Cant get Mega-Lo-Mania to work in WinUAE

11 July 2002, 17:22

has anyone else been able to?

i have three seperately downloaded copies, 2 Fairlight cracks and another by "Subway Spreadpoint + Amiga Industries"

im using WinUAE 8.21r4 currently, but have been trying this since winuae069.

any suggestions?

thnx in adv

Burge · 11 July 2002, 18:13

I haven't been able to get it working either, sadly. It was an awesome game.

Djay · 11 July 2002, 20:51

the only version i've seen work is the version given away with AIAB - http://aiab.emuunlim.com

Djay · 11 July 2002, 23:04

As they say Brighton Rocks.....

and to prove it Spooner and I both live in Brighton!!!

11 July 2002, 23:10

it works under Fellow, just not under UAE, which is a shame. it was out on the SNES as well i recall, but god knows where there is a rom of that.

DJ, do u want the 2xadf version?

Djay · 11 July 2002, 23:12

@Spooner......

i have the 2xADF and the SNES rom!!!!

11 July 2002, 23:16

ish like chrishmas....

sweet dude sweet.......

and yeah...

Brighton owns.......

whiteb · 12 July 2002, 10:16

Quote:

Originally posted by spooner

ish like chrishmas....

sweet dude sweet.......

and yeah...

Brighton owns.......

I used to goto Brighton alot when I lived in Portsmouth.

Does the railway still run along the beach from the dolphinarium ?

Walker · 12 July 2002, 10:44

I had no problems getting it (Fairlight crack) to run in the latest WinUAE. I used an ECS13 config with 512k chip + 512k slow mem, more compatible CPU, internal drive only, 100% sound. Takes a while to load, but seems to work. There might be other working configs, this was the first one I tried.

RetroMan · 12 July 2002, 16:24

It seems to be the MORE COMPATIBE option that forces this game to work

Without it, it doesn´t even load !

12 July 2002, 17:12

thanks Walker.... i tried your config, and cor blimey..... :eek it worked.

Sound is a bit choppy tho, will tinker with that.

thanx dude!

edit: @whiteb: you mean the Volks Electric Railway. Last time i looked it was still there.

Dastardly · 06 June 2003, 01:51

Im using WinUAE 0.8.22.6 but the above config doesnt seem to work for me. The screen just stays black after the first part of the intro. Anyone got any other working configs for this they can share?

TIA

andreas · 06 June 2003, 02:53

I think you are too impatient.

You have to wait LOTS of seconds until the game is finished with loading. Please activate track display in 'Misc.' settings and watch the floppy load. If it really stops loading for a longer time, it might be a WinUAE bug. If it just continues loading slowly, this is normal, because this loader *IS* very nifty.

7-Zark-7 · 06 June 2003, 05:36

Quote:

Originally posted by andreas
I think you are too impatient.

You have to wait LOTS of seconds until the game is finished with loading. Please activate track display in 'Misc.' settings and watch the floppy load. If it really stops loading for a longer time, it might be a WinUAE bug. If it just continues loading slowly, this is normal, because this loader *IS* very nifty.

Just a thought, (Andreas or Walker perhaps?),but maybe a thread relating to the popular /classic games that weren't working under older WinUAE's,(like Rainbow Islands,Murder etc.),but are now could be revived? I seem to recall one of guys having a thread along those lines.

Walker · 06 June 2003, 09:13

I created a "BTTR update" thread, but it wasn't focused on any particular game category. Then there's the "[b] games that actually works" thread in the TOSEC forum.

I always try to help people out with specific games in this forum, and I think the best way is to deal with requests only.

Dastardly · 06 June 2003, 11:49

@andreas

Its not that Im being impatient, the game actually stops loading on track 56. Ive tried various configs to get past this but with no luck.

andreas · 06 June 2003, 20:26

OOPS! :hoo

Well, I didn't want to step too closely at you...

It's only because most people ARE too impatient and expect everything to load at the speed of 0.8.17 (i. e. faster than my real A1000)

OK, here's my config. Feedback, please.

Dastardly · 07 June 2003, 18:31

@andreas
Still no luck

It stops loading in exactly the same place.

