Duke Nukem 3D ported to Amiga - Page 2

Antiriad · 26 July 2003, 20:25

Cheers Rattus me gal! I shall download this, then try it out on my 060 Desktop A1200 - should be interesting....ill let you all know what its like ok?

Mick_AKA · 26 July 2003, 21:12

Did anyone play universal soldier on the mega drive? It was a total turrican rip! it had the same levels, weapons and gameplay they just changed the charicters!

rattus · 26 July 2003, 21:42

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Originally posted by Mick_AKA
Did anyone play universal soldier on the mega drive? It was a total turrican rip! it had the same levels, weapons and gameplay they just changed the charicters!

It probably was Turrican, they just changed the title for the MD release

I always found Katakis/Denaris a funny game. I imagine the developers saying "hey, since we love R-Type so much lets code ourselves a rip-off!" maybe IREM were so impressed they let them do the official port later on

@Antiriad, you're welcome. I'm not even gonna try it with my A1200/030! IMHO 3D games suck on the amiga

FromWithin · 26 July 2003, 21:50

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Originally posted by rattus
It probably was Turrican, they just changed the title for the MD release

Sort of. In Edge last month there was a Making Of... of Turrican. It explains that Factor5 were most unhappy with Accolade slapping a Universal Solider licence on it.

Quote:

Big-Byte's FTP

What's that then?

Antiriad · 26 July 2003, 22:09

Hmmm, well i cant get the game to run. I need the three right .CON files, the ones Rattus very kindly supplied me with arent being liked.

They arent very big - 150K in total. Im sure the "Duke Group" file (which has to be renamed to Duke.Grp) is fine tho - and thats the biggie at 42MB.

I had downloaded the older version of this game for the PC, but it didnt like those ones either

th4t1guy · 26 July 2003, 22:32

The win32 port is pretty much crap. It runs, but it's got what I presume to be sound issues (momentary pauses).

Has anyone managed a port of ROTT for the miggy?

Echo · 26 July 2003, 22:40

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Originally posted by Antiriad
Hmmm, well i cant get the game to run. I need the three right .CON files, the ones Rattus very kindly supplied me with arent being liked. They arent very big - 150K in total. Im sure the "Duke Group" file (which has to be renamed to Duke.Grp) is fine tho - and thats the biggie at 42MB.

I had downloaded the older version of this game for the PC, but it didnt like those ones either

The ones I have definitely work, so to save you downloading it all again from NightShade737 who should be hosting it soon I have attached the three CON files you're having trouble with.

Good luck!

Echo · 26 July 2003, 22:42

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Originally posted by th4t1guy
The win32 port is pretty much crap. It runs, but it's got what I presume to be sound issues (momentary pauses).

Has anyone managed a port of ROTT for the miggy?

Runs great for me, but I heard there's an issue at some point in the game so haven't yet run through it all - although I'm itching to

Sounds are perfect, and I get no lag - don't think the music works yet though (not missing much there, MIDI - blech, lol).

Mick_AKA · 26 July 2003, 23:31

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Originally posted by rattus
[B]It probably was Turrican, they just changed the title for the MD release

Dont look like it, the charicter you play is a bit too universal soldier like and the big bad guys all look like dolph lundgren!

th4t1guy · 26 July 2003, 23:45

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Runs great for me, but I heard there's an issue at some point in the game so haven't yet run through it all - although I'm itching to

Sounds are perfect, and I get no lag - don't think the music works yet though (not missing much there, MIDI - blech, lol).

Hmm...maybe we are using different versions of the port. I get music in mine, and it behaves almost exactly like the original, except occasionally the thing will pause, making it impossible to really enjoy the game at all.

Echo · 27 July 2003, 02:03

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Originally posted by th4t1guy
Hmm...maybe we are using different versions of the port. I get music in mine, and it behaves almost exactly like the original, except occasionally the thing will pause, making it impossible to really enjoy the game at all.

I'm using this one.

What spec PC are you running it on? I have an Athlon XP2400+, 512MB and a Geforce 3.

Mick_AKA · 27 July 2003, 02:33

Quite strange doing a win32 port when my old dos version on cd runs great in windows xp with no problems at all! :eek

Mick_AKA · 27 July 2003, 02:37

Incidentally the NUKE IT level pack for duke 3d is only 21meg on the CD! if anyone wants me to be naughty and find the webspace to upload em then i will

It contains 300 extra levels including some wicked deathmatches

th4t1guy · 27 July 2003, 03:04

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I'm using this one.

What spec PC are you running it on? I have an Athlon XP2400+, 512MB and a Geforce 3.

I'm using a p3 800, SBLive Value, 512meg, Geforce 2 MX.

The framerate is fine, it just that sometimes, the thing will freeze up, like it's loading, only, its not loading.

@Mick

The win32 port is for people who want sound, as DOS soundblaster emulation is only available through a wrapper like VDMsound, which is complete crap.

Antiriad · 27 July 2003, 11:55

Thanks for the CON files Echo! Right then...now i loaded this onto HD but it took AGES to load up and when it did, the menu screen wouldnt appear.

It also moaned upon startup about a missing toccata.library which i proceeded to download from Aminet, but then the game crashed instead!

Anyway, i then ran it off cd, and it got the menu screen, but the menu itself is stuck.

The background aint moving either. It looks like a large brown ceiling and a standard stone wall beneath it taking up all the screen.

