Missile [a1] (1982)(Ed Davis) [Action].zip - different file size of main .exe? No other differences detected. * Astro-Dodge [DC] (1982)(Digital Marketing Corporation) [Action].zip - requires CGA only. DOS Conversion possibly by the fine folks at old-games.ru. they produced the cracked IMA file anyway. * Astro-Dodge [DC][h1] (1982)(Digital Marketing Corporation) [Action].zip - MODIFIED BY CLIFF SHARP according to the title screen. Smaller executable, possibly a disassembly/re-assembly as this is more than a hack with a hex editor. Scroll Lock exits to DOS instead of warm-booting the machine, F7 blanks the screen and pauses the game (a sort of boss key?), The asteroids' initial locations and speeds are properly randomized on each new game, which is a nice touch. Most noticeably: you turn and thrust about twice as fast * Astro-Dodge [DC][a1] (1982)(Digital Marketing Corporation) [Action].zip - modified for EGA support instead of CGA. Likely done in 1986 since EGA didn't exist in 1982. Not honestly sure if this is properly tagged as a hack, fix or alt, so we went with alt for now. * Astro-Dodge [DC][a2] (1982)(Digital Marketing Corporation) [Action].zip - modified per included text ASTRO.FIX, You get 5 lives instead of 3. There are two changes to the table of CRTC register values at offset 1453h. This reduces the effective resolution to 256x200, with a CGA-standard 59.92 Hz refresh rate - more compatible than the original custom mode, which is somewhat off-spec. However, the playfield's logical size remains the same, so a decent chunk of it is effectively hidden off the bottom of the screen * Battle of the Bulge- Tigers in the Snow, The (1982)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Strategy, War].zip - game diskette says 1981, but ads for the title in CGW say available in Dec 1982. CGW Mar-Apr '82 does not list IBM PC as one of the formats published, only Apple/TSR-80; CGW Jul-Aug '82 has ad for this game, does not mention IBM PC, only Apple/Atari; CGW Nov-Dec '82 lists PC version of this game out by Dec. 1 '82. CGW Jan-Feb '83 has ad depicting this game as being "Now Available" for IBM-PC [official SSI advertisement] along with "Epidemic!" & "The Warp Factor" Judging that the ad says the game is already available ("Best of all, these games are ripe for the picking at your local computer/game store today!") * BurgerTime [a2][DC] (1982)(Mattel Electronics) [Action].zip - works ok until you attempt to redfine the keys. non a1/b1 version is the best! * Call to Arms [a1] (1982)(Sirius Software, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - different cta.bas. different file size. Didn't truly compare, so it may just be a different save type from different basic interpreters. Fixed call.doc too. (had stray high ascii characters in file.) * Chomp (1982)(Ensign Software) [Action].zip - This appears to be an earlier version of the game "Chomps" released by SoftSmith in 1983. A binary compare shows that the 1983 version allows for joystick centering for example. * Crossfire [DC][a1] (1982)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action].zip - Different header (The duplicators) for loading. Bytes at 0xbc0-0xbef different, not sure what/why or which is original yet. * Deadline r21 [DC] (1982)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from https://eblong.com/infocom/#deadline No booter disk available to make a [DC] using zorktools. * Deadline r22 [DC] (1982)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - converted to [DC] using zorktools and customized hacked zorktools loader. Sourced from a td0 of r22 which I think came from retrograde station. the td0 file has copy protection and 1k sectors intact, but will not boot without modification to the MBR. (see TDC images note) * Dunjonquest- Temple of Apshai (1982)(Epyx, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - starting password is "Abdual" * Dunzhin (1982)(Computer Applications Unlimited) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].img.zip - Technically hacked/graffiti'ed version by demonlord. Best available dump. * Executive Suite [DC] (1982)(Armonk Corporation) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - Game saves are written directly to GAME.DAT, so anytime it is played a new CRC32 is generated. Not sure if this one is original or not. Original Mok loader used non 8088 instructions, this one has been patched so it works on vintage hardware. * Fence [SW][a1] (1982)(Capital PC Users Group) [Action].zip - appears to be an earlier release of the base, with the base version having 1 additional line of code. * FireFire [a1] (1982)(Richard K. Collins) [Action].zip - slightly later build with some boundary checking at start * Floppy Frenzy [DC][a1] (1982)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - alternate crack * Fuzzy Worm [f1] (1982)(Boise Computer) [Action].zip - Patched out some silliness so it runs from any drive letter * IBM PC Blackjack (1982)(Jessen, Patrick Leabo) [Strategy, Cards].zip - This is a game written originally for Compucolor II by one Jessen on the 3rd of January 1978, then sometime in 1981 or 1982 it was converted to PC by Patrick Leabo. Included a compiled .exe of the same version. * IBM PC Blackjack (1982)(Patrick Leabo, Bob Vollmer) [Strategy, Cards].zip - this is a new modification of the Jessen/Leabo release bob Vollmer, adding color and a title screen, although misspelling Jessen in the process. Both ascii and standard .BAS files included. * LCM v2D [b1] (1982)(Anonymous) [Action, Simulation].zip - Missing required file TERRAIN.PIC - best known dump * Microsoft Decathlon [DC] (1982)(IBM) [Sports].zip - CGA only. * Microsoft Flight Simulator [DC] (1982)(Microsoft) [Simulation] (variants) Most will display some corrupt data at first loading under DOSBox; this happens on real hardware too, it's a video card/emulation thing. All early booter copies of FS are in process of being converted to running under pure DOS, but they are a nightmare to work with (1k sectors, etc) This http://www.volny.cz/havlikjosef/fshistoryenglish.htm is probably the best source for all early FS disks. * Night Mission Pinball [DC][a1] (1982)(subLOGIC) [Simulation].zip - different conversion. technically done in 1997, or so the strings say. * Novatron (1982)(VeriSoft Works) [Action].zip - single byte differences between this release and all the others (aside from overdump or hacking) is the serial number embedded in the executable. * Original Adventure, The v1.0 (1982)(The Software Toolworks, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Source unknown. DOS port of the original Crowther/Woods Underground Adventure. May be later release than 1982 per timestamps, only date clue is a Lattice C v1.01 signature inside the .COM file. * Pac-Gal [a1] (1982)(Al J. Jiménez) [Action].zip - later release, (sep 82 instead of may 82) doesn't ask for a speed variable at start. * Pac-Gal [h2] (1982)(Al J. Jiménez) [Action].zip - hacked credits, date * Paratrooper [DC][h1] (1982)(Orion Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - Says (c) 1984 by "the duplicators" but the game was originally published in 1982 by Orion Software. * Paratrooper [DC][h1][o1] (1982)(Orion Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - overdump of the same hack * Paratrooper [DC][tr Sp] (1982)(Orion Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - portions converted to Spanish, but not the instructions or title screen. weird. * PCMAN (1982)(Al J. Jiménez) [Action].zip - Appears to be a very early version of PCMAN v00.01 (1982)(Al J. Jiménez) [Action].zip. Put in 1982 since everything else Al did pac-wise was also credited to 1982. * PCMAN [a1] (1982)(Al J. Jiménez) [Action].zip - Another variant, this time with BASIC source code. Different play options than the base version. No one is 100% sure these are still by Jiménez as no author is attributed. * PC-MAN [a1] (1982)(Orion Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - non [a1] can quit to DOS with ESC at any time. [a1] can't quit to DOS, but saves and loads highscores. * PC-MAN [a2] (1982)(Orion Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - different file * PC-MAN [a3] (1982)(Orion Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - different file * PC-MAN [h1] (1982)(Orion Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - Date changed to 1993 on title screen. * PC-MAN [h2] (1982)(Orion Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - Known as "Pac-Man (Fr) (1984)(F. Bataille) [Action].zip" but it is entirely a hack job of Orion Software's work. * PC-MAN [h3] (1982)(Orion Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - Known as "Pac-Man (Fr) [a1] (1984)(F. Bataille) [Action].zip" * PC-MAN [h4] (1982)(Orion Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - And now someone hacked the French hack and converted it back to english! Known as "Pac-Man [tr En] (1984)(F. Bataille) [Action].zip" * Racer Jammer (1982)(Anonymous) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - requires mono, won't run with CGA or higher * Ramsak [h1] (1982)(Heigen Corporation) [Action].zip - Graffiti hacked by Italsoft. * Snipes [a2] (1982)(SuperSet Software Corp.) [Action].zip - I believe this is closer to the original release. * Snipes [h1] (1982)(SuperSet Software Corp.) [Action].zip - hacked with swear words * Space Strike v1.0 [DC][h1] (1982)(Datamost, Inc.) [Action].zip - DOS conversion by Software Pirates and they broadcast their message quite clearly at startup. * StarQuest- Star Warrior [f1] (1982)(Epyx, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - fixed memory allocation so that it doesn't run out of memory in most BASICs. * UFO (1982)(Tom Anderson) [Action].zip - Author's name isn't shown, but it's mentioned in PC-Green disk 004 from Dynacomp (CONTENTS.004) * Ulysses and the Golden Fleece [DC] (1982)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - after each "page" of text (like 3 lines) the game will hang waiting for you to press the scroll-lock key to continue. This is a feature, not a bug. * Warp Factor, The [f1] (1982)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - fixed for dosbox compatibility reasons when the intro is played in graphics mode. May still need additional tweaks but this is better than it was. Original disk image is available in the images collection in case someone wants to have another go at it. * Worm (1982)(Mark D. Miller) [Action].zip - requires mono, won't run with CGA or higher * X-Wing Fighter v4.0 [a1] (1982)(International PC Owners) [Action].zip - i think this is merely a different compile of the BAS source in the non [a1] * XO-Fighter [h1] (1982)(Heigen corporation) [Action].zip - Graffiti hacked by Italsoft. ==1983== * AdventureWriter [f1] (1983)(Gilsoft) [Adventure, Editor].zip - Patched boot.exe to not reference A: drive. copy protection patch (same offsets in EDT80.EXE) - crack: 
Comparing files EDT40.EXE and EDT40.EX_
0000370A: 90 E8
0000370B: 90 B6
0000370C: 90 00
* Aftermath of the Asimovian Disaster (1983)(Tim Hartnell) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Year/author source: these all appeared in Tim Hartnell's book "Creating Adventure Games on Your Computer" (1983). The book says he originally wrote them on the IBM PC. See- http://www.atariarchives.org/adventure/ * Air Trax [a1] (1983)(Presearch Incorporated) [Strategy, Simulation].zip - both are v1.0, but totally different compile. weird. * B-1 Nuclear Bomber (1983)(Avalon Hill) [Simulation].zip - Title screen says 1980, but since the PC didn't exist until 1981, that's a pretty good trick. We believe it came out in 1983, and here's some proof: The '83 edition of CGW indicating that Avalon Hill has just added three new titles to their IBM PC lineup; B-1 NUCLEAR BOMBER, VC and COMPUTER FOOTBALL STRATEGY. * Battlezone [DC][h1] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action, Simulation].zip - missing (c) and credits, different loader. * Battlezone [DC][h4] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action, Simulation].zip - this was formerly the non [h] version, but it appears that for whatever reason the copyright notice was lowercased. it's possible that it's a later official release, but for now it's a hack. * Big Top [DC][b1] (1983)(Funtastic, Inc.) [Action].img.zip - Unfortunately we lost the info as to why this image was marked bad. It does boot in CGA, may be missing composite support * Big Top [DC][a1] (1983)(Funtastic, Inc.) [Action].zip - DOS Conversion by demonlord, 1998 * Bluebush Chess [tr Es] (1983)(Bluebush Software) [Strategy, Chess].zip - formerly known as Ajedrez (Es) (1988)(J.V. Enterprises S.A.) [Strategy, Chess].zip but was discovered it's actually a hack an translation, so all credits and release date removed to not encourage such behavior. * Bumble Games (1983)(IBM) [Educational].zip - cracked, playable! * Bumble Plot [f1] (1983)(IBM) [Strategy, Educational].zip - Game was in basic and used the "list blocker" protection as well as checking the key disk in each sub-game. All basic source code is now listable and all key disk checks have been removed. Runs off hard drive. * Buzzard Bait (1983)(Sirius Software, Inc.) [Action][!].zip - will require true CGA. Sourced from known good kfx/ima. Described as a booter, the disk is actually an IBM PC DOS 1.0 disk with COMMAND.COM replaced by the unprotected game program. No DOS conversion needed, and possibly the laziest method of making a "booter". * Buzzard Bait [h1] (1983)(Sirius Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - hacked for infinite lives. This hack corrupts the # of lives remaining on the display. * Centipede [a1] (1983)(R. J. Grafe) [Action].zip - additional stack space. yay. non [a1] includes docs. * Centipede [h1] (1983)(R. J. Grafe) [Action].zip - cracked by mr cool dude graffiti * Centipede [tr Es][h1] (1983)(R. J. Grafe) [Action].zip - translated to spanish and then hacked to remove credits. * Chateau Gaillard (1983)(Tim Hartnell) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - See note for Aftermath... at top of section * Citadel of Pershu, The (1983)(Tim Hartnell) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - See note for Aftermath... at top of section * Conquest [DC][h1] (1983)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - very graffitied title screen * Conquest [DC][h2] (1983)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - likewise, except this time by our own trixter. * Creature Creator (1983)(DesignWare Inc.) [Educational].img.zip - fixed disk image. Creature Creator has a fairly fatal bug in the runtime code. At first I thought it was copy protection, but it turns out it is much more sinister. There's a bug that checks the return sector count from all INT 13h reads to be 0. Any nonzero value will result in a "disk error!" popup. This is exactly (and I mean EXACTLY) like the problem found in Crypto Cube. INT 13h was changed after the launch of the IBM PC to return the sector count successfully read instead of 0, so the game will only ever boot on an original BIOS IBM PC. Whoops! I've verified the patch works in dosbox, played a sample game and everything seemed fine. It is possible that writes to a disk may fail. -hargle * Crush, Crumble and Chomp! [a1] (1983)(Automated Simulations, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - non [a1] was taken off an original disk, this version appears to have been loaded into basic and resaved, as well as saved in ASCII format. * Crypto Cube (1983)(DesignWare Inc.) [Educational].img.zip - fixed disk image. See above notes for Creature Creator. * Czorian Siege [DC] (1983)(Howard W. Sams & Co., Inc.) [Action].zip - DOS Conversion by NewRisingSun. Supports CGA and monochrome * Czorian Siege (1983)(ScreenPlay, Computer Applications Unlimited) [Action].img.zip - placeholder for a DOS conversion for the Screenplay release of this title. This is identical to the cracked image file which comes from retrograde station. * Defender [DC][h1] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - year and publisher hacked. * Delta Drawing v3.15 (1983)(Spinnaker Software Corporation) [Educational].zip - sourced from kfx image, cracked by hargle. When extracting files off floppy, 11SEC.FIL, 12SEC.FIL, EGG.DD and GEARS.DD were unable to be read. The FIL files are likely hiding the copy protection, EGG and GEARS do load and appear to be eggs and gears so I'm not sure what the deal is. Seriously need documentation for this as every key and every alt/ctrl+key seems to have some function. Crack: 
Comparing files DD.EX_ and DD.EXE
000033D8: CD 90
000033D9: 13 90
000033FD: 75 90
000033FE: 04 90
* Dig Dug r7 [DC][a1] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - Single byte different in a sea of 00's. Likely corruption and should be removed. * Dig Dug r7 [DC][h1] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - copyright messages removed, other text changed. * Digger [DC] (1983)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - fresh conversion from Akuma in 2020: Taken from copy of original image Removed diskcheck Added load/save highscores to 'DIGGER.HSC' Added exit to dos with F10 Added video init for CGA/EGA/VGA Added color-fix / bonus-mode fix Issues: "moving color-band effect" is only visible in CGA (I cannot fix this) * Digger [DC][h1][tr Es] (1983)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - stolen credits, translated to Spanish **DANGEROUS** Highscores written directly to drive 0 with any floppy bound to cga graphics. is a com-file thus should be renamed to .COM pornographic hack title changed to PIJJER overdump * Digger [DC][tr Ru] (1983)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - stolen title,credits, translated to Russian has a CASSETTE-HEADER applied to it. levels are changed/hacked cga/ega/vga support, does not require cga and has incorrect colors. bonus-mode is broken has portions of the Dark Avenger virus in it. Moved out of TDC completely. * Digger [DC][a1] (1983)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - this one was interesting enough to keep around. **BROKEN** *keep Digger's Loader* **DANGEROUS** Highscores written directly to drive 0 with any floppy exe-conversion contains: Digger's Loader v2.9 (1990)(Lavrentyev Mikel & Petrov Dmitry).zip overdump * Digger (Искатель) [DC][tr Ru] (1983)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - replaces the above [tr Ru] version as it is cleaner. * Epidemic! [a1] (1983)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - Appears to be an earlier version of the game- it lacks sound, as noted by examining the basic source code directly. Unfortunately it has been played a few times, so there are misc files (save games, etc) included but I don't dare clean them out for fear of removing something original. * Exterminator, The [a1] (1983)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - taken off original disk (although it may have been played). Different sized .com file compared to base. * Friendlyware PC Introductory Set v2.0 [a1] (1983)(FriendlySoft) [Action, Compilation].zip - has slightly different menu, includes hearts.exe * Frogger [DC][a3] (1983)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action].zip - Changed option screen as startup screen. replaced F4 - Hi-Score with "Exit to DOS" * Galaxian [DC][h1] (Tandy) (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - Tested on PCjr, works, locks on a 286 w/VGA. Might just be a patch, or could be a different version altogether? Hacked with BBS phone#. Game runs with only CGA features on Tandy machines, so the (tandy) tag may be bogus. * Hangman v4.1 [a1][SW] (1983)(Norland Software) [Strategy, Puzzle].zip - different title screen text. Not hacked, just different. * IBM PC Blackjack (1983)(International PC Owners, Patrick Leabo) [Strategy, Cards].zip - This is a re-branding of Leabo's original B+W version of Jessen's Compucolor II blackjack with new title screen. * In Search of the Most Amazing Thing [a1] (1983)(Spinnaker Software Corporation) [Adventure].zip - differences in .bas files. Not clearly understood what is different. * Infidel r22 [DC] (1983)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - converted to [DC] via zorktools utility. Sourced from Infidel r22 (booter) (1983)(Infocom, Inc.) [kfx][160k][cp][!].zip * Infidel r22 (1983)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - An unusual release taken off original (failing) disk by Iurius. Has dat file extension .80A which we've never seen before. * J-Bird [DC][a1] (1983)(Orion Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - slight tweak to .exe header. * Joust [DC][h1] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - cracked by mr cooldude graffiti. * Ken Uston's Professional Blackjack v1.20 [a1] (1983)(Intelligent Statements, Inc.) [Strategy, Cards].zip - Different build but same v1.20 the following changes to BJ.COM and M.COM: Load files from the current drive/directory instead of drive A. Clear out the "relative record" field of the File Control Blocks to make the game work on DOS versions 3.0 and above. Replace the read attempt of cylinder 39 with STC, NOP (copy protection). Replace the illegal file date 1980-00-00 of "D" with 1980-01-01, otherwise some programs will just display the current date * Kindercomp [DC] (1983)(Spinnaker Software Corporation) [Educational].zip - Conversion from floppy (which floppy?). Works on a PC or PCjr, enabling 3-voice sound when the PCjr is detected. * Kindercomp (PCjr) [DC] (1983)(Spinnaker Software Corporation) [Educational].zip - Converted from cartridge image. Slightly different title screen. This version is specific to the PCjr and will not run on a PC. * Lode Runner [a1] (1983)(Broderbund) [Action].zip - overdump compared to non a1, LR.dat is very different though * Lode Runner [h1] (1983)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - new set of files, graffiti title screen * Math Blaster [b1] (1983)(Davidson & Associates) [Educational].zip - best dump known. Has file load errors on both dosbox and real dos v3.30. May need even older DOS to run properly? proper copy found! * Maxit (1983)(IBM) [Strategy].zip - has a comment that says "4/83 EXIT MODS ADDED BY JOHN COX, CHICAGO" even though title screen says 1982. In a perfect world, we'd have this one labeled as [f1] and the original without any tags. * Math Maze (1983)(D. C. Heath and Company, DesignWare, Inc.) [Educational].img.zip - cracked disk image. Original disk is 1 sided, 8SPT. Has a minor disk protection. Early in the boot sector it attempts to read 1 sector from track 0xC. If you're good at hex, that's sector 12, which doesn't exist on a 360/180 disk. On the original disk, it is there, and there is data on it. The game then jumps to that data. I moved the data into sector 2, which was previously unused. This also required a minor patch to the boot sector code, since the reading from sector 12 was hard coded. The game should boot but it appears to require pc/xt keyboard routines, so it won't go very far past the title screen on anything better than an 8088. -hargle * Mine Shaft [DC][a1] (1983)(IBM) [Action].zip - a previous version of demonlord's conversion which does not have alt-x to exit to DOS * Miner 2049er (1983)(Micro Fun) [Action].zip - Sourced from kfx image, this game wasn't really a booter, it just had DOS which called a Formaster Copylock protected version of the game. This version has that wrappter removed. Thanks to ripsaw8080 for supplying it. Joystick only support. * Miner 2049er [f1] (1983)(Micro Fun) [Action].zip - Also from kfx image, this is demonlord's conversion from retrograde station back in 1999. He cracked the copylock protection without removing it as well as hacked in keyboard support, hence the [f1] tag. * Mite [Mycroft Labs][1983][rip][2.81].rar is not a game. It's some kind of modem emulation/transfer software. * Moon Bugs [a4][DC] (1983)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - yet another crack, possibly underdump * Moon Patrol [h1][a1][DC] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - slightly different bytes than other [h1] version * Night Stalker [DC][a1] (1983)(Mattel Electronics) [Action].zip - same game, different conversion. Appears to have plenty of garbage data embedded in the file. * Oubliette v2.5 (1983)(HesWare, Human Engineered Software) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - sourced from kfx dump, and cracked/prepped by Ripsaw8080. OUB.9 is written every time when exiting to DOS; and OUB.7 is the party roster, with "bob" and "susan" seeming too flavorless to be original character names. * Othello [f1] (1983)(Bennett Todd) [Strategy].zip - the fix (FIXINPUT.COM, thanks ripsaw8080) is only needed for DOSBox. * Pac-Man [DC][a2] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - completely new dump * Pac-Man [DC][h1] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - Phone number added to title screen * Pac-Man [DC][h2] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - hacked credits to SabaSoft * Packman [a1] (1983)(G. E. Leikam) [Action].zip - different intro, plays a different opening tune. This is a compiled basic game, so the file date of 1985 might be correct, plus it's possible that GE leikam didn't write it originally? * Packman [h1] (1983)(G. E. Leikam) [Action].zip - hacked to be so The humble guys gets a cracking credit. released by TDT though, so it's a joke. * Packman [h2] (1983)(G. E. Leikam) [Action].zip - Renamed to "Munch!" and supposedly released by Cosmi in 10 Ten Solid Gold compilation. * Pango [a1] (1983)(Sheng-Chung Liu) [Action].zip - just a smattering of byte changes; could be corrupt? * Pango [h2] (1983)(Sheng-Chung Liu) [Action].zip - credits hacked * Pango [h3] (1983)(Sheng-Chung Liu) [Action].zip - credits hacked * Pango [h4] (1983)(Sheng-Chung Liu) [Action].zip - credits hacked * Planetfall r20 (1983)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - source unknown. rebuilt using available dat file and frotz. Will not work on anything less than an 80386. * Planetfall r26 [DC] (1983)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from cracked IMA file in TDC's floppy collection. Converted to DOS via zorktools like all the other [DC] infocom titles. * Robotron- 2084 [DC][h4] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - Renamed to Sanction and credited to Cosmi * Rogue v.1b [h1] (1983)(Artificial Intelligence Design) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - This is exactly the same as Rogue .1b but with a stupid hack, names were changed to "Faris" * Rogue v.1b [h2] (1983)(Artificial Intelligence Design) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - This is a modified version of Rogue .1b, as the hacked "Faris" version (above), but this one also have modified monsters attributes, for example where in original it cames 1d4, now it says 1d0. This means rolling dices for player are easier now. The rest is the same game. * Rogue v.1b [h3] (1983)(Artificial Intelligence Design) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - another in the line of Faris hacks. * Rogue (1983)(Artificial Intelligence Design) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - This seems to be a cracked version of Rogue 1.0 by Artificial Design, PC port by John Lane. Exe differences are patches done to force values, and modified program execution flow to forced offsets, typical for a crack used to remove protection. For references, these are differences between files: Second bytes are from cracked versions and first one from "original"? ([a2]) 1148 serial numbered. 
000004E3: 8D EB
000004E4: 46 22
00000507: B8 EB
00000508: 06 36
0000113D: A1 B8
0000113E: EC 65
0000113F: 84 4D
00001140: C3 EB
00001141: 00 0D
00001142: 00 90
00001151: 8B EB
00001152: EC 27
00001171: EB 73
* Rogue [a1] (1983)(Artificial Intelligence Design) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - This seems to be a Rogue 1.0, but exe sizes are different, and this version exits badly in DosBox. No idea what diskplug is for, or if it is original to the disk (doubt it). * Rogue [a2] (1983)(Artificial Intelligence Design) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - supposedly an uncracked version (see above), but still plays fine. * Sargon III [a1] (1983)(Hayden Software) [Strategy].zip - Listed as non-working in most torrents. It actually does work on a true DOS machine, although the other version is way friendlier. * Sea Dragon [h1][a1] (1983)(Adventure International) [Action].zip - hacked credits, different .exe structure too. * SNAKE! [a1] (1983)(John Chenault) [Action].zip - has original int 13 calls. technically, other version is then [f1] * Songwriter (1983)(Scarborough Systems, Inc.) [Educational].zip - Cracked so that it runs from a floppy disk in drive A:, but unsuccessful in getting it to run from a hard drive. This is the Thunder Mountain re-release; the original release has a slightly different .com/.exe layout. * Space Commanders [h1] (1983)(Columbia Data Products, Inc.) [Action].zip - graffiti hacked credits * Space Commanders [h2] (1983)(Columbia Data Products, Inc.) [Action].zip - VileR's 2020 release of "Space Covidders". This is way more than a hex editing hack and you must check it out. * Stargate [DC] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - Assuming this is the correct copyright string, which is the target of all the other hacked copies available. Does not match the existing kfx dump. * Stargate [DC][a1] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - Has the Williams copyright to 1980, which is incorrect (the arcade game was released in 1981). The Atari copyright is 1983-85 which is weird. * Stargate [DC][h1] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - "public domain by atari" * Stargate [DC][h2] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - "public domain by atari" * Stargate [DC][h3] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - "public domain by atari". This one in exe format * Stargate [DC][h4] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - completely missing credits text * Stargate [DC][h5] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - "public domain by atari" * Stargate [DC][h6] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - "public domain by atari" this one in exe format * Stargate [DC][h7] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - credits stolen by hex editor-hacker in 1988 * Starmaxx [h1] (1983)(Heigen Corporation) [Action].zip - graffiti by Italsoft * Starmaxx [h2] (1983)(Heigen Corporation) [Action].zip - yet another graffiti hack by italsoft * Star Trek (1983)(Anonymous) [Strategy].zip - Appears to be simply a compiled version of the basic source from "Star Trek (1981)(Bob Fritz) [Strategy].zip" * Stock Market, The [SW][b1] (1983)(Dynacomp Inc.) [Strategy, Simulation].zip - crashes out after main menu. Appears incomplete. Best dump known. * Tapper [DC][ax] (1983)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - Multiple version of roughly the same poorly converted game. These may actually all be tagged as [bad] since they all seem to be based on the RGBI diskette side only; the Composite side of the original disk does not seem to be supported. * Tapper [DC] (1983)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - If you supply c (for composite) or r (for RGBI) without dashes or slashes as a command line argument, that mode gets chosen; otherwise it will present a test screen allowing the user to select what he needs. (This should prevent clueless YouTube video makers from running the Composite version on an emulated VGA/EGA). On the PCjr, RGB mode is chosen without presenting the test screen, because the Composite version seems to produce pure nonsense. I have made one further change: TI 3-voice sound is always selectable (X in the main menu) even when not running on a PCjr, for Tandy 1000s or under DOSBox with machine=cga and tandy=on. * Ultima II- Revenge of the Enchantress (1983)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Sourced from KFX images from NewRisingSun. 3x180k disk version. The game has duplicate filenames on the galactic disk had to include via folder. Prokey protection crack is identical to the 1985 release: 
Comparing files ULTIMAII.CO_ and ULTIMAII.COM
00000000: E9 8C
00000001: 9D C8
00000002: 87 05
00000003: F4 25
00000004: F4 07
00000005: F4 8E
00000006: F4 D8
00000007: F4 05
00000008: F4 10
00000009: F4 03
0000000A: F4 8E
0000000B: F4 D0
0000000C: F4 BC
0000000D: F4 00
0000000E: F4 01
0000000F: F4 B8
* Ultima II- Revenge of the Enchantress [a1] (1983)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Source unknown, homebrew? All files are reduced in size by a handful of bytes including ULTIMAII.COM which has the Prokey loader portion removed. Still has the filename/unique data issue as original floppy release. * Ultima II- Revenge of the Enchantress [a2] (1983)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Source unknown, homebrew? This is supposed to be a PCjr version of the [a1]. It seems to run faster than the [a1], but not really sure what the mods were. the [a1] version runs fine on a PCjr too. * Werewolves and Wanderers (1983)(Tim Hartnell) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - See note for Aftermath... at top of section * Witness, The r22 (1983)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - unknown source ==1984== * Agent U.S.A. [DC] (1984)(Scholastic Wizware) [Adventure, Educational, Strategy].zip - In PCjr mode in DOSbox, use control - 1 to select F1 on the menu. * Alley Cat [DC][h4] (1984)(IBM) [Action].zip - yet another "cracked by mr. coolduude" variant * Amazon [b1] (1984)(Trillium Corp.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Broken in a couple of ways: 1) You can't proceed past the point where you input the Emergency Code into the computer because the code isn't recognized. 2) You can't save and restore the game. Use the non [b1] copy in TDC instead. Kept here only for identification purposes. * Archon- The Light and the Dark [DC][h1] (1984)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - credits hacked to say "the duplicators" * Archon- The Light and the Dark [DC][h2] (1984)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - "broken by" graffiti * Archon- The Light and the Dark [DC][h3] (1984)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - "public domain" and "demo copy" text changes. * Archon- The Light and the Dark [DC][h4] (1984)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - graffiti "cracked by" * BC's Quest for Tires [DC] (1984)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action].zip - DOS conversion by NewRisingSun. Joystick required. * Beast [SW][a1] (1984)(Dan Baker) [Action, Strategy].zip - game appears to append high score inside main executable, so play it and change CRCs. argh. - no additional copies of Beast, unless we can find a virgin copy, will be accpeted because of this. base copy has been cleaned. * Below the Root [DC] (1984)(Windham Classics) [Adventure].zip - Small bug in loader.com apparently causes some keyboards (particularly a 5155) to not operate correctly. The raw booter image will work properly. * BlackJack v1.1.2 [a1] (1984)(J. T. Chisholm) [Strategy, Cards].zip - Now called 21C.COM which makes one think it runs in color, although the base version also runs in color. It's definitely a different build. * Bricks (1984)(Vince Bly) [Action][!].zip - byte matched independent sourced copy. * Bricks [a1] (1984)(Vince Bly) [Action].zip - single byte change near end of file. ugh. no actual difference in execution. * Bouncing Babies [SW] (1984)(Dave Baskin) [Action][!].zip - byte matched existing copy against a private collection. * Bowling Champ!! (1984)(Compute! Publications, Inc.) [Action, Sports].zip - Year/publisher source: appeared in Compute!'s PC/PCjr magazine, 8/84 (vol.1 #6). See- http://cd.textfiles.com/pcsig08/501_600/DISK0547/CPUT84.DTA * Buck Rogers- Planet of Zoom [DC][a3] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - same as [a1] with a different chunk of data (non code). [a1] may be corrupt. * Buck Rogers- Planet of Zoom [tr Es] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - hack translation of this version: Buck Rogers- Planet of Zoom [DC][a1] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip * Buck Rogers- Planet of Zoom [DC][f1] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - includes a custom slowdown and dump tool from 2009. main zoom.com files is slightly different than base (2 bytes). * Bugs! v4 (1983)(Michael Ouye) [Action][!].zip - copy bytematched independently sourced. bugs.scr gets created every run, so that file should be deleted. * Bugs! v4 [h1] (1983)(Michael Ouye) [Action].zip - hacked credits. * Castle Adventure (1984)(Kevin Bales) [Action, Adventure].zip - Has no intro screen from "FREEWARE GAMES" and the tile screen has a border around the title itself with author credit. No mention of shareware so, so no [SW] tag. Not sure if this is an earlier or later release. One would think the title screen on this version is from a later release, but we don't know. castle.ran has been played and the high score stored within is set quite high, where I believe the release in unplayed form has a high score of "Bob" with a score of 100. This is at least the lowest score I can find in all the variations, and the timestamp matches the .exe timestamp. since the game is predominately 2 files, and castle.ran changes everytime it is played, this game has many variations. * Castle Adventure [h1] (1984)(Kevin Bales) [Action, Adventure].zip - hacked credits and opening info, although author's name unchanged. * Championship Lode Runner [DC] (1984)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].img.zip - the byte at 0x22a78 changed every time the game is played, resulting in every copy of the .IMG file having a different CRC. * Castle Wolfenstein (1984)(Muse Software) [Action, Adventure, Strategy].zip - This game requires DOS 2.1 or earlier. Crack/disk check removal: 
