16 March 2005, 17:45 | #1 |
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How To Get Games To Work In ACE (Atari 800 Emulator)
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I know ACE doesn't accept .atr disk images, but i need a hand in converting (or finding) .atr images into .xfd images (as this is only format supported). Has anyone managed to get games running in this Atari 800 emulator? Regards, |
17 March 2005, 01:40 | #2 |
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Well, I started this thread about it last month:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=17480 But I have since found "Acvt" on Aminet which will convert atr to xfd quickly (without having to emulate DOS!). I use "acvt -classic -xfd -autorepair filename.atr". So far, the only games I have been able to sucessfully run in ACE without major problems are: Montezuma's Revenge (16K version) Defender Robotron Qbert Seafox Zaxxon Miner 2049er (but many enemies die when you kill one) Boulderdash (scrolling is ugly) Centipede 5200 (centipede sometimes leaves trails) |
23 March 2005, 14:17 | #3 |
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Many thanks for the reply. I will try that out. I wonder how well Donkey Kong runs, i read somewhere it runs pretty decent. Will see myself. YOU MUST UPDATE THIS EMULATOR PLEASE!!!!!
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26 March 2005, 14:43 | #4 |
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Hey Yo!
Done that tip you said and got some games working now, many thanks indeed! The only problem i have is games like Dropzone BMX Simulator and Boulderdash either not work at all or dodgy at loading and running. Also on games like Donkey Kong and Pacman, you cannot seem to pick up "objects" on a level/screen. mr_a500 would you be able to fix that?! Regards, |
26 March 2005, 18:08 | #5 |
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Boulderdash works perfectly fine for me - it's just the scrolling that is jerky. Pressing Amiga-c improves it slightly.
In Donkey Kong, it looks like you can pick up the hammers, but nothing else (doesn't bother me because I hate the game). There's always the Amiga versions of Donkey Kong (by Bignonia) and Pac Man. And there's the shareware Boulderdäsh which is perfect. It has the C64 graphics, but you can substitute other graphics/sound sets. If anybody out there has Atari 800 grahics/sound sets for Bounderdäsh, let me know! I don't think I'll have time now to play around with ACE. Here are the games I tested in ACE: Games that work perfectly: Robotron Defender Qbert Seafox Joust One on One Mario Bros. Centipede Games that work with minor problems: Montezuma (Preliminary 16K) - enemy collisions randomly work Boulderdash - ugly scrolling Zaxxon - ugly scrolling Donkey Kong - can't pick up objects other than hammer Miner 2049er - killing one enemy kills many Centipede 5200 - centipede leaves trails, spider doesn't kill Games that don't work: Atari Invaders Ballblaster Ballblazer Berzerk Bluemax Food Fight Fort Apocalypse International Karate Rescue on Fractalus Bruce Lee Choplifter Donkey Kong Jr. Pole Position Popeye Moon Patrol Galaxian Frogger Pharaoh's Curse Zone Ranger and ALL Activision games Montezuma's Revenge (version with title screen) has a strange problem where partway through the first level, there is a rotating skull at the top of the screen and all enemies, keys and jewels are missing. When you try to go back up, you just fall off the ladder to your death. I don't think it's an ACE problem because it also happens on Atari 800 on a PC. If anybody has a GOOD copy of this game (not 16K version), please let me know. Last edited by mr_a500; 26 March 2005 at 18:18. |
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Just wanted to bump this, been playing around with ACE on my A600 with Vampire 2! Runs full speed! But the Emulator is pretty buggy.
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