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Forum: Looking for a game name ? 17 April 2022, 19:00
Replies: 0
Views: 2,130
Posted By MrD
Educational games inc 'Tug of War' ?

I remember having a floppy disc of word/maths educational games that ran from Workbench on the A500.

They were all really gaudy colours and used both the mouse and keyboard.

The only game I...
Forum: support.Games 14 April 2022, 06:18
Replies: 30
Views: 7,191
Posted By MrD
Definitely try Super Gem'Z. It's like...

Definitely try Super Gem'Z. It's like sokoban+pengo but much prettier, and with an interesting colour matching/cycling mechanic. And if you get stuck you can usually destroy the blocks with bombs to...
Forum: support.Games 09 April 2022, 10:02
Replies: 2
Views: 912
Posted By MrD
I think the solution goes like this: - You...

I think the solution goes like this:

- You need to get the two bombs down into the lower right corner.
- Rotate the diamond in the bottom right until there are 7 diamonds in total there. (I think...
Forum: support.Games 09 April 2022, 09:34
Replies: 0
Views: 477
Posted By MrD
How do you use the Spindizzy Worlds level editor?

How do you use the Spindizzy Worlds level editor? :D

I don't mean how do you access it I mean how do you use it? How do you place terrain, place objects, do switches, test a level, etc? The help...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 08 September 2021, 09:35
Replies: 1
Views: 2,930
Posted By MrD
Yeah Exodus 3010 is not especially stable. :( I...

Yeah Exodus 3010 is not especially stable. :( I had to do some manual controlling of the pilots to stop the game crashing after the end-game encounter.

I have completed it though. :) Some spoilers...
Forum: Amiga scene 11 August 2021, 00:11
Replies: 156
Views: 35,664
Posted By MrD
I've got a huge wishlist of games I want them to...

I've got a huge wishlist of games I want them to put on (some of those ones in that list are kinda stinkers...). Imagine if Super Gem'Z was finally released legit at last. =^_^=
Forum: request.Old Rare Games 14 February 2021, 16:47
Replies: 6
Views: 5,167
Posted By MrD
I bought this from a PD catalogue in 1996 or so...

I bought this from a PD catalogue in 1996 or so from a computer shop - the game is M.A.S.H. I distinctly remember the TAAAANK! SHHHHPUUUD! samples.
...
Forum: support.Hardware 09 February 2021, 05:02
Replies: 14
Views: 2,222
Posted By MrD
(I received your email :) ) Yeah that seems...

(I received your email :) ) Yeah that seems possible to me, depending on how the PIC chip is programmed, if the faster clock speed is making some transitions get missed. A full photo of both sides of...
Forum: support.Games 30 August 2020, 13:51
Replies: 6
Views: 1,035
Posted By MrD
I'm playing the CD32 version on a real system. ...

I'm playing the CD32 version on a real system.


I don't know what the status bars measure on CD32. It could be:
- Doors reached - so every [EXIT] and every [? EXIT] increases it by 1%, even...
Forum: support.Games 28 August 2020, 17:31
Replies: 6
Views: 1,035
Posted By MrD
Ah thank you for confirming Gzegzolka :) In...

Ah thank you for confirming Gzegzolka :)

In that case I guess 100% completion is impossible without a poke that lets you walk through walls or get all the diamonds when you press a key... I wonder...
Forum: support.Games 28 August 2020, 13:53
Replies: 13
Views: 2,124
Posted By MrD
Thanks a lot for all your effort Cherno

Thanks a lot for all your effort Cherno
Forum: support.Games 28 August 2020, 12:17
Replies: 6
Views: 1,035
Posted By MrD
Donk! CD32 are there impossible to get gems?

I'm trying to 100% Donk! on the CD32 and I've found a level where I can't get one of the gems.

It's a Skull-themed level in the lower middle of the Electro Moss Zone (two island-platforms North of...
Forum: support.Hardware 27 August 2020, 15:30
Replies: 1
Views: 441
Posted By MrD
In case it's useful: Each WC1 bed is 12 Each...