Comparing CW.EXE and CW.EX_
000004c6 90 CD 
000004c7 90 13 
000004d9 B8 89 
000004da 00 46 
000004db 10 02 
0000168c 90 CD 
0000168d 90 13 
000016f0 EB 74 
00006211 B8 3D 
00006212 00 A5 
00006213 10 A5 
00006214 2E 75 
00006215 A3 0B 
00006216 F9 2E 
00006217 5F F7 
00006218 B8 06 
00006219 A5 F9 
0000621a A5 5F 
0000621b 09 00 
0000621c C0 10 
00006291 89 8B 
00006292 E5 EC 
00006331 90 CD 
00006338 90 13 
000073da 90 74 
000073db 90 04
* Charlie Brown's ABC (1984)(Random House, Inc.) [Educational].zip - works on a PCjr as is. Dosbox needs some additional work to first load PCjr BASIC cartridges into memory. * CoreWar [h1] (1984)(Kevin A. Bjorke) [Strategy].zip - .doc file hacked to change the dates to 1991 from 1984. .exe seems untouched. * Congo Bongo [DC][b1] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - DOS driver has 286+ instructions so will not work on the target CPU it was designed for. * Crime and Punishment [b1] (1984)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - "Background data" shows some random garbage and any key brings you right to the case. * Cutthroats r23 [DC] (1984)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Converted to DOS from booter image available in TDC's images collection. Conversion tool is zorktools from "software pirates" from ~1985 and hacked to auto-load the converted dat file. One can also boot the cracked IMA file in DOSBox or use the readily available Frotz emulator to play it too. * David's Kong (1984)(Anonymous) [Action][!].zip - bytematched a private collection. Sure wish we knew who this david was to give publishing credits. * Dr. J and Larry Bird Go One on One [DC] (1984)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports].zip - DOS Conversion by NewRisingSun, works on CGA, PCjr (and correctly queries the location of video memory, as configured by your expansion memory manger), and non-768 KiB Tandy 1000s. The data file names were always in the main executable; a simple 0/1 flag switched between "read sectors directly" and "use DOS to read files" mode. * Dragonworld (1984)(Trillium Corp.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - crack: 
Comparing files DGW.EXE and DGW.EX_
00003E89: 90 9C
00003E8A: 90 FA
00003E8B: 90 FF
00003E8C: 90 1E
00003E8D: 90 4C
00003E8E: 90 00
00003E8F: 90 72
00003E90: 90 04
0000786C: 90 CD
0000786D: 90 21
00007874: 90 CD
00007875: 90 21
0000787C: 90 CD
0000787D: 90 21
0000787E: 90 72
0000787F: 90 0C
00007C84: 90 CD
00007C85: 90 21
00007C8C: 90 CD
00007C8D: 90 21
00007C8E: 90 72
00007C8F: 90 2F
00008FC5: 33 2B
00008FC6: C0 C3
* Dragonworld [b1] (1984)(Telarium Corp.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - has a save/restore issue. After restoring the game seems to lose track of the interpreter - best known dump of this version. The [a1] has all that fixed up. * Dragonworld [f1][a1] (1984)(Telarium Corp.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - A different (earlier?) release. fixes: - disabled copy protection - disabled multiple disk checks for gameplay - added: "escape key" exits save game screen, without need to save - added: "escape key" exits restore game screen, without need to restore - added: automatically creates savegame list in game folder, if absent original .exe file is available as DGW.EX_ the "VOLT" file on both disks is for disk identification, renamed the one from DISKB to "VOLT.B" * Early Games for Young Children v4.0 (1984)(Springboard Software, Inc.) [Educational].zip - sourced from kfx, 1x360k. Copy protection on track 39 side 0, which is verified by DR.EXE and sets a flag in 0:1F2 if correct. Replacement DR just puts the flag in. :) Replaced BASICA.COM supplied on disk with the generic file that works on most platforms. * Early Games for Young Children v4.0 [a1] (1984)(Springboard Software, Inc.) [Educational].zip - Either homebrewed or from a re-release. This looks like recompiled basic source as the .exe files all have a MS basic compiler string which says 1987 in it. Pretty good trick for a program released in 1984... * Element Man (1984)(Compute! Publications, Inc.) [Educational].zip - Year/publisher source: appeared in Compute!'s PC/PCjr magazine, 4/84. See- http://cd.textfiles.com/pcsig08/501_600/DISK0547/CPUT84.DTA * Facemaker (1984)(Spinnaker Software Corporation) [Educational, Editor].zip - updated 1984 version of the 1982 release. crack: 
diff FMK_IB_D.EX_ vs FMK_IB_D.EXE
39c39
< 000260 b6 00 b2 00 cd 13 73 02 cd 18 e4 40 8a e0 e4 40
---
> 000260 b6 00 b2 00 eb 04 73 02 cd 18 e4 40 8a e0 e4 40
* Fahrenheit 451 (1984)(Trillium Corp.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - crack: 
Comparing files F451.EXE and F451.EX_
000045EE: 90 9C
000045EF: 90 FF
000045F0: 90 1E
000045F1: 90 4C
000045F2: F8 00
00006B1E: 90 CD
00006B1F: 90 13
00006BE1: 90 CD
00006BE2: 90 13
000070DA: 90 CD
000070DB: 90 21
000070E2: 90 CD
000070E3: 90 21
000070EA: 90 CD
000070EB: F8 21
000074F2: 90 CD
000074F3: 90 21
000074FA: 90 CD
000074FB: F8 21
000088EC: C0 C3
* Flightmare [SW][a1] (1984)(Peter Adams) [Action].zip - completely different executable. * Flightmare [SW][a2] (1984)(Peter Adams) [Action].zip - Appears to be a non (or less) corrupt version of [b1]. * Flightmare [h1] (1984)(Peter Adams) [Action].zip - hacked to give credit to keypunch. this is a new low! * Frogger II- Three Deep [DC][h1][b1] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - Software Pirates version that exits at the second game screen in Composite mode with a "SPI files missing 4 sector(s)" message. * Frogger II- Three Deep [DC][a1] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - patch by Mok that uses 286 instructions and does not fully remove the keydisk check --- it still tries to access the floppy drive by directly writing to the floppy controller. * Frogger II- Three Deep [DC][a2] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - newly discovered yet very early alternate DOS Conversion. * Games People Play (1984)(Anonymous) [Compilation].zip - Unsure who published this, although at least 2 titles seem to reference PC Magazine, so it may have been distributed by them. Otherwise has lots of original sources for many games with correct timestamps. * Games Pac 1 v2.1 (1984)(Alphanetics) [Compilation].zip - sourced from kfx image, 1x360k. This is one of the most convoluted disk protection schemes known to humankind. Per NewRisingSun who unwraveled it: "Every individual game is in one .GP1 file, a tokenized ",P" protected file. After removing BASICA's ",P" protection, you end up with a file where all lines from line number 4 to under 60000 are obfuscated such that the first token is replaced with a REM token. Every .GP1 file has one corresponding ^^^^^.xxx (five times 7Fh) file with xxx being a three-letter-abbreviated name of the main .GP1 file, which contains tokenized BASICA code to be loaded to the 6xxxx line range, replacing what is there; but that is merely an intermediate step. The real action is in the ^^^^^^.xxx (six times 7Fh) file with xxx being the three-letter-abbreviated name of the main .GP1 file, which contains the deobfuscation code at file offset 7 (following the BSAVE header) and, for every line starting with line 4, the original tokens for the start of each line at offset 59h; it also does some arithmetic with the line numbers. The code at 6xxxx onwards that is executed initially executes a string-contained machine language routine that searches for the offset of the beginning of the tokenized program in the BASIC data segment, then replaces itself with the five-^ file, which in turn loads the six-^ file, puts the offset of the tokenized program within the BASIC data segment as well as its own BLOAD address into the respective positions of the six-^ file's code, then executes it, then jumps to the now-de-obfuscated program, starting at line 4. The copy protection is part of each de-obfuscated program and is always checked near the start with some GOSUB. All it does is it tries to read the ^^^^^^.^ (8 KiB) file, which occupies the protected sector, expecting a "sector-not-found"-induced branch to the ON ERROR GOTO routine just when the affected record is being read." * GATO v1.0 [f1] (1984)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - Sourced from kfx image of the same name. Has modified captain's log file. The version # is only available on the disk label and says v1.1 but this seems incorrect because we have another copy of that has the same v1.1 label but is clearly a later build! fixed because dosbox cannot open filenames with spaces in them, so they were all renamed and the .exe files that referenced them also modified. for the record, winimage also has a problem with filenames with spaces so if you have an .IMA file and try to extract the files, you'll just end up with a big ole unplayable mess. Copy protection removed by akuma too. * GATO v1.1 [f1] (1984)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - Sourced from kfx image of the same name. Has modified captain's log file. Version number only available on disk, and says v1.1. Same fix as v1.0 applied to remove spaces from filenames and Akuma copy protection patch applied. * GATO [f1] (1984)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - This is likely v1.0. It has typos in history and demo.exe that are fixed in v1.1. Does not have a message "are you sure you want to exit" after pressing ESC during gameplay which the v1.1 has. Has a french quick docs which may or may not be original (probably not). Unknown provenance. Fixed by renaming and hex editing files by replacing the spaces with XX, but original exe files are not available. end of gato1.exe has the word "POUET" which might be like those "MsDoS" appendages for virus scanning. * GATO [h1] (1984)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - hacked as subcommander by removing all GATO references. Seems to be close to v1.0 but difficul to tell. Keep this one in the archive because the version of GATO itself seems unique. * Gremlins [DC][h3] (1984)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - same as [h2] (cracked by mr cooldude in options screen) but different filesets. weird. * Gremlins [DC] (1984)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - Fresh booter taken off official release. * Gremlins [DC][a1] (1984)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - Fixed/cleaned up version of some of the oddball [h] variants. The title screen is different. * Grime [FW][f1] (1984)(Damar, Mark Elendt) [Action].zip - technically hacked, but it's invisible. "Highscore problem fixed by Demonlord" * Hard Hat Mack [DC][h1][tr Sp] (1984)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action].zip - credits hacked to the Duplicators, some translated to Spanish * Hard Hat Mack [DC][h2] (1984)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action].zip - credits hacked to The Duplicators, otherwise identical to root. * Hard Hat Mack [DC][h2][a1] (1984)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action].zip - credits hacked to The Duplicators, this time a different exe * Hard Hat Mack [DC][h2][o1] (1984)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action].zip - credits hacked to The Duplicators and overdumped. Two bytes also different. * Hard Hat Mack [DC][h3] (1984)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action].zip - credits hacked to Italsoft * Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The r47 (1984)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].img.zip - sourced from guby. crack: 
Comparing files HHGTTG47.IM_ and HHGTTG47.IMG
00000042: 04 08
0000007C: 03 02
0000007D: 04 08
* Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The r47 [DC] (1984)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - r47 booter converted into .dat file playable via Frotz. Will not work on <80386 computer. * Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The r56 (1984)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].img.zip - this is a booter disk image that couldn't be converted by zorktools into a DOS Conversion. The image file needs to be set to read-only to get through the boot process when using DOSBox. the game will otherwise continue to ask you to write protect the disk. sourced from tgod00248. Already cracked. * Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The r56 [DC] (1984)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - r56 booter converted into .dat file playable via Frotz. Will not work on <80386 computer. * Hopper [a1] (1984)(Anonymous) [Action].zip - Bypasses speed/skill selection screen. * Hopper [a2] (1984)(Anonymous) [Action].zip - renamed as Ribit.exe, does not allow for Joystick * Hopper [o1] (1984)(Anonymous) [Action][!].zip - not sure how to handle this one. It's an overdump, but bytematched a private collection, so it's also known good. It may be possible that DOS versions may be responsible for reading extra bytes off disk sectors which cause the overdump. * Hulk, The [f1] (1984)(Load'N'Go Software) [Adventure].zip - no idea what the patch is/does. Not sure if unpatched is original. type "mode co40" before playing to see the pictures. * IBM PC Blackjack (1984)(Anonymous) [Strategy, Cards][!].zip - Modifications to opening menu, no source code available. Byte matched to a private collection, bumped to [!] * IBM PC Blackjack [a1] (1984)(Patrick Leabo) [Strategy, Cards].zip - Further modifications to the original Leabo/Jessen blackjack by an Anonymous author. * Icon- The Quest for the Ring (1984)(Macrocom) [Adventure, Role Playing (RPG)].zip - game requires true CGA to run properly. * Icon- The Quest for the Ring [f1] (1984)(Macrocom) [Adventure].zip - patched for VGA compatibility but in return breaks true CGA operation. * Icon- The Quest for the Ring [a1] (1984)(Macrocom) [Adventure].zip - will not pass the copy protection at the end of level 1 unless you run iconfix.com. PCjr version remains uncracked. There's a ripsaw8080 TSR crack available in the cracks folder which (I think) replaces iconfix loader. * In The Chips [DC] (1984)(Creative Software) [Strategy, Simulation].zip - likes a joystick, but can also be played with arrow keys+ins/del as buttons. * Infocom Four-In-One Sampler r26 (1984)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Compilation].img.zip - cracked image file in standard sector dump format. Crack: 
Comparing files 4IN1SAMP.IMA and 4N1SAMPC.IMA
00000042: 04 08
0000007C: 03 02
0000007D: 04 08
* Janitor Joe [a2] (1984)(Kevin Bales) [Action].zip - typo fixed, from "veiw" to "view" that's it! * Janitor Joe [a3] (1984)(Kevin Bales) [Action][!].zip - this one bytematched a private collection, so it's a known good dump. * Janitor Joe [a4] (1984)(Kevin Bales) [Action].zip - Different build with some additional docs. Apparently there is a bug in games called "jumpjoe.exe" which is why some of these are "jumpjoe2.exe", released when the bug was fixed. Should probably re-work this set of games. * Jumpman [DC] (1984)(IBM) [Action].zip - not sure of the source (this is not the remastered version from 2007), unknown if it will run on an 8088. * Jumpman [DC][b1] (1983)(IBM) [Action].zip-->Jumpman [DC][b1] (1984)(IBM) [Action].zip - uses Mok's loader so this will likely not run on an 8088. * Jungle Hunt [DC][h1] (1984)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - graffitied executable and loader used to launch game * Juno First [DC] (1984)(Datasoft, Inc.)[Action].zip - DOS Conversion by NewRisingSun. When adjusting joystick trims, one needs to keep in mind that the ship is supposed to drift downwards, judging by the arcade version emulated in MAME. The game's graphics seem to be drawn for a composite color display. * Kangaroo (1984)(Anonymous) [Action].zip - Has real(?) timestamp of 1984, but otherwise different .exe than the versions in 198x folder. * Kidwriter (1984)(Spinnaker Software Corporation) [Educational].zip - sourced from kfx, 1x360k. Crack (thanks NRS!): 
Comparing files KDW.EX_ and KDW.EXE
00002EC2: CD F8
00002EC3: 13 90
* Kindercomp v2.0 (1984)(Spinnaker Software Corporation) [Educational].zip - Sourced from kfx. This one is not a booter, but sure appears to be the exact same release as the cartridge and booter versions- one can even see the 55AA ROM signature in the exe file. Crack: 
Comparing files KDC_IB_D.EX_ and KDC_IB_D.EXE
00000347: CD EB
00000348: 13 04
* King's Quest (1984)(IBM) [Adventure].img.zip - This is the PCjr version, the only version of KQ1 published by IBM. Cracked IMA file. Based off King's Quest (1984)(IBM) [kfx][360k][cp][!].zip * King's Quest r840531 (1984)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].img.zip - This is an earlier (may 1984) with BOOT v1.1. All other versions of KQ1 for the PC are BOOT v1.2 This version does not have "Chris Iden" in the opening credits. The first booter version for PC with CGA graphics that only supports Composite graphics, not 4-color RGBI graphics. Very rare. * King's Quest r840816 (1984)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].img.zip - The second booter version for PC with CGA graphics that supports both Composite and 4-color RGBI graphics. Very common. NewRisingSun's version which removed protection appendage from MAIN.EXE. works perfectly. * King's Quest r840816 [a1] (1984)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].img.zip - ripsaw8008's version, works perfectly too, just cracked differently. * Klondyke Solitaire [a1] (1984)(Jeff Littlefield) [Strategy, Cards].zip - original, non modified/updated version. probably from 1983, but the timestamp is 1980 * Klondike Solitaire v1.2 [a1] (1984)(Mouse Systems Corp.) [Strategy, Cards].zip - taken off an original disk- files is a different compile than the non [a1] * Learning with Leeper [DC][f1] (1984)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Educational].zip - Start with MAIN.EXE. FILEGAME.BAT is not a DOS batch file, but some kind of script file that nonetheless is named exactly that. Tested to run in DOSBox (cycles=320 and 500) and 86Box provided that a joystick is emulated. Notes: The game must be played with a joystick, and the joystick must be connected right from the start. (Background: Otherwise the game will cause a Divide Error. In the DOS conversion, DOS' default Int00 handler displays "Divide Error" and exits. The message is not readable because of the way the game sets up the video mode. The booter will instead execute the BIOS' default Int00 handler, which is just an IRET. With a 8088 CPU, that means that the game will just continue with no input at all, because the 8088 CPU will return to the instruction after the offending DIV instruction. With a 80286+ CPU, that means the game will freeze, as the 80286+ CPU will return to the offending DIV instruction itself. I did not patch any of this because you would not be able to play the game without a joystick anyway.) On DOSBox, as soon as the game lets you control the character, it will drift in one direction until you hit all four directions, which causes the game to self-calibrate. Failure to hit all four directions as early as the first screen means that the game might automatically choose the one of the mini-games. I took the liberty to patch the bad keyboard handler so that the game can at least be run on a PCjr. As mentioned before, absolutely no Tandy 1000 or IBM PCjr enhancements. Only run this game as CGA with composite color monitor, not Tandy 1000, not PCjr. The game's Paint mini-game is pretty much pointless without the fifteen colors of composite, and the composite colors are wrong on Tandy 1000 (frog/grass is blue, water is pink), even as the game was sold through Radio Shack! * Microsoft Flight Simulator v2.1 [DC] (1984)(Microsoft) [Simulation].zip - an impressive conversion to running in true DOS, each sector cluster converted into a filename. Sadly FS.EXE has been "infected" with the MsDoS anti-virus stub. * Montezuma's Revenge [DC][b1] (1984)(BCI Software) [Action].zip - Adds an exit to DOS option, which is not original. This is technically a hack! Missing PCjr version. * Montezuma's Revenge [DC][b2][h1] (1984)(BCI Software) [Action].zip - credits hacked to Software Pirates, Inc. Missing PCjr version. * Montezuma's Revenge [DC][b3][h2] (1984)(BCI Software) [Action].zip - credits hacked to Italsoft. Missing PCjr version. * Montezuma's Revenge [DC][b4][h3][o1] (1984)(BCI Software) [Action].zip - (C) date changed to 1992, appears to have a complete 2nd program tacked onto the end of the file. Missing PCjr version. * Montezuma's Revenge [DC][b5] (1984)(BCI Software) [Action].zip - this one is interesting as it is 1/2 the size as the others, which may mean it is even more bad than the others. Either way, it is missing the PCjr version, so it too is bad. * Murder on the Zinderneuf [DC][f1] (1984)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - DOS Conversion by NewRisingSun, adds a quit to DOS function as well as corrects the original game bug on the left propeller graphic getting corrupted: eachFrameDo: xor byte ptr [7806h], 2 mov bx, 77FEh add bl, [7806h] ; 7806 can be 0 or 2 mov si, [bx] ; ... * Mr. Cool r840315 [DC] (1984)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action].zip - sourced from kfx, DOS conversion by demonlord. This version has only PC support. * Mr. Cool r840416 [DC] (1984)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action].zip - sourced from kfx, DOS conversion by demonlord. This version has PC and PCjr support. * Notable Phantom [b1] (1984)(DesignWare) [Educational].zip - missing half of the program. game.exe is 0 bytes. Compose.exe works. Labeled as [bad] until a better version surfaces. * MYCHESS v1.0 (1984)(The Software Toolworks, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess].zip - sourced from user created image on archive.org. Has the MYCONFIG program but it won't run in DOSBox. MYCONFIG directly manipulates MYCHESS.COM, so any modifications create new variants. The software toolworks was also known as Software Country in 1984. * MYCHESS v1.0 [b1] (1984)(The Software Toolworks, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess].zip - Missing config program, which allows for display and computer type setup. Best dump known. This version seems to be closely related to MYCHESS v1.0 (1984)(The Software Toolworks, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess].zip so it may simply be a variant created with MYCONFIG The two files are identical up to offset 0xa8e4, then match up again at 0xabe2, then there's some overdump (0x1a's) at the end of the non [b1]. It feels like the [b1] is corrupt when compared to the new one, but the new one is also overdumped, so it doesn't appear either of them are perfect. * MYCHESS v1.2 [b1] (1984)(Software Toolworks, Inc., The) [Strategy, Chess].zip - Missing config program, which allows for display and computer type setup. Best dump known. Archive contains both text only mode and graphics mode versions of this release, which may or may not be accurately reflected from the source media. * Oil's Well [DC] (1984)(Sierra On-Line Inc.) [Action].zip - Conversion from known good kfx dump by NewRisingSun. Fixes multiple issues: Properly runs in DOS, DOSBox, on any machine. It runs with PCjr graphics (and IBM PC timing) on a Tandy 1000. The original booter does not know the Tandy 1000 and will run in CGA on it. The spelling error "PREMIMUM" on the options screen's skill level selection has been corrected to "PREMIUM". Add the ability to exit the game by pressing Ctrl+Q. * Pac-Man (Fr) [a1] (1984)(F. Bataille) [Action].zip - has two bytes NOPed out compared to other version. Not sure why. * Pac-Man [tr En] (1984)(F. Bataille) [Action].zip - modifications (translations only?) by Eugeen G., Balkhash 1994. Not sure how/where to place this one- it's a hacked copy with title screen changed, but is it just a hack or an [f1] and does it go in 1994 instead? * PC Pool Challenges (CGA only) [DC] (1984)(IBM) [Simulation].zip - Like the title says, don't try this one on anything other than a true CGA machine. The other one works on any video system. * PC Pool v0.10 [a5] (1984)(Dale Jurich) [Simulation, Sports].zip - yes, 5 versions discovered so far. This is the smallest filesize found yet- perhaps the others are overdumps? * President's Choice [DC] (1984)(Spinnaker Software Corporation) [Simulation, Strategy].img.zip - To get the game working in DOSBox you need to set machine=cga in the settings and run the PCFIX.COM program before booting with the command: BOOT PCHOICE1.IMG PCHOICE2.IMG * Picture Perfect (1984)(Mindplay) [Educational].zip - Original loader .COM program is PICPERF.CO_ which was at some point replaced with a different one called PICPERF.COM but that loader may cause issues with stack. In DOSBox, running PICPERF.EXE directly works, mileage may vary on real hardware. Uses joystick exclusively. * Quink (1984)(CBS Software) [Educational, Trivia][!].zip - There are two releases of this title, one from CBS Software and one by Thunder Mountain which probably came out later. Both contain identical files except for XEMAG.SYS which only appears on the CBS release and is not used/referenced by the game whatsoever, so TM was correct in deleting it. crack: 
Comparing files CBS.EXE and CBS.EX_
00004A26: 90 CD
00004A27: 90 13
00004A28: E9 73
00004A29: 7A 0B
00004A2A: 00 80
Comparing files CBS2.EXE and CBS2.EX_
000147F6: 90 CD
000147F7: 90 13
000147F8: E9 73
000147F9: 7A 0B
000147FA: 00 80
* Rendezvous With Rama (1984)(Trillium Corp.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from kfx, 2x360k. Crack: 
Comparing files RDV.EX_ and RDV.EXE
00002E29: 9C F8
00002E2A: FA 90
00002E2B: FF 90
00002E2C: 1E 90
00002E2D: 4C 90
00002E2E: 00 90
00006B3C: CD 90
00006B3D: 21 90
00006B44: CD 90
00006B45: 21 90
00006B4C: CD 90
00006B4D: 21 F8
00006F9E: CD 90
00006F9F: 21 90
00006FA6: CD F8
00006FA7: 21 90
000082D5: 2B 33
000082D6: C3 C0
* Ribit (1984)(Ddf) [Action].zip - interesting. technically the same game as hopper (198x), but has different intro and clearly says '84 Ddf in the executable. Also interesting that it would normally be spelled "ribbit" * Rocky's Boots (1984)(IBM) [Educational, Puzzle].zip - sourced from kfx image, removed A: references, removed disk check in every .COM file. uugh. COLORTST.EXE has an odd timestamp of 2011 but this is supposedly a known good dump. * Rocky's Boots v1.1 (1984)(Tandy Corporation) [Educational, Puzzle].zip - Sourced from kfx image, cracked by ripsaw8080, removed A: references. * Rollo and the Brush Brothers [DC][a1] (1984)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - someone hacked out all support for the savegame file? (or it was added in for a later version) * Rollo and the Brush Brothers [DC][h1] (1984)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - Appended message "broken by Koyote Kid" * Rollo and the Brush Brothers [DC][h1][a1] (1984)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - Appended message "broken by Koyote Kid", different (corrupt?) data inside too. * Rollo and the Brush Brothers [DC][a2] (1984)(Windmill Software) [Action].zip - Different than all other .exes, kinda overdumped too. * Ruby the Scene Machine- The Farm (1984)(Compu-Teach) [Educational].zip - pressing a key during the intro tends to crash the program. The only picture files that can be opened are: ANIMALS and FARMFOLK * Shamus [DC][a1] (1984)(IBM) [Action, Adventure].zip - uses .ovl and loader method * Shamus [DC][h1] (1984)(IBM) [Action, Adventure].zip - hacked credits to st. nick * Sierra Championship Boxing [DC][h1] (1984)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Sports].zip - has cracked by loader, exit actually returns one to DOS even though this was a booter. * Sierra Championship Boxing [DC] (1984)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Sports].zip - cleaner loader, does not exit back to DOS from main sceen. * Sierra Championship Boxing [DC][a1] (1984)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Sports].zip - likely just savegame differences, but hard to say. * Skiing [o1] (1984)(Rick Dean) [Action].zip - overdump, very incorrect timestamp * Skiing [o2] (1984)(Rick Dean) [Action].zip - overdump, timestamp is 1985 which is interesting but we think 1984 is the true 1st release date. * Smashout (1984)(Tim McClarren) [Action].zip - Requires mono, won't run with CGA or higher * Soko-Ban [ax] (1984)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - [a1],[A2],[a3].zip - different .exes, cracks, fixes. seems like non [a] is closest to original, has some INT 13h calls intact. Also seems that the game updates level data files directly, so nearly every copy we get is different. * Soko-Ban [a4] (1984)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - same as [a3], but exe modified by "MsDoS" anti-virus scanner. * Sopwith [h1] (1984)(BMB Compuscience) [Action].zip - AKA the red baron * Sopwith [h2] (1984)(BMB Compuscience) [Action].zip - one more red baron hack * Spelling Grade 2 (1984)(American Educational Computer, Inc.) [Educational][!].zip - gwbasic or basic/a required. after loading BASIC type run "hello" * Spelling Grade 3 (1984)(American Educational Computer, Inc.) [Educational][!].zip - gwbasic or basic/a required. after loading BASIC type run "hello" * Spelling Grade 4 (1984)(American Educational Computer, Inc.) [Educational][!].zip - gwbasic or basic/a required. after loading BASIC type run "hello" * Spelling Grade 5 (1984)(American Educational Computer, Inc.) [Educational].zip - gwbasic or basic/a required. after loading BASIC type run "hello" * Spelling Grade 6 (1984)(American Educational Computer, Inc.) [Educational].zip - gwbasic or basic/a required. after loading BASIC type run "hello" * Spelling Grade 7 (1984)(American Educational Computer, Inc.) [Educational].zip - gwbasic or basic/a required. after loading BASIC type run "hello" * Spelling Grade 8 (1984)(American Educational Computer, Inc.) [Educational][!].zip - gwbasic or basic/a required. after loading BASIC type run "hello" * Stargate [DC][h4] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - Public domain by atari. * Stargate [DC][h5] (1983)(Atarisoft) [Action].zip - modified instructions for left/right/stop. Public domain by atari. * Switch the Railroad (1984)(Chris Torkildson) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - Author info comes from the original Commodore PET game. See- http://jimgerrie.blogspot.com/2014/12/retrochallenge-201501-rail-switch.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9V3N2KJP6k * Tales of Mystery (1984)(Sholastic, Inc.) [Adventure].img.zip - The game is floppy-centric, so archived for now as bootable floppy images until it can be modified to work more conveniently from a hard drive. The floppy images represent the two sides of the original "flippy" disk, and the second side is only needed if the second story is selected after booting the first side. The included IBM BASIC interpreter requires BASIC in ROM, so an early IBM system with such ROM is needed, or an emulator of same. The interpreter will crash the system if the ROM is not present! The necessary ROM image can be loaded in DOSBox SVN, e.g., "LOADROM BASIC.ROM", but DOSBox 0.74 does not have the ability. * These United States (1984)(IBM) [Educational, Trivia].zip - sourced from kfx image, 1x160k. Copy protection is bypassed for each exe by using a .COM loader, so GAME.COM, G.COM and VIEWDOX.COM were added to this distribution. * Troll's Tale [DC] (1984)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - Conversion by NewRisingSun. Includes PCjr version. Original disk is a booter, but the games are DOS executables with a loader stub and Formaster Copylock added. Conversion done so cleanly that the original "word checksum" in the .EXE header becomes correct again. To make the CGA version (MAIN.EXE) display on a VGA card, modify the following bytes at offset 0x2A8: 8D 36 06 3D --> EB 20 90 90 * Typing Tutor III (PCjr) (1984)(Simon & Schuster Interactive) [Educational][!].zip - not sure how this one got upgraded to [!] currently. This version loads in 40 column mode and has 2x the menus whenever the screen is too busy to support all the text from 80 columns. * Typing Tutor III [a1] (1984)(Simon & Schuster Interactive) [Educational].zip - modified tt.com, appears to be a different build. May be bad: only shows 1/4 of the text on some tests compared to base version. Somewhere a copy that was tagged as v1.5 and [!] arrived which exactly matches this copy. Unknown how the [!] or even the version # was derived though, so we're leaving it as [a1]. It appears HISTFILE.001 is generated by the program. It records usernames and may be deleted. * Typing Tutor III [a2] (1984)(Simon & Schuster Interactive) [Educational].zip - see [a1] * Ultima III- Exodus (1984)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Sourced from harlge's personal copy and merged with cracked version from NRS. First release off floppy, from a blue+white "flippy" diskette. Both COMMAND.COM and BOOTUP.COM are protected with Formaster Advanced Copylock key disk copy protection. Copy protected sectors seem to fall behind the file LCB.ULT, so every copy of this file taken off a disk will be different. Crack: 
Comparing files BOOTUP.CO_ and BOOTUP.COM
00000001: E1 F7
00000002: 4B 10

