Looking for PAL version of Imagine 4

fxgogo · 27 January 2021, 00:43

I have scoured the FTP and found multiple NTSC versions, but I would like to find the PAL disks. Does anyone have ADF's of them per chance?

Matt_H · 27 January 2021, 05:03

Imagine 4 was distributed on the January 1997 CU Amiga coverdisks. I assume that would be a PAL version.

It's not the retail release, but it's something.

fxgogo · 27 January 2021, 09:20

Great stuff, thanks Matt H. I forget that almost all Amiga software was eventually a coverdisk. I had left the scene by 93 I think. Thank goodness it lasted so long that all this software was on cover disks, it helped ensure they were saved.

Matt_H · 27 January 2021, 20:12

Glad to help! It struck me as a bit odd that NTSC versions are more prevalent, given how Europe-centric the scene is. Plus I thought Imagine itself was written by UK developers? But yes, three cheers for coverdisks!

fxgogo · 27 January 2021, 23:13

So guess what. That was the NTSC version as well. Tried the CD and the floppy disks. I am now wondering if they maybe changed things up at version 4. I am going to try the PC version that I have and se ewhat it says. I always thought it was an U.S.A design and coded product. Another thing to look into. Back with results soon.

Mad-Matt · 28 January 2021, 00:03

The integer exe says its a pal version but both fpu/int versions open on a 640x512 mode anyway although it seems to want 640x480 in its own prefs. the default UI setup wont even fit on an ntsc x480 screen.

fxgogo · 28 January 2021, 20:43

I suspect it might be a mistake in the about dialog. I need to double check, but by that time in Imagine's life, combining the two versions would make sense. A lot of Amiga systems were working on multisync monitors by then. The PC version was up and running by then as well and a lot of the documentation talks across those two platforms inter-changably.

27 January 2021, 00:43	#1
fxgogo Registered User Join Date: May 2019 Location: Richmond / U.K. Posts: 285	Looking for PAL version of Imagine 4 I have scoured the FTP and found multiple NTSC versions, but I would like to find the PAL disks. Does anyone have ADF's of them per chance?

28 January 2021, 00:03	#6
Mad-Matt Longplayer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincoln / UK Age: 41 Posts: 1,794	The integer exe says its a pal version but both fpu/int versions open on a 640x512 mode anyway although it seems to want 640x480 in its own prefs. the default UI setup wont even fit on an ntsc x480 screen. Last edited by Mad-Matt; 28 January 2021 at 00:10.

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27 January 2021, 05:03	#2
Matt_H Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 422	Imagine 4 was distributed on the January 1997 CU Amiga coverdisks. I assume that would be a PAL version. It's not the retail release, but it's something.

27 January 2021, 09:20	#3
fxgogo Registered User Join Date: May 2019 Location: Richmond / U.K. Posts: 285	Great stuff, thanks Matt H. I forget that almost all Amiga software was eventually a coverdisk. I had left the scene by 93 I think. Thank goodness it lasted so long that all this software was on cover disks, it helped ensure they were saved.

27 January 2021, 20:12	#4
Matt_H Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 422	Glad to help! It struck me as a bit odd that NTSC versions are more prevalent, given how Europe-centric the scene is. Plus I thought Imagine itself was written by UK developers? But yes, three cheers for coverdisks!

27 January 2021, 23:13	#5
fxgogo Registered User Join Date: May 2019 Location: Richmond / U.K. Posts: 285	So guess what. That was the NTSC version as well. Tried the CD and the floppy disks. I am now wondering if they maybe changed things up at version 4. I am going to try the PC version that I have and se ewhat it says. I always thought it was an U.S.A design and coded product. Another thing to look into. Back with results soon.

28 January 2021, 20:43	#7
fxgogo Registered User Join Date: May 2019 Location: Richmond / U.K. Posts: 285	I suspect it might be a mistake in the about dialog. I need to double check, but by that time in Imagine's life, combining the two versions would make sense. A lot of Amiga systems were working on multisync monitors by then. The PC version was up and running by then as well and a lot of the documentation talks across those two platforms inter-changably.

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