500 help

gotmashed · 07 May 2006, 13:24

hi guys can i say this site has been a great find

i have been diging out my old amiga 500 got loads of games but have found that some dont work any more now i dont really want to be buying the same games that is if i can find find them but there are loads of sites out there that have these games to download

but its just not the same playing them on the pc so is there a way to put games off pc on to a floopy and use in the amiga ?
cheers

Parsec · 07 May 2006, 14:27

You'll need something like Amiga Explorer and a serial or parallel cable. That will allow you to push ADF files over to the Amiga to write them to disk using the Amiga floppy drive.

If you're going to be using the system a lot though, consider an A1200 with a hard drive, accelerator and a copy of WHDLoad. That makes almost all the older games compatible with the A1200 and they run off HDD! Far less hassle than DS/DD floppies which are hard to get hold of and don't last forever.

gotmashed · 07 May 2006, 15:51

that could be a plan have seen a A1200 with hard drive going cheap think i will look in to it cheers

keropi · 07 May 2006, 16:46

yeah, for games grab an a1200, a 030 accel WITH mmu, 8+MB fastram, a 4GB+ HD, and a pcmcia netcard... then transfer the whdload packs to the amiga, register whdload and start playing... THIS IS the only good and easy way to play amiga games, no disks, no load times, no nothing, pure fun!

adgloride · 07 May 2006, 18:18

As everyone says get a A1200. Try to get one with a ram expension so you can load all the games on WHDLOAD and run them faster from memory.

gotmashed · 07 May 2006, 19:02

just been talking to the guy thats got it its got an 80gig hd

and a lot of other stuff

Parsec · 07 May 2006, 23:43

If don't want to spend too much money on it, an accelerator won't be strictly necessary, you just need extra memory for WHDLoad.

But an accelerator is a good way of getting extra memory plus some extra horsepower for the OS and any apps you want to run. Plus there are games out there that will make use of a 68030.

Paul · 08 May 2006, 10:56

Thread Moved

gotmashed · 09 May 2006, 23:29

ok really dump question can anyone tell me how to do a soft reset i cant remember for the life of me and have to keep turning it off by the power pack :s

adgloride · 10 May 2006, 00:59

Press Ctrl and both amiga keys at the same time.

gotmashed · 10 May 2006, 11:33

you star thank you

07 May 2006, 13:24	#1
gotmashed Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: isle of wight Age: 45 Posts: 83	500 help hi guys can i say this site has been a great find i have been diging out my old amiga 500 got loads of games but have found that some dont work any more now i dont really want to be buying the same games that is if i can find find them but there are loads of sites out there that have these games to download but its just not the same playing them on the pc so is there a way to put games off pc on to a floopy and use in the amiga ? cheers

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07 May 2006, 14:27	#2
Parsec Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Lancashire Age: 49 Posts: 434	You'll need something like Amiga Explorer and a serial or parallel cable. That will allow you to push ADF files over to the Amiga to write them to disk using the Amiga floppy drive. If you're going to be using the system a lot though, consider an A1200 with a hard drive, accelerator and a copy of WHDLoad. That makes almost all the older games compatible with the A1200 and they run off HDD! Far less hassle than DS/DD floppies which are hard to get hold of and don't last forever.

07 May 2006, 15:51	#3
gotmashed Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: isle of wight Age: 45 Posts: 83	that could be a plan have seen a A1200 with hard drive going cheap think i will look in to it cheers

07 May 2006, 16:46	#4
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	yeah, for games grab an a1200, a 030 accel WITH mmu, 8+MB fastram, a 4GB+ HD, and a pcmcia netcard... then transfer the whdload packs to the amiga, register whdload and start playing... THIS IS the only good and easy way to play amiga games, no disks, no load times, no nothing, pure fun!

07 May 2006, 18:18	#5
adgloride Amiga Mod Chipper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK Age: 51 Posts: 229	As everyone says get a A1200. Try to get one with a ram expension so you can load all the games on WHDLOAD and run them faster from memory.

07 May 2006, 19:02	#6
gotmashed Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: isle of wight Age: 45 Posts: 83	just been talking to the guy thats got it its got an 80gig hd and a lot of other stuff

07 May 2006, 23:43	#7
Parsec Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Lancashire Age: 49 Posts: 434	If don't want to spend too much money on it, an accelerator won't be strictly necessary, you just need extra memory for WHDLoad. But an accelerator is a good way of getting extra memory plus some extra horsepower for the OS and any apps you want to run. Plus there are games out there that will make use of a 68030.

08 May 2006, 10:56	#8
Paul RIP Friends Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 2,157	Thread Moved

09 May 2006, 23:29	#9
gotmashed Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: isle of wight Age: 45 Posts: 83	ok really dump question can anyone tell me how to do a soft reset i cant remember for the life of me and have to keep turning it off by the power pack :s

10 May 2006, 00:59	#10
adgloride Amiga Mod Chipper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK Age: 51 Posts: 229	Press Ctrl and both amiga keys at the same time.

10 May 2006, 11:33	#11
gotmashed Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: isle of wight Age: 45 Posts: 83	you star thank you

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