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Tim Janssen
11 April 2001, 11:28
Hi to you all. This is my first contribution to the Amiga board..

I have a question about playing ancient Amiga games on my original Kickstart 1.3 1 Mb Amiga 500.
Last year I inherited 2 discboxes with eighties-games like Platoon, Manhattan Dealers and Starglider2.
Some games however refuse to run on my Amiga. When I insert a disc I get a prompt "Software Error blah blah All tasks finished blah blah", then I get a continuous looping Guru prompt.
This problem occurs with the following games:
Test Drive, Soldier of Light, Obliterator, Leaderboard and Summer Games.

I guess it has something to do with the Kickstart version you use. Can anyone help?
Khephren
11 April 2001, 12:00
Try it with the Kickstart 1.2 instead. Prolly work then.

Try uploading one of them, I'll try it when I get home then.
Tim Janssen
11 April 2001, 12:17
I am not quite sure, but I think downgrading from Kickstart 1.3 to 1.2 on an original Amiga is not only about getting other software but also installing other hardware.
I remember a friend of mine upgrading from Kickstart 1.3 to 2.0 and he had to screw open his Amiga and install a Kickstart chip.

But then again, maybe my memories are fuzzy
;)
Zeewolf
11 April 2001, 13:07
You'll need NO hardware, just get hold of a degrader!!

Zeewolf:bounce
Khephren
11 April 2001, 16:37
I should read the posts before replying, but thankfully Zeewolf gets me out of my lack of reading ability :)
Tim Janssen
12 April 2001, 08:01
Forgive me for acting as a newbie, but what is a degrader? A piece of software that can run old Amiga games?
I can vaguely remember a little tool way back in 1993 called 'Retrokick'. It was for new A1200 users who wanted to play old Amiga games on their AGA machines. Is this some kind of a degrader?
Zeewolf
12 April 2001, 09:22
Yes it is a piece of software Tim, try looking here for one:-
Aminet (http://uk.aminet.net/~aminet)

Good luck, let us know if you can't find one.

Zeewolf:bounce
Tim Janssen
13 April 2001, 08:19
..But first I need to buy a new Pentium pc with a working A-drive and Internet connection. I will download a degrader, convert it to an Amiga disc and play these games then.

But it is nice to know there is a solution for playing these Kickstart 1.2 games on my Amiga. Many thanks.

:cheese