Fantastic Dizzy

PixelsAtDawn · 16 August 2002, 13:23

Can anyone get Fantastic Dizzy working at a reasonable pace in WinUAE? It absolutely crawls - I thought it was sound related, but I fiddled with it to no avail. Ideas?

KombatSanta · 16 August 2002, 14:05

If you are running XP: I've noticed when running WinUAE under XP and at the same time running some other app, it will slow down WinUAE, so exit any other application before starting winUAE!

PixelsAtDawn · 16 August 2002, 17:04

Nice tip, but I'm not running XP

Bloodwych · 16 August 2002, 17:19

If you place it in the zone I'll tell you

PixelsAtDawn · 16 August 2002, 19:24

It's uploading as I speak

Bloodwych · 16 August 2002, 21:36

Hmmm. It works fine for me Excelle, under all different configurations. I don't use openGL for output however.

Are you using openGL? Try it with normal screen output.

My PC is:

Duron 800
256MB PC2100 DDR
Geforce GTS 64MB
sblive!

I've tried A500 configs, A600 configs, A1200 configs with and without JIT cpu's and full sound. No problems.

Can anyone else help?

PixelsAtDawn · 16 August 2002, 21:44

Maybe it's just my crap computer then

My current config is (please lord give me some money)

PIII 450
128Mb RAM
Voodoo 3 3500
SB Live!

And it crawls :P I'm gonna fiddle with some more configs, else I guess I'll go and find a loan shark

Bloodwych · 16 August 2002, 21:55

Tried running it in the older WInUAE 0.8.8 R9. It's less power hungry, grab it from the page below.

WInFellow might be worth a try as well, again requires less CPU power.

EAB download page

PixelsAtDawn · 17 August 2002, 00:21

Sadly none of these ideas worked Bloodwych mate - even running it on Amiga 500 with 1Mb chip didn't help, older version of WinUAE was no different, and I'd already tried Winfellow. Bugger - upgrade it is then :S

Cheers for trying!

andreas · 17 August 2002, 19:42

Quote:

even running it on Amiga 500 with 1Mb chip didn't help, older version of WinUAE was no different

This is DEFINITELY a problem with the disk image then.
It *must* work satisfyingly on a REAL stock A500 with RAM expansion because I also remember playing it there back in the days without any problems. I did *not* have the Fairlight crack on disks, though.
Maybe it would be worth it if someone retransferred an alternative crack (neither FAIRLIGHT nor CLS).

Galahad, has there been a problem with this game back then when cracking it? Perhaps some "workaround"-like things required to code in, making the game engine slow down considerably, i. e. having the effect of applied brakes?

Galahad/FLT · 18 August 2002, 01:40

The protection was a S1 Copylock that was encrypted and when it did its thing, it decoded the main game data and then executed the game.

Nothing tricky, for sure Gaston would have removed it all to get it working.

Unless the crack intros introduce a DMA bug into the game, but then again, I never had any problems with the FLT version (with the scrolling cogs?).

Djay · 18 August 2002, 03:18

trying skipping frame, in the Display tab, a bit harsh but might work

PixelsAtDawn · 18 August 2002, 20:46

The frame skip speeds up the gameplay a little, although still not up to full speed, and it still sounds awful lol :S

I tried the Fairlight crack version (the one with the fade in/out blue stretched fairlight writing on a black bg), and the Classic crack, but they were both the same, except the Classic crack managed to screw up some of the gfx.

Btw andreas, when I said a A500 with 1Mb Chip, I meant a WinUAE emulated one, not the real thing... Damn, I'm just not clear

andreas · 18 August 2002, 22:03

Quote:

Originally posted by Excelle
Btw andreas, when I said a A500 with 1Mb Chip, I meant a WinUAE emulated one, not the real thing... Damn, I'm just not clear

HEHE

Well, I couldn't guess that.

So I know it should work fine on my REAL (!) A500 if I transfer it back to real disks. Good news.
I'm awfully sorry Galahad for the confusion. I had actually thought he had been talking about problems on a REAL A500, which caused the context to get distorted throughout

16 August 2002, 13:23	#1
PixelsAtDawn Amiga Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire/UK Age: 42 Posts: 256	Fantastic Dizzy Can anyone get Fantastic Dizzy working at a reasonable pace in WinUAE? It absolutely crawls - I thought it was sound related, but I fiddled with it to no avail. Ideas?

17 August 2002, 00:21	#9
PixelsAtDawn Amiga Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire/UK Age: 42 Posts: 256	All donations to.... Sadly none of these ideas worked Bloodwych mate - even running it on Amiga 500 with 1Mb chip didn't help, older version of WinUAE was no different, and I'd already tried Winfellow. Bugger - upgrade it is then :S Cheers for trying!

18 August 2002, 01:40	#11
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,994	As far as I can remember The protection was a S1 Copylock that was encrypted and when it did its thing, it decoded the main game data and then executed the game. Nothing tricky, for sure Gaston would have removed it all to get it working. Unless the crack intros introduce a DMA bug into the game, but then again, I never had any problems with the FLT version (with the scrolling cogs?).

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16 August 2002, 14:05	#2
KombatSanta Pipboy approved Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Karlstad, Sweden Age: 48 Posts: 460	If you are running XP: I've noticed when running WinUAE under XP and at the same time running some other app, it will slow down WinUAE, so exit any other application before starting winUAE!

16 August 2002, 17:04	#3
PixelsAtDawn Amiga Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire/UK Age: 42 Posts: 256	Nice tip, but I'm not running XP

16 August 2002, 17:19	#4
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	If you place it in the zone I'll tell you

16 August 2002, 19:24	#5
PixelsAtDawn Amiga Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire/UK Age: 42 Posts: 256	It's uploading as I speak

16 August 2002, 21:36	#6
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Hmmm. It works fine for me Excelle, under all different configurations. I don't use openGL for output however. Are you using openGL? Try it with normal screen output. My PC is: Duron 800 256MB PC2100 DDR Geforce GTS 64MB sblive! I've tried A500 configs, A600 configs, A1200 configs with and without JIT cpu's and full sound. No problems. Can anyone else help?

16 August 2002, 21:44	#7
PixelsAtDawn Amiga Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire/UK Age: 42 Posts: 256	Maybe it's just my crap computer then My current config is (please lord give me some money) PIII 450 128Mb RAM Voodoo 3 3500 SB Live! And it crawls :P I'm gonna fiddle with some more configs, else I guess I'll go and find a loan shark

16 August 2002, 21:55	#8
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Tried running it in the older WInUAE 0.8.8 R9. It's less power hungry, grab it from the page below. WInFellow might be worth a try as well, again requires less CPU power. EAB download page

18 August 2002, 03:18	#12
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	trying skipping frame, in the Display tab, a bit harsh but might work

18 August 2002, 20:46	#13
PixelsAtDawn Amiga Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire/UK Age: 42 Posts: 256	The frame skip speeds up the gameplay a little, although still not up to full speed, and it still sounds awful lol :S I tried the Fairlight crack version (the one with the fade in/out blue stretched fairlight writing on a black bg), and the Classic crack, but they were both the same, except the Classic crack managed to screw up some of the gfx. Btw andreas, when I said a A500 with 1Mb Chip, I meant a WinUAE emulated one, not the real thing... Damn, I'm just not clear

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