Comparing files COMMAND.CO_ and COMMAND.COM
00000001: E1 DC
00000002: 8E 5B
* Word Seeking (1984)(IBM) [Strategy, Puzzle].zip - sourced from kfx image, Copy protection is bypassed for each exe by using a .COM loader, so WORDS.COM, G.COM and VIEWDOX.COM were added to this distribution. * Xonix [h1] (1984)(Ilan Rav) [Action].zip - hacked to rename title to "Lokup"- removed credits from title screen. * Zaxxon [DC][b1] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises, Inc.) [Action].zip - No sound, thus labeled as bad. Missing PCjr version. * Zaxxon [DC][b2] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises, Inc.) [Action].zip - No sound, thus labeled as bad. Slightly different executable. Missing PCjr version. * Zaxxon [DC][b3][h1] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises, Inc.) [Action].zip - hacked to say "Public Domain By: Sega" Missing PCjr version. * Zaxxon [DC][b4][tr Fr] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises, Inc.) [Action].zip - translated to French as "Zaxon" Appears to be a simple ASCII hack. Missing PCjr version. * Zaxxon [DC][b5] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises, Inc.) [Action].zip - Missing PCjr version. * Zaxxon [DC][b6] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises, Inc.) [Action].zip - Missing PCjr version. * Zaxxon [DC][b7] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - includes a speed patch done in 1997. Missing PCjr version. * Zaxxon [DC][h1] (Tandy) (1984)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - hacked to say "Public Domain By: Sega" * Zaxxon (PCjr) [DC][b8][h1] (1984)(SEGA Enterprises, Inc.) [Action].zip - On a PCjr in DOSBox it at least gets to the 1/2 player option but won't go past it. Just use the non-[b] tagged version for all your Zaxxon needs. * Zork- The Great Underground Empire r88 [DC] (1984)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - 840726, sourced from kfx/IMA set in TDC images collection. uses custom hacked zorktools loader * Zyll [DC][b1] (1984)(IBM) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - A two paragraph header was prepended for no apparent reason, and aside from that the first word of every 4K (1000h) bytes is corrupt. Though the game does start up okay, it will mess up at various points during gameplay where the corrupt parts are used. better dumps exist in TDC. Here for tracking purposes only. * Zyll [DC][a1] (1984)(IBM) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - modified to implement quitting to DOS as well as a DOS-based method of saving/restoring game position instead of the original floppy-based method. ==1985== * A Mind Forever Voyaging r77 [a1] (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - may actually be [o1], data at end of .dat file, but it may be legit. * Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, The v3.87 (1985)(Adventure International) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Sourced from starsoft Mega-pack. THe last two bytes of this crack are to allow wildcard DOS file open command to work on newer DOS versions, so this is technically [f1] too. crack: 
Comparing files START.EX_ and START.EXE
0000114E: 00 10
00001154: 9A 90
00001155: 00 90
00001156: 00 90
00001157: 98 90
00001158: 05 90
0000AEA4: 3F 39
0000AEA5: 3F 39
* Alter Ego- Male [f1] (1985)(Activision, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - sourced from kfx, 3x360k. This version is slightly different than the 1986 release- title screen only shows 1985 for release year, AEGV.EXE seems to be where the differences are. Fixed 1 hard-coded path to A:\AEBASE. Crack: 
Comparing files AETV.EX_ and AETV.EXE
00002A3F: 9A 90
00002A40: 0E 90
00002A41: 00 90
00002A42: 92 90
00002A43: 0E 90
* Asylum [f1] (1985)(Screenplay) [Adventure].zip - cracked as well as patched to not require running from the A: drive plus fixed for graphical glitches that appeared during gameplay --changed the initial stack pointer. * Balance Of Power [f1] (1985)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - Original disks used and patched to allow HD installs to work. Yes, the game starts up windows 1.0, but come on, it's certainly more DOS than windows. ;) Also fixed added the Win2 mouse driver with the old bus/serial mouse driver renamed as MOUSE.DR_. With this the installer will produce a PS/2 interface supporting Win 1.0 executable. * Balance Of Power [a1] (1985)(Mindscape Inc).zip - different crack, missing all the windows drivers. [f1] version is from original disks, use it instead. * Balance Of Power [a2] (1985)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - Installed version; This one is enhanced EGA with the mouse support from [f1]. * Cavequest v1.1 [SW][a1] (1985)(Lightwave Consultants) [Action, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - same executable, but additional quest files. registered maybe? appears to have been released later. * Caverns of Gink [a1] (1985)(Tony Ginko) [Action].zip - .COM version. * Chess v1.01 (De) [h1] (1985)(Psion) [Strategy, Chess].zip - hacked credits * Chess v2.13 (En)(Fr)(De) (1985)(Psion) [Strategy, Chess][!].zip - Change languages by pressing F4. The game default language is then written directly into chess.exe at offset 0x1a. Tagged as known good dump because the copy available on the net matched a copy that had been written to a floppy disk in ~1987 and stored in a private collection since. * Crimson Crown, The [a1] (1985)(Polarware - Penguin Software, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - uses subst for direct a: access, instead of using patched .exe like non [a1] * Cyrus (1985)(Intelligent Chess Software) [Strategy, Chess].zip - source unknown, timestamp on chess.com is 1987 but that's likely due to modifications as this is the earlier 1985 release. * Dam Busters, The [a1] (1985)(Accolade, Inc.) [Action, Simulation, Strategy].zip (and [a2]) different cracks. * Decision in the Desert v419.00 [DC][h1] (1985)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - Cracktro loader. * Disk Crash [b1][SW] (Gary Quiring)(1985) [Action].zip - Appears to be CGA only, but couldn't get anything more than a blank screen out of it on an 8088. Other machines show garbled graphics. Author is active on the net, maybe we can get the source/info. * Fire Fighter [SW] (1985)(Eben Sprinsock) [Strategy].zip / Fire Fighter [SW][a1] (1985)(Eben Sprinsock) [Strategy].zip Some virus scanners will detect the [a1] version as Joke/Water. There is a really unusual thing going on here. fire.com is identical to fire.com[a1] except that fire.com is *longer* (overdumped) than [a1]. The [a1] version gets detected as having the "virus" but the non [a1] does not. How is it possible that "file+junk" is ok, yet "file" is a virus? Either way, this program is most certainly not "water/joke" http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100757.htm * GATO v1.2 [f1][b1] (1985)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - Sourced from kfx image in TDC's collection. demo.exe is missing, may have been deleted at some point, possibly by 1st user to make room for DOS files to make the disk bootable. Best known dump. edit later: a 2nd copy (but only a copy) has been located of this version and it too didn't include demo.exe so this may be a manufacturing error. Close to dropping the [b1] tag. Fixed like other GATO titles to remove spaces in filenames. v1.2 allows the game to be installed to HDD via HINSTALL.COM which handles the files with spaces- don't run this on this fixed version! * GATO v1.4 [f1] (1985)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - Taken off original disk, same details as above. gato1.exe looks like the file is overdumped. * Gemini-1 [SW] (1985)(Paragon Software) [Action].zip - That's Paragon Software from Mississippi - a totally different company (and not a corporation) than the more commonly known Paragon Software Corporation from Pennsylvania, USA. * Ghostbusters (PCjr, Tandy 1000) [h1][b1] (1985)(Activision, Inc.) [Action].img.zip - Disk image that will never be converted to DOS (hence no DC) but interesting to include in TDC because this version has been hacked to support CGA modes so it will run on a stock PC. Tagged as bad since it is no longer a PCjr/tandy version of the game- It was only ever released for jr/tandy. There is a fantastic dos conversion that actually works on PCjr/tandy now, thanks to NewRisingSun. * Golden Oldies Volume 1- Computer Software Classics [h1] (1985)(Electronic Arts, Inc., Software Toolworks, Inc., The) [Compilation].zip - hacked title screen to change credits from Software Toolworks to Computer Country. * Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The r56 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from disk image off archive.org. IMA file in TDC floppy image collection. * Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The r58 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from tgod1802 * Infidel r22 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - interpreter L, gray box release from 1985. sourced from known good dump kfx/IMA file in floppy images collection. * Infidel r22 [a1] (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - interpreter M2. Same setup and .dat file as base 1985 version, but infidel.com is from 1996 which may mean it came from a compilation. * James Bond 007- A View to a Kill [a1] (1985)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - different crack. * Jet [DC] (1985)(subLOGIC) [Simulation].zip - DOS conversion by ripsaw8080. Supports Hercules by typing JET H at the command line. Derived from the SCP image in the TDC floppy images collection. * Jet [DC][b1] (1985)(subLOGIC) [Simulation].zip - 386 instructions used for the loader, so it won't work on an 8088 class machine as it was designed for. doesn't ask monitor type. This appears to be a different release than the other [DC], available as a cracked booter image as Jet [a1] (1985)(subLOGIC) [IMA][160k][cr].zip * Killer Bees (1985)(Anonymous) [Action].zip - single byte difference between this and the [a1]. [a1] has a timestamp of 2005 so we like this copy better. * King's Quest II- Romancing the Throne v1.1H (1985)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].img.zip - in DOSBox, use "boot disk1.ima disk2.ima" and then use Ctrl-F4 to swap disks as prompted. * Liptocoe (1985)(IBM) [Action].zip - sourced from kfx, 1x360k. Hiscore file cleaned up. LIP.COM, G.COM and VIEWDOX.COM all added to bypass disk protection. * M.U.L.E. [DC] (1985)(IBM) [Action, Strategy].zip - DOS coversion by NewRisingSun, has full save/restore support. * Maxgame [a1] (1985)(Max Acid) [Action].zip - different .exe file- not sure what actually changed though. * Mind Forever Voyaging, A r77 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima image in TDC's floppy collection. two independent copies matched file/crc/timestamps * Mist, The r851023 (1985)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - sourced from kfx, 1x360k. Later version, possibly as late as 1987 per the floppy label timestamp. Added start.bat to display title screen then game. GAME.COM is unwrapped from copy protection layer. * Mist, The r850919 (1985)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - source unknown. earlier version with less error handling messages present. * Music 101- Trivia from Mozart to Motown (1985)(IBM) [Educational, Trivia].img.zip - sourced from kfx, 1x360k. Copy protection is very weak and even without cracking the disk image will boot in dosbox. * Pinball Construction Set [DC][b1] (1985)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action].zip - fails to work in DOSBox and real 8088/CGA machine. * Planetfall r29 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima images from TDC collection * Planetfall r29 [DC] (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - unknown source currently. converted to DOS via zorktools. * Planetfall r37 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from tgod3303 * Pure-Stat Baseball (1985)(Software Simulations, Inc.) [Sports, Simulation].zip - team disk has duplicate filenames, so the disks cannot be merged. You may be better off mounting the two .IMG files (located in a separate archive) as 2 drives. * Questprobe- Featuring Human Torch and the Thing v1.72 [f1] (1985)(Adventure International) [Adventure].zip - The game uses a very old dos call (int 21 func. 0f) to open a datafile called SPL53P.DAT, but it tries to read in a filename called "SPL???.DAT" This patch changed START.EXE file and changed the "???" to "53P" so the filename is correct since there is only SPL file. crack+Fix: 
Comparing files START.EX_ and START.EXE
00006D87: CD B8
00006D88: 25 46
00006D89: 72 02
00006D8A: 03 50
00006D8C: 00 04
0000B2AE: 3F 35
0000B2AF: 3F 33
0000B2BC: 3F 50
* Questprobe- Featuring Human Torch and the Thing v1.72 [h1] (1985)(Adventure International) [Adventure].zip - hacked credits, different crack * Regulation and Homeostasis- Systems in Balance [f1] (1985)(IBM) [Educational].zip - modified autoexec.bat to not automatically attempt to copy DOS files to the disk and instead run the program. * Robotron- 2084 [DC][h1] (1985)(Atarisoft) [Action] hacked date and title to "illinois pirates league" nice. * Rogue- The Adventure Game v1.49 [a1] (1985)(Epyx, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Non a1 has some 1995 based things. This one is taken off a (unfortunately used) original disk * Scattergrams (1985)(IBM) [Strategy, Puzzle].zip - sourced from kfx, 1x360k. G.COM, SG.COM and VIEWDOX.COM added to bypass floppy copy protection. * Sea Speller [f1][DC] (1985)(Fisher-Price) [Educational].zip - [f1] because it relies on a behavior (probably specific to CGA) of the video status register that no emulator (PCE, PCEm, or DOSBox) supports, causing the game to hang. I modified it to specifically test the retrace bit instead of ALL bits of the register, so now the game will work on emulators as well as all kinds of real video cards. * Seastalker r16 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima images from TDC collection * Seven Cities of Gold, The (1985)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Strategy].img.zip - a blank disk needs to be available/mounted for saving map data to. supports PCjr enhanced sound and PC and PCjr graphics in both RGB and Composite modes, but in order to switch to the RGB mode you have to press 'A' while loading. * Sierra Championship Boxing (1985)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Sports].img.zip - Different than the release in 1984 (at least the title screen says 1985!) * Silly Master Blaster (Pinball Construction Set) [a2] (1985)(Anonymous) [Action].zip - compressed. Likely no different than other versions. * Solitare [a1] (1985)(Bill Franklin) [Strategy].zip - Compressed with LZ91. Likely no different than non a1 * Solo Flight (1985)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation].img.zip - sourced from kfx, 1x320k simple 360k sector scrape, no protection found. Different version of solo flight than the [DC]- this one does not have a joystick/keyboard option menu. * Solo Flight [DC] (1985)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - DOS conversion by Mok, unlikely to work on an 8088 due to 286+ CPU instructions used in loader. Oops. Not the same version as the kfx/ima image; this one has joystick/keyboard menu after monitor type, so it's newer(?) * Sorcerer r15 [h1] (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - source unknown. Appears hacked since there are lowercase filenames in the .COM file which are rather non DOS. * Spacewar v1.50 [SW][o1] (1985)(Bill Seiler) [Action].zip - cga only version, overdump, missing docs, yuck * Space Commanders II [h1] (1985)(ajf) [Action].zip - Title hacked to be "<<>>" * Spellbreaker r63 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC images collection. * Spider-Man v2.6 [f1] (1985)(Green Valley Publishing, ShareData, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - fixed to work around DOS wildcard open command which tries to load "SPL??.DAT". Since there's only 1 SPL?? file, hard coded to SPL52.DAT - patch: 
Comparing files MENU.EXE and MENU.EX_
0000AEA4: 35 3F
0000AEA5: 32 3F
* Spider-Man v2.6 [f1][a2] (1985)(Green Valley Publishing, ShareData, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - menu renamed to start and is was compressed with lzexe. After uncompressing, file size is still different than other copies. - same fix but now in a different offset 
Comparing files START.EX_ and START.EXE
0000AE94: 3F 35
0000AE95: 3F 32
* Star Fleet I- The War Begins v2.0 [a1] (1985)(Cygnus Multimedia, Interstel) [Strategy].zip - Slightly different set of .exes. SFI.EXE has an embedded build date of April 5th 1985 as compared to January 12th 85, and I don't think that was hacked. * Star Trek- The Kobayashi Alternative [a1] (1985)(Simon & Schuster Interactive) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - different crack, possibly uncracked? will someday merge * Striker v1.2 [SW] (1985)(Derek Williams) [Action].zip - this zip was converted from an old .arc file taken off a 30 year old floppy. It appears to have a virgin/original highscore file and a read.me that hasn't managed to stay connected with the other copies of this game floating around. The main executable is an .exe even though it is really in a .COM format- it's as if the author neglected to run exe2bin after compiling. * Striker v1.2 [SW][f1] (1985)(Derek Williams) [Action].zip - Two I/O writes to port 0x3d4 are NOPed out in this one, which adjusts the default centering of the screen on EGA platforms so that the top of the screen doesn't wrap around onto the bottom. This modification is not necessary on VGA or CGA cards, so one can use the base version of this game on those platforms. Thanks VileR for the investigation and explanation. * Strip Poker- A Sizzling Game of Chance [a1][b1] (1985)(Artworx Software Company, Inc.) [Strategy, Cards, Adult].zip - missing some data files, but main .exe is completely different from non [a1] version. No version # found, but certainly a different revision. * Strip Poker- A Sizzling Game of Chance [a2] (1985)(Artworx Software Company, Inc.) [Strategy, Cards, Adult].zip - new 8 bit boobs! * Strip Poker- A Sizzling Game of Chance [a3] (1985)(Artworx Software Company, Inc.) [Strategy, Cards, Adult].zip - includes basic source code. * Styx [h1][DC] (1985)(Windmill Software) [Action] says "Copyright(C) 1985 KP Graph Software Inc." * Suspended r8 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC images collection * Suspended r8 (Installer) [a1] (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from tgod3117, matched a different dump off archive. has an older z-interpreter * Take a Holiday (1985)(Prologic Pty. Ltd.) [Educational].zip - sourced from kfx, 1x360k. crack: 
Comparing files HOLIDAY.EX_ and HOLIDAY.EXE
00001A98: 00 1D
* Telengard v5.03 [h1] (1985)(Avalon Hill) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - oddly hacked to change the word "snarf" to "sieze". No other changes. * Tennis [a1] (F) (1985) (Fil And Dl Research) [Sports].zip - Same as Imagic Tennis without the Imagic Logo. Perhaps a prototype? * Tracer Sanction, The v1.0 [DC] (1985)(Activision, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Possibly a demonlord/retrograde station DOS Conversion. Has several save games on the disk image and thus isn't pristine. Loader appears to be directly from game disk, so should run on an 8088. * Tracer Sanction, The v1.0 [DC][a1] (1985)(Activision, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Mok DOS Conversion and will likely not run on an 8088 computer. Has no save games, so may be closer to pristine. * Tycoon- The Commodity Market Simulation v2.3 (1985)(Blue Chip Software, Inc.) [Strategy, Simulation].zip - crack/drive A: check: 
Comparing files BLUECHIP.EXE and BLUECHIP.EX_
00000339: 90 CD
0000033A: 90 13
* U.S. Geography [f1] (1985)(American Educational Computer, Inc.) [Educational].zip - sourced from 360k kfx/ima set. Fixed in DOSBox by switching to gwbasic and using loadfix to get memory requirements configured. * Ultima II- Revenge of the Enchantress (1985)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Sourced from hargle's personal collection, unfortunately has been played. 3x360k disk version with minor updates from the 1983 release. The game has duplicate filenames on the galactic disk had to include via folder. Prokey protection crack: 
Comparing files ULTIMAII.CO_ and ULTIMAII.COM
00000000: E9 8C
00000001: 9D C8
00000002: 87 05
00000003: F4 25
00000004: F4 07
00000005: F4 8E
00000006: F4 D8
00000007: F4 05
00000008: F4 10
00000009: F4 03
0000000A: F4 8E
0000000B: F4 D0
0000000C: F4 BC
0000000D: F4 00
0000000E: F4 01
0000000F: F4 B8
* Ultima III- Exodus r850122 (1985)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - January 22nd, 1985. Unknown source. Direct modifications to EXODUS.COM. See NewRisingSuns Ultima III changelog in the documentation folder for details. * Ultima III- Exodus r850308 (1985)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - March 8th, 1985 version. Unknown source. See NewRisingSun's Ultima III changelog for details. * Willy The Worm v2.0 [SW][a1] (1985)(Alan Farmer) [Action].zip - 1 byte difference from v2.0, has additional documentation and vis/invis tool used with restore.bat file. * Wishbringer r68 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC images collection. * Witching Hour, The [a1] (1985)(COMPUTE! Publications, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - a more complete version with instructions and credits to COMPUTE! * Wizard of Oz, The [a1] (1985)(Telarium) [Adventure].zip - different crack style. We already have an uncracked version, so this isn't important. * Wizard's Crown [a1] (1985)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - different crack. * Wizzardz & War Lordz [f1] (1985)(Ram-Tek Co.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - GAME.EXE renames MONSTER.DAT to PROGRAM.EXE, reads program.exe, then tries to rename PROGRAM.EXE back to MONSTER.DAT, but this fails on the side of the host operating system, because the file is still "open" both within the emulator and to the host operating system, and therefore locked from the reading procedure! This fix removes that whole file renaming nonsense in favor of keeping the program filename constantly as PROGRAM.EXE, and properly closes PROGRAM.EXE after reading. * World's Greatest Baseball Game, The [DC][b1] (1985)(Epyx, Inc.) [Sports].zip - Works, but uses 386 opcodes, so the game will crash on anything less. A better copy exists in TDC now. * Zork- The Great Underground Empire r88 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from tgod 3307. Different zcode interpreter. * Zork II- The Wizard of Frobozz r48 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from 1985 IMA/Kfx set. Contents are identical to the 1991 mastertronic release, which is weird since there's a newer zcode interpreter available which is on the 1986 release. ==1986== * 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1986)(Microstar Graphics, Ltd.) [Compilation].zip - This is a supplement disk to PC Life magazine, like PC Life International Diskmagazine Volume 1 Number 1 (1986)(Microstar Graphics, Ltd.) [Compilation].zip * Action Arcade v1.1 (1986)(Keypunch Software, Inc.) [Action, Compilation].zip - got renamed to Arcade Bonanza (1987)(Keypunch Software, Inc.) [Action, Compilation].zip because that's the way the box cover and disk image are produced. (see mobygames entry) While we believe this game is actually Action Arcade v1.1, we can't argue with this publisher re-publishing some previously published shovelware. * Aeromathics (1986)(IBM) [Educational].zip - replaced BASICA.COM with one that works in DOSBox. Unsure if it was ever on the original disk or not, but if needed it can be scraped from Juego del Casino (Es) (198x)(Anonymous) [Strategy].zip. IN that zip it's known as "BAS.OVL size 25984 date 1983/03/08 12:00:00 crc 63206A10" * African Desert Campaign v1.5B [a1] (1986)(Matt Kaufman) [Strategy, War].zip - massively different .exe structure * America's Cup Yacht Racing Simulator [a1] (1986)(Geoff. Brayford & Associates Pty. Ltd.) [Simulation].zip - Fixed version of the [a1]- no typos! * America's Cup Yacht Racing Simulator [a2] (1986)(Geoff. Brayford & Associates Pty. Ltd.) [Simulation].zip - Has typos such as "bouy" instead of "buoy". The two [a] versions have larger amcup.exe than the non [a]. * American Challenge, The- A Sailing Simulation (1986)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Simulation, Racing - Driving, Sports].zip - sourced from kfx dump, cracked by NewRisingSun to remove Formaster Copylock wrapper. * Arcade II v1.3 [a1] (1986)(Keypunch Software, Inc.) [Arcade, Compilation].zip - has a later copy of keypunch.doc, no other changes. This shows how anal we are with TDC. * Arcticfox [h1] (1986)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - says "CRACKED BY =NINJA=" on title screen. * Arcticfox [h2][b1] (1986)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - different graffiti and incomplete! yay! * Arcticfox [h3][b1] (1986)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - graffiti for donating to the american cancer society in place of credits. Also missing EGA version as above * Backgammon [a1] (1986)(Anonymous) [Strategy, Board].zip - not the same game as Backgammon (1986)(Anonymous) [Strategy, Board].zip * Ballyhoo r97 (Installer) (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC images collection. Not really an installer, can be played directly via BALLYHOO.COM * Battle Ground [SW][a1] (1986)(MVP Software) [Strategy, Simulation].zip - massively different .exe structure * Beyond the Titanic [SW][a1] (1986)(Apogee Software Productions, Apogee Software, Ltd.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - re-release for the Apogee collection CD. Same game, but different notes included. Could be moved to the year that it was re-released I suppose? * Bob Winner (Fr) [h1] (1986)(Loriciels) [Action, Adventure].zip - cracked by mr cooldude graffiti * Bop'N Wrestle [a3] (1986)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Sports].zip - different crack, fixed to A: drive * Championship Blackjack (1986)(PCSoftware) [Strategy, Cards].zip - this is the same as Championship Blackjack (1991)(Stone & Associates, PCsoftware) [Strategy, Cards].zip, but released before Stone & Associates published it. * Chessmaster 2000, The v1.0 (1986)(Software Country, The Software Toolworks, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess].zip - source unknown. don't believe the 1987 timestamps on CM.EXE, that was likely when the game was cracked. CM.DAT "factory restored" using in game menu, but not original. Crack derived via comparing other versions, so not 100% guaranteed that CM.EX_ has been restored to original, certainly the timestamp is wrong. Crack: 
Comparing files CM.EX_ and CM.EXE
00004BA6: 00 01
* Chessmaster 2000, The v1.01 (1986)(Software Toolworks, Inc., The) [Strategy, Chess].zip - source unknown, discovered crack by comparing multiple versions. CM.DAT has been restored to "factory default" using in-game menu, and period correct timestamp re-applied. crack: 
Comparing files CM.EX_ and CM.EXE
00004B85: 00 01
* Chessmaster 2000, The v1.06 [h1] (1986)(Software Toolworks, Inc., The) [Strategy, Chess].zip - graffiti'ed "copy protection raised [sic] by mr cooldude" in both CM.EXE and CMASTER.EXE * Chinese Chess (1986)(Anonymous) [Strategy].zip - a version of Chinese Chess (1985)(Anonymous) [Strategy].zip. In the 1985 version, read.me and cchess.doc are dated 1987, but they have been added later as whoever wrote them says he was unable to identify the author of the game. * Computer Scrabble (1986)(Leisure Genius) [Strategy].zip - Micro Scrabble (French) - Straying heavily from mobygames naming and release date here. Box cover actually says 1989, title screen says 1986. * Cyrus II Chess (1986)(Intelligent Chess Software) [Strategy, Chess].zip - This is a later release with support for Amstrad * Deadline r27 (Installer) (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from tgod003301 * Deep Space- Operation Copernicus (1986)(Sir-tech Software, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - Clearly says 1987 in title screen, but moby has release dates as 1986, and they're from the author himself. Just goes to show you how arbitrary these things are. * Donald Duck's Playground [DC][b1] (1986)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Educational].img.zip - Commonly available version, but doesn't work on a PCjr. Get the non [b1] instead. left here only to alert others there is a problem. * Enchanter r29 (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - source unknown. seems to have come from floppy though. * Gemini-2 [SW] (1986)(Paragon Software) [Action].zip - That's Paragon Software from Mississippi - a totally different company (and not a corporation) than the more commonly known Paragon Software Corporation from Pennsylvania, USA. * Grand Slam Bridge [h1] (1986)(Cybron Corporation) [Strategy, Cards].zip - graffiti on title screen in the cards. Pretty clever actually. * Haunted Mission Adventure [SW] (1986)(Agency Automation) [Adventure].zip - also listed in 1987. Not a dupe. Different versions, but no ver# that we can locate. * Hollywood Hijinx r37 (Installer) (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC's images collection. * Karateka [ax] (1986)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - Different variations of the crack. I'd always heard it was impossible to beat the last guy if the crack was bad. Hopefully some of these will switch to [bx] in the future. * Karateka [h1] (1986)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - Italsoft graffiti * King's Quest III- To Heir is Human v1.01 [a1] (1986)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - different file structure. * Larn v12.0 [a1] (1986)(Noah Morgan, Don Kneller) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - completely different exe, yet same version #. * Lucky [b1] (1986)(Anonymous) [Adult].zip - missing instructions-bails with an I/O error.better copy found! With an author's name! * Leather Goddesses of Phobos r59 (Installer) (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC images collection. See the wiki note in the images collection for information about the weird IMA file. * Make Your Own Murder Party [DC] (1986)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].img.zip - This is an odd DOS/Direct disk image. It's not bootable, and it *requires* DOS 2.1 in order to operate correctly (which you will need to supply). In DOSBox, boot using a CGA machine with "boot dosimage.img myomp.img" and after DOS has loaded, press ctrl-F4 to swap disks and then run mp * Marble Madness [DC][h1] (1986)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action].zip - Use IOPK:<>/ keys to play replaces copyright strings * Marble Madness [DC][h2] (1986)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action].zip - PTL club graffiti * Mean 18 [a1] (1986)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports].zip - has Tandy support! - crack: 
Comparing files GOLF.EXE and GOLF.EX_
0001985E: EB E9
0001985F: 7F C9
00019860: 90 00
Comparing files ARCH.EXE and ARCH.EX_
0000E81E: EB E9
0000E81F: 7F C9
0000E820: 90 00
* Mean 18 [a2] (1986)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports].zip - same fileset as non [a1], perhaps cracked differently or uncracked. * Mean 18 [f1] (1986)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports].zip - Combo version with all default course content and GMS as the course selector. The course selector in the original game is otherwise broken. The game is only designed to read three courses at a time * Monopoly (1986)(Hoops Software) [Strategy][!].zip - bytematched a private collection. monop.dat deleted as that's a save game. * Monopoly P.C. [a1] (1986)(Len Sheppard) [Strategy].zip - Different build date (May instead of Jan) and the end text is different- it does not mention a donation/shareware. Looks like Len had a change of heart on trying to get money for the game. * Moonmist r4 (Installer) (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from known good dump kfx/ima set in TDC images collection * Moonmist r9 [h1] (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - unknown source. Tagged as [h1] since .com file modified to use lowercase "moonmist.dat" which is rather non-DOS. * Ninja (1986)(Mastertronic Group Ltd.) [Action].zip - taken from original disk, KFX and IMA files in TDC. This version will run with Tandy 1000 enhanced graphics only when using a fork of DOSBox, not when using vanilla DOSBox, as explained https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=92129 The 1988 version outsources the Tandy auto-detection to an external program named ID.EXE. * Ninja [SW] (1986)(Robert Kemmetmueller) [Action][!].zip - bytematch to private collection. * Orbiter [a1] (1986)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Educational, Simulation].zip - This is, it seems, "extended" version of Orbiter - it have tutorial and more missions. * Pawn, The v2.3 [a1] (1986)(Rainbird Software) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Source unknown. totally different .exe, pawn1 has different checksum. Hacker uncompressed pawn1 + modified exe to handle raw files only. Seems to have been modified in 1998, same year magneticscrolls.com was registered. * PC Golf [a1] (1986)(Anonymous) [Strategy, Simulation].zip - Feels like an earlier version, less text, less color, also in .COM format. * PC-Hack v3.4 [b1] (1986)(Don Kneller) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - seems to be missing the main .exe file! Unplayable. Best known dump. * PC-Hack v3.60 [a1] (1986)(Don Kneller) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - totally different build, looks like termcap was modified? * PC Life International Diskmagazine Volume 1 Number 2 (1986)(Microstar Graphics, Ltd.) [Compilation].zip - original disk had the folder "SHOW" with an oddball character at the front "?SHOW" which few DOS tools or archive extracters will handle. This is easily fixed by renaming it "SHOW" and then modifying the batch file that uses it. * Pitstop II (1986)(Amstrad Soft) [Simulation, Racing - Driving].zip - re-release of the 1984 booter from Epyx except this one is an actual .exe file instead of self booting. No need to spend the time converting the 1984 booter to a [DC]. This release is wrapped with copylock "IBM-PC (M,9/512) COPYLOCK-2.0 DUP 5"-48/40 2S DD" * Pyramid Power (1986)(COMPUTE! Publications) [Action].zip - .exe is dated 1984, but the source was published in 1986: http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue77/Pyramid_Power_For_The_Amiga.php so what are we to do? * Rain (Pinball Construction Set) [a1] (1986)(Robert G. Hays) [Action].zip - same game as in Pinball Tables (Pinball Construction Set) (1985)(Robert G. Hays) [Action, Compilation].zip (which is why it's a1) but renamed to an .exe file, with slightly different build data. very odd. * Risk (EGA) [SW][a1] (1986)(Russell Fleming) [Strategy].zip - Different documentation file, appears to be later edit. * Round 42 [SW][a1] (1986)(Elven Software Company) [Action].zip - different serial number. yep. that's it. * Round 42 [SW][a2] (1986)(Elven Software Company) [Action].zip - different embedded serial number? * Sink The Bizmark [h1] (1986)(Dennis D. Severson) [Strategy, Educational, Board].zip - Release prior to being pulled in by keypunch. Sourced from textfiles.com. Has been played and one datafile has been hacked to change tet strings when ship is hit. * Sleuth v4.1 [SW][a1] (1986)(Norland Software) [Adventure, Strategy].zip - Different build of main program, .com instead of .exe. * Sleuth v4.1 [SW][a2] (1986)(Norland Software) [Adventure, Strategy].zip - This may be the earliest release. Sundries files has multiple typos that are fixed in the [a1] and base versions. * Sopwith 2 (1986)(BMB Compuscience) [Action][!].zip - bytematched private collection * Sopwith 2 [h1] (1986)(BMB Compuscience) [Action].zip - AKA Sokwith 2 * Sopwith 2 [h2] (1986)(BMB Compuscience) [Action].zip - AKA top gun * Sopwith 2 [h3] (1986)(BMB Compuscience) [Action].zip - AKA Blokwit * Sorcerer r13 (Installer) (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from tgod3116, which matched another dump on archive.org * Space Battles (1986)(Keypunch Software, Inc.) [Compilation].zip - known as "Space Battels Ver. 1.0" in the version file. * Space Quest- The Sarien Encounter v1.0X (1986)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 2.089, taken from 720k image. crack notes 
diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 43 b7 45 5d 97 49 2f f2 d8 12 7b 0e c0 3a d2    key
> 000050 65 de 85 64 41 22 51 01 d4 03 b9 d5 aa 4e d6 be
> 000060 3d 8c 25 4c a1 10 03 56 5f 9c 54 35 5f ae 42 9f
> 000070 fe 6c 22 21 3f 28 72 39 1d 91 fe 0f fe 78 22 cf
> 000080 43 3b 29 a5 fb d1 d4 55 b6 72 f5 75 77 e2 3a 49
> 000090 c2 59 07 3a d5 11 7c f4 f3 6c 95 1a da c1 70 a7
> 0000a0 56 c3 a8 e4 ee 8e df 00 bb 4f 5a 50 59 8e c6 24
> 0000b0 f5 19 19 43 86 8f 92 04 18 88 e1 0a 43 5d 63 9b
> 0000c0 ba 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
79c79
< 0004e0 73 73 20 45 4e 54 45 52 0a 00 bb 00 03 b4 48 cd
---
> 0004e0 73 73 20 45 4e 54 45 52 0a 00 c3 00 03 b4 48 cd    keydisk call
Space Quest- The Sarien Encounter v1.1A (1986)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI v2.272. This is a repair of a previously grafitti'ed release so SIERRA.CO_ may not be 100% byte accurate to original. Crack notes: 
diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 43 b7 45 5d 97 49 2f f2 d8 12 7b 0e c0 3a d2    key
> 000050 65 de 85 64 41 22 51 01 d4 03 b9 d5 aa 4e d6 be
> 000060 3d 8c 25 4c a1 10 03 56 5f 9c 54 35 5f ae 42 9f
> 000070 fe 6c 22 21 3f 28 72 39 1d 91 fe 0f fe 78 22 cf
> 000080 43 3b 29 a5 fb d1 d4 55 b6 72 f5 75 77 e2 3a 49
> 000090 c2 59 07 3a d5 11 7c f4 f3 6c 95 1a da c1 70 a7
> 0000a0 56 c3 a8 e4 ee 8e df 00 bb 4f 5a 50 59 8e c6 24
> 0000b0 f5 19 19 43 86 8f 92 04 18 88 e1 0a 43 5d 63 9b
> 0000c0 ba 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
84c84
< 000530 4e 54 45 52 0a 00 bb 00 19 bb 05 00 b9 00 00 ba
---
> 000530 4e 54 45 52 0a 00 c3 00 19 bb 05 00 b9 00 00 ba    keydisk call
* Spacewar v1.71 (1986)(Bill Seiler) [Action].zip - doesn't have the shareware screen or credits on title screen. * Speculator (Installer) (1986)(Load'N'Go Software) [Strategy].zip - this game requires basica to be local or the installer will refuse to do its job. * Spider-Man [f1] (1986)(Green Valley Publishing, ShareData, Inc.) [Adventure][!].zip - exe file has text changed from "Spiderman version" to "Database version:" Also has different text in the .dat file. Added mention of a clue book. "but you may order a HINT & SOLUTION Book! Phone (305)-862-6917 for ordering info.". Patch fixes an old DOS wildcard open file call to open the single SPL file. 
Comparing files START.EXE and START.EX_
0000AEA4: 35 3F
0000AEA5: 32 3F
* Spy's Adventures in Europe, The (1986)(Magic Tree, Ltd.) [Educational].zip - This version may be a demo or beta release as there are no clues, no jewels and no information anywhere. Magic Tree is claimed in the credits, and they were a developer that was used by Penguin/Polarware. * Starcross r17 (Installer) (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from IMA of the same name. Discovered on archive.org * Starflight [a1] (1986)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - missing all files except core game files, but different versions too. * Starflight [a2] (1986)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - patched to not require CGA, documentation is slightly different too. * Starglider [a1] (1986)(Rainbird Software) [Action, Simulation].zip - English only version. Considerably smaller .exe file * Starglider (En)(De) [h1] (1986)(Rainbird Software) [Action, Simulation].zip - hacked title screen by ItalSoft * Subcommander (1986)(Unknown) [Simulation].zip - Looks suspiciously like GATO. May be a pre-release? * Super Boulder Dash [h1][DC] (1986)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action, Compilation].zip - Uses a "cracked by" loader to start the games. * Tag Team Wrestling [DC] (1986)(Data East USA, Inc.) [Action].img.zip - This is kind of a reverse [DC]! It appears that TTW was originally released as an .EXE in 1984 and then re-released in Europe in 1986 as a booter. If you compare the .exe file against the .img file, you'll see the date was changed and credits removed from Quicksilver software, but it's technically not a hack since it was published this way. * Tetris (1986)(A. Pajitnov,V. Gerasimov) [Action, Strategy].zip - Almost the same as Academy Soft version, but without this copyright. Probably, slightly more early version. * Tetris [a1] (1986)(AcademySoft) [Action, Strategy].zip - Additional Academysoft (c) string at start of code, non [a1] might be a hack? * Tetris [a2] (1986)(AcademySoft) [Action, Strategy].zip - video mode message is different. * Tetris [h1] (1986)(AcademySoft) [Action, Strategy].zip - Hacked credits to ItalSoft * Top Gun (1986)(Ocean Software Ltd.) [Action, Simulation].zip - This version supports Amstrad. TOPGUN2.EXE is automatically run when you run TOPGUN.EXE and select "Amstrad 1512". It is a separate executable that provides 16-color rather than 4-color graphics when used on an Amstrad 1512. When running it on a standard CGA, you get monochrome graphics instead * Trinity r11 (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Source Unknown. the r11 DAT for DOS is technically supposed to be 262,017 and this has an extra x00 at the end. I see Atari, Amiga, and Apple so not sure about DOS r11. May not be DOS. * Trinity r12 (Installer) (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima image set in TDC images collection. * Truco v5.2 (Es) [h1] (1986)(Ariel Arbiser, Enrique Arbiser) [Strategy, Cards].zip - hacked by italsoft, pushed the date and version number up. tagged with MsDoS too. Total garbage. * Truco v5.2 (Es) [h2] (1986)(Ariel Arbiser, Enrique Arbiser) [Strategy, Cards].zip - credits, dates and versions changed. Not sure why this hacker changed version from 5.2 to 3.4. * Truco v5.3 (Es) [h1] (1986)(Ariel Arbiser, Enrique Arbiser) [Strategy, Cards].zip - hacked again by italsoft. Assuming version number this time is correct as the file size moves from 47k (v5.2) to 50k (v5.3) to 72k in v5.5 * Tune Trivia [SW] (1986)(The Public (Software) Library) [Educational, Trivia].zip - technically overdumped. TUNETRIV.EXE has a series of 0x1a bytes at the end of the file compared to the 1984 release of this program by Signature Software. * Uridium [b1] (1986)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action].zip - missing logo.dat but also a different .exe too * Wilderness- A Survival Adventure (1986)(Electric Transit, Inc.) [Adventure, Educational].zip - mobygames says 1986, there's a (C) string in wild.exe shows 1984. Game stuck in 1986 for now. No other dates found. * Wishbringer r69 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC's images collection. * Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego_ v1.0 (1986)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Adventure, Educational].zip - mostly from kfx, partially merged with previous copy. has been played, no copy available seems to have original user files. crack: 
Comparing files CARMEN.EX_ and CARMEN.EXE
000037C2: CD 90
000037C3: 13 90
000037C5: 73 EB
000037DF: CD 90
000037E0: 13 90
000037E2: 73 EB
000037E3: 05 13
0000380A: CD EB
0000380B: 13 20
00003832: CD 90
00003833: 13 90
00003B21: 74 EB
00003C50: 74 EB
00003D0B: 75 EB
00003DD5: 74 EB
0000560F: 75 EB
000066D8: 74 EB
* Wordplay v1.01 [a1] (1986)(Jerry Schonewille) [Strategy].zip - appears to be a later release where "Loose" was hacked to correctly spell "Lose" and a couple additional puzzles are provided. * World Tour Golf (1986)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports].zip - crack: 
Comparing files GOLF.EX_ and GOLF.EXE
00008C26: 0B 31
* Zork- The Great Underground Empire r88 (Installer) (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from tgod3308, which aside from the timestamp on zork1.com, matches tgod1793 * Zork II- The Wizard of Frobozz r48 (Installer) (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from tgod3309. Has an updated zcode interpreter compared to 1985 or 1991 mastertronic release. * Zork III- The Dungeon Master r17 (Installer) (1986)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from tgod3310. ==1987== * 221 B Baker St. [a1] (1987)(Datasoft, Inc.) [Adventure, Strategy].zip - Likely an earlier release, even though the .exe has been compressed with LZEXE sometime after 1987. Lacks messages about inserting a CGA or EGA disk. * 3-D Helicopter Simulator v1.00 (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - has a decrypted version of MAIN renamed to HELI.EXE to bypass protection loader. * 3-D Helicopter Simulator v1.10 (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action, Simulation][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx. Currently uncracked. * 3-D Helicopter Simulator [a1] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - different loading mechanism. odd. * 3-D Helicopter Simulator [h1] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - hacked title credits * 3-D Helicopter Simulator [h2] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - hacked title credits * Ace of Aces (1987)(Accolade, Inc.) [Action, Simulation][!].zip - crack: 
Comparing files ACE.EX_ and ACE.EXE
0000DF9A: 9A EB
0000DF9B: 17 03
* Ace of Aces [a1] (1987)(Accolade, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - massively different sized ace.exe. source unknown. * Aldo's Adventure [SW][a1] (1987)(David and Benjamin Ibach) [Action].zip - just a few bytes scattered throughout .exe different. very odd. * Ancient Art of War at Sea, The [a1] (1987)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - does not appear to have the tandy version. (WASET) * Ancient Art of War at Sea, The (1987)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Strategy][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima set. 1x360k crack: 
Comparing files WAS.EXE and WAS.EX_
0000ADD7: B8 55
0000ADD8: 01 8B
0000ADD9: 00 EC
0000ADDA: C3 83
