Rocket Ranger CD32? Impossible?

mombasajoe · 17 January 2011, 09:16

Has anybody managed to make Rocket Ranger work on a CD32? I´ve tried it very, very often but always failed. The best result so far was getting the blue 1.3 DOS screen, some loading ... but then the game hangs in a black Screen. I´ve tried several WHDLoad installs...no success....

Retro1234 · 18 January 2011, 22:02

Never played this game but looked intresting - thought id give it ago, seems strange no mouse control....

Anyways dont know if you got this working had a quick look - Try the ISO in the Zone
Didnt use WHDload - Maybe runs to fast... Lots of Disc Access but Seems Ok.
but no kickstart required

mombasajoe · 20 January 2011, 08:33

I´ve given it a 1st try: It seems to run fine. Great work. I´ll test it "deeper" next weekend. Thank you very much so far!

Retro1234 · 21 January 2011, 07:42

CooL

mombasajoe · 24 January 2011, 08:07

Results after 3 hours of testing: Everything is fine. Great gameplay with CD32 pad (except of the code-wheel of course). Thank you very much!

Retro1234 · 24 January 2011, 08:47

Good, If you have a keyboard and Mouse press Amiga Key and M to take you to the code screen.

mombasajoe · 24 January 2011, 10:22

...no, I did it the classic way: a paper table. The way from the couch to the CD32 ist much too long

Whitesnake · 26 March 2012, 23:05

Did you experience lots of OS Flashing through the intro?

I found the game to be unplayable because of that, I was using WHDLoad of course.

If you still have the iso I wouldn't mind a shot.

Gaula92 · 02 February 2013, 12:26

Sorry for resurrecting this old thread, but... Boo Boo, could you pretty please re-zone that ISO? Or give me a clue where to get it...

Thanks!!

Retro1234 · 03 February 2013, 19:54

Back in the Zone

Gaula92 · 03 February 2013, 22:03

WHOOOHOOOOO!!!!!

THANKS A TON!!!!! REALLY!!!!
If you ever need a Minimig-ready HDF patiently created with non-whdload installed games and whd-load ones for some cases, please tell me!! (Well, or an MSX-ready SD card image for 1ChipMSX!)

earok · 23 January 2014, 07:54

Apologies, does anyone still have this? Thanks in advance

earok · 23 January 2014, 09:37

Never mind, I worked it out - interesting that this might be the one non-HD installable game that works from ADF files mounted with diskimage.device! (I must have tried about 5 others without any success).

23 January 2014, 12:57

But I've not tried not turned out I had nothing

Gaula92 · 13 April 2024, 01:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro1234

Never played this game but looked intresting - thought id give it ago, seems strange no mouse control....

Anyways dont know if you got this working had a quick look - Try the ISO in the Zone
Didnt use WHDload - Maybe runs to fast... Lots of Disc Access but Seems Ok.
but no kickstart required

Can you please zone it again? This time I will make a backup!!

TCD · 13 April 2024, 06:48

Is it this file: https://ftp2.grandis.nu/turransearch...0&httplinks=on ?

Nobby_UK · 13 April 2024, 08:12

Prob... from this:
/Non TOSEC-ISO CDs/CD32/Game/Rocket Ranger (plus disks).zip (5.4MB)

jotd · 13 April 2024, 15:29

CD32load could be up to the task, with possibly minimal disk loading. But would require kick1.3. Someone interested?

Gaula92 · 15 April 2024, 15:19

@TCD @Nobby_UK

Yes, that was the ISO I was looking for. In the end, I extracted it's contents and used XFS to load the ADFs and run the game on an unexpanded A500 from HDD

The image uses Diskimage.device, which seems to be a 68020 thing only... So I use XFS instead and the game runs great on plain Amiga500.

Instructions for loading Rocket Ranger with XFS:

-copy xfsd to L:
-copy devio to C
-copy file.device and fd.device to devs:
-copy mountlist.xfs to devs:
-use this script for mounting the disks and launching the game:

Code:

setenv env:file.device,0 DISK1.ADF                                                                                                               
mount file0: from devs:mountlist.xfs >nil:                                                                                                       
devio --reset file.device,0 >nil:                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                 
setenv env:file.device,1 DISK2.ADF                                                                                                               
mount file1: from devs:mountlist.xfs >nil:                                                                                                       
devio --reset file.device,1 >nil:  

file0:
RUN >NIL: RR                                                                                                                                     
ED sys:Codes

Thanks guys!!

@jotd I don't play Amiga OCS games on CD32, but I am sure some CD32 users would find that useful!

jotd · 15 April 2024, 18:36

that's a great hack! good job.

