Looking for a game title, please help?!

12 May 2006, 21:10

The game is a 'breakout/arkanoid' style game. It came on a free disk on an early 1990s edition of CU Amiga magazine. On the same disk was a Mahjong game as well about 5 other games.

Layout was very simple.

Severin · 12 May 2006, 21:59

Could be Disk 20, look here: http://nthdimension.emuunlim.com/0-30.htm

13 May 2006, 13:20

Yeh thats the one. Thankyou very much.
You don't by any chance know how I can get it to work on my computer do you?

Severin · 13 May 2006, 15:12

Depends what computer your using ;-)

DamienD · 13 May 2006, 16:02

Hey smutler69,

If you are talking about getting it running on your PC then you will need WinUAE (Amiga emulator) http://www.winuae.net/. Afterwards:

You could try checking the FAQs: http://eab.abime.net/faq.php

I wrote a brief description in this thread: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=22806

You can also find some information about WinUAE and options here: http://www.pcguru.plus.com/uae_faq.html

...and finally you can check out Paul's excellent, informative and extensive "The Green Amiga Alien Guides" here: http://guide.abime.net/

13 May 2006, 20:52

That was very helpful. Thankyou.
However, I still have a small problem. I don't actually have a floppy disk drive. I have downloaded some games that obviously aren't on disk. All the emulator advice seems tailored to people with floppy disks. Do you know any way around it?

Thanks again.

Edit: What happens is that after I enter the C\WINUAE... extension in the df0 floppy drive box on WINUAE, the usual amiga load screen appears with the hand and disk and white background. Then, nothing happens. I expect it is waiting for me to enter a floppy disk, but of course I can't do that.

13 May 2006, 21:52

Its OK, I've worked it out now. Thankyou very much for your help though. So many memories to relive...

DamienD · 13 May 2006, 22:19

No problem

As I'm sure you've worked out you don't actually need a phsyical floppy disk drive, just insert an .adf, .dms, or .ipf file into the DFO:, DF1:, DF2: or DF3: etc. and your away...

Like you probably read in the FAQs, http://www.planetemu.net/ is a good source for games. It's a bit out-of-date in terms of it's TOSEC collection but here you will find many "old memories" for download. Have fun

12 May 2006, 21:10	#1
smutler69 Posts: n/a	Looking for a game title, please help?! The game is a 'breakout/arkanoid' style game. It came on a free disk on an early 1990s edition of CU Amiga magazine. On the same disk was a Mahjong game as well about 5 other games. Layout was very simple.

13 May 2006, 16:02	#5
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Hey smutler69, If you are talking about getting it running on your PC then you will need WinUAE (Amiga emulator) http://www.winuae.net/. Afterwards: You could try checking the FAQs: http://eab.abime.net/faq.php I wrote a brief description in this thread: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=22806 You can also find some information about WinUAE and options here: http://www.pcguru.plus.com/uae_faq.html ...and finally you can check out Paul's excellent, informative and extensive "The Green Amiga Alien Guides" here: http://guide.abime.net/ Last edited by DamienD; 13 May 2006 at 16:33.

13 May 2006, 20:52	#6
smutler69 Posts: n/a	That was very helpful. Thankyou. However, I still have a small problem. I don't actually have a floppy disk drive. I have downloaded some games that obviously aren't on disk. All the emulator advice seems tailored to people with floppy disks. Do you know any way around it? Thanks again. Edit: What happens is that after I enter the C\WINUAE... extension in the df0 floppy drive box on WINUAE, the usual amiga load screen appears with the hand and disk and white background. Then, nothing happens. I expect it is waiting for me to enter a floppy disk, but of course I can't do that. Last edited by smutler69; 13 May 2006 at 21:02.

13 May 2006, 22:19	#8
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	No problem As I'm sure you've worked out you don't actually need a phsyical floppy disk drive, just insert an .adf, .dms, or .ipf file into the DFO:, DF1:, DF2: or DF3: etc. and your away... Like you probably read in the FAQs, http://www.planetemu.net/ is a good source for games. It's a bit out-of-date in terms of it's TOSEC collection but here you will find many "old memories" for download. Have fun Last edited by DamienD; 13 May 2006 at 22:55.

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12 May 2006, 21:59	#2
Severin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gloucester / UK Posts: 700	Could be Disk 20, look here: http://nthdimension.emuunlim.com/0-30.htm

13 May 2006, 13:20	#3
smutler69 Posts: n/a	Yeh thats the one. Thankyou very much. You don't by any chance know how I can get it to work on my computer do you?

13 May 2006, 15:12	#4
Severin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gloucester / UK Posts: 700	Depends what computer your using ;-)

13 May 2006, 21:52	#7
smutler69 Posts: n/a	Its OK, I've worked it out now. Thankyou very much for your help though. So many memories to relive...

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