In case it's useful:
Each WC1 bed is 12
Each Brian the Lion slot is 4
DGalaga prefs is 4
Each Pinball Illusions table hiscore file is 5
Each Donk! save slot is 8.
Forum: support.Hardware 27 August 2020, 12:21
Replies: 1
Views: 441
Posted By MrD
CD32 Save Info Questions

I've got some questions about the CD32's save ram.

On the 'key' menu, what is the byte size of a save block, and how many of these are available total? (It shows how many are used, and how many...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 23 August 2020, 10:43
Replies: 16
Views: 3,325
Posted By MrD
Game manuals and illustrations, the best and worst

I love a good manual!

They're a creative part of the game as much as any other... except since they're sometimes (well often) an afterthought and written by somebody completely different they feel...
Forum: Looking for a game name ? 20 August 2020, 10:10
Replies: 3
Views: 2,731
Posted By MrD
Thank you :)

Thank you :)
Forum: Looking for a game name ? 19 August 2020, 08:45
Replies: 3
Views: 2,731
Posted By MrD
Almathera The Demo 2 CD

In Amiga Power 32's CD32 section page 99, there's a compilation called 'The Demo 2'. I can't seem to find it anywhere - does it go by a different name? Is it the same as CDPD II or Demo II for CDTV?...
Forum: request.Other 11 August 2020, 19:03
Replies: 2
Views: 1,313
Posted By MrD
Received with thanks.

Received with thanks.
Forum: request.Other 11 August 2020, 06:11
Replies: 2
Views: 1,313
Posted By MrD
Non-watermarked maps of Speris Legacy

I'm writing about The Speris Legacy, and some unwatermarked maps of the game would be very useful, if they're available. (specifically Ghilliards Rhine)
Cheers.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 04 December 2019, 22:08
Replies: 28
Views: 5,908
Posted By MrD
We had Computer Combat over here. :) Though...

We had Computer Combat over here. :) Though somebody (not me!) lost the code wheel for Zool 2...

I've got a question - is it listed anywhere who did the illustrations for these packs? I'm curious...
Forum: support.Hardware 31 October 2019, 20:08
Replies: 4
Views: 792
Posted By MrD
Also you'll need a pic programmer! Edit -...

Also you'll need a pic programmer!

Edit - Alright written some assembly advice and added pinout diagrams to help you when you're stripping and soldering :)
Forum: support.Hardware 31 October 2019, 18:52
Replies: 4
Views: 792
Posted By MrD
I need to make some decent instructions for the...

I need to make some decent instructions for the splicing you need to do.

Otherwise you'd have to hunt in the diary for these images to get the pin numbers: (and remembering the colours won't...
Forum: support.Hardware 30 October 2019, 15:54
Replies: 4
Views: 792
Posted By MrD
PSCD32 - Playstation pad to CD32 adapter

I've put up the schematics, code and dev blog for my Playstation pad to CD32 adapter :)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EH_OCAVX0AAj4UL?format=jpg&name=360x360

https://www.mrdictionary.net/PSCD32/...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 19 October 2019, 00:11
Replies: 8
Views: 1,578
Posted By MrD
Minskies was re-released on Steam earlier this...

Minskies was re-released on Steam earlier this year, heh. I just saw it in one of those bundles you see.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 14 October 2019, 12:35
Replies: 8
Views: 1,578
Posted By MrD
cheers!

cheers!
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 13 October 2019, 10:01
Replies: 8
Views: 1,578
Posted By MrD
Binary Emotions - Speris Legacy & Minskies Furballs cat?

I only just made the connection that Minsc 'da Cat from Speris Legacy might be related to the ball creature Minksies Furballs...

Was there a real Minsc 'da Cat in real life?
Forum: support.Games 03 October 2019, 14:39
Replies: 6
Views: 967
Posted By MrD
I'll stick a podcast on and try the whole gsme...

