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Forum: request.Other 04 November 2022, 19:55
Replies: 7
Views: 3,424
Posted By Solid Snake
Hi all. I am bumpin this thread after waiting 6...

Hi all. I am bumpin this thread after waiting 6 months. Can someone kindly volunteer to scan this manual? It is a great resource and really needs to be added as it is not available anywhere.
Forum: request.Old Rare Games 30 October 2022, 19:52
Replies: 4
Views: 1,507
Posted By Solid Snake
Many thanks James. Been looking for this for ages.

Many thanks James. Been looking for this for ages.
Forum: support.Games 18 May 2022, 13:52
Replies: 5
Views: 1,047
Posted By Solid Snake
The original game would only load into the A500....

The original game would only load into the A500. This was later fixed so it would run on an A1200. This version also plays faster too! The hack mentioned in this thread adds multi-drive support, so...
Forum: support.Games 17 May 2022, 23:10
Replies: 5
Views: 1,047
Posted By Solid Snake
Streetfighter 2 (4 drive support)

O.K, I understand that this was not as good as it could (should) of been. But, it was a controversial game which was best played against a friend.
I came across a pdf guide called "Streetfighter 2...
Forum: Amiga scene 08 May 2022, 12:05
Replies: 59
Views: 10,517
Posted By Solid Snake
Here is the arcade version. It runs fast. That's...

Here is the arcade version. It runs fast. That's what makes it fun.
https://youtu.be/z8cJh1NUnXk
I honestly believe this can be properly remade using the Scorpion engine.
Forum: request.Other 02 May 2022, 22:51
Replies: 7
Views: 3,424
Posted By Solid Snake
Hi all. Bumpin this thread to request a scan of...

Hi all. Bumpin this thread to request a scan of the manual that came with Distant Suns V5. Thanks.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 22 April 2022, 06:14
Replies: 60
Views: 10,148
Posted By Solid Snake
I was also disappointed that Rastan did not...

I was also disappointed that Rastan did not appear on the Amiga, so I had to settle for the C64 conversion. The Amiga was perfectly capable of handling an accurate conversion of the arcade coin-op. I...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 30 March 2022, 19:52
Replies: 7
Views: 842
Posted By Solid Snake
What a fantastic discussion. What amazes me to...

What a fantastic discussion. What amazes me to this day is how Bob Dinnerman coded a fast 3D game such as FA/18 on a stock A500. His code proves a realistic flight sim was feasible on the Amiga. He...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 30 March 2022, 15:22
Replies: 7
Views: 842
Posted By Solid Snake
Boosting Flight Sims

Hi all. One thing that the Amiga was popular for was flight sims. The 7MHz A500 was good at creating 3D graphics. I loved playing many favourites: F/A-18 Interceptor, Gunship 2000, F-19 Stealth...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 25 March 2022, 23:16
Replies: 19
Views: 1,983
Posted By Solid Snake
Amiga Addict Magazine

Hi all. Sorry if this has already been mentioned. I kind of stumbled onto this bit of news.

amiga-addict.com
Forum: request.Apps 20 March 2022, 15:12
Replies: 3
Views: 3,345
Posted By Solid Snake
Hi all. I also found the first Digita font...

Hi all. I also found the first Digita font collection (pride & presentation). I wonder if anyone has the other two font collections archived? See attached scan.
Forum: request.Other 27 March 2021, 15:03
Replies: 7
Views: 3,424
Posted By Solid Snake
Thanks fxgogo. Much appreciated. A scan of the...

Thanks fxgogo. Much appreciated. A scan of the latest manual that covers V5 also needs to be made available for reference.
Forum: Graphics. Finished Work 26 March 2021, 10:33
Replies: 11
Views: 7,428
Posted By Solid Snake
Superb. Proves what made the Amiga special - good...

Superb. Proves what made the Amiga special - good graphics. After viewing your image a wave of nostalgia prompted me to watch TRON!
Forum: request.Other 26 March 2021, 08:27
Replies: 7
Views: 3,424
Posted By Solid Snake
Distant Suns

Hi all. I wish to request a scan of the user manual that accompanied Distant Suns. Any help much appreciated.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 07 January 2021, 10:06
Replies: 93
Views: 37,473
Posted By Solid Snake
Hi ransom1122. Happy New Year. Please, can you...

