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! Property !! Data | |||
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| Title || The Chessmaster 2000 | |||
|- | |||
| Publisher and/or Developer || The Software Toolworks | |||
|- | |||
| Year || 1986 | |||
|- | |||
| Disk(s) || 2 | |||
|- | |||
| Number of Index Holes || ? | |||
|- | |||
| Media Type || 5.25 DSDD | |||
|- | |||
| Retail, Budget or Compilation (with name) || Retail | |||
|- | |||
| Country of Release || US | |||
|- | |||
| Language(s) || English | |||
|- | |||
| Platform || C64/ATARI | |||
|- | |||
| NTSC or PAL || NTSC/PAL | |||
|- | |||
| Protection || None | |||
|- | |||
| Duplicator || <pre>523-027 CMDR 4040/1541 100NS DUP 5"-48/35 1S DD SS</pre> | |||
|- | |||
| Working? || C64: No / Atari: Yes | |||
|- | |||
| Archived || 5 Feb 2012 Harry1968 | |||
|- | |||
| Verified by || enigma / Farb@a8sp | |||
|} | |||
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File:Chessmaster 2000, The (1986)(Software Toolworks)(US).Harry1968_disk1_a_dos_r1.png|Disk 1 Side 0 | |||
File:Chessmaster 2000, The (1986)(Software Toolworks)(US).Harry1968_disk2_a_dos_r1.png|Disk 2 Side 0 | |||
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Atari game is on the back side of the disks. | |||
Place of purchase: eBay | |||
==== Streams ==== | |||
===== Disk 1 ===== | |||
C64 side has more than 25 bad sectors. | |||
[[File:Streams_Chessmaster 2000, The (1986)(Software Toolworks)(US).Harry1968_disk1.zip]] | |||
===== Disk 2 ===== | |||
[[File:Streams_Chessmaster 2000, The (1986)(Software Toolworks)(US).Harry1968_disk2.zip]] | |||
==== G64 ==== | |||
===== Disk 1 ===== | |||
Not provided. | |||
===== Disk 2 ===== | |||
[[File:Chessmaster 2000, The (1986)(Software Toolworks)(US).Harry1968_disk2_s0.g64]] | |||
==== ATR ==== | |||
===== Disk 1 ===== | |||
[[File:Chessmaster 2000, The (1986)(Software Toolworks)(US).Harry1968_disk1_s1.atr]] | |||
===== Disk 2 ===== | |||
[[File:Chessmaster 2000, The (1986)(Software Toolworks)(US).Harry1968_disk2_s1.atr]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:04, 31 August 2026
Source 1
| Property | Data |
|---|---|
| Title | The Chessmaster 2000 |
| Publisher and/or Developer | Electronic Arts Ltd., The Software Toolworks |
| Year | 1987 |
| Disk(s) | 2 |
| Number of Index Holes | 1 |
| Media Type | 5.25 DSDD |
| Retail, Budget or Compilation (with name) | Retail |
| Country of Release | UK |
| Language(s) | English |
| Platform | C64 |
| NTSC or PAL | PAL |
| Protection | Checks signature on track 29 |
| Working? | Yes |
| Archived | 11 May 2014 Rakki |
| Verified by | enigma |


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Box Content
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Box Front
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Box Back
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Disk 1
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Disk 2
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Copyright Notice
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The Chessmaster 2000 Title
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The Chessmaster 2000 Game
Purchased from huuto.net / Martti86
Streams
Disk 1
File:Streams TheChessmaster2000 Rakki Disk1.zip
Disk 2
File:Streams TheChessmaster2000 Rakki Disk2.zip
G64
Disk 1
File:TheChessmaster2000 Disk1 Rakki s0.g64
Disk side 1 is empty.
Disk 2
File:TheChessmaster2000 Disk2 Rakki s0.g64
Disk side 1 is empty.
Source 2
| Property | Data |
|---|---|
| Title | The Chessmaster 2000 |
| Publisher and/or Developer | The Software Toolworks |
| Year | 1986 |
| Disk(s) | 2 |
| Number of Index Holes | 1 |
| Media Type | 5.25 DSDD |
| Retail, Budget or Compilation (with name) | Retail |
| Country of Release | US |
| Language(s) | English |
| Platform | C64/ATARI |
| NTSC or PAL | NTSC/PAL |
| Protection | None |
| Working? | Yes |
| Archived | 18 May 2012 sncboom2k |
| Verified by | enigma / Farb@a8sp |
Atari game is on the back side of the disks.


