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#91
Software / F19 Stealth Fighter issue.
Last post by Dal - 06-09-2022, 22:42:21Hi,
I have just been trying this game on my machine. I completed the first mission and then the game asks for disk C - there is also a small screen glitch which leads me to believe it's crashed. It doesn't progress from there.
Specs:
STE - TOS 2.06 - 4MB
HDDRIVER 9.10 on CosmosEx.
I will try under TOS 1.62 and report back.
I have just been trying this game on my machine. I completed the first mission and then the game asks for disk C - there is also a small screen glitch which leads me to believe it's crashed. It doesn't progress from there.
Specs:
STE - TOS 2.06 - 4MB
HDDRIVER 9.10 on CosmosEx.
I will try under TOS 1.62 and report back.
#92
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by TheNameOfTheGame - 06-09-2022, 13:51:46Nice, thank you!
#93
Software / Games aka list
Last post by Petari - 06-09-2022, 08:45:59It was started at AA, and there were useful contributions. But admin there don't care about usefulness, fairness .. He likes girls bragging with their new retro stuff. Or giving space for lies, hate filled posts.
So, here is list of alternative game titles of Atari ST family games. It could help to find game easier.
Here to note that we have opposite case too: Different games with same title, so need to add publisher too
Another World aka Out Of This World - second not present at atarimania - it seems that only non Atari ST versions had such title.
Barbarian - the Ultimate Warrior (Palace) aka Death Sword
Barbarian 2 (Palace) aka Axe of Rage
Battleships (Ocean) aka Battleship (Epyx)
Buggy Boy aka Speed Buggy
Driller aka Space Station Oblivion
Dragon's Breath aka Dragon Lord (Spotlight SW) - note: there is platformer game with same title Dragon Lord by 16-32 Diffusion .
E-Motion aka Game of Harmony, The - The goes to end because of sorting
Fast Food aka Easter Eggstravaganza (title on ST Action coverdisk)
Galdregon's Domain here it's getting interesting: aka Death Bringer (Spotlight SW) .
At atarimania is error - there writes that Deathbringer (as Death Bringer there) from Empire is Galdreg... with different title - wrong. And I knew it, as I remember well both games from all those hours I spent with them .
So, need to be precise, accurate, like by programming - one little detail, letter diff. may mean another game .
International Karate aka World Karate Championship (Epyx)
Nebulus aka Tower Toppler
Nitro Boost Challenge aka Super Stuntman
Pipe Mania aka Pipe Dream
Pro tennis tour aka Great Courts
Pro tennis tour II aka Great Courts II
Raffles aka Devon Aire ... Devon Aire and the Hidden Diamond Caper (Epyx)
Sentinel aka Sentry
She-Fox aka Vixen
Skate Wars aka Skateball
Slap Fight aka Alcon
Strike Force Harrier aka High Roller aka Harrier Combat Simulator Hurray ! 3 of them !
StarRay -- UK, aka "Star Moon" -- Italy aka Revenge Of Defender-USA - latest 2 not present at atarimania
Summer Olympiad (Tynesoft) aka Summer Challenge (Thunder Mountain)
Warlock's Quest aka as just Warlock in the USA.
Winter Olympiad aka Winter Challenge
World Cup Soccer Italia 1990 aka World Trophy Soccer
So, here is list of alternative game titles of Atari ST family games. It could help to find game easier.
Here to note that we have opposite case too: Different games with same title, so need to add publisher too
Another World aka Out Of This World - second not present at atarimania - it seems that only non Atari ST versions had such title.
Barbarian - the Ultimate Warrior (Palace) aka Death Sword
Barbarian 2 (Palace) aka Axe of Rage
Battleships (Ocean) aka Battleship (Epyx)
Buggy Boy aka Speed Buggy
Driller aka Space Station Oblivion
Dragon's Breath aka Dragon Lord (Spotlight SW) - note: there is platformer game with same title Dragon Lord by 16-32 Diffusion .
E-Motion aka Game of Harmony, The - The goes to end because of sorting
Fast Food aka Easter Eggstravaganza (title on ST Action coverdisk)
Galdregon's Domain here it's getting interesting: aka Death Bringer (Spotlight SW) .
At atarimania is error - there writes that Deathbringer (as Death Bringer there) from Empire is Galdreg... with different title - wrong. And I knew it, as I remember well both games from all those hours I spent with them .
So, need to be precise, accurate, like by programming - one little detail, letter diff. may mean another game .
International Karate aka World Karate Championship (Epyx)
Nebulus aka Tower Toppler
Nitro Boost Challenge aka Super Stuntman
Pipe Mania aka Pipe Dream
Pro tennis tour aka Great Courts
Pro tennis tour II aka Great Courts II
Raffles aka Devon Aire ... Devon Aire and the Hidden Diamond Caper (Epyx)
Sentinel aka Sentry
She-Fox aka Vixen
Skate Wars aka Skateball
Slap Fight aka Alcon
Strike Force Harrier aka High Roller aka Harrier Combat Simulator Hurray ! 3 of them !
StarRay -- UK, aka "Star Moon" -- Italy aka Revenge Of Defender-USA - latest 2 not present at atarimania
Summer Olympiad (Tynesoft) aka Summer Challenge (Thunder Mountain)
Warlock's Quest aka as just Warlock in the USA.
Winter Olympiad aka Winter Challenge
World Cup Soccer Italia 1990 aka World Trophy Soccer
#94
Software / New game adaptations
Last post by Petari - 05-09-2022, 21:33:50This thread is for presenting new game adaptations, and should be mostly for that purpose.
Requests for specific games, problem reports pls. in other thread - what can be something like: Games wanted for playing from Flash Card instead floppy.
Ace Invaders
Vector Invaders
Incantation (French)
BMX Simulator done by Jeffrey Young .
Requests for specific games, problem reports pls. in other thread - what can be something like: Games wanted for playing from Flash Card instead floppy.
Ace Invaders
Vector Invaders
Incantation (French)
BMX Simulator done by Jeffrey Young .
#95
Software / Re: Request! Budgie Ace Invade...
Last post by Petari - 05-09-2022, 21:27:03Done. Look at usual place.
#96
Software / All partitions easily accessib...
Last post by Petari - 05-09-2022, 09:27:11This is special Desktop hack used in latest versions of improved TOS - iTOS 1.04 and 1.62 .
Especially useful in case of many hard disk partitions.
Instead having lot of drive icons on Desktop it is possible to change drive icon's letter with simple holding down of new (desired) drive letter and clicking on icon.
So, I think that 2-5 drive icons are enough, and when need to access different partition (logical drive) can just change on of them to it.
Especially useful in case of many hard disk partitions.
Instead having lot of drive icons on Desktop it is possible to change drive icon's letter with simple holding down of new (desired) drive letter and clicking on icon.
In YT video is visible that count of drive icons on Desktop is limited. And in low res it is less, because drive icon takes 1/16 of space. And there are icons for floppies, trash can. Not to mention time needed to create them.
So, I think that 2-5 drive icons are enough, and when need to access different partition (logical drive) can just change on of them to it.
#97
Software / Images with over 1600 games, s...
Last post by Petari - 04-09-2022, 17:48:34I did put together image with over 1600 hard disk adapted games, with Game Menu, optional view of game screenshots - selecting and starting game is pretty easy.
How Game Menu usage looks can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKdkl53w0Xk&t=96s
First version is for TOS 1.04-2.06 . There will be v. for TOS 1.00 - it needs different partition sizes and Folder 100 in driver to work efficient.
Image sizes are 3.5 GB - so fits on 4 GB SD cards. 2 GB is just not enough anymore. Of course in that 3.5 GB is some free space and 2 empty partitions. Can write to SD card with USB readers - as image.
Requirements: Atari ST, STE, Mega ST, Mega STE with min 1 MB RAM. And some of ACSI adapters which can over 1 GB. (called ICD extended ACSI too). It can be even hard disk, although I doubt that there is many of them left operative, and of course writing on them is little problematic (need something like PCI SCSI adapter for PC).
So, if interested, need to e-mail me with details about your config - what Atari model, what TOS version, used Flash card adapter type . It can be even IDE, ACSI-CF adapter too - then will get small program what will update hard disk driver in image for such adapter.
petari@8bitchip.info
How Game Menu usage looks can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKdkl53w0Xk&t=96s
First version is for TOS 1.04-2.06 . There will be v. for TOS 1.00 - it needs different partition sizes and Folder 100 in driver to work efficient.
Image sizes are 3.5 GB - so fits on 4 GB SD cards. 2 GB is just not enough anymore. Of course in that 3.5 GB is some free space and 2 empty partitions. Can write to SD card with USB readers - as image.
Requirements: Atari ST, STE, Mega ST, Mega STE with min 1 MB RAM. And some of ACSI adapters which can over 1 GB. (called ICD extended ACSI too). It can be even hard disk, although I doubt that there is many of them left operative, and of course writing on them is little problematic (need something like PCI SCSI adapter for PC).
So, if interested, need to e-mail me with details about your config - what Atari model, what TOS version, used Flash card adapter type . It can be even IDE, ACSI-CF adapter too - then will get small program what will update hard disk driver in image for such adapter.
petari@8bitchip.info
#98
Software / Re: Tanglewood doesn't start
Last post by Petari - 04-09-2022, 17:36:44Forum was down for longer time.
#99
Software / Re: Splitting roms for Cartrid...
Last post by Petari - 04-09-2022, 17:35:44Little late reply, but better later than never.
I have ROMsplit program: http://atari.8bitchip.info/astopensw.php
At 2/3 of page. It is intended mostly for Atari ST TOS ROMs, but can serve for cartridge ROM split.
It may be that will need to correct image sizes after split (LO and HI) - can do it with some hex editor for instance - like HxD .
I have ROMsplit program: http://atari.8bitchip.info/astopensw.php
At 2/3 of page. It is intended mostly for Atari ST TOS ROMs, but can serve for cartridge ROM split.
It may be that will need to correct image sizes after split (LO and HI) - can do it with some hex editor for instance - like HxD .
#100
News / Re: forum.8bitchip.info is act...
Last post by RodLightning - 03-09-2022, 21:34:56Same. Good to see you have a place up and running.
Best regards, Rod
Best regards, Rod