Last Ninja Acorn Archimedes version? - Page 4

alexh · 24 May 2008, 20:41

Jeffrey Lee, aka Phlamethrower is noted as having done so.

laffer · 24 May 2008, 21:14

Contacting someone I've never spoken to before and asking them to crack a game for me.. that might be stretching it

I'll have the floppies in a few days (hopefully).. we'll see then.

Galahad/FLT · 24 May 2008, 21:19

Is the Archimedes a Risc processor?

TCD · 24 May 2008, 21:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Is the Archimedes a Risc processor?

Yupp. Look here.

Amiga1992 · 25 May 2008, 15:57

I never understood the fuzz about Last Ninja games. They are all very much arse.

The Archimedes is a machine I would like to try someday!

laffer · 25 May 2008, 16:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

I never understood the fuzz about Last Ninja games. They are all very much arse.

TCD · 25 May 2008, 16:26

Little cheer up for laffer :
I've played the first part of Last Ninja on my C64 and liked it. It was too hard for me (like most games

), but atmosphere was nice and the different weapons added much to it. Can understand you like Last Ninja

Charlie · 25 May 2008, 19:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

I never understood the fuzz about Last Ninja games. They are all very much arse.

The Archimedes is a machine I would like to try someday!

They are very, very good machines. Both Amiga-like & not!
There are several good emulators out there - being a classic RISC cpu & the chipset not being as complex as the Amiga's a few people have had a go.

If you decide to get into hardware feel free to PM me for advice.

Hmmm, possibly a point of controvicy:
I think it's fair to say that C= would have gone under much faster if it hadn't been propped-up by its UK & German divisions...
...Acorn's series of computers were a major threat to C= especially in the UK.
Us Amiga fans probably owe Acorn a debt of gratitude for their policy of stupidly overpricing their kit.
C= dying much sooner would have lost us some very interesting developments...
...what would the Amiga-scene be like today if it had all stopped with the A500/A2000, maybe A3000?

alexh · 26 May 2008, 08:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlie

Us Amiga fans probably owe Acorn a debt of gratitude for their policy of stupidly overpricing their kit.

I am sure they didnt deliberately overprice their kit. When you consider what was inside an archimedes (in terms of horsepower) you got a lot for your money. 8-channel 16-bit sound. 256 colour screens. 32-bit CPU etc.

If the A3010 had come out 3 years earlier (big if) then it could have given the Amiga a run for it's money.

laffer · 27 May 2008, 20:18

UPDATE -

Got a reply about the game today -

Quote:

Hi, yes floppies all tested. There are disc errors on both the Last
Ninja disc I have - five errors in the same place on both discs which
sounds like disc protection to me. It certainly seems to work okay but
I can't test it properly on my Risc PC as it's the Arc version.

Interceptor · 28 May 2008, 17:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

You could try it but I fear that it wont work with copy protected game disks and is probably the reason that LN is so rare.

You would need the equivalent of iPF (Amiga) or PaSTi (Atari ST) or ATP (Atari 8-bit) and I dont think there is one for the Archimedes.

Looks like you'll have to buy an Acorn A3010 and use a TV card to capture the video

dumping of Achimedes disks has been supported by SPS since it became SPS in 2005. So far only Dave Moore of Stairway to Hell has kindly lent us a load of disks to dump, and one other person has dumped a handful of disks for us too.

Last Ninja has been dumped since 2006, but from the copy we have we cant tell how genuine it is, and more copies are needed.

Support for creating IPFs of non-amiga games is being done as i type this, but it's completion date ultimately rests on IFW, and Archimedes is one of the supported formats.

also, once Archimedes IPFs exist, we have already been offered support by an archimedes emu author.

so please do feel free to dump this game!

the only snag is, if the disk is high density, you will need a genuine HD amiga drive to dump it.

IFW · 28 May 2008, 17:38

It's a normal DD disk, just checked the existing dump.

Interceptor · 28 May 2008, 17:40

could still be HD (but unlikely). if you have a look there are both DD and HD versions of Lotus 2 dumped. unless it was DD on an HD disk....

laffer · 28 May 2008, 17:53

It's a DD floppy. I got it in the mail today but I can't dump it (external floppy drive).

alexh · 28 May 2008, 18:45

You'd need an Amiga to dump it using SPS tools wouldnt you?

I think that Archimedes LN would make the perfect entry for IPF into the Archie scene as it obviously from its scarcity that it was never cracked and never dumped to ADF.

Ian · 28 May 2008, 18:56

Out of interest, what is the best emulator for the Archimedes these days. It's been years since I tried them.

Retro-Nerd · 28 May 2008, 18:59

I'm using Arculator, works pretty well. Unfortunately no joystick support, but you could use joytokey.

http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/arculator/

Ian · 28 May 2008, 19:00

I never used a joystick at school playing on the Archie's all day long, so I don't see why I should start now

Retro-Nerd · 28 May 2008, 19:02

Well, there are no problems then.

Belgarath · 28 May 2008, 19:04

Arculator or Red Squirrel, RS hasn't been updated in ages though, but it's good to have both emus handy.

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laffer Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 1,335	Contacting someone I've never spoken to before and asking them to crack a game for me.. that might be stretching it I'll have the floppies in a few days (hopefully).. we'll see then.

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Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	Is the Archimedes a Risc processor?

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Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	I never understood the fuzz about Last Ninja games. They are all very much arse. The Archimedes is a machine I would like to try someday!

25 May 2008, 16:26	#67
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Little cheer up for laffer : I've played the first part of Last Ninja on my C64 and liked it. It was too hard for me (like most games ), but atmosphere was nice and the different weapons added much to it. Can understand you like Last Ninja

28 May 2008, 17:38	#72
IFW Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ... Age: 52 Posts: 1,838	It's a normal DD disk, just checked the existing dump.

28 May 2008, 17:40	#73
Interceptor Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 414	could still be HD (but unlikely). if you have a look there are both DD and HD versions of Lotus 2 dumped. unless it was DD on an HD disk....

28 May 2008, 17:53	#74
laffer Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 1,335	It's a DD floppy. I got it in the mail today but I can't dump it (external floppy drive).

28 May 2008, 18:56	#76
Ian Global Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 46 Posts: 2,287	Out of interest, what is the best emulator for the Archimedes these days. It's been years since I tried them.

28 May 2008, 18:59	#77
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,435	I'm using Arculator, works pretty well. Unfortunately no joystick support, but you could use joytokey. http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/arculator/

28 May 2008, 19:00	#78
Ian Global Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 46 Posts: 2,287	I never used a joystick at school playing on the Archie's all day long, so I don't see why I should start now

28 May 2008, 19:02	#79
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,435	Well, there are no problems then.

28 May 2008, 19:04	#80
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	Arculator or Red Squirrel, RS hasn't been updated in ages though, but it's good to have both emus handy.

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