#happynuke archive

[happynuke]

I'm going through my old posts relating to software preservation, archiving, legacy bugfixes to ensure they are correctly tagged and can all be easily searched for. This is because I'm going to be posting more legacy wares workarounds and fixes relating to things I use regularly. Stuff like Virtualbox, video game emulation and save data editing, etc...

I have something to post regarding Minecraft that I was only made aware of today, but managed to get it fixed in around 10 minutes.

If you don't save information, you lose it forever!

[happynuke]

I just found some abandonware on my hard drive that I've been searching for months.

It's two bootleggy Pokemon games from the year 2000, one is Pokemon Tetris and the other is Pikachu Volleyball. I can't get Pokemon Tetris to work but I do remember playing it all those years ago. There's an error that pops up saying it needs some Visual Studio 5 stuff. Pikachu Volleyball on the other hand, does work.

They might be viruses. Load them in a virtualbox before you mess with them on your main OS. (Viruses tend to attack the OS that was in development at the time, so unless you're still using Win ME then you'll probably be fine)

Pokemon Tetris

update ~ Pokemon Tetris: this may actually be an old win2k virus. Possibly a false positive as no attempts to connect externally have been found via Virustotal although it considers it suspicious due to how it tries to hide part of its code. Run it in a sandbox if you're worried.

Pikachu Volleyball

[happynuke]

The Sims (1)

The Mod I have been looking for has been FOUND!

It was discovered on a cache of "dumped downloads" from my laptop hard drive from 2017-18.

The object in question is a tree that can spawn large groups of strangers that will appear on your lot, and will join any parties that you're hosting. You can also summon celebrities (that's why it requires The Sims Superstar expansion).

This post declares that my previous offer of a bounty payment for this file is nulled, however there is something else I am looking for in its place.

I would like the FULL unrestricted versions of the painting creator tool and the rug creator tool for the original Sims. I will pay a bounty of £10 each for these. Please let me know if you have them!

[happynuke]

A Petz 5 thing

I may not have many breedz files for Petz5 but I have found something that might be useful.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/yoednpu7eqvyrpm/FullToyCase_p5.zip/file

It’s a full toychest unlocker, which just straight-up gives you all the toys rather than winning them in games. THIS EDITS YOUR PC REGISTRY. Don’t do this if you’ve got no idea what you’re touching. That is of course if you’re still using Windows XP. This will likely not work on Windows 7 + above so you’ll need to rely on a virtualbox.