Hi ransom1122. Happy New Year. Please, can you forward me the link to pack #2? Many thanks!
Forum: project.Amiga File Server 24 August 2020, 12:27
Replies: 1
Views: 9,236
Posted By Solid Snake
Hi. I'm a FlashFloppy user and was overjoyed to...

Hi. I'm a FlashFloppy user and was overjoyed to hear of the FF_AutoSwap feature for the Gotek drive. Absolutely brilliant! Well done.

Its good to know that the Gotek can utilize a floppy disk...
Forum: support.Hardware 07 August 2020, 09:34
Replies: 10
Views: 2,610
Posted By Solid Snake
FlashFloppy V3.15

My Gotek was supplied with no instructions. It was a process of trial and error. A clear step-by-step guide should be posted online to help new users set up the Gotek drive.

I have successfully...
Forum: request.Other 27 July 2020, 17:52
Replies: 0
Views: 1,196
Posted By Solid Snake
Softkick boot floppy for A500

Hi all. I am looking for this file:-

http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?61922-Softkick-boot-floppy-for-A500

Please upload it to the zone. Thanks.

(Apologies in advance for posting a link...
Forum: support.Hardware 21 July 2020, 22:16
Replies: 8
Views: 826
Posted By Solid Snake
Thanks 4 reading. Unfortunately, I have no...

Thanks 4 reading. Unfortunately, I have no experience with a soldering iron. I have stumbled upon another solution. A Gotek USB drive. If I go down this route, can I still add and use an external...
Forum: project.Missing Full Shareware Games 21 July 2020, 18:42
Replies: 7
Views: 10,962
Posted By Solid Snake
Here is a link to the demo ...

Here is a link to the demo

https://aminet.net/search?query=geenie
Forum: support.Hardware 21 July 2020, 14:08
Replies: 8
Views: 826
Posted By Solid Snake
A600 Help

HI 2 all EAB members. I recently picked up an A600 with ROM version 37.299. A friend opened it and informed me that 3 pins of the IDE board socket are broken. What can I do? I want to update the ROM...
Forum: request.Other 20 July 2020, 19:36
Replies: 0
Views: 1,131
Posted By Solid Snake
Default Amiga Format CD Fonts

Hi all. I wish to request the default Amiga Format CD fonts that appeared on all their cover CDs. Namely, XHelvetica11 and FuturaB12. Also, what are the best fonts to use for WP on Wordworth 7 now...
Forum: support.Hardware 24 June 2020, 15:14
Replies: 22
Views: 10,820
Posted By Solid Snake
Hi all. BITD, I had a Canon BJ printer hooked to...

Hi all. BITD, I had a Canon BJ printer hooked to my A1200 via a parallel lead.
I am curious and want to know what options (if any?) are available today. All I want is to be able to print in B&W. Is...
Forum: request.Other 20 June 2020, 08:59
Replies: 0
Views: 1,301
Posted By Solid Snake
C64 Two Pass Assembler

Hi 2 all on the board. I wish to request a scan/copy of the 8 page BASIC two-pass assembler that was supplied as an insert with the book "The Complete Machine Code Programming Course by Andrew...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 24 February 2019, 13:53
Replies: 51
Views: 11,111
Posted By Solid Snake
When it was released, F/A-18 Interceptor was...

When it was released, F/A-18 Interceptor was truly an amazing flight sim for the A500. I remember watching the 'demo' running in a store and was blown away. The graphics engine is technically...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 30 January 2019, 11:54
Replies: 126
Views: 32,107
Posted By Solid Snake
Fantastic story, it was moving and emotional. I...

Fantastic story, it was moving and emotional. I totally agree with your decision to purchase the classic Amiga 500 Batman Pack. Back in the day, I also wanted this badly. The pack was released near...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 10 January 2019, 23:32
Replies: 21
Views: 3,341
Posted By Solid Snake
I already have an A600 (1MB Chip RAM) with an...

