Amiga CD32 emulation compatibity

[desiv]

OK, I am talking running CD32 games on your Amiga using a CD and an emulator.
In my case, I am using the CD32 emulator that comes with the SurfSquirrel.
(Not sure Emulator is really the right word, but...)

I was thinking we could list games that work.
Games that don't.
Workarounds to get games to work.

Of course, with WHDLoad there's not much desire, but for those games that use CDAudio, it's nice..

So, to start, my initial tests:
(And I haven't played these games in depth yet, so...)
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Pirates:
Emulator: Squirrel CD32-startup
Compatibility: Works
PAL Req: No
Notes: CD Audio tracks; with my 28Mhz A1200, the menus move pretty fast, sometimes hard to choose option.

Simon the Sorceror:
Compatibility: Works
PAL Req: Yes
Notes: In NTSC, some of the bottom is cut off including some commands..

Banshee:
Compatibility: Works
PAL Req: Yes
Notes: CD Audio tracks; In NTSC some of the bottom is cut off and random graphic glitches..

Liberation:
Compatibility: Works
PAL Req: No
Notes: CD Audio

Flink:
Compatibility: Works
PAL Req: No
Notes: CD Audio; in-game PAL/NTSC switch. Requires CD32 Joypad or workaround (i.e. fakepad)

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As I have only played these a bit, let me know if there are any omissions (do some of these game actually need a Joypad and I haven't noticed yet?), etc..

Also, I saw a review online of the squirrel and the reviewer mentioned Microcosm working, but when I tried, I just get an invalidated System: drive (that does re-validate itself fine). Should this work?
More as I do more testing..

desiv

[FOL]

Originally Posted by desiv

OK, I am talking running CD32 games on your Amiga using a CD and an emulator.
In my case, I am using the CD32 emulator that comes with the SurfSquirrel.
(Not sure Emulator is really the right word, but...)

I was thinking we could list games that work.
Games that don't.
Workarounds to get games to work.

Of course, with WHDLoad there's not much desire, but for those games that use CDAudio, it's nice..

So, to start, my initial tests:
(And I haven't played these games in depth yet, so...)
-------------

Pirates:
Emulator: Squirrel CD32-startup
Compatibility: Works
PAL Req: No
Notes: CD Audio tracks; with my 28Mhz A1200, the menus move pretty fast, sometimes hard to choose option.

Simon the Sorceror:
Compatibility: Works
PAL Req: Yes
Notes: In NTSC, some of the bottom is cut off including some commands..

Banshee:
Compatibility: Works
PAL Req: Yes
Notes: CD Audio tracks; In NTSC some of the bottom is cut off and random graphic glitches..

Liberation:
Compatibility: Works
PAL Req: No
Notes: CD Audio

Flink:
Compatibility: Works
PAL Req: No
Notes: CD Audio; in-game PAL/NTSC switch. Requires CD32 Joypad or workaround (i.e. fakepad)

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As I have only played these a bit, let me know if there are any omissions (do some of these game actually need a Joypad and I haven't noticed yet?), etc..

Also, I saw a review online of the squirrel and the reviewer mentioned Microcosm working, but when I tried, I just get an invalidated System: drive (that does re-validate itself fine). Should this work?
More as I do more testing..

desiv

They should all work, I have'nt come across any that dont, after tweaking the emulator settings in workbench.
You can tweak for each game, it saves the settings. When disc is inserted it see's file and loads settings accordingly.
The other thing that helped was to use the CDFS that came with OS3.9.

[desiv]

Originally Posted by FOL

after tweaking the emulator settings in workbench.

OK, so you aren't using the Squirrel EMU?
It doesn't have (that I've found ) a GUI for tweaking per game settings..

desiv

[FOL]

Originally Posted by desiv

OK, so you aren't using the Squirrel EMU?
It doesn't have (that I've found ) a GUI for tweaking per game settings..

desiv

Yep, squirrel emu. In workbench, go to the folder its installed in. Cant remember exact location off the top of my head.
You will need to have the disc in drive to set the options, once you launch settings gui.

[desiv]

Originally Posted by FOL

Yep, squirrel emu. In workbench, go to the folder its installed in. Cant remember exact location off the top of my head.
You will need to have the disc in drive to set the options, once you launch settings gui.

Ah, found it...
No icon, so it was hiding..
There's nothing in the manual about that program, wonder if it was added after release?

Looks like it gives me 4 things to enable/disable.

I'll poke around with it..

Thanx,

desiv

[Whitesnake]

I don't think Pierre Le Chef is Out To Lunch will work.

[desiv]

What about the titles that specifically say they won't work?
Like DragonStone?

There's an entry in TitleMount for it that basically says "don't bother."....
(And there are a few in that folder)..

Still not having any luck with my Microcosm.. Keeps invalidating my system disk.
I get the Psygnosis logo for a second or 2, then grey screen with the CD light flashing like it's doing something.. But I don't see anything..
Hmm..

desiv

[FOL]

Originally Posted by desiv

What about the titles that specifically say they won't work?
Like DragonStone?

There's an entry in TitleMount for it that basically says "don't bother."....
(And there are a few in that folder)..

Still not having any luck with my Microcosm.. Keeps invalidating my system disk.
I get the Psygnosis logo for a second or 2, then grey screen with the CD light flashing like it's doing something.. But I don't see anything..
Hmm..

desiv

MicroCosm worked fine on my squirrel when I used it. I have since changed to an internal drive and told emu to use the Atapi.device for my insternal DVD-RW.

My A1200 is dead at the moment, so I cant check the settings I have enabled.

[desiv]

Originally Posted by FOL

MicroCosm worked fine on my squirrel when I used it. I have since changed to an internal drive and told emu to use the Atapi.device for my insternal DVD-RW.
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No prob, thanx for the help so far..

I'll keep poking.. ;-)

desiv