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Forum: Coders. General 19 April 2024, 18:37
Replies: 239
Views: 28,502
Posted By desiv
Agreed. Have to admit, when I feel the need...

Agreed.
Have to admit, when I feel the need for Outrun on my Amiga, I generally play the Sega Master System version on AmiMasterGear.
It's much less disappointing. ;-)
This is looking...
Forum: support.Amiga Forever 28 March 2024, 21:26
Replies: 50
Views: 3,009
Posted By desiv
Yeah, I use WinUAE and AmigaForever... AF is...

Yeah, I use WinUAE and AmigaForever...
AF is just easy to use for quick testing. Nice interface. Got the paid for ROMs/OS.
WinUAE I use for things like CF card setup, Drawbridge USB floppy...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 07 February 2024, 17:25
Replies: 127
Views: 8,285
Posted By desiv
That's not far from the truth tho... The Amiga...

That's not far from the truth tho...
The Amiga is kind of a disaster...
A wonderful, fun, exciting, successful, failure of a disaster... :agree:crazy;)
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 06 February 2024, 00:51
Replies: 40
Views: 1,887
Posted By desiv
Just an FYI, a smiley emoticon generally...

Just an FYI, a smiley emoticon generally indicates a humorous statement and not something to be taken too seriously...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 05 February 2024, 23:30
Replies: 40
Views: 1,887
Posted By desiv
OK, so I am definitely not using that term then. ...

OK, so I am definitely not using that term then. ;-)

Anyway, when I hear "pseudo-3D games", my mind goes to Wolf 3D / Doom type games.
But that's me...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 04 February 2024, 20:00
Replies: 40
Views: 1,887
Posted By desiv
Kind of depends how you want to classify it... ...

Kind of depends how you want to classify it...
I generally just call what I think of those type of games, "Pole Position style" as that's the game that I think defines them to me.

I mean, I could...
Forum: Amiga scene 01 February 2024, 22:23
Replies: 91
Views: 5,377
Posted By desiv
I don't think that was what I saw, as I think it...

I don't think that was what I saw, as I think it was just a general tech news bit on pay for tech higher ups, but that definitely tracks with what I saw.
And I was almost positive that Mehdi Ali was...
Forum: Amiga scene 01 February 2024, 22:06
Replies: 91
Views: 5,377
Posted By desiv
That reminds me of something I saw back in the...

That reminds me of something I saw back in the day.
I've tried to find it again, but haven't been able to...

And I don't remember exactly when it was, but I remember seeing a list of highest paid...
Forum: Amiga scene 31 January 2024, 20:52
Replies: 91
Views: 5,377
Posted By desiv
Why did I just have this image of Mitchy...

Why did I just have this image of Mitchy attacking Mehdi??? :laughing
Forum: Amiga scene 29 January 2024, 23:00
Replies: 565
Views: 94,925
Posted By desiv
Totally agree, and this is amazing... It...

Totally agree, and this is amazing...

It does make me appreciate a bit more Rich's port from back in the day tho.

Considering how much work and time and expertise was put into this awesome...
Forum: Amiga scene 29 January 2024, 19:41
Replies: 56
Views: 4,274
Posted By desiv
Yeah, I'm in the same boat here. I generally...

Yeah, I'm in the same boat here.
I generally spend more time setting up and playing with my WB setups than I do actually playing games...
I've always done that, as I just love playing with...
Forum: News 29 January 2024, 18:37
Replies: 188
Views: 33,664
Posted By desiv
Probably not related, but I am not able to get to...

Probably not related, but I am not able to get to many of the aminet.net subsites on my Windows PC (haven't tried with my Amiga).
Basicaly none of these are working for me:
• http://os4.aminet.net...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 28 January 2024, 01:43
Replies: 13
Views: 1,369
Posted By desiv
Speaking for the non-best programmers... Or...

Speaking for the non-best programmers...
Or more realistically, the not-very-good but had fun using BASIC on my C64 programmers, I have to admit the transition the the Amiga was a tough one...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 27 January 2024, 17:52
Replies: 65
Views: 10,668
Posted By desiv
I don't know how actually technically impressive...

