newTIboyRob Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 This particular game looked quite nice to me. I am not usually a gamer, but I thought I might as well have a few games and add it to my small collection. The only thing is, I see it a .ROM file on Atarimania, so wouldn't it need to be converted to .ATR format to use on an Sdrive Max? (I wouldn't even know where to begin with that one.) Perhaps someone has done this and can post the necessary converted file/s here please? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 It was originally cartridge release, I don't know if it was officially on any other media type. But in the day I had a cracked executable file version. The one on Fandal's site is an Xex also - https://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=2361 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peri Noid Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Here you have it: http://atarionline.pl/arch/M/Miner 2049er/Miner 2049er (1982)(Big Five Software)(US).atr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) @newTIboyRob All of the following sites have pretty much most games ever created between them, where you'll find atr and xex versions of all. So you should never need to convert anything commercially or homebrew based, as over the last 20-30 years it's all be done Atarionline.pl (have your browser set to translate the Polish) - https://atarionline.pl/v01/index.php?ct=katalog Atarimania - http://www.atarimania.com/pgemainsoft.awp?type=G&system=8 Gury's site: https://gury.atari8.info/list.php?src=2&ch=a&th=0 Also see other's links to site like Fandal Just bear in mind you may find the occasional commercial game which has been hacked with elements of language translated in the code (I found a version of Blinky's scary school once which seemed all in English until you get to the potion lists - where that particular version had been translated to Polish. Edited October 12, 2023 by Beeblebrox adding more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newTIboyRob Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 You guys are awesome. Thanks to all of you... @Beeblebrox I only knew of Atarimania. Live and learn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newTIboyRob Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) @Rybags... thank you. Your link went right to it, I downloaded, and yes, in .xex. So that is a file type that the Sdrive Max will recognize, yes? If I have DOS 2.5 assigned to D1, do I assign the game to, say D2, and it will just run and play from there, or how would I do it? Edited October 12, 2023 by newTIboyRob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 hour ago, newTIboyRob said: You guys are awesome. Thanks to all of you... @Beeblebrox I only knew of Atarimania. Live and learn! Literally in the 3rd point of the pinned thread below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 hour ago, newTIboyRob said: @Rybags... thank you. Your link went right to it, I downloaded, and yes, in .xex. So that is a file type that the Sdrive Max will recognize, yes? If I have DOS 2.5 assigned to D1, do I assign the game to, say D2, and it will just run and play from there, or how would I do it? Yes, xex files are just executable files that would've been named exe, obj, or something along those lines back in the day, and ran from DOS using a binary load option. They were just renamed when modern emulators started coming into play in the mid-90s, so as to not confuse them with DOS/Windows executable files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newTIboyRob Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 Very good, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) deleted Edited October 15, 2023 by BillC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houdini Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 I used to play this one religiously BITD. What an awesome and challenging game! Since it is so challenging fortunately there is a level select cheat: While playing, type 2137826861 and then press and hold the SHIFT key. With the SHIFT key still held, press the number key that corresponds to the station you would like to enter. Numbers 1-9 lead to stations 1-9, while typing 0 will take you to the tenth station. Go to the Station 1: 2137826861 + Keys SHIFT + 1 Go to the Station 2: 2137826861 + Keys SHIFT + 2 Go to the Station 3: 2137826861 + Keys SHIFT + 3 Go to the Station 4: 2137826861 + Keys SHIFT + 4 Go to the Station 5: 2137826861 + Keys SHIFT + 5 Go to the Station 6: 2137826861 + Keys SHIFT + 6 Go to the Station 7: 2137826861 + Keys SHIFT + 7 Go to the Station 8: 2137826861 + Keys SHIFT + 8 Go to the Station 9: 2137826861 + Keys SHIFT + 9 Go to the Station 10: 2137826861 + Keys SHIFT + 0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 ...or you can just use this trained version Miner 2049er (Trained).xex 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 5 hours ago, Houdini said: I used to play this one religiously BITD. What an awesome and challenging game! Since it is so challenging fortunately there is a level select cheat: While playing, type 2137826861 and then press and hold the SHIFT key. I believe this is also the phone number shown on the title screen, so no need to memorize it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 6 hours ago, Houdini said: With the SHIFT key still held, press the number key that corresponds to the station you would like to enter. Also, once the cheat is enabled, the ability to change levels remains active. So, if you die and start a new game, all you have to do is hold shift and press the number of the level you want again; and you can do this as many times as you want, if you want to skip from level to level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houdini Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 3 hours ago, zzip said: I believe this is also the phone number shown on the title screen, so no need to memorize it Sho 'nuff! I hope this doesn't become like 867-5309 and people have to start changing their phone number. 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Well, this one has the area code, so there would only be one person or family that would have to change, but still... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houdini Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Someone in Van Nuys tonight is like, "Who the hell keeps calling here so late? And who the f*** is BOUNTY BOB??" 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newTIboyRob Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 ... or even worse... Bob from What About Bob! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I am going to call and ask where in the hell "Scraper Caper" is. Was advertised in the pages of Electronic Games Magazine, but never released. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, scotty said: I am going to call and ask where in the hell "Scraper Caper" is. Was advertised in the pages of Electronic Games Magazine, but never released. No need to call: you can hear about it from Bill himself in his Antic Podcast interview. ANTIC Interview 94 - Bill Hogue, Miner 2049er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 11 hours ago, Houdini said: Someone in Van Nuys tonight is like, "Who the hell keeps calling here so late? And who the f*** is BOUNTY BOB??" 🤣 Maybe his name is actually Bob and he starts to get paranoid that there's a bounty on his head? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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