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Forum: HOL suggestions and feedback 19 April 2024, 12:20
Replies: 2
Views: 178
Posted By Total Eclipse
HOL running slowly?

Are there any issues with the HOL database at the moment? Pages are taking 10-12 seconds to open.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 22 March 2024, 09:56
Replies: 76
Views: 4,204
Posted By Total Eclipse
You might be right about BASS, it's not something...

You might be right about BASS, it's not something you'd immediately replay, but if after a while the itch sometimes comes back, and you fancy re-visiting it, the PC version is worth a look. But yes,...
Forum: EAB's competition 21 March 2024, 17:15
Replies: 36
Views: 1,874
Posted By Total Eclipse
I saw your comment on the LA thread, so thought...

I saw your comment on the LA thread, so thought I'd explain how I play Populous (and indeed Populous 2). There's no "long game" involved as such.

I've always played with the aim of increasing my...
Forum: EAB's competition 21 March 2024, 11:51
Replies: 36
Views: 1,874
Posted By Total Eclipse
One more try... BADACON: 10,234

One more try...

BADACON: 10,234
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 20 March 2024, 09:50
Replies: 76
Views: 4,204
Posted By Total Eclipse
UFO - The PC version plays (depending on...

UFO - The PC version plays (depending on hardware, obviously) much more smoothly, and has better visual effects. The Amiga music was way better though, IMO.

Beneath a Steel Sky - the 256 colour...
Forum: support.Hardware 20 March 2024, 09:33
Replies: 4
Views: 287
Posted By Total Eclipse
It might be worth posting some pictures? Even if...

It might be worth posting some pictures? Even if people aren't familiar with that particular model, they might be able to figure it out from getting a close look.
Forum: EAB's competition 19 March 2024, 16:23
Replies: 36
Views: 1,874
Posted By Total Eclipse
Badacon: 10,297

Badacon: 10,297
Forum: EAB's competition 19 March 2024, 10:51
Replies: 36
Views: 1,874
Posted By Total Eclipse
BADACON: 10,326 (Again, assuming my maths is...

BADACON: 10,326 (Again, assuming my maths is correct)
Forum: EAB's competition 19 March 2024, 01:20
Replies: 36
Views: 1,874
Posted By Total Eclipse
GENESIS : 69 (assuming my calculations are...

GENESIS : 69

(assuming my calculations are right)

I'll give BADACON a try in the morning.
Forum: EAB's competition 15 March 2024, 17:50
Replies: 36
Views: 1,874
Posted By Total Eclipse
I thought I'd give this one a go, though I...

I thought I'd give this one a go, though I usually played Populous II.

Genesis, 1544

I accidentally spawned a knight :banghead

I'll give BADACON a try either at the weekend or next week,
Forum: support.Hardware 26 January 2024, 14:45
Replies: 11
Views: 684
Posted By Total Eclipse
YMMV, but it's been working absolutely fine for...

YMMV, but it's been working absolutely fine for the last 8 years. I've never had any issue with it.
Forum: support.Hardware 26 January 2024, 13:57
Replies: 11
Views: 684
Posted By Total Eclipse
I mounted my CF adaptor at the back, and modified...

I mounted my CF adaptor at the back, and modified the expansion port cover to add a slot. The board itself is just mounted on some standoffs that are secured with hot glue.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 15 November 2023, 16:58
Replies: 1
Views: 336
Posted By Total Eclipse
The pinball side closed a few months ago, so...

The pinball side closed a few months ago, so they'll be redistributed by now I expecyt. Annoying really, as I only found out about it a month or so before it shut, and never had a chance to visit.
Forum: project.Sprites 13 November 2023, 17:50
Replies: 81
Views: 40,489
Posted By Total Eclipse
Wow, incredible work. Does this mean I need...

Wow, incredible work.

Does this mean I need to try and work on my GBA code again? :crazy

Seriously though, that's some excellent work. I tried using maptapper about a year ago to see if I...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 25 October 2023, 11:58
Replies: 129
Views: 10,515
Posted By Total Eclipse
I deon't know how true this is. Certainly...

