Strategic Conquest 3.0 - Macintosh Garden

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2010, February 27 - 8:58am

sos

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Strategic Conquest 3.0

In additon to Archon, this is the other classic I haven't been able to find since I lost my disk long, long ago!

I'm trying to source Strategic Conquest version 3.0. I've seen 2.0 around, but it doesn't support macintalk, and Joe from Delta Tao was kind enough to forward me a trial of version 4.0 - but that doesn't run on my Mac SE/30 (bombs) and also doesn't have the macintalk, which made the version 3 so charming.

He says version 3.0 is not available anywhere, but perhaps someone here has it?? Anyone??

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2010, February 27 - 10:03am

bertyboy

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Mmm, I've only got v2 and v4. If I'd ever come across v3 I would have kept it.

Quick search, I may also have v1, it has no version info and it's only 100KB, v2.0.55 is 224KB. But no v3.

2010, February 27 - 5:08pm

IIGS_User

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Strategic Conquest has been asked to be removed from Macintosh Garden (any version).

2010, February 27 - 10:52pm

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sos

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Yes, I understand it's not to be hosted here (sadly) - but if anyone has the original disc for version 3, I'd be interested in swapping...especially (and here's the bit I don't understand) since it's pretty well officially NLA.

As I said too - the other attraction of version 3, apart from the fact it seems to be rare, is that it's the only version with macintalk support, which was great back in the day:

"your battleship, strength 10, repelled an attacking battleship." Classic stuff.

2010, February 28 - 2:11pm

Attila

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EDIT: Wow, what a brain fart; I've removed my post. I was thinking about Strategic Conquest, looked away for a second, and when I looked back I was writing about Spaceward Ho! Another Delta Tao game but not the same.

2012, January 7 - 3:37am

asevie

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I've got the original disk for Strat Con 3, one of my favorite all time games. I recently set about finding an old Quadra 700 and restoring it to the same one I spent $3300 for in 1992 (cost me $15!!!!). I got everything up and running, popped the disk in and was hit with the old 'this disc is unreadable...format?' I about crapped myself. If anyone has any suggestions on how to recover this, I'd be grateful and then willing to help out.

2012, January 7 - 6:04am

bertyboy

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Filthy floopy disk drive heads ? The floppy drive slot used to be the primary air intake for Macs (and PCs).

2012, January 7 - 3:53pm

Protocol 7

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What's the easiest way to clean the heads? My SE/30 won't read any disks either. And if I try to format a disk it will fail immediately at the verifying stage.

I don't have any cleaning disks but would be chuffed if I could get it working without having to crack it open and take out the drive.

2012, January 7 - 6:28pm

bertyboy

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http://floppydisk.com/cleaner.htm

or Maplin in the UK, or google it where you are.

No guarantee of success, this was just a guess at the issue.

2012, February 1 - 10:28am

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sos

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I hope your disk drive gets working... I'd love to be playing me some SC 3.0!

2012, October 27 - 9:04pm

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sos

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So - did any of you manage to get a disk cleaner working, a clean drive, and therefore Strat Con. 3.0 working?

2013, January 26 - 8:47pm

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asevie

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I never did get it working. I've got the disk for version 2 of Stratcon and it works fine. If yous be needing it, let me know!

2013, April 11 - 12:17am

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gidwarren89

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I recently posted version 3 on here. Didn't know it had been requested to be removed. Anyway if you're interested, you can get it now before it's removed or ask me for a copy any time. I'd be more than happy to provide it.

2013, July 22 - 2:18am

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neilhersh

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Can you please e-mail me a version of strategic conquest for mac? I tried buying it from Delta Tao, but never received it (dead link)..A friend of mine bought an old imac, and sent it to me for me to put the software on for him (he's disabled), and I'm trying to do a favor....must say I loved the game too! Now playing WOW....a poor substitute!
Neil