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Forum: support.Apps 03 March 2024, 01:44
Replies: 69
Views: 17,458
Posted By redblade
I remember there was a Tetris clone thread that...

I remember there was a Tetris clone thread that got solved after many years.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 03 March 2024, 01:43
Replies: 21
Views: 1,417
Posted By redblade
I think the developers were still getting a feel...

I think the developers were still getting a feel for the 68000 and custom Amiga chips. They could have just got an A500 in 1987 and only had a couple of years to practice with the hardware.

I...
Forum: Amiga scene 10 February 2024, 23:03
Replies: 565
Views: 94,963
Posted By redblade
Would this engine be easy to adapt for...

Would this engine be easy to adapt for SNK-Prisoner Of War? Obviously P.O.W requires 3 buttons for input
Forum: support.Hardware 29 January 2024, 20:56
Replies: 31
Views: 1,897
Posted By redblade
Do you add a RAM buffer to the serial port for...

Do you add a RAM buffer to the serial port for the Amiga? Isn't there that famous serial/timing bug (https://dreamertalin.medium.com/music-x-b4abc68d6f78) on the Amiga regarding MIDI?
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 29 January 2024, 20:49
Replies: 3
Views: 355
Posted By redblade
Thanks one of my favourite arcade games back in...

Thanks one of my favourite arcade games back in the day.

I didn't have a copy of this on my Amiga 500 back in the day :(, I would have enjoyed a trained version of it.

There were some difficult...
Forum: support.Apps 26 January 2024, 22:36
Replies: 21
Views: 1,293
Posted By redblade
Well if you are using a modem, I guess NComm is...

Well if you are using a modem, I guess NComm is there terminal to use but I don't know how many BBS's still have dial up lines.
Forum: support.Apps 21 January 2024, 07:30
Replies: 21
Views: 1,293
Posted By redblade
DCTelnet used to work for me with Miami back in...

DCTelnet used to work for me with Miami back in the 90s.

How are you connecting the Amiga 2000 to the internet? What's your connection setup? Can you ping on the Amiga?
Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory 20 January 2024, 20:57
Replies: 252
Views: 60,821
Posted By redblade
When is a good time to switch to 100% CPU? when...

When is a good time to switch to 100% CPU? when you have a 68EC020@28MHz with FAST RAM, or 68030@16MHz + FAST?

Even then is it still good to use the blitter for anything i.e Clearing screens only?!
Forum: support.Apps 20 January 2024, 20:54
Replies: 21
Views: 1,293
Posted By redblade
I had a problem getting DCTelnet to run, my...

I had a problem getting DCTelnet to run, my problem was that I had a old version of Reqtools in the libs: not the latest version which allowed you set the screenmode.

Don't know if that helps.
Forum: Amiga scene 20 January 2024, 20:53
Replies: 871
Views: 66,368
Posted By redblade
The problem would be the backwards compatibility...

The problem would be the backwards compatibility with 68000 software as the 3DO ran on ARM, and also all the amiga software that smashed that copper list.
Forum: Amiga scene 15 January 2024, 22:50
Replies: 871
Views: 66,368
Posted By redblade
But how hard would it be to convince CBM...

But how hard would it be to convince CBM Management to buy the cpus in minimum orders of 10,000

68EC000@8, $2.95 , $29,500USD (Easy)
68EC020@16, $15, $150,000 Management don't want to loose...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 January 2024, 19:12
Replies: 871
Views: 66,368
Posted By redblade
Sell A600HD with 68010 CPU @ 12MHz CPU with 512K...

Sell A600HD with 68010 CPU @ 12MHz CPU with 512K RAM @ Slow RAM Location but FAST RAM with a empty slot available for people who are good with soldering Irons.

If the machine was released at the...
Forum: Amiga scene 12 January 2024, 21:55
Replies: 112
Views: 13,994
Posted By redblade
Banging tune, those drum samples :agree I can...

