game runs too damn fast

captainxod · 02 June 2007, 03:10

arkanoid is hard enough as it is without running at three times the speed! not fun, not fun at all. how can I slow this game down? (I'm using default settings)

Ironclaw · 02 June 2007, 04:13

Try with cycle exact on.. and make sure you have "Match A500 speed" checked. If that doesn't work you can use the "Adjustable between CPU and chipset" setting and slow the speed down by moving the CPU slider to the right.

There are more ways, if the above doesn't work, but it should.

captainxod · 02 June 2007, 08:24

nah it didn't work. gonna give up on this emulation thing. it just doesn't have the look/feel of the real thing.

stainy · 02 June 2007, 10:09

boo hiss boo you then!! It could of been fixed!

eLowar · 02 June 2007, 10:13

I just tried both the WHDLoad version and the ADF version in GameBase Amiga and neither seems to run especially fast (that is with WinUAE 1.4.2a, but I think the game has been in there for a while, so it must've been tested with at least one older version and I'm sure I've started it with more than one myself).

p.s. Forgot to try the SPS version (and it was just a click away too), which seems to run much like the other two. I don't clearly remember how fast the game used to be. It certainly is faster than your average arkanoid clone, but I thought it always used to be relatively fast. What I'm seeing certainly can't be three times its normal speed or the original would be unplayably slow.

captainxod · 02 June 2007, 10:56

well it is a fast game. The ball increases in speed naturally as you play, but trust me, it was never this fast--not on the Amiga, ST or arcade. I struggled to get to level 14, and I used to be able to get there with 4 lives in reserve--even with an unreliable ball mouse.

Belgarath · 02 June 2007, 11:18

Several of the Arkanoid versions including the one in GameBase Amiga are NTSC versions (it has extra levels) so it's running at 60fps rather than 50fps like you are probably used to.

Ironclaw · 02 June 2007, 12:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by captainxod

nah it didn't work. gonna give up on this emulation thing. it just doesn't have the look/feel of the real thing.

Nonsense!.... I'm 100% at least the cpu slider thingy works

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boing_1000 · 02 June 2007, 12:21

Right, so you have to set up your emulation scheme for NTSC. It won't natively fill the monitor but it works for me. I check NTSC under chipset settings, then use 640x400 pixel resolution and have it fill the screen.

24 January 2014, 03:58

Hm... with the cpu slider does not function... the screen begins to flacker... But its way too fast in my opinion... man... thats fast... any ideas to slow it down a bit?

lifeschool · 24 January 2014, 17:12

You could always try reducing the FPS count in the display panel down by a few positions, perhaps 48fps? This will slow the game down. Also if you select 'Fastest possible cpu mode' and slide the priority sliders down, eventually the cpu starts to slow down. 'Wait For Blitter' might do something but not sure. Cycle Exact will fix the flicker.

The other thing is the mouse speed. The game is configured for an old amiga ball-mouse with like 20dpi or something. Click on Game Ports and reduce the mouse speed setting down from 100%, to maybe half that? or less?, and then the mouse/bat will be slower with todays mega high dpi mice.

turrican3 · 24 January 2014, 17:21

you can set cpu frequency to 1x=half of the amiga 500 cpu speed !
or play with the fps adj. and go down under 50 perhaps 47 or something like that. This should slowdown the game.

30 January 2014, 18:27

No the games are definitely running too fast under the normal set up on the new version of WinUAE.

02 June 2007, 03:10	#1
captainxod Just another angry gamer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sydney/Australia Age: 44 Posts: 40	game runs too damn fast arkanoid is hard enough as it is without running at three times the speed! not fun, not fun at all. how can I slow this game down? (I'm using default settings)

02 June 2007, 10:13	#5
eLowar Citizen of Elthesh Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 949	I just tried both the WHDLoad version and the ADF version in GameBase Amiga and neither seems to run especially fast (that is with WinUAE 1.4.2a, but I think the game has been in there for a while, so it must've been tested with at least one older version and I'm sure I've started it with more than one myself). p.s. Forgot to try the SPS version (and it was just a click away too), which seems to run much like the other two. I don't clearly remember how fast the game used to be. It certainly is faster than your average arkanoid clone, but I thought it always used to be relatively fast. What I'm seeing certainly can't be three times its normal speed or the original would be unplayably slow. Last edited by eLowar; 02 June 2007 at 10:24. Reason: added p.s.

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02 June 2007, 04:13	#2
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	Try with cycle exact on.. and make sure you have "Match A500 speed" checked. If that doesn't work you can use the "Adjustable between CPU and chipset" setting and slow the speed down by moving the CPU slider to the right. There are more ways, if the above doesn't work, but it should.

02 June 2007, 08:24	#3
captainxod Just another angry gamer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sydney/Australia Age: 44 Posts: 40	nah it didn't work. gonna give up on this emulation thing. it just doesn't have the look/feel of the real thing.

02 June 2007, 10:09	#4
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	boo hiss boo you then!! It could of been fixed!

02 June 2007, 10:56	#6
captainxod Just another angry gamer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sydney/Australia Age: 44 Posts: 40	well it is a fast game. The ball increases in speed naturally as you play, but trust me, it was never this fast--not on the Amiga, ST or arcade. I struggled to get to level 14, and I used to be able to get there with 4 lives in reserve--even with an unreliable ball mouse.

02 June 2007, 11:18	#7
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,526	Several of the Arkanoid versions including the one in GameBase Amiga are NTSC versions (it has extra levels) so it's running at 60fps rather than 50fps like you are probably used to.

02 June 2007, 12:21	#9
boing_1000 A1000 Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Eastern USA Age: 37 Posts: 567	Right, so you have to set up your emulation scheme for NTSC. It won't natively fill the monitor but it works for me. I check NTSC under chipset settings, then use 640x400 pixel resolution and have it fill the screen.

24 January 2014, 03:58	#10
Silbercue Posts: n/a	Hm... with the cpu slider does not function... the screen begins to flacker... But its way too fast in my opinion... man... thats fast... any ideas to slow it down a bit?

24 January 2014, 17:12	#11
lifeschool Local Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lancashire, UK Age: 48 Posts: 1,615	You could always try reducing the FPS count in the display panel down by a few positions, perhaps 48fps? This will slow the game down. Also if you select 'Fastest possible cpu mode' and slide the priority sliders down, eventually the cpu starts to slow down. 'Wait For Blitter' might do something but not sure. Cycle Exact will fix the flicker. The other thing is the mouse speed. The game is configured for an old amiga ball-mouse with like 20dpi or something. Click on Game Ports and reduce the mouse speed setting down from 100%, to maybe half that? or less?, and then the mouse/bat will be slower with todays mega high dpi mice.

24 January 2014, 17:21	#12
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 48 Posts: 3,913	you can set cpu frequency to 1x=half of the amiga 500 cpu speed ! or play with the fps adj. and go down under 50 perhaps 47 or something like that. This should slowdown the game.

30 January 2014, 18:27	#13
Ronnie_ASA Posts: n/a	No the games are definitely running too fast under the normal set up on the new version of WinUAE.

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