BBC Executable to ScottFree convertor ===================================== Written by Dave Lodge (jourgamund@hotmail.com) This program takes a BBC B or Electron executable of a Scott Adams/Brian Howarth adventure and turns it into a file usable by ScottFree... The Program is distributed under the GPL. Thanks to Paul David Doherty, Alan Cox and of course Scott Adams and Brian Howarth... To use ====== The syntax is: beeb2sf [flags] [outfile] If [outfile] is left out then all output is written to stdout... The flags are: -h|-? - help screen -s - show headers only -v - verbose The flags DON'T have to be before the filenames... eg: These are all equivalent sna2sf -v spiderman.bbc spiderman.sf sna2sf spiderman.bbc -v > spiderman.sf sna2sf spiderman.bbc spiderman.sf -v It is advised that you use the -s flag before doing a real conversion; and check that the headers look about right before converting. Engines ======= The BBC/Electron seems to have used 6 different adventures; I have given them the following names: Mysterious Adventure - converts -------------------- The Basic Brian Howarth Mysterious Adventure engine. These should convert, as the program was written for them :-) Escape from Pulsar 7 Wizard of Akyrz Circus Arrow of Death 1 10 Little Indians Mysterious Adventure v2 - converts but may not be perfect ----------------------- A slightly more compressed version of the Mysterious Adventure engine. Time Machine Brian Howarth - converts ------------- Brian Howarth's Driver for Adventure International games. Pirate Adventure Claymorgue Castle Brian Howarth v2 - converts but may not be perfect ---------------- As Brian Howarth, but the actions are compressed. Golden Voyage Mak Jukovic - doesn't convert ----------- The 'standard' Driver for Adventure International games. Space Odyssey The Hulk Voodoo The Count Pyramid