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From Aki Sivula. | |||
Load with '''LOAD":*",8,1''' then run with '''SYS32768''' | Load with '''LOAD":*",8,1''' then run with '''SYS32768''' | ||
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[[File:BigBirdsSpecialDelivery_Rakki_s1.g64]] | [[File:BigBirdsSpecialDelivery_Rakki_s1.g64]] | ||
== Source 2 == <!--T:2--> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Property !! Data | |||
|- | |||
| Title || Big Bird's Special Delivery | |||
|- | |||
| Publisher and/or Developer || Hi-Tech Expressions, Children's Television Workshop | |||
|- | |||
| Year || 1987 | |||
|- | |||
| Disk(s) || 1 | |||
|- | |||
| Number of Index Holes || ? | |||
|- | |||
| Media Type || 5.25 DSDD | |||
|- | |||
| Retail, Budget or Compilation (with name) || Budget? | |||
|- | |||
| Country of Release || US | |||
|- | |||
| Language(s) || English | |||
|- | |||
| Platform || C64 | |||
|- | |||
| NTSC or PAL || PAL/NTSC | |||
|- | |||
| Protection || None | |||
|- | |||
| Working? || Yes | |||
|- | |||
| Archived || C64PP | |||
|- | |||
| Verified by || parser | |||
|} | |||
[[File:BigBirdsSpecialDelivery_loader.bmp|thumb|Loader]] | |||
===== Analysis ===== | |||
Compared to Source 1 this version has a '''Autostart loader "CTW"''' added that loads '''basic program "HTE"'''. | |||
HTE shows a screen centered loading message and loads '''"BT7"''' at $1000, which shows a full screen petscii loading screen and loads '''"BIGBIRD"'''. | |||
With a small start routine at $1080 the code of the main program is patched: | |||
at $8CEE JSR $973B is replaced by BIT $973B. This routine would display the CBS Software Logo. | |||
at $8D15 JSR $87E1 is replaced by BIT $87E1. This routine would wait after the CBS Software Logo is shown. | |||
at $8610 RTS is patched in. This reduced the wait time of the credits screen, basically skipping it. | |||
The file '''"SBC"''' is a basic program like '''"HTE"''', but loads and starts '''"BIGBIRD"''' directly, | |||
===== G64 ===== | |||
[[File:big_bird's_special_delivery-cbs_hitech_1987-.g64]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:31, 12 April 2020
Source 1
| Property | Data |
|---|---|
| Title | Big Bird's Special Delivery |
| Publisher and/or Developer | Children's Computer Workshop Inc. |
| Year | 1984 |
| Disk(s) | 1 |
| 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 | PAL/NTSC |
| Protection | None |
| Working? | Yes |
| Archived | 15 Oct 2014 Rakki |
| Verified by | enigma |


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Covers
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Copyright
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Manual Copyright
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Manual Cover
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Disk Surface
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Title
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Credits
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Menu
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Game
From Aki Sivula.
Load with LOAD":*",8,1 then run with SYS32768
Streams
File:Streams BigBirdsSpecialDelivery Rakki.zip
G64
File:BigBirdsSpecialDelivery Rakki s0.g64
Disk side 1 is empty.
File:BigBirdsSpecialDelivery Rakki s1.g64
Source 2
| Property | Data |
|---|---|
| Title | Big Bird's Special Delivery |
| Publisher and/or Developer | Hi-Tech Expressions, Children's Television Workshop |
| Year | 1987 |
| Disk(s) | 1 |
| Number of Index Holes | ? |
| Media Type | 5.25 DSDD |
| Retail, Budget or Compilation (with name) | Budget? |
| Country of Release | US |
| Language(s) | English |
| Platform | C64 |
| NTSC or PAL | PAL/NTSC |
| Protection | None |
| Working? | Yes |
| Archived | C64PP |
| Verified by | parser |

Analysis
Compared to Source 1 this version has a Autostart loader "CTW" added that loads basic program "HTE". HTE shows a screen centered loading message and loads "BT7" at $1000, which shows a full screen petscii loading screen and loads "BIGBIRD". With a small start routine at $1080 the code of the main program is patched:
at $8CEE JSR $973B is replaced by BIT $973B. This routine would display the CBS Software Logo.
at $8D15 JSR $87E1 is replaced by BIT $87E1. This routine would wait after the CBS Software Logo is shown.
at $8610 RTS is patched in. This reduced the wait time of the credits screen, basically skipping it.
The file "SBC" is a basic program like "HTE", but loads and starts "BIGBIRD" directly,