Can anyone test my A500 intro on hardware?

Antiriad_UK · 24 May 2019, 16:42

Hi,

I've finished my A500 OCS intro. Not got as many routines in there as I wanted. Took far far longer than the "couple of days" I thought it would. So going to get it released before I run out of motivation. I had planned a dot writer and tv box as well - oh well...

Hoping to release it next week and will include all the source code, mod file and the original sound file that I did a few months ago (synthwave

)

I developed it for A500 OCS and tested it in WinUAE in cycle exact mode and left a few raster lines spare. Not doing anything undocumented in there so hopefully there's a chance it will be ok.

If anyone is able to test it on a A600 or something that would be great. I've only got access to an A1200 with accelerator.

https://www.autoitscript.com/files/amiga/parcade.zip

ross · 24 May 2019, 18:26

You did a good job

I don't have a real machine to test it, but I totally trust WinUAE CE.

chip · 24 May 2019, 18:34

Hi Antiriad

I don't have real hardware so i can't help you

But from what i know WinUAE emulation of Amiga 500 model is perfect

So, no reason to test on the real hardware to see differences

DanScott · 24 May 2019, 18:43

Why don't you release it at one of the upcoming demo parties ? Most parties accept remote entries

For example..

http://defame.com.au/flashback from 8th to 10th June

Mark sealey · 24 May 2019, 19:26

I can test it tomorrow on my A600 or A500...?

mcgeezer · 24 May 2019, 19:33

Wow - really really nice!

Looks like you might be a New Wave Retro fan too... (I know I am).

phx · 24 May 2019, 19:46

You write "intro" but it looks like a full-blown oldskool demo! It's great! I like it!

Just tested it on my A3000/060 and there were no visible issues to me. Good job!

DanScott · 24 May 2019, 20:19

Just watched in WinUAE (no real hardware here)

Really nice!!!

Thanks for the shout out too

Predseda · 24 May 2019, 23:25

Dude this is actually really good!

Rochabian · 24 May 2019, 23:57

Really cool demo!

I like the music too

Well done

Galahad/FLT · 25 May 2019, 00:16

Nice vibe, really polished

alpine9000 · 25 May 2019, 01:56

Works perfectly on my 512/512 OCS PAL Amiga 500.

Great work!!

Sinphaltimus · 25 May 2019, 02:53

Very nice! I enjoyed watching all of it a few times over in winUAE.
I could not get it to run on my NTSC ECS A500 1MB Chip and vampire V2+. I know it's not the specs you were asking for testing but I thought I'd try anyway. Nice job however.

Antiriad_UK · 25 May 2019, 10:27

Thanks everyone, I'm actually a bit touched that you didn't think it terrible - maybe it wasn't a complete waste of my time

I've seen the bloody thing so many times I've lost all perspective. The only bit I still really like is the split second where it transitions between 2 frame vectors to 1 frame.

I do a lot of C# these days and it's strange how you can still apply your general programming style back to assembler. When I looked at my old sources I was horrified at the style

I'll clean up the source upload it next week.

Antiriad_UK · 25 May 2019, 10:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgeezer

Wow - really really nice!

Looks like you might be a New Wave Retro fan too... (I know I am).

God yes. A work colleague put me onto the youtube channel last year (https://www.youtube.com/user/NewRetroWave) and as someone who's seen Jean-Michel Jarre about 5 times and Depeche Mode twice I was like "ok, i've found my music"

I dabble in music a bit (guitar) and back in the day I wrote about 30 unfinished ProTracker mods that were appalling. One of the ones that was very unstructured but could have gone somewhere was this one (think I used it in a terrible intro):
Antiriad 10 (1991 Amiga)

Then over xmas this year I wanted to learn logic pro and I wondered if I could turn that old module into something Synthwave-ish - and put it in to a verse/chorus/bridge structure. That ended up as this: Antiriad 10 (2019 Logic Pro)

Last week I got sick of coding and wanted to wrap it up. So I thought I'd go take the updated version of the music and convert it back to a mod. The circle is complete

mcgeezer · 25 May 2019, 11:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antiriad_UK

God yes. A work colleague put me onto the youtube channel last year (https://www.youtube.com/user/NewRetroWave) and as someone who's seen Jean-Michel Jarre about 5 times and Depeche Mode twice I was like "ok, i've found my music"

I dabble in music a bit (guitar) and back in the day I wrote about 30 unfinished ProTracker mods that were appalling. One of the ones that was very unstructured but could have gone somewhere was this one (think I used it in a terrible intro):
Antiriad 10 (1991 Amiga)

Then over xmas this year I wanted to learn logic pro and I wondered if I could turn that old module into something Synthwave-ish - and put it in to a verse/chorus/bridge structure. That ended up as this: Antiriad 10 (2019 Logic Pro)

Last week I got sick of coding and wanted to wrap it up. So I thought I'd go take the updated version of the music and convert it back to a mod. The circle is complete

Yeah, I think I got into New Wave Retro after watching Kung Fury, there's so much good stuff on there I keep discovering new music all the time. The 80's guy also has some amazing stuff https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6g...Md8BE_u1HR-bTg

One thing... are you by chance the developer of AutoIt... I used that massively in the past and it's a superb tool, it saved my bacon at work lots of times... if so I encourage you to take a long bow!

