[NTLK] Looking for the full version of Columbo‘s Mystery Capers

[Doctor Clu]

Well I want to make more of the Newton games archived. Currently also 
trying to find Motile (another game Mike Berlyn worked on).

Looks like I'll have to buy a Newton collection to get either game 
card.  If I do I'll keep you in mind to help in dumping it.

Greg / Doc Clu


On 4/5/25 4:25 AM, Alex Brofsky wrote:
> Oh, awesome! Looks like the card can be dumped using a Classic 
> Mac/Basilisk II & the Hammer app:
> https://newtontalk.net/archive/newtontalk/2021-February/000130.html
>
> I have no idea how difficult this would be to do as I don't have a 
> Newton myself, just the Einstein emulator.
>
> If anyone who has "Columbo‘s Mystery Capers" ends up trying to 
> dump/extract it, I would be eternally grateful!
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Alex
>
> On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM Doctor Clu via NewtonTalk 
> <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
>
>     Love this topic.  Was made aware of the fact that Columbo's Mystery
>     Caper was part produced by Mike Berlyn, who later created Bubsy
>     Bobcat
>     for the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, and Bubsy 3D for the
>     Playstation.
>
>     https://newtoncity.org/images/photos/1137/306/4d9fc95dcaf285b62aa51842.jpg
>
>     I would love it if we could secure full copies of this game and
>     Motile!
>     which Berlyn also helped create.
>
>     We have some celebrity developers in the Newton world!
>
>     Greg / Doc Clu
>
>
>     On 3/25/25 11:46 PM, Alex Brofsky wrote:
>     > I was wondering if a full version of "Columbo's Mystery Capers"
>     exists for
>     > download somewhere? I know that there is a demo version on unna (
>     > http://www.unna.org/view.php?/games/ColumbosMysteryCapersDemo)
>     but, I don't
>     > see the full version on that site, or anywhere else. I ask
>     because I came
>     > across this eBay listing that seems to have the full version
>     available on a
>     > PCMCIA ROM card:
>     > https://www.ebay.com/itm/326227181909
>     >
>     > If I had an actual Newton myself, I'd buy it and then attempt to
>     > backup/dump the ROM card. For those who already own this game,
>     has anyone
>     > had any luck backing up the PCMCIA ROM card to a .ppcard image
>     file/.pkg
>     > file?
>     >
>     > Thanks so much!
>     >
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