Action Replay III Cartridge

20 May 2002, 04:37

Hi . . .

I don't have a WinUAE problem, per se-- but I've been trying to locate an Action Replay III cartridge (or a copy of the ROMs) to try out with WinUAE.

There's one for sale on ebay right now, but it's located overseas, and I'm reluctant to purchase something from overseas. In addition, it looks like this thing only works in an A500-- is this right? My "real" Amiga is an A3000 (my adf maker!) so that would present a problem.

I don't have a real use for this cartridge-- I'm just "curious" (and I love to tinker with WinUAE). Does anyone (in the states) have one they'd part with? Can someone help me out?

jmmijo · 20 May 2002, 05:04

Seems to me that most of these carts were designed for A500's but I think the action replay people actually put out an A2000 version ?!?

Not aware of any of these carts that would work on any other model.

dealer75 · 04 June 2006, 15:01

There is really a A2000 Version, and the best is that there is a AR3 Version 4 A2000 too.

musashi5150 · 04 June 2006, 22:15

It's not really relevant in this case, but there is also an AR for A1200 trapdoor slot - so A1200 owners need not feel left out... unless you want an accelerator

04 June 2006, 22:16

You know where to get a cart. for the A1200 ?
I've been looking for one in a loong time, its hard to find.

dealer75 · 04 June 2006, 22:56

Is there really an AR 4 A1200???

dealer75 · 04 June 2006, 23:13

I found a A1200 Version of an AR, really astonishing.
http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...cgi?HARDID=738

musashi5150 · 05 June 2006, 00:18

I know, I own THAT one in the picture

Bought it new years ago - and no, it's not for sale

But if someone can tell me how I'd love to dump it for everyone to use in WinUAE.

Rob - they come up every so often on eBay. I saw one go for around £15 GBP a few months ago...

The only downside with them is they take over your trapdoor slot, so you can't have any accelerator/ram in there...

But saving to harddisk is cool

demoniac · 05 June 2006, 04:31

This thread provide hints...
Hidden Action Replay Features

However, Toni Wilen also said that the first 4 bytes are unreadable:
Undumped Amiga chips

Can't we use another monitor to read the first 4 bytes, and modify the dumped AR ROM image to match that?

More detail on how AR works...
http://www.mways.co.uk/amiga/howtoco...tionreplay.php

snyp · 05 June 2006, 05:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by demoniac

This thread provide hints...
Hidden Action Replay Features

However, Toni Wilen also said that the first 4 bytes are unreadable:
Undumped Amiga chips

Can't we use another monitor to read the first 4 bytes, and modify the dumped AR ROM image to match that?

More detail on how AR works...
http://www.mways.co.uk/amiga/howtoco...tionreplay.php

the last link there is interesting.. it mentions something about a chip that monitors the motorola for writes to custom chip addresses..
makes me wonder how software monitors did the same for custom chip 'reading'..

bippym · 05 June 2006, 06:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by musashi5150

I know, I own THAT one in the picture

Bought it new years ago - and no, it's not for sale

But if someone can tell me how I'd love to dump it for everyone to use in WinUAE.

Rob - they come up every so often on eBay. I saw one go for around £15 GBP a few months ago...

The only downside with them is they take over your trapdoor slot, so you can't have any accelerator/ram in there...

But saving to harddisk is cool

Now that is interesting

We need to get this ROM dumped.

Toni Wilen · 05 June 2006, 12:31

Maybe ROM protection can be disabled with some variation of "may the force be with you" like with older versions?

From the screenshot two socketed (!) chips are the ROMs, two smaller chips behind the ROMs are the SRAM chips and other square chips are programmable logic chips.

Quote:

Can't we use another monitor to read the first 4 bytes

It is impossible to read the contents of first 4 bytes without hardware modifications or hardware ROM reader.

musashi5150 · 05 June 2006, 13:05

I'll gut my 060 from my A1200 and put in my AR when I get home to have a play with it

musashi5150 · 05 June 2006, 21:36

Ok, I've got one of my spare A1200s out and I now have a working AR setup

Tried looking in the 'Expansion Board Diagnostic...' but there is NOTHING listed there. So over to you Mr Wilen, perhaps?

For those of you who wonder what AR-A1200 looks like I took a screenshot. Sorry for the shit pic, but I did take it on my mobile phone from a VGA screen...

When you enter AR it always put a dump of the regs at the top. And then I've done a disassembly of the current address (just to put something else on the screen).

bippym · 05 June 2006, 21:50

WE REALLY need to get this dumped..

Musashi can you create a seperate thread in the hardware forum please..

/me is excited

musashi5150 · 05 June 2006, 22:15

Done

Action Replay A1200

quahappy · 25 June 2006, 00:11

Here is a little query regarding ARIII.....

Mine was well used years ago to rip sounds, mods, graphics, etc, etc....

But what I used a lot was the SLOMO facility when testing my game Poker Mania. You remember that? That little black nob on the cartridge which slowed down games and allowed you to get past those tricky stages, like in Spatial Hyperdrive. heh heh

There were quite a few sub games in Poker Mania that required a lot of skill involving hitting the mouse button at the correct time. I used SLOMO to ensure that the program was in sync and correctly responded at the right time when the player hit the mouse button to ensure the game played fairly and accurately and to check some of those sub games could actually be completed.

