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name=Dark Side| | name=Dark Side| | ||
release=1988| | release=1988| | ||
image=https://www.scummvm.org/data/screenshots/freescape/darkside/darkside_dos_en_1_1.jpg| | |||
developer=[[Incentive Software]], Major Developments| | developer=[[Incentive Software]], Major Developments| | ||
publisher=[[Incentive Software]]| | publisher=[[Incentive Software]]| | ||
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resolution=320x200, 16 colors (DOS, EGA)| | resolution=320x200, 16 colors (DOS, EGA)| | ||
engine=[[Freescape]]| | engine=[[Freescape]]| | ||
support= Since ScummVM | support= Since ScummVM 2.8.0| | ||
purchase=No | purchase=No | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Dark Side''' is set on the alien moon Tricuspid orbiting the planet Evath. Terrorists (the Ketars, the villains of the previous game [[Driller]]) hijacked the moon's facilities and built Zephyr One, an immense beam weapon on the moon's dark side with the purpose of destroying Evath. The player is a government agent, sent secretly to the moon's surface with the mission of deactivating the weapon before it becomes fully charged. This is accomplished by destroying a power network in the form of ECD (Energy Collection Device) columns, dotted around the moon and connected with power lines all the way to the beam weapon. | '''Dark Side''' is an action/adventure game featuring scaling and rotating polygon graphics. The game is set on the alien moon Tricuspid orbiting the planet Evath. Terrorists (the Ketars, the villains of the previous game [[Driller]]) hijacked the moon's facilities and built Zephyr One, an immense beam weapon on the moon's dark side with the purpose of destroying Evath. The player is a government agent, sent secretly to the moon's surface with the mission of deactivating the weapon before it becomes fully charged. This is accomplished by destroying a power network in the form of ECD (Energy Collection Device) columns, dotted around the moon and connected with power lines all the way to the beam weapon. | ||
==Installation== | ==Installation== | ||
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Dark Side was [[Dark_Side/Releases| released in a number of platforms]] over the years. Depending on release you have, you need to extract and/or copy different files. | Dark Side was [[Dark_Side/Releases| released in a number of platforms]] over the years. Depending on release you have, you need to extract and/or copy different files. | ||
===ZX Spectrum releases=== | |||
If the ZX Spectrum release is from a tape, it [https://timwolverson.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/how-to-convert-zx-spectrum-programs-from-cassette-tape-to-tzx-files/ should be saved first from the original cassette into a tzx file]. Make sure you save the complete disk, not just a single program from it. Once the tape is saved, [https://github.com/shred/tzxtools install tzxtools] you will need to extract three files: | |||
* The title screen image, which should be renamed as "darkside.zx.title" and has exactly 6912 bytes. | |||
* The game data, which should be renamed as "darkside.zx.data" and is around 34 kbytes. | |||
* The border image, which should be renamed as "darkside.zx.border" and has exactly 6912 bytes. | |||
For instance, for the original Incentive release (1988), you can inspect their files using the <code>tzxls</code> command: | |||
<code> $ tzxls darkside.tzx | |||
... | |||
5 Turbo Speed Data Block 6912 bytes of bogus header | |||
6 Turbo Speed Data Block 34460 bytes of bogus header | |||
7 Turbo Speed Data Block 6912 bytes of bogus header | |||
</code> | |||
In order to extract these files, use the <code>tzxcat</code> command: | |||
<code> | |||
tzxcat darkside.tzx -b 5 > darkside.zx.title | |||
tzxcat darkside.tzx -b 6 > darkside.zx.data | |||
tzxcat darkside.tzx -b 7 > darkside.zx.border | |||
</code> | |||
===Amstrad CPC releases=== | |||
All the Amstrad CPC releases [https://simonowen.com/samdisk/cmd_copy/ should be saved first from the original cassette/disk into a Extended dsk file]. | |||
Once the data is saved, use [https://github.com/damieng/DiskImageManager Disk Image Manager] to open the image and extract the following files: | |||
* dark1.scr | |||
* dark2.scr | |||
* darkcode.bin | |||
Make sure the files are '''extracted with header'''. | |||
===DOS releases=== | ===DOS releases=== | ||
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* scn1?.dat | * scn1?.dat | ||
So far, only EGA | So far, only EGA and CGA rendering modes are supported. | ||
===Other releases and demos=== | ===Other releases and demos=== | ||
We are working to support other Dark Side releases in other platforms. [[Dark_Side/Demos| Some demos are also supported]], following [[Dark_Side/Demos| the corresponding instructions]]. We collected all the [https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/demos/freescape/ supported Freescape demos], in case you want to test them. If you find an unsupported demo, please [https://bugs.scummvm.org/ open an issue] or [https://www.scummvm.org/contact/ contact us]. | We are working to support other Dark Side releases in other platforms. [[Dark_Side/Demos| Some demos are also supported]], following [[Dark_Side/Demos| the corresponding instructions]]. We collected all the [https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/demos/freescape/ supported Freescape demos], in case you want to test them. If you find an unsupported demo, please [https://bugs.scummvm.org/ open an issue] or [https://www.scummvm.org/contact/ contact us]. | ||
==Guides and Walkthroughs== | |||
Dark Side is not exactly the same in different platforms. While the areas are the same, they feature puzzles with different solutions. | |||
We compile a list of walkthroughs for different platforms: | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM1M10V23Yk ZX Spectrum] | |||
* [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/sinclair/226949-dark-side-1988/faqs/59860 DOS] | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPh0KtQVYb0 AtariST] | |||
* [https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Dark_Side/Hints List of hints from the manual] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Freescape Games]] | [[Category:Freescape Games]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Supported Games]] | ||