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Alley Cat for the AMIGA - well, sort of :)
Well hello there, Cat Lovers and Retro Fans
![]() I always wanted to see the classic Game Alley Cat on the Amiga but it was never ported. ![]() [ Show youtube player ] So i seached in this Thread if there was any mention of AlleyCat. http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=85200&page=5 Nothing ![]() I explained there why this game is so special to me and a lovely fellow named NeoHippie2016 told me there was a CD32 version. It was not a true port, but was Emulated. (maybe one day we get a true port) So i looked at the Image, optimized a few things and here it is. ![]() Sure it´s emulated but its the best thing we have for now and it runs pretty nicely on my A600Furia ![]() So here it is. Alley Cat by Bill Williams ![]() Please Enjoy this classic game ![]() http://eab.abime.net/zone/CAT.lha Last edited by Torti-the-Smurf; 06 October 2021 at 13:29. Reason: found a typo ! |
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I get "Fatal Error Opening or Using: Boot Drive A".
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Youre missing CROSSDOSFILESYSTEM in L:
Make sure you have it there ! - Thats the cause why you get that Error. Meow ![]() |
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I have CrossDOSFileSystem there, so that cannot be the cause.
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Youre right, I testet the upload again. Same error.
Dont know what happend there ![]() I reuploaded it. Now it works. Please test it. |
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Same error. SnoopDOS log reveals it is is trying and failing to open "DEVS:filedisk.device".
Also the script is setting SYS: to DH0: afterwards which is problematic; you can't assume DH0: is the user's boot device. In my case and many others it is not. |
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Strange, the upload works now. (tested in winuae and on Amiga600 Furia, using WB3.9)
The line after PC-Task would only kick in when you end PC-Task (RAmiga Del) That would not be so problematic and pretty much everyone has DH0: as default but you can change that easily. Hang on.... i changed the skript to add Devs: to the Cat local. (have forgotten to do so; stupid me) Please download again and try it. (sorry - but it did work even without it, at least in WB3.9) Last edited by Torti-the-Smurf; 06 October 2021 at 13:31. |
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I'm using OS3.2.
Moving filedisk.device to DEVS: makes it work. The emulation is pretty good, the main problem is that it doesn't switch to the red/green/yellow/black palette when it should (eg. in rooms), and the sound is a bit different. |
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![]() ![]() That with the colour is no problem for me. If i remember correctly it was like this on our computer as well. Dosent bother me that the Cheese is not green and so ![]() They only thing is the Fish tank. Freddy the Cat begins to flash when he needs Air. That makes the Fishgame a little harder. You have to time it in your Head. Sound is exactly how it should be, only the "grab" sound is more "Scratchy" which i like ![]() ![]() We are dealing with Emulation here, dont forget. Just so happy that i can play it now on my Amiga. Besides, there is also a connection from Alley Cat (my first game) to my second game Defender of the Crown. Bill Williams worked on that as well ![]() I think there are a few versions of this Game. You know, because it also dosent have the Highscores. (and i played like a kitty God yesterday... still, no highscore table) Maybe they are already so high, but i dare you to trigger the Highscore Table. ![]() Lets see if somebody can do it ![]() ![]() Last edited by Torti-the-Smurf; 06 October 2021 at 14:16. Reason: adding stuff |
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Have you tried it via Amiga Dos Box ?
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I am pretty sure that would not work on a A600 Furia Setup ![]() Still, so happy i can play it now on my Amiga. Sure, some people would say "Whats the point, just play it on PC" Yes, i could play it on my Laptop but it would need 100x more power than my trusty Amiga, amongst other reasons, besides; i love my Amiga ![]() Quote:
Alley Cat on PC and than later we got an Amiga where we bought Defender of the Crown. I never knew those had a connection. Bill Williams ![]() PS:i think it´s needles to say, but the jump from PC Alley Cat (where the gameplay is still great) to Defender of the Crown was/is Mindblowing ![]() Last edited by Torti-the-Smurf; 06 October 2021 at 18:55. Reason: found a typo, like usual. Those damn mini Keyboards :) |
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I was hoping to see a native port of Alley Cat, maybe one day there will be one. The Atari 8-bit version has better graphics, but I didn't really like the music.
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![]() But i am 100% with you on the Port. That would be Smurfttastic. ![]() Until then, this ist the best we have. Please Enjoy ![]() PS:This is what i imagine for the Amiga Port. The Remeow Edition. It has all Versions + a new Redrawn Look in one Package. You can choose whatever you like. https://www.joflof.com/alley.html ![]() ![]() Last edited by Torti-the-Smurf; 06 October 2021 at 20:03. Reason: adding the Remeow Link - Its free :) So, youre PC/Laptop already is running then give it a shot :) |
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Eh, I think Alley Cat actually crushes DotC on gameplay. Gfx/sfx is another matter of course ![]() In fact, I also think the original is better than Remeow. That remake is a nice effort but the first one's gameplay is just supertight. |
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100 % agree with you.
![]() I could play Alley Cat forever, like a great Arcade game, but DotC was boring after finishing it with all the 4 guys (and that took only a few days). Still, DotC it left an impression, but i missed Alley Cat so much. ![]() The Remeow Edition is great because it unites all the Styles and if somebody likes a new kind of Paint, it has the option. (i still prefer the CGA or Jr. look - for that clean and good to read graphics) Hope you enjoy this gem. So fun to play when i am already on my Amiga ![]() |
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Thanks Torti it's Pawfect
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![]() ![]() I knew it, thats how i remember the game as well ![]() Thank you Ransome1122 ![]() Have a cat ..aaeehh.. great Day ransom ![]() |
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this Alley cat from earok's CD32 compilation?
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I don´t think so; it was no compilation. This was the basic.
http://grandis.nu/eabsearch/search.p...=&httplinks=on The CD32 one. ( /TheZone/files/_2014/Alley Cat CD32 [Alley Cat on the CD32].zip ) A direkt Link dosent work for some reason. But i tweaked a few things to run it more smoothly (Changed the Emulator version & tweaked some settings) Made a new Script so that it runs easily from HD and got rid of the fat that it did not need. Super happy how it turned out ![]() Last edited by Torti-the-Smurf; 09 October 2021 at 22:53. Reason: Found a Typo |
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