I'll stick a podcast on and try the whole gsme again. There wasn't any difficult combat up to this point, just a whole lot of Dizzy-ing, so it'll be somewhat faster. But if it happens again by jove...
Forum: support.Games 02 October 2019, 22:20
Replies: 6
Views: 967
Posted By MrD
Hmm. Rats. Thanks anyway. I don't suppose...

Hmm. Rats. Thanks anyway.

I don't suppose there's a temporarily walk through walls cheat to walk past this one man?
Forum: support.Games 02 October 2019, 01:14
Replies: 6
Views: 967
Posted By MrD
In that video, the man is sleeping in the...

In that video, the man is sleeping in the rightmost bed first. They get drugged by Cho. Cho leaves to the Cow Tree Village. Returns, now the left man is also sleeping and can be drugged. Then Cho is...
Forum: support.Games 01 October 2019, 23:11
Replies: 6
Views: 967
Posted By MrD
Stuck in The Speris Legacy CD32

Dear Gamesmaster,

I'm in the underground metallic maze within the tree.

A guard called Arytom is blocking the exit and says he's looking for information about Keles. No matter what I do I can't...
Forum: support.Games 07 September 2019, 23:01
Replies: 13
Views: 3,017
Posted By MrD
That sounds really cool. Thanks for the trivia! ...

That sounds really cool. Thanks for the trivia!

I was playing the CD32 version and I got a crash...

https://imgur.com/a/OfdFMwE

What I did:
- Had save files in 1,2 but not 3.
- Deleted 1....
Forum: support.Hardware 06 September 2019, 01:35
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By MrD
I've been playing Guardian, The Chaos Engine,...

I've been playing Guardian, The Chaos Engine, Microcosm, Marvin's Marvellous Adventure, Lamborghini American Challenge, and Brian the Lion on my CD32 with my adapter with the safety resistor in...
Forum: support.Hardware 05 September 2019, 15:37
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By MrD
Tried it with a real CD32 pad, red does nothing....

Tried it with a real CD32 pad, red does nothing. I guess my device is being accurate :)

I put the 47R back as it was, moving onto other games.
Forum: support.Hardware 05 September 2019, 15:28
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By MrD
https://imgur.com/a/1seEQdA Even without a...

https://imgur.com/a/1seEQdA

Even without a safety resistor, AN doesn't recognise Fire1. How bizarre. My meter says it's going down to 0.25V but I guess the game is doing some potgo twiddling...
Forum: support.Hardware 05 September 2019, 14:33
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By MrD
2 Button mode was straightforward. 7 Button mode...

2 Button mode was straightforward. 7 Button mode was a little more crossed-fingers, since I'm not certain the sequence of events that I'm asking the MCU to perform is strictly within specifications,...
Forum: support.Hardware 02 September 2019, 03:09
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By MrD
Thanks :) appreciate it.

Thanks :) appreciate it.
Forum: support.Hardware 02 September 2019, 00:28
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By MrD
The hardware for the PS2 side worked first time....

The hardware for the PS2 side worked first time. I just needed to come up with a workable event-driven way to read the pad using the hardware properly, and everything was sunny.

On the Amiga...
Forum: support.Hardware 02 September 2019, 00:18
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By MrD
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDFcfdQXYAUb53N.jpg ...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDFcfdQXYAUb53N.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/499643631376924673/617042592474857482/IMG_20190830_180340_DRO.jpg
...
Forum: support.Hardware 15 August 2019, 13:36
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By MrD
Thanks. :) 10k was my first thought. I'll change...

Thanks. :) 10k was my first thought. I'll change it if I get any weirdness.

I've got small (200R-600R maybe) protection resistors leading into and out of my MCU on the data lines since I don't...
Forum: support.Hardware 15 August 2019, 13:23
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By MrD
Roger dodger. The only things that'll be...

Roger dodger.

The only things that'll be connected to the +5V line will be a +3.3V LDO to power the MCU and PS2 pad, and 20k pull-up resistors to the CD32's I/O lines since my MCU runs at +3.3V. ...
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