* Arkanoid (1987)(Imagine Software) [Action].zip - proper crack from NewRisingSun with title screen. This is the EU release before the Taito USA release the following year. * Astérix chez Rahàzade (Fr) (1987)(Coktel Vision, Cedic-Nathan) [Action, Adventure].zip - crack: 
Comparing files LOADER.CO_ and LOADER.COM
0000BA1B: 02 01
* Bad Street Brawler (1987)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action].zip - recrack of an existing copy. this game may have been released multiple times with different timestamps. crack: 
Comparing files BR.EX_ and BR.EXE
0000AB70: 53 B8
0000AB71: 51 42
0000AB72: 52 00
0000AB73: 56 CB
0000AB84: 53 CB
* Beyond Zork- The Coconut of Quendor r49 (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC images collection. * Beyond Zork- The Coconut of Quendor r57 (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from tgod 000814 * Border Zone r9 (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/IMA set in TDC floppy collection. matched tgod disk * Big Blue Disk #11 (1987)(Softdisk Publishing) [Compilation].zip - patched to allow running from any drive/directory patch: Same patch can be applied to #8,11 at a minimum, but the offset changes. 
file: present.chn
 search: 0b c0 75 03 e9 0b fd 8a 86 bd
replace:       eb
* Big Blue Disk #14 (1987)(Softdisk Publishing) [Compilation].zip - until the above patch can be applied, when switching disks, simply drag status.dat into a text editor and change the 1 to 2 on line 5 or vice-versa anytime the program asks to switch disks. * Bionic Commando [b1] (1987)(Capcom U.S.A., Ltd.) [Action].zip - missing CGA version. * Black Cauldron, The v2.00 [tr Ru] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - done in the 90s or 00s, but it makes the most sense to put these together with the primary release since they are technically hacks. * Bureaucracy r86 (Installer) (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC images collection. Not really an installer, can be run directly via BUREAUCR.COM * Bureaucracy r116 (Installer) (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from a TOSEC IMA file, now in TDC's images collection. * Car (1987)(My Lee) [Racing - Driving].zip - Works only in monochrome, and hangs if you're not. * Chessmaster 2000, The (It) (1987)(The Software Toolworks, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess].zip - Source unknown. likely hacked too, exit screen should report a version number but instead says "by frank and max" * Chessmaster 2000, The v1.07 (1987)(Software Toolworks, Inc., The) [Strategy, Chess].zip - sourced from kfx, 1x360k. Crack: 
Comparing files CM.EX_ and CM.EXE
00004C24: 00 01
* Chessmaster 2000, The v1.08 (1987)(Software Toolworks, Inc., The) [Strategy, Chess].zip - source unknown, currently uncracked. crack from v1.07 didn't port over. :( * Chinese Chess (1987)(Anonymous) [Strategy].zip - Related to the release in 1993 by Roleigh Martin, this is a .com file vs a pklited exe. This may have originated via Borland in their Turbo Pascal package. * Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator v1.0 r870517 (1987)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Simulation][!].zip - sourced from kfx 1x360k. Has key disk protection, no doc check. Shares many of the same files as AFT, but this is AFS. Technically an Installer, but can be played as-is. Crack: 
Comparing files afs.ex_ and AFS.EXE
00000CAA: E8 90
00000CAB: 0B 90
00000CAC: 00 90
00000CAD: 3C 90
00000CAE: 00 90
00000CAF: 74 EB
* Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator v1.0 r870625 (1987)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Simulation][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima, 1x360k. No disk copy protection, has doc check instead. Slightly later release. Crack: 
Comparing files AFS.EX_ and AFS.EXE
00000CB1: E8 C3
* Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer v1.2 r870808 (1987)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Simulation][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx, has disk protection. Crack (via crock2): 
Comparing files AFT.EX_ and AFT.EXE
00000CB1: E8 90
00000CB2: 0B 90
00000CB3: 00 90
00000CB4: 3C 90
00000CB5: 00 90
00000CB6: 74 EB
One thing to note about this series (before the 1990 CYAC) is that it is sensitive to real 8088 CPUs. It uses a byproduct/bug of the MUL/DIV instructions that causes it not to work properly in most emulators. If you run the demo/reply, and you crater into the ground, that's the emulator. * Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer v1.2 r870810 (1987)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Simulation][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima, 1x360k. No key disk protection. This is technically an installer but can be played directly from the AFT folder. crack: 
AFT size = 95744
Comparing files AFT.EXE and AFT.EX_
00000DA0: EB 74
One thing to note about this series (before the 1990 CYAC) is that it is sensitive to real 8088 CPUs. It uses a byproduct/bug of the MUL/DIV instructions that causes it not to work properly in most emulators. If you run the demo/reply, and you crater into the ground, that's the emulator. * Cleo is a Dragon (1988)(Entrex Software Inc.) [Educational].zip - if using DOSBox, run loadfix prior to CLEO.COM. Every time this title is launched, the VOL file gets written at offset 0x414, making every copy unique and student info (names) are stored inside the VOL file as well. This copy has been cleaned but is unlikely original. No source disks available. * Commando v1.01 [DC] (1987)(Data East USA, Inc.) [Action].zip - taken from the "#1 Arcade Hit" collection, and they just forgot to change the version number. "COMMANDO version 1.01 1987.02.25 Copyright 1986 by Data East USA, Inc." Has slightly different title screen and gameplay graphics. * Commando v1.01 [DC][b1][h1] (1987)(Data East USA, Inc.) [Action].zip - Earlier version from above and modified to support hercules cards. Both versions have the same, very strange joystick routine: for the X/Y axes, the game writes and reads from port $200 instead of $201, which does not work under DOSBox. * Crazy Cars [a1] (1987)(Titus Interactive S.A.) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - Different loader mechanism. * Crazy Cars [a2] (1987)(Titus Interactive S.A.) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - Different crack, apparently done by me but I don't remember it. Uncracked OVL file included. * Crimson Crown, The (1987)(Polarware) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - yes, this is different than the 1986 version. This one actually says polarware on the title screen for example, whereas the one in 1986 does not. * Dark Castle [a1] (1987)(Mirrorsoft Ltd.) [Action].zip - earlier release? filestamps are 1 day earlier and file sizes are different. DCOVL.COM looks legit different compared to the base version, so perhaps it's the 11/87 release, but the stamp being close to that of the HISCORE file in 1990 and corrupt Borland copyright string at the top of the file make it suspect. * Dark Castle [h1] (1987)(Mirrorsoft Ltd.) [Action].zip - the main executable has been hacked to insert a BBS advertisement screen, and it starts up in CGA mode by default. DCOVL.COM has some unreferenced stuff appended compared to the base version. * Dark Sword (1987)(Crazy Club) * actually Death Sword, 1988. - crack: 
Comparing files DS.EX_ and DS.EXE
000116F0: 55 C3
* Deep Space- Operation Copernicus (1987)(Sir-tech Software, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - the DS.EX_ in this archive is _likely_ the uncracked original. It was taken off a different private collection, but we don't know if it too had been modified prior to landing in our hands. * Defender of the Crown [DC] (1987)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - new DC by NewRisingSun. Sourced from kfx booter images. Supports CGA, EGA, Hercules and Tandy Graphics * Defender of the Crown [h1] (1987)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - missing some credits from main .exe file. This one is cracked but has A: check, other is cleaner w/ credits. * Demon's Forge [DC][f1] (1987)(Mastertronic Group Ltd.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - various fixes by ripsaw to make this game work on 8088s. duh! * Don Quijote (Es)(1987)(Dinamic Software) [Adventure].zip - requires all input to be in upper case * Don Quijote (Es) [a1] (1987)(Dinamic Software) [Adventure].zip - may be uncracked. Compared to the base version, there's a couple minor mods plus some text changed. * Dungeon of Death [b1] (1987)(Softdisk Publishing) [Adventure].zip - DEATH.EXE, offset 81Eh-9FFh should be code (compiled BASIC) but it's not. The range is consistent with a bad sector on a floppy disk, but the content looks more like an errant write of some kind of data. In any case, the game crashes on the command list when reading the rules, maybe other places as well. * Earl Weaver Baseball [h1] (1987)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports].zip - v1.0. sadly hacked up by Italsoft. * Eden Blues (Fr) [DC][a1] (1987)(ERE Informatique) [Action, Adventure].zip - 1 byte change: A vs C. Probably a default drive letter change, this is probably the original. * Elite [a1] (1987)(Firebird Software Ltd.) [Action, Simulation, Strategy].zip - different build, yet still says "Release:1? 1-10-87" * Elite v2 (1987)(Firebird Software Ltd.) [Action, Simulation, Strategy].zip - says "Release:V2 (TF) 8-12-87" * Ernie's Big Splash [a1] (1987)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Educational].zip - different version, but I don't believe VERSION.DAT to be accurate, so we'll just call this an [a1] for now. * Falcon (1987)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - release from 11/16/87, matching tgod 2485 * Family Feud [a1] (1987)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - different opening/credits screen. * First Expedition v1.0 (1987)(Interstel Corporation) [Role-Playing (RPG), Simulation].zip - crack: 
Comparing files EX1.EX_ and EX1.EXE
00020B97: FE E8
00020B99: 3B A3
00020B9A: 06 FE
00020B9B: E8 4D
00020B9C: 4D 90
00020B9D: 74 EB
* First Expedition v1.0 (Installer) (1987)(Interstel Corporation) [Role-Playing (RPG), Simulation].zip - sourced from floppy images of the same name. Installer bombs out on disk2 in DOSBox with an error 53. Needs testing on true DOS machine. * First Over Germany (1987)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Strategy, Simulation].zip - use the included .xls spreadsheet for figuring out your crew assignments. There is no way to crack this game without destroying gameplay. * Ford Simulator [a1] (1987)(Ford Motor Company) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - may be an uncracked version. 2 byte code changes * Ghosts 'N Goblins r871001 [h1] (1987)(Capcom U.S.A., Inc.) [Action].zip - This is rev1 of the game, dated October 1987, except for the deprotected program file GHOST.EXE. Has some hacker graffiti inside the .exe * Ghosts 'N Goblins r870804 (1987)(Capcom U.S.A., Inc.) [Action] - This is rev0 of the game, dated August 1987. This zip may have come directly from "Arcade Blockbusters! (1991)" as it exactly matches, including the late modified highscore file. Differences that I have noticed between the two versions: rev0's joystick calibration routine measures top-left, center and bottom-right positions. rev1's joystick calibration routine only measures the center position. rev0 will bail out with "error 2009: Not enough space for environment" if you have too many environment variables defined. rev1 does not seem to care about your environment variables. Some of the opening screens have been changed. * Ghosts 'N Goblins r871001 [tr Es][h1] (1987)(Capcom U.S.A., Inc.) [Action].zip - translation done by enano soft and includes an advertisement for the group, so tagged as hacked. * Ghosts 'N Goblins r871001 [tr Es] (1987)(Capcom U.S.A., Inc.) [Action].zip - a cleaned up version of the above, done by akuma. * Great Escape, The [a2] (1987)(Ocean Software Ltd.) [Action, Adventure].zip - appears to have a loader modification tacked onto the end of escape.exe (it's not a virus, there's text about a 64k fixup) * Great Escape, The [a4] (1987)(Ocean Software Ltd.) [Action, Adventure].zip - unmodified version [a2]. * Guild of Thieves, The v1.1 (1987)(Rainbird Software) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - matches tgod000747. * Guild of Thieves, The v1.1 [a1] (1987)(Rainbird Software) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - unknown hacker modified exe/resources to load uncompressed data. Some copies that match this version have GUILD5 and GUILD6 files which are from the base version. * Gunship v429.01 [b1] (1987)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - missing Tandy executable, appears heavily modified. Best known dump. crack (uncracked may not be original; timestamps are not period correct) 
Comparing files STAR.EX_ and STAR.EXE
000026CC: E8 90
000026CD: F5 90
000026CE: 16 90
000026D5: 74 EB
* Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The r31 (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from tgod1462 which matches #2033. * Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The r58 (Installer) (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from tgod1803, includes a cornerstone demo * Infiltrator [a1] (1987)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action, Adventure, Simulation].zip - very different startup sequences and opening menus: 
      (C) 1987 CHRIS GRAY (USA)
        (C) 1987 A.V.SIMKIN (USSR)
           NOT COPY PROTECTED
                 PRESS
        [1] FULL VERSION OF GAME
        [2] GROUND MISSION, ONLY 
vs.
       (C) 1987 CHRIS GRAY
             ENTERPRISES INC.
          ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 
   FLIP DISK AND THEN PRESS RETURN. 
  PLEASE SELECT YOUR STARTING LEVEL:
* Island of Mystery Adventure [SW] (1987)(Agency Automation) [Adventure].zip - See above. * Jeopardy! [a1] (1987)(Share Data, Inc) [Strategy].zip - Title screen differences: PRODUCED UNDER LICENSE FROM I.J.E., INC. IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOFTIE, INC. * Karateka v1.1 (1987)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - sourced from cracked IMA, 1x360k version # in volume label. Works from A: drive only (subst worls) so it needs a little more work. Crack: 
Comparing files KARATEKA.EX_ and KARATEKA.EXE
00001905: 55 B8
00001906: 8B 01
00001907: EC 00
00001908: 06 C3
* Karnov (1987)(Data East USA, Inc.) [Action].img.zip - cracked booter version. Has a fileset from 1988 so methinks the release date is wrong. * Karnov [a1] (1987)(Data East USA, Inc.) [Action].zip - quikDOS version, which also has a little crack graffiti. Files pulled from booter version. also 1988. * King's Quest v2.0F (AGI 2.917) [a1] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - contains a different crack, includes install batch files. * King's Quest v2.0F (AGI 2.917) [h1] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - pops up with "cracked version!" upon loading. * King's Quest II- Romancing the Throne v2.1 (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 2.411 crack: 
diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 03 56 5f 9c 54 35 5f ae 42 9f fe 6c 22 21 3f    key
> 000050 28 72 39 1d 91 fe 0f fe 78 22 cf 43 3b 29 a5 fb
> 000060 d1 d4 55 b6 72 f5 75 77 e2 3a 49 c2 59 07 3a d5
> 000070 11 7c f4 f3 6c 95 1a da c1 70 a7 56 c3 a8 e4 ee
> 000080 8e df 00 bb 4f 5a 50 59 8e c6 24 f5 19 19 43 86
> 000090 8f 92 04 18 88 e1 0a 43 5d 63 9b ba 99 85 9c fe
> 0000a0 fb 49 2b 32 26 e7 da 09 e7 8a 85 db 21 3a d0 d7
> 0000b0 58 d9 3f 52 d7 47 f2 3c 80 a0 fd b3 30 a4 61 b0
> 0000c0 cc 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
106c106
< 000690 73 20 45 4e 54 45 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 bb 00
---
> 000690 73 20 45 4e 54 45 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c3 00    keydisk call
* King's Quest II- Romancing the Throne v2.2 (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 2.917, 3.5" version. matches TGOD#0268. This is technically an (Installer) version, as the installer renames some files (sierra.com-->kq2.com), so this is a representative of what is on-disk but is totally playable as-is. crack: 
diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 03 56 5f 9c 54 35 5f ae 42 9f fe 6c 22 21 3f    key
> 000050 28 72 39 1d 91 fe 0f fe 78 22 cf 43 3b 29 a5 fb
> 000060 d1 d4 55 b6 72 f5 75 77 e2 3a 49 c2 59 07 3a d5
> 000070 11 7c f4 f3 6c 95 1a da c1 70 a7 56 c3 a8 e4 ee
> 000080 8e df 00 bb 4f 5a 50 59 8e c6 24 f5 19 19 43 86
> 000090 8f 92 04 18 88 e1 0a 43 5d 63 9b ba 99 85 9c fe
> 0000a0 fb 49 2b 32 26 e7 da 09 e7 8a 85 db 21 3a d0 d7
> 0000b0 58 d9 3f 52 d7 47 f2 3c 80 a0 fd b3 30 a4 61 b0
> 0000c0 cc 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
106c106
< 000690 73 20 45 4e 54 45 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 bb 00
---
> 000690 73 20 45 4e 54 45 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c3 00    keydisk call
* King's Quest II- Romancing the Throne v2.2 [a1] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 2.917, 5.25" version. matches TGOD#0267 Same notes as 3.5" version above. * King's Quest II- Romancing the Throne v2.2 [a2] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 2.426 * King's Quest III- To Heir is Human v2.0 (Installer) (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 2.435, 3 disk 5.25" TGOD#1973 crack: 
diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 c0 3a d2 65 de 85 64 41 22 51 01 d4 03 b9 d5    key
> 000050 aa 4e d6 be 3d 8c 25 4c a1 10 03 56 5f 9c 54 35
> 000060 5f ae 42 9f fe 6c 22 21 3f 28 72 39 1d 91 fe 0f
> 000070 fe 78 22 cf 43 3b 29 a5 fb d1 d4 55 b6 72 f5 75
> 000080 77 e2 3a 49 c2 59 07 3a d5 11 7c f4 f3 6c 95 1a
> 000090 da c1 70 a7 56 c3 a8 e4 ee 8e df 00 bb 4f 5a 50
> 0000a0 59 8e c6 24 f5 19 19 43 86 8f 92 04 18 88 e1 0a
> 0000b0 43 5d 63 9b ba 99 85 9c fe fb 49 2b 32 26 e7 da
> 0000c0 09 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
106c106
< 000690 73 20 45 4e 54 45 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 bb 00
---
> 000690 73 20 45 4e 54 45 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c3 00    keydisk call
* King's Quest III- To Heir is Human v2.0 (Installer) [a1] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 2.435, 2 disk 3.5" version, TGOD#1972 - crack: 
diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 c0 3a d2 65 de 85 64 41 22 51 01 d4 03 b9 d5    key
> 000050 aa 4e d6 be 3d 8c 25 4c a1 10 03 56 5f 9c 54 35
> 000060 5f ae 42 9f fe 6c 22 21 3f 28 72 39 1d 91 fe 0f
> 000070 fe 78 22 cf 43 3b 29 a5 fb d1 d4 55 b6 72 f5 75
> 000080 77 e2 3a 49 c2 59 07 3a d5 11 7c f4 f3 6c 95 1a
> 000090 da c1 70 a7 56 c3 a8 e4 ee 8e df 00 bb 4f 5a 50
> 0000a0 59 8e c6 24 f5 19 19 43 86 8f 92 04 18 88 e1 0a
> 0000b0 43 5d 63 9b ba 99 85 9c fe fb 49 2b 32 26 e7 da
> 0000c0 09 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
112c112
< 0006f0 00 00 bb 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4
---
> 0006f0 00 00 c3 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4    keydisk call
* Kingdom of Kroz [SW] (1987)(Apogee Software Productions) [Action, Adventure].zip - different title screen than the one published by Softdisk, also has a SW nag screen that the softdisk version does not. * Labyrinth v1.5 [SW] (1987)(Lewis Haupt) [Strategy][!].zip - bytematch (and timestamp!) a private collection. * Las Vegas EGA Casino, The [tr Ru] (1987)(Ted Gruber Software) [Simulation, Cards].zip - Only partially converted text. Also has MsDoS anti-virus appendage at the end. * Last Mission, The [tr En][a1][DC] (1987)(Opera Soft) [Action].zip - signifcantly suckier translation of the same game as the non a1. no title screen, only the controls screen is translated. included only for curiosity. * Last Mission, The (Es) (1987)(Opera Soft) [Action].zip - [a1] is likely a DC, although I don't know for sure. Non A1 is speed throttled. * Leather Goddesses of Phobos r59 (Installer) (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Taken off original floppy disk. later release (same game) which includes a cornerstone demo. The installer fails to copy leather.scr which is the file displayed when the Boss key is pressed. * Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards [tr Ru] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - translated way after 1987 but this is more of a hack than an official release, so it helps to keep them together. * Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - this one appears to be from Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits and Misses as there are files from 1994 here. Should be removed since that entire compilation is available. * Lett Matematikk (No) (1987)(Atlantis Software) [Educational].zip - no source disks available, protected via Cop's Copylock II, one word per paragraph that is scrambled, so there is a thin wrapper in effect. 1987 date is estimated since we don't have original media yet and most timestamps are 1-1-80 * Lode Runner v3.0 (1987)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - sourced from kfx, this version is not a booter. Title screen says 1983 but per mobygames and timestamp of LR.COM this is from 1987. LODERUN.DAT is modified during gameplay, but an older copy with a matching timestamp to the .com file has been sourced so we're using that .DAT in this zip. Crack (crock2): 
Comparing files LR.CO_ and LR.COM
000000A3: 75 EB
00002083: 74 EB
00005FE8: CD 90
00005FE9: 13 90
00006003: CD 90
00006004: 13 90
0000601B: CD 90
0000601C: 13 90
000062CE: 75 EB
000062CF: 06 17
000062D4: 74 EB
00006A25: CD 90
00006A26: 21 90
* Lurking Horror, The r203 (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC's floppy collection * Macadam Bumper (En)(Fr)(De) [f1] (1987)(ERE Informatique) [Simulation].zip - fixed to no longer require running from the root directory. Can still use original files and subst to work around it too. Macadam Bumper will store it's configuration to a *hidden* file MACADAM.CFG, not in the content of that .CFG file but in its _timestamp_(!). DOSBox doesn't support timestamps in this form, so the game will never save the settings. Not sure if the Accolade version carried this quirk forward or not. * Mach 3 [a1] (1987)(Loriciels) [Action].zip - no overlay files, different .exe * Mach 3 [a2] (1987)(Loriciels) [Action].zip - sourced from 1x360k floppy released by Italsoft, has additional files not related to the game which were removed here. * Maître des Mots (Fr) (1987)(Loriciels) [Educational].zip - has to be run from A: * Mech Brigade (1987)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - Press ENTER (and nothing else) at the doc check. * Mech Brigade [a1] (1987)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - different crack. * Might and Magic, Book I- Secret of the Inner Sanctum [f1] (1987)(New World Computing, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Fixed memory allocation issue https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=76376, crack: 
diff MM.EX_ vs MM.EXE
127c127
< 0007e0 00 bf 9e 00 bb 78 05 b4 48 cd 21 3d 08 00 7e 21
---
> 0007e0 00 bf 9e 00 bb 34 08 b4 48 cd 21 3d 08 00 7e 21	MCB issue,fix by ripsaw8080
3525c3525
< 00dc40 07 bb 38 52 cd 13 72 ee 33 db 8e c3 bb 78 00 26
---
> 00dc40 07 bb 38 52 eb 02 72 ee 33 db 8e c3 bb 78 00 26	Bypass disk check part1
3528,3531c3528,3531
< 00dc70 bb 38 52 cd 13 72 05 4f 74 2f eb e9 80 fc 10 75
< 00dc80 f6 26 80 bf 40 02 3c 75 20 26 80 bf 70 02 3c 75
< 00dc90 18 26 80 bf a0 02 f6 75 10 26 80 bf 64 02 18 75
< 00dca0 08 26 83 bf 8e 02 16 74 03 e9 18 00 33 db 8e c3
---
> 00dc70 bb 38 52 eb 07 72 05 4f 74 2f eb e9 90 b4 10 75	Bypass disk check part2
> 00dc80 00 26 c6 87 40 02 3c 75 00 26 c6 87 70 02 3c 75
> 00dc90 08 26 c6 87 a0 02 f6 75 00 26 c6 87 64 02 18 75
> 00dca0 00 26 c7 87 8e 02 16 00 eb 02 18 00 33 db 8e c3
* Might and Magic, Book I- Secret of the Inner Sanctum [f1][a1] (1987)(New World Computing, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - taken from IMA set in TDC. Fixed memory allocation issue https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=76376 
 crack:
diff MM.EX_ vs MM.EXE
127c127
< 0007e0 00 bf 9e 00 bb 78 05 b4 48 cd 21 3d 08 00 7e 21
---
> 0007e0 00 bf 9e 00 bb 34 08 b4 48 cd 21 3d 08 00 7e 21	MCB issue,fix by ripsaw8080
3526c3526
< 00dc50 01 27 1e 07 bb 38 52 cd 13 72 ee 33 db 8e c3 bb
---
> 00dc50 01 27 1e 07 bb 38 52 eb 02 72 ee 33 db 8e c3 bb	Bypass disk check part1
3529,3532c3529,3532
< 00dc80 27 1e 07 bb 38 52 cd 13 72 05 4f 74 2f eb e9 80
< 00dc90 fc 10 75 f6 26 80 bf 40 02 3c 75 20 26 80 bf 70
< 00dca0 02 3c 75 18 26 80 bf a0 02 f6 75 10 26 80 bf 64
< 00dcb0 02 18 75 08 26 83 bf 8e 02 16 74 03 e9 18 00 33
---
> 00dc80 27 1e 07 bb 38 52 eb 07 72 05 4f 74 2f eb e9 90	Bypass disk check part2
> 00dc90 b4 10 75 00 26 c6 87 40 02 3c 75 00 26 c6 87 70
> 00dca0 02 3c 75 00 26 c6 87 a0 02 f6 75 00 26 c6 87 64
> 00dcb0 02 18 75 00 26 c7 87 8e 02 16 00 eb 02 18 00 33
* Millionaire- The Stock Market Simulation (Release 2) v1.1 [a1] (1987)(Blue Chip Software) [Strategy, Simulation].zip - different crack and fix to not run from \Million\ folder * Mission (Fr) [b1] (1987)(Loriciels) [Action].zip - Best known dump. Appears to have some corrupt graphics on title screen. Mods have been made to this game (loader and datafile edit), but I am not sure if it is a crack or not.Proper copy found! * Mission (Fr) [f1] (1987)(Loriciels) [Action].zip - This is a restored and improved (restaurée et améliorée) in 2015 by two experts from Abandonware France out of a defective disk and is not a 100% direct disk copy. Best dump known. * Mini-Putt (1987)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports].zip - conversion by NewRisingSun, Uses a data file (from a clean disk image) instead of a whole disk image, and saves high scores to COURSEx.HI. * Music Championship #1 (1987)(Ad Lib Inc.) [Educational].zip - *requires* an OPL chip (real or emulated) to be of much use. The needed sound driver is included in the archive for convenience, although it may have been distributed separately. Though the title indicates #1, there were no others that followed, AFAIK * Nebulus [h1] (1987)(Hewson Consultants Ltd.) [Action].zip - different crack, graffiti cracked by in the credits. * New York Times Crossword Puzzles, The Volume III (1987)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy, Puzzle].zip - identical to Daily Crossword Puzzles from the New York Times (1987)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy, Puzzle].zip except for the first 4 bytes of PZl7.ANS, which might be corruption in Daily.... This game was likely reboxed/rebranded (sharedata does a lot of that) which explains how the title changes but the content doesn't. Need some box scans/disk label scans. * Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It r19 (Installer) (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC floppy collection. * Objectif Monde I (Fr) (1987)(Coktel Vision) [Educational].zip - crack: 
Comparing files LOADER.CO_ and LOADER.COM
00006742: 55 C3
* Olisex (1987)(Andreas Görg) [Adult].zip - not a game. * Palace Adventure (1987)(PC-SIG) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - missing "read.txt" which is called by read.bat but it may be possible that stuff was added by a BBS/shareware house and it's really related to the game. The distro on if-archive doesn't have the bat file. * PC Downs [a1] (1987)(Michael P. Ellerbe) [Simulation, Sports].zip - has source code, no credits. Possible that m. ellerbe didn't write it! * Pinball Wizard [f1] (1987)(Accolade, Inc.) [Simulation, Action].zip - This is the US release of "macadam bumper" with English only and updated title screen. Fixed to no longer need to be run from the root directory. - key disk crack: 
Comparing files PINBALL.EX_ and PINBALL.EXE
0000000E: B4 62
0000000F: 02 01
00000010: 64 00
00000011: 00 01
00000016: 62 00
00000017: 01 00
* Platoon (CGA) (1987)(Data East Corporation) [Action].zip - different filesystem, CGA only, no title screen. Non CGA version has Tandy, CGA, Herc and EGA * Plundered Hearts r26 (Installer) (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC images collection. * Poker! (1987)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy, Cards].zip - This is a rebundled release of "Poker (1986)(Immaculata Software) [Strategy, Cards].zip" * Police Quest- In Pursuit of the Death Angel v2.0g [a1] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - this is the 2x720k version. * Portal [DC] (1987)(Activision, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - DOS conversion by NewRisingSun. Works on an 8088. The game does not have speed throttling, so an 8088 is the intended platform. There is a deleted file named ERASER.EXE on disk #1 that can be restored with DOS' UNDELETE utility. What it does is delete/overwrite all saved games with default data to restore the disk to its pristine state. How convenient. * ProChallenge Baseball v1.04 [SW][a1] (1987)(JBE LTD.) [Simulation, Sports].zip - Appears to be a slightly later release, updated guide. * Prowler [DC][b1] (1987)(Mastertronic Group Ltd.) [Action].zip - only supports EGA even though CGA and Tandy modes are selectable through the main menu. * Quantoids of Nebulous IV [b1] (1987)(Kludgeware) [Action].zip - Requires a file called order.exe which is not in the archive- game runs fine if you simply copy quantoid.exe to order.exe. Best dump known. Better dump found! * Rad Warrior [a1] (1987)(Epyx, Inc.) [Action].zip - several crack differences * Reader Rabbit [b1] (1987)(The Learning Company) [Educational].zip - a few files are truncated to 0 bytes. Best known dump * Rebel Charge at Chickamauga (1987)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy, War].zip - crack 
diff START.EX_ vs START.EXE
1507c1507
< 005e20 55 83 ec 12 72 06 3b 26 17 00 77 03 e9 f1 a5 8b
---
> 005e20 c3 83 ec 12 72 06 3b 26 17 00 77 03 e9 f1 a5 8b
* Ripoux, Les (Fr) (1987)(Cobra Soft) [Adventure].zip - sourced from kfx, 1x360k known good dump. Crack: 
Comparing files RIPOUX.EX_ and RIPOUX.EXE
00000555: 56 C3
* Roadwar Europa [a1] (1987)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG), Strategy].zip - start.exe patched to display answers to the quiz, so it is likely not cracked at all, meaning it could be merged to make a complete .exe again. * Robot Rascals (1987)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action, Strategy][!].zip - sourced from known good IMA, 1x360k. Requires cards in order to play, see documentation directory for scans. * Rockford- The Arcade Game r871109 (1987)(First Star Software, Inc.) [Action, Strategy][!].zip - earliest known version, sourced from ima/kfx set. * Rockford- The Arcade Game r871216 (1987)(First Star Software, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - 2nd release, adds option to swith worlds from main menu. No source media yet * Mixed-Up Mother Goose (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure][!].zip - formerly Roberta Williams' Mixed-Up Mother Goose (AGI) (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip, we don't need (AGI) since the year of release describes that fairly well. Known good dump as files from 2x360k matched 1x720k dumps. The file OBJECT is duplicated but different across the 2 disks. Disk 2's OBJECT is named OBJECT.2. * Saboteur II (1987)(Keypunch Software, Inc.) [Action, Adventure].zip (and variants) - virus scanners will detect this as the durell trojan. Please see the trivia here: http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/saboteur-ii for information, and live peacefully knowing that the trojan activity has been disabled. * Saboteur II [h1] (1987)(Keypunch Software, Inc.) [Action, Adventure].zip - Very modified opening title screen by cracker group. * Sapiens (Fr) (1987)(Loriciel SA) [Action, Aventure].zip - Pull the dosbox clock way down or you will get a divide error as the game tries to determine what speed to run at. Same is true for the English version. * Scrabble [f1] (1987)(Vic Rice) [Strategy].zip - fix was done in 1991 and says v1.1 in the updated doc file, but it's really just a raw hex-edit patch * Search and Destroy! (1987)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - crack: 
Comparing files IOMODULE.COM and IOMODULE.CO_
00003524: B0 55
00003525: 01 8B
00003526: C3 EC
* See the USA (1987)(Compu-Teach) [Educational].zip - might actually be v2.0 from 1992. File timestamps are certainly in that range. May also be bad, missing picture files for Wisconsin which should be called C47.PAC and S47.PAC. Currently configured to run from ".\" but can be reconfigure for other drive(s) by running setup.exe * Sesame Street Crayon- Letters For You v2.1 [a1] (1987)(Polarware - Penguin Software, Inc.) [Educational].zip - taken off original disk, but modified. Appears to have cleaner copies of the pictures though (un-filled in) and different background color. May be useful for restoration back to original state, but otherwise no different than non [a1] * Seven Spirits of Ra, The (1987)(Sir-tech Software, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - uses odd CGA modes, so will only work on true CGA or EGA machines. Crack: 
Comparing files 7SPIRITS.EX_ and 7SPIRITS.EXE
000024CE: 80 90
000024CF: 0E 90
000024D0: 6B 90
000024D1: 22 90
000024D2: 03 90
000024EA: B0 97
000024ED: 73 90
000024EE: 05 90
* Seven Spirits of Ra, The [a1] (1987)(Sir-tech Software, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - sourced from HoTu, this is a VGA patched version. Not really sure what to call it- is it a hack or fix? * Skyrunner [a1] (1987)(Cascade Games Limited) [Action].zip - tiny modifications to SKY2.COM, no idea what it is but it does appear to be another build. base version has clobbered timestamps so we don't know if this is a later release/bugfix. * Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle [f1] (1987)(Adventure International) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from Games Mega-Pack collection/compilation from 1993. All files are period correct 1987 for initial release and were on standalone disks in the megapack collection, so hopefully this is simply the original release in a box with other original release titles. Has some minor single byte differences in ~3 files when compared to the 1993 re-release by keypunch. No idea which one is correct until more copies come up. Fixed by changing wildcard based file open command to open a hardcoded filename. Same fix as in 1993 re-release. * Space Quest- The Sarien Encounter v2.2 (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 2.426, taken from 360k disk. crack notes: 
diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 85 64 41 22 51 01 d4 03 b9 d5 aa 4e d6 be 3d    key
> 000050 8c 25 4c a1 10 03 56 5f 9c 54 35 5f ae 42 9f fe
> 000060 6c 22 21 3f 28 72 39 1d 91 fe 0f fe 78 22 cf 43
> 000070 3b 29 a5 fb d1 d4 55 b6 72 f5 75 77 e2 3a 49 c2
> 000080 59 07 3a d5 11 7c f4 f3 6c 95 1a da c1 70 a7 56
> 000090 c3 a8 e4 ee 8e df 00 bb 4f 5a 50 59 8e c6 24 f5
> 0000a0 19 19 43 86 8f 92 04 18 88 e1 0a 43 5d 63 9b ba
> 0000b0 99 85 9c fe fb 49 2b 32 26 e7 da 09 e7 8a 85 db
> 0000c0 21 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
112c112
< 0006f0 00 00 bb 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4
---
> 0006f0 00 00 c3 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4    keydisk call
* Space Quest- The Sarien Encounter v2.2 [a1] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 2.426, taken from 720k disk. crack notes: 
diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
4,13c4,13
< 000030 63 2e 20 20 31 39 38 35 00 6b 65 79 4f 66 73 0c
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000030 63 2e 20 20 31 39 38 35 00 6b 65 79 4f 66 73 11    key
> 000040 00 85 64 41 22 51 01 d4 03 b9 d5 aa 4e d6 be 3d
> 000050 8c 25 4c a1 10 03 56 5f 9c 54 35 5f ae 42 9f fe
> 000060 6c 22 21 3f 28 72 39 1d 91 fe 0f fe 78 22 cf 43
> 000070 3b 29 a5 fb d1 d4 55 b6 72 f5 75 77 e2 3a 49 c2
> 000080 59 07 3a d5 11 7c f4 f3 6c 95 1a da c1 70 a7 56
> 000090 c3 a8 e4 ee 8e df 00 bb 4f 5a 50 59 8e c6 24 f5
> 0000a0 19 19 43 86 8f 92 04 18 88 e1 0a 43 5d 63 9b ba
> 0000b0 99 85 9c fe fb 49 2b 32 26 e7 da 09 e7 8a 85 db
> 0000c0 21 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
106c106
< 000690 73 20 45 4e 54 45 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 bb 00    keydisk call
---
> 000690 73 20 45 4e 54 45 52 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c3 00
* Space Quest I- Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter v2.2 (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI v2.917, taken from 720k disk. crack notes: 
diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 85 64 41 22 51 01 d4 03 b9 d5 aa 4e d6 be 3d    key
> 000050 8c 25 4c a1 10 03 56 5f 9c 54 35 5f ae 42 9f fe
> 000060 6c 22 21 3f 28 72 39 1d 91 fe 0f fe 78 22 cf 43
> 000070 3b 29 a5 fb d1 d4 55 b6 72 f5 75 77 e2 3a 49 c2
> 000080 59 07 3a d5 11 7c f4 f3 6c 95 1a da c1 70 a7 56
> 000090 c3 a8 e4 ee 8e df 00 bb 4f 5a 50 59 8e c6 24 f5
> 0000a0 19 19 43 86 8f 92 04 18 88 e1 0a 43 5d 63 9b ba
> 0000b0 99 85 9c fe fb 49 2b 32 26 e7 da 09 e7 8a 85 db
> 0000c0 21 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
112c112
< 0006f0 00 00 bb 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4    keydisk call
---
> 0006f0 00 00 c3 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4
* Space Quest II- Chapter II - Vohaul's Revenge v2.0A (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI v2.912. 360k version, crack: 
diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 91 fe 0f fe 78 22 cf 43 3b 29 a5 fb d1 d4 55    key
> 000050 b6 72 f5 75 77 e2 3a 49 c2 59 07 3a d5 11 7c f4
> 000060 f3 6c 95 1a da c1 70 a7 56 c3 a8 e4 ee 8e df 00
> 000070 bb 4f 5a 50 59 8e c6 24 f5 19 19 43 86 8f 92 04
> 000080 18 88 e1 0a 43 5d 63 9b ba 99 85 9c fe fb 49 2b
> 000090 32 26 e7 da 09 e7 8a 85 db 21 3a d0 d7 58 d9 3f
> 0000a0 52 d7 47 f2 3c 80 a0 fd b3 30 a4 61 b0 cc 37 ab
> 0000b0 df eb fe 26 8c 20 29 be b9 e4 50 74 4b 1e 75 78
> 0000c0 63 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
112c112
< 0006f0 00 00 bb 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4
---
> 0006f0 00 00 c3 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4    keydisk call
* Space Quest II- Chapter II - Vohaul's Revenge v2.0C (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI v2.915. crack: 
diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 91 fe 0f fe 78 22 cf 43 3b 29 a5 fb d1 d4 55    key
> 000050 b6 72 f5 75 77 e2 3a 49 c2 59 07 3a d5 11 7c f4
> 000060 f3 6c 95 1a da c1 70 a7 56 c3 a8 e4 ee 8e df 00
> 000070 bb 4f 5a 50 59 8e c6 24 f5 19 19 43 86 8f 92 04
> 000080 18 88 e1 0a 43 5d 63 9b ba 99 85 9c fe fb 49 2b
> 000090 32 26 e7 da 09 e7 8a 85 db 21 3a d0 d7 58 d9 3f
> 0000a0 52 d7 47 f2 3c 80 a0 fd b3 30 a4 61 b0 cc 37 ab
> 0000b0 df eb fe 26 8c 20 29 be b9 e4 50 74 4b 1e 75 78
> 0000c0 63 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
112c112
< 0006f0 00 00 bb 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4
---
> 0006f0 00 00 c3 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4    keydisk call
* Spy's Adventures in Europe, The [a1] (1987)(Polarware) [Educational].zip - different file sets, no version# discovered. * Spy's Adventures in North America, The [a1] (1987)(Polarware) [Educational].zip - different file sets, no version# discovered. * Sram (Fr) [a1] (1987)(ERE Informatique) [Adventure].zip - code.exe has a single byte difference, which appears to be corruption. No biggie. However FSRAM.EXE has "hacked" text strings which replace a message with a copyright ERE string, which seems like something a publisher would do and not a hacker trying to get street cred. * Starflight (1987)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - yes, this is different than the one in 1986. This one supports EGA, 1986 one is CGA at best. * Star Trek- First Contact (1987)(Simon & Schuster Interactive) [Adventure].zip - Moby says 1988, box and disk scan do too. * Stationfall r107 (Installer) (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from IMA file in TDC's image collection, which is tgod00819 * Sub Battle Simulator [a1] (1987)(Epyx, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - every file is different! * Super Hang-On [a1] (1987)(Data East USA, Inc.) [Racing - Driving].zip - Different file structure, no loader, or at least no pirate group loader. * Super Hang-On [h1] (1987)(Data East USA, Inc.) [Racing - Driving].zip - uses loader with "cracked by" to start game. * Superbike Challenge v1.1 [h1] (1987)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Racing - Driving].zip - title screen graffiti. * Superstar Ice Hockey [a1] (1987)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Sports].zip - different build of executable. * Superstar Indoor Sports [a1] (1987)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Sports].zip - Not rightly sure what's different-every .exe has a different checksum than the other version. Play.com has been hacked in both files. * Swords and Sorcery (1987)(Keypunch Software, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG), Compilation].zip - MENU.BA_ renamed so the two disks could be merged. Original filename is MENU.BAT on disk 2. * Tales of the Unknown, Volume I- The Bard's Tale [a1] (1987)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - different file sets, but same bard.exe? Weird. * Talisman- Challenging the Sands of Time [a1] (1987)(Polarware) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - different fileset and .exe file. This one came from ifdb.org. Font looks different too. * Talisman- Challenging the Sands of Time [a2] (1987)(Polarware) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - different crack but includes the uncracked version too. * Test Drive [a1] (1987)(Accolade, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - different crack to EGA version, but also seems to include a herc mode. Missing CGA though. * Test Drive [h1] (1987)(Accolade, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - CGA only, different .exe file. appears that background image ordering has been altered. * Test Drive [h2] (1987)(Accolade, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - EGA only, graffiti cracker message in exe * Test Drive [tr Es] (1987)(Accolade, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - CGA only, partially translated to Spanish * Tetris r880114 (1988)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - sourced from IMA file in TDC's image collection. Modified high score file. Displays the airplane on EGA title screen which was later removed. * Tetris r880617 (1988)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Action, Strategy][!].zip - Sourced from known good IMA/kfx set. the 720k image has identical content. Joystick message at start is different 
(y/n) vs (y or n)! ;)
This version is later but does not display the airplane on the title screen on the EGA version. Interestingly, this has a high score file with a timestamp of 2000, but there is no evidence that that file has been re-written since the disk was manufactured. * Tetris r880108 (1988)(Mirrorsoft, Ltd.) [Action, Strategy].zip - sourced from IMA/kfx set in TDC's images collection. 1x360k. This is the mirrorsoft release without plane on title screen. Spectrum Holobyte versions say "Spectrum... presents" on the title screen, mirrorsofts do not. * Thexder (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action].zip - rev A or B, August 1987 version. encryption layer removed. * Thexder [a1] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action].zip - known as revC, November 1987 version, "1.2 meg fix". encryption layer removed. * Thexder [a2] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action].zip - rev or B, august 1987 with encryption layer intact. (see MAINxx files) * Thexder [a3] (1987)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action].zip - known as revC, November 1987 version, "1.2 meg fix". encryption layer intact. * Tomahawk (En)(De)(Fr) [a1] (1987)(Datasoft, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - has a different title, language selection screen * Transylvania (1987)(Polarware - Penguin Software, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - moby says 1986, no dates verifiable anywhere, except dates in archive are mostly 1987. * Trekboer v1.3 (1987)(Mark Data Products) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - This one says 1984 in the title screen, but the source code that was later released with the game itself says v1.3 was released in 1987 in the comments. If earlier versions materialize, then obviously those release dates will change. * Trojan (1987)(Capcom Co., Ltd.) [Action].zip - Requires joystick. No apparent way around it. * Type! (1987)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Educational].zip - taken from the IMA file under the same name. Title screen says 1986, but timestamps on the disk show otherwise. * Ultima I r870909 (1987)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - First floppy release from 09-09-1987. used Xidex Magnetics' XELOK key disk protection. Source unknown currently. 
Comparing files ULTIMA.EX_ and ULTIMA.EXE
0000103B: E8 B8
0000103C: 23 01
0000103D: 2E 00
* Ultima I r871229 (1987)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)][!].zip - Sourced from [!] KFX image in TDC collection. 2nd release off floppy, dated 1987-12-29. Uses Origin System's own OSI-1 key disk protection. Contents matched tgod_1567 and others. This copy is identical to (or actually is) the version of Ultima 1 released on the Ultima Trilogy I-II-III collection. Crack: 
Comparing files ULTIMA.EX_ and ULTIMA.EXE
0000000E: E1 72
0000000F: 09 10
00000010: 64 00
00000011: 00 14
00000016: 8F 00
00000017: 08 00
* Ultima III- Exodus (1987)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)][!].zip - Sourced from [!] kfx image from TDC's floppy collection. 1x360k. 4th release on floppy. Same as from the Ultima Trilogy series. Floppy diskette has Black+white label, 2 sided diskette. MKPLAY.EXE utility for creating a play disk has been added. Depending on source (standalone U3 release or Trilogy) file timestamps on CNFLCT-A.ULT, NAME.DAT, and PERINIAN.ULT may differ between 1-1-80 and 1-1-85. Content is identical though. Crack: 
Comparing files BOOTUP.CO_ and BOOTUP.COM
0000116E: E8 90
0000116F: 55 90
00001170: 0B 90

