Amiga Action Cover Disk 28 - Son of Zeus/Space Crusade

Kitty · 13 March 2013, 13:39

I'm having problems with this disk in WinUAE. I tried quickstart A500 and A1200. It just halts on the load screen

Any ideas or anyone got a working version? I downloaded the current version from AMR

Thanks guys

s2325 · 13 March 2013, 13:43

I made video with game preview using WinUAE 1.6.0 so disk image should be ok.

Kitty · 13 March 2013, 13:44

Can you recall what settings you used with WinUAE or did you run it on a real Amiga?

I'm currently using WinUAE 2.5.1

All I get is this

CodyJarrett · 13 March 2013, 13:47

For this coverdisk you have to type in the program name (e.g. SONOFZEUS) to load it. Or did you get past that point?

Kitty · 13 March 2013, 13:51

type it in, hmm that's news to me, I never done that before on a coverdisk, I'll try that now.

Edit: <Facepaw> that totally worked thanks CodyJarret

s2325 · 13 March 2013, 14:33

You can look at files with ADF View with disks which have similar 'problem'.

CodyJarrett · 13 March 2013, 14:56

I suppose that magazines sometimes did this if they didn't have time/were too lazy to create a menu or if there wasn't enough space left on the disk for a menu system.

Codetapper · 14 March 2013, 11:32

I'd say it's too lazy, too incompetant and too unprofessional! A tiny program that simply opened dos.library and printed out the names of the programs on the disk would only take up a single sector of the disk (512 bytes).

ElectroBlaster · 14 March 2013, 15:10

Even a single line in the startup sequence would be enough?

ElectroBlaster · 14 March 2013, 15:14

Just grabbed 5minutes of spare time and that disk has nothing but the files on it lol. Just gonna check what space is left...

EDIT: 5mb's left... would it be possible to make a basic loader menu with ascii text and the proper folders? why did they not do this at the time? proper lazy lol.

s2325 · 14 March 2013, 15:30

mb?

ElectroBlaster · 19 March 2013, 17:42

Sorry I do that sometimes lol

I would assume its 5kb... I need to try out something on that disk, just have not done it yet.

13 March 2013, 13:39	#1
Kitty Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 1,532	Amiga Action Cover Disk 28 - Son of Zeus/Space Crusade I'm having problems with this disk in WinUAE. I tried quickstart A500 and A1200. It just halts on the load screen Any ideas or anyone got a working version? I downloaded the current version from AMR Thanks guys

13 March 2013, 13:44	#3
Kitty Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 1,532	Can you recall what settings you used with WinUAE or did you run it on a real Amiga? I'm currently using WinUAE 2.5.1 All I get is this Last edited by Kitty; 13 March 2013 at 13:50.

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13 March 2013, 13:43	#2
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 44 Posts: 17,789	I made video with game preview using WinUAE 1.6.0 so disk image should be ok.

13 March 2013, 13:47	#4
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	For this coverdisk you have to type in the program name (e.g. SONOFZEUS) to load it. Or did you get past that point?

13 March 2013, 13:51	#5
Kitty Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 1,532	type it in, hmm that's news to me, I never done that before on a coverdisk, I'll try that now. Edit: <Facepaw> that totally worked thanks CodyJarret

13 March 2013, 14:33	#6
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 44 Posts: 17,789	You can look at files with ADF View with disks which have similar 'problem'.

13 March 2013, 14:56	#7
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	I suppose that magazines sometimes did this if they didn't have time/were too lazy to create a menu or if there wasn't enough space left on the disk for a menu system.

14 March 2013, 11:32	#8
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,187	I'd say it's too lazy, too incompetant and too unprofessional! A tiny program that simply opened dos.library and printed out the names of the programs on the disk would only take up a single sector of the disk (512 bytes).

14 March 2013, 15:10	#9
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,714	Even a single line in the startup sequence would be enough?

14 March 2013, 15:14	#10
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,714	Just grabbed 5minutes of spare time and that disk has nothing but the files on it lol. Just gonna check what space is left... EDIT: 5mb's left... would it be possible to make a basic loader menu with ascii text and the proper folders? why did they not do this at the time? proper lazy lol.

14 March 2013, 15:30	#11
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 44 Posts: 17,789	mb?

19 March 2013, 17:42	#12
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,714	Sorry I do that sometimes lol I would assume its 5kb... I need to try out something on that disk, just have not done it yet.

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