Kickstart 1.2 games

05 January 2003, 17:38

Having found out that one of my A500s I got recently have a kickstart 1.2 I wonder if there are games that run with this version of the rom and nothing else. I'd like to run what majority can not.

It would be nice to know if there are any other kick1.2 owners on eab. RetroMan?

RetroMan · 05 January 2003, 18:29

Sure

Got Kick 1.2 on my A1000 as Disk

One game that is Kick 1.2 only is Archon

Jan · 05 January 2003, 19:16

In a 1987 issue of a German computer magazine they tested a game that was only working on the A1000, because it needed the Kickstart 1.1. It did not work with any other Kickstart version. Can't remember the name, though, but it was a game from USA.

05 January 2003, 21:42

Kick 1.1? That's HARDCORE

Exodus · 05 January 2003, 22:15

At the end of last year, I submitted some system requirements for Qwak , stating that the minimum OS requirement is Kickstart 1.3. It was put in a "work-in-progress" state, which asked me to modify these requirements so it says that the minimum OS requirements is Kickstart 1.2.

So basically, Qwak can run on Kickstart 1.2.

05 January 2003, 23:02

Surely many games can run on ks1.2 but games that run only on ks 1.2 put my miggy to really good use

rgen · 06 January 2003, 00:05

Games ? Don't know about games but there are a lot of viruses that only run on kick 1.2

RetroMan · 06 January 2003, 00:15

I may be wrong on this one, but I think One on One is also Kick 1.2 only

LordBug · 06 January 2003, 01:42

To complicate it a bit more, I can get Archon to run ONLY on Kick 1.2, version 33.180. 33.166 Gurus

jmmijo · 06 January 2003, 07:26

Quote:

Originally posted by Nazgûl
In a 1987 issue of a German computer magazine they tested a game that was only working on the A1000, because it needed the Kickstart 1.1. It did not work with any other Kickstart version. Can't remember the name, though, but it was a game from USA.

Was this perhaps that title that was co-published by CBM and Broderbund. I think the name was Mindbreaker or something like this. Seems to me this was one of the first games published along with the release of the A1000. I'm sure that Cody knows what title I'm referring to

Correction, just checked the HOL, the title I was thinking of was called Mind Walker and was published by Synapse

maddog · 06 January 2003, 12:07

I think Wicked and/or Twylyte could only run under 1.2.
Strangely it seems to run OK with 1.3 on UAE now..... but I could only get it to run on the A600 when I softkicked 1.2 and not 1.3.
Maybe they are OK with the real 1.3?

But if you're trying to put your Amiga to good use you should probably avoid them both anyway

RetroMan · 07 January 2003, 04:09

Just found another one here

Phantasm only works with Kick 1.2 (33.180 .... NOT 33.166)

Twistin'Ghost · 07 January 2003, 04:36

Quote:

Originally posted by jmmijo
Was this perhaps that title that was co-published by CBM and Broderbund. I think the name was Mindbreaker or something like this. Seems to me this was one of the first games published along with the release of the A1000. I'm sure that Cody knows what title I'm referring to

Correction, just checked the HOL, the title I was thinking of was called Mind Walker and was published by Synapse

Actually, it was published by Commodore and developed by Synapse. I have updated HOL.

andreas · 10 November 2003, 20:58

Ironically though, Mind BREAKER exists too!

In the zone.
Developed by Digital Artwork, published by Softgang in 1987.
Pretty rare bat 'n' ball game. Not MIA-listed, though.

p.s. does anyone know something about that insane laugh sample played after you lose?
I heard it first in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (at the very end of the 7''/video), but it could be taken from some other film or something before "Thriller".

FromWithin · 10 November 2003, 21:17

Quote:

Originally posted by andreas

I heard it first in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (at the very end of the 7''/video), but it could be taken from some other film or something before "Thriller".

No, it was for Thriller. Vincent Price did the voice over on it. It's his laugh.

Quote:

Darkness falls across the land
The mid-night hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize your neighbourhood
And who's whoever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
You must stand and face the hounds of hell
And rot inside a corpses shell

The demons squeal in sheer delight
Its you they spy so plump so right
For though the groove is hard to beat,
Yet still you stand with frozen feet
You try to run, you try to scream
But no more sun you'll ever see
For evil reaches from the crypt
To crush you with its icy grip

The foul stench is in the air
The funk of forty-thousand years
And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the Thriller

Can you diggit'
(Laugh)

andreas · 10 November 2003, 21:54

thanks

fiath · 11 November 2003, 12:32

AFAIK, most the first EA games were kick 1.2.