Comparing files ULTIMA.CO_ and ULTIMA.COM
00005C8D: E8 90
00005C8E: 00 90
00005C8F: 2A 90

Alternate crack:
Comparing files BOOTUP.CO_ and BOOTUP.COM
00001CD2: DC 00
00001CD3: 26 00

Comparing files ULTIMA.CO_ and ULTIMA.COM
00005C8D: E8 B8
00005C8F: 2A 00
* Ultima IV- Quest of the Avatar r870919 (1987)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - sourced from kfx set from NewRisingSun. 2x360k disk version, earliest known release. Has filenames with dashes and not underscores (LCB-1.ULT). Still requires the use of the A: or B: drive as player disk. Crack: 
Comparing files AVATAR.EX_ and AVATAR.EXE
00000014: 00 12
00000016: 88 72
* Ultima IV- Quest of the Avatar r871110 (Installer) (1987)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - sourced from TDC's kfx 1x720k disk. This is a later release, and requires the user to unpack all the player files before running by executing "setup x" setup.exe will automatically use AVATAR.FLS as the input file and the "x" is a folder or drive letter to extract to. There are too many files to fit in a single root directory, which is why this had to be done and why the game works better off a 2x360k disk since you'd still need 2 disks to play it. * Ultima IV- Quest of the Avatar r871110 (1987)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Installed and cracked. AVATAR.FLS and SETUP.EXE from installation disk deleted. When asked for either player or master disk and drive letter, use C if that's the drive you unzipped to. Crack: 
Comparing files AVATAR.EX_ and AVATAR.EXE
0000000E: DA 37
00000010: 64 80
00000014: 00 12
00000016: 88 72
* Universe v1.3 [b1] (1987)(Omnitrend Software) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - receive an "overlay not found" error and dump to DOS after attempting to go to docking control. * Vegas Gambler v1.1 (1987)(Logical Design Works, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - crack: 
Comparing files Vegas.exe and VEGAS.EX_
000061DE: B8 55
000061DF: 01 8B
000061E0: 00 EC
000061E1: C3 B8
000062DB: 40 2B
000062DC: 90 C0
* Venom [DC][f1] (1987)(Mastertronic Ltd.) [Adventure].img.zip - ripsaw fixed a bug that prevents the game from being completed. An instruction was left out, and in order to insert it I had to rearrange the code a bit, but the command is now processed correctly. There were also a couple of problems with the joystick calibration where the directions weren't displayed; fixed those too. * Video Vegas (1987)(Baudville) [Strategy, Simulation].zip - crack: (not really a crack, but it failed to load if something was read from A:) May have other patches applied; may be hacked/graffitied by "hacker jack", but it's hard to be sure. crack: 
Comparing files VEGAS.COM and VEGAS.CO_
00004130: EB E9
00004131: 40 00
* What They Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School [f1] (1987)(Reality Technologies) [Educational].zip - Game was patched to not hard-code the source directory to c:\success. Will run from any folder. - Crack: 
Comparing files VENTMAN.EXE and ventman.ex_
0000BFEE: B8 9A
0000BFEF: 01 61
0000BFF0: 00 04
0000BFF1: 90 13
0000BFF2: 90 1C
* Wheel of Fortune! v600072B (1987)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy][!].zip - version# comes from diskette label, which might not be a version number per-se but it does change when other files change so we'll take it. Sourced from known good kfx/ima 1x360k. media says "Fortune" as does box back cover, front cover and title screen lack the ! so we dunno which to use. * Wheel of Fortune! v600072D (1987)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - version# comes from diskette label. Unable to find source IMA/KFX image. Appears clean and unplayed. WOF saves data all over the files as the game is played, so every version we find will report differently. If the .EXE file is different then we keep it, otherwise it's definitely a dupe and has been played. * Wheel of Fortune - Junior Edition [a2] (1987)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - answers.dat file is different by 1 byte. could be corruption, but more likely the game keeps track of what questions has been asked so the game is different every time. Need original source disk that has been untouched to really resolve this. * Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego_ (1987)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Educational].zip - Crack: 
Comparing files CARMEN.EXE and CARMEN.EX_
00010B81: B8 55
00010B82: 01 8B
00010B83: 00 EC
00010B84: C3 57
00010DDE: EB 74
* Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego_ v1.2 (1987)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Educational].zip - sourced from two different (played) disks, one of them the kfx dump in TDC's floppy collection. DETECTIV.DAT and FALLFAME.DAT have been modified on both sets of disks, so no original files known. All other files matched. Crack (after UNP): 
Comparing files CARMEN.EX_ and CARMEN.EXE
00010BB1: CD 90
00010BB2: 13 90
00010BB4: 73 90
00010BB5: 05 90
00010F95: 75 EB
00010FA6: 20 C2
* Willy the Worm Part II- The Big Trip Home [SW][a1] (1987)(Alan Farmer) [Action].zip - single bit difference in willy2.dt2. willy2.dt3 is a high score file and has been played. Once we determine which is the correct dt2 file, we'll take the dt3 file from the base version which appears unplayed. * Witch Hunt [f1] (1987)(Classic Quests) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - fixed a signed/unsigned comparison bug which kept the game from being completed. Has been broken since it was published. https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_redherring_redherring2/page/n13/mode/2up * Wizardry II- The Knight of Diamonds [DC][b1] (1987)(Sir-tech Software, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - This release is prone to two common errors: 1. Save files written on the same disk as all other data. And, it seems, Wiz1 and Wiz2 have different places for this saves. That means that during converting saves from first part to second you have great chance to break disk, destroying important game data. 2. Some research in the internet shown that the same error can happen even if you simply play Wiz2 too much and make too much saved characters, eliminating important objects in the dungeon and have other weird consequences. All one-disk versions of Wiz2 that I found in the internet are identical (maybe differs by existing saves). And all are broken already. It's impossible to play Wiz2 from this set - after character import you'll get "error somewhere-somewhere" on each loot screen (after encounter), after that game crashed. So game is [b1], and we need fresh image instead this .dsk. * Wizball (1987)(Ocean Software Ltd.) [Action].zip - sourced from kfx dump, 1x360k. This is the non-booter release of wizball. Crack (exe header relocation to just jump past copy protection wrapper!): 
Comparing files DISK.EX_ and DISK.EXE
0000000F: 13 33
00000010: 64 00
00000011: 00 50
00000016: 80 2E
00000017: 12 0E
* World Tour Golf (1987)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports][!].zip - Sourced from IMA/KFX set, this is the EGA version. Crack (unclean) via rawcopy: 
Comparing files WTG.EX_ and WTG.EXE
00011075: 75 74
00011076: 10 41
* Zork- The Great Underground Empire r52 (1987)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - Solid gold edition. Sourced from kfx/IMA file in TDC images collection. * Zork III- The Dungeon Master r17 (Installer) (1985)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from kfx/IMA set in TDC floppy images. Not technically an installer. ==1988== * $100,000 Pyramid, The v1.3 (1988)(Box Office) [Strategy].zip - actually says "IBM version 1.3" in the LL corner. Other version doesn't. * 2400 A.D. (1988)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - sourced from KFX dump. SAVED.GAM is not original, no pristine copy exists currently. Delete saved.gam to start anew with character generation. Crack: 
Comparing files 2400AD.EX_ and 2400AD.EXE
0000000E: 38 A2
0000000F: 07 1B
00000010: 64 00
00000011: 00 08
00000014: 00 22
00000015: 00 03
00000016: E6 60
* 4th & Inches [a1] (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Action, Sports, Strategy].zip - sigh. we now have 2 copies with 4TH.EX_ files which don't match. Someone is lying. * 4th & Inches [a2] (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Action, Sports, Strategy].zip - 4th.exe is different than other two versions. Size is a few k smaller. * 4th & Inches Team Construction Disk (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Action, Editor, Sports].zip - requires 4th+inches in the same folder. crack: 
Comparing files FOURTH.EXE and FOURTH.EX_
00002AFC: 59 33
00002AFD: EB C0
00002AFE: 20 CD
00002B29: EB E8
00002B2A: 17 63
00002B48: EB B9
00002B49: 15 10
00002B69: 33 8E
00002B6B: EB BE
00002B6C: 06 03
* Above Disc [TeleWare West][1988][rip].zip - not a game. EMS disk cache software * Action Service [a1] (1988)(Infogrames Entertainment SA) [Action, Simulation].zip - this is a later version (dated December 1988, not October), taken from "Loisirs et Connaissances" collection * Adventures of Captain Comic Episode 1, The - Planet of Death [SW][h1] (1988)(Michael A. Denio) [Action].zip - unlimited lives cheat added in [h1].zip - we may need a new tag like [c1] for cheats. - cheat: 
Comparing files COMIC.EXE and COMICCHT.EXE
00001E85: FE 90
00001E86: 0E 90
00001E87: 43 90
00001E88: 00 90
* Adventures of Captain Comic Episode 1, The - Planet of Death [SW][h2] (1988)(Michael A. Denio) [Action].zip - TOSAC intro * Air Attack (Tandy 1000) [f1] (1988)(Brooks deForest) [Action].zip - fixed source so it would run. * Airborne Ranger (1988)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - crack (from crock2.exe): 
Comparing files AR.EXE and AR.EX_
00004A0B: 90 E8
00004A0C: 90 8F
00004A0D: 90 FD
00005638: 90 75
00005639: 90 0D
0000CC8D: E9 80
0000CC8E: 08 5D
0000CC8F: 32 3C
0000CC90: 90 5C
* Alf- The First Adventure [a1] (1988)(Box Office) [Action].zip - Seems to be speed fixed. * Arcade Volleyball [a1] (1988)(Compute! Publications) [Sports] .exe is longer than non [a1]. wow. * Arcade Volleyball [a2] (1988)(COMPUTE! Publications, Inc.) [Sports].zip - this one is compiled differently and ended up as a .com file. yippie. * Arkanoid [a1] (1988)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - akuma's crack, NRS is the base copy. [a1] includes original files which are based off the copy protection mechanism. * Autoduel [h1] (1988)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Racing - Driving, Role-Playing (RPG), Simulation].zip - hacked to replace credits. * Bad Cat [a1] (1988)(Rainbow Arts Software GmbH) [Action, Sports].zip - different set of files. BTW, type "loadfix -1" in dosbox before starting the game or it won't run. Same goes for the non a1. * Bad Dudes [h1][a1] (1988)(Data East USA, Inc.) [Action].zip - different loader file, and it has CGA support. cracked by mr. coolduude graffiti on start unfortunately. It's possible that spires.cga should also be in the non [a1] version. * Battlehawks 1942 (1988)(Lucasfilm Games) [Action, Simulation][!].zip - sourced from 1x720 known good dump kfx/ima. Content identical to 2x360k IMA/kfx set. crack: 
Comparing files BH.EX_ and BH.EXE
00002C3B: 9A 90
00002C3C: 3C 90
00002C3D: 15 90
00002C3E: B2 90
00002C3F: 01 90
00002C5C: 72 90
00002C5D: 03 90
* Battle Chess v1.0 r881114 (1988)(Interplay Productions, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess].zip - sourced from 1x720k IMA. Pressing F1 at title screen shows 1 page of options and credits and version. The release dates make no sense; this is v1.0 from just a few days after 1.02 is released?!? Crack: 
Comparing files CHESS.EX_ and CHESS.EXE
00006EB4: 55 C3
* Battle Chess v1.01 (1988)(Interplay Productions, Inc., DRO Soft) [Strategy, Chess].zip - sourced from 1x720k IMA file, Spanish release. Minor text differences from v1.0. Press F1 at title screen for additional reference items, credits and version info. crack: 
Comparing files CHESS.EX_ and CHESS.EXE
00006ECE: 55 C3
* Battle Chess v1.02 r881103 (1988)(Interplay Productions, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess].zip - Sourced from 1x720k IMA. Supports CGA/EGA/Tandy. Pressing F1 at the title screen shows 2 pages of command line options and credits/version number. crack: 
Comparing files CHESS.EX_ and CHESS.EXE
00006F06: 55 C3
* Battle Chess v1.02 r880419 (1988)(Interplay Productions, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess].zip - sourced from 2x360k. Pressing F1 shows 2 pages of additional info and version #. has a single byte difference than the 881103 release: 000110DA: 81 87 which is "mov al, 87 out c0, al" Crack: 
Comparing files CHESS.EX_ and CHESS.EXE
00006F06: 55 C3
* Battlehawks 1942 (1988)(Lucasfilm Games) [Action, Simulation].zip - crack: 
Comparing files BH.EXE and BH.EX_
00002C3B: 90 9A
00002C3C: 90 3C
00002C3D: 90 15
00002C3E: 90 B2
00002C3F: 90 01
00002C5C: 90 72
00002C5D: 90 03
* Battlehawks 1942 [a1] (1988)(Lucasfilm Games) [Action, Simulation].zip - appears uncracked. Could merge someday * Better Dead Than Alien! [h1] (1988)(Electra) [Action].zip - hacked intro to game * Blockbuster [f1] (1988)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action].zip - Also known as Impact Works on older 0.72 DOSBox or VirtualPC. In dosbox 0.74-3, use the MOUSEOFF fix for this game. See TDC\Games\DOSBox Patches * Blueberry (Es) [b1] (1988)(Coktel Vision) [Action].zip - only disk 1's language files are present. Without them the game crashes. To allow the game to be completed, french versions of the files have been added. Best known dump. * Blueberry (Fr) [b1] (1988)(Coktel Vision) [Action].zip - French language files taken from the Atari ST release (see file timestamps). Best known dump. * Bubble Ghost (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - differs from hacked version in that it includes a composite selection (F4) in the main menu. * Burger Blaster [h1] (1988)(COMPUTE! Publications, Inc.) [Action].zip - all credits, even the embedded compiler strings, replaced with spaces. We also received a copy of this title from a private collection, so it's technically [!] too, but we won't give credit to hacks. * Cabal [a1] (1988)(Capcom U.S.A., Inc.) [Action].zip - Different crack and/or modification for running in mono? odd * Cabal [b1] (1988)(Capcom U.S.A., Inc.) [Action].zip - EGA graphics are corrupt * Caddiehack [SW][a1] (1988)(MICODE Developments) [Sports, Action].zip - appears to be a different build or somehow the exe is heavily modified from the base version. Possibly due to compression and then decompression, but it appears some text blocks were relocated so that seems unlikely. * California Games v1.01 [f1] (1988)(Epyx, Inc.) [Sports].zip - In DOSBox, use "loadfix calgames" (or PLAY.BAT) to start it, otherwise you'll get an out of memory error. Fixed/patched keyboard handling routine in EGA/VGA (non-XT class machines). On AT-class machines, the DOS "get keystroke" function calls Int16 functions 10h, 11h and 12h instead, which the game does not take into account. crack: 
Comparing files CALGAMES.EXE and CALGAMES.EX_
000043C2: 90 51
000043C8: EB 33
000043C9: 7D C0
Keyboard patch: 
0000980B: B6 B4
0000980C: 08 00
0000980D: A1 CD
0000980E: 5C 16
0000980F: 5E B4
00009810: 0A 00
00009811: E4 C3
* Captain Blood [a1] (1988)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - different .exe/.ovl loader system. Also includes additional stuff that needs to be stripped out like mouse drivers, docs, etc. * Card Sharks [a1] (1988)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy, Cards].zip - different .exe file, but no visible signs onscreen. * Centerfold Squares (1988)(Artworx Software Company, Inc.) [Strategy, Adult].zip - displays a version number(?) of 020888 iv2.3 before title screen. * Centerfold Squares [a1] (1988)(Artworx Software Company, Inc.) [Strategy, Adult].zip - displays a version number(?) of 205390 before title screen. CFS.EXE is tagged with "MsDoS". Best known dump. * Charlie Chaplin (1988)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action, Simulation].zip - This zip is a "best of" two previous copies in TDC where some files were compressed, others hacked and timestamps were mixed. No original source known. The file CHAPLIN.EXE is entirely a copy protection loader which merely launches OVERLAY.EXE if the protection passes. One can simply just execute OVERLAY.EXE to skip the protection check! crack: 
Comparing files CHAPLIN.EX_ and CHAPLIN.EXE
00000264: 74 90
00000265: 2A 90
* Chase on Tom Sawyer's Island, The [f1] (1988)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Action].zip - fix for needing loadfix in DOSBox. On real hardware loadfix is not needed. Sourced off IMA 720k image in TDC's floppy collection. * Chessmaster 2000, The v1.21 (Vendex Headstart) (1988)(Software Toolworks, Inc., The) [Strategy, Chess].zip - source unknown, specific build to vendex and uncracked when run on a non vendex machine. * Circus Games (1988)(Keypunch Software, Inc.) [Action][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx, 1x360k. Oddly copy protected disk which is only checked via CONFIG.COM and only used in GO.BAT so easily bypassed. Crack is to merely not call it in the batch file! * Contra [a1] (1988)(Konami, Inc.) [Action].zip - different crack, appears to be a cleaner file set. * Crucial Test (Fr) [a1] (1988)(Tomahawk) [Educational, Trivia].zip - different crack * Daily Telegraph Computer Crossword Challenge, The (1988)(Domark Limited) [Strategy, Puzzle].zip - sourced from kfx, 1x360k. protection seems to involve attempting to open C:\CHALLENGE.001. The file contents do not matter. This can either by cracked by simply providing that file in that location, changing the filename to be something else in the exe, or avoiding the open altogether. went with option 3 here. crack: 
Comparing files COMPETE.EX_ and COMPETE.EXE
0000A313: E8 33
0000A314: C7 C0
0000A315: FD EB
0000A316: 83 07
* Dark Side [a1] (1988)(Incentive Software) [Action].zip - Additional video options, must be a later release * Death Sword (1988)(Epyx, Inc.) [Action].zip - The "Death Sword" versions have a bug: you are supposed to be able to use the C and H command line parameters to force an alternate CGA palette and Hercules graphics. Unfortunately, because the keydisk checking routine (even in cracks) destroys the BX register, these options are effectively unusable. The options work in the (European) "Barbarian"-named version however, which has no keydisk checking routine as far as I can tell, and so does not destroy the register. * Dive Bomber r880829 (1988)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action, Simulation].zip - source unknown, possibly scene release. release date taken from DIVEBOMB.COM * Dive Bomber r880802 (1988)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action, Simulation].zip - sourced from kfx, 3x360k. Release date taken from DIVEBOMB.COM which is definitely different than r880829 Crack: 
Comparing files CGA.EX_ and CGA.EXE
00013FFA: 33 59
00013FFB: C0 EB
00013FFC: CD 20
00014027: E8 EB
00014028: 99 10
0001403D: B9 EB
0001403E: 10 15
0001405B: 8E 33
0001405D: BE EB
0001405E: 03 06
Comparing files EGA.EX_ and EGA.EXE
0001DB6A: 33 59
0001DB6B: C0 EB
0001DB6C: CD 20
0001DB97: E8 EB
0001DB98: 99 10
0001DBAD: B9 EB
0001DBAE: 10 15
0001DBCB: 8E 33
0001DBCD: BE EB
0001DBCE: 03 06
Comparing files TANDY.EX_ and TANDY.EXE
00012C4A: 33 59
00012C4B: C0 EB
00012C4C: CD 20
00012C77: E8 EB
00012C78: 99 10
00012C8D: B9 EB
00012C8E: 10 15
00012CAB: 8E 33
00012CAD: BE EB
00012CAE: 03 06

* Dolphin Boating Simulator (1988)(Dolphin Marine Systems, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - Use boatinh.bat to run the game.
* Double Dragon [a1] (1988)(Arcadia Systems, Inc.) [Action].zip - Includes Tandy option, totally different setup select screens. 
* Double Dragon [a3] (1988)(Arcadia Systems, Inc.) [Action].zip - A different build of [a1].  Text at the bottom of the title screen is different.
* Downhill Challenge (1988)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Action, Sports].zip - crack: 

Comparing files dc.exe and dc.ex_
00004796: BF C3


* Duel (1988)(France Image Logiciel) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - has hard coded references to A:\ so run this from a mounted A: drive.  Also has difficulties with speed, so run at ~300 in DOSBox.  May still require a slowdown patch which simulates slow floppy reads. See dosbox patches folder for SLOWREAD.COM TSR.  Game is in english, manual is in French.  Crack:

Comparing files DUEL.EX_ and DUEL.EXE
00005B00: 1E CB


* Encyclopedia of War- Ancient Battles [a1] (1988)(Cases Computer Simulations Ltd.) [Educational, Strategy].zip - perhaps an early release.  title screen only says 1988 instead of 88-90
* Enforcer, The (1988)(Eurosoft, Methodic Solutions B.V.) [Action].zip - Appears to be sourced from Greatest Collection, The (En)(Fr) (1992)(Ere Informatique) [Compilation].zip - this game was also released standalone on 360k floppy.
* Ernie's Magic Shapes v1.5 (1988)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Educational].zip - sourced from IMA file of the same name.  Donated by IBMPC5150. - a slightly newer version of v1.5 but still says v1.5 in rev.dat.  Has typos fixed and additional message at botton of screen during introduction sequence.  Also contains simcga, so may be a different publisher (korea?)
* Ernie's Magic Shapes v1.5 [a1] (1988)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Educational].zip - older version of above.  Source unknown.
* Explora 2 (Fr) (1988)(Infomedia) [Adventure].zip - works in DOS 6.22, but how do you switch video modes to get it out of monochrome? 
* F-19 Stealth Fighter v435.01 (1988)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - crack:

Comparing files START.EXE and START.EX_
000095A3: 89 39
000095A6: EB 74
Comparing files SU.EXE and SU.EX_
00002D94: 90 CC
00002DD9: 90 CC
00002DF0: 90 CC
00002F12: 62 3F
00002F13: 63 E5


* Faery Tale Adventure- Book I, The [a1] (1988)(MicroIllusions) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Different crack
* Falcon (1988)(Spectrum Holobyte, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - 1x720k version with tandy support.  IMA file in TDC images collection.
* Falcon [a1] (1988)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - CGA only. Appears to be an earlier revision.  04/12/1988 This one does not let you choose the CGA palette at the start.
* Falcon [a2] (1988)(Spectrum Holobyte, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - CGA only. matches content of tgod001584, 1x52.25" release from 10/20/88
* Fantavision v1.0 (1988)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Educational, Editor].zip - sourced from 720k IMA from TDC's collection.  Matches 2x360k files from TGOD#1503
* Final Assault [a1] (1988)(Epyx, Inc.) [Action, Simulation, Sports].zip - appears to be uncracked.
* Fire-Brigade- The Battle for Kiev - 1943 r880920 (1988)(Panther Games Pty Ltd) [Strategy][!].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set in TDC.  Earlier version that has trouble with later video cards- set dosbox to EGA to run in EGA mode, VGA didn't work.  Scenario (or savegame) to load must be typed in and filenames do not match the documentation.  FB15NOV, FB3NOV, FB5DEC, FBTUT.  Doc check comes up after 8 moves.  Crack:

Comparing files FB.EX_ and FB.EXE
00032C21: 74 90
00032C22: 03 90


* Fire-Brigade- The Battle for Kiev - 1943 r881007 (1988)(Panther Games Pty Ltd) [Strategy].zip - Unknown source.  Later release that is ok running on VGA hardware.  Scenario (or savegame) to load must be typed in and filenames do not match the documentation.  FB15NOV, FB3NOV, FB5DEC, FBTUT.  Doc check comes up after 8 moves. Crack:

Comparing files FB.EX_ and FB.EXE
00032C40: 74 90
00032C41: 03 90


* Freedom- Rebels in the Darkness (1988)(Coktel Vision) [Action, Strategy].zip - crack:

Comparing files PRES.TO_ and PRES.TOT
0000078B: 28 00


* Freedom- Los Guerreros De Las Sombras (Es) (1989)(Coktel Educative) [Action, Strategy].zip - sourced fromo Uka.  Had virus in LOADER.COM, now cleaned but can't quite 100% guarantee it is byte accurate with a true original.  Best known dump.  Crack:

Comparing files PRES.TO_ and PRES.TOT
000007DD: 28 00


* Freedom- Die Krieger Des Schattens (De) [b1] (1988)(Coktel Vision) [Role-Playing (RPG), Strategy, Action].zip - best known dump.  This is a reconstructed zip using files from failing original German disks. LOADER.000 and LOADER.COM were taken from the English version.  If you delete CARTE.INF the settings will be in english.  Hopefully someone will have proper files to replace these but the game is fully playable in German through the end. - crack:

Comparing files PRES.TO_ and PRES.TOT
000007D6: 28 00


* Freedom- Les Guerriers de l'Ombre (Fr) (1988)(Coktel Vision) [Role-Playing (RPG), Strategy, Action].zip - crack:

Comparing files PRES.TO_ and PRES.TOT
00000737: 28 00


* Friday Night Poker Club [b1] (1988)(ComputerEasy) [Strategy, Cards].zip - Missing EGA files. There are files required by FNPCEGA.EXE that are not present (Lx.IMG, CDS.IMG, etc.).  CGA version at least runs. crack (CGA version):

Comparing files FNPC.EX_ and FNPC.EXE
00002158: 2B E9
00002159: D8 BF
0000215A: 83 00


* Football Manager 2 (1988)(Addictive Games) [Sports, Simulation].zip - works (in dos 6.22 anyway), except it seems to want non US keyboard input. (ex: Use Q for Up, S for down) Since no left-right buttons work, the game can't be started because you can't set up your team. Use FM2.COM to start.
* Four Soccer Simulators [h1][b1] (1988)(Codemasters Software Company Limited, The) [Sports].zip - Missing 11-a-side game, graffiti by Italsoft 
* Freddy Hardest (Es) [DC] (1988)(Dinamic Software) [Action].zip - Missing the title screen as present on the bootable IMA file.
* Four Soccer Simulators [b2] (1988)(Codemasters Software Company Limited, The) [Sports].zip - also missing 11-a-side game - best known dump Better dump found thanks to eXo!  Merged with this one so not all of it is torrentzipped timestamp mangled, [b2] tag removed.
* Galactic Conqueror [p1] (1988)(Titus France SA) [Action, Strategy].zip - patched to not need A: drive, original file included in archive 
* Game Over (Es) [DC][h1] (1988)(Dinamic Software) [Action].zip - cracked by graffiti in p2 but also some corrupt data, so it also bad.
* Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams [DC] (1988)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - DOS Conversion by mok, which means this loader likely won't work on an 8088 machine.  Has bookmarks already on GAME.DAT, so it has been played previously.  One can drop in the cracked IMA file into this archive to play from a fresh disk.
* GATO (1988)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Simulation][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima set, this is the Tandy 1000/1200 16 color version.  Normally the disk label has a version number on it, but there is no such thing from this copy.  No copy protection and thankfully all the goofy filenames with spaces have finally been fixed.  This disk contains two .bat files that were deleted but recoverable, readme.bat and history.bat
The Tandy Function Keys were changed from what the manual states to the following:
F1 - All back (reverse)
F2 - All Stop
F3 - All ahead 1/3
F4 - All ahead 2/3
F5 - All ahead full
F6 - All ahead flank (maximum speed)
F7 - Up periscope
F8 - Down periscope
F9 - Fire torpedo
F10 - Radar

The CGA executable is broken, the game freezes when you successfully destroy a ship.
* Gauntlet (1988)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action].zip - requires "machine=ega" in dosbox config or it will hang after character selection. Re-release with H.L.S. Duplication protection, GPROG.EXE dated March 25th 1988 - crack:

Comparing files GINTRO.EX_ and GINTRO.EXE
0000108A: 9A EB
0000108B: D7 0E

Comparing files GPROG.EX_ and GPROG.EXE
00006329: 9A EB
0000632A: E7 0A


* Gauntlet [a1] (1988)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action].zip - Original release with Mindscape DEM protection, GPROG.EXE dated January 22nd 1988.  crack:

Comparing files GINTRO.EX_ and GINTRO.EXE
00003DB1: B4 90
00003DB2: 1C 90
00003DB3: CD E8
00003DB4: 21 EF
00003DB5: 8A 01
00003DB6: 07 31
00003DB7: 3C C0
00003DB8: F8 EB
00003DB9: 75 04
00003FA5: 02 0E
00003FA6: B8 1F
00003FA7: 00 BB
00003FA8: 3F EF
00003FA9: CD FF
00003FAA: 21 B8
00003FAB: 72 11
00003FAC: 07 00
00003FAD: A1 A3
00003FB0: 03 89
00003FB1: 06 1E

Comparing files GPROG.EX_ and GPROG.EXE
00007E51: B4 90
00007E52: 1C 90
00007E53: CD E8
00007E54: 21 EF
00007E55: 8A 01
00007E56: 07 31
00007E57: 3C C0
00007E58: F8 EB
00007E59: 75 04
00008045: 02 0E
00008046: B8 1F
00008047: 00 BB
00008048: 3F EF
00008049: CD FF
0000804A: 21 B8
0000804B: 72 11
0000804C: 07 00
0000804D: A1 A3
00008050: 03 89
00008051: 06 1E


* Gold Rush! v2.01 [a1] (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - different vol files. I think they are simply uncompressed versions. 
* Gold Rush! v2.01 [a2] (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - 720k diskette version I believe.  Try it uncracked (rename GRDIR._ back to GRDIR). Getting the protection wrong is fun - crack:

Comparing files GRDIR and GRDIR._
0000018C: CC F9
0000018D: 7A E3


* Goody (Es) [DC] (1988)(Opera Soft S.A.) [Action, Adventure].zip - According to moby, the booter is supposed to have a title screen like the DOS version did, but in a different palette.  All [DC]'s seem to be missing that.  Moby also says the booter came out in 1988 whereas the DOS version is 1987, that seems weird.
* Goody (Es) [DC][a1] (1988)(Opera Soft S.A.) [Action, Adventure].zip - different menu and menu layout, some modified code (JZ changed to JNZ), different text at offset 0x3488.  Not sure which is original/correct til we get a disk image.
* Goody (Es) [DC][a2] (1988)(Opera Soft S.A.) [Action, Adventure].zip - Another mixed/various differences compared to base, has MsDoS appendage too.
* Goody (Es) [DC][a3] (1988)(Opera Soft S.A.) [Action, Adventure].zip - Closest to [a2] but still has many different bytes.  May be corruption?
* Goody (Es) [DC][h1] (1988)(Opera Soft) [Action, Adventure].zip - Title changed to 'Mario'
* Grand Prix Circuit [a1] (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - appears to be EGA only.
* Grand Prix Circuit [a2] (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - completely different version (every file changed) timestamp says 1994 on the .exe files, so it may have been a repackage/re-release and thus needs to be moved into 1994.  Taken off an original disk.
* Grand Prix Circuit (Es) (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - Doesn't appear to be a translated/hacked copy as some graphical elements are in spanish but not all the english was translated either.  this one is weird.
* Green Beret (1988)(Imagine Software) [Action][!].zip - This version of the game came only on one disk and does not advertise EGA support. One can use the North American version's disk 2 with it, but that does not change the fact that this version never came with EGA data files. That the EGA program file is still on disk 1 could be considered an original game bug, but does not make this game version incomplete.
* Gunship v429.05 (1988)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - Sourced across multiple IMA files.  ROSTER.FIL appears to be original. ROSTER.SAV is supposed to be a backup copy. This exact same version, including the crack via crock2 is available on the 1995 re-release of this game from Futura. (see floppy images collection).  Clean crack (crock2):

Comparing files START.EX_ and START.EXE
000047FC: E8 90
000047FD: C6 90
000047FE: 19 90
00004805: 74 EB
00004CAA: 75 90
00004CAB: 3A 90
00004CBC: E8 90
00004CBD: 50 90
00004CBE: 64 90
00004CC4: 74 90
00004CC5: 05 90
00006916: 74 EB


* Harrier Combat Simulator r240488 (1988)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - Unknown source, no version # but this release from 28-april-1988 has copy protection.  Original HARRIER.BAT replaced by HARRIER.COM which handles all loading, cracking and even exit back to DOS via ctrl-Q
* Harrier Combat Simulator r070488 (1988)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - Unknown source, no version # but this earlier release from 07-april-1988 has no copy protection on startup2.exe.  Original HARRIER.BAT replaced by HARRIER.COM which handles all loading, cracking and even exit back to DOS via ctrl-Q
* High Rollers (1988)(Box Office, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - taken off original disk, but different than the one already in the collection.  No ver# found, runs identically.
* High Rollers v2.2 (1988)(Box Office, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - Has VERS.DAT which is where the version number came from, but oddly this release of H_ROLL.EXE is older than the base version which has no version info.
* Horror Hotel (Nl) (1988)(John Vander Aart) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Game is a TSR that activates with the printScreen key. Dosbox doesn't seem to support this key.  A newer version of dosbox (newer than 0.74) will have support for this key.
* Impact [f1] (1988)(Audiogenic Software Ltd.) [Action].zip - Also known as Blockbuster  Works on older 0.72 DOSBox or VirtualPC.  In dosbox 0.74-3, use the MOUSEOFF fix for this game.  See TDC\Games\DOSBox Patches
* Impact [f1][a1] (1988)(Audiogenic Software Ltd.) [Action].zip - different build of .exe files, timestamps are 1990's.  Is this the Action Sixteen release?  Use MOUSEOFF fix for this game under DOSBox 0.74
* Impossible Mission II (1988)(Epyx, Inc.) [Action].zip - sourced from servo's td0.  the 1988 release is CGA only, the 1989 release added EGA+Tandy modes. Has on-disk protection. crack:

Comparing files IM.EX_ and IM.EXE
00009979: FA C3


* Impossible Mission II [a1] (1988)(Epyx, Inc.) [Action].zip - different exe build, has alternate message "Change the program disk to the CGA graphics disk and press a key".  This message does not exist in the base 1988 version and is different than the 1989 CGA exe.  Not copy protected or already cracked.  Source unknown.  Appears to have been played based on rooms timestamps.
* J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth (1988)(Melbourne House) [Role-Playing (RPG), Strategy] (and variants) - according to the dosbox compatibilty page, it does work in some configurations (not sure on exact settings, sorry!-please edit this if you get it to work) Works fine from a windows98SE DOS Shell. 
* J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth [a2] (1988)(Melbourne House) [Role-Playing (RPG), Strategy].zip - Different crack method against non [ax] version. Could reverse and make an unmodified copy someday. 
* Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports].zip - unknown source. from 26 Sept 1988. has a clean crack, but we have no originals to compare back to.  
* Jackal (1988)(Konami, Inc.) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - some command line parameters:
    p: Do not change EGA palette. This option results in wrong colors. The READ.ME file claims that this is for "some non-compatible ega cards".
    k: Do not redirect the keyboard handler. This option makes it impossible to control the game via keyboard.
    a: Game crashes after the first in-game keypress. (?)
    fx: Invincibility cheat
* Jeep-Eagle Automotive Explorer [a1][b1] (1989)(Chrysler FCA US LLC) [Strategy, Racing - Driving, Compilation].zip - missing the rest of the explorer package, bu also has different .exe files all around (compression notwithstanding).  No idea if the name is technically correct but this is similar to the Ford Simulator software packages during that time frame.
* Jeopardy! Second Edition [a1] (1988)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - few bytes tweaked in the .exe header.  Might be corruption, since we also have a known good dump in the archive now too.
* Jet v2.11 (1988)(subLOGIC) [Simulation].zip - Matches tgod 001617_jet.zip IMA file.  Not sure if it was taken from it, so not quite a confirmed [!]
* Jinxter v1.05 (1988)(Rainbird Software) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - found on www.abandonware-france.org.  Currently uncracked.  batch file launcher added.
* Jordan vs. Bird- One-on-One [h1] (1988)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports].zip - hacked ->"Cracked by Live Wire The Insane Asylum "
* Jr. Pac-Man [h1][b1] (1988)(Thunder Mountain) [Action].zip - works in DOS 6.22. Hacked at exit with cracked by note. Seems to be missing the EGA version. (JRPACEGA.EXE) 
The game's EGA mode will only work on EGA cards, not on VGA cards, as tested by keropi on real systems with a variety of cards. 
This is because the game relies on an alias port of the attribute controller resulting from "sloppy" port address decoding of the original IBM EGA which was duplicated by clones for compatibility. 
DOSBox supports this game after April 19, 2021; one only needs to use the machine=ega setting in latest SVN to get support for that. All of this is true for Super Pac-Man from the same publisher.
* King's Quest III- To Heir is Human v2.14 (Installer) (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 2.936.  3 Disk 5.25 version, checked against TGOD#0272.  crack:

diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 c0 3a d2 65 de 85 64 41 22 51 01 d4 03 b9 d5
> 000050 aa 4e d6 be 3d 8c 25 4c a1 10 03 56 5f 9c 54 35
> 000060 5f ae 42 9f fe 6c 22 21 3f 28 72 39 1d 91 fe 0f
> 000070 fe 78 22 cf 43 3b 29 a5 fb d1 d4 55 b6 72 f5 75
> 000080 77 e2 3a 49 c2 59 07 3a d5 11 7c f4 f3 6c 95 1a
> 000090 da c1 70 a7 56 c3 a8 e4 ee 8e df 00 bb 4f 5a 50
> 0000a0 59 8e c6 24 f5 19 19 43 86 8f 92 04 18 88 e1 0a
> 0000b0 43 5d 63 9b ba 99 85 9c fe fb 49 2b 32 26 e7 da
> 0000c0 09 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73    key
112c112
< 0006f0 00 00 bb 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4
---
> 0006f0 00 00 c3 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4    keydisk call


* King's Quest III- To Heir is Human v2.14 (Installer) [a1] (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - 2 Disk 3.5 version, checked and matches against TGOD#0271. crack:

diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 c0 3a d2 65 de 85 64 41 22 51 01 d4 03 b9 d5    key
> 000050 aa 4e d6 be 3d 8c 25 4c a1 10 03 56 5f 9c 54 35
> 000060 5f ae 42 9f fe 6c 22 21 3f 28 72 39 1d 91 fe 0f
> 000070 fe 78 22 cf 43 3b 29 a5 fb d1 d4 55 b6 72 f5 75
> 000080 77 e2 3a 49 c2 59 07 3a d5 11 7c f4 f3 6c 95 1a
> 000090 da c1 70 a7 56 c3 a8 e4 ee 8e df 00 bb 4f 5a 50
> 0000a0 59 8e c6 24 f5 19 19 43 86 8f 92 04 18 88 e1 0a
> 0000b0 43 5d 63 9b ba 99 85 9c fe fb 49 2b 32 26 e7 da
> 0000c0 09 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
112c112
< 0006f0 00 00 bb 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4
---
> 0006f0 00 00 c3 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4    keydisk call


* King's Quest IV- The Perils of Rosella v1.000.111 (It) (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - I think this is a later, translated "hack" to Italian.  why is resource.001 6mb in size?
* King's Quest IV- The Perils of Rosella v1.000.111 (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - SCI engine. taken off 720k originals but sadly has been played on disk.  SIERRA.EX_ is original file, K4092488.QA_ renamed so the 2nd copy could also be added. 
* King's Quest IV- The Perils of Rosella v1.000.111 [a1] (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - taken off 360k originals, see 720k version above notes.
* King's Quest IV- The Perils of Rosella v2.0 (Installer) (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 3.002.086 3 Disk 3.5 version, matches TGOD#1781 , not cracked (ALT-D MARBLE trick works)
* King's Quest IV- The Perils of Rosella v2.0 (Installer) [a1] (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 3.002.086 6 Disk 5.25 version used TGOD#1975 , not cracked (ALT-D MARBLE trick works)
* King's Quest IV- The Perils of Rosella v2.2 (Installer) (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 3.002.086  3 Disk 3.5 version - used TGOD@2574 , not cracked
* Lancelot (1988)(Datasoft, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - crack (same for Mandarin Software release):

Comparing files MENU.EX_ and MENU.EXE
00000CDA: 17 0E
00000CE4: 50 3C
00000CE5: BA 00
00000CE6: 5A 74
00000CE7: 00 EE
00000CE8: B4 5B
00000CE9: 10 B4
00000CEA: CD 10
00000CEB: 21 CD
00000CEC: 58 21
00000CED: 3C C3
00000CEE: 00 90


* Last Ninja, The v1.1 (1988)(Activision Publishing, Inc.) [Action, Adventure][!].zip - crack:

Comparing files C.EXE and C.EX_
000022C8: EB 9A
000022C9: 47 04
Comparing files E.EXE and E.EX_
000022C8: EB 9A
000022C9: 47 04
Comparing files T.EXE and T.EX_
000022C8: EB 9A
000022C9: 47 04


* Last Ninja, The v1.1 [a1] (1988)(Activision Publishing, Inc.) [Action, Adventure][!].zip - taken off 720k disk.  The only difference is the install.bat file doesn't ask for disk 2 to copy files off of.
* Leather Goddesses of Phobos r4 (1988)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from tgod0280,0817, 2034, and a dump from trixter.  All files matched. None of the IMA files match! trixters, 280 and 817 images both have a deleted save game file on the disk which might be done on the master.  This is the Solid Gold release.
* Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (In Several Wrong Places) v1.000.011 [a1] (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure][!].zip - 3.5" version.  non [a1] is the 5.25" version.  Uncracked, but the codes are available. Type 555-0724 as a phone number to bypass copy protection. 
* Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (In Several Wrong Places) v1.002.000 [a1] (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure][!].zip - 3.5" version.  non [a1] is 5.25" - crack:

Comparing files SCIV.EXE and SCIV.EX_
000066E9: B8 E8
000066EA: 00 2C
000066EB: 00 CA


* Life & Death v1.04 (1988)(Software Toolworks, Inc., The) [Simulation].zip - crack:

Comparing files L&D.EX_ and L&D.EXE
000033D2: 74 EB


* Life & Death v1.06 (1988)(Software Toolworks, Inc., The) [Simulation].zip - appears the filenames have been changed from L&D to LND, possibly for compatibility reasons, or this was a hack. Crack:

Comparing files LND.EX_ and LND.EXE
00003A68: 74 EB


* Life in the Fast Lane v1.6 (1988)(Alan Farmer) [Simulation, Compilation].zip - contains Green Life as well, which is why it's tagged as a compilation, might not belong in here.
* Livingstone Supongo (Es) [a2] (1988)(Opera Soft) [Action, Adventure].zip - may be uncracked. A1 version has some garbage at the end of the file compared to non [ax] version. 
* Livingstone Supongo (Es) [a3] (1988)(Opera Soft) [Action, Adventure].zip - Has (the correct) opening title screen which seems to be missing from all other versions.
* Lock-On [h1] (1988)(Data East Corporation) [Action].zip - cracked by mr cooldude at title screen.
* Mad Mix (Es) [h1] (1988)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action].zip - hacked by Italsoft 1992
* Mad Mix (Es) [h2] (1988)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action].zip - hacked to change release date to 1989 by "chip soft" instead of "topo soft"
* Mad Show (Fr) (1988)(Silmarils) [Action].zip - The game uses the OPL chip like a DAC, which is intelligible in some unofficial builds of DOSBox with a "sampleaccurate" setting. In official builds you can use a sbtype=none setting and the digitized sound will be through the PC speaker. crack:

changing the bytes at offset E5A from FF FC to C0 C3 after removing the diet 1.0 compression with UNP.