Banging tune, those drum samples :agree
I can understand that the Raiden Seeker Laser would take a lot of calculations from the game.

Looking forward to seeing Torbens work in the future :)
Forum: Coders. Asm / Hardware 12 January 2024, 21:52
Replies: 11
Views: 896
Posted By redblade
Do all the Graphics, Sound Data take up more than...

Do all the Graphics, Sound Data take up more than 1MB CHIP on your 2MB A600 when loaded?
Forum: Amiga scene 11 January 2024, 21:37
Replies: 565
Views: 94,963
Posted By redblade
Final Fight/SF2 sprites are massive and screen...

Final Fight/SF2 sprites are massive and screen resolution is 384x224, that is massive.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 11 January 2024, 21:34
Replies: 90
Views: 7,260
Posted By redblade
I thought Galahad worked on some Amiga JRPG but...

I thought Galahad worked on some Amiga JRPG but it was released a little too late?
Forum: Amiga scene 11 January 2024, 21:33
Replies: 112
Views: 13,994
Posted By redblade
Looks amazing. How much CPU does the music...

Looks amazing.

How much CPU does the music player use?

Will you have the fat purple laser on Raiden 2, which looks on to a enemy while you smash the fire button and creates a big snake as you...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 30 December 2023, 03:22
Replies: 90
Views: 7,260
Posted By redblade
SNES: Rendering Ranger r2 over Killer Instinct...

SNES: Rendering Ranger r2 over Killer Instinct and Pitfall
MegaDrive: Ultimate Mortal Kombat III, because of all the characters to choose from over Batman and Robin or Sonic 3.
Forum: Coders. General 26 December 2023, 21:24
Replies: 49
Views: 7,256
Posted By redblade
Please don't paint a target on a useful source.

Please don't paint a target on a useful source.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 22 December 2023, 21:58
Replies: 68
Views: 5,872
Posted By redblade
Can be done in 80 colours. Player 1 1st 1 16...

Can be done in 80 colours.
Player 1 1st 1 16 colours
Player 2 2nd 16 colours
background layer 1 with copper gradient 16 colours
background layer 2 with copper gradient 16 colours
sprite layer,...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 December 2023, 04:53
Replies: 112
Views: 13,994
Posted By redblade
Amazing, if the source code and gfx of that was...

Amazing, if the source code and gfx of that was slapped on a Amiga magazine in December 1992...
Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory 14 December 2023, 19:59
Replies: 153
Views: 15,950
Posted By redblade
Thanks :), just over 3x times for the code...

Thanks :), just over 3x times for the code doesn't seem too bad, I knew the Original MAC was stuffed with just 128K RAM but that is crazy.

So you just go off the MAME header find the code ROM and...
Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory 13 December 2023, 01:52
Replies: 153
Views: 15,950
Posted By redblade
What's the code size compared to the 6502? I know...

What's the code size compared to the 6502? I know that the 68k has more registers available but the instruction size jump to 16bits, and then a possible 32bits for memory location is a big step up...
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 16 November 2023, 20:09
Replies: 7
Views: 939
Posted By redblade
Even in the early 90s GCC required more memory...

Even in the early 90s GCC required more memory compared to the Amiga C Compilers but it was free. I guess it also came built in with C++ and Objective C as well which was a bonus.
Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory 12 November 2023, 21:09
Replies: 59
Views: 6,953
Posted By redblade
This hasn't been reverse engineered yet?

This hasn't been reverse engineered yet?
Forum: Coders. Blitz Basic 12 November 2023, 21:05
Replies: 67
Views: 7,572
Posted By redblade
I think Photo provided Asm source code that...

I think Photo provided Asm source code that included the font binary into the program and then modified the structures so that you didn't have to use diskfont.library.

