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Title

Publisher

Protection

Year

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C64PP Disk Database - Newest Changes or Additions

Key: 'cifo' is 'clean image from original' which means I have no reason to believe it isn't a good read of the disk.

Search resulted in 100 titles.

Computer Song Album 2: Music Video Hits	Sight and Sound	1984	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2005-10-26 21:34:06 Protection: checks t2 full of e11 Notes: clean image from original
Computer Song Album 4: On Stage	Sight and Sound	1984	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-11-15 00:00:00 Protection: checks t2 full of e11 Notes: clean image from original
Jet	Sublogic	1985	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2008-02-11 22:30:43 Protection: checks t3 is unformatted Notes: cifo - this is the original release
HighNoon	Cosmi	1986	Verified sets:2
Archived: 2006-02-12 13:58:19 Protection: checks e2's on track 3. t1/2 have bad s10's, and t35 is unformatted, but these are not checked. Notes: cifo - verified - protection unusual for a Cosmi game
HighNoon	Celery	1986	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-11-14 00:00:00 Protection: checks various errors on various tracks Notes: cifo
Hellfire	Martech	1988	Verified sets:2
Archived: 2005-10-26 21:34:06 Protection: para-protect - signature on track 40 - a single sector and the rest is unformatted. Notes: cifo - verified
Jahangir Khan Squash (PAL)	Krisalis	1991	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2009-05-13 21:57:50 Protection: none - track 1 was unformatted, but it isn't checked Notes: cifo - there is a second side of this game that is bootable and somewhat different? Also, another copy was found without the endorsement- it is just called "Club Squash".
Demolition Construction Set	Kingsoft	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-11-14 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Cave Fighter	Artworx	1984	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-11-14 00:00:00 Protection: checks error 5 on t35s16 Notes:
Brian Clough's Football Fortunes	CDS	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-11-14 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Armageddon Man	Martech	1987	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2009-08-02 23:13:32 Protection: cyan loader v2 Notes: cifo
Grand Prix Simulator	Codemasters	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-11-14 00:00:00 Protection: checks e5 on t6s7 Notes: cifo - boots OK in NTSC
Sound Synthesizer	Laing Marketing / Gold Disk	1985	Verified sets:0
Archived: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Protection: signature on t18 Notes: cido
Shoot Out	Martech	1988	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-11-14 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo - works in NTSC. no apparent disk protection.
Dragonworld	Telarium	1984	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2007-12-02 20:33:44 Protection: checks e5 on t1s1, alternate 01 format checks t18s18 Notes: cifo - some minor alternates of sides 2-4 exist, and another entirely different set with different disk ID's and layout and protection in different sector
Bop'n Rumble	Mindscape	1987	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2007-05-22 21:17:12 Protection: V-MAX! 2A - still has a sync check in it after t20 remaster is defeated. T8.0S14 offset $5d: $67 change to $60 offset $69: $60 change to $67 Notes: cifo - verified
Fairlight	Mindscape	1987	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2006-03-29 19:58:39 Protection: signature on t19 (or t18, or both- not disassembled) Notes: cifo
Gunslinger	Datasoft	1986	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2019-03-02 00:00:00 Protection: checks signature on track 0 Notes: cifo
Mr. Do!	Datasoft	1985	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2005-10-26 21:34:06 Protection: checks weak bits on track 1. Notes: cifo - nibwrite with -f5 for working copy
Alternate Reality: The City	Datasoft	1985	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2005-10-26 21:34:06 Protection: weak bits on track 1 and custom format Notes: cifo - nibwrite with -f5 for working copy
The Goonies (NTSC)	Datasoft	1985	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2006-03-31 21:09:55 Protection: weak bits on track 1 and 18 Notes: cifo - nibwrite with -f5 for working copy
Zork Quest I - Assault on Egreth Castle	Infocom	1988	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2008-10-12 19:33:17 Protection: checks fat track on 35/36 Notes: cifo - verified
Zork Quest II - The Crystal of Doom	Infocom	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2007-03-07 20:30:40 Protection: fat track 35/36 Notes: cifo
Injured Engine	Imagic	1984	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2010-11-07 13:06:51 Protection: checks fat track on t6-7 Notes: cifo
Crime and Punishment	Imagic	1984	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2007-10-29 21:42:56 Protection: fat track check on t6/7 Notes: cifo
Spitfire '40	Mirrorsoft	1985	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2013-05-20 20:42:31 Protection: checks error on t16s9 Notes: cifo
Siren City	Interceptor Software	1983	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-03-08 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Wizardry	The Edge	1985	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-15 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
War in the South Pacific (V1.1)	SSI	1987	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2010-11-21 17:58:21 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Uninvited	Mindscape	1988	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2007-04-04 21:01:56 Protection: V-MAX! V3 - working Notes: cifo - verified with known PAL release. game runs in both formats