* Maniac Mansion (1988)(Lucasfilm Games) [Adventure][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima set, 1x720k crack:

Comparing files 43.LFL and 43.LF_
000006A1: FF FE


* Maniac Mansion (Enhanced) (Es) [a1] (1988)(Lucasfilm Games) [Adventure].zip - different .exe file, not due to compression.  can't find a version #
* Matterhorn Screamer! (1988)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Action].zip - works fine in DOS 6.22 on a 486, bails at game start in DOSBox 0.72 
* Maxi Bourse International (Fr) (1988)(Cobra Soft) [Strategy, Board][!].zip - Sourced from known good kfx, 1x360k.  This is a computer version of the board game "Maxi Bour$e", this game has issues with keys getting stuck at low dosbox cycles, likely the game is missing a key release signal.  Increasing dosbox cycles helps, but then the game will go too fast.  Pressing Alt+Enter or Alt-Tab to switch the game to a window view seems to return the game to the proper key state.  Crack:

Comparing files MB.EX_ and MB.EXE
000067A1: FF E9
000067A2: 76 B5
000067A3: 0A 00



* Mean 18 r880917 (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set, 2x360k.  Supports CGA, composite, EGA, Tandy 1000.  Arch.exe clearly has disk protection but there's no odd sectors on the disk to check.  GOLF.EXE appears to have no protection, or was already cracked on disk.  Additional cracks applied by crock2:

Comparing files GOLF.EX_ and GOLF.EXE
000198CE: E9 EB
000198CF: C9 7F
000198D0: 00 90
Comparing files ARCH.EX_ and ARCH.EXE
0000E83E: E9 EB
0000E83F: C9 7F
0000E840: 00 90


* Mean 18 r880329 (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports][!].zip - sourced from known good 2x360k kfx/ima set.  Supports CGA, composite, EGA, Tandy 1000. The disk labels for this version and r880917 are identical.  Cracks by nevlock:

Comparing files GOLF.EX_ and GOLF.EXE
00014EDC: 33 59
00014EDD: C0 EB
00014EDE: CD 20
00014F0A: E8 EB
00014F0B: 87 10
00014F20: B9 EB
00014F21: 10 12
00014F3B: 8E 33
00014F3D: BE EB
00014F3E: 03 06

Comparing files ARCH.EX_ and ARCH.EXE
0000BC93: 33 59
0000BC94: C0 EB
0000BC95: CD 20
0000BCC1: E8 EB
0000BCC2: 87 10
0000BCD7: B9 EB
0000BCD8: 10 12
0000BCF2: 8E 33
0000BCF4: BE EB
0000BCF5: 03 06


* Megametropoli (Es) [f1] (1988)(SPE Software de Programadores Espaoles) [Strategy].zip - fixed by renaming some files to be more DOSBox friendly.  filename _should_ be CORUñA but that doesnt work in dosbox.
* Memory Hog Hunter (1988)(Intel) [Action].zip - Too weird not to be included. Not sure if intel was the actual publisher, but it is certainly a pro-intel piece of propagan..err..gaming history.
* Mind-Roll [h1][b1] (1988)(Epyx, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - missing ega+tandy files at a minimum
* Mindfighter [b1] (1988)(Activision, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - uncracked I believe. May have been taken straight off floppies-gotta verify.
* Ms. Pac-Man [DC] (1988)(Thunder Mountain) [Action].zip - DOS conversion by hargle, taken from Ms. Pac-Man (1988)(Thunder Mountain) [IMA][160k][!].zip and repurposed one bugfix from the Atarisoft DC.  The [DC]'s work better than the booters in that both atarisoft and thunder mountain booters can get into a mode where the ghosts don't get eaten by ms pac and the wandering fruit wanders off the screen completely sometimes and can crash the game.
* Murder on the Atlantic v1.00 [a1] (1988)(IntraCorp, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - pklited, which isn't original since the game is from 1988 and pklite wasn't around til 1990.  Even after decompression, the game is a different build but still claims to be v1.00
* Neurobics (Installer) [b1] (1988)(Ocean Isle Software) [Strategy, Educational].zip - all .exe files are tagged with "MsDos" as the last few bytes (I think this is some antivirus tool).  Game still runs fine, but .exe files will never be CRCed as original.  Run install first to pick video mode.
* Ninja (1988)(Mastertronic Group Ltd.) [Action].zip - Different .exes with 1988 timestamps, all other files match 1986 release.
* Nobunaga's Ambition [a1][f1] (1988)(KOEI Co., Ltd.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - Different version, modified directory structure in main.exe to keep all the files in the root folder.
* One-Sale Manager (Ru) (19xx)(Anonymous) [Simulation].zip - not really sure what this is. Edit the "members.txt" to include up to 13 people, then hit the space bar to select them for the race. Hit enter to start. Seems like random chances who will win. Not really a game, but entertaining, sorta. Date is unknown. Files are dated 1984, but supports EGA and uses an EGA/VGA driver written in 1988. wtf? 
Not even sure if it's russian. The members.txt is full of russian titles, but the rest of the game is in English... wtf indeed!
* Othello v4.2 [h1] (1988)(Earl Waud) [Strategy].zip - Hacked exit screen removal of a request for cash for the source code. May have been done by the author as it does not seem malicious.
* Pac-Man [DC] (1988)(Thunder Mountain) [Action].zip - DOS conversion by hargle, taken from Pac-Man (1988)(Thunder Mountain) [IMA][360k][!].zip  This has a different title screen than the atarisoft release.  Was not copy protected.
* Paperboy [a1] (1988)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action].zip - Possibly a pre release.  Some interesting details:
    There is no Tandy graphics support. All other versions support Tandy graphics.
    There is no sound. All other versions have PC speaker sound.
    The CGA graphics are identical. But there is another "CGA on EGA" mode that supposedly makes use of additional video memory to remove flicker. No other version has that mode.
    The EGA graphics look completely different: they run in 640x350 mode, are not speed-limited, and look rather nice (by 1988 standards). The EGA palette is also modified to use custom colors. All other versions use 320x200 mode, use the default 16 color palette, but are speed-limited. (Use machine=ega to run this in DOSBox, otherwise there will be graphical errors.)
    I think the graphical patterns are actually the same, but the higher resolution really helps here. Looking at MobyGames, it seems that the graphics are based on the Amstrad CPC version, and this version looks much closer to it than the others.
    There is a READ.ME file that explains technical details. No other version I have seen has that file.
* Paperboy [a2] (1988)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action].zip - matches closest to the [h1] version, but still different .exe files.
* PC-Jigsaw [SW][a1] (1988)(Bill Dedes) [Educational].zip - modified exe header/footer.  Otherwise identical
* Peter Pan (De) (1988)(Coktel Vision) [Educational, Action].zip - sound may not be right until dosbox cycles are ~500.  crack:

Comparing files loader.co_ and LOADER.COM
0000C3CF: 00 4F
0000C3D0: 00 01
0000C521: 00 01


* Peter Pan (Fr) [b1] (1988)(Coktel Vision) [Educational, Action].zip - this is a reconstructed French version using the German version to replace files that were unable to be retrieved from the original French floppy.  It's at least now playable. Best known dump.
* Pharaoh's Revenge [h1] (1988)(Publishing International) [Action, Adventure, Strategy].zip - total hack job by company C pirate group.
* President is Missing, The v2.2 (Installer) (1988)(Cosmi Corporation) [Adventure].zip - Sourced from 2x360k IMA files from TDC's floppy images collection.
Running SETUP.BAT starts the initial agent configuration which is saved in a file called SA which gets copied into a folder called SIS.  The supervisor's name is "WILLIAM H. SULLENS" as visible in the documentation, or if you're super lazy, you can use the crack in the cracks folder to allow any name to be used.
There appears to be a backup SA file available as SA.B   One can use reset.bat to restore them.
This game modifies the system timer to be set in June 1996 to correlate with the story.
* Phantasie III- The Wrath of Nikademus (1988)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)] [!].zip - verified original disk against rip from 8088state release. 
* Picture Place! v1.6.0 (1988)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Educational][!].zip - sourced from 1x360k known good kfx/ima.  There's a 180k version of this too (Electric Company, The - Picture Place!), which exactly matches the content.
* Planetfall r10 (1988)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - source unknown.  Appears to be the Solid Gold release.
* Play 'n Learn v2.10 [SW][a1] (1989)(HomeCraft Computer Products) [Educational].zip - smaller exe files, same version displayed on screen.  Also crashes freeing memory in dosbox like the non [a1].
* Pole Position [f1] (1988)(Thunder Mountain) [Action, Simulation, Racing - Driving][!].zip - taken off known good IMA file.  Game uses hardcoded paths to A:, so drive.exe has been modified (fixed) to allow it to work from any drive/folder.  Original drive.exe is renamed to drive.ex_ as per TDC guidelines.
* Police Quest 2- The Vengeance v1.001.000 (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - 6x360k version
* Police Quest 2- The Vengeance v1.001.000 [a1] (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - 3x720k version
* Police Quest 2- The Vengeance v1.002.011 (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - uncracked, codes are available in the docs section.  Not sure where or how this version came about; it may be the result of many different upgrade patches or it's one ripped from a re-release compilation.
* Pool of Radiance (Installer) (1988)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - includes pre-cracked start.exe to copy over the installed one.
* Pool of Radiance v1.2 (Installer) (1988)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - includes pre-cracked start.exe to copy over the installed one.
* Popcorn (Fr) [a1] (1988)(Lacral) [Action].zip - single byte difference- may be cracked/uncracked?
* Popcorn (Fr) [a2] (1988)(Lacral) [Action].zip - Appears to be a different build, especially popgen.exe which is 1/2 the size as other copies.
* Popcorn (Fr) [h1] (1988)(Lacral) [Action].zip - hacked readme by italsoft.  Exe files compressed and different to others when uncompressed.  
* Psycho (1988)(Box Office, Inc.) [Adventure][!].zip - Sourced from Games Mega-Pack compilation which matched scene releases.  No known copy protection.
* Question of Scruples, A- The Computer Edition [f1] (1988)(Leisure Genius) [Strategy].zip - EGA version had a hard coded path to A:\ which was fixed to remove it.  Not sure why CGA did not.
* Rack 'Em [a1] (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports].zip - Different crack, but also tagged with "MsDos" at the end of the .exe
* Rack 'Em [a2] (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports].zip - Different .exe, possibly compressed and then uncompressed.
* Ranadinn (1988)(PC-SIG) [Action, Adventure].zip - Do not press Enter at the onscreen, or the game will stop. Just wait.
* Renegade [a1] (1988)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - different crack.  the base one looks like it's using a TSR
* Rockford- The Arcade Game r880309 (1988)(First Star Software, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - 5th release, 32 colors, sourced from IMA set via tGod
* Rockford- The Arcade Game r880225 (1988)(First Star Software, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - 4th release, Feb 1988, Now in 32 colors, source unknown.
* Rockford- The Arcade Game r880129 (1988)(First Star Software, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - 3rd release, from January 1988.  Still in 16 colors.  Sourced from tgod+tosec IMA files.
* Rush'n Attack [b1] (1989)(Konami, Inc.) [Action].zip - Missing disk 2's EGA files.  Slightly different .exe files.  Use the non-tagged version, it's complete.
* Santa Paravia and Fiumaccio (1988)(Starsoft Development Laboratories, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - sourced from games mega-pack collection, matches the keypunch release but missing the keypunch logo startup.
* Sentinel Worlds I- Future Magic [f1] (1988)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Adventure, Role Playing (RPG)].zip - patched to use less obnoxious directory structure, but must still be played from \SW1 (on any drive) 
* Serve & Volley [a1] (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports].zip - different build of the .exe and overlay file. weird. 
* Serve & Volley (Es) [a1] (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports].zip - many file mods. not sure if these are player changes or hacks or what.  Update: it appears the .dat files are based on gameplays and might all be able to be deleted to reset them back to factory default.  This might also eliminate some of the variants.
* Serve & Volley [h1] (1988)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports].zip - crack by message once you get to tournament selection options.
* Shadowgate (1988)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - run "newdrive" if you are running this game from any drive other than C: run runme.bat to load crack TSR and run game.  This zip should maybe be tagged as [f1] since all these additional bits are included.
* Simulgolf (1988)(Simulmondo) [Sports][!].zip - Sourced from known good 360k image.  Doc check is rather funny when an incorrect answer is provided, so be sure to run SGOLF.EX_ sometime. crack:

Comparing files SGOLF.EX_ and SGOLF.EXE
00004468: E8 E9
00004469: CF 6F
0000446A: C7 00


* Silpheed [b1] (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action].zip - missing gdemo.exe, possibly others.  best known dump complete dump found, moved to 1989
* Skyfox II- The Cygnus Conflict [b1] (1988)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action].zip - missing CGA files.  Best known dumpcomplete dump found, thanks ibmpc5150!
* Snakes (Tandy 1000) [f1] (1988)(Brooks deForest) [Action].zip - fixed source so it would run.
* Solomon's Key (1988)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action, Strategy].zip - Taken from kryoflux image off original disk.  Matches the [h1] italsoft without the hacked credits.
* Solomon's Key [a1] (1988)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action, Strategy].zip - torrentzipped and tweaked exe header.
* Solomon's Key [h1] (1988)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action, Strategy].zip - hacked by Italsoft, but has an intro file/title screen that the non h1 is missing.
* Solomon's Key [h2] (1988)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action, Strategy].zip - credits hacked to RSC software 
* Space Quest II- Chapter II - Vohaul's Revenge v2.0D (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI v2.936.  360k.  Crack:

diff SIERRA.CO_ vs SIERRA.COM
5,13c5,13
< 000040 00 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000050 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000060 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000070 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000080 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 000090 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000a0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000b0 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
< 0000c0 6b 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
---
> 000040 00 91 fe 0f fe 78 22 cf 43 3b 29 a5 fb d1 d4 55    key
> 000050 b6 72 f5 75 77 e2 3a 49 c2 59 07 3a d5 11 7c f4
> 000060 f3 6c 95 1a da c1 70 a7 56 c3 a8 e4 ee 8e df 00
> 000070 bb 4f 5a 50 59 8e c6 24 f5 19 19 43 86 8f 92 04
> 000080 18 88 e1 0a 43 5d 63 9b ba 99 85 9c fe fb 49 2b
> 000090 32 26 e7 da 09 e7 8a 85 db 21 3a d0 d7 58 d9 3f
> 0000a0 52 d7 47 f2 3c 80 a0 fd b3 30 a4 61 b0 cc 37 ab
> 0000b0 df eb fe 26 8c 20 29 be b9 e4 50 74 4b 1e 75 78
> 0000c0 63 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
112c112
< 0006f0 00 00 bb 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4
---
> 0006f0 00 00 c3 00 02 b4 48 cd 21 a3 71 03 bb 00 04 b4    keydisk call


* Space Quest II- Chapter II - Vohaul's Revenge v2.0D [a1] (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - 720k version, see notes for 360k version above
* Space Quest II- Chapter II - Vohaul's Revenge v2.0F (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 2.936, 360k version, see crack notes for v2.0a
* Space Quest II- Chapter II - Vohaul's Revenge v2.0F [a1] (1988)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - AGI 2.936, 720k version, see crack notes for v2.0a
* Space Racer [f1] (1988)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Action, Racing - Driving][!].zip - Fixed to allow return to DOS instead of reboot when pressing Ctrl-Q. crack/fix:

diff SR.EX_ vs SR.EXE
1098c1098
< 004490 57 41 52 45 00 bf 5f 43 57 b4 19 cd 21 25 01 00
---
> 004490 57 41 52 45 00 c3 5f 43 57 b4 19 cd 21 25 01 00	disable copy protection/disk check
1247,1249c1247,1249
< 004de0 0e b3 38 e8 c6 ff 74 22 b3 53 e8 bf ff 74 1b fa
< 004df0 b8 00 b0 8e c0 b9 ff 7f 33 ff 33 c0 f3 ab b8 00
< 004e00 f0 50 b8 5b e0 50 33 c0 9e cb a0 c1 08 a2 c0 08
---
> 004de0 0e b3 38 e8 c6 ff 74 22 b3 53 e8 bf ff 74 1b b8	restore IVT + exit to dos
> 004df0 09 25 1e c5 16 9e 2d cd 21 1f 48 c5 16 8c 08 cd
> 004e00 21 b8 03 00 cd 10 b4 4c cd 21 a0 c1 08 a2 c0 08


Comparison of (Fr) version to [f1] version:
    [fr] no broderbund in title screen
    [fr] no version number in title screen, [f1] is version 1.0
    [fr] championship race option is not available, just races [1] [2] [3]
    [fr] CTRL-Q option to quit/reboot is not available
    [fr] has "no text at all" in the executable
    [fr] timestamps are wrong, but a good part of the files is identical to [f1]
    [fr] has no copy protection, [f1] does
    [fr] executable SPACE.EXE [f1] has SR.EXE
(Fr) may be a prototype, since it appears to lack features.
* Speller Bee (Tandy) (1988)(First Byte) [Educational].zip - runs in VGA mode but there's no font file so all menus are empty.  May be bad/incomplete but we don't know yet.
* Spiderbot [DC][b1] (1988)(Epyx, Inc.) [Action].zip - originally converted to DOS by demonlord, but there's a bug in the code (no pun intended). There was a mistake where the load CS was added to the stack pointer.  The base version is a fixed version of this version.
* Spiderbot [DC][a1] (1988)(Epyx, Inc.) [Action].zip - loader by Mok, who typically uses 286+ instructions so this version will not work on the machine it was originally written to run on.  Should probably be tagged [b2] instead.
* Star Trek- The Rebel Universe [b1] (1988)(Simon & Schuster Interactive) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - only has EGA files. best dump available.Different archive contains CGA version, this version is separate and thus not bad.
* Spy vs. Spy III- Arctic Antics (1988)(Epyx, Inc.) [Action, Strategy].zip - technically by first star software, but looks to be part of the Maxx out! series, as mentioned here, so the publisher is now Epyx. http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/maxx-out-series
* Star Command v1.0 (1988)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - source unknown.  found in a BBS zip files collection.  crack:

Comparing files STARPORT.EX_ and STARPORT.EXE
00009E30: 03 63


* Star Command v1.2 (1988)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - sourced from 2x720k IMA files.  SPPIC-1.BAS -2 and -3 files were duplicated from disk1 to disk2 and were not identical.  Renamed to SPPIC-12.BAS -22, -23 are from disk2.  This IMA set has v1.2 of STARTUP.EXE on disk1 and v1.0 on disk2, renamed to STARPORT1.EXE.  STARPORT.EXE seems to be directly hex edited to make the change between v1.0 and v1.2

Comparing files STARPORT.EX_ and STARPORT.EXE
00009E50: 03 32


* Stir Crazy featuring BoBo (Fr) (1988)(Infogrames) [Action][!].zip - play off the A:\ drive in dosbox
* Stir Crazy featuring BoBo (Fr) (1988)(Infogrames) [Action][!].zip - hacked by italsoft in tatou.com..  Most exe files have modified header and a half dozen or so additional bytes at the end of the file.
* Street Fighter (Installer) (1988)(Capcom Co., Ltd.) [Action].zip - DOSBox has difficulty with passed parameters in batch files so the installer will fail.  just extract the archive into 
C:\STREET and be done with it.
* Strip Poker II (1988)(Artworx Software Company, Inc.) [Strategy, Cards, Adult].zip - poker.exe has a 1989 timestamp and has some typos repaired, so appears to be a later release.  suzi.obj has "SHIT!" changed to "DAMN!" which may or may not be official.  These files match a tgod floppy image 2085 which is fake (disk formatted by winImage)
* Strip Poker II [a1] (1988)(Artworx Software Company, Inc.) [Strategy, Cards, Adult].zip - older release, with "embarassing" typo and smaller .exe file.  suzi.obj has "SHIT" instead of "DAMN" except timestamp on those two files is 1991, so it's hard to figure how an earlier release has an older timestamp.
* Strip Poker II (1988)(TERMINATOR CO., LTD.) [Strategy, Cards, Adult].zip - released in Taiwan, may have copy protection added to the [a1] release as they are otherwise identical. 
* Strike Fleet (1988)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - seems to be missing a file SFHD as part of the installation process, but likely does not impact gameplay.  We need an original disk image.
* Summer Olympiad (1988)(Thunder Mountain) [Sports][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima set, 2x360k. Using thunder mountain for publisher here (USA release) as this game has THUN000.PIC file in it even though that file displays a Tynesoft logo.  Unforunately no disk scans exist of this exact release to confirm if it's USA or Eu.  Conflicting DISKLABL.L and DISKSWAP.EXE files on each disk renamed to DISKLABL.L_2 and DISKSWP2.EX2 for disk2.  GAME.BAT modified to remove all usage of DISKSWAP to run properly on hard disk.
* Super Ski v1.1 (1988)(Microïds) [Action, Sports].zip - Known as "downhill challenge" in the US, but we have yet to find a title screen that matches that name. crack:

Comparing files SUPERSKI.EX_ and SUPERSKI.EXE
00003EF8: E8 90
00003EF9: 27 90
00003EFA: 08 90


* Super Pac-Man v4.00 (1988)(Thunder Mountain) [Action].zip- v3.04 incorrectly displays "JR. PACMAN" in the copyright line on the EGA title screen, while v4.00 correctly displays "SUPER PAC-MAN
v3.04 is unplayable in vanilla DOSBox 0.74(-3) in EGA mode, even with machine=ega, showing only a blank screen even as the music plays; 86Box has no problem with v3.04. v4.00 works fine in EGA mode in vanilla DOSBox. This makes v4.00 desirable to have. Jr. Pac-Man suffers from the same issue, with no such later version available so far.
* Tark Simmons, Priestess of the First Church, in her battle against the Demon of Dark Desire (1988)(W. P. Kegelmeyer) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - compiled using a later version of AGT, but still released in 1988 cuz it won an award...
* Tark Simmons, Priestess of the First Church, in Her Battle Against the Demon of Dark Desire [a1] (1988)(W. P. Kegelmeyer) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Missing title and all files are slightly different.
* Time and Magik- The Trilogy [f1] (1988)(Mandarin Software) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - has patch to convert FCB file access to windows friendly version. 
* Times of Lore [a1] (1988)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Action, Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - modified to load a file called EGABRI.OVL.  This appears to be a copy protection bypass, but unsure who did it (official release or pirate group?).  The exact same procedure was done to a copy of 2400 A.D.  If this isn't an official re-release, then there's no reason for this copy to be included in TDC.
* Tower Toppler [a1] (1988)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action, Strategy].zip - TGA+CGA version. This was released in Taiwan, so the publisher is likely wrong but we don't know what it should be.
* Tower Toppler (CGA) [a1] (1988)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action, Strategy].zip - CGA version only, cracked different. Could someday merge the two to get an uncracked version. 
* Tower Toppler (CGA) [a2] (1988)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action, Strategy].zip - different, simpler credits.  Done via hacking, but still retains Hewson as creator(?)
* Traz [f1] (1989)(Cascade Games, Ltd.) [Action].zip - fixed/removed requirement to run from drive A: root.  Now it runs anywhere from any folder.  uses some weird key combos: tab=fire, QWZX and maybe A and S.
* Trilogy [DC] (1988)(Mastertronic Group Ltd.) [Adventure, Compilation].zip - DOS conversion by Mok, if anything like other drivers it will not run on an 8088 due to 286+ instructions.
* Trump Castle- The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation v1.2 (1988)(Capstone, IntraCorp, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - sourced from "The Big Deal" IMA set.  Crack:

Comparing files TITLE.EX_ and TITLE.EXE
00000262: 75 EB


* Vectorball [a1] (1988)(M.A.D.) [Action].zip - this version was taken off floppy image Vectorball (1988)(M.A.D.) [IMA][360k][!].zip and is different than the non a1.  This release has info/code for adjusting player speeds and (tandy) joystick.
* Virus [a1] (1988)(Firebird Software Ltd.) [Action].zip - includes a CGA version.  EGA version has different .exe file
* Wasteland (Installer) (1988)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - sourced from tgod 3108 and TDC's own image collection.  
* Wheel of Fortune v600072G (1988)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - sourced from ibmpc5150.
* Wheel of Fortune v600072H [b1] (1988)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - The only known original disk of this version has bad sectors that wreck MENU.EXE.  All other files (after cleaning to return to unplayed status) are identical to v600072G.  MENU.EXE is timestamped and sized also identically to '72G which makes us think that '72G and '72H are the same thing. disk recovered and aside from the label, the contents are identical so this zip has been removed from TDC.
* Wheel of Fortune - New Second Edition (1988)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - No source disks. Appears to be a later release per timestamp: WHEEL.EXE 70,048 04/28/1988
* Wheel of Fortune - New Second Edition [a1] (1988)(ShareData, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - Different .exe (WHEEL2.EXE 69,893 03/18/1988), plays in a different palette.  Has different "copyright (C)(P)" vs "(P)(C)" in non [a1].  Super weird.  No source disks to verify.
* Will Harvey's Zany Golf (1988)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports].zip - crack:

Comparing files ZANY.COM and ZANY.CO_
000066DF: 90 74
000066E0: 90 03
000066EE: 90 E8
000066EF: 90 19
000066F0: 90 8D


Zanyt.com may still be protected.
* Will Harvey's Zany Golf [a1][h1](1988)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports].zip - different crack, hacked to say (Zany Golf [Cracked by: Beowulf [RAZOR], missing Tandy version (TZANY.COM). Maybe should be [b1]? 
* Willow [a1] (1988)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action, Adventure].zip - appears to be pre-installed (arc'ed) files, but the game still runs!
* Willow [h1] (1988)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action, Adventure].zip - Graffiti startup screen.
* Win, Lose or Draw! (1988)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - source unknown, sadly all timestamps set to 2006 so no YYMMDD release date available.  WLD.EXE is 80544, larger than all others.  This appears to be the latest version, with cursor highlighted yes/no prompts.  Has unused files or files merged from another title.
* Win, Lose or Draw! r881101 (1988)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - source unknown, no simcga support, WLD.EXE from 1988/10/30 but picture from 1988/11/01 with a couple reversed Y,N options.  May be a last minute game adjustment before release.
* Win, Lose or Draw! r881031 (1988)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - source unknown, no simcga support, WLD.EXE from 1988/10/30, picture from 1988/10/31.  Appears played.  
* Win, Lose or Draw! r880910 (1988)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - source unknown, no simcga support, WLD.EXE from 1988/09/10 @ 79936 bytes
* Winter Olympiad '88 (1988)(Tynesoft Computer Software) [Sports][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima set 2x360k.  Likely the EU release, no hint of thunder mountain.  For each separate game a corresponding .exe file instructing the user to switch disks is supplied- all of those have the same CRC and are all renamed *.ex_.  This game had every file's timestamp except for the volume label set to Sept 31, which doesn't exist, so to avoid having all timestamps default to today's date, they were all set to match the volume label. Crack is in DISK.EXE and is too extensive to list here.  It's possible the cracked DISK.EXE comes from a different release.
* Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders v1.0 (1988)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure][!].zip - released 19-July-1988. tgod2569 disk matched file set on separate dump from doctourhouse.  tgod2569 has been modified, doctourhouse's looks clean. crack:

Comparing files 52.LFL and 52.LF_
00000A74: E7 57
00000A75: DC FE
00000A76: FF DD


* Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders v1.1 (1988)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure][!].zip - released 25-july-1988 copied off original 720k disk, compares identical to the 2x360k disks in the same package. Have known good kfx/IMA set too. Includes a demo of Maniac Mansion.  Crack:

Comparing files 52.LFL and 52.LF_
00000A74: E7 57
00000A75: DC FE
00000A76: FF DD


* Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders v2.0E (1988)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure][!].zip - from TGOD1549, 3x360k version. Files matched doctourHouse dumps, even though disk images did not match.  crack:

Comparing files 52.LF_ and 52.LFL
00001AB9: 57 E7
00001ABA: FE DC
00001ABB: DD FF


* Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders v2.0E [a1] (1988)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure][!].zip - from tgod001550, 2x720k version.  matches doctourHouse disk set but IMA files were modified. Same crack as above.  00.LFL file is the only difference, and that might be a difference for 360k 3 disks vs 720k 2 disks.
* Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders v2.0G (De) (1988)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure].zip - from tgod431,2816, 2x720k version. Same crack as v2.0E above. 
* Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders v2.0G (De) [a1] (1988)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure].zip - from tgod1050, 3x360k version.  00.LFL is different, same as Engligh version.
* Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders v2.0 (It) (1988)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure].zip - sourced from https://giochiabandonware.com/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders/ no floppy images yet.  Version # is probably v2.0I if English and German versions are any indicator.  Probably also 1989 released.  crack:

Comparing files 52.LF_ and 52.LFL
00001ABF: FF E7
00001AC0: F7 DC


* Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders v2.0 [tr Es] (1988)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure].zip - unofficial translation likely, no source material found.  at least one graphics file (the airport) is corrupt.
* ZorkQuest- The Crystal Of Doom [DC][a1] (1988)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Played, so the bookmarks are not at the starting point.  Press R in the game to restart; that will reset the bookmarks too.  It's debatable if we need both copies of this game.
* ZorkQuest- Assault on Egreth Castle [DC] (1988)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - uses a Mok loader which won't run on an 8088.  Has been played and has bookmarks.  The game.dat or the cracked IMA file can be booted directly in DOSBox.
==1989==
* 007- Licence to Kill (1989)(Domark Limited) [Action, Racing - Driving][!].zip - These use the .exe header to jump to a protection scheme which then jumps to the actual entry point in the code if the protection passes.  Simply modifying the .exe header can bypass the checks.  This game was released on three 360k disks, each EGA, Tandy, and CGA/Mono, which are all merged in this single zip.  Matches tgod00454(EGA), tgod00455(CGA/Mono) but no idea where the Tandy files were sourced from. cracks:

Comparing files BOND.EX_ and BOND.EXE
00000014: 09 10
00000016: C6 A3

Comparing files BONDE.EX_ and BONDE.EXE
00000014: 09 10
00000016: 05 E1
00000017: 39 38

Comparing files BONDT.EX_ and BONDT.EXE
00000014: 09 10
00000016: BC 99


* 007- Licence to Kill (CGA) [b1] (1989)(Domark Limited) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - Unique EXE file, no support for mono, does not ask about having a joystick. Has corrupt opening screen.  Filenames are renamed from *.CGA to *.DAT.  Source unknown.
* 007- Licence to Kill [b1] (1989)(Domark Limited) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - Unique EXE file, supports mono, does not ask about joystick at start.  Missing EGA, TANDY support.  Source unknown.
* A-10 Tank Killer v1.0 [f1] (1989)(Dynamix, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - CGA patch --  A.EXE 0x5F71 EB35 -> 9090  -- PS.EXE 0xA721 EB35 -> 9090
it detects CGA (against Hercules/MDA) by checking whether there is a CRTC controller at I/O address 3D4 that retains a value written to the Cursor Address (L) register, which is Read/Write. The patch makes the check always succeed. The code path is only executed if neither VGA/MCGA nor EGA have been detected.
* A-10 Tank Killer v1.1 (1989)(Dynamix, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - source unknown, but from a 4x360k disk set. offset 0x46bc contains a counter for the number of disks for installation.  Prints "Having problems?" help line text.  the 1990 install.com does not.
* A 320 (Fr) [a1] (1988)(Loriciels) [Adventure, Simulation].zip - New deprotect that works on real hardware; no longer requires mounting the game to A:\.
* A Dudley Dilemma v1.2 [a2] (1989)(Lane Barrow) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Has a different run.exe, which looks to be more timeframe accurate to the release date.
* A-Maze [a1] (1989)(Wizard Games) [Action].zip - different exe, not due to compression.  gameplay seems identical.
* ABC Monday Night Football (1989)(Data East Corporation) [Sports][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima set, 6x360k.  Oddly all files are timestamped 1985 for this release in 1989.  Crack:

Comparing files MONDAY.EX_ and MONDAY.EXE
0000A092: C6 C3


* Abrams Battle Tank (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - Sourced from tgod 001582. crack

Comparing files START.EX_ and START.EXE
00000FA5: E8 90
00000FA6: 62 90
00000FA7: 1C 90
00000FAA: 75 EB


alternate cracks exist too, this one is also clean:

0x0F69 B802 -> EB4F
0x0FAA 75 -> EB


* Abrams Battle Tank [a1] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - 720k disk version.  only difference is the install.bat not asking for disk 2.  Same crack as above.
* Action Fighter [a1] (1989)(Firebird Software Ltd.) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - Different release, has Tandy support!
* Adventures of Captain Comic Episode 1, The - Planet of Death r3 [SW][a1] (1989)(Michael A. Denio) [Action].zip - looks like Michael moved between these releases.
* After Burner II (1989)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action][!].zip - copied off original pristine disk, crack is different than all other copies.
* Ajax [a1] (1989)(Konami, Inc.) [Action].zip - uncracked original, but see read.me on how to bypass protection.
* Alien Syndrome (1989)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - Sourced from 2x360k version, has on-disk protection.  Install allows you to run the game from HDD without the key disk, but only a certain number of times, but still requires the key disk to actually run install.exe which there's no need for with this copy. crack:

Light crack by INC
Comparing files ALIEN.EX_ and ALIEN.EXE
0000CBBA: 75 EB



Very obtrusive alternate crack:
Comparing files ALIEN.EX_ and ALIEN.EXE
0000CE7D: 75 90
0000CE7E: FB 90
0000CE82: 74 90
0000CE83: FB 90
0001FC29: B4 90
0001FC2A: 1C 90
0001FC2B: CD E8
0001FC2C: 21 EF
0001FC2D: 8A 01
0001FC2E: 07 31
0001FC2F: 3C C0
0001FC30: F8 EB
0001FC31: 75 04
0001FDE4: 02 0E
0001FDE5: B8 1F
0001FDE6: 00 BB
0001FDE7: 3F EF
0001FDE8: CD FF
0001FDE9: 21 B8
0001FDEA: 72 11
0001FDEB: 07 00
0001FDEC: A1 A3
0001FDEF: 03 89
0001FDF0: 06 1E


* Aldo Again [a1] (1989)(David & Benjamin Ibach) [Action].zip - different build? 
* Alpine Tram Ride v1.3 [a1] (1989)(Merit Software) [Educational].zip - 2 data files have differences, not sure which one is original. No other changes
* Ancient Art of War at Sea, The (1989)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - source unknown currently, appears to be a later release with tandy support. crack: 

Comparing files WAS.EXE and WAS.EX_
0000A178: B8 55
0000A179: 01 8B
0000A17A: 00 EC
0000A17B: C3 83
Comparing files WASET.EXE and WASET.EX_
00010208: B8 55
00010209: 01 8B
0001020A: 00 EC
0001020B: C3 B8


* APB [a1] (1989)(Domark Software, Inc.) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - less video options at start 
* Arkanoid II- Revenge of DOH r890802 (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - Sourced from 360k kfx dump in TDC. with support for the Creative Music System/Game Blaster. The 720k version is different only in copy protection files.  Internal "v2.08" detected, but doesn't seem like it was ever a release version nummber since it didn't change when the game was updated later. 
* Arkanoid II- Revenge of DOH r890622 (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - Earlier build from June 1989 which does not have CMS support.  Sourced from 360k kfx image in TDC's floppy collection.  Also has a v2.08 internal to the files.
* Army Moves (Es) (1989)(Dinamic Software) [Action].img.zip - this is a boot disk version of the same game also present in files format.  That version is not a [DC] though.  This has an opening title screen that the files version does not.
* Aspar GP Master (EGA) (Es) (1989)(Dinamic Software) [Racing - Driving].zip - EGA only version, source unknown.  Likely not a 1989 release based on timestamps, nearly identical to the 1993 English release off the Hits For Six Volume 1 compilation from Prism Leisure
* Astérix- Operation Getafix (1989)(Coktel Vision) [Action, Adventure].zip - sourced from 1x720k IMA from tgod.  ASTERIX.INF can likely be deleted, it appears to have been written by someone using the original disk.  Crack:

Comparing files LOADER.EX_ and LOADER.EXE
00010646: 3B 39
00010647: D0 C0
00012F9D: 3B 39
00012F9E: D0 C0
0001300F: 3B 39
00013010: D0 C0


* Astérix- Operation Getafix [a1] (1989)(Coktel Vision) [Action, Adventure].zip - source unknown, torrzipped, different sized LOADER.EXE than the one taken off 1x720k image.  Cracked, but no original exists.
* Asterix Operation Getafix (Es) (1989)(Coktel Vision) [Action, Adventure].zip - unfortunately most snd files have bad timestamps.  No other copies exist with good ones so far, unless they can be taken from non Es version perhaps. - crack (taken from previous Real Time/ Italsoft hack jobs):

Comparing files LOADER.EX_ and LOADER.EXE
00010646: 3B 39
00010647: D0 C0
00012F9D: 3B 39
00012F9E: D0 C0
0001300F: 3B 39
00013010: D0 C0


* Austerlitz (1989)(Mirrorsoft Ltd., Personal Software Services) [Simulation, Strategy, War].zip - taken from IMA/kfx set in TDC's images collection. 
* Aventura Original, La (Es) (1989)(Aventuras AD) [Adventure].zip - appears to be an [f1] in that the DOS version under dosbox bombs out.
AD.EXE @ offset 1864: CD 21 3C 03  --> CD 21 30 C0
* Ballistix [h1] (1989)(Psygnosis Limited) [Action].zip - totally graffitied opening title/credits
* Bar Games (1989)(Accolade, Inc.) [Action, Simulation, Sports][!].zip - sourced from IMA set in TDC's floppy collection.  A loader crack is available in the TDC cracks collection.  Byte Crack, after decompression:

diff BG.EX_ vs BG.EXE
3443c3443
< 00d720 48 0d 1c 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff ff 00
---
> 00d720 48 0d 1c 20 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff ff 00


alt crack:

Comparing files BG.EX_ and BG.EXE
00004DE4: 74 EB


* Barbarian II- Dungeons of Drax [b1] (1989)(Epyx, Inc., Palace Software, Ltd.) [Action].zip - hangs dosbox.  might be useful for unhacking/datestamp fixes on the non [] version
* Barbarian II- Dungeons of Drax [h1] (1989)(Epyx, Inc., Palace Software, Ltd.) [Action].zip - intro hacked by NYC
* Batman- The Caped Crusader (1989)(Data East USA, Inc.) [Action, Adventure].zip - Taken off tgod floppy set.  Each disk is a different game (penguin/joker) but the disks contain many identical files so it was possible to merge the two into a single zip. 
Identical crack/byte position for penguin.exe crack:

Comparing files JOKER.EX_ and JOKER.EXE
00009D82: B0 EB
00009D83: 13 0C
00009D94: CD 90
00009D95: 21 90
00009E86: 88 C3
00009E98: CD 90
00009E99: 21 90
00009ECB: 75 90
00009ECC: 18 90
00009EDA: 75 90
00009EDB: 09 90
00009F4A: CD 90
00009F4B: 21 90
00009F7A: CD 90
00009F7B: 21 90


* Battle Chess (EGA) (1989)(Interplay Productions, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess].zip - taken from tgod 001293 floppy set.
* Battle Chess v1.02 (EGA) (1989)(Interplay Productions, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess].zip - matches tgod 001293 floppy set.
* Battle Chess (EGA) [a1] (1989)(Interplay Productions, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess].zip - install.exe has been modified (hacked?) to use D: as the source drive.
* Battle Chess (VGA) (1989)(Interplay Productions, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess][!].zip - matches tgod 000862 floppy set, which matches our VGA IMA files in TDC.
* Battle Chess (VGA) (Installer) [a1] (1989)(Interplay Productions, Inc.) [Strategy, Chess][!].zip - unique release as a three disk, 360k release with a custom installer.  allcanm2 and allcanm3 are copied together during the install and the resulting file matches the version from other releases.  taken from tgod 000587_battle_chess
* Berenstain Bears Jr Jigsaw! [h1] (1989)(Britannica Software) [Educational].zip - cracker graffiti when looking at the file->about box - best dump known 
* Big Blue Disk #39 v1.54 [a1] (1989)(Softdisk Publishing) [Compilation].zip - old version of menu.txt (gourmet.exe,filebox.dta,filebox.ndx) changed.
* Blockout v1.0 (1989)(California Dreams) [Action, Strategy].zip - Files taken from tgod 003416 IMA file with timestamps in june 1989. Contents are identical to Blockout v1.0 (1990)(Rainbow Arts Software GmbH) which has timestamps of dec 1989. crack:

Comparing files BL.EX_ and BL.EXE
00000631: E8 90
00000632: D4 90
00000633: 53 90


* Blockout [a1] (1989)(California Dreams) [Action, Strategy].zip - badly cracked bl.exe; it skips the entire title screen intro.  bl.exe is otherwise identical to v1.0 version. Different .ovl file than v1.0 and v1.1.  Missing version.bat file. If one takes bl.exe from the base version to see the intro+title screen, you can see the credits are changed slightly.  Different GRAFTABL.CGA compared to base.  This could be a late beta.
* Blockout v1.1 (1989)(California Dreams) [Action, Strategy].zip - taken from an odd 3.5" disk with 360k of data in the IMA file. matches tgod 1066 file set, so probably a [!]. crack:

Comparing files BL.EX_ and BL.EXE
00000660: E8 90
00000661: 2F 90
00000662: 54 90


* Blood Money (1989)(Psygnosis Limited) [Action].zip - Blood Money's BM.EXE file is compressed with Microsoft EXEPACK but does not display "packed file is corrupt" when loading DOS high/using DOSBox' built-in DOS; instead, it just freezes after the title screen. So be sure to use LOADFIX with this game as well.
* Blue Angels [a1] (1989)(Artech) [Simulation].zip - Different .exe build. Uncracked. Might be able to reverse the non [a1] based off this, but will take a lot of work. 
* Bombuzal [a1] (1989)(Image Works) [Strategy].zip - missing CGA+tandy files, so could be tagged as [b1]? tagged and removed.  the exe is different due to runtime compression, so this entire archive is useless.
* Bombuzal [a1] (1989)(Image Works) [Strategy].zip - possibly hacked to modify the hi score file directory structure.  We're not sure which one was hacked though til we find an original.
* Borodino (1989)(ARC) [Simulation, Strategy, War][!].zip - taken from known good dump KFX in TDC images collection.
* Breakoff (Tandy 1000) [f1] (1989)(Brooks deForest) [Action].zip - fixed source so it would run.
* Bubble Bobble [a1] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - sprites datafile is slightly different, .dat files appear to have a patch, see below. - crack:

Comparing files BUBBOB.DAT and BUBBOB.DA_
00008423: FF 90
00008424: 0E 90
00008425: E6 90
00008426: 4B 90
00008437: FF 90
00008438: 0E 90
00008439: 06 90
0000843A: 4C 90


* Bubble Bobble [h1] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - hacked graffiti by Italsoft
* Budokan- The Martial Spirit [a1] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Simulation, Sports].zip - very different tourney.dat file, different crack.  Since the other copy is a known good dump, this may be due to corruption or maybe it's a different release?
* Bumpy (1989)(Loriciels) [Action, Strategy].zip - may require being played from the A: drive.
* Cartooners (Installer) (Es) [b1] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Educational, Editor].zip - best dump known.  Missing CARTOON5.DRO (copied from CARTOON4.DRO just to make the installer function)
* Castles [a1] (1991)(Interplay Productions, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - Says "Castles PC    Final Version 1.0  Jun 18 1991    16:01:52" inside the main .exe.  The base version says "Castles PC    Final Version 1.0  Jun 18 1991    15:42:07"
* Catch 'Em [h1] (1989)(Edson Software) [Action].zip - Italsoft graffiti and loader
* Caveman Ugh-Lympics (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports].zip - sourced from tgod_00979, and matched another IMA dump from acetaminophen. Those two dumps could possibly be the same, otherwise these would be [!] crack:

diff SOS.EX_ vs SOS.EXE
1295c1295
< 0050e0 5f 8b e5 5d c3 90 c6 06 62 21 00 c6 06 61 21 07
---
> 0050e0 5f 8b e5 5d c3 90 c3 06 62 21 00 c6 06 61 21 07


* Caveman Ugh-Lympics [tr Es][h1] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports].zip - partially translated to Spanish, exe files compressed, and copy protection graffiti. 
* Caverns of Kroz [h1] (1989)(Softdisk Publishing) [Action, Adventure].zip - Another dumb graffiti hack by a dumb hax0r
* Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess [h1] (1989)(Infogrames, Data East Corporation, Draconian) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - loader hack by public enemy.  other files may be corrupt- not sure but they look weird.
* Chicago 90 [a1] (1989)(Microids) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - different file system, appears to be in English, but keyboard in menu is in french. 
* Children's Writing & Publishing Center, The v1.1 (Installer) (1989)(The Learning Company) [Educational].zip - Sourced from 3x360k IMA/kfx set, the file TLCINFO.DAT is duplicated across all three disks, so during install in DOSBox, rename TLCINFO2.DAT, TLCINFO3.DAT to TLCINFO.DAT when prompted and press Ctrl-F4 to get DOSBox to refresh its file listing.
* Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers- The Adventure in Nimnul's Castle [a1] (1989)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Action].zip - different .exe build 
* Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 2.0 (Installer) (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Simulation][!].zip - Sourced from IMA file set in TDC's floppy image collection.
* Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 2.0 (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Simulation][!].zip - Installed version of the above, cracked by Akuma.  Crack:

Comparing files YEAGER.EX_ and YEAGER.EXE
00003AB6: EC C2
00003AB7: 1D 1E


* Circus Games (CGA) [f1] (1989)(Tynesoft Computer Software) [Action].zip - see below
* Circus Games (EGA) v2.15 [f1] (1989)(Tynesoft Computer Software) [Action].zip - game code bugfix which corrupted memory. The bug occurs in the EGA version at offset CS:22F5. The game has the Y position of the player sprite in AH, the X position in AL, the Y sprite size in CH, and the X sprite size in CL. "Position" means upper left corner. The game then performs "ADD CX, AX" to add the sprite size to the position in order to obtain the lower right boundary of the sprite. If the sprite is sufficiently off-screen, then ADD CX, AX will result in an integer overflow, causing the lower-right boundary to be effectively above the actual upper left corner, yielding negative copy sizes, and thus the memory corruption. This occurs in both the CGA and EGA versions; you just don't notice it as much in the CGA versions because the layout of the corrupted memory is a bit different. The problem only occurs if the sprite is sufficiently off-screen to trigger the problem but not sufficiently off-screen to make the game end the sequence beforehand. This largely depends on your current falling angle and speed, hence "semi-random".
* Chomp! [b1] (1989)(Cosmi Corporation) [Action].zip - best known dump.  missing "CHOMP.MUS" if using CMS and hangs at menu.exe.  game can be played by launching menu.exe directly. - 2 copies of this game have now surfaced and both are missing that file, so this might be a manufacturing defect.
* City (1989)(John Y Lewis) [Strategy].zip - Password for city.exe is "GoldDust"
* Code-Name- Iceman v1.009 (PCjr) (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure, Simulation].zip - This is a direct zip off the Sierra QA machine as discovered by LGR reviews (youtube) taken from Computer Reset.  There's lots of savegames and other cruft in here, but it will not be cleaned out since this is historic.  Requires machinetype=PCjr if running in DOSBox.
* Codename- ICEMAN v1.023 (Es) (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure, Simulation].zip - There are lots of extra files in here- it seems like a resource.x extractor may have been run on the game before it was zipped up.  Would love to find a cleaner version of this game.
* Colonel's Bequest, The v1.000.046 (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - Taken off original 720k floppies. crack:

Comparing files SCIV.EX_ and SCIV.EXE
000088DF: 75 EB


* Colonel's Bequest, The v1.000.046 [a1] (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - 360k version, not sure which disk set this came from.  Used the same crack as above.
* Combat Course [b1] (1989)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - 99.9% identical to the non [b1], has 2 bytes different in main .exe.  I thought this was a cracked/uncracked difference at first, but it's actually a functional/non functional difference.  Not sure why this one hangs under dosbox early after title screen and the other one works fine.  Stored here only for posterity.
* Computer Edition of Monopoly, The (1989)(Leisure Genius) [Strategy, Board].zip - sourced from tgod, IMA 720k.  2nd release with fixed install.bat
* Computer Edition of Monopoly, The [a1] (1989)(Leisure Genius) [Strategy, Board].zip - sourced from IMA 360k. 1st? release with an install.bat with typos and appears to have been quickly converted from Scrabble.
* Computer Edition of Risk, The- The World Conquest Game r891106 (1989)(Virgin Mastertronic Ltd.) [Strategy, Board].zip - UK release, likely 1x720k.  No source disk available. Closest match to r891124, shares many of the same files. CGARISK.EXE uses different filenames *.CGA instead of *.CC in later releases. No tandy or Herc support (in menu but no file support) CGARISK.EXE has Good and Standard player selection flipped, a bug fixed in all later versions. 
* Computer Edition of Risk, The- The World Conquest Game r891124 (1989)(Virgin Mastertronic Ltd.) [Strategy, Board].zip - UK release, likely 1x720k. No source disk available. EGARISK.EXE flips Good and Standard player question, a bug that was fixed for all later variants. No Insert EGA disk messages, so likely a 720k release. Initial menu has Herc and Tandy as options but then craps out telling you to buy the disk if selected. TDYRISK.EXE is available in this distribution though and runs fine without having to go through RISK.EXE.
* Computer Edition of Risk, The- The World Conquest Game r891207 (1989)(Virgin Mastertronic Ltd.) [Strategy, Board].zip - UK release, likely 2x360k. No source disks available. Has readme.txt claiming to be v1.9, but still have exe files that say v1.4. so we're using release dates instead.  Has DRVKEY v5.1. Has no menu support for Herc. Likely 2x360k release combined as it has message about inserting EGA disk.
* Computer Edition of Risk, The- The World Conquest Game r891207 [a1] (1989)(Virgin Mastertronic Ltd.) [Strategy, Board].zip - UK release, likely 720k.  No source disk available. Nearly identical to r891207 except RISK.EXE compiled the same day, but lacking the "insert EGA disk" message, so very likely this is a 1x720k release.
* Computer Edition of Risk, The- The World Conquest Game r891207 [b1] (1989)(Virgin Mastertronic International, Inc.) [Strategy, Board].zip - USA release, likely 2x360k. No herc support. Missing CGA/Tandy disk contents. RISK.EXE has messages to insert different disks based on video type.  EGA/Tandy support files may be the same as the UK release.
* Crazy Cars 2 (1989)(Titus Interactive S.A.) [Racing - Driving].zip - EGA and CGA versions combined into 1 zip.  not sure if this was originally distributed on separate disks but when running CGA version it says to play in EGA, press escape and run CC2EGA.  When running CGA, the initial screen is blank, it's waiting for the enter key to be pressed.  No idea what's going on here, but the game is playable after that.
* Crazy Shuffle [SW][a1] (1989)(Alive Software) [Strategy].zip - sourced from textfiles. Different color scheme and mouse help line removed from main page
* Curse of the Azure Bonds v1.0 (1989)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima set.  4x360k  crack:

Comparing files GAME.OV_ and GAME.OVR
000047A2: 55 CB
00004A56: 74 75


* Curse of the Azure Bonds v1.1 (1989)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - sourced from tgod ima set.  4x360k  2x720k version is identical except for 2 batch files which copy disk contents over to HDD. crack  (unclean, should look into transposing v1.0 over):

Comparing files GAME.OV_ and GAME.OVR
00004A56: 74 75


* Curse of the Azure Bonds v1.2 (1989)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - sourced from tgod set.  4x360k  crack (unclean):

Comparing files GAME.OV_ and GAME.OVR
00004C0E: 74 EB


* Curse of the Azure Bonds v1.3 (1989)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - crack: 

Comparing files GAME.OVR and GAME.OV_
00004A9C: 75 74


* David Wolf- Secret Agent (1989)(Dynamix, Inc.) [Action, Racing - Driving][!].zip - sourced rom known good dump IMA/kfx set from TDC's images collection.  No installation required, install just copies files.
* Deathtrack (1989)(Activision, Inc.) [Action, Racing - Driving][!].zip - sourced from IMA set in TDC, matches many many other copies floating around the net + scene releases. (clean, no doc check at all) crack:

Comparing files DTRACK.EX_ and DTRACK.EXE
00002ADD: 75 EB


* Die Hard [a2] (1989)(Activision, Inc.) [Action, Adventure].zip - different crack.

Comparing files DIE.EXE and DIE.EX_
0000AAF1: 00 1B


* Dimension Omega (Es) (1989)(Positive) [Action].zip - possibly sourced from italsoft.  appears to have some partially removed batch files they used along with ask.exe and mono.com
* Don't Go Alone [a1] (1989)(Accolade, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Same version as non [a1], just not exe-packed.  In TDC primarily for identification purposes only.  This version includes SOUND.COM which is required for adlib support.  That file was not included on the original disk, which is why the [!] version doesn't have it, but this one does.  This is the tradeoff between being historically accurate and being unzip-n-playable.
* Dracula in London v1.03 (1989)(SDJ Enterprises, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - still says v1.03 but a newer build from june of 1989.  Author moved, different price, some tweaks to the rules.  
* Dragons of Flame (1989)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Action, Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - different game.exe (see below) but other dat files also different. both appear to be cracked. Partial patch, as made by comparing the 2 different versions available - crack:

Comparing files GAME.EXE and ..\GAME.EXE
000044B0: 90 E8
000044B1: 90 DB
000044B2: 90 C1


* Dragons of Flame v1.1 (1989)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Action, Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)][!].zip - 720k version, taken from [!] images in TDC floppy collection.  Crack:

Comparing files GAME.EX_ and GAME.EXE
0000068E: 55 C3


* Dream Warrior [a1] (1989)(Keypunch Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - very different file sets. Odd. 
* Dungeons of Kroz [h1] (1989)(Softdisk Publishing) [Action, Adventure].zip - Graffiti hack by a dumb hax0r
* Earl Weaver Baseball v1.5 (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports].zip - Mobygames says 1989, title screen says 1988, scans of the diskettes themselves say 1987. go figure.
* Earl Weaver Baseball v1.5 (Installer) [a1] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports].zip - 720k version which has a EWBB_3.IEA file as compared to the 5.25" version which has EWBB_5.IEA
* Echelon v2.0 (1989)(Access Software, Inc.) [Adventure, Simulation].zip - comes on 2 disks and TITLE.RAH exists on both.  One was renamed to TITLE.RA_
This version appears to run better than the 3.x versions also in 1989 (doesn't ask for disk 2 anyway)
* Echelon v3.50 (1989)(Access Software, Inc.) [Adventure, Simulation].zip - taken from IMA file of the same name. IMA file from ibmpc5150.  Requires to be run off the root since it has some folder requirements, or run the installer.
* EGA Trek v2.0 [SW][a1] (1989)(Nels Anderson) [Strategy].zip - Different serial number. yawn.
* EGA Trek v2.1 [SW][a1] (1989)(Nels Anderson) [Strategy].zip - hacked? to say 1992 in the egatrek.txt file, but game still says 1989. Registration fee went up to $15.  Some registration numbers were also found to be different:

registration record 0011 in TREK.EXE		- EGA Trek [SW] (1988)(Nels Anderson) [Strategy]
registration record 0070 in TREK.EXE		- EGA Trek v2.0 [SW] (1989)(Nels Anderson) [Strategy]
registration record 0046 in TREK.EXE		- EGA Trek v2.0 [SW][a1] (1989)(Nels Anderson) [Strategy]
registration record 0044 in TREK.EXE		- EGA Trek v2.0 [SW][a2] (1989)(Nels Anderson) [Strategy]
registration record 1482 in TREK.EXE		- EGA Trek v2.1 [SW] (1989)(Nels Anderson) [Strategy]
registration record 0099 in TREK.EXE		- EGA Trek v2.1 [SW][a1] (1989)(Nels Anderson) [Strategy]

* EGAwalls (1989)(Polik) [Simulation].zip - This game needs to be ran twice in order to run in DosBox. XMS and EMS need to be turned ON.
* 
* Emilio Butragueno Futbol (Es) (1989)(Ocean Software Ltd.) [Simulation, Sports].zip - FUTBOL.COM was renamed to bypass copy protection. The publisher added a loader (FUTBOL.COM) which does a disk check then loads in a "data" file which was actually just the .exe

Some clever person discovered that the data file was simply an exe file and renamed it. Launch the game with "data.exe" and you can bypass the protection entirely. Thus FUTBOL.COM didn't need to be cracked.

Until we get a pristine copy off floppy, I think the following:

1) rename FUTBOL.COM FUTBOL.CO_ (doing this so it is not executed accidentally, but we still can track it in the .dat file.)
2) delete Buitre.exe entirely
3) rename data.exe to FUTBOL.EXE
4) add a wiki entry with this info so we have some kind of traceability of mods made.

* European Space Simulator (Fr)(En)(It)(Es)(De) [h1][b1] (1989)(Tomahawk) [Strategy].zip - Appears different than ESS Mega, although based on the same game.  Hacked by cracking group and the launch.bat file is corrupt.  Best dump known.
* Eye of Horus (Installler) [f1] (1989)(Fanfare) [Action].zip - use install.bat from C: to install to C:\horus.  Installs cracked versions and offers start menu (CGA/EGA/Tandy)
* Eye of Horus [h1] (1989)(FanFare) [Action].zip - different build.  All doc check values are edited out to 000000 and the doc check screen modified to show that.  Missing CGA and tandy support, so also bad.  timestamps are bad. why bother with this one?
* F-16 Combat Pilot (CGA-Mono) [h1] (1989)(Digital Integration Ltd.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - loader for startup.  Using digital integration as publisher here since it says "Colour" and one would think a true US release would have that changed, maybe.  There's also multi-language support embedded in the executable but it never asks.
* F-16 Combat Pilot (EGA-Tandy) [f1] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - fixed to adjust EGA or Tandy with a selector.  Odd since just running F16.com does the same thing?
* F-19 Stealth Fighter v435.04 (1989)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation].zip -  Taken from floppy image (TGOD #57) and added a batch selector for sound (which was not in the setup) as well as the hidden plane change.
* Face Off! [a1] (1989)(Gamestar Software Ltd.) [Sports].zip - different/bigger .exe files.  Later release?
* Fans (demo) [h1] (1989)(Mettus Graphics) [Action].zip - hacked by Italsoft
* Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 v1.15 [b1] (1989)(Software Toolworks, Inc., The) [Strategy, Chess].zip - missing CGA and other files2nd copy sourced, same fileset.  I don't believe this game is not bad or missing files.
* Fast Lane [a1] (1989)(R. Baribault) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - June vs Oct releases. This version is from June 1989 and was built with Adventure Game Studio 1.18 The other one in TDC is from October 1989 and was built with AGS 1.7
* Ferrari Formula One (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - crack:
Comparing files F.EXE and F.EX_
00012141: EB 74
00012177: 00 02
* Fetiche Maya, Le (Fr) [a1] (1989)(Silmarils) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - different crack. Should merge and uncrack someday. The non [a1] is start.exe "infected" with the MsDos string at the end of the file.
* Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun (1989)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima, 3x720k.  The 5x360k content is identical except for the file 720_XXX.DSK is missing.  crack:

Comparing files FREDDY.EX_ and FREDDY.EXE
000084FC: 55 CB


* Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun [h1] (1989)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action].zip - graffiti'ed hack by our own trixter.
* Fighter Bomber v1003-281189 (1989)(Activision (UK) Limited) [Action, Simulation].zip - Source unknown (scene release)  There is also a TSR crack.  Crack:

Comparing files BOMBER.EX_ and BOMBER.EXE
000046E8: 00 53
000046E9: 00 08


* Fighter Bomber v1006-011289-A [b1] (1989)(Activision (UK) Limited) [Action, Simulation].zip - source unknown.  matches distro on Games Dungeon #3, matches myabandonware.org base version.  Missing disk 2 content (CGA,EGA,HGA) and Mision files (MSN)
* Fluf! (Tandy 1000) [f1] (1989)(RufusPro Software, Brooks deForest) [Action].zip  - fixed source so it would run.
* Fool's Errand, The (1989)(Miles Computing) [Strategy].zip - sourced from IMA set, crack taken from Bestseller, Gamebox 50:

Comparing files F.EX_ and F.EXE
00001826: 55 CB
0000B7FF: E2 00
00015204: 55 CB


* Freddy Hardest in South Manhattan (Es) [h1] (1989)(Dinamic Software) [Action].zip - uses a loader/cracktro to start the game.  This version does include the title screen where the other copy does not (or it goes by too fast), so there is some value in this copy.
* Gauntlet (1989)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action].zip - released as part of the Arcade Mega-Hits Volume 1 collection.  This version is the 3rd release and has no copy protection.
* Ghostbusters II [a1] (1989)(Activision, Inc.) [Action].zip - different batch files. Only interesting as it appears to be a later release with typos fixed.  (ie "ghostbusters 2" v "ghostbuster 2")
* Glücksrad (De) (1989)(GameTek, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - German release of wheel of fortune.  Cleaned ANSWERS and CLIST, RAD.EXE has antivirus appendage so may not be original.
* Grand Monster Slam (1989)(Rainbow Arts Software GmbH) [Action, Sports][!].zip - 2x720k, sourced from kfx set.  DOSBox cycles above 1500 definitely mess with the sound and potentially with the game. Crack:  

Comparing files GMS1.EX_ and GMS1.EXE
00004519: 01 00
000045BB: 4F 28

Comparing files GMS2.EX_ and GMS2.EXE
000146B9: 01 00
0001475B: 4F 28


* Grand Monster Slam [a1] (1989)(Rainbow Arts Software GmbH) [Action, Sports].zip - 3x5.25" version.  missing source images. DOSBox cycles above 1500 definitely mess with the sound and potentially with the game. Crack:

Comparing files GMS1.EX_ and GMS1.EXE
00004519: 01 00
000045BB: 4F 28

Comparing files GMS2.EX_ and GMS2.EXE
000146D9: 01 00
0001477B: 4F 28


* Grave Yardage (1989)(Activision Publishing, Inc.) [Action, Sports].zip - various crack methods exist, this one was cleanest. (crock2) - crack:

Comparing files GY.EXE and GY.EX_
00009175: E9 9A
00009176: 85 34
00009177: 00 11


* Grayhound Racer (Tandy 1000) [f1] (1989)(Brooks deForest) [Simulation, Sports].zip - fixed source so it would run.
* Great Courts [b1] (1989)(Ubi Soft Entertainment Software) [Action, Simulation, Sports].zip - Missing most CGA files, all Tandy files. - crack:

Comparing files EGA.CO_ and EGA.COM
00006979: B3 C3

Comparing files HGA.CO_ and HGA.COM
00007043: B3 C3
Alternately, cracks from Pro tennis Tour can be applied instead, but these are cleaner.


* HardBall II (1989)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports].zip - Taken from TDC known good dump 360k set.  that set is 3 disks, of which EGA is disk 2 and Tandy support is disk 3.  run setup to configure video and audio options to populate hb2.bat
* Hard Drivin' [a1] (1989)(Domark Software, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - compressed .exe but when decompressed appears to be a totally different build.  File is is 160k decompressed vs 112 on the others.
* Hard Drivin' [h1] (1989)(Domark Software, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - graffiti italsoft version that also only works from A:
* Harley-Davidson- The Road to Sturgis (1989)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action, Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - sourced from IMA, 1x720k.  Crack:

Comparing files HG.EX_ and HG.EXE
0000B0F1: 01 00
alt crack (crock2, cleaner)
Comparing files HG.EX_ and HG.EXE
000046CF: 9A EB
000046D0: 04 0F
000046D2: 28 00
000046D3: 0A 00


* Harley-Davidson- The Road to Sturgis [tr Es] (1989)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action, Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - a mod of a mod converting this game into Spanish.
* Hearts [a1] (1989)(Martinsoft) [Strategy, Cards].zip - looks like a different compile of the same game.  This is the same version on big blue disk.
* Hero's Quest- So You Want To Be A Hero [a1] (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - no adlib support in installer. slightly different filesets. Both say version 1.000 
* Hidden Agenda (1989)(Springboard Software, Inc.) [Educational, Simulation, Strategy].zip - sourced from 2x360 IMA files.  This release has duplicate filename NEWGAME.HA on both disks.  Disk1's is 3952 and is corrupt and will crash on a game restore.  Disk2's is 4110 and is clean.  In this copy, disk 1's has been renamed to NEWGAME.HA1 so it will not be used by the game but is there in case someone needs it.
* Hillsfar v1.0 (1989)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Action, Role-Playing (RPG)][!].zip - sourced from 2x360k, two sets of these disks were available, one had modified OEM ID the other is in TDC's collection.  Both filesets match, so this is a known good dump.
* Hillsfar v1.1 (1989)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Action, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - sourced from 1x720k, ima in TDC's floppy images collection.  
* Hogbear [SW] (1989)(Hogbear Software) [Action, Adventure].zip - contains an additional self-exe of the game itself along with a utility.  Normally this is the kind of stuff purged from TDC files, but the readbear.1st specifically mentions these files, so it seems like a legit release.
* Hostage- Rescue Mission [a1] (1989)(Infogrames, Mindscape, Inc.) [Action, Simulation].zip - different crack, could merge to create an uncracked version 
* Hoyle Official Book of Games- Volume 1 v1.000.104 [a1] (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - 360k version
* Hoyle Official Book of Games- Volume 1 v1.000.113 [a1] (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - 360k version
* Hurkle Hunt v2.5 [a1] (1989)(William R. Voss) [Strategy, Action].zip - there is a 1 byte difference in the main .exe. Not sure which one is correct until a tie breaker copy comes along. 
* Impossible Mission II (1989)(Epyx, Inc.) [Action].zip - sourced from kfx dump.  This is the re-release with tandy and EGA support.  Has on-disk protection.  ABOUT.TXT has different names in the credits.  Cracks:

Comparing files IM2_CGA.EX_ and IM2_CGA.EXE
00000934: E8 90
00000935: B9 90
00000936: 96 90

Comparing files IM2_EGA.EX_ and IM2_EGA.EXE
00000934: E8 90
00000935: 2F 90
00000936: 97 90

Comparing files IM2_MCGA.EX_ and IM2_MCGA.EXE
00000937: E8 90
00000938: 57 90
00000939: 96 90

Comparing files IM2_TAN.EX_ and IM2_TAN.EXE
00000934: E8 90
00000935: 17 90
00000936: 97 90


* In the Days of Knights & Kings [a1] (1989)(Softech Microsystems) [Adventure].zip - 2 byte difference in .vol file. NO IDEA why. Hopefully a 3rd copy will show up and we can dump one of them.
* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- The Action Game [h1] (1989)(Lucasfilm Games) [Action].zip - startup hacked to change from "Colors" to "Colours"
* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- The Action Game (1989)(Lucasfilm Games) [Action].zip - distributed (likely) by a Taiwanese distributor of Western games.  mono.com added, and the install.bat file modified slightly.  May or may not be a legitimate release.
* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- The Action Game [a1] (1989)(Lucasfilm Games) [Action].zip - Multi-disk release version.
* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- The Graphic Adventure (1989)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure].zip - crack:

Comparing files INDY3.EXE and INDY3.EX_
0000AEC2: EB 09
0000AEC3: 02 87


* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- The Graphic Adventure v1.4 (De) (1989)(Softgold Computerspiele GmbH) [Adventure][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima, 3x720k.  Crack:

Comparing files INDY3.EX_ and INDY3.EXE
0000AED1: 09 EB
0000AED2: 87 02


* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- The Graphic Adventure v1.4 (De) [a1] (1989)(Softgold Computerspiele GmbH) [Adventure][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima, 6x360k.  Crack:

Comparing files INDY3.EX_ and INDY3.EXE
0000AED1: 09 EB
0000AED2: 87 02

 
* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- The Graphic Adventure v1.3 (Fr) (1989)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima set, 6x360k.  Crack:

Comparing files INDY3.EX_ and INDY3.EXE
0000AECD: 09 EB
0000AECE: 87 02


* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- The Graphic Adventure v1.4 [a1] (1989)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure].zip - 6x360k version, source currently unknown.  crack:

Comparing files INDY3.EX_ and INDY3.EXE
0000BD87: 09 EB
0000BD88: 87 02


* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- The Graphic Adventure v1.4 (1989)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure].zip - sourced from 3x720k IMA set.  The timestamp on INDY3.EXE is a wee bit suspect.  It's 1990 where every other file is 1989. crack:

Comparing files INDY3.EX_ and INDY3.EXE
0000BD87: 09 EB
0000BD88: 87 02


* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- The Graphic Adventure [h1] (1989)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure].zip - hacked by pirate group NYC to change all the file extensions to NYC.
* Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (1989)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action].zip -crack:

Comparing files indy.exe and INDY.EX_
00000297: 3C 9A
00000298: 00 B4
00000299: 3C 56
0000029B: 90 00
000002A1: 3C E9
000002A2: 00 6C
000002A3: 90 FF


I doubt these are required

000293B2: 00 05
000293B4: 05 06
000293B8: 06 05
000293BA: 05 08
000293BC: 08 06
000293BE: 06 08
000293C0: 08 02
000293C4: 02 06
000293C8: 06 01
000293CA: 01 04
000293CC: 04 09
000293CE: 09 06
000293D0: 06 04
000293D2: 04 02
000293D4: 02 03
000293D6: 03 07
000293D8: 07 00
000293DA: 00 06
000293DC: 06 02
000293DE: 02 0B
000293E0: 0B 08
000293E4: 08 01
000293E6: 01 0A
000293E8: 0A 00
000293EA: 00 08
000293EC: 08 03
000293EE: 03 09
000293F0: 09 01
000293F2: 01 06
000293F4: 06 0A
000293F6: 0A 07
000293F8: 07 05
000293FA: 05 0B
000293FC: 0B 00
000293FE: 00 D0
000293FF: 00 D0


* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom [a2] (1989)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action].zip - different crack. Uses bad CGA palette for logo
* Indianapolis 500- The Simulation [a1] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation, Sports].zip - Different .exe than non [a1], possibly due to cracking required, then it was LZEXEd
* Indianapolis 500- The Simulation [a2] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation, Sports].zip - taken off original disk, cracked with neverlock.  Crack requires decompression of indy.exe, so bytes won't compare nicely.  This version of the .exe seems to be different than the others, but no version number found.
* Insanity [a1] (1989)(Wizard Games) [Strategy, Action].zip - appears to be an older release? Certain different in file structure and demo gameplay 
* Interphase (1989)(Image Works) [Action, Adventure].zip - crack:

Comparing files INTERPHS.EXE and INTERPHS.EX_
00003C20: E9 74
00003C21: 65 26
00003C22: 08 B8


* Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf (1989)(Accolade, Inc.) [Sports][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima dump.  This is a later release and a different build, see color of golf bag on main menu for example. No version number on diskette though. crack (unclean):

Comparing files GOLFC.EXE and GOLFC.EX_
0000064E: EB 74
Comparing files GOLFE.EXE and GOLFE.EX_
00000656: EB 74
Comparing files GOLFT.EXE and GOLFT.EX_
00000656: EB 74


* James Clavell's Shogun r322 (1989)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima dump.  720k version.  The 720k disk has MCGA graphics files on it, the 360ks (the [a1]) are EGA and CGA.  Technially these 2 disk sets could all be combined into 1 zip.  Use type shogun /? to get the command line options to select the video mode.  shogun /dm will start in mcga 
* Jaws (1989)(Box Office, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - sourced from Games Mega-Pack, 2 disks had a duplicate file PAK\BO8.PAK.  Disk 2's was renamed PAK\BO8_2.PAK but doscenter reports that file actually exists in california raisins, so may be an error.  All other files match the scene release.
* Jabato (CGA) (Es) [h1] (1989)(Aventuras AD) [Adventure].zip - has scene release loader appended to main executable.  Could be stripped off easily enough but the build of the resulting game executable is still different than the main entry.  The .inf file suggests this is v1.1 of the parser engine, but need someone more familiar with the 
* Jet Fighter- The Adventure v1.01 [h1] (1989)(Velocity Inc.) [Simulation].zip - horribly mangled by italsoft
* King's Quest IV- The Perils of Rosella v2.3 (Installer) (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure][!].zip - AGI 3.002.086, taken from 6 Disk 5.25 version kfx/IMA set in TDC, hence the [!].
* King's Quest IV- The Perils of Rosella v2.3 (Installer) [a1] (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure][!].zip - AGI 3.002.086, taken from 3 Disk 3.5" from IMA collection and TGOD#1782.  IMA collection set has disk 1 modified but the file sets match, so this is a [!].  tgod set is probably [!].
* Kings of the Beach (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action, Sports][!].zip - Sourced from IMA sets in TDC which are [!].zip - crack:

Comparing files VBCGA._ and VBCGA.
00001B60: 3B A3
00001B61: 06 F8
00001B62: F8 08
00001B63: 08 C3
000070F2: 74 EB

Comparing files VBEGA._ and VBEGA.
00001B60: 3B A3
00001B61: 06 F8
00001B62: F8 08
00001B63: 08 C3
000077AD: 74 EB

Comparing files VBTDY._ and VBTDY.
00001B60: 3B A3
00001B61: 06 F8
00001B62: F8 08
00001B63: 08 C3
00006B49: 74 EB


* Kings of the Beach [a1] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action, Sports].zip - different, a bit cleaner, crack but more complicated.  Otherwise identical as base.
* Kings of the Beach [tr Es][b1] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Action, Sports].zip - missing CGA support.  CLAVIN.PAK is also different, not sure which is correct.
* Kingdom of Kroz [SW] (1989)(Softdisk Publishing) [Action, Adventure].zip - yes, different than v2.0 and the one in 1987
* Kingdom of Kroz [SW][a1] (1989)(Apogee Software Productions) [Action, Adventure].zip - subtle differences than the non [a1], such as not asking how fast your computer is at the startup, so I judge this one to be slightly later release.
* Knights of Legend (Installer) [f1] (1989)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - - built from TGOD#3171, added graphics option referenced in manual, game start requires Disk 3 in drive A: to set up (option 4) so fixed Option 4 by preloading data
* Kristal, The (1989)(Cinemaware) [Adventure].zip - source unknown.  This game is released on 6x360k disks, none of which contains inside a DOS file system so it's essentially a giant booter.  This version appears to then be a DOS conversion, or perhaps a later re-release from a compilation.  Needs investigating.
* Kult- The Temple of Flying Saucers (En)(De)(Fr) [a1] (1989)(Infogrames Europe SA) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Taken off an original disk.  Same as non-a1 except for the opening menu and launch bat file name.  Possibly a re-release for another country.
* Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports][!].zip - taken from known good 360k IMA set from TDC.  Crack by crock2.32 - 

Comparing files BBALL.EX_ and BBALL.EXE
0000050F: 90 EB
00000510: 0E 32


* Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs [a1] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports][!].zip - taken from known good dump of 720k disk image from TDC.  Applied crack from base (crock32 breaks this one since the offset changed.)

Comparing files BBALL.EX_ and BBALL.EXE
000004FF: 90 EB
00000500: 0E 32


* Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs [a2] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Sports].zip - May be a Taiwanese re-release, and cracked on disk.  Includes mono.com and play.bat

Comparing files BBALL.EXE and BBALL.EX_
0000A52A: 90 75
0000A52B: 90 FB
0000A52F: 90 74
0000A530: 90 FB
0000A648: EB 74


* Legend of Djel [a1] (1989)(Tomahawk) [Adventure].zip - graphx.exe is in English, the non a1 version is the same file, but appears to be hex edited into French. The rest of the game is in English on both versions.
* Legacy of the Ancients (Installer) (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - sourced from kfx/ima set
* Legacy of the Ancients (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - You can change the drive configuration option by running the CONFIGUR.EXE program.  This seems to modify DRCONFIG.DAT, currently set to C:.  Crack:

Comparing files OUT.EX_ and OUT.EXE
000068FD: 74 EB


* Leisure Suit Larry III- Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals! v1.003 (Installer) [f1] (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure][!].zip - 4 disk, 720k version from known good IMA set.  Fixed to allow installation from C:
* Leisure Suit Larry III- Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals! v1.003 (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure][!].zip - Installed version of the above, note a few files do not get copied during install.
* Leisure Suit Larry III- Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals! v1.003 (Installer) [f1][a1] (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - 8 disk, 360k version.  Fixed to allow install from C:
* Leisure Suit Larry III- Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals! v1.003 [a1] (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - Installed version of above,  note a few files do not get copied during install.
* Line Wars v1.12 [h1] (1989)(Patrick Aalto) [Action].zip - completely hacked into a new game called Lazer Squad (1991)(Microillusions) [Action].zip
* Livingstone Supongo II (Es) [DC][h1][b1] (1989)(Opera Soft S.A.) [Action].zip - loader advertisement for pirate group.  Sourced from Livingstone Supongo II (1989)(Opera Soft S.A.) [IMA][360k][cr].zip  as it was included in the original scene distro along with source of the converter.   Most of the game is in English. Fase 2 in VGA or EGA mode does not work and will hang.  Need to redo this conversion.  If someone were to re-do the conversion, it appears that full exes of each main game file are located in the disk image at offsets
b400, C600, 21c00 and 38400
* Living Jigsaw (1989)(Miles Computing) [Strategy, Puzzle].zip - Formerly a scene release that was missing 4 of the 6 disks.  The missing bits were located in the Spanish translated version.  Spanish version was cracked differently, so was able to uncrack to retrieve a LJ.EX_  Hopefully we'll find original disks someday.  crack:

000003E2: 00 88
000025FF: E9 90
00002600: E0 90
00002601: 0D 90


* Loderunner v3.0 [h1] (1989)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - Removed author's credits and changed date to 1989. patch to remove A: requirements -

Comparing files LR.COM and LR.CO_
00006A25: 90 CD
00006A26: 90 21


* Lombard RAC Rally [h1] (1989)(Mandarin Software) [Driving-Racing].zip - main .exe's (cga and ega) compiled 4 days later and are slightly different in size. Archive contains an uninstall, but missing the startup video selector program (rally.exe) weird. 
* Lombard RAC Rally [h1] (1989)(Mandarin Software) [Driving-Racing].zip - pirate group loader used to launch game. 
* Lost Dutchman Mine [a1] (1989)(Magnetic Images) [Adventure, Simulation].zip - ORIGBOOT.TAV is apparently a bootsector virus (Virus.Boot.Mount.a) but since we're in DOS and not a booter game, this file will never get executed, and is thus harmless. I deleted it out of the zip to be safe.
* M1 Tank Platoon v449.01 (1989)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - Has key disk protection and doc check, both removed. Original files included in zip.  This crack bypasses the need for cputype=386prefetch in DOSBox.  Taken from M1 Tank Platoon v449.01 [b1] (1989)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [IMA][360k].zip set. 
* M1 Tank Platoon v449.01 [a1] (1989)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - Taken from M1 Tank Platoon v449.01 (1989)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [IMA][360k].zip, which came from tgod set 002728.   Does not require cputype adjustments to dosbox, no disk protection, doc check removed via tankst.tnk mod below.  tank.com has a wack file timestamp from 2043 so may not be original, but it came off IMA that way.
* M1 Tank Platoon v449.01 [a2] (1989)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - Taken from an unknown source.  Kind of a hybrid between base and [a1], with tankst.tnk being 84437 bytes, but tank.com 1189 bytes.  
* M1 Tank Platoon v449.02 (1989)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - Taken from IMA set under the same name.  No key disk check.
Doc check at "start campaign" removed via TANKST.TNK file modification.
crack:

diff TANKST.TN_ vs TANKST.TNK
101c101
< 000640 7d 01 7f 03 e9 b9 00 80 7e e6 00 74 15 e8 f0 0c
---
> 000640 7d 01 7f 03 e9 b9 00 c6 46 e6 00 eb 15 e8 f0 0c


* M1 Tank Platoon v449.02 [a1] (1989)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - Taken from [b1] IMA set under the same name. Does not require cputype in dosbox.  This .02 version has key disk protection as well as a Tank ID doc check, both removed by Akuma.  
* M16 Range Simulator (1989)(Edward J. Newton) [Action, Simulation].zip - requires joystick. could probably be tagged as [SW] but author does not request anything as payment. 
* Magic Candle, The- Volume 1 v1.40 (1989)(Mindcraft Software, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - crack:

Comparing files P82.MCO and P82.MC_
00000D3B: 33 53
00000D3C: C0 8D
00000D3D: C3 9D


* Magic Candle, The- Volume 1 v1.40 (Installer) (1989)(Mindcraft Software, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - "COPYTO3.BAT" was duplicated across 2 of the original disks, so the one on disk3 was renamed to COPYTO3.BA_ for safe keeping.  This is otherwise copied directly off a known good dump from the IMA/KFX file set in TDC.
* Maniac Mansion v1.01 (Enhanced) (1989)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima 720k.  The 360k version is identical apart from timestamps and 00.LFL has a crc32 of 5af93fe4.  That file helps with disk swaps.  Crack:

Comparing files 43.LFL and 43.LF_
00000B79: FF FE


* Maniac Mansion v1.0 (Enhanced) (1989)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima 720k.  Timestamps in 720 and 360 versions here are all weirdly set to 2069 for the year. The 360k version is identical apart from timestamps and 00.LFL has a crc32 of 620425f5.  That file helps with disk swaps.  Crack:

Comparing files 43.LFL and 43.LF_
00000B79: FF FE


* Max Blackjack (Tandy 1000) [f1] (1989)(Brooks deForest) [Strategy, Cards].zip  - fixed source so it would run.
* Mean Streets (1989)(Access Software, Inc.) [Action, Adventure].zip - 6x5.25" floppy version.  Matches tgod#1278.  3.5" version Mean Streets (1989)(Access Software, Inc.) [IMA][720k].zip) has 3 less disk labels, but otherwise identical. crack:

Comparing files MS.EX_ and MS.EXE
0001A5A3: E8 EB
0001A5A4: 1B 6A


* Mean Streets v1.2 (1989)(Access Software, Inc.) [Action, Adventure].zip - unknown source crack is identical to v1.0
* Mean Streets v1.3 (1989)(Access Software, Inc.) [Action, Adventure].zip - 6x360k disk version, unknown source.  Identical in content to TGOD#1459,2284 3x3.5DD. crack:

Comparing files MS.EX_ and MS.EXE
0001A5E8: 1B E9


* MechWarrior r891214 (1989)(Activision, Inc.) [Action, Simulation][!].zip - sourced from [!] IMA set in floppy images collection.  Sadly, notes lost as to how/why this is [!].  build from dec-14-1989. crack:

Comparing files MW_MAIN.EX_ and MW_MAIN.EXE
00001C3A: FF 90
00001C3B: 1E 90
00001C3C: 3A 90
00001C3D: 00 90
00001C54: B8 E9
00001C55: 07 73
00001C56: 00 01


* MechWarrior r891103 (1989)(Activision, Inc.) [Action, Simulation][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima, 2x720k.  matches TGOD#2295 4x5.25DD, Powerhits Battletech CD (1994) redump#02879,56972.  build from 03-nov-1989. crack is identical to base [!] version.
* MegaCorp (Es) [DC][b1] (1989)(Dinamic Software) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - marked as [b1] for the time being. the game is playable, but only with a floppy in the A: drive. Floppy must be a 720k disk (apparently) and after formatting it, copy the files in this order to the A: drive: 51K.TMP MEGA1.DNM MEGA2.DNM DATOS.DAT DINAMIC.EXE Dinamic.exe uses some direct floppy reads to load the graphics data. I believe this was a bootable diskette at one time, and is only partially converted. We'll get it fixed eventually...
* Miami Vice (1989)(Capstone Software) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - crack:

Comparing files MVG.EX_ and MVG.EXE
0000DCCA: 55 CB


* Microbucks 2- An Electronic Marvel [a1] (1989)(Ted Gruber Software) [Action].zip - no idea. different .exe, but similar sized. could be different from compression/uncompression? 
* Midway- The Battle that Doomed Japan v2.0 [f1] (1989)(General Quarters Software) [Strategy, War] doc check patch (type in anything) -

Comparing files MW-0.EXE and MW-0.EX_
00000EAD: 8B 93
00000EAE: C3 BB
00000EAF: 90 44
00000EB0: 90 5D


* Might and Magic II- Gates to Another World v1.0 (1989)(New World Computing, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Sourced from 3x360k IMA set.  All versions need a DOSBox tweak of "loadfix -4 mm2.exe" to run it properly.  Run MM2 /? for command line video options. The installer creates a 4color or 16 color installed game. 16 color is Disk1+Disk2, 4 color is Disk1+Disk3. Crack:

Comparing files 1MENU1.OV_ and 1MENU1.OVL
00000307: 00 01
alt crack:
0x0C55 CD13 -> 9090
0x0C8B CD13 -> 9090
0x0C8D 80FC -> EB32


* Might and Magic II- Gates to Another World v1.01 [a1] (1988)(New World Computing, Inc.) [Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - different crack on 1menu1.ovl.
* Moraff's Pinball v5.0 [h1][SW] (1989)(MoraffWare) [Action].zip - hacked by Italsoft, changed all dates to 1992 for some unknown reason.
* Motor-Mania [SW][a1] (1989)(Eric Hewitt) [Action, Simulation].zip - appears to be a later release with more text info at a minimum
* MouseWar [SW][a1] (1989)(Michael Widener) [Action].zip - appears to be a later release, with code that detects if the mouse is not installed.
* MTV Remote Control [a2] (1989)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - different player selection than [a1]
* Napoleon vs. the Evil Monarchies- Austerlitz 1805 [a1] (1989)(General Quarters Software) [Strategy, Simulation].zip - has a slightly different title screen.
* Neuromancer [a1] (1989)(Interplay Productions, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - different .exe and NEURO1.DAT
* Neuromancer [a2] (1989)(Interplay Productions, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - different .exe and NEURO1.DAT
* Neuromancer [a3] (1989)(Interplay Productions, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - different .exe and NEURO1.DAT What the heck is this game doing to itself?
* Never Mind [h1] (1989)(Psygnosis Limited) [Action, Strategy].zip - NM.COM is an advert loader which executes PIC16.BIC which is likely the full game.  Unsure if there are TSR crack bits in the loader, so it has not yet been removed.
* NFL Pro League Football (1989)(Data East Corporation) [Simulation, Sports].zip - be sure to run the "Drive Setup" option in the opening menus if you run this anywhere other than C: 
* Nil le Dieu Vivant (Fr) [b1] (1989)(Chip) [Strategy].zip - Game MUST be run off A: drive to load graphic data. Can hopefully fix this in future releases. better copy now available thanks to Akuma
* North & South (En)(De)(Fr)(It)(Es) [h2] (1989)(Infogrames) [Action, Strategy].zip - nasty little startup message from mr cooldude pirate hacker. Doesn't seem to run on a VGA machine.  Use CGA or PCjr and then select video card from the main menu to CGA.
* Ocean Ranger (1989)(Activision Publishing, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - Crack:

