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#1
Software / Help needed with game Mindfig...
Last post by Petari - 21-10-2025, 11:36:16 It is from 1988, by Abstract Concepts, and pretty much unknown. I was able to find only Automation crk. what may missing 1 file. There are files MINDF001.PIX to MINDF016.PIX, but MINDF015.PIX is not present.
Little strange, so it may be missing from crk.
If anyone has access to game floppy or know some other crk. please check for that file.
Btw. game has pretty silly bug : it worked for me only under TOS 1.00. Tried with 1.02 and 1.04 - error.
So, they did not test it well, as TOS 1.02 was there (since 1987). There are some other games with similar problem, so I went in tracing down problem - usually it is because of some minor differences in TOS function calls. But it was something else, and needed lot of time to spot it: they used tst.w d0 instead tst.l d0 - after free RAM function call . So, it is practically matter of luck with which TOS v. it will give negative result with that tst.w :-)
I fixed it, and it works fine with TOS 1.04 - what I use in my hard disk adaptations (in RAM). And yes, I did it, and will be DL-able in day-two .
Little strange, so it may be missing from crk.
If anyone has access to game floppy or know some other crk. please check for that file.
Btw. game has pretty silly bug : it worked for me only under TOS 1.00. Tried with 1.02 and 1.04 - error.
So, they did not test it well, as TOS 1.02 was there (since 1987). There are some other games with similar problem, so I went in tracing down problem - usually it is because of some minor differences in TOS function calls. But it was something else, and needed lot of time to spot it: they used tst.w d0 instead tst.l d0 - after free RAM function call . So, it is practically matter of luck with which TOS v. it will give negative result with that tst.w :-)
I fixed it, and it works fine with TOS 1.04 - what I use in my hard disk adaptations (in RAM). And yes, I did it, and will be DL-able in day-two .
#2
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by Petari - 14-10-2025, 18:46:41 And more:
Checkmate
Pipeline II
Going Down With the Captain
Data Chess
Color Beyond Time
Kleur Boek
Reederei
Skat 2000
DL at usual place.
Checkmate
Pipeline II
Going Down With the Captain
Data Chess
Color Beyond Time
Kleur Boek
Reederei
Skat 2000
DL at usual place.
#3
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by Petari - 14-10-2025, 13:16:29 New adapts done in last weeks:
Joey the Dungeon King
Gerhild's Challenge
Laser Chess
Artefact
Columns II
German Master
Balade Outre Rhin
Above 7 is DL-able at my WEBsite, on usual place.
Joey the Dungeon King
Gerhild's Challenge
Laser Chess
Artefact
Columns II
German Master
Balade Outre Rhin
Above 7 is DL-able at my WEBsite, on usual place.
#4
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by Petari - 14-10-2025, 13:13:04Quote from: dakidski on 26-07-2025, 18:45:04More random feedback and suggestions:
• Game menu is incompatible with EmuTOS 1.4.
• Add 50/60Hz toggle in game menu or game launch menu (where trainer, 8MHz/16MHz is selected).
• Include screen resolution toggle (low/medium/high) in game menu.
• Add a visual reminder to press 'M' for MHz selection on the game launch screen.
• Include more roguelikes: Moria, NetHack, Larn, Angband, and AtariCrypt's RogueCrypt.
• Add Black Sect to the collection.
• Enable full keyboard control (arrow keys) for the menu, bypassing joystick input, as keyboard is required to press space after game selection. Joystick control is less relevant for Atari ST users. Let the Amiga Gamerz stick to their joysticks! <img src="https://forum.8bitchip.info/Smileys/default/wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" class="smiley">
Game menu will be not compatible with EmuTOS, any version. The real reason: EmuTOS is not enough compatible with regular TOS versions, and lot of games (some 30%) has problems with, or works not at all.
Will see about adding 50/60 Hz toggle in game launchers. Nobody other asked so far it.