Starfox	Ariolasoft	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-11 00:00:00 Protection: GMA/securispeed Notes: cifo
Rygar	US Gold	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-11 00:00:00 Protection: cyan v2 Notes: cifo
Manic Miner	Software Projects	1983	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-11 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Masters of the Universe - The Movie (PAL)	Gremlin Graphics	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-11 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Judge Dredd	Melbourne House	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-11 00:00:00 Protection: melbourne house protection Notes: cifo
Espionage	Grand Slam	1988	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-11 00:00:00 Protection: Manual lookups Notes: cifo - patched version and codes available also
Jet Set Willy II - The Final Frontier (PAL)	Software Projects	1985	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-10 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes:
Antiriad	Palace	1986	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-10 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Jet Set Willy	Software Projects	1984	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-10 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Fortress	SSI	1984	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2010-07-19 18:39:30 Protection: V-MAX! (very early variant on only 8 tracks) Notes: cifo
Battle of Britain	PSS	1985	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-10 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo - load"bob",8:run
Warm Up	Genias	1990	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-10 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Battalion Commander (PAL)	SSI	1985	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-10 00:00:00 Protection: cyan v1 Notes: cifo
Robin of the Wood	Odin	1986	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-09 00:00:00 Protection: GMA/Securispeed Notes: cifo - runs in CCS64, does not work in any version of VICE
Time Soldier	Electrocoin/SNK	1989	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-09 00:00:00 Protection: us gold protection - checks e5 on t22s10 Notes: cifo
The Spider and the Fly	Accelerated Software	1983	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-09 00:00:00 Protection: checks track 15 is unformatted (checks for error reading it) Notes: cifo
Tangled Tales	Origin	1990	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-09 00:00:00 Protection: none or manual lookips, but uses extra tracks for storage Notes: cifo
Temple of Terror (PAL)	U.S. Gold	1987	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2012-03-04 17:55:46 Protection: none Notes: cifo
The Way of the Tiger	Gremlin	1986	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-09 00:00:00 Protection: cyan - track 40 variant Notes: cifo
Spooks	Mastertronic	1985	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2005-11-15 21:06:36 Protection: checks e5 on t6s7 Notes: cifo - verified copy has no protection. alt does
Speed Racer	T and F	1983	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2009-03-01 20:26:15 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Ping Pong	Action City	1987	Verified sets:2
Archived: 2005-10-26 21:34:06 Protection: signature on track 19 Notes: cifo - verified - disk contains Hyper Sports on side 1 and Ping Pong on side 2
Mind Pursuit	Datasoft / Intellicreations	1986	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2008-10-11 15:35:38 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Millenium Warriors	First Star Software	1989	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-09 00:00:00 Protection: manual lookups Notes: cifo
Mancopter	Datasoft	1983	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2005-10-26 21:34:06 Protection: checks weak bits on track 18. also has unformatted tracks and a killer track, but doesn't check those. Notes: cifo
Last Duel	Capcom	1988	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2008-09-11 19:38:33 Protection: signature on t25 Notes: cifo
Jack the Nipper (PAL)	Melbourne House	1986	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-09 00:00:00 Protection: melbourne house protection Notes: cifo
Hideous Bill and the Gi-Gants	Virgin	1983	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-09 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Gutz	Ocean	1988	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-09 00:00:00 Protection: Ocean typical error check (e5 on t22s10) Notes: cifo
Grand Prix 500cc	Microids	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-09 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Thrust (PAL)	Firebird	1986	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2008-11-15 15:16:37 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Edd the Duck (PAL)	Zeppelin Games / BBC	1990	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2006-11-02 07:50:33 Protection: "speedlock 1990" (signature on track 37) Notes: cifo - verified - side 2 of at least one original is a completely blank disk formatted as "EDD THE DUCK!"
Serpent's Star	Br0derbund	1983	Verified sets:2
Archived: 2006-04-25 21:49:52 Protection: checks e9's on t34. t5 has 4 sectors of e5, not checked. Notes: cifo - verified
Zaxxon (PAL)	Synsoft	1983	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2010-11-12 20:32:06 Protection: checks error on t1s8, other errors on t2,3,4 not checked Notes: cifo
G.I. Joe	Epyx	1985	Verified sets:4
Archived: 2007-02-25 16:17:35 Protection: checks signature on t1s20 Notes: cifo - matches european release, so there must have been no PAL alterations necessary.
Frost Byte	Mikro-Gen	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-04 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Genesis	Datasoft	1983	Verified sets:2
Archived: 2005-10-26 21:34:06 Protection: checks no sync on track 1 - early datasoft protection, not custom DOS Notes: cifo - verified
Flip and Flop	First Star	1984	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-04 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Mig Alley Ace	Microprose	1984	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2020-02-04 00:00:00 Protection: checks errors on track 35 and 3 (at least). The same errors are also on track 1-2. Notes: ifo - may be some errors on track 10,11. Need a redump.
Tag Team Wrestling (PAL)	US Gold / Data East	1984	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: signature track 14-19 Notes: bad t17s8 - you can patch checksum and it runs, unknown problems may occur
Fire Trap	General Masters	1983	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2009-05-25 21:11:32 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Dragon Hunter	General Masters / K-Tek	1983	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Duck's Ahoy!	CBS	1984	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Dandy	Electric Dreams	1986	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Congo Bongo	Sega	1983	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2007-10-29 21:35:18 Protection: disk is unformatted after track 31 - the protection checks track 33 only Notes: cifo - much better release than the cartridge - it's an entirely different port of the arcade game
Buggy Boy	Elite	1987	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2012-01-03 19:30:14 Protection: para-protect - checks signature on track 36 Notes: cifo
Break Dance	Epyx	1984	Verified sets:2
Archived: 2007-11-30 22:15:08 Protection: checks signature on t1s1, and also XOR'd sectors on t15 and t16 Notes: cifo - verified
Wings of War (1.2)	SSI	1985	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: checks error on t33s5 - track 4 is also full of E2 but I don't know see that it's checked Notes: cifo
Wings of War (1.0)	SSI	1985	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: checks error on t33s5 - track 4 is also full of E2 but I don't know see that it's checked Notes: cifo
War of the Lance	SSI	1990	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: manual lookup Notes: cifo
U.S.A.A.F.	SSI	1985	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: checks error on t33s5 Notes: cifo
Super Sunday (v2.3)	Avalon Hill	1985	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2011-11-02 20:29:34 Protection: none Notes: cifo - same game as "Super Bowl Sunday" but newer version and name change likely due to lawsuit threat
Panzer's East	Avalon Hill	1984	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Panzer Battles	SSG	1989	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Battlecruiser I (V1.0)	SSI	1986	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2009-11-30 20:40:24 Protection: checks fat track on 35/36 Notes: cifo
Dragonstrike (V1.0)	SSI	1990	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2007-02-10 11:22:57 Protection: manual lookups Notes: cifo
High Seas	Garde	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Blue Powder Grey Smoke	Garde	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: checks errors on track 2 Notes: cifo
Fighter Command	SSI	1985	Verified sets:1
Archived: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Battlecruiser II (V1.0)	SSI	1986	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: checks fat track on 35/36 Notes: cifo
Phantasie (v1.5)	SSI	1985	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2019-10-27 00:00:00 Protection: none Notes: cifo
Tangled Tales: The Misadventures of a Wizard's Apprentice	Origin	1989	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2009-03-08 12:05:22 Protection: checks signatures on t1 of the 3 adventure disks (sides 2-4) Notes: cifo
Pac-Man	Datasoft	1984	Verified sets:2
Archived: 2005-10-26 21:34:06 Protection: only tracks 14-19 are formatted, checks signature on track 18 Notes: cifo - disk name is "mancopter" and this is the same as Atarisoft Pac-Man without the Atari copyright. Alternate is from Europe and has "mancopter" replaced with "pacman" in the disk directory
Dig Dug	Datasoft	1984	Verified sets:2
Archived: 2005-10-26 21:34:06 Protection: signature on track 18 Notes: cifo - one version has an extra file called "list" - this is verified across various copies from Europe
Dropzone (PAL)	U.S. Gold	1984	Verified sets:2
Archived: 2010-11-11 21:26:35 Protection: checks e5 on t22s10 Notes: cifo - verified - works in PAL only- in NTSC you get a screen that says 'dropzone mon'.
Firetrap (PAL)	Electric Dreams	1987	Verified sets:0
Archived: 2005-10-26 21:34:06 Protection: none, but alt1 checks track 41 for pattern Notes: cifo - 1st image track 16 appears to be a bad track read, but it may not be used in the game. alt1 is entirely different release with protection on t41
Expedition Amazon	Penguin	1984	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2008-01-03 22:53:32 Protection: checks errors on t3 and t4 Notes: cifo - alt differs mostly only on track 5 which may be where expedition status/info is saved.
The Great Escape (PAL)	Ocean	1986	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2006-04-26 21:29:50 Protection: checks e5 on t22s10 Notes: cifo - verified
Wizardry Scenario #2: Knight of Diamonds	Sir-Tech	1988	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2005-10-26 21:34:06 Protection: signature track 37 Notes: cifo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Ultra	1990	Verified sets:1
Archived: 2007-03-19 20:43:30 Protection: manual lookup Notes: cifo - disk 1 seems to be serialized on t35s16

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