I deon't know how true this is. Certainly looking back through ST magazines, retailers were offering the Falcon in a 1MB configuration as early as the March 1993 editions ST Format - March 1993...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 20 October 2023, 10:43
Replies: 129
Views: 10,515
Posted By Total Eclipse
It was also sold with 1MB RAM and no HDD (for...

It was also sold with 1MB RAM and no HDD (for £599), making it pretty much unusable.

And at the time the Falcon was selling in the configuration you mentioned, it cost £899

At the same time, a...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 18 October 2023, 17:21
Replies: 165
Views: 22,733
Posted By Total Eclipse
I don't think it's as clear cut as that (Ocean...

I don't think it's as clear cut as that (Ocean saying no to a third floppy disk). Andrew Braybrook stated in an interview that the issue was due to memory and time constraints, not disk space.

...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 11 August 2023, 11:00
Replies: 285
Views: 28,504
Posted By Total Eclipse
The whole point of dedicated hardware, as you...

The whole point of dedicated hardware, as you well know, is to take the load off the CPU. Yes, of course the Amiga can play tracker modules using much less CPU time than the ST, whilst multitasking,...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 11 August 2023, 10:51
Replies: 285
Views: 28,504
Posted By Total Eclipse
Actually, the STe didn't make it onto general...

Actually, the STe didn't make it onto general release until 1990, so there's a good chance it was a STfm.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 09 August 2023, 10:30
Replies: 285
Views: 28,504
Posted By Total Eclipse
The ST had a number of sample players (4 channel...

The ST had a number of sample players (4 channel trackers including a port of Noise Tracker, Quartet, Audio Sculpture, TCB Tracker). Demos from the late 80's were full of sample replay routines, and...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 08 August 2023, 18:11
Replies: 285
Views: 28,504
Posted By Total Eclipse
You're making no sense here. You either mean...

You're making no sense here.

You either mean "sampler" in the usual sense (something that can digitally record a sound), in which case both the Amiga and the ST can do this with additional...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 August 2023, 14:18
Replies: 285
Views: 28,504
Posted By Total Eclipse
I'm not quite sure what your claim is here? ...

I'm not quite sure what your claim is here? There were certainly a number of sampling cartridges available for the ST, and they were roughly cost comparable with parallel port based Amiga samplers.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 29 June 2023, 17:48
Replies: 51
Views: 3,482
Posted By Total Eclipse
Fantastic, that's just up the road. I think...

Fantastic, that's just up the road. I think that's a lieu day sorted :)
Forum: News 21 June 2023, 10:26
Replies: 140
Views: 23,196
Posted By Total Eclipse
It was originally going to be a stretch goal,...

It was originally going to be a stretch goal, however component cost increases meant that it then changed to being an additional (though subsidised) purchase.

I think it cost me an extra €11
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 25 May 2023, 11:00
Replies: 67
Views: 8,835
Posted By Total Eclipse
Gotta disagree there. My first desktop was a...

Gotta disagree there.

My first desktop was a 486 DX4/120 in mid 1995, and it ran rings around my A1200, and that of my friends (with a 40MHz 040). Being able to play 3D games at seemingly...
Forum: News 15 May 2023, 12:07
Replies: 140
Views: 23,196
Posted By Total Eclipse
Power on the computer and watch for the green LED...

Power on the computer and watch for the green LED flashing on the adapter.
Press the RMB, and the LED should change to red.
Change the number of flashes using the LMB (1 = Amiga, 2 = ST, 3 = C64)....
Forum: News 04 May 2023, 15:34
Replies: 140
Views: 23,196
Posted By Total Eclipse
I'm happy to report that I've tried the DB9...

I'm happy to report that I've tried the DB9 adaptor on my A1200 and have no issues at all, so my previous testing looks to be an incompatibility with the 9 pin ports on the MiST.
Forum: News 03 May 2023, 14:11
Replies: 140
Views: 23,196
Posted By Total Eclipse
The mouse works fine via the USB dongle, however...

