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Andrew Davie
06-19-2012, 06:53 AM
Well not really. Maybe.
I've just found a small box of 5.25" floppy discs from around 1990.
I have no real idea what exactly is on them, other than the brief labelling.

1) Cubie. This would be from 1983 in Atari 800 disk format. Probably the source code for my 400/800 game "qb"
2) Bigfoot/scroll systems (BIG.ARC) -- probably the hill climb split screen scroller I wrote back in '89. NES. + 3 unlabeled floppies in same cover
3) Bigfoot (BIG.ARC) - possibly all of Bigfoot NES (proto) from mid 1989
4) Days of Thunder (bacup) 16 Jan 1990. Likely to be NES Days of thunder source code
5) A disk containing among other things "FIST2.ARC" from about 1990. Could be porn for all I know. Might be something to do with NES Fist....?

Anyway I have no way of reading these.
I'm looking for a reputable volunteer to whom I can send these disks who will do the following...

1) Copy the contents to PC
2) Email me copies
3) Retain confidentiality until i decide if/how to release this stuff.

Any takers/suggestions?

Cheers
A

Dutchman2000
06-19-2012, 11:36 AM
Well not really. Maybe.
I've just found a small box of 5.25" floppy discs from around 1990.
I have no real idea what exactly is on them, other than the brief labelling.

1) Cubie. This would be from 1983 in Atari 800 disk format. Probably the source code for my 400/800 game "qb"
2) Bigfoot/scroll systems (BIG.ARC) -- probably the hill climb split screen scroller I wrote back in '89. NES. + 3 unlabeled floppies in same cover
3) Bigfoot (BIG.ARC) - possibly all of Bigfoot NES (proto) from mid 1989
4) Days of Thunder (bacup) 16 Jan 1990. Likely to be NES Days of thunder source code
5) A disk containing among other things "FIST2.ARC" from about 1990. Could be porn for all I know. Might be something to do with NES Fist....?

Anyway I have no way of reading these.
I'm looking for a reputable volunteer to whom I can send these disks who will do the following...

1) Copy the contents to PC
2) Email me copies
3) Retain confidentiality until i decide if/how to release this stuff.

Any takers/suggestions?

Cheers
A

I've been archiving source code for classic era programmers for quite some time now. I do have the ability to convert the data into a modern, readable format.
Mostly I've dealt with 8-inch disks but I've done 5 1/4 as well.

I'd like to convert those for you.

Kitsune Sniper
06-19-2012, 12:35 PM
Fist2.arc?

As in Way of the Exploding Fist (http://forums.lostlevels.org/viewtopic.php?t=2722)?

Superman
06-19-2012, 06:43 PM
The first thing I was thinking of when I heard fist, was Fist of the North Star, but if the code is for an unreleased game/version, then obviously, it wouldn't be that one. If it is just a prototype, then of course, it could be.