DizzysExcellentAdventures_v1.0_2502.lha

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Short:    HD Installer for Dizzy's Excellent Adventures v1.0
Author:   DJ Mike (djmike@crystalmike.com), ICQ: 35028461
Uploader: DJ Mike (djmike@crystalmike.com)
Version:  1.0
Type:     game/patch
Requires: WHDLoad 15, 512k chip mem

This patch applies to "Dizzy's Excellent Adventures" © 1992 Codemasters

SUPPORTED RELEASES:
- Original release [SPS #2502]

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REQUIREMENTS:
- Original disk OR compatible disk image
- Slave requires WHDLoad V15+.
- Game requires 512k chip mem
  (+700-800k other memory for preload option)

FEATURES:
- Game loads entirely from HD
- Rob Northen Copylock protection on both disks removed
- Decompression moved to fast memory where available
- "Kwik Snax" features:
  - Skip the long intro screens with the fire button at any time!
  - CPU-dependent timing loops fixed (x3)
  - Completely rewritten keyboard routines to work properly
- "Bubble Dizzy" features:
  - Skip the logo screen with the fire button
  - Blitter waits fixed (x37)
  - High scores saved to and loaded from HD (unless you cheat)
  - Trainer mode added:
    - Set CUSTOM1=1 for Infinite Lives
    - Set CUSTOM1=2 for Infinite Oxygen
- "Prince Of The Yolkfolk" features:
  - Skip the logos with the fire button at any time
  - Fixed bplcon2 setting (messed up graphics on AGA machines)
  - Music player fixed to work 100% for the first time ever!
  - Trainer mode added:
    - Set CUSTOM1=1 for Infinite Lives/Energy
- "Dizzy Panic" features:
  - CPU-dependent timing loop fixed
  - High scores saved to and loaded from HD
- "Spellbound Dizzy" features:
  - CPU-dependent timing loop fixed
  - Trainer mode added:
    - Set CUSTOM1=1 for Infinite Lives
    - Set CUSTOM2=1-40 to set the number of Stars you begin with
- Quit to Workbench at any time on ALL machines (Default key: F10)
- Icons included (made by Captain HIT)

HISTORY:
- v1.0 (27.08.2007)
  - Initial release

SUPPORT:
- Donations towards my own work writing installs are always appreciated.
  I may even send you a beta of what I'm working on next :-)
  - Donate by Paypal to: djmike@crystalmike.com

NOTES:

I spent a lot of time on Prince Of The Yolkfolk trying to work out just why
the music player never worked properly (basically it kept skipping notes such
as the drums). The player is in fact the same custom format Matthew Simmonds
used for Magicland Dizzy, right down to the way it is hooked into the main game
loop. It turns out this was its failing, as in POTY there is a lot more going
on than there was in Magicland, meaning the player doesn't get called as often
as it needs to be. I fixed this through a bit of reprogramming and now, for the
first time ever, the music works 100% :-)

Otherwise, the rest of the games were fairly easy to patch, so hopefully no
major hiccups to anybody playing these!

Greetings to Codetapper, Cfou!, Wepl and the rest of the WHDLoad team!

-- DJ Mike (5th September 2007)

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