The mouse works fine via the USB dongle, however I wanted to test out the DB9 adaptor.

Whilst the MiST DB9 ports aren't 100% identical to those on a real Amiga, the fact that a) the MiST Amiga...
Forum: News 03 May 2023, 09:47
Replies: 140
Views: 23,196
Posted By Total Eclipse
I tried my DB9-USB on my MiST yesterday. It...

I tried my DB9-USB on my MiST yesterday. It seemed okay in WB initially, but I tried Shufflepuck Cafe, and noticed the mouse had a tendency to drift up or down after a second.

I then also...
Forum: News 28 April 2023, 14:14
Replies: 140
Views: 23,196
Posted By Total Eclipse
Mine arrived today, and I can confirm...

Mine arrived today, and I can confirm Boing-Ball's evaluation. Using the supplied USB dongle on Windows 10 it's fine, but via bluetooth the scroll-option is all over the place.
Forum: support.Games 25 April 2023, 17:21
Replies: 38
Views: 2,970
Posted By Total Eclipse
I've done a few more tests using MiST, and can't...

I've done a few more tests using MiST, and can't reproduce the same results as you're getting.

In all cases with a 68000, providing I have both Chip and Fast RAM available (testing with 1MB Chip,...
Forum: support.Games 25 April 2023, 16:17
Replies: 38
Views: 2,970
Posted By Total Eclipse
With my tests, I didn't go below Kickstart...

With my tests, I didn't go below Kickstart 2.04/05. I'll try and repeat your tests with a lower version.
Forum: support.Games 25 April 2023, 15:58
Replies: 38
Views: 2,970
Posted By Total Eclipse
Strange! I've tried a few different...

Strange!

I've tried a few different configurations on my MiST (so they may not correlate 100% with true hardware), and providing I have at least 512KB of Chip RAM and *some* Fast RAM (the smallest...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 18 April 2023, 18:21
Replies: 25
Views: 2,199
Posted By Total Eclipse
I've got the Project X intro music as my...

I've got the Project X intro music as my work-phone ringtone.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 14 April 2023, 17:38
Replies: 285
Views: 28,504
Posted By Total Eclipse
Being pedantic, the ST doesn't actually have an...

Being pedantic, the ST doesn't actually have an interlaced mode, the best you'd get is a mono emulator that changes the image every field. That'd probably look even worse to be fair, as you don't...
Forum: Amiga scene 10 March 2023, 13:19
Replies: 3,803
Views: 508,538
Posted By Total Eclipse
More specifically, early TOS versions (1.0 and...

More specifically, early TOS versions (1.0 and 1.2) could read and write to MS-DOS formatted DD floppies, but the built in system formatter didn't format disks as DOS compatible.

There were third...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 24 February 2023, 18:09
Replies: 51
Views: 6,989
Posted By Total Eclipse
Though ImmortalA1000 does seem to like a moan,...

Though ImmortalA1000 does seem to like a moan, I've got to agree on that point.

The first exposure I had to Sky was when we had Sky+ installed. At the time there were a couple of Sky+ STB...
Forum: support.Apps 07 February 2023, 17:55
Replies: 7
Views: 960
Posted By Total Eclipse
I've not tried with an Amiga, but I did have...

I've not tried with an Amiga, but I did have Windows 10 runing a virtual XP machine running a PSP emulator running a ST emulator running an Atari 800 emulator.
Forum: Amiga scene 07 February 2023, 17:51
Replies: 3,803
Views: 508,538
Posted By Total Eclipse
Well, the Falcon was continued (in a similar way...

Well, the Falcon was continued (in a similar way to the Escom/AT A1200) by C-Lab.

They manufactured the Falcon for a few years after Atari discontinued it, making some changes primarily to the...
Forum: support.Games 14 December 2022, 16:47
Replies: 43
Views: 6,612
Posted By Total Eclipse
The first thing I thought of when reading this...

The first thing I thought of when reading this was a Harry Enfield sketch about Badfellas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao4-ViMMlBg

That's where I heard Muddy Funster, and from that, the English...
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