These ones are likely, but I don't know for sure:

Skyfox
Archon II: Adept
Hacker
One-on-One
Seven Cities of Gold
Arctic Fox

Update:

Archon seems to work, but crashes with 1.3 after a few seconds on the title screen.

Seven Cities of Gold is an a1000 only game, the original only works with 256k of chipram and ks1.1

Actually all of the early (original) EA games only work with ks12 and 512k of chipram only, apart from Seven Cities of Gold.

derSammler · 11 November 2003, 13:02

Quote:

Originally posted by andreas
Pretty rare bat 'n' ball game. Not MIA-listed, though.

Not again...

Amiga1992 · 13 November 2003, 04:21

I fixed fiath's post above, he posted the updated info in another thread!! What were you drinking mate?

andreas · 13 November 2003, 05:42

Quote:

Originally posted by WindowsKiller
Not again...

Well, I didn't get that one ... need some "coaching"

05 January 2003, 17:38	#1
oldpx Posts: n/a	Kickstart 1.2 games Having found out that one of my A500s I got recently have a kickstart 1.2 I wonder if there are games that run with this version of the rom and nothing else. I'd like to run what majority can not. It would be nice to know if there are any other kick1.2 owners on eab. RetroMan?

10 November 2003, 20:58	#14
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	Ironically though, Mind BREAKER exists too! In the zone. Developed by Digital Artwork, published by Softgang in 1987. Pretty rare bat 'n' ball game. Not MIA-listed, though. p.s. does anyone know something about that insane laugh sample played after you lose? I heard it first in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (at the very end of the 7''/video), but it could be taken from some other film or something before "Thriller". Last edited by andreas; 10 November 2003 at 21:11.

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05 January 2003, 18:29	#2
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	Sure Got Kick 1.2 on my A1000 as Disk One game that is Kick 1.2 only is Archon

05 January 2003, 19:16	#3
Jan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: here Posts: 140	In a 1987 issue of a German computer magazine they tested a game that was only working on the A1000, because it needed the Kickstart 1.1. It did not work with any other Kickstart version. Can't remember the name, though, but it was a game from USA.

05 January 2003, 21:42	#4
oldpx Posts: n/a	Kick 1.1? That's HARDCORE

05 January 2003, 22:15	#5
Exodus Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 89	At the end of last year, I submitted some system requirements for Qwak , stating that the minimum OS requirement is Kickstart 1.3. It was put in a "work-in-progress" state, which asked me to modify these requirements so it says that the minimum OS requirements is Kickstart 1.2. So basically, Qwak can run on Kickstart 1.2.

05 January 2003, 23:02	#6
oldpx Posts: n/a	Surely many games can run on ks1.2 but games that run only on ks 1.2 put my miggy to really good use

06 January 2003, 00:05	#7
rgen Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Aachen/Germany Age: 46 Posts: 190	Games ? Don't know about games but there are a lot of viruses that only run on kick 1.2

06 January 2003, 00:15	#8
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	I may be wrong on this one, but I think One on One is also Kick 1.2 only

06 January 2003, 01:42	#9
LordBug Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Someplace Posts: 88	To complicate it a bit more, I can get Archon to run ONLY on Kick 1.2, version 33.180. 33.166 Gurus

06 January 2003, 12:07	#11
maddog Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: .au Posts: 60	I think Wicked and/or Twylyte could only run under 1.2. Strangely it seems to run OK with 1.3 on UAE now..... but I could only get it to run on the A600 when I softkicked 1.2 and not 1.3. Maybe they are OK with the real 1.3? But if you're trying to put your Amiga to good use you should probably avoid them both anyway

07 January 2003, 04:09	#12
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	Just found another one here Phantasm only works with Kick 1.2 (33.180 .... NOT 33.166)

10 November 2003, 21:54	#16
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	thanks

11 November 2003, 12:32	#17
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	AFAIK, most the first EA games were kick 1.2. These ones are likely, but I don't know for sure: Skyfox Archon II: Adept Hacker One-on-One Seven Cities of Gold Arctic Fox Update: Archon seems to work, but crashes with 1.3 after a few seconds on the title screen. Seven Cities of Gold is an a1000 only game, the original only works with 256k of chipram and ks1.1 Actually all of the early (original) EA games only work with ks12 and 512k of chipram only, apart from Seven Cities of Gold.

13 November 2003, 04:21	#19
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I fixed fiath's post above, he posted the updated info in another thread!! What were you drinking mate?

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