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#91
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by dakidski - 22-07-2023, 17:23:59Quote from: Petari on 14-07-2023, 20:34:04New compilation done.Wooohooooo!!!! I'm trying to email you!
#92
True preservation, error reports / Re: B.A.T. are all cracks bugg...
Last post by Blue Moonshine - 20-07-2023, 03:46:38So, several months have elapsed, and I still have no answer. No body has ever confirmed finishing the Atari version of the game, except a guy who claimed that he helped Petari to test his HDD version, and which I was able to prove that he lied when he claimed that he finished the game. That guy who was bragging about him finishing the game on Facebook was very rude and suddenly disappeared when we asked him to give us some information. Clearly, he lied, and his only way out was to disappear.
So, I made a webpage about the different versions of the game, and I show some longplays of the PC and Amiga versions. Unfortunately, the Atari version which is the best is still missing a solution. So, I ask again my question: Has anyone every finished the Atari version, either on an actual machine or with an emulator?
So, I made a webpage about the different versions of the game, and I show some longplays of the PC and Amiga versions. Unfortunately, the Atari version which is the best is still missing a solution. So, I ask again my question: Has anyone every finished the Atari version, either on an actual machine or with an emulator?
#93
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by Petari - 17-07-2023, 14:01:42Karting GP
Steel Empire
New compil. for TOS 1.00-1.02 is under work. That needs lot of editing, testing, mostly because different partition sizes . Will be ready in couple days. Well, it is strongly recommended to upgrade TOS in such case - work with mass storage will be much better.
Steel Empire
New compil. for TOS 1.00-1.02 is under work. That needs lot of editing, testing, mostly because different partition sizes . Will be ready in couple days. Well, it is strongly recommended to upgrade TOS in such case - work with mass storage will be much better.
#94
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by Petari - 14-07-2023, 20:34:04New compilation done.
#95
Software / Re: New game adapting for HD c...
Last post by Petari - 14-07-2023, 11:04:24Some months passed, and I can report here that made very good progress.
There are new HAGE, HAG2 and HAGA function library files for this new concept. And file D15RI.FIC - only for hard disk access. Best place for it is C:/GAMEX - as same one is used for all 3 HAG* systems.
Did plenty of new adapts and tested all them with this new system.
No more screen fading at disk access (or 'flashing' as some call it), and disk operations are faster, especially state saves.
In case of HAGE and HAG2 no need to correct launcher file of game. Only in case of HAGA, but corrections is really simple, can be done in 5 minutes.
So, from now, new adaptations on compilations will be with this. That's the best way, as it needs hard disk driver what supplies some data for further work from high RAM.
More details and YT videos here: https://atari.8bitchip.info/imprhage.html
There are new HAGE, HAG2 and HAGA function library files for this new concept. And file D15RI.FIC - only for hard disk access. Best place for it is C:/GAMEX - as same one is used for all 3 HAG* systems.
Did plenty of new adapts and tested all them with this new system.
No more screen fading at disk access (or 'flashing' as some call it), and disk operations are faster, especially state saves.
In case of HAGE and HAG2 no need to correct launcher file of game. Only in case of HAGA, but corrections is really simple, can be done in 5 minutes.
So, from now, new adaptations on compilations will be with this. That's the best way, as it needs hard disk driver what supplies some data for further work from high RAM.
More details and YT videos here: https://atari.8bitchip.info/imprhage.html
#96
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by Petari - 13-07-2023, 20:08:02New adapts videos:
U.S.S. John Young
Warriors of Releyne
Rorke's Drift
Rody & Mastico IV Noel
Perry Mason the Case of the Mandarin Murder
Cohort
Emperor of the Mines
Super Huey
Asgard
Aesop's Fables
Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer
Vie Du Lac
Billiards Simulator
Billiards Simulator 2
Trap
Cougar Force
Pro Boxing Simulator
World Championship Boxing Manager
New compilation ready tomorrow. Details in e-mail.
U.S.S. John Young
Warriors of Releyne
Rorke's Drift
Rody & Mastico IV Noel
Perry Mason the Case of the Mandarin Murder
Cohort
Emperor of the Mines
Super Huey
Asgard
Aesop's Fables
Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer
Vie Du Lac
Billiards Simulator
Billiards Simulator 2
Trap
Cougar Force
Pro Boxing Simulator
World Championship Boxing Manager
New compilation ready tomorrow. Details in e-mail.
