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- Are you sick of losing at a Shoot 'Em Up Construction Kit (SEUCK) game?
- Would you like to have infinite lives not only for you (using the editing
- program) but also for a friend? If so, this text file is just what you're
- looking for!
-
- What we're going to do is alter the loader program. This is the file
- that is named EXACTLY the same as the .ALL file in the "edit_files"
- subdirectory (but without the .ALL and NOT the title screen, which also
- resides in the "edit_files" subdirectory). Technically, you only need one
- copy of this program to run all of your games - just keep renaming it to
- match the game you would like to play. Deleting extraneous copies is a
- good way of saving disk space. Regardless, make a backup copy of this
- program before trying this modification, just in case!
-
- My loader program is exactly 44,620 bytes long. If yours isn't, look
- for one that is. You may still try this hack by looking for the search
- string, but it may not work and can result in a disaster for your system.
-
- Now that the warning is over, use a hexadecimal file editor (such as
- NewZAP) to look into the program. You're looking for the hex string
- "5379". You will probably need to enter it as "$5379" in the search
- requester. Anyway, if you're using NewZAP, you'll find three occurrences
- of this value in sector 46. Ignore them - continue the search. You'll
- find two of them in sector 52. This is it!
-
- Just to be careful, before we change anything let's ensure that what
- you see is what I see. This will also allow people whose file is not the
- same size to possibly benefit from this hack. I see "5379 00006382" for
- the first match and "5379 00006384" for the second. If this is identical
- to what you have, or you find this in a nonstandard file size, we can try
- to change it.
-
- Replace both instances of "5379" with "4A79". Save your edits. What we
- have just done is altered a heinous decrement (when you're killed) to a
- harmless test instruction. Therefore, you (and your partner) will never
- lose any lives!
-
- That's it! This should allow you to complete ANY SEUCK game that
- confronts you, given enough time. Some of them are well worth the effort.
- If you'd ever like to revert to the old ways, simply use your backup copy
- of the loader or "un-edit" what we've just done.
-
- <++++++++>
-
- Just for the heck of it, I've listed below some information on all the
- SEUCK games that I am aware of. I'd appreciate hearing about any
- additional games not on the list, or updated author names or whatnot.
-
- Game Title Author(s) Players
- ========================== ============== =======
- Air Ace ][ ? 2
- AmigaHawk* ? 1
- Batman Steve Winkler 1
- Crypt of the Necromancer Neil Sorenson 1
- Demonslayer* ? 1
- Operation: Desert Shield A.G.M. 1
- Drive Wars Joe Angell 2
- Finney R. Wenzel 1
- Fortress Paul Ciulla 1
- Galactic Predator Aidan Palmer
- Josh Klos
- Sam Mulberry 2
- GunSlinger* ? 1
- Headgames! ? 1
- Highway Patrol A.G.M. 1
- HueyRaid* ? 2
- Middle East Madness ? 1
- Nuclear Planet Paul Ciulla 2
- Raphael's Revenge ? 1
- Retaliator ? 2
- River Blast! Bob Van Allen 2
- RoboCop Goes To Iraq ? 1
- The Simpsons ? 2
- Sky Ace Bob Van Allen 1
- Star Trek the Action Game Stew Perkins 1
- Stealth Master Stew Perkins 1
- Star Trek the Arcade Game T.M. Johnston 1
- Vengance Steve Winkler 1
- Webs Neil Sorenson 1
- Windy Day Harvey Warwick 1
- WWII the Arcade Game Troy R. Blake 1
-
- * Ambiguous or nonexistent title screen
-
- <++++++++>
-
- I hope this information helps you! I'm always glad to hear comments,
- suggestions, news or just about anything. I can be reached at the
- following addresses:
-
- Arthur Johnson Jr.
- 1065 Martin Blvd.
- Orlando, FL 32825-6494
- (407) 273-2297
-
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-
- Errata:
-
- It's come to my attention that occasionally you'll die and never
- re-appear. However, the game continues as if you were playing. I'm not
- sure exactly what causes this - some incompatibility with 2.04 (when in
- doubt, always blame the operating system first) or (!) the hack itself.
- I'd like to hear from people if this happens to you - what game, when and
- possibly the circumstances leading up to it. It will help when I track
- down what could be causing the problem. In any case, if this does happen,
- just sit back and enjoy a tour through the rest of the game or try and
- play again. So far, it doesn't appear to be consistently repeatable.
-