I don't know how actually technically impressive it is (they are as they made a series), but I remember buying Fighter Duel: Corsair vs Zero back in the day because it was the first hires mode Amiga...
Forum: Amiga scene 21 January 2024, 20:26
Replies: 3,780
Views: 505,866
Posted By desiv
Wasn't that the Atari Jaguar tagline? The Atari...

Wasn't that the Atari Jaguar tagline?
The Atari Jaguar, it's slightly faster... in theory!!!!

(sorry)
Forum: Amiga scene 20 January 2024, 22:43
Replies: 3,780
Views: 505,866
Posted By desiv
Bren, I don't care what Gorf says, you better...

Bren, I don't care what Gorf says, you better keep reading this thread or you'll never see that pug again!!!!!!

Bwahahahahaha... <movie villain evil laugh>
Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory 20 January 2024, 04:46
Replies: 187
Views: 17,575
Posted By desiv
We've already got Monkey Business, so no real...

We've already got Monkey Business, so no real need for this...

...

;-)

Sorry,

SWEET! For the longest time, this was my favorite arcade game!
(Partially because it was at the market...
Forum: support.Games 19 January 2024, 01:16
Replies: 28
Views: 1,838
Posted By desiv
RJ was not happy with the development. He felt...

RJ was not happy with the development.
He felt he wasn't told the truth about the actual amount of work needed given the timeline, and wasn't happy with the result, so he asked for his name to not...
Forum: Amiga scene 17 January 2024, 20:09
Replies: 871
Views: 66,352
Posted By desiv
So, both of them used it? :laughing (sorry!!!!)...

So, both of them used it? :laughing
(sorry!!!!)
I do have a SurfSquirrel now, but back in the day, I didn't know too many (any?) compact Amiga owners (500/600/1200) who have a CD-ROM...

Not...
Forum: support.Apps 17 January 2024, 04:03
Replies: 37
Views: 3,027
Posted By desiv
There is that word again... "manual..." I've...

There is that word again... "manual..."
I've heard it mentioned before....

Is that like one of those cracker txt files I sometimes find on my backups?

;)
Forum: Amiga scene 16 January 2024, 03:49
Replies: 871
Views: 66,352
Posted By desiv
Well, with the A500, 512k on release was plenty,...

Well, with the A500, 512k on release was plenty, so no real need.
Amiga 500 Plus, again they upped it to 1M, so no real need as most A500 games ran fine with only 1M.

And one could say that...
Forum: Amiga scene 16 January 2024, 01:03
Replies: 871
Views: 66,352
Posted By desiv
If it wouldn't have increased the price too much,...

If it wouldn't have increased the price too much, I agree on a 68EC030 at 25 MHz, socketed so it could be replaced with a full 030 with some jumpers on the MB for some faster Mhz 030s.

I would be...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 02 January 2024, 18:12
Replies: 17
Views: 1,405
Posted By desiv
Hypertapping just reminds me of the spoon...

Hypertapping just reminds me of the spoon technique we used for Track & Field (arcade).

Just get a spoon (or knife or something, but I always found a spoon worked best) and place it in your hand...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 28 December 2023, 18:19
Replies: 13
Views: 1,079
Posted By desiv
To be fair, he never said Cardbus wasn't...

To be fair, he never said Cardbus wasn't PCMCIA... He just said it was a 32-bit Cardbus card. Which is accurate. Cardbus was the name used for the 32-bit version. ;-)

As for not mixing the...
Forum: support.Apps 24 December 2023, 17:53
Replies: 7
Views: 1,481
Posted By desiv
When you say encrypted, do you mean actually...

When you say encrypted, do you mean actually encrypted or encoded?
(I know, it's a subtle/silly difference)

By that I mean, a lot of programs save their data by encoding it using something simple...
Forum: News 24 December 2023, 17:43
Replies: 188
Views: 33,664
Posted By desiv
MUI 3.8 generic 68000 version on my AmigaForever...

MUI 3.8 generic 68000 version on my AmigaForever AmigaOS 3.2.



Dragging a link in my AmigaForever worked fine!
Deleted that link. Fine.
Clicked Add, reboot...

Trying that on my real...
Forum: News 24 December 2023, 07:11
Replies: 188
Views: 33,664
Posted By desiv
Bug ??? Not sure if it's my setup or not... ...

