![]() |
![]() |
#1 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: Italia
Posts: 210
|
Games in Demo Rolling
Hi everyone,
Can you point me to a good list of Demo-Rolling adf games? |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
HOL/FTP busy bee
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Germany
Age: 46
Posts: 32,503
|
Here's a quick list from the file server: https://ftp2.grandis.nu/turransearch...0&httplinks=on
|
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Eksjö / Sweden
Posts: 5,755
|
If you mean showing gameplay in the rolling demo as opposed to Psygnosis intro disks etc, some British game-makers tended to include recorded in-game loops for shop windows.
Braben, MacLean, maybe Graftgold (on C64 but not sure on Amiga?) My favorite is Virus by Braben, quite some intelligence there, doesn't seem to repeat twice and plays better than you most times! ![]() Some horizontal scrolling beat/shoot em ups and cutesy platformers might also, by being part of the port. |
![]() |
![]() |
#4 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: Italia
Posts: 210
|
TCD, nice list of games in Demo Rollig. Thank you.
Photon, I mean those games that run in a loop with a demonstration demo. Do you know any list of these games? |
![]() |
![]() |
#5 |
Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Eksjö / Sweden
Posts: 5,755
|
I just told you the ones I can think of: if you mean a demo of gameplay, it's relatively rare. Partly because it requires that the game devs spend time/money to put it in (and a store front to play it back to, which limits the years of release), and partly because the final releases are preserved the most (over demos that are previews).
What TCD gave you is a search, probably a list of mostly not playable demos of games? You must tell us exactly what you want, for us to help you the best. This gives another idea, namely Amiga magazine coverdisks. For example, this search. |
![]() |
![]() |
#6 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: Italia
Posts: 210
|
I would like game demos that run in loop.
Do you know if there is a preview of Midnight Resistance, Sword of sodan, Shinobi, Shadow of the beast? |
![]() |
![]() |
#7 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: Italia
Posts: 210
|
TCD, do you know any other Demo Rolling game list?
|
![]() |
![]() |
#8 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Novi Sad, Serbia
Posts: 1,741
|
Not sure if that's what you looking for, but Mortal Kombat 2 have a demo playing in loop.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#9 |
HOL/FTP busy bee
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Germany
Age: 46
Posts: 32,503
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
#10 |
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Italy
Posts: 2,516
|
in the list there is demo-rolling of UFO: Enemy Unknown (6 disks to install in HD). The final game are 4 disk. So demo is much bigger than final game?
|
![]() |
![]() |
#11 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: São Leopoldo / Brazil
Age: 46
Posts: 222
|
Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
#12 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: Italia
Posts: 210
|
Quote:
But I would like to possibly have game promos as well. That is Previews of games that were about to hit stores. In the list that TCD linked to me there are promos of Agony, Another world, Shadow of the beast......... It would be nice to have a list of promo games. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
#13 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: Italia
Posts: 210
|
TCD, in the list you linked to me, there is the Demo of the legendary Shadow of the beast.
Unfortunately the rom is corrupted because while running the Software Failure error appears. Can you point me to another shadow of the beast adf rom? |
![]() |
![]() |
#14 | |
Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Eksjö / Sweden
Posts: 5,755
|
Quote:
A game is not corrupted because you get a guru on a certain emulation or real computer configuration. Computers are not canned black boxes like arcade PCBs and consoles. For the most part, demo disks (as appearing on the front page of magazines) have not been supported by WHDLoad to iron out the relatively small differences and make them run on most or all Amiga configurations. To run game demo disks, I recommend a stock A500 512k chip + 512k slowmem and Kickstart (ROM) 1.3. If the game requires AGA, a stock A1200 config without fastmem and Kickstart 3.0. This should reduce the chance of Software Failure (Guru) messages. ![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
#15 |
HOL/FTP busy bee
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Germany
Age: 46
Posts: 32,503
|
I assume you mean 'Shadow of the Beast III (demo-rolling) (1992)(Psygnosis)[cr ATX].zip'? Like Photon said with the most-common A500 quickstart this runs fine in WinUAE 5.0.0.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#16 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: Italia
Posts: 210
|
yes, I mean "Shadow of the Beast III (demo-rolling) (1992) (Psygnosis) [cr ATX].zip"
I tried to load it both with A500+512kb Ram and with Winuae. After a few minutes Guru Meditation comes out. I think it's the corrupted game file. |
![]() |
![]() |
#17 |
HOL/FTP busy bee
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Germany
Age: 46
Posts: 32,503
|
Just let it run for a while and also got a guru. Maybe a bad crack (if it is cracked)?
|
![]() |
![]() |
#18 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: Italia
Posts: 210
|
In fact, if I let it run for a while, Guru Meditation comes out.
Do you know another file? |
![]() |
![]() |
#19 |
Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Eksjö / Sweden
Posts: 5,755
|
Interesting that a game demo would need a crack. I guess it's possible that magazine publishers or games companies would have instigated copy protection on some disks specifically made to 'spread the word'.
![]() ![]() If you have a compatible rig (hm maybe in 1992 an A500+, but I doubt it requires ECS?) definitely try a different image. ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#20 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: Italia
Posts: 210
|
I think it's a bad image file.
Do you happen to know a different image? |
![]() |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
[WANTED] Looking for Knightmare Rolling Demo Disk and some manuals, etc... | jurassicman | MarketPlace | 16 | 16 June 2024 12:18 |
Brat Demo (Rolling and Playable versions) | Amiga600 | Games images which need to be WHDified | 2 | 24 May 2023 00:59 |
New Game Idea: Movies- John Wick / The Raid & Games- Shinobi / Rolling Thunder | mcgeezer | project.Amiga Game Factory | 11 | 23 December 2019 02:09 |
Knightmare Rolling Demo adf/ipf file | jurassicman | request.Old Rare Games | 2 | 29 August 2019 21:55 |
World Games: win log rolling? | Jerry | support.Games | 1 | 16 January 2006 13:31 |
|
|