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Atari Game
Farb: The Atari sides have a different sector interleave than our Software Toolworks dumps. If I ignore the interleave difference, disk 2 is identical to our verified dump. Disk 1, however, also has data differences and I'm not confident that the anomalies on track 39 ought to be there.
Streams
Disk 1
File:Streams TheChessmaster2000 1st copy loose Disk1 ntsc sncboom2k.zip
Disk 2
File:Streams TheChessmaster2000 1st copy loose Disk2 ntsc sncboom2k.zip
G64
Disk 1
File:TheChessmaster2000 Disk1 sncbboom2k 1st s0.g64
Disk 2
File:TheChessmaster2000 Disk2 sncbboom2k 1st s0.g64
ATR
Disk 1
File:TheChessmaster2000 Disk1 sncbboom2k 1st s1.atr
Disk 2
File:TheChessmaster2000 Disk2 sncbboom2k 1st s1.atr
Source 3
| Property | Data |
|---|---|
| Title | The Chessmaster 2000 |
| Publisher and/or Developer | The Software Country |
| Year | 1986 |
| Disk(s) | 2 |
| Number of Index Holes | 1 |
| Media Type | 5.25 DSDD |
| Retail, Budget or Compilation (with name) | Retail |
| Country of Release | US |
| Language(s) | English |
| Platform | C64 |
| NTSC or PAL | NTSC/PAL ? |
| Protection | None |
| Working? | No |
| Archived | 16 Mar 2013 sncboom2k |
| Verified by | enigma |
The stream of disk 1 side 0 is mainly bad. Also on side 0 of disk 2 are a few bad sectors. Disks tracks are not aligned.
This release does not have the atari version on the back side.


Streams
Disk 1
File:Streams TheChessmaster2000 2nd copy SoftwareCountry Disk1 ntsc sncboom2k.zip
Disk 2
File:Streams TheChessmaster2000 2nd copy SoftwareCountry Disk2 ntsc sncboom2k.zip
Source 4
| Property | Data |
|---|---|
| Title | The Chessmaster 2000 |
| Publisher and/or Developer | The Software Country |
| Year | 1986 |
| Disk(s) | 2 |
| Number of Index Holes | 1 |
| Media Type | 5.25 DSDD |
| Retail, Budget or Compilation (with name) | Retail |
| Country of Release | US |
| Language(s) | English |
| Platform | C64/ATARI |
| NTSC or PAL | NTSC/PAL |
| Protection | None |
| Working? | Yes |
| Archived | 7 Jun 2013 sncboom2k |
| Verified by | enigma |
Atari game is on the back side of the disks.


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Loader
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Loader
Streams
Disk 1
File:Streams TheChessmaster2000 3rd copy SoftwareCountry Disk1 ntsc sncboom2k.zip
Disk 2
File:Streams TheChessmaster2000 3rd copy SoftwareCountry Disk2 ntsc sncboom2k.zip
G64
Disk 1
File:TheChessmaster2000 sncbboom2k 3rd s0.g64
Disk 2
File:TheChessmaster2000 GameDisk sncbboom2k 3rd s0.g64
ATR
Disk 1
File:TheChessmaster2000 sncbboom2k 3rd s1.atr
Disk 2
File:TheChessmaster2000 GameDisk sncbboom2k 3rd s1.atr
Source 5
| Property | Data |
|---|---|
| Title | The Chessmaster 2000 |
| Publisher and/or Developer | The Software Toolworks |
| Year | 1986 |
| Disk(s) | 2 |
| Number of Index Holes | ? |
| Media Type | 5.25 DSDD |
| Retail, Budget or Compilation (with name) | Retail |
| Country of Release | US |
| Language(s) | English |
| Platform | C64/ATARI |
| NTSC or PAL | NTSC/PAL |
| Protection | None |
| Duplicator | 523-027 CMDR 4040/1541 100NS DUP 5"-48/35 1S DD SS |
| Working? | C64: No / Atari: Yes |
| Archived | 5 Feb 2012 Harry1968 |
| Verified by | enigma / Farb@a8sp |
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Disk 1 Side 0
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Disk 2 Side 0
Atari game is on the back side of the disks.
Place of purchase: eBay
Streams
Disk 1
C64 side has more than 25 bad sectors.
File:Streams Chessmaster 2000, The (1986)(Software Toolworks)(US).Harry1968 disk1.zip
Disk 2
File:Streams Chessmaster 2000, The (1986)(Software Toolworks)(US).Harry1968 disk2.zip
G64
Disk 1
Not provided.
Disk 2
File:Chessmaster 2000, The (1986)(Software Toolworks)(US).Harry1968 disk2 s0.g64
ATR
Disk 1
File:Chessmaster 2000, The (1986)(Software Toolworks)(US).Harry1968 disk1 s1.atr
Disk 2
File:Chessmaster 2000, The (1986)(Software Toolworks)(US).Harry1968 disk2 s1.atr