I already have an A600 (1MB Chip RAM) with an internal 64MB CF IDE
running WB3.1. Due to its compact size, I set this up as a WHDLoad games machine. Many WHDLoad games struggled to load. This...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 05 October 2018, 18:20
Replies: 23
Views: 2,978
Posted By Solid Snake
Most saddened to hear about the untimely death of...

Most saddened to hear about the untimely death of a true C64 icon, Ben Daglish. I remember a friend borrowing me his tape version of The Last Ninja. The loading music and subsequent in-game tunes...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 22 February 2015, 10:06
Replies: 94
Views: 14,039
Posted By Solid Snake
Ghosts'N'Goblins, Uridium, Ikari Warriors, Bionic...

Ghosts'N'Goblins, Uridium, Ikari Warriors, Bionic Commando, Creatures, Navy Seals, Last Ninja series

What makes them memorable and better on the C64?
Answer: The stonking SID music of course!
...
Forum: Coders. General 27 December 2014, 12:13
Replies: 32
Views: 10,242
Posted By Solid Snake
The closest you'll get to Sonic/Mario on the...

The closest you'll get to Sonic/Mario on the C64...O.K there was Great Giana Sisters, but Mayhem In Monsterland had bi-directional scrolling..

Definately one of the best C64 games. Even when...
Forum: HOL news 23 December 2014, 16:35
Replies: 26
Views: 30,564
Posted By Solid Snake
OK, I know this is an all Amiga board, but here's...

OK, I know this is an all Amiga board, but here's an idea. There is a version of DosBox available for the Dreamcast.

http://www.theisozone.com/downloads/dreamcast/emulators/dosbox/

Would it be...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 09 December 2014, 14:14
Replies: 20
Views: 16,817
Posted By Solid Snake
Star Trek The Rebel Universe! The ST version had...

Star Trek The Rebel Universe! The ST version had digitised effects compared to the C64 version.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Rebel_Universe

If it could be ported this would be...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 24 September 2014, 12:04
Replies: 2
Views: 1,225
Posted By Solid Snake
Is this the one you seek? ...

Is this the one you seek?

http://aminet.net/package/util/time/LCD_Clock

Or one of these:-

http://aminet.net/search?query=digital+clock
Forum: support.Hardware 11 September 2014, 19:40
Replies: 6
Views: 1,185
Posted By Solid Snake
Yes. I have tried flipping the switch on the...

Yes. I have tried flipping the switch on the small board expansion with no success. The capacitor definately needs replacing.

For the record I have no experience of electronics or soldering for...
Forum: support.Hardware 11 September 2014, 09:03
Replies: 6
Views: 1,185
Posted By Solid Snake
Unhappy A500 Ram Help

I recently picked up two stock A500s for me and a friend. We both got back into retro gaming through emulation and wanted to play Amiga classic games on the real thing.

I purchased two third party...
Forum: request.Other 30 August 2014, 16:16
Replies: 0
Views: 1,116
Posted By Solid Snake
Trap door & expansion cover

Apologies if I post this in the wrong section. If so can one of the moderators move this to the correct place. Thanks.

A few weeks ago I managed to find an Amiga 500 similar to the one I owned as...
Forum: request.Apps 05 August 2014, 00:23
Replies: 15
Views: 4,860
Posted By Solid Snake
Found a link to the manuals... ...

Found a link to the manuals...

www.retro-commodore.eu/amiga-software/
Forum: Amiga scene 05 August 2014, 00:02
Replies: 122
Views: 37,734
Posted By Solid Snake
Definately Arctic Moves or Star Trek The Rebel...

Definately Arctic Moves or Star Trek The Rebel Universe

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-arctic-moves_11086.html
...
Forum: request.Apps 04 August 2014, 23:58
Replies: 15
Views: 4,860
Posted By Solid Snake
Sterling work emufan. Thank you and everyone...

Sterling work emufan. Thank you and everyone involved in the hunt for this application. It took 8 years, but hey it finally arrived, and thats what counts! :great
Forum: support.Hardware 30 May 2014, 11:28
Replies: 3
Views: 852
Posted By Solid Snake
I already have. I'm getting the same result. If...

I already have. I'm getting the same result. If it is the caps, can anyone help?
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