Chuckles · 07 June 2003, 20:04

Seems like there are lots of us who are managing to get this to work, so maybe ONE of our configs will work for you. I'm using the [a] version of the Fairlight crack with 512K chip, 512K slow, Kickstart 1.3, 68000, match A500 speed, 640x400, OCS, NTSC and Fast Copper. I don't have more compatible checked, and I disable DF2: and DF3: and it seems to work fine. Loading is very slow, and the screen remains black for a long time, but once it loads it works fine. My config is attached.

Dastardly · 08 June 2003, 00:57

Ok I FINALLY got it working with your config Chuckles

Thanks for everyones help with this nightmare!

11 July 2002, 17:22	#1
spooner Posts: n/a	Cant get Mega-Lo-Mania to work in WinUAE has anyone else been able to? i have three seperately downloaded copies, 2 Fairlight cracks and another by "Subway Spreadpoint + Amiga Industries" im using WinUAE 8.21r4 currently, but have been trying this since winuae069. any suggestions? thnx in adv

12 July 2002, 10:44	#9
Walker Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sweden Age: 51 Posts: 595	I had no problems getting it (Fairlight crack) to run in the latest WinUAE. I used an ECS13 config with 512k chip + 512k slow mem, more compatible CPU, internal drive only, 100% sound. Takes a while to load, but seems to work. There might be other working configs, this was the first one I tried. Attached Thumbnails

12 July 2002, 17:12	#11
spooner Posts: n/a	thanks Walker.... i tried your config, and cor blimey..... :eek it worked. Sound is a bit choppy tho, will tinker with that. thanx dude! edit: @whiteb: you mean the Volks Electric Railway. Last time i looked it was still there. Last edited by spooner; 12 July 2002 at 22:27.

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11 July 2002, 18:13	#2
Burge Get ready, Agent Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Perth / Australia Age: 42 Posts: 148	I haven't been able to get it working either, sadly. It was an awesome game.

11 July 2002, 20:51	#3
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	the only version i've seen work is the version given away with AIAB - http://aiab.emuunlim.com

11 July 2002, 23:04	#4
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	As they say Brighton Rocks..... and to prove it Spooner and I both live in Brighton!!!

11 July 2002, 23:10	#5
spooner Posts: n/a	it works under Fellow, just not under UAE, which is a shame. it was out on the SNES as well i recall, but god knows where there is a rom of that. DJ, do u want the 2xadf version?

11 July 2002, 23:12	#6
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	@Spooner...... i have the 2xADF and the SNES rom!!!!

11 July 2002, 23:16	#7
spooner Posts: n/a	ish like chrishmas.... sweet dude sweet....... and yeah... Brighton owns.......

12 July 2002, 16:24	#10
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	It seems to be the MORE COMPATIBE option that forces this game to work Without it, it doesn´t even load !

06 June 2003, 01:51	#12
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Im using WinUAE 0.8.22.6 but the above config doesnt seem to work for me. The screen just stays black after the first part of the intro. Anyone got any other working configs for this they can share? TIA

06 June 2003, 02:53	#13
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	I think you are too impatient. You have to wait LOTS of seconds until the game is finished with loading. Please activate track display in 'Misc.' settings and watch the floppy load. If it really stops loading for a longer time, it might be a WinUAE bug. If it just continues loading slowly, this is normal, because this loader IS very nifty.

06 June 2003, 09:13	#15
Walker Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sweden Age: 51 Posts: 595	I created a "BTTR update" thread, but it wasn't focused on any particular game category. Then there's the "[b] games that actually works" thread in the TOSEC forum. I always try to help people out with specific games in this forum, and I think the best way is to deal with requests only.

06 June 2003, 11:49	#16
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	@andreas Its not that Im being impatient, the game actually stops loading on track 56. Ive tried various configs to get past this but with no luck.

07 June 2003, 18:31	#18
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	@andreas Still no luck It stops loading in exactly the same place.

08 June 2003, 00:57	#20
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Ok I FINALLY got it working with your config Chuckles Thanks for everyones help with this nightmare!

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