Wow!!!it290 wrote:I actually just all my computers into a different room
Wow, that explains a lot. That was a pretty damn crappy compromise to be forced into. :(gameoverDude wrote:ST1 isn't all Factor 5 wanted it to be. The game was originally made for a 6-Megabit cart, but they were told to get the game down to a 4-Meg cart. Originally, Turrican's beam would have been used to freeze and melt enemies.
Although if your introduction to Turrican was, as was mine, Turrican 1 on C64, non of this stuff would be particularly troublesome.gameoverDude wrote:Genesis Turrican is too fast (sometimes if the enemy catches you off guard, you're dead INSTANTLY- the life drain is loads quicker), and the grenades/powerlines are impossible to get out in a pinch thanks to the lame weapon picker system. Then Chris Huelsbeck's amazing BGM gets carnaged to hell. The Turbo-Grafx one is another busted port. How do you fit a 16-bit Turrican into a 2 Meg card? You don't. Take all of the above issues, but drop some of the levels and music tracks, and throw in a hit on the graphics quality. I'll stick to the Amiga version for the first game.
ST1 isn't all Factor 5 wanted it to be. The game was originally made for a 6-Megabit cart, but they were told to get the game down to a 4-Meg cart. Originally, Turrican's beam would have been used to freeze and melt enemies. One full stage from the original build had to be dropped. ST1 did feel like it was missing something, but it's still good.
Turrican 3 (Amiga) