What's on these "Pre-Production" Microprose Disks?
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These strange and unusual disks appeared in The Cave recently but what's on them? Today we archive and explore the disks and we also visit MicroProse offices in the local area to learn more about their history.
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โChapters
00:00 MicroProse Memories
04:02 Who are PCBWay.com?
04:26 Inspecting the MicroProse Disks
16:02 Driving to MicroProse UK Offices
22:27 Ripping Disks with the Grease Weazle
24:28 Testing the images in emulation
29:15 Final Thoughts
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VHS Rip of Tetbury MicroProse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du-dZf96zOY
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