Bug ??? Not sure if it's my setup or not...
Been playing with iBrowse 3.0a Build 30.8 AmigaOS/68020 version
Registered
(Amiga 1200 030/28mhz 64M)
Mostly seems to be working great in my initial...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 24 December 2023, 01:55
Replies: 48
Views: 4,036
Posted By desiv
Well, not totally "all", as has been said, not...

Well, not totally "all", as has been said, not all versions of DPaint 4.x support AGA.
:-)
Forum: Amiga scene 22 December 2023, 17:23
Replies: 20
Views: 1,682
Posted By desiv
Incredible!!! And great read on GTW. That's...

Incredible!!!
And great read on GTW.
That's just crazy that it made it that far, and then was just dropped. Weird...
Forum: Amiga scene 21 December 2023, 18:01
Replies: 3,780
Views: 505,866
Posted By desiv
That's because it wasn't an Amiga. :-) It was...

That's because it wasn't an Amiga. :-)
It was a card (or series of them) that would get installed into an Amiga.
Tho I do believe they eventually sold a package with the whole kit together too....
Forum: Amiga scene 19 December 2023, 23:44
Replies: 3,780
Views: 505,866
Posted By desiv
I just wish Commodore would have put a SIMM...

I just wish Commodore would have put a SIMM socket or two on the board for Fast RAM addition.
I wouldn't think that would have increased the cost too much and would have made at least adding some...
Forum: Amiga scene 19 December 2023, 23:27
Replies: 3,780
Views: 505,866
Posted By desiv
I suppose that depends on who you are talking...

I suppose that depends on who you are talking about at Commodore. ;-)
(sorry)...

Although that is after the A1200's release, so it wouldn't have helped there.
Depending on how early they were...
Forum: HOL data problems 19 December 2023, 17:18
Replies: 15
Views: 5,009
Posted By desiv
Yeah, I think they are all associated with the...

Yeah, I think they are all associated with the right entries on HOL...

It just threw me off when the screenshots on the box didn't match the version of the game in the box.

But that apparently...
Forum: HOL news 19 December 2023, 00:02
Replies: 110
Views: 19,020
Posted By desiv
Great work, and thanx for the effort... I'm...

Great work, and thanx for the effort...

I'm reminded of that stereotype about older people (myself included) and not being great and handling change...

I totally think stereotype that is...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 December 2023, 23:19
Replies: 25
Views: 2,143
Posted By desiv
Good point! Above, I am using MiamiDX... I...

Good point!
Above, I am using MiamiDX...
I saw your numbers and was thinking I expected your faster CPU to have faster transfers, but that is faster than I might have thought...
But I've heard the...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 December 2023, 22:35
Replies: 218
Views: 44,270
Posted By desiv
I've always thought a decent file manager was...

I've always thought a decent file manager was something sorely missing, especially from the original releases...
Less so with 2.x/3.x releases, but still...
I was glad when I got an external floppy...
Forum: HOL data problems 18 December 2023, 22:27
Replies: 15
Views: 5,009
Posted By desiv
I know, old thread, but I just pulled out my US...

I know, old thread, but I just pulled out my US Sega Afterburner for some reason (can't remember why now...) and got checking some things and I am confused... ;-)

I loaded it up and yep I have the...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 December 2023, 19:34
Replies: 25
Views: 2,143
Posted By desiv
Wow... Those are some interesting numbers. ...

Wow... Those are some interesting numbers.
Blazing (like really) fast downloads 563Mb/s????

And then a REALLY REALLY slow upload speed...

Quirky.
Forum: Amiga scene 16 December 2023, 21:33
Replies: 3,780
Views: 505,866
Posted By desiv
Not gonna lie, there is a part of me that kind of...

Not gonna lie, there is a part of me that kind of wants that phone... ;-)
Forum: Amiga scene 16 December 2023, 19:51
Replies: 3,780
Views: 505,866
Posted By desiv
No Apples in schools in the USA and Apple dies...

No Apples in schools in the USA and Apple dies much earlier on...
I get it that people outside the USA don't see that, as that wasn't an issue for them. But Apple wasn't really a global company...
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