Now the point I'm trying to make is.... can this option be accessed via certain keys when using WinUAE ARIII ROMS? Or is there another way just using WinUAE Properties?

Any answers/suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

bippym · 25 June 2006, 00:56

just change the FPS in winuae

quahappy · 25 June 2006, 10:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by bippym

just change the FPS in winuae

Yet again I've overlooked the obvious

Cheers BippyM

23 October 2006, 00:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by dealer75

I found a A1200 Version of an AR, really astonishing.
http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...cgi?HARDID=738

Dear sir,
Please could you tell me where I can get a Action Replay III Cartridge for use for an amiga 1200?
Thanks for your help.

20 May 2002, 04:37	#1
klesterjr Posts: n/a	Action Replay III Cartridge Hi . . . I don't have a WinUAE problem, per se-- but I've been trying to locate an Action Replay III cartridge (or a copy of the ROMs) to try out with WinUAE. There's one for sale on ebay right now, but it's located overseas, and I'm reluctant to purchase something from overseas. In addition, it looks like this thing only works in an A500-- is this right? My "real" Amiga is an A3000 (my adf maker!) so that would present a problem. I don't have a real use for this cartridge-- I'm just "curious" (and I love to tinker with WinUAE). Does anyone (in the states) have one they'd part with? Can someone help me out?

04 June 2006, 15:01	#3
dealer75 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Age: 37 Posts: 11	Action Replay 4 A2000 There is really a A2000 Version, and the best is that there is a AR3 Version 4 A2000 too.

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20 May 2002, 05:04	#2
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 51 Posts: 2,339	Seems to me that most of these carts were designed for A500's but I think the action replay people actually put out an A2000 version ?!? Not aware of any of these carts that would work on any other model.

04 June 2006, 22:15	#4
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 31 Posts: 2,245	It's not really relevant in this case, but there is also an AR for A1200 trapdoor slot - so A1200 owners need not feel left out... unless you want an accelerator

04 June 2006, 22:16	#5
-Rob- Posts: n/a	You know where to get a cart. for the A1200 ? I've been looking for one in a loong time, its hard to find.

04 June 2006, 22:56	#6
dealer75 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Age: 37 Posts: 11	Is there really an AR 4 A1200???

04 June 2006, 23:13	#7
dealer75 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Age: 37 Posts: 11	I found a A1200 Version of an AR, really astonishing. http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...cgi?HARDID=738

05 June 2006, 00:18	#8
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 31 Posts: 2,245	I know, I own THAT one in the picture Bought it new years ago - and no, it's not for sale But if someone can tell me how I'd love to dump it for everyone to use in WinUAE. Rob - they come up every so often on eBay. I saw one go for around £15 GBP a few months ago... The only downside with them is they take over your trapdoor slot, so you can't have any accelerator/ram in there... But saving to harddisk is cool

05 June 2006, 04:31	#9
demoniac Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: - Posts: 1,122	This thread provide hints... Hidden Action Replay Features However, Toni Wilen also said that the first 4 bytes are unreadable: Undumped Amiga chips Can't we use another monitor to read the first 4 bytes, and modify the dumped AR ROM image to match that? More detail on how AR works... http://www.mways.co.uk/amiga/howtoco...tionreplay.php

05 June 2006, 13:05	#13
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 31 Posts: 2,245	I'll gut my 060 from my A1200 and put in my AR when I get home to have a play with it

05 June 2006, 21:36	#14
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 31 Posts: 2,245	Ok, I've got one of my spare A1200s out and I now have a working AR setup Tried looking in the 'Expansion Board Diagnostic...' but there is NOTHING listed there. So over to you Mr Wilen, perhaps? For those of you who wonder what AR-A1200 looks like I took a screenshot. Sorry for the shit pic, but I did take it on my mobile phone from a VGA screen... When you enter AR it always put a dump of the regs at the top. And then I've done a disassembly of the current address (just to put something else on the screen).

05 June 2006, 21:50	#15
bippym Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 37 Posts: 8,142	WE REALLY need to get this dumped.. Musashi can you create a seperate thread in the hardware forum please.. /me is excited

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05 June 2006, 22:15	#16
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 31 Posts: 2,245	Done Action Replay A1200

25 June 2006, 00:11	#17
quahappy Born again WinUAE user Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Yorkshire, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,379	Here is a little query regarding ARIII..... Mine was well used years ago to rip sounds, mods, graphics, etc, etc.... But what I used a lot was the SLOMO facility when testing my game Poker Mania. You remember that? That little black nob on the cartridge which slowed down games and allowed you to get past those tricky stages, like in Spatial Hyperdrive. heh heh There were quite a few sub games in Poker Mania that required a lot of skill involving hitting the mouse button at the correct time. I used SLOMO to ensure that the program was in sync and correctly responded at the right time when the player hit the mouse button to ensure the game played fairly and accurately and to check some of those sub games could actually be completed. Now the point I'm trying to make is.... can this option be accessed via certain keys when using WinUAE ARIII ROMS? Or is there another way just using WinUAE Properties? Any answers/suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

25 June 2006, 00:56	#18
bippym Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 37 Posts: 8,142	just change the FPS in winuae