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===ZX Spectrum releases=== | ===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, | 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, you will need to extract three files: | |||
* The title screen image, which should be renamed as "driller.zx.title" and has exactly 6912 bytes. | * The title screen image, which should be renamed as "driller.zx.title" and has exactly 6912 bytes. | ||
* The game data, which should be renamed as "driller.zx.data" and is around 37k bytes. | * The game data, which should be renamed as "driller.zx.data" and is around 37k bytes. | ||
* The border image, which should be renamed as "driller.zx.border" and has exactly 6912 bytes. | * The border image, which should be renamed as "driller.zx.border" and has exactly 6912 bytes. | ||
For instance, for the original Incentive release (1987), you can inspect their files using the <code>tzxls</code> command: | These files <b>will appear in order</b> so you should which one, using their size. | ||
==== Windows ==== | |||
In Windows, you can use a freeware program called [https://www.alessandrogrussu.it/tapir/ Tapir] to view and extract tzx files. | |||
1. Download [https://www.alessandrogrussu.it/tapir/ the program], unzip and execute tapir.exe | |||
2. Open the tzx file | |||
3. Select the first file from the list above (check its size and order to determinate which one it is) and double click on it. | |||
4. It will open a new window. Click on "Save as file" and select the corresponding name. For instance, the first one is driller.zx.title. | |||
5. Repeat this process, but selecting the other two files, making sure they are properly named. | |||
Once the files are extracted, use ScummVM to add them as a game. | |||
==== Linux/MacOS ==== | |||
If you are on Linux or MacOS (or even in Windows, but you are confortable using the command line), you can [https://github.com/shred/tzxtools install tzxtools] and extract the three required files. For instance, for the original Incentive release (1987), you can inspect their files using the <code>tzxls</code> command: | |||
<code> $ tzxls driller.tzx | <code> $ tzxls driller.tzx | ||