Im wondering whether its cos its the Mac version might have something to do with it? I dunno...

Enverex · 27 July 2003, 12:09

Mick: E-Mail me ( Ben AT atomnet.co.uk ) the pack and I will put it for all to use. As I only host my site on my ADSL, but I have unlimited space and bandwidth on other sites that I have managed to get (mate of mine is on an 8Mb pipe and I have unlimited BW and space there).

Duke 3D - http://atomnet.co.uk/dl?depot=DN3D.rar

BobRedthorp · 27 July 2003, 12:28

Just downloaded the PC version from Big-Byte's FTP, it works great, even better than I expected.

I thought there may have been slow down, but not at all

Does anyone know of any other good ports of other classic dos games to win32?

Id love to find one for Discworld as it wont work on my PC

not even on virtual pc!

Mick_AKA · 27 July 2003, 12:38

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Originally posted by th4t1guy

@Mick

The win32 port is for people who want sound, as DOS soundblaster emulation is only available through a wrapper like VDMsound, which is complete crap.

The sound works perfectly on my dos version! :eek
It helps that I have a SB Live card which emulates AWE64 really well, I just set the sound effects to AWE64 and music to GENERAL MIDI and it all works faultlessly!

rattus · 27 July 2003, 13:08

hmmm... I think that maybe the data files were altered slightly for the Mac port. This usually happens and makes 3rd party maps/etc unplayable. Blame MacSoft for being lazy dicks

Sorry guys, I tried

Antiriad · 27 July 2003, 14:37

Actually Rattus me gal, im beginnign to theorise that its due to the sound problems. When you dont have the library installed, it then asks you for a physical location to place the sound output.

I had previously put this in the ram. Now...im guessing that basically the sound files ate up all my RAM and then it was that that froze the game.

Because when i chose a HD location, i got two files called L and R on my hard drive. That and it caused a checksum error on my Amiga HD

which i am now trying to repair with DiskSalv...

I ought to harrass the ports author....

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26 July 2003, 20:25	#21
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,141	Cheers Rattus me gal! I shall download this, then try it out on my 060 Desktop A1200 - should be interesting....ill let you all know what its like ok?

26 July 2003, 21:12	#22
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Did anyone play universal soldier on the mega drive? It was a total turrican rip! it had the same levels, weapons and gameplay they just changed the charicters!

26 July 2003, 22:09	#25
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,141	Hmmm, well i cant get the game to run. I need the three right .CON files, the ones Rattus very kindly supplied me with arent being liked. They arent very big - 150K in total. Im sure the "Duke Group" file (which has to be renamed to Duke.Grp) is fine tho - and thats the biggie at 42MB. I had downloaded the older version of this game for the PC, but it didnt like those ones either

26 July 2003, 22:32	#26
th4t1guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO, USA Posts: 683	The win32 port is pretty much crap. It runs, but it's got what I presume to be sound issues (momentary pauses). Has anyone managed a port of ROTT for the miggy?

27 July 2003, 02:33	#32
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Quite strange doing a win32 port when my old dos version on cd runs great in windows xp with no problems at all! :eek

27 July 2003, 02:37	#33
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Incidentally the NUKE IT level pack for duke 3d is only 21meg on the CD! if anyone wants me to be naughty and find the webspace to upload em then i will It contains 300 extra levels including some wicked deathmatches

27 July 2003, 11:55	#35
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,141	Thanks for the CON files Echo! Right then...now i loaded this onto HD but it took AGES to load up and when it did, the menu screen wouldnt appear. It also moaned upon startup about a missing toccata.library which i proceeded to download from Aminet, but then the game crashed instead! Anyway, i then ran it off cd, and it got the menu screen, but the menu itself is stuck. The background aint moving either. It looks like a large brown ceiling and a standard stone wall beneath it taking up all the screen. Im wondering whether its cos its the Mac version might have something to do with it? I dunno...

27 July 2003, 12:09	#36
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	Mick: E-Mail me ( Ben AT atomnet.co.uk ) the pack and I will put it for all to use. As I only host my site on my ADSL, but I have unlimited space and bandwidth on other sites that I have managed to get (mate of mine is on an 8Mb pipe and I have unlimited BW and space there). Duke 3D - http://atomnet.co.uk/dl?depot=DN3D.rar

27 July 2003, 12:28	#37
BobRedthorp Huge member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Glasgow, UK Age: 41 Posts: 303	Just downloaded the PC version from Big-Byte's FTP, it works great, even better than I expected. I thought there may have been slow down, but not at all Does anyone know of any other good ports of other classic dos games to win32? Id love to find one for Discworld as it wont work on my PC not even on virtual pc!

27 July 2003, 13:08	#39
rattus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 328	hmmm... I think that maybe the data files were altered slightly for the Mac port. This usually happens and makes 3rd party maps/etc unplayable. Blame MacSoft for being lazy dicks Sorry guys, I tried

27 July 2003, 14:37	#40
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,141	Actually Rattus me gal, im beginnign to theorise that its due to the sound problems. When you dont have the library installed, it then asks you for a physical location to place the sound output. I had previously put this in the ram. Now...im guessing that basically the sound files ate up all my RAM and then it was that that froze the game. Because when i chose a HD location, i got two files called L and R on my hard drive. That and it caused a checksum error on my Amiga HD which i am now trying to repair with DiskSalv... I ought to harrass the ports author....

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