Comparing files RANGER1.EXE and RANGER1.EX_
0000A5CD: 90 74
0000A5CE: 90 2F


* Oil Imperium (1989)(reLINE Software) [Simulation].zip - crack:

Comparing files oilega.exe and OILEGA.EX_
00005C34: EB 74
00005C89: EB 74


* Oil Imperium [a1] (1989)(reLINE Software) [Simulation].zip - different crack, and not t-zipped.
* Omnicron Conspiracy [b1] (1989)(Epyx, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - has issues with locking up during the opening title screen/music if you press a key. Happens in DOSBox and on real DOS machines. Supposedly after waiting several minutes for the music to stop, the game does work properly. I forced the game through with s-ice and after the opening screen, the keyboard functions normally. More discussion on this here: http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=15285 vogons message board. Tagged as [b1] so I can remember to come back someday and take a better look. - updated with patch by SHD.  Use omnicron.com to start the game.  Same goes for the Image Works version.
* On Safari (1989)(Infogrames Europe SA) [Action].zip - Title screen is still "Safari Guns" and this game is 99% identical to that title, however the crack is different and the data was taken off an original "On Safari" 3.5in disk, so it would otherwise go into TDC as an [a1].
* Operation Wolf [h1] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - FiRM loader and game is trained.  
The Loader also has an embedded trainer or enables an ingame cheat (below procedure suggests the latter)
Press F10 while in the 'HIGH SCORE' screen and "HIGH SCORE" will change into "FIRM HELP"
After that:
    F7 will enable/disable unlimited lives/ammo
    F8 will skip a level
    F9 will enable/disable invincibility
* OutRun (1989)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Racing - Driving].zip - Regular North American edition from SEGA Enterprises, distributed by Mindscape: only PC Speaker audio, despite having a tandy executable.  Cracked by NewRisingSun.
* OutRun (1989)(Tandy Corporation) [Racing - Driving].zip - Tandy PSG music and Tandy DAC sound effects, female voice at start. Has a Radio Shack part number (25-1317) and warranty instructions.  Released without copy protection.
* OutRun (1989)(U.S. Gold) [Racing - Driving].zip - U.K. edition from U.S. Gold: Tandy PSG music and Tandy DAC sound effects, male voice at start. You can tell it's from the U.K. because the video mode selection screen spells "colour"
* Personal Nightmare [f1] (1989)(Horrorsoft) [Adventure].zip - fixed file 72.out to prevent screen corruption per GoG
* Pictionary- The Game of Quick Draw (Es) [h1] (1989)(Domark Software, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - hacked (the readme at least) by Italsoft
* Pictionary- The Game of Quick Draw (Es) (1989)(Domark Software, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - different exe (compressed, but still different when decompressed).  Does not have the readme which is hacked in the other version, so maybe it isn't official anyway.
* Pipe Dream [a1] (1989)(LucasArts) [Strategy].zip - Slightly different .exe
* Pipe Dream [h1] (1989)(LucasArts) [Strategy].zip - heavily modified and graffiti'ed cracked by mr. cool dude.
* Planet of Lust (1989)(Free Spirit) [Adventure].zip - the codeword from the manual is "lust".  Not really a doc check per se since it never changes.
* Planet of Lust [f1] (1989)(Free Spirit) [Adventure].zip - from eXoDOS team, patched/fixed palette on VGA machines to display graphics properly, otherwise it runs in EGA.
* Playroom [a1] (1989)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Educational].zip - single byte difference in playroom.exe.
* Populous (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - Installed and ready to play, includes a handy setup batch file to select video+sound options. crack:

Comparing files POPULOUS.EXE and POPULOUS.EX_
0000DD5B: EB 75
0000DD5C: 03 09


* Populous (Installer) (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Strategy][!].zip - matched copy taken directly off original floppy.  See crack above after installation to bypass protection.
* Populous- The Promised Lands v1.1 (Installer) (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Strategy, Addon].zip - zipped off original write protected diskette.  The v1.1 comes from this zip matching a previous copy of this zip which is now in the junkpile til it can be verified as coming from an original source.  The v1.1 comes from a file "version.pop" in that archive, which does not exist in this zip, nor do the file timestamps match up with the "v1.0" release which has timestamps a month later.  Long story short, that "v1.1" may be completely bogus.
* Prince Of Persia [a1] (1990)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Adventure, Action].zip - single byte dif from non [a1]
* Prince Of Persia [a2] (1990)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Adventure, Action].zip - non-a and [a1] are actually hacks by THG/R bubba although the messages never appear on screen.  This [a2] version has no text mods, but the timestamps are all messed up.  Would love to fix/merge these 3 someday.
* Pro Tennis Tour (1989)(Ubi Soft Entertainment Software) [Action, Simulation, Sports].zip - sourced from Pro Tennis Tour (1989)(Ubi Soft Entertainment Software) [IMA][720k].zip cracks:

Comparing files CGA.CO_ and CGA.COM
00005539: E8 90
0000553A: 29 90
0000553B: 01 90
0000555B: CD B0
0000555C: 16 0D
000055AA: 74 EB
Comparing files EGA.CO_ and EGA.COM
000069CA: E8 90
000069CB: 26 90
000069CC: 01 90
000069EC: CD B0
000069ED: 16 0D
00006A3B: 74 EB
Comparing files HGA.CO_ and HGA.COM
00007094: E8 90
00007095: 26 90
00007096: 01 90
000070B6: CD B0
000070B7: 16 0D
00007105: 74 EB
Comparing files TANDY.CO_ and TANDY.COM
00004B58: E8 90
00004B59: 29 90
00004B5A: 01 90
00004B7A: CD B0
00004B7B: 16 0D
00004BC9: 74 EB

A better crack may be to change byte @ 54e8 (CGA.COM) from B3 to C3


* Pro Tennis Tour [a1] (1989)(Ubi Soft Entertainment Software) [Action, Simulation, Sports].zip - 360k version.  Same cracks as above.  Files differ from 720k by a single byte where DISK x is referenced.
* Pro Tennis Tour [a2] (1989)(Ubi Soft Entertainment Software) [Action, Simulation, Sports].zip - Sourced from tgod2266.  File dates on COM files are from 1992, but it may be that the files were cracked on disk.  Files also have a modification of "MASTER 20.11. SONO" vs "MASTER 08.11.1989" as well as a typo for "10MZH AT", so this seems either hacked or an earlier release.
* Psychic War- Cosmic Soldier (1989)(Kyodai Software Marketing, Inc.) [Adventure].zip - yes the file dates truly are 12/17/2066 even on original disks.  Crack:

Comparing files PW.EX_ and PW.EXE
00005F9F: E8 C3


* Qix (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action][!].zip - Later version, perhaps "enhanced" Note that the version string in both versions of QIX.EXE says "1.01". That version string is found in other Taito games as well, including Bubble Bobble, so I suspect it's not the version of the game, but the version of some library component, possibly the sound routines.
* Qix [h1] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - Cracked by intro message and additional junk files.
* Qix [h1][a1] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - NOPed out version of the above.
* Qix [o1] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - QIX.EXE needs to be trimmed (remove the 0xF6 bytes at the end), and its stack segment cleaned out.  Otherwise this copy is good, older version than main entry.
* Qix [o1][a1] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - Different crack than above, using an odd .com loader instead.
* Qix [o1][a2] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - Different crack than [o1]
* Rambo III [o1] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip -  RAMBO.COM is a useless loader (the original disk had the Softguard loader instead) and could be deleted. RAMBO.EXE needs to be trimmed and has garbage in its EXE header.
* Rambo III [h1] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - Hacked to display "MEGA SOFT" (?) when run with the /? command line option.
* Rambo III [h2] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - Graffiti loader from the FiRM with renamed files.
* Rampage v1.1 [a1] (1988)(Activision, Inc.) [Action].zip - same file size as the 1.2 below, likely a different crack.  I suspect the non [a1] is truly v1.1 where this is actually v1.2
* Rampage v1.2 (1989)(Activision, Inc.) [Action].zip - clearly says v1.1 on the title screen, but the diskette (original) it came from says 1.2 on it with a little sticker.  
* Red Storm Rising v443.01 [f1] (1989)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy][!].zip - Taken from KFX in floppy image collection. cracked, added fixed adlib sound driver, added support for roland sound driver.

diff REDSTORM.CO_ vs REDSTORM.COM
1,2c1,2
< 000000 bc 2e 0a 89 26 d4 06 06 b8 91 06 50 e8 2a 09 83
< 000010 c4 02 07 0b c0 74 03 e9 d4 02 bb a4 00 b4 4a cd
---
> 000000 bc 00 10 89 26 d4 06 33 c0 91 06 50 e8 51 0c 83	increase memory,sp,bypass disk-check
> 000010 c4 02 07 0b c0 74 03 e9 41 0c bb 00 01 b4 4a cd	call to make new int 21h entry ivt
4c4
< 000030 f0 04 26 88 0e f3 04 fe c1 26 88 0e f2 04 a3 d2
---
> 000030 f0 04 26 88 0e f3 04 32 c9 26 88 0e f2 04 a3 d2	bypass doc-check
48c48
< 0002f0 00 b4 4a cd 21 b8 03 00 cd 10 b8 00 4c cd 21 89
---
> 0002f0 00 b4 4a cd 21 b8 03 00 cd 10 e8 7d 09 cd 21 89	call undo on int 21
198,212c198,212
< 000c50 07 5b 02 57 57 02 03 0b 0c 00 00 0a 03 c9 cd cd
< 000c60 cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
< 000c70 cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd bb 00 0b
< 000c80 03 ba 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
< 000c90 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
< 000ca0 20 ba 00 0c 03 ba 20 50 6c 65 61 73 65 20 69 6e
< 000cb0 73 65 72 74 20 6f 72 69 67 69 6e 61 6c 20 44 49
< 000cc0 53 4b 5f 41 20 ba 00 0d 03 ba 20 20 20 20 20 20
< 000cd0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
< 000ce0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ba 00 0e 03 ba 20 20
< 000cf0 20 61 6e 64 20 74 79 70 65 20 64 72 69 76 65 20
< 000d00 6c 65 74 74 65 72 20 2e 2e 2e 20 20 20 ba 00 0f
< 000d10 03 ba 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
< 000d20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
< 000d30 20 ba 00 10 03 c8 cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
---
> 000c50 07 5b 02 57 57 02 03 0b 0c 00 00 ea 00 00 00 00	jump to old int 21
> 000c60 b8 21 35 cd 21 89 1e 5c 0d 8c 06 5e 0d 0e 07 b8	new int 21 entry
> 000c70 21 25 ba 90 0d cd 21 33 c0 c3 0e 1f b8 21 25 ff	undo int 21 entry
> 000c80 36 5c 0d 5a ff 36 5e 0d 1f cd 21 b8 00 4c cd 21	 + exit to dos
> 000c90 9c 80 fc 30 75 5f 55 8b ec 1e 06 56 57 50 53 51	new int 21
> 000ca0 52 ff 76 06 1f 81 3e 97 20 49 73 75 05 c6 06 97	compare ah=30
> 000cb0 20 52 81 3e c8 28 4e 4f 75 16 0e 1f be 02 0e ff	change Isound to Rsound
> 000cc0 76 06 07 bf c8 28 8b 0e 00 0e f3 a4 ff 76 06 1f	change text to Roland
> 000cd0 81 3e b2 03 26 83 75 05 c6 06 b6 03 05 06 1f 81	patch mem to enable 
> 000ce0 3e 90 02 26 83 75 05 c6 06 94 02 05 5a 59 5b 58	sound in REDSTART.RSR
> 000cf0 5f 5e 07 1f 5d 9d e9 62 ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00	patch mem to enable
> 000d00 12 00 52 6f 6c 61 6e 64 20 4d 54 2d 33 32 20 73	sound in REDTACT.RSR
> 000d10 6f 75 6e 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00	Roland item text
> 000d20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 000d30 00 00 00 10 03 c8 cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd


* Red Storm Rising v443.03 [f1] (1989)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Simulation, Strategy].zip - sourced from kfx set (not yet in TDC, hargle!!), same updates as 443.01 version above. crack:

diff REDSTORM.CO_ vs REDSTORM.COM
1,2c1,2
< 000000 bc 2e 0a 89 26 d4 06 06 b8 91 06 50 e8 2a 09 83
< 000010 c4 02 07 0b c0 74 03 e9 d4 02 bb a4 00 b4 4a cd
---
> 000000 bc 00 10 89 26 d4 06 33 c0 91 06 50 e8 51 0c 83	increase memory,sp,bypass disk-check
> 000010 c4 02 07 0b c0 74 03 e9 41 0c bb 00 01 b4 4a cd	call to make new int 21h entry ivt
4c4
< 000030 f0 04 26 88 0e f3 04 fe c1 26 88 0e f2 04 a3 d2
---
> 000030 f0 04 26 88 0e f3 04 32 c9 26 88 0e f2 04 a3 d2	bypass doc-check
48c48
< 0002f0 00 b4 4a cd 21 b8 03 00 cd 10 b8 00 4c cd 21 89
---
> 0002f0 00 b4 4a cd 21 b8 03 00 cd 10 e8 7d 09 cd 21 89	call undo on int 21
198,212c198,212
< 000c50 07 5b 02 57 57 02 03 0b 0c 00 00 0a 03 c9 cd cd
< 000c60 cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
< 000c70 cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd bb 00 0b
< 000c80 03 ba 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
< 000c90 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
< 000ca0 20 ba 00 0c 03 ba 20 50 6c 65 61 73 65 20 69 6e
< 000cb0 73 65 72 74 20 6f 72 69 67 69 6e 61 6c 20 44 49
< 000cc0 53 4b 5f 41 20 ba 00 0d 03 ba 20 20 20 20 20 20
< 000cd0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
< 000ce0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ba 00 0e 03 ba 20 20
< 000cf0 20 61 6e 64 20 74 79 70 65 20 64 72 69 76 65 20
< 000d00 6c 65 74 74 65 72 20 2e 2e 2e 20 20 20 ba 00 0f
< 000d10 03 ba 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
< 000d20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
< 000d30 20 ba 00 10 03 c8 cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
---
> 000c50 07 5b 02 57 57 02 03 0b 0c 00 00 ea 00 00 00 00	jump to old int 21
> 000c60 b8 21 35 cd 21 89 1e 5c 0d 8c 06 5e 0d 0e 07 b8	new int 21 entry
> 000c70 21 25 ba 90 0d cd 21 33 c0 c3 0e 1f b8 21 25 ff	undo int 21 entry
> 000c80 36 5c 0d 5a ff 36 5e 0d 1f cd 21 b8 00 4c cd 21	 + exit to dos
> 000c90 9c 80 fc 30 75 5f 55 8b ec 1e 06 56 57 50 53 51	new int 21
> 000ca0 52 ff 76 06 1f 81 3e 97 20 49 73 75 05 c6 06 97	compare ah=30
> 000cb0 20 52 81 3e c8 28 4e 4f 75 16 0e 1f be 02 0e ff	change Isound to Rsound
> 000cc0 76 06 07 bf c8 28 8b 0e 00 0e f3 a4 ff 76 06 1f	change text to Roland
> 000cd0 81 3e[ba]03 26 83 75 05 c6 06[be]03 05 06 1f 81	patch mem to enable 
> 000ce0 3e 90 02 26 83 75 05 c6 06 94 02 05 5a 59 5b 58	sound in REDSTART.RSR
> 000cf0 5f 5e 07 1f 5d 9d e9 62 ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00	patch mem to enable
> 000d00 12 00 52 6f 6c 61 6e 64 20 4d 54 2d 33 32 20 73	sound in REDTACT.RSR
> 000d10 6f 75 6e 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00	Roland item text
> 000d20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 000d30 00 00 00 10 03 c8 cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd


* Rick Dangerous (1989)(Microplay Software) [Action, Adventure][!].zip - Taken from 720k KFX set in TDC. Crack (after decrypting):

diff RICK.DECRYPTED vs RICK.COM
1c1
< 000000 bc 62 06 33 c0 50 8d 06 bb 02 50 e8 5b 05 83 c4
---
> 000000 bc 62 06 eb 10 50 8d 06 bb 02 50 e8 5b 05 83 c4


* Road Runner (1989)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - to invoke CGA mode, tpye road -cga
* Road Runner [a1] (1989)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - appears to be a different build. exe size is different.  Turns out that demo mode doesn't work in this build, so this may be an earlier release.
* RoboCop [h1] (1989)(Data East USA, Inc.) [Action].zip - uses a loader/cracktro 
* RoboCop [a1] (1989)(Data East USA, Inc.) [Action].zip - sourced from the [h1], and hopefully provides unmodified versions of the files.
* Rompe Cabezas [tr Es] (1989)(Miles Computing) [Strategy, Puzzle].zip - Translated to Spanish via hex editing Living Jigsaw. Unsure if this is a professional job or homemade translation.  Same crack as Living Jigsaw
* Sargon 4 v1.03 (1989)(Spinnaker Software Corporation) [Strategy].zip - This game needs to be ran from c:\SARGON4\  This zip is a mess.  Best dump known.  
* Savage [EGA] [b1] (1989)(Firebird Software Ltd.) [Action].zip - Game seems don't work in "default" conf. Something wrong with SAVAGE.COM/OLD.COM. But if take main EXE from CGA version - everything is good. Non [b1] taken directly off original floppy image. 
* Savage (CGA-Tandy) [b1] (1989)(Firebird Software Ltd.) [Action].zip - All .exe files have "MsDos" appended, throwing off all future CRC comparisons.  Best dump Known.
* Seal Team [a1] (1993)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - has 2, one BIT differences in ST.EXE compared to the other.  Corruption?  Not sure which one is correct, yet.
* Search for the Titanic (Installer) (1989)(Capstone Software) [Adventure, Simulation][!].zip - independently verified with an original set of 2x360k disks.
* Search for the Titanic (Installer) [a1] (1989)(Capstone Software) [Adventure, Simulation][!].zip - From tgod, 3.5" disk set.  Exactly matched a scene release dating back to ~1990 found in a BBS file dump. Some timestamps were set to a year of 2088 in the BBS copy.  Installer is slightly different than the 5.25" version WRT files being on disk 1 or 2.  Once installed the game is identical.
* Search for the Titanic (1989)(Capstone Software) [Adventure, Simulation].zip - full install with all video modes available.  The game randomizes wreck coordinates in WRECKS.DAT so every copy will be different after playing.  The game has copy protection. You can't start a successful expedition without entering the wreck code - and those are visible only in the manual and on the map.  get the full scanned docs from the documentation folder.
* Sentinel, The (1989)(Firebird Software Ltd.) [Strategy].zip - Use 0 as the number when they ask you.
* Sherman M4 (Fr) (1989)(Loriciel SA) [Action, Simulation, Strategy].zip - source unknown, found in a BBS scene release.  From 1989 per timestamps, which appears to be earlier than the English release.
* Shinobi [h1] (1989)(SEGA of America, Inc.) [Action].zip - Italsoft graffiti
* Shinobi [h2] (1989)(SEGA of America, Inc.) [Action].zip - more title screen graffiti.  this version also has a preview program with what appears to be screenshots of other sega games.  
* Shufflepuck Cafe [a1] (1989)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Sports].zip - different files all around. 
* SimCity (1989)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Simulation][!].zip - multiple copies matched filesets+timestamps.  crack:

Comparing files SIMCITY.EX_ and SIMCITY.EXE
0000330A: 9A EB
0000330B: 08 03


* SimCity v1.02 [a1] (1989)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - different crack
* SimCity v1.02 [a2] (1989)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - another different crack  both are missing an odd appended code segment at the end of simcity.exe (which is not a virus)
* SimCity v1.07 (1989)(Broderbund Software, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - crack: 

Comparing files SIMCITY.EXE and SIMCITY.EX_
00021784: 75 74


* SimCity vE1.10 (1989)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - this is a compilation of simcity, a cheat and graphics set.  this should be split apart and replaced with actual installer versions from source.  it only exists in TDC like this since the version number is unique.
* SimCity vE1.11 (1989)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Simulation].zip - uncracked, likewise as above this appears to be a compilation of homebrewedness.
* Silpheed v1.0 [a1] (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action][!].zip - 720k disk version, sourced from known good ima/kfx set. Non [a1] is 360k- Crack:

Comparing files SIERRA.EXE and SIERRA.EX_
00000831: EB 74
0000083D: EB 74


* Silpheed v2.3 (1989)(Sierra On-Line, Inc.) [Action][!].zip - has a mixture of v2.2 and v2.3 info in readme and sierra.exe, so we're going with v2.3 - crack:

Comparing files S.EXE and S.EX_
00001C54: B0 74
00001C55: 01 10
00001C56: C3 8A
00001C57: EB 04
00001C58: 10 3A


* Skweek [h1][b1] (1989)(Loriciels) [Action].zip - obnoxious loader to start game, doesn't have EGA support and can't get past the opening title screen.  Investigating the binary, it does appear this version is in English.  Best dump known.
* Sky Shark [a1] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - Another awkward cracking attempt, turning the main exe file SKYSHARK.EXE into a .COM file. Also non-original SETUP.CMP.
* Sky Shark [h1] (1989)(Taito Corporation) [Action].zip - A very ugly attempt at cracking the Softguard Superlok keydisk protection with an annoying splash screen.  
* Space Harrier (1989)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - 720k version, sourced from IMA file in TDC's images collection.  Run HARRIER -? for command line options.
* Space Rogue [h1] (1989)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Action, Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - hacked (c) date to say "public domain by". Identical otherwise, file is pklited. Only has CGA files. this would be a very good candidate for deletion.
* Speedball [a1][o1] (1989)(Spotlight Software) [Action, Sports].zip - different crack, CGA only, overdumped.
* Spellicopter [DC] (1989)(DesignWare Inc.) [Educational].zip - this appears to be an official booter-->DOS conversion done by DesignWare.  
* Star Trek Combat Arena (1989)(Elitist Software) [Action].zip - files dates are 1996, but 1989 date is straight from the author himself. 
* Star Trek V- The Final Frontier [b1] (1989)(Mindscape, Inc.) [Action].zip - Missing EGA data.  Better dump available.
* Star Trek- The Next Generation- The Transinium Challenge (EGA) [a1] (1989)(Simon & Schuster Interactive) [Adventure].zip - EGA files and trans.exe itself is different than the non [a1].  
* Starflight 2- Trade Routes Of The Cloud Nebula (Installer) [a2] (1989)(Binary Systems) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - older version than [a1].
* Starglider 2 (En)(Fr)(De) [h1] (1989)(Microplay Software) [Action].zip - Hacked to say Starglider 3
* Starglider 2 (En)(Fr)(De) [h2] (1989)(Microplay Software) [Action].zip - Don't Pirate message replaced with a cracked by Mr. CoolDude
* Street Fighting Man [a1] (1989)(Mastertronic Group Ltd.) [Action].zip - includes 3 files apparently missing from the 2x360k distro which were needed on the 2nd level.  Source unknown.
* Street Rod [a1] (1989)(California Dreams) [Racing - Driving].zip - different (uncracked?) .exe. Could be merged to create original 
* Street Rod [a2] (1989)(California Dreams) [Racing - Driving].zip - same as above, different crack.
* Street Rod [a3] (1989)(California Dreams) [Racing - Driving].zip - Aka special edition.  Apparently has a data disk installed too. "MsDos" tag at the end of .exe
* Strip Puzzle (Es) [f1] (1989)(T.M.S. S.A.) [Strategy, Puzzle, Adult].zip - uses a loader from a completely different game to run.  Bingo.exe should be called PUZZLE.EXE
* Stunt Car Racer (1989)(MicroProse Ltd.) [Action, Racing - Driving][!].zip - set cputype to 386_prefix in dosbox.  taken from pristine KFX image, added loader CAR.COM to start and bypass copy protection.
* Stunt Track Racer (1989)(MicroProse Software, Inc.) [Action, Racing - Driving].zip - set cputype to 386_prefix in dosbox.  Sourced from a scene release and may have filenames renamed.  Looking for original disk dump of this title.
* Superman [a1] (1989)(First Star Software, Inc.) [Action].zip - completely different set of .exe files, and some additional .pic files, but gameplay appears the same.
* Sword of Aragon (1989)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG), Strategy].zip - at the doc check, which is clearly defined, just hit xx and press return. - crack:

SWORD.EXE
search 75 03 E9 52 00 FF 06 8E 89
change 90 90 -- -- -- -- -- -- --


* Sword of Aragon [h1] (1989)(Strategic Simulations, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG), Strategy].zip - graffiti by mr cooldude hacker.
* Sword of the Samurai v445.01 [b1] (1989)(Microprose Software, Inc.) [Action, Adventure, Strategy].zip - hacked loader, crashes DOSBox.  better copy available thanks to Akuma.
* Sword of the Samurai v445.01 (1989)(Microprose Software, Inc.) [Action, Adventure, Strategy].zip - Copy the file MELEE.EXE from this archive to the C disk if you are using 5 1/4" floppies, the B disk if you are using 3 1/2" floppies or your SAMURAI directory if using a hard drive.
* Tactile (Tandy 1000) [f1] (1989)(Brooks deForest) [Strategy].zip - fixed source so it would run.
* Targhan [h1] (1989)(Gainstar Software Ltd.) [Action, Adventure].zip - Uses a tsr patch/pirate loader. Supports VGA or CGA only. French version uses a different setup method to select options. 
* Thunder Blade (1989)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [Action].zip - taken from tgod 002398 image, which is a 720k and now in TDC as Thunder Blade (1989)(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.) [IMA][720k].zip.  File dates are 1992, which doesn't quite line up with the game's supposed release date.  See tdc_images.txt for more notes.
* Thunder Blade [h1] (1989)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action].zip - scene release with a loader cracktro.  This version has on-disk copy protection which the loader fixes.  Timestamps are period correct.  Different sized .exe on this release too.   replaced (see below) with unhacked version built off this release.
* Thunder Blade (1989)(U.S. Gold Ltd.) [Action].zip - crack:

diff THUNDER.EX_ vs THUNDER.EXE
1148c1148
< 0047b0 02 00 c3 06 1e 8b 3f 8e 05 8e 1e a4 00 8b d8 33
---
> 0047b0 00 00 c3 06 1e 8b 3f 8e 05 8e 1e a4 00 8b d8 33


* Time to Die [DC] (1989)(Mastertronic Group Ltd.) [Adventure].zip - DOS conversion by Mok.  Likely won't run on an 8088 due to 286+ cpu instructions.  Doh!  Does appear to be the same release as the kfx/IMA set.
* Turbo Champions [a2] (1989)(Mastertronic Group Ltd.) [Racing - Driving, Sports].zip - Similar to [a1].zip - it doesn't have the control input screen.
* Ultima II- Revenge of the Enchantress (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Sourced from Ultima Trilogy I-II-III.  Unique 1989 build.  Should have a sourced from ID in the database, but we don't have the Ultima Trilogy I-II-III in TDC as a standalone thing, since U1 and U3 are already available as separate releases.

Comparing files ULTIMAII.EX_ and ULTIMAII.EXE
0000000E: FE 00
0000000F: 09 00
00000010: 64 00
00000015: 00 01
00000016: AC 00
00000017: 08 00


* Ultima II- Revenge of the Enchantress [a1] (1989)(Electronic Arts, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Pulled from TDC may 2022.  likely from the Ultima I-VI Series since the .exe is from 1992.
* Vette! v1.0 (MDA, CGA) (1989)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - sourced from tgod002373.  crack:

Comparing files VETTE.EX_ and VETTE.EXE
000107F4: FF 01


* Vette! v1.0 (1989)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - EGA version. no source yet, uncracked exe is _probably_ original but until we have a source we're not sure. crack:

Comparing files VETTE.EX_ and VETTE.EXE
000110D2: FF 01


* Vette! v1.01 (MDA, CGA) (1989)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - no source disks yet. crack: search PAUSED then change FF before PAUSED to 01.  No original to compare to.
* Vette! v1.01 (1989)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - EGA version, no source disks yet. crack: search FF 00 0E 11 12 then change FF to 01.  Found an uncracked release, but still no IMA files. crack:

Comparing files VETTE.EX_ and VETTE.EXE
000113C4: FF 01


* Vette! v1.02 (MDA, CGA) (1989)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation][!].zip - CGA/Mono version (duh) sourced from known good IMA set.  Crack:

Comparing files VETTE.EX_ and VETTE.EXE
00010849: FF 01


* Vette! v1.02 (1989)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation][!].zip - EGA version.  sourced from known good IMA set in TDC's floppy collection.  It's unusual that file dates are all 1991. Crack: 

Comparing files VETTE.EX_ and VETTE.EXE
0001C6CA: FF 01


* Vette! v1.02 [a1] (1989)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - weird size vette.exe and the doc check that comes up is in german whereas nothing else in the game is.  No known source.
* Vette! v1.1 (MDA, CGA) (1989)(Spectrum Holobyte, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - says 1.02 in the opening menu, then 1.1 in the main title screen. No source disks located yet. 
* Vette! v1.1  (1989)(Spectrum Holobyte, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - No source disks located yet. 
* Vette! v1.11 (MDA, CGA) (1989)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation].zip - says 1.02 in the opening menu, then 1.11 in the main title screen. No source disks located yet. 

Comparing files VETTE.EX_ and VETTE.EXE
0001087D: FF 01


* Vette! v1.11 (1989)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Racing - Driving, Simulation][!].zip - sourced from known good dump from TDC's floppy collection. 1.44mb version.  the 1.2mb version is identical except the timestamps on VETTE.EXE itself.  Missing CGA disk(s)?

Comparing files VETTE.EX_ and VETTE.EXE
000113BB: FF 01


* Waterloo (1989)(Mirrorsoft Ltd.) [Simulation, Strategy, War][!].zip - file content matches tgod 0411 and tosec dump, even though disk images themselves don't match.
* Weird Dreams (1989)(Medalist International) [Action, Adventure].zip - crack:

Comparing files WEIRD.EX_ and WEIRD.EXE
00000411: E8 EB
00000412: CB 08


* Welltris (1989)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Strategy][!].zip - taken from known good 1x720k IMA/kfx set.  Has a score file that is from 1990 though, so the release year may need to be adjusted. crack:

Comparing files WELLTRIS.EX_ and WELLTRIS.EXE
000023FE: 74 EB
00002781: 74 EB
0000507A: 74 EB
000061A0: 55 C3
000064EF: 74 EB


* Welltris [a1] (1989)(Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - different sized welltris.exe, different pieces/t-pieces.bin.  Matches the version supplied from Tetris Trio compilation. Crack:

Comparing files WELLTRIS.EX_ and WELLTRIS.EXE
0000279D: 74 75
00005096: 74 75
000061BC: 55 C3
0000650B: 74 75


Note this has 1 less 74 byte change than the one above, which may be an oversight, but can be calculated based on the two variations
* Wheel of Fortune - Golden Edition (1989)(GameTek, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - Sourced from tgod 002523.  Main .exe identical to Junior edition except (c) date.
* Wibarm (Installer) (1989)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Action, Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Source unknown, no original disks yet. An annoying install process, this "Installer" is at the point where disk data has been copied to the hard drive but now the game needs to create the user disk which is basically the detection of the video mode and expansion of graphics+sound files.  Installing in CGA or Herc seems to hang with a flashing cursor, but can be forced to work by modifying WIBARM.COM @ offset 0x111 to an 0xEB (OR, better yet, just launch with "WIBARM CGA").  With this mod the game can be installed and runs in CGA or Herc.
DOSBox instructions:
Mount A: to the same physical folder as mounted C:
Unzip this archive to any folder on C: then run wibarm.com
It'll ask about creating a user disk, select yes.
switch to "User disk uses A:" by using the space bar, then press ESC to start(?!?)
It will extract data into the folder C:\WIBARM.DAT

The game can be run as-is from this point but will require that folder to exist in the root of C:
Alternately use the [f1] installed version which can be run from any folder and supports all video modes.
Yet another option is to use the unofficial IMA files now available in the TDC images collection and IMGMOUNT them in DOSBox.
Crack:

Comparing files WIBARM.EG_ and WIBARM.EGA
00009F99: 56 C3
Comparing files WIBARM.HE_ and WIBARM.HER
00009C27: 56 C3
Comparing files WIBARM.JR_ and WIBARM.JR
0000A17B: 56 C3
Comparing files WIBARM.CG_ and WIBARM.CGA
00009BFD: 56 C3


* Wibarm v1.0 (Installer) [a1] (1989)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Action, Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - scene release, same cracks and annoying install method as the base version.  This one has slightly modified ALLDATAx.DAT files where some typos were fixed even though timestamps are identical to base.
* Wibarm v1.0 [f1] (1989)(Brøderbund Software, Inc.) [Action, Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - Super fixed to run from any folder and supports all video modes.  Run WIBARM.BAT instead of .COM to start anytime the video mode needs changing.
* Win, Lose or Draw! (1989)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Strategy][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima set.  1x360k.  Unique build WLD1.EXE is 82,688 from 11/20/1989
* Win, Lose or Draw! r881101 (1989)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - sourced from 1x720k. has a build of WLD.EXE of 81488 from 1988/10/30 renamed to WLD1.EXE and simcga files added in 1989.  Appears to be the same 881101 release now with simcga, so admittedly a weird naming/release convention.
* Win, Lose or Draw! - 2nd Edition r891023 (1989)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Strategy][!].zip - sourced from known good kfx/ima set.  1x360k. has added simcga files.
* Win, Lose or Draw! - 2nd Edition r890818 (1989)(Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.) [Strategy].zip - OWI scene release.  Appears played, some timestamps are 1996.  Previous source was even more wrecked with tzip timestamps.
* Windwalker (1989)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)][!].zip - tgod 001133_windwalker disk set matched an independently obtained release.  alternate cracks exist in the cracks collection.  This one seems clean:

Comparing files WIND.OV_ and WIND.OVL
000009AF: 83 C7
000009B0: 3C 04
000009B1: 00 FF
000009B2: 7D FF
000009B3: 03 90


* Windwalker (1989)(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.) [Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)].zip - source unknown.  Appears to be an earlier release.  INIT.OVL has different/missing text from the [!] version, size of several key files different.
* Writer Rabbit v1.3 (Installer) (1989)(The Learning Company) [Educational][!].zip - sourced from 1x720k IMA file.  Contents match 360k IMA, minus timestamp differences on .bat files.
* World Class Leader Board v5.20 [a1] (1989)(Access Software, Inc.) [Sports].zip - additional files, could be just savegames, but hard to tell.
* X-Men v3.0 (1989)(Paragon Software Corporation) [Action].zip - Files have 3 layers of scambling applied to XMEN.COM and COP.FRM.  This crack leaves scrambling intact. Crack:

Comparing files COP.FRM and COP.FR_
000004FB: 4B 90
000004FC: C1 44
000004FD: 48 AA
000004FE: 44 96


One can also just do this:
1) rename cop.frm cop.bak (file is no longer needed)
2) copy or rename startup.com to cop.frm (this is the real game start)
3) start game with xmen.com
* Xenon [f1] (1989)(Virgin Mastertronic International, Inc.) [Action].zip - USA release.  The Tandy executable (XENTGA) is corrupt (offset 190Bh through 1DFFh contains junk) and crashes when executed. It's taken off a known good dump, so this is the way the game was released.  The 1990 release by 16-Blitz has the tandy file repaired, so this archive has both the original for comparison and the correct/fixed tandy file in its place.
* Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders v2.0F (Fr) (1989)(Lucasfilm Games LLC) [Adventure].zip - sourced from doctourHouse. no disk images yet.  Uncracked currently.
* ZorkQuest- Assault on Egreth Castle (1989)(Infocom, Inc., Papyrus Design Group, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from 720k ima file, this is a unique Tandy/EGA version develeped by Papyrus but apparently never released as a product.  Non-booter, this version supports CGA, EGA, and Tandy.
* Zork Zero- The Revenge of Megaboz r393 (1989)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - Double installed using both 360k and 720k disks to get CGA, EGA and VGA options available.  The installer wrongly suggests to launch the game by typing ZORK0, while it is actually ZORKZERO; the other bug is that the game launches in EGA by default - thus the version installed from 3.5 floppies crashes! The solution is to force the MCGA mode by launching it via "ZORKZERO /DM". That's what the installation reference card tells you.
However, I have to say that's a rare case of EGA graphics (which is 640x400) looking better than VGA graphics of 320x200.
* Zork Zero- The Revenge of Megaboz r393 (Installer) (1989)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from 3x360k IMA set.  Does not include VGA graghics file.
* Zork Zero- The Revenge of Megaboz r393 (Installer) [a1] (1989)(Infocom, Inc.) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - sourced from 2x720k IMA set. Does not include EGA graphics file.
* 智商180 (Zh) (1989)(The Third Wave Publishing Corp.) [Strategy, Puzzle].zip - Aka IQ 180. The game could be launched only from the root directory due to hardcoded paths inside the main .exe
* 信長之野望 II [tr Zh] (1989)(The Third Wave Publishing Corp.) [Strategy].zip - Nobunaga's Ambition II.  Crack:

Comparing files MAIN.EX_ and MAIN.EXE
00006A40: 2B 89
00006A45: 2B 89
00006A4B: 2A 88
00006A4E: 02 31
00006A4F: D0 D2


==198x==
* ARAÑA (Es) (198x)(Anonymous) [Action].zip - this looks like a hack of xonix or antixonix, but doesn't quite match up.  Internally the N in arana.com should be Ñ but dosbox couldn't handle the filename.
* Brick (198x)(Glen Fisher) [Action].zip - Author info comes from the original Commodore PET game. See-
    http://www.mobygames.com/game/pet/brick_
* Bowling Champ! (198x)(Anonymous) [Action, Sports].zip - This version was recompiled with a speed option added.  Bowling champ was first published in 1984, so this version was likely 1985 or so, but the timestamp doesn't help with placement, so it goes here.
* Dragonfly (198x)(Anonymous) [Action].zip - credited in most torrents to 1987, file date is 1990, no other dates or authors located. 
* Historias de la Puta Mili (Es) (19xx)(Anonymous) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Strategy, Compilation].zip - Compilation of a couple different programs, but they may not be related.  Not sure who/what published this, I left the .nfo file in it in hopes of someone getting a bit better publisher/year data.
* Intercept [b1] (19xx)(Anonymous) [Strategy].zip - after selecting an option, goes to a screen screen and locks up. Happens on both dosbox and true 486 machine in DOS
* Juegos de estrategia (Es) [b1] (198x)(Anonymous) [Strategy].zip - Menu has links to 4 games. There are only 2 available.  May be just incomplete, not bad.
* Kangaroo (198x)(Anonymous) [Action][!].zip - bytematched a private collection.  Too bad we still don't know the year of release.
* Microsoft Flight Simulator vx.xx [DC](198x)(Microsoft) [Simulation].zip - These disk images are provided in teledisk format-they use 1k sector sizes. Standard .IMG files can't handle this type of disk formatting. Remember, this stuff is temporary until proper [DC]'s can be provided.
* Police (198x)(Kurt L. Carpenter) [Action, Strategy].zip - says 1980 in the title, which leads us to believe this was a basic game written on a different computer and later compiled for DOS.
* Rally, Snake,Star War (19xx)(Angel) [Action, Compilation].zip - what the hell is this thing? Does it have a real name? 
* Survival [FW] (198x)(Stewart F. Rush, G. M. Bright) [Adventure, Interactive Fiction].zip - the game was first created by Stewart Rush in 1981, published in some magazine in 1982, and then re-published in 1984:https://www.atariarchives.org/bigcomputergames/showpage.php?page=79

==Applications==
Techmar Treasure Chest of Software v1.3 [b1] (1984)(Techmar, Inc.) [Utilty, Compilation].zip - TTT.EXE file bad/corrupt.  


The available ready-typed-in BAS is a modified (and/or adopted for GW Basic) version by G. M. Bright - and who knows when it was released? Could be anything like 1980s and 2001
[[Category:Total DOS Collection (TDC)]]