17 March 2021, 06:23 | #1 |
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Installing games
OMG. its been 30 something years since I've used my Amiga 2000!!!
Can someone remind me how to transfer a game or any program from floppy to a hard drive. Do you disk copy, file copy, or must they have an installer? Do you make a directory/folder to copy the program into? A few programs I have copied keep asking for the original disk or a particular file that I cannot find. Do you need to worry about one program overwriting a file from another program? Thanks |
17 March 2021, 08:22 | #2 |
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If the game is OS friendly and not 'trackloaded/protected/etc.', most of the time, copying it to a folder on your HD and making some 'assign' will be enough to enjoy (example of Adventures games : Indiana Jones, Monkey Island, Fables and Fiends, Simon the Sorcerer, Loom, etc.). Check if the 1st floppy contains an installer as well. The Faery Tale Adventure, Sierra's games, can also be intalled.
For others, WHDLoad will be your friend (but does not work with KS/OS 1.3). |
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90% of what I have are not the original disks. Kinda like my Commodore 64 disksi ?? |
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17 March 2021, 14:18 | #4 |
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Here is an example (WB1.3 but work also with 2+) :
- boot to WB - insert "The Faery Tale Adventure" floppy in df0: - open a Shell and type : makedir sys:FTA copy sys:system.info sys:FTA.info copy sys:Shell.info sys:FTA/ClickMe.info cd sys:FTA copy df0: "" all clone ed ClickMe - type assign PROGDIR: sys:FTA cd PROGDIR: assign FONTS: PROGDIR:Fonts echo "*n*n*nlet's start the fun *n*n*n" fmain assign FONTS: sys:Fonts - press 'ESC', then 'x', then 'RETURN' - with the mouse open the FTA folder - click once on the ClickMe icon - open the 'Info' dialog box (menu Workbench) - in the 'stack' field, input : 4096 and press 'RETURN' - change 'default tool' to C:IconX and press 'RETURN' - DEL any 'tool types' - ADD the following 'tool type' : WINDOW=CON:0/0/320/200/The Faery Tale Adventure - click on Save Now you just need to "Double click" the 'ClickMe' icon to play the game Adapt the path(s), folder(s) name(s) to your needs. Last edited by malko; 17 March 2021 at 14:30. Reason: link |
17 March 2021, 22:26 | #5 |
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in general on Hardisk you can copy this type of games:
1) those that have an installer 2) for some AmigaDOS games you can create a directory and copy all the files 2a) Some of them require an assign in User-Startup or you can made a script Some games change hardware requirement after installed on Hardisk: some games that in floppy disk require kick 1.3, after installation require kick 2.0x. Some games from floppy require 1 MB RAM, after installation require 1 MB Chip RAM or more. In these cases, however, the manuals have any informations about this change of requirement. |
17 March 2021, 23:59 | #6 |
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hey JST works on kick 1.3 to run most whdload slaves. How could you forget that malko
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18 March 2021, 01:08 | #7 |
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You're right. Sorry for the ommission
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21 March 2021, 22:48 | #8 |
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Thanks to everyone for your help.
I'm in the process of "resurrecting" my Amiga 2000, Commodore 64, and SX-64. Having to relearn things long forgotten. |
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