Is it possible to use A500 CD drive for games?

08 September 2010, 17:26

Is it possible to attach a CD drive to A500 and play games and such from a CD?

Jope · 08 September 2010, 17:41

Yes. However depending on the configuration of your A500, it might not live up to your expectations.

pandy71 · 08 September 2010, 22:25

Yes, eg A570 is external CDROM (bootable!)

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikiped...iki/Amiga_A570

Twiggy · 08 September 2010, 22:33

Could you set/patch HD games on a CD to save to floppy?

ma693541 · 09 September 2010, 01:51

Try WHDLoad with a legal key to install it on your HD, if you have one.

TCD · 09 September 2010, 08:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by twiggy

Could you set/patch HD games on a CD to save to floppy?

In theory : yes, but I don't see why one would want that. Even if someone bothers to convert a game that isn't available on floppies already, you'll just end with a lot of floppies and swapping. HDs or CFs aren't that expensive that it's worth the hassle

pandy71 · 09 September 2010, 11:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

HDs or CFs aren't that expensive that it's worth the hassle

claim valid only for 600/1200/3000/4000 - CDTV/CD32/500/2000 are without anything that can be used for HDD/CF connection - what is worse A570 can be easier to buy (for reasonable price) than HDD controller for A500 for example.

Twiggy · 09 September 2010, 11:08

I was just curious to whether it was possible.

If it were relatively simple, it would be semi-useful for my CD32 + floppy drive. Games that require loads of floppies and too much RAM for WHDload may benefit from it all being on CD but saving to the floppy drive.

TCD · 09 September 2010, 11:11

Most AmigaCD games that aren't available on floppy are at least AGA (which rules out 3 of the 4 no-go models you mentioned). Anyway, which game(s) are you thinking about?

@twiggy
It's not trivial (like just copying the files over) to do it. Someone would have to really patch the game to work from floppies.

alexh · 09 September 2010, 11:44

If you fit the 2Mbyte Fast-RAM upgrade to the A570 when used with 2Mbyte Chip RAM A500+ it will play almost any ECS WHDload game from CD.

Certainly cheaper than a SCSI hard drive but if you can buy (and upgrade) a GVP HD8+ you'll enjoy that much more.

08 September 2010, 17:26	#1
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08 September 2010, 17:41	#2
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,900	Yes. However depending on the configuration of your A500, it might not live up to your expectations.

08 September 2010, 22:25	#3
pandy71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: PL? Posts: 2,872	Yes, eg A570 is external CDROM (bootable!) https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikiped...iki/Amiga_A570

08 September 2010, 22:33	#4
Twiggy \m/ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Devon, U.K. Posts: 573	Could you set/patch HD games on a CD to save to floppy?

09 September 2010, 01:51	#5
ma693541 Computer Wizard Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ramberg/Norway Posts: 928	Try WHDLoad with a legal key to install it on your HD, if you have one.

09 September 2010, 11:08	#8
Twiggy \m/ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Devon, U.K. Posts: 573	I was just curious to whether it was possible. If it were relatively simple, it would be semi-useful for my CD32 + floppy drive. Games that require loads of floppies and too much RAM for WHDload may benefit from it all being on CD but saving to the floppy drive.

09 September 2010, 11:11	#9
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,922	Most AmigaCD games that aren't available on floppy are at least AGA (which rules out 3 of the 4 no-go models you mentioned). Anyway, which game(s) are you thinking about? @twiggy It's not trivial (like just copying the files over) to do it. Someone would have to really patch the game to work from floppies.

09 September 2010, 11:44	#10
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,448	If you fit the 2Mbyte Fast-RAM upgrade to the A570 when used with 2Mbyte Chip RAM A500+ it will play almost any ECS WHDload game from CD. Certainly cheaper than a SCSI hard drive but if you can buy (and upgrade) a GVP HD8+ you'll enjoy that much more.

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