No sense to change resolution in Game Menu. Game will start in res. for which is written. Plus, res. change from some program does not work in TOS, GEM . It needs restart, reset. Game menu will run in low res in color mode, and in high res in monochrome mode. Can start in med res, but it has no sense, and picture display will not work well.
I don't think that need visual reminder for pressing M for MHz change - so much everyone can remember.
As state save and exit to Desktop keys may change (depending from game's key usage) it is shown on launcher screen.
Rogue times for me will come with roguelikes :-)
Black Sect - sure, good one.
Joystick control was asked by couple people. And they are by me Atari XL (former) users, so not good with mouse, unlike Amigos . Game menu is designed with mouse control in first place. And of course, keyboard is active during Game Menu's run, and after starting game too . And Atari ST users need joystick for big % of games.
#5
Software / New 1 GB game compil. special ...
Last post by Petari - 21-09-2025, 19:01:06 As is known internal ACSI-SCSI adapter in Mega STE and Stacy has limited disk access to max 1 GB disk space (area at start) . Same is with some old ACSI-SCSI external adapters.
So, this is good for such config. And for Satandisk, BlueSCSI with MSTE and Stacy. Of course usable with ICD extended adapters too, and with newer ACSI-SD adapters like ACSI2STM , SD4ST ...
Count of games is 772 on 2 partitions, and there is 100 - 100 MB free space on then, good for state saves, adding some new game adapts. With Game Menu program, screenshots from games . Selection of games is by quality in first place.
Mail me for details how to order it .
So, this is good for such config. And for Satandisk, BlueSCSI with MSTE and Stacy. Of course usable with ICD extended adapters too, and with newer ACSI-SD adapters like ACSI2STM , SD4ST ...
Count of games is 772 on 2 partitions, and there is 100 - 100 MB free space on then, good for state saves, adding some new game adapts. With Game Menu program, screenshots from games . Selection of games is by quality in first place.
Mail me for details how to order it .
#6
General chat / Re: VCF Midwest 2025 Pictures!
Last post by Ronald J. Hall - 18-09-2025, 08:28:33Here are a few videos of my modified Atari STacy from VCF Midwest 2025.
This first one is the game Gauntlet II running on the STacy. Simultaneously, we had it playing on another LCD screen via the STacy's external color monitor port.
Double the screens, double the fun!
(unfortunately, because of the way it was filmed, Youtube placed this as a "short")
https://youtube.com/shorts/C2IDBsJkNyE?feature=share
The second one is the STacy playing Spectrum 512 pictures (by Anima) while music from a MOD based on the game Xenophobe is being played. The music is actually coming from an audio CD.
https://youtu.be/xxDHBBuZH4s
The third video shows my Atari STacy running the Ambience demo. The STacy has a color LCD via the RGB2HDMI mod. Audio is provided through a small modification that brings the signal out from the Yamaha sound chip to an external RCA jack. This is then plugged into a LG XBOOM Go P7 Portable Bluetooth Speaker, which takes the mono signal and does simulated stereo. The demo is pretty impressive considering that it's running from a single floppy disk.
https://youtu.be/EPPUeVYU6A4
This first one is the game Gauntlet II running on the STacy. Simultaneously, we had it playing on another LCD screen via the STacy's external color monitor port.
Double the screens, double the fun!
(unfortunately, because of the way it was filmed, Youtube placed this as a "short")
https://youtube.com/shorts/C2IDBsJkNyE?feature=share
The second one is the STacy playing Spectrum 512 pictures (by Anima) while music from a MOD based on the game Xenophobe is being played. The music is actually coming from an audio CD.
https://youtu.be/xxDHBBuZH4s
The third video shows my Atari STacy running the Ambience demo. The STacy has a color LCD via the RGB2HDMI mod. Audio is provided through a small modification that brings the signal out from the Yamaha sound chip to an external RCA jack. This is then plugged into a LG XBOOM Go P7 Portable Bluetooth Speaker, which takes the mono signal and does simulated stereo. The demo is pretty impressive considering that it's running from a single floppy disk.
https://youtu.be/EPPUeVYU6A4
#7
General chat / Re: VCF Midwest 2025 Pictures!