Antiriad_UK · 25 May 2019, 11:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgeezer

One thing... are you by chance the developer of AutoIt... I used that massively in the past and it's a superb tool, it saved my bacon at work lots of times... if so I encourage you to take a long bow!

That's me. Thanks.

MartinW · 25 May 2019, 15:49

Just tried this on a MiSTer configured as an A1200 and also my GBA which is essentially an A500+ with 68060. Both ran fine but I'm not really sure about the "Glen's Vectors" bit. Not really sure what it's meant to do, it just very briefly flash up some black and white images - or it may have been some very brief animations?

Probably my cluelessness, not your demo!!

I agree with the comments though, this is more than just an intro.

Antiriad_UK · 25 May 2019, 16:11

Let it keep playing. There's some flashes between shapes then it should come into colour and be a long vector routine. Unless it went wrong

Wachi · 25 May 2019, 16:30

Amiga 1200 030 real

24 May 2019, 16:42	#1
Antiriad_UK OCS forever! Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 418	Can anyone test my A500 intro on hardware? Hi, I've finished my A500 OCS intro. Not got as many routines in there as I wanted. Took far far longer than the "couple of days" I thought it would. So going to get it released before I run out of motivation. I had planned a dot writer and tv box as well - oh well... Hoping to release it next week and will include all the source code, mod file and the original sound file that I did a few months ago (synthwave ) I developed it for A500 OCS and tested it in WinUAE in cycle exact mode and left a few raster lines spare. Not doing anything undocumented in there so hopefully there's a chance it will be ok. If anyone is able to test it on a A600 or something that would be great. I've only got access to an A1200 with accelerator. https://www.autoitscript.com/files/amiga/parcade.zip

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chip Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Italy Age: 49 Posts: 2,941	Hi Antiriad I don't have real hardware so i can't help you But from what i know WinUAE emulation of Amiga 500 model is perfect So, no reason to test on the real hardware to see differences

24 May 2019, 18:43	#4
DanScott Lemon. / Core Design Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Tier 5 Posts: 1,209	Why don't you release it at one of the upcoming demo parties ? Most parties accept remote entries For example.. http://defame.com.au/flashback from 8th to 10th June

24 May 2019, 19:26	#5
Mark sealey Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Nottingham Posts: 340	I can test it tomorrow on my A600 or A500...?

24 May 2019, 19:33	#6
mcgeezer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Sunderland, England Posts: 2,702	Wow - really really nice! Looks like you might be a New Wave Retro fan too... (I know I am).

24 May 2019, 19:46	#7
phx Natteravn Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Herford / Germany Posts: 2,496	You write "intro" but it looks like a full-blown oldskool demo! It's great! I like it! Just tested it on my A3000/060 and there were no visible issues to me. Good job!

24 May 2019, 20:19	#8
DanScott Lemon. / Core Design Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Tier 5 Posts: 1,209	Just watched in WinUAE (no real hardware here) Really nice!!! Thanks for the shout out too

24 May 2019, 23:25	#9
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,535	Dude this is actually really good!

24 May 2019, 23:57	#10
Rochabian The Big White Cat Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: France Age: 44 Posts: 828	Really cool demo! I like the music too Well done

25 May 2019, 00:16	#11
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	Nice vibe, really polished

25 May 2019, 01:56	#12
alpine9000 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Australia Posts: 881	Works perfectly on my 512/512 OCS PAL Amiga 500. Great work!!

25 May 2019, 02:53	#13
Sinphaltimus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cresco, PA, USA Age: 53 Posts: 1,126	Very nice! I enjoyed watching all of it a few times over in winUAE. I could not get it to run on my NTSC ECS A500 1MB Chip and vampire V2+. I know it's not the specs you were asking for testing but I thought I'd try anyway. Nice job however.

25 May 2019, 10:27	#14
Antiriad_UK OCS forever! Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 418	Thanks everyone, I'm actually a bit touched that you didn't think it terrible - maybe it wasn't a complete waste of my time I've seen the bloody thing so many times I've lost all perspective. The only bit I still really like is the split second where it transitions between 2 frame vectors to 1 frame. I do a lot of C# these days and it's strange how you can still apply your general programming style back to assembler. When I looked at my old sources I was horrified at the style I'll clean up the source upload it next week.

25 May 2019, 15:49	#18
MartinW Registered User Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Minehead / UK Posts: 608	Just tried this on a MiSTer configured as an A1200 and also my GBA which is essentially an A500+ with 68060. Both ran fine but I'm not really sure about the "Glen's Vectors" bit. Not really sure what it's meant to do, it just very briefly flash up some black and white images - or it may have been some very brief animations? Probably my cluelessness, not your demo!! I agree with the comments though, this is more than just an intro.

25 May 2019, 16:11	#19
Antiriad_UK OCS forever! Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 418	Let it keep playing. There's some flashes between shapes then it should come into colour and be a long vector routine. Unless it went wrong

25 May 2019, 16:30	#20
Wachi Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Madrid Posts: 141	Amiga 1200 030 real

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