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Post by Pinwig on Apr 20, 2022 20:21:20 GMT
Ahhh Cannon Fodder. The nights I spent in my Uni digs playing that instead of sitting in the bar drinking money away. Same with Frontier and Syndicate.
I sold my A1200 when I had to move to PCs for work but have always regretted it. Now I have restored my BBC and swapped out its 3.5 inch drive for a Gotek, I need to fix up one of the two Archimedes I have then an A1200 would be next, but they cost a bomb now and I doubt I'd use a 1200 for anything other than playing games. Don't think I have any discs with personal files and data on now. Did a lot of DTP back in the day. If the emulation on this is spot on it would probably make more sense.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 20, 2022 21:07:12 GMT
Try running a Level III Diagnostic.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 20, 2022 21:16:25 GMT
Right. I'll get on that.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 20, 2022 22:52:50 GMT
And Turrican 2, I hope? -Ralph Not as much as 1, but yes. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 23, 2022 14:32:16 GMT
If you have a Playstation 4 provided the controller is charged it will work for the A500 mini - makes Speedball 2 so much easier.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 23, 2022 14:33:56 GMT
I do indeed.
What about games that use keyboard input? Any notes on that?
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 23, 2022 15:01:00 GMT
Games should never have evolved beyond text adventures and sprites.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 23, 2022 16:21:08 GMT
I do indeed. What about games that use keyboard input? Any notes on that? A usb expander and USB keyboard are needed for any that aren't part of the pre-installed ones as they can use the virtual keyboard. |
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Post by Stomski on Apr 23, 2022 20:57:24 GMT
Any news on if the Amiga mini will get ongoing support and s/w updates?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 23, 2022 21:00:22 GMT
There's been 1 firmware update already.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 21, 2022 12:22:30 GMT
Another firmware update and more ability to tweak the advance settings and easier to use ADF's now.
Not installed it yet though.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 21, 2022 12:23:42 GMT
And as an aside, I was able to go into a WH Smith's and pick up an Amiga Addict magazine from the shelf.
Who would have thought it.
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Post by Pinwig on May 21, 2022 13:35:04 GMT
If only that meant it was 1992 again. Doing the last thirty years with hindsight would make things a lot easier. I'd certainly be buying a lot of toilet roll in 2019.
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Post by KnightBeat on May 21, 2022 16:28:03 GMT
No sign of Amiga Addict or Pixel Addict in my local Smiths. I'm not particularly bothered about the latter, though it does have article on the Atari 800XL (which was my first computers) and Krark, Prince of Darkness. |
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Post by KnightBeat on Dec 1, 2022 23:39:28 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 17, 2022 20:58:13 GMT
Picked it up from Wh Smith's yesterday.
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Post by Stomski on Jan 7, 2023 14:12:00 GMT
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Post by Stomski on Jan 7, 2023 14:23:37 GMT
Completed all 120 levels of 1 player Lemmings.
Bit odd that P keyboard pause stops the clock, but the pause button doesn't.
Very mixed feeling about the level designs. Certainly Mayhem difficulty is the best, but I'm often left wondering if my abuse of game mechanics is intentional in the design of the level or if I've found a weird unintended way of solving it. Then there are levels with obvious solutions, but you've just got to grind it out because the timing is tricky or you need to select a Lemming from a mass but you need it going in a certain direction. Then there are the levels where you block all but one at the start, only to release them once your single trailblazer has put down bridges etc. From a design point of view, the blocked pack adds nothing to the level challenge (except in a few cases when time is a factor), so take it out!
But it's these quibbles that add to the charm, finding an unintended solution is its own reward.
No clue how people played this on systems without a mouse!!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 7, 2023 14:51:04 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 18, 2024 21:36:20 GMT
Going to send my Amiga 1200 away either next month or May to get recapped, just to be on the safe side and get it serviced and maybe replace a few ports.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 15, 2024 11:26:40 GMT
Not had a chance to send it away, but I did grab os 3.2 and some new roms, sadly I need a working hard drive with os 3.1 or higher to do the install.
Unfortunately the failed attempts to install WB 3.1 on the cf drive seem to have goosed it for now, as I tried to hook up the cd drive I have and install 3.5 from CD, but it didn't respond at all.
But i have seen a dealer doing it pre-installed on a CF drive (same one i was going to get the recap and service, so will avail myself of that facility). Did give me the opportunity to give the insides a wee dust and brush.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 15, 2024 22:25:37 GMT
I seem to have lost my tool for howking out chips, so I will need to snag another as well anyway. Also no word on that alleged A500 maxi that was being rumoured shortly after the A500 mini was released.
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