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The Legend of the Lost Temple (1992) (Eterna)

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:17 pm
by JonAbbott
Image The Legend of the Lost Temple (1992) (Eterna)

ID: 10225
Version: Unknown
Developer: Andrew Catling; FRD (sound); FRD (music)
Genre: Platformer
RAM: 1024

CPU compatibility: ARM2 ARM250 ARM3 ARM610 ARM700 ARM710 ARM7500 StrongARM ARMv5+
OS compatibility: 3.11 3.5x 3.6x 3.7x 4.x 5.x

Legal info: Distribution rights granted to JASPP by Eterna


Download full archive: Image (3.3mb)

Download individual floppies: ImageImage


Game info
To run the game use "Boot floppy" from the ADFFS Filer.


Synopsis
Hidden deep within the tropical rain forests of Peru, an ancient tribe, untouched by the 'civilised' world for thousands of years, lives in peaceful harmony with their environment, until a group of archaeologists, unwittengly carrying a virus, stumble upon the village.
The son of the village elder remembers a story the village storyelder once told of a witch doctor who discovered the secret of life.
With all other hope fading, Kanu decides to set off in serch of this legend...
...The legend of the lost temple.

Screenshots
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Gameplay

Re: The Legend of the Lost Temple (1992) (Eterna)

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:04 am
by wmd
I notice that saving of scores / progress is not working for this game. I have checked that the 2nd disk is not write-protected, and it is not, but nothing is being saved.

Re: The Legend of the Lost Temple (1992) (Eterna)

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 7:23 am
by JonAbbott
wmd wrote: Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:04 am I notice that saving of scores / progress is not working for this game. I have checked that the 2nd disk is not write-protected, and it is not, but nothing is being saved.
It might need installing to hard disc, check the Boot script for instructions.

I suspect it might be saving, but it's not being written back to the JFD. A quick way to force it is to swap floppies, which will re-write the JFD file if the contents have changed and it's been flagged to flush contents. I'll have to check the floppy was set to flush contents when imaged, but I'm fairly certain it can be done in the JFD imager so worst case just re-image the JFD with Flush enabled if you don't want to install it to HD.

Re: The Legend of the Lost Temple (1992) (Eterna)

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:44 am
by wmd
I had a look in the F1022501 file, it has instructions for HD install. I followed those instructions, but when I double click the !TEMPLE file (with ADFFS open) I just get a black screen with a flashing cursor at the top left, nothing else happens. I'm running from a ZIDEFS drive, not sure if that will be an issue? I notice in the F1022501 file that "ADFS" is used.

Re: The Legend of the Lost Temple (1992) (Eterna)

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 11:13 am
by JonAbbott
wmd wrote: Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:44 am when I double click the !TEMPLE file (with ADFFS open) I just get a black screen with a flashing cursor at the top left, nothing else happens. I'm running from a ZIDEFS drive, not sure if that will be an issue? I notice in the F1022501 file that "ADFS" is used.
ZIDEFS won't be an issue and only touches ADFS if its booted via Boot floppy.

It does stuff keys into the keyboard buffer so it can alter GameDir.TitleScr - its possible that's the issue. Make sure no keys are being pressed when launched and failing that, launch !TEMPLE manually from the Supervisor prompt and if it still appears to hang press CTRL-F and see if you see a BASIC command-line when you hit ENTER a few times. That will confirm if it's the patching causing the issue.

Re: The Legend of the Lost Temple (1992) (Eterna)

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 11:26 am
by wmd
I did Ctrl+F then ENTER and was able to break into the BASIC program:

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Here are the files in the desktop window, in case that has any bearing on anything:

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The !Run file is just the file for the game from the obey zip. That's not the file I run.

Re: The Legend of the Lost Temple (1992) (Eterna)

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:50 pm
by JonAbbott
The patching hasn't worked then. When at the BASIC commandline, what does this do:

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*FX 138,0,128

Re: The Legend of the Lost Temple (1992) (Eterna)

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 2:36 pm
by wmd
Nothing happens, I just get the next ">" prompt.

Re: The Legend of the Lost Temple (1992) (Eterna)

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:04 pm
by JonAbbott
What does the following do at the Supervisor prompt:

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set key$0 test
FX 225,1
FX 138,0,128
EDIT: If the above displays "test", update obey.zip

Re: The Legend of the Lost Temple (1992) (Eterna)

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 6:59 pm
by wmd
Yes, it output "test". Tried the new obey file and it now loads. However, there's now another issue - after Game Over and entering your name, the "RETURN" input seem to also carry over to the title screen and the game starts again straight away. It definitely did not do this previously. Also, two other things:

- there's a bit in the F1022501 file that states "Bypass protection due to bugs in the code", which I thought would remove the colour entry screen but doesn't seem to work?

- !ADFFS is on the root of my hard drive, so it is always seen by the OS whenever I switch the machine on. Is there any way that the game's !Run file can be adjusted so it runs ADFFS before loading the game so I don't have to manually load ADFFS first?