Amiga WHDLoad Games (& Demos) JULY Updates 2006 - Page 4

Legerdemain · 28 September 2006, 11:09

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Originally Posted by Bamiga2002

Lemmings has built-in NTSC-switch key, i think it was <TAB>. And Lemmings 2 too had the same thing if i remember, maybe a different key though.

Just tried it... yes, it works in both games, it even removes that 'time is running to fast'-bug in Lemmings 2. However, what it does in reality is simply to switch the entire system to NTSC 'on the fly' and unless one switches back before quiting the game ones PAL-configured Workbench (if not running on RTG) will suddenly be shown in NTSC. A nice feature, overall, but I do prefer the 'true' NTSC versions, though, and those are the ones I would recommend to others aswell.

killergorilla · 28 September 2006, 11:17

Why do you wish to run NTSC games and a PAL workbench anyway?

why not just run an NTSC workbench in the first place if you wish to play NTSC games all the time?

Legerdemain · 28 September 2006, 14:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by killergorilla

Why do you wish to run NTSC games and a PAL workbench anyway?

why not just run an NTSC workbench in the first place if you wish to play NTSC games all the time?

I do not wish to run NTSC games all the time... I just prefer to run the dedicated NTSC version of the game if there is one (instead of running the PAL version in NTSC, which at times gives some strange results, like in some of the games earlier mentioned). I'd say that 99% of the games I do run on my Amiga, I run under PAL... because most of the games were made for PAL in the first place.

Running Workbench under 320*200 NTSC isn't really pleasant, according to me... the screen simply feels to small to be all that useful. The extra 56 rows of pixels you get when running in PAL easily makes me prefer PAL instead of NTSC.

The main reason for me bothering about NTSC and PAL at all... comes down to the fact that I am disturbed that many PAL-games shows their intro screens in full PAL-glory... just to throw us the actual gameplay screen also in PAL but using only the first 200 vertical pixels giving that ugly looking black border at the bottom of the screen. It just looks wrong, according to me. Brian the Lion, for example, looks like it was designed for NTSC... showing off 56 rows of black pixels at the bottom of the screen all the way through the game (which just looks plain ugly) but if run in NTSC the game slows down considerably at times when some visual effects are at work (there isn't even any NTSC dedicated version of that very game, as far as I know). It's just something that I have to accept... except in those cases that there are dedicated NTSC versions of particular games.

So, while in reality not being THAT problematic to me... it is one of those things that just bothers me. Just like some people can't stand to use TFT/Plasma screen together with any other resolution than they were designed for (just to avoid the 'blurred' effect or the 'wrong pixel aspect ratio' effect). Silly, yes, maybe... but I have always been pretty silly, I think... and I guess it all comes from the fact that I grew up with the NES, where we european people were given 50Hz versions of games that were designed to be run in 60Hz, often with music playing to fast or to slow, the entire gameplay always slowed down... always having to live with those damn black borders at the top and the bottom of the screen.

vroom6sri · 13 November 2006, 09:37

So... is there a new site for all of Killergorilla's most excellent WHDload compilations?

killergorilla · 13 November 2006, 10:42

Yes. but currently there is nothing on it

vroom6sri · 13 November 2006, 13:51

AHA!

Ooh, the anticipation is better than Lost or Prison Break!

killergorilla · 13 November 2006, 13:54

Lost is rubbish, I will not deny access to the site from your IP.

vroom6sri · 14 November 2006, 09:21

A thousand thank yous I bestow upon thee...

Zetr0 · 14 November 2006, 21:02

its all ready done, just waiting on KG to finalize and then its gona be relased

Its taking a while as KG is really busy, but he's getting there

vroom6sri · 14 November 2006, 22:01

Gawd bless y'all, ya lovely, lovely peeps!

Marcuz · 15 November 2006, 00:57

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Originally Posted by Zetr0

its all ready done, just waiting on KG to finalize and then its gona be relased

Its taking a while as KG is really busy, but he's getting there

don't you fear the bandwidth use will kill it? maybe a parallel bittorrent release?

Zetr0 · 15 November 2006, 01:04

The hosting i have allows for UNLIMMITED bandwidth, so I am not worried.

I have a high spec commecial package

I cannot guarantee download rates though lol

15 November 2006, 21:28

Hello,
I tried to download the zip-file, but ich is not available.

Is there any other download-adress?

Greetz!
Thom Braxton

Zetr0 · 15 November 2006, 23:14

Heys Thom the links here are from a website that was taken down. a new site will be up and running soon... links will follow, just give the KillerGorilla a bit more time... he's busy, but most certainly getting there.

15 November 2006, 21:28	#73
Thom Braxton Posts: n/a	No downloadable files Hello, I tried to download the zip-file, but ich is not available. Is there any other download-adress? Greetz! Thom Braxton

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28 September 2006, 11:17	#62
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Why do you wish to run NTSC games and a PAL workbench anyway? why not just run an NTSC workbench in the first place if you wish to play NTSC games all the time?

13 November 2006, 09:37	#64
vroom6sri Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Peterborough Age: 47 Posts: 856	So... is there a new site for all of Killergorilla's most excellent WHDload compilations?

13 November 2006, 10:42	#65
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Yes. but currently there is nothing on it

13 November 2006, 13:51	#66
vroom6sri Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Peterborough Age: 47 Posts: 856	AHA! Ooh, the anticipation is better than Lost or Prison Break!

13 November 2006, 13:54	#67
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Lost is rubbish, I will not deny access to the site from your IP.

14 November 2006, 09:21	#68
vroom6sri Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Peterborough Age: 47 Posts: 856	A thousand thank yous I bestow upon thee...

14 November 2006, 21:02	#69
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	its all ready done, just waiting on KG to finalize and then its gona be relased Its taking a while as KG is really busy, but he's getting there

14 November 2006, 22:01	#70
vroom6sri Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Peterborough Age: 47 Posts: 856	Gawd bless y'all, ya lovely, lovely peeps!

15 November 2006, 01:04	#72
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	The hosting i have allows for UNLIMMITED bandwidth, so I am not worried. I have a high spec commecial package I cannot guarantee download rates though lol

15 November 2006, 23:14	#74
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Heys Thom the links here are from a website that was taken down. a new site will be up and running soon... links will follow, just give the KillerGorilla a bit more time... he's busy, but most certainly getting there.

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