Last post by Ronald J. Hall - 16-09-2025, 22:53:37Oh, "Power of Vintage" had his usual great segment covering VCF 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyRndvWLeWs
A certain STacy may or may not be in there around the 6:45 mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyRndvWLeWs
A certain STacy may or may not be in there around the 6:45 mark.
#8
General chat / VCF Midwest 2025 Pictures!
Last post by Ronald J. Hall - 16-09-2025, 22:43:17Here are some pictures from VCF Midwest 2025 which I attended. I had an absolute blast! Enjoy.
(Click on "See More", then open up the first picture in each post - from there you can just cycle through the pictures)
https://www.southernamis.com/group/general-discussions/discussion
(Click on "See More", then open up the first picture in each post - from there you can just cycle through the pictures)
https://www.southernamis.com/group/general-discussions/discussion
#9
News / Re: How to be useless
Last post by Petari - 29-08-2025, 17:54:37Atariage thread: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/384140-want-an-additional-readablewriteable-micro-sd-drive-device-on-atari-st/
Still using (old) hard disk, when have cheap, large capacity SD cards and adapter for them ? Bad idea. Hard disk will not last long, and all those transfers to hard disk just take time.
Good way of usage is : remove hard disk, and use only SD card adapter. I recommend SD4ST - fastest one among devices for Atari ST(E) .
What not recommend is using so called GemDOS mode (ACSI2STM) - not compatible with all old Atari ST SW, as is not fully compatible with TOS-es hard disk way of work (AHDI) . There is partitioning and driver good for purpose, and we know which is it
Still using (old) hard disk, when have cheap, large capacity SD cards and adapter for them ? Bad idea. Hard disk will not last long, and all those transfers to hard disk just take time.
Good way of usage is : remove hard disk, and use only SD card adapter. I recommend SD4ST - fastest one among devices for Atari ST(E) .
What not recommend is using so called GemDOS mode (ACSI2STM) - not compatible with all old Atari ST SW, as is not fully compatible with TOS-es hard disk way of work (AHDI) . There is partitioning and driver good for purpose, and we know which is it
#10
Software / Special hard disk driver upgra...
Last post by Petari - 16-08-2025, 17:57:58 I developed low RAM usage mode for my hard disk (now rather SD card) driver SW . It is for cases when RAM usage is tight, some SW what is written for lower RAM locations and like. Details on this page:
PP HD driver SW page
In paragraph "August 16 2025" .
How came on idea to do this ? Basically after writing about how can solve combination of so called GemDrive and regular TOS supported hard disk driver - to have good sides of both. Can not say that I got positive reactions on idea. And yes, not surprised - shallow people do not care about so complex things, even if it is useful. They make YT videos, where my SW is presented - without any serious effort, reading instructions, detailed tests. Why I write this ? Because I made detailed tests of thousands of Atari ST SW - mostly games. And I know what is needed that they work well with modern storage.
I hope that someone from developers from now pretty popular ACSI-SD card adapters will consider this seriously and go in developing/coding of new way of data transfer/exchange between now 40 Years TOS and modern computers filesystems. Flash C. sizes are now really big and low price.
PP HD driver SW page
In paragraph "August 16 2025" .
How came on idea to do this ? Basically after writing about how can solve combination of so called GemDrive and regular TOS supported hard disk driver - to have good sides of both. Can not say that I got positive reactions on idea. And yes, not surprised - shallow people do not care about so complex things, even if it is useful. They make YT videos, where my SW is presented - without any serious effort, reading instructions, detailed tests. Why I write this ? Because I made detailed tests of thousands of Atari ST SW - mostly games. And I know what is needed that they work well with modern storage.
I hope that someone from developers from now pretty popular ACSI-SD card adapters will consider this seriously and go in developing/coding of new way of data transfer/exchange between now 40 Years TOS and modern computers filesystems. Flash C. sizes are now really big and low price.