Mad Elks Technological death A500mini issues.

Mclane · 01 July 2022, 20:02

Apologies if this is in the wrong part of the forum.

Treated myself to an A500 Mini, I'd had an A1200 but had to sell it, so with PAypal doing a 3 stage payment I grabbed a mini. So far I'm enjoying it but one of my fave demo's is the Mad Elks Technological Death, so I tried it on the Mini. First issue was the resizing of the red demon head, had to be on Immediate Blit for that to work but the next part with the wire lines plays but there's a blank bar across the screen for that part.

I've been mucking about with the few settings you can set and nothing fixes it.

Anyone have any idea's apart from buy your 1200 back

AmiClassic · 01 July 2022, 22:51

I don't know what can be set in A500Mini, but try setting up a standard A500 (KS 1.2, OCS, 0.5 CHIP, 0.5 SLOW, uncheck all Blitter settings, Cycle Exact on).

Mclane · 02 July 2022, 13:16

Hi Amiclassic, sadly the emu used is Amiberry 3.3 and it seems (once you get in to it) that it's not as advanced as WinUAE. I'm hoping that now it's used with the device that more time will be put in to it.

Thanks for the reply..

gimbal · 04 July 2022, 16:12

You can tweak a few more settings than the UI allows in the .uae file that is generated when you open the settings menu for an ADF, but you have to be careful to not open the settings menu again then for that ADF (or whdload) file or else it'll overwrite the file again and your manual changes will be gone.

The main thing that I am missing from the A500 mini / Amiberry 3.3 is WinUAE's most compatible setting. It is the exact setting that makes It Came From the Desert behave properly for example. That is one of those games I just want to play hanging on the couch.

Mclane · 04 July 2022, 16:25

Thanks gimbal...I would not mind but Amiberry 5.3 is now out yet they don't upgrade to it at retrogames..

gimbal · 05 July 2022, 10:52

For performance reasons I think. They specifically stuck with an older version to match the Raspberry Pi hardware. Newer versions of emulators tend to become more accurate and thus use more system resources.

admiral · 22 August 2022, 05:59

Reminder the mini is neither a real Amiga, nor a good emulator.

If you can't have the real thing for whatever reason and desire a very accurate emulated experience, use WinUAE.

modrobert · 22 August 2022, 12:21

Mclane,

Did you try to run Technological Death using WHDLoad on the A500 Mini? There is a slave for it.

Torti-the-Smurf · 22 August 2022, 13:31

I Love those ELKS

and somehow this OCS Demo is more exciting than most AGA DEMOS (no offence guys)

mrv2k · 22 August 2022, 18:20

The WHDLoad version works fine in AGS v1.4. Demon head works and no black bars anywhere. Maybe have a look at the config files I made as they might have a clue on how to get it running properly as a standalone WHDLoad.

01 July 2022, 20:02	#1
Mclane Old retro god. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Northolt, West London Age: 62 Posts: 857	Mad Elks Technological death A500mini issues. Apologies if this is in the wrong part of the forum. Treated myself to an A500 Mini, I'd had an A1200 but had to sell it, so with PAypal doing a 3 stage payment I grabbed a mini. So far I'm enjoying it but one of my fave demo's is the Mad Elks Technological Death, so I tried it on the Mini. First issue was the resizing of the red demon head, had to be on Immediate Blit for that to work but the next part with the wire lines plays but there's a blank bar across the screen for that part. I've been mucking about with the few settings you can set and nothing fixes it. Anyone have any idea's apart from buy your 1200 back

22 August 2022, 13:31	#9
Torti-the-Smurf Registered User Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Earth Posts: 1,058	I Love those ELKS and somehow this OCS Demo is more exciting than most AGA DEMOS (no offence guys) Last edited by Torti-the-Smurf; 22 August 2022 at 13:39. Reason: How could you sell a A1200 to get a Mini Instead ?..Now you have to deal with this....well,none of my business, so i shut up!

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01 July 2022, 22:51	#2
AmiClassic Registered User Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: PL Posts: 157	I don't know what can be set in A500Mini, but try setting up a standard A500 (KS 1.2, OCS, 0.5 CHIP, 0.5 SLOW, uncheck all Blitter settings, Cycle Exact on).

02 July 2022, 13:16	#3
Mclane Old retro god. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Northolt, West London Age: 62 Posts: 857	Hi Amiclassic, sadly the emu used is Amiberry 3.3 and it seems (once you get in to it) that it's not as advanced as WinUAE. I'm hoping that now it's used with the device that more time will be put in to it. Thanks for the reply..

04 July 2022, 16:12	#4
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,903	You can tweak a few more settings than the UI allows in the .uae file that is generated when you open the settings menu for an ADF, but you have to be careful to not open the settings menu again then for that ADF (or whdload) file or else it'll overwrite the file again and your manual changes will be gone. The main thing that I am missing from the A500 mini / Amiberry 3.3 is WinUAE's most compatible setting. It is the exact setting that makes It Came From the Desert behave properly for example. That is one of those games I just want to play hanging on the couch.

04 July 2022, 16:25	#5
Mclane Old retro god. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Northolt, West London Age: 62 Posts: 857	Thanks gimbal...I would not mind but Amiberry 5.3 is now out yet they don't upgrade to it at retrogames..

05 July 2022, 10:52	#6
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,903	For performance reasons I think. They specifically stuck with an older version to match the Raspberry Pi hardware. Newer versions of emulators tend to become more accurate and thus use more system resources.

22 August 2022, 05:59	#7
admiral Engineer Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Shadow realm Posts: 165	Reminder the mini is neither a real Amiga, nor a good emulator. If you can't have the real thing for whatever reason and desire a very accurate emulated experience, use WinUAE.

22 August 2022, 12:21	#8
modrobert old bearded fool Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bangkok Age: 56 Posts: 775	Mclane, Did you try to run Technological Death using WHDLoad on the A500 Mini? There is a slave for it.

22 August 2022, 18:20	#10
mrv2k Registered User Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: England Age: 53 Posts: 431	The WHDLoad version works fine in AGS v1.4. Demon head works and no black bars anywhere. Maybe have a look at the config files I made as they might have a clue on how to get it running properly as a standalone WHDLoad.

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