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Hi,I've started playing this wonderful game and have saved a couple of save game files to tape from within the program.

I'm running this on a real 128K+2 Spectrum.

However, when I go to load the save games using option 5, it asks me if I am sure. I hit Y, it tells me to Ready The tape And Press Play, but immediately tells me to Stop The Tape without waiting for anything to load.

I have tried numerous times to get a save game to load but each time it does the same. Please can you advise on how I can get my Saved games into the program?

Many thanks. :)

Red Zebra287 days ago

Hi,

That is unexpected behaviour. The ROM routine to load to a memory address should wait for tape input.

The only real hardware I had to test on was a 48k speccy, which was able to load and save fine. The code and save file data are the same in 128k mode and it worked via the Fuse emulator's tape emulation on all the 128k ROM versions. I think I recall other real hardware 128k user's being able to load from tape, so I'm fairly confident it should be working.

Could you try loading the game in 48k mode and see if you can load the save file data? Are you able to save and load other data with your tape drive (like a simple BASIC program)?

Sorry for the difficulties.

Y4wning_angel287 days ago

Thank you for the reply. I am able to save and load to and from tape when doing so for BASIC programs and other games on tape.
I'll give the 48k mode a try and see what happens. I'll let you know, but it might be a while before I get to it again. :)
Thanks.

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