OUTRUN INFO FILE
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Outrun is a multi-level load game converted to run on the TS2068
with JLO disk v2.63+.  A level loader trap has been added (to load
levels from disk rather than tape) and a joystick trap has been
added so that you can use either of the TS2068's joysticks.

The game data is contained in the five snapshots O1.SNA to O5S.SNA.
O5S.SNA is a state save of Outrun.  To get this game on your TS2068,
you need to run sna2jlo which can be found using Hynek's search engine
at   http://drson.vse.cz/snapsearch/   (Do a search for nvg*2068).


* TRANSFERRING OUTRUN TO JLO DISK

OUTRUN takes up 42 cylinders on disk; the JLO disk you want to save
this game on must have at least this much space available.

1.  Format a fresh MSDOS disk compatible with your TS2068's disk drive.
I use a 5.25" DSDD floppy, so I would format the disk with format b:/4.

2.  Copy all the .sna files to the disk with something like
copy o*.sna b:

3.  Take the disk to your TS2068 and load up sna2jlo with
RUN /"$SNA2JLO"CODE ?

4.  Format a new JLO disk (this will not be the disk the game is saved
on; this will be a garbage disk to hold temp files).  Using sna2jlo,
transfer the files O1.SNA, O2.SNA, O3.SNA, O4.SNA to the jlo disk.

5.  Run the newly transferred snapshots O1, O2, O3 and O4.  Each snap 
contains level data and a save line that, after pressing enter, will 
cause all the level data to be saved on the Outrun disk.

6.  Using sna2jlo again, transfer O5S.SNA from the MSDOS disk to your
Outrun disk using something like  GO SUB /4,"%outrun"  (You must use
this name unless you feel like editing the BASIC loader program).

If all went well, a CAT of your disk should reveal these files:


              JLO SAFE V2.65  (C)1991, J. Oliger

              DISK NAME: OUTRUN
              FORMATTED @40 TRACKS, 2 SIDE(S)
              CAPACITY: 79 CYLS/395K BYTES
              FREE: 37 CYLS/185K BYTES

               FILENAME  TYPE CYLS SIZE START
              --------------------------------
              OUTRUN     BASIC  1   292     1
              otitle     BYTES  2  6912 30000
              $outrun    BYTES  1   697 36912
              -outrunllt BYTES  1  2669 37609
              outrnA.dat BYTES  2  7359 30000
              outrnB.dat BYTES  2  5521 37359
              outrnC.dat BYTES  2  5220 42880
              outrnD.dat BYTES  2  5788 48100
              outrnE.dat BYTES  2  5706 53888
              outrnF.dat BYTES  2  5308 59594
              outrnG.dat BYTES  2  5401 30000
              outrnH.dat BYTES  1  4426 35401
              outrnI.dat BYTES  2  5166 39827
              outrnJ.dat BYTES  1  3919 44993
              outrnK.dat BYTES  2  5637 48912
              outrnL.dat BYTES  2  5899 54549
              outrnM.dat BYTES  1  4980 30000
              outrnN.dat BYTES  2  6057 34980
              outrnO.dat BYTES  2  5610 41037
              %outrun    STATE 10 49664

              TOTAL FILES: 20

To run the game, just LOAD /"OUTRUN" or load in the file selector
with LOAD and enter and choose "OUTRUN" from the menu.

Naming convention:  Files beginning with "$" are m/c programs loaded
into the JLO shadow RAM with the RUN / command.  Files beginning with
"%" are state saves with a level loader trap buried inside.

The file "-outrunllt" contains the source code of $outrun and details
of the modifications made to Outrun.  It is a Zeus Assembler file and
must be loaded into Zeus to be viewed.  (Search for zeus4jlo on Hynek's
search engine).

- Alvin Albrecht (sealbrec@acs.ucalgary.ca)  05/25/96


This version was adapted from a level load trap version for the
emulators by Russell Marks.  Rather than load the level headers 
into screen memory, I put them into the JLO shadow RAM, so you 
don't see any ugly screen loads.  See his comments below:


> Outrun
> ------

> This needs the LEVEL_LOADER thingy in xzx. It should also work with
> Z80 v3 or better.

> Outrun is a driving game. No shooting, no chasing bad guys, just a
> driving game. The (keyboard) controls are simple - Q accelerates, A
> brakes, O turns left, P turns right, M toggles between high and low
> gear. The race lasts five stages. Each stage has a fork in the road at
> the end, so you get to choose which route to take. (Hint - take the
> left road each time for the easiest route.) If you run out of time,
> it's game over.

> The file outrun.gif is a GIF of the loading screen.

> Have fun,
> - Russell Marks (mr216@gre.ac.uk).