I remember trying it with...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 12 November 2023, 21:00
Replies: 1,335
Views: 156,847
Posted By redblade
id would be considered a startup doing 80+ hour...

id would be considered a startup doing 80+ hour weeks so I guess one year = two normal years so they would be considered as established? I don't think they were knocking off at 5pm or at 3:30-4pm on...
Forum: Hardware mods 09 November 2023, 21:36
Replies: 22
Views: 2,181
Posted By redblade
Yes :D but the problem is it could increase the...

Yes :D but the problem is it could increase the price of the A500.
Forum: Coders. Releases 09 November 2023, 20:58
Replies: 117
Views: 15,350
Posted By redblade
Because this game is OS friendly and uses...

Because this game is OS friendly and uses intuition.library to open a screen and set the buffer, is it easy to allow different screen resolutions 320x200 or 320x240 (31 kHZ/NTSC) resolutions?

I...
Forum: Hardware mods 09 November 2023, 02:17
Replies: 22
Views: 2,181
Posted By redblade
That's why I was wondering if there were hardware...

That's why I was wondering if there were hardware schematics to turn the A500 into a arcade machine with Jamma and maybe a 3-4 button joystick input (1P, + 2 action, or 1P + 3 action) and maybe the...
Forum: Amiga scene 09 November 2023, 02:13
Replies: 105
Views: 12,523
Posted By redblade
Oh is it competitive cracking now like the Tetris...

Oh is it competitive cracking now like the Tetris tournaments with two different cracking teams?!

That would be fun to watch.
Forum: Coders. System 05 November 2023, 20:14
Replies: 28
Views: 2,626
Posted By redblade
I'm guessing the OS checks to see how much CHIP...

I'm guessing the OS checks to see how much CHIP ram is available and loads it at some random location in CHIP compared to MSDOS which has a fixed memory address of $7C00?
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 02 November 2023, 23:17
Replies: 16
Views: 1,441
Posted By redblade
Yup, Jays Song on Aegis Sonix

Yup, Jays Song on Aegis Sonix
Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory 01 November 2023, 22:09
Replies: 110
Views: 14,505
Posted By redblade
Any hints on the file size of the songs and...

Any hints on the file size of the songs and samples.

The level one music always have fond memories of that at the Arcade
Forum: Amiga scene 29 October 2023, 22:20
Replies: 105
Views: 12,523
Posted By redblade
Would be interested to see some one use Amiga...

Would be interested to see some one use Amiga Monitor and see what custom Amiga Executables they would use to speed up their attack.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 29 October 2023, 22:18
Replies: 1,335
Views: 156,847
Posted By redblade
I wonder why 68020 wasn't as popular as the 68k?...

I wonder why 68020 wasn't as popular as the 68k? I know the Taito F2 system used it. The Macintosh 2 (late 1980s) and a couple of Unix workstations in the late 80s and Laser Jet printers. I wonder...
Forum: Coders. Blitz Basic 29 October 2023, 22:07
Replies: 67
Views: 7,572
Posted By redblade
Would be interested to know what these files...

Would be interested to know what these files were?

I'm guessing they were files from libs:, devs: and l:?

I know there is a public alternative to 'loadwb' out there.
Forum: Amiga scene 26 October 2023, 21:25
Replies: 105
Views: 12,523
Posted By redblade
F*ck yeah, Speed run cracking, this will be...

F*ck yeah, Speed run cracking, this will be awesome, especially if Galahad and Stingray join in :).

Will you be doing run using non hardware based tools? I.e C-Mon 2.02 or AmigaMonitor with...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 26 October 2023, 20:59
Replies: 129
Views: 10,449
Posted By redblade
That's the thing, they could have just went with...

That's the thing, they could have just went with the cheaper 24-bit 68EC030 unless they needed the MMU for Unix, Even though they were working on Linux at the time in 1992, I don't think the hardware...
Forum: Amiga scene 26 October 2023, 20:55
Replies: 3,784
Views: 506,169
Posted By redblade
Here we go again round 10 :lol

Here we go again round 10 :lol
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