[Useless enhancement suggestion] Lemmings: using LEDs for last three bricks warning

lilalurl · 06 July 2009, 03:38

While reading the trivia at mobygames for Lemmings, I stumbled upon this:

'The software controllable LED of the Atari ST disk drive was used in-game. It blinks when the three last building bricks are used by the bridge builder lemming.'

I was wondering if something similar could be done with the power LED (as it is done when the sound filter is on/off) or any other LED.

Not really useful (except when playing without sound?), but still that is a feature those damn ST users can brag about and therefore somebody should do something about it

Not sure if this is the best section for such a 'request', any mod feel free to move it to what you think as a more appropriate section.

TCD · 06 July 2009, 07:47

Not sure if it's possible (and it's surely not really necessary

), but I really like the way you think mate

Shoonay · 06 July 2009, 08:10

Cool, I appreciate the geeky idea, but not many players are going to take of their eyes of the screen just to see the led.
Besides, after a few times of using the builder you don't have to hear the sound, you perfectly well know how many bricks/pixels he can have.

TCD · 06 July 2009, 08:32

You know that this isn't the point of the request

It's just because these damn ST users have it and we not!

StingRay · 06 July 2009, 09:23

Of course it possible, using the Power LED for that is however not the best idea as that will also toggle the low-pass filter.

musashi5150 · 06 July 2009, 12:09

How about grinding the drive motor instead?

Shoonay · 06 July 2009, 14:25

Yes, please

s2325 · 06 July 2009, 15:06

cpce (Amstrad CPC emulator) have nice feature - reading disk images from floppy disk in real time as on real CPC (disk images are not loaded in memory but only single files from them), is it possible with WinUAE?

Graham Humphrey · 06 July 2009, 15:13

I might be missing something but isn't that completely off-topic?

StingRay · 06 July 2009, 15:13

It is. And WinUAE does it, that is, if I understood what he meant correctly.

s2325 · 06 July 2009, 15:20

no, WinUAE load disk image to memory before game is loaded on emulated Amiga, try it with floppy drive

StingRay · 06 July 2009, 15:28

OK, so I didn't understand what you mean in your first post then. Anyway, this is rather useless, why do you need that?

s2325 · 06 July 2009, 16:00

because it can give better illusion of real Amiga

Graham Humphrey · 06 July 2009, 16:02

Far too off-topic for this thread.

06 July 2009, 03:38	#1
lilalurl Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 3,289	[Useless enhancement suggestion] Lemmings: using LEDs for last three bricks warning While reading the trivia at mobygames for Lemmings, I stumbled upon this: 'The software controllable LED of the Atari ST disk drive was used in-game. It blinks when the three last building bricks are used by the bridge builder lemming.' I was wondering if something similar could be done with the power LED (as it is done when the sound filter is on/off) or any other LED. Not really useful (except when playing without sound?), but still that is a feature those damn ST users can brag about and therefore somebody should do something about it Not sure if this is the best section for such a 'request', any mod feel free to move it to what you think as a more appropriate section.

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06 July 2009, 07:47	#2
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,598	Not sure if it's possible (and it's surely not really necessary ), but I really like the way you think mate

06 July 2009, 08:10	#3
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,106	Cool, I appreciate the geeky idea, but not many players are going to take of their eyes of the screen just to see the led. Besides, after a few times of using the builder you don't have to hear the sound, you perfectly well know how many bricks/pixels he can have.

06 July 2009, 08:32	#4
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,598	You know that this isn't the point of the request It's just because these damn ST users have it and we not!

06 July 2009, 09:23	#5
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	Of course it possible, using the Power LED for that is however not the best idea as that will also toggle the low-pass filter.

06 July 2009, 12:09	#6
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	How about grinding the drive motor instead?

06 July 2009, 14:25	#7
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,106	Yes, please

06 July 2009, 15:06	#8
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	cpce (Amstrad CPC emulator) have nice feature - reading disk images from floppy disk in real time as on real CPC (disk images are not loaded in memory but only single files from them), is it possible with WinUAE?

06 July 2009, 15:13	#9
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	I might be missing something but isn't that completely off-topic?

06 July 2009, 15:20	#11
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	no, WinUAE load disk image to memory before game is loaded on emulated Amiga, try it with floppy drive

06 July 2009, 15:28	#12
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	OK, so I didn't understand what you mean in your first post then. Anyway, this is rather useless, why do you need that?

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06 July 2009, 16:00	#13
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	because it can give better illusion of real Amiga

06 July 2009, 16:02	#14
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Far too off-topic for this thread.