17 January 2011, 09:16	#1
mombasajoe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: D Age: 49 Posts: 528	Rocket Ranger CD32? Impossible? Has anybody managed to make Rocket Ranger work on a CD32? I´ve tried it very, very often but always failed. The best result so far was getting the blue 1.3 DOS screen, some loading ... but then the game hangs in a black Screen. I´ve tried several WHDLoad installs...no success....

24 January 2011, 08:07	#5
mombasajoe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: D Age: 49 Posts: 528	Results after 3 hours of testing: Everything is fine. Great gameplay with CD32 pad (except of the code-wheel of course). Thank you very much! Last edited by mombasajoe; 24 January 2011 at 10:22.

26 March 2012, 23:05	#8
Whitesnake Martin Shaw Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 456	Did you experience lots of OS Flashing through the intro? I found the game to be unplayable because of that, I was using WHDLoad of course. If you still have the iso I wouldn't mind a shot. Last edited by Whitesnake; 26 March 2012 at 23:13.

15 April 2024, 15:19	#19
Gaula92 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 527	@TCD @Nobby_UK Yes, that was the ISO I was looking for. In the end, I extracted it's contents and used XFS to load the ADFs and run the game on an unexpanded A500 from HDD The image uses Diskimage.device, which seems to be a 68020 thing only... So I use XFS instead and the game runs great on plain Amiga500. Instructions for loading Rocket Ranger with XFS: -copy xfsd to L: -copy devio to C -copy file.device and fd.device to devs: -copy mountlist.xfs to devs: -use this script for mounting the disks and launching the game: Code: setenv env:file.device,0 DISK1.ADF mount file0: from devs:mountlist.xfs >nil: devio --reset file.device,0 >nil: setenv env:file.device,1 DISK2.ADF mount file1: from devs:mountlist.xfs >nil: devio --reset file.device,1 >nil: file0: RUN >NIL: RR ED sys:Codes Thanks guys!! @jotd I don't play Amiga OCS games on CD32, but I am sure some CD32 users would find that useful! Last edited by Gaula92; 18 April 2024 at 11:51.

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18 January 2011, 22:02	#2
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	Never played this game but looked intresting - thought id give it ago, seems strange no mouse control.... Anyways dont know if you got this working had a quick look - Try the ISO in the Zone Didnt use WHDload - Maybe runs to fast... Lots of Disc Access but Seems Ok. but no kickstart required

20 January 2011, 08:33	#3
mombasajoe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: D Age: 49 Posts: 528	I´ve given it a 1st try: It seems to run fine. Great work. I´ll test it "deeper" next weekend. Thank you very much so far!

21 January 2011, 07:42	#4
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	CooL

24 January 2011, 08:47	#6
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	Good, If you have a keyboard and Mouse press Amiga Key and M to take you to the code screen.

24 January 2011, 10:22	#7
mombasajoe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: D Age: 49 Posts: 528	...no, I did it the classic way: a paper table. The way from the couch to the CD32 ist much too long

02 February 2013, 12:26	#9
Gaula92 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 527	Sorry for resurrecting this old thread, but... Boo Boo, could you pretty please re-zone that ISO? Or give me a clue where to get it... Thanks!!

03 February 2013, 19:54	#10
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	Back in the Zone

03 February 2013, 22:03	#11
Gaula92 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 527	WHOOOHOOOOO!!!!! THANKS A TON!!!!! REALLY!!!! If you ever need a Minimig-ready HDF patiently created with non-whdload installed games and whd-load ones for some cases, please tell me!! (Well, or an MSX-ready SD card image for 1ChipMSX!)

23 January 2014, 07:54	#12
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,539	Apologies, does anyone still have this? Thanks in advance

23 January 2014, 09:37	#13
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,539	Never mind, I worked it out - interesting that this might be the one non-HD installable game that works from ADF files mounted with diskimage.device! (I must have tried about 5 others without any success).

23 January 2014, 12:57	#14
Rechencev Posts: n/a	But I've not tried not turned out I had nothing

13 April 2024, 06:48	#16
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Is it this file: https://ftp2.grandis.nu/turransearch...0&httplinks=on ?

13 April 2024, 08:12	#17
Nobby_UK Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,595	Prob... from this: /Non TOSEC-ISO CDs/CD32/Game/Rocket Ranger (plus disks).zip (5.4MB)

13 April 2024, 15:29	#18
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,164	CD32load could be up to the task, with possibly minimal disk loading. But would require kick1.3. Someone interested?

15 April 2024, 18:36	#20
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,164	that's a great hack! good job.

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