Amiga conversion of Oids

Antiriad · 25 April 2003, 22:42

Remember from a thread a long while ago that this was one of the only significant games that were never ported to the Amiga from its bitter rival the ST.

But, i ask ye - how hard would this be to actually do? And is it really worth it?

RetroMan · 25 April 2003, 23:08

I would think it can be done easily, perhaps even in AmiBlitz2

But the problem will be, do you really get the flair of the original onto the Amiga ??? If someone want´s to try ..... why not

?

Galahad/FLT · 28 April 2003, 15:31

anyone got a screenshot of this game to remind me?

Or better still, a resource to download the Atari ST image and the best Atari ST emulator.

stainy · 28 April 2003, 17:38

WinSTon

and oids

Oids pic&link

RCK · 28 April 2003, 21:56

I can upload the diskimage if you wish

Galahad/FLT · 29 April 2003, 10:32

I think its perhaps wishful thinking, but is anyone able to contact the author of Oids and try and extract the ASM source code from him?

Having had to mess around with Atari ST source code in the past (other games), I wouldn't think it would be a particularly hard job to simply convert from the existing code.

Galahad/FLT · 29 April 2003, 14:32

Is it a multiscroller or a flipscreen game?

stainy · 29 April 2003, 14:47

a multi scroller... I beleive.. damn it`s been a long time since I tinkered around with it

manicx · 02 May 2003, 15:38

Oids is a magic game. A mixture of Thrust, Asteroids and Choplifter!!!

See attached info. Definetely a classic....

manicx · 02 May 2003, 15:49

And another one...

Best emulator to play it? STeem (http://www.blimey.strayduck.com/steem_v2_4.zip).

Image can be downloaded from

ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/atari/...ation/A_097.ST

Mmmm, lovely....

stainy · 04 May 2003, 12:47

I can`t get oids to run.. I used to be able to get it running..
I`ve tried STeem and winSTon now.. two different images.. all I get is a green screen.. and it reboots forever... do you think it might be the tos image??

manicx · 05 May 2003, 09:08

English Tos 1.62 with 512Kb of RAM on STeem and the above image works fine for me. This is the automation menu; I tried the standalone image and didn't work for me also...

25 April 2003, 22:42	#1
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,141	Amiga conversion of Oids Remember from a thread a long while ago that this was one of the only significant games that were never ported to the Amiga from its bitter rival the ST. But, i ask ye - how hard would this be to actually do? And is it really worth it?

28 April 2003, 15:31	#3
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 9,012	Screenshot anyone got a screenshot of this game to remind me? Or better still, a resource to download the Atari ST image and the best Atari ST emulator.

28 April 2003, 17:38	#4
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	St emulator and oids :) WinSTon and oids Oids pic&link

29 April 2003, 10:32	#6
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 9,012	Well.... I think its perhaps wishful thinking, but is anyone able to contact the author of Oids and try and extract the ASM source code from him? Having had to mess around with Atari ST source code in the past (other games), I wouldn't think it would be a particularly hard job to simply convert from the existing code.

29 April 2003, 14:32	#7
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 9,012	Oids Is it a multiscroller or a flipscreen game?

25 April 2003, 23:08	#2
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	I would think it can be done easily, perhaps even in AmiBlitz2 But the problem will be, do you really get the flair of the original onto the Amiga ??? If someone want´s to try ..... why not ?

28 April 2003, 21:56	#5
RCK Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Paris / France Age: 45 Posts: 3,092	I can upload the diskimage if you wish

29 April 2003, 14:47	#8
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	think it`s a multi scroller... I beleive.. damn it`s been a long time since I tinkered around with it

02 May 2003, 15:38	#9
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	Oids is a magic game. A mixture of Thrust, Asteroids and Choplifter!!! See attached info. Definetely a classic.... Attached Thumbnails

02 May 2003, 15:49	#10
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	And another one... Best emulator to play it? STeem (http://www.blimey.strayduck.com/steem_v2_4.zip). Image can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/atari/...ation/A_097.ST Mmmm, lovely.... Attached Thumbnails

04 May 2003, 12:47	#11
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	wont run I can`t get oids to run.. I used to be able to get it running.. I`ve tried STeem and winSTon now.. two different images.. all I get is a green screen.. and it reboots forever... do you think it might be the tos image??

05 May 2003, 09:08	#12
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	English Tos 1.62 with 512Kb of RAM on STeem and the above image works fine for me. This is the automation menu; I tried the standalone image and didn't work for me also...

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