#97
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by dakidski - 01-07-2023, 23:46:03I'm very excited!
#98
News / Re: How to be useless
Last post by Petari - 30-06-2023, 08:31:14Thread at AA "ST/STe compatibility question" :
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" The main source of incompatibility is the TOS version.
There are much more titles that work on an ST with TOS 1.0, and don't work with TOS 1.4 (or even TOS 1.2); than titles that work on an ST with TOS 1.4 but not on an STE.
That is why I hated to send my 520 to Atari for the 520fm 'upgrade'. I figured the original (with TOS 1.0) would be like the original Atari 800 and run a lot more than the later machines/TOS versions. "
Pretty bad formulation. 'Source' ? Should say reason rather. Source is bad programming, not so good Atari documentation. Funnily biggest part of TOS version incompatibility causes not working controls - joystick in first place. STOS for instance. But some problems are just because TOS is on different address at STE (STOS included). That would be not just TOS version problem but HW design difference. Even more colors on STE can be a problem for some game code (Deffender of the Crown), and more screen related HW registers . But all it could be avoided with better code and better knowledge about HW.
And of course nobody at AA mentions that most of problematic games are fixed for STE and DL-able on my site.
I guess some like more to hate than to do something good for community.
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" The main source of incompatibility is the TOS version.
There are much more titles that work on an ST with TOS 1.0, and don't work with TOS 1.4 (or even TOS 1.2); than titles that work on an ST with TOS 1.4 but not on an STE.
That is why I hated to send my 520 to Atari for the 520fm 'upgrade'. I figured the original (with TOS 1.0) would be like the original Atari 800 and run a lot more than the later machines/TOS versions. "
Pretty bad formulation. 'Source' ? Should say reason rather. Source is bad programming, not so good Atari documentation. Funnily biggest part of TOS version incompatibility causes not working controls - joystick in first place. STOS for instance. But some problems are just because TOS is on different address at STE (STOS included). That would be not just TOS version problem but HW design difference. Even more colors on STE can be a problem for some game code (Deffender of the Crown), and more screen related HW registers . But all it could be avoided with better code and better knowledge about HW.
And of course nobody at AA mentions that most of problematic games are fixed for STE and DL-able on my site.
I guess some like more to hate than to do something good for community.
#99
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by Petari - 23-06-2023, 18:37:00Quote from: dakidski on 28-05-2023, 22:58:292023, please give us a new hdd image soon. Love from Denmark.
I worked a lot on updates in last 2 months. New image is almost completed. Added about 30 games, and screenshots in medium, high-res too. Then useful info for games: on what monitors it work, usable controllers, game category ... All it needs plenty of time to update all for over 1700 games, so there will be a lot to deal with, until I guess end of this year. Game starting system is same. Disk access is improved too, especially useful for machines with less RAM. And those who don't like flashing (fading by old disk access system).
And latest feature: videos of gameplay playable on Atari self - STE in first place, with ST will have no sound. I did mods on my old LAV player SW, so it works smooth with now popular adapters as SD4ST and ACSI2STM, US . More on this page: HAGA(E) improvements
Contact me with e-mail for details about DL .
#100
Software / Re: New Game Menu (supporting ...
Last post by Petari - 23-06-2023, 18:28:39No plans to support work under EmuTOS - and main reason for it is that it is not much compatible with regular TOS versions and plenty of games (like 50% of them). Plus, no need for it. Original TOS is good enough, and game menu and adaptations work well under TOS 2.06 - just need to set it for low RAM usage (no resident SW, ACCessories) and hard disk driver with low RAM usage too. Especially important with only 1 MB RAM.
If someone wants pure DOS (FAT16) partitions with max 1 GB size and plenty of them (up to 30), can use my iTOS - I improved TOS-es FAT16 filesystem, so it works with usual DOS type FAT16 partitions (widely used today too, supported by Win, MacOS, Linux ...) . For more details please e-mail me, look pages on my site.
If someone wants pure DOS (FAT16) partitions with max 1 GB size and plenty of them (up to 30), can use my iTOS - I improved TOS-es FAT16 filesystem, so it works with usual DOS type FAT16 partitions (widely used today too, supported by Win, MacOS, Linux ...) . For more details please e-mail me, look pages on my site.