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During the summer holidays, I have found a bit of spare time to enjoy myself with playing some old games - So i tried to solve "Voyage of the Beano" on QPC2 - No problems running that with a bit of help from QPC_QLSCREMU and the dev device.

Does anyone have some hints (no full solution, please...) to get past the conquistadores on the South american mainland?

In case I manage to solve it completely (and still have a bit of holidays left), I might write up a walkthrough through the various puzzles.

Thanks
Tobias

Have you tried looking through the old QLAFs?

I was hooked on this adventure a while ago, completed it, but... now I really have to think VERY hard. I think it had something to do with burning the tobacco to make it look like the volcano was going to erupt...or was that after passing the conquistadores??

Greets,
Luk

QLAF ceased to exist about the time Beano was released - The last issues I could hold of contain a review, but no hints.

QLLR (Leisure review(?)) made it a bit longer, but stil doesn't have a hint section on it.

Tobias

Luk wrote:I think it had something to do with burning the tobacco to make it look like the volcano was going to erupt...or was that after passing the conquistadores??

Great! Burning the tobacco worked, thanks!

(Although it just got me stuck on the next location, as apparently the priest in the temple wants something I dont have yet)

Tobias

I've not played it much but any newcomer to the QL should play it or even anyone else who hasn't played it. The graphics are brilliant.

Hi,

I remember playing this on a real QL, when it was on sale. Quite an engrossing game. I can not remeber ever completing it.

I have got it working on QPC2, with: QPC_QQCSEMU 8, which lets QPC2 intercept the QL screen calls to the the QL Screen memory.

I defined DEV1_ to map to "win1_beano_" and redined FLP device as DEV.

FLP_USE FDD : REMark Temporary Device for FLP
DEV_USE 1,"win1_beano_" : REMark Point Dev1_ to beano directory
DEV_USE FLP : REMark DEV is now FLP

So now when I enter LRUN "flp1_boot", the Voyage of the Beano begins.

I also tried this on QEMulator, loading the BEANO_ZIP file to the slot 1 and started the emulator, the Voyage of the Beano started without any problems.

Hi,

I tried Voyage of the Beano on SMSQmulator and the game did run, but not with the graphics. This is due to the SMSQmulator not having a QLSCREMU command. I have asked Wolgang if it is possible.

Made it through the game at 100%.

If anyone wants to play that game as well during the summer break (strongly recommended), I have sent a cheat sheet to Dilwyn for putting up on his page - Hopefully, it is going to show up shortly. But keep trying to solve the puzzles yourselves - It's going to spoil a lot of fun with the puzzles.

Have fun!

Tobias

Maybe we should have a new area on the website simply called 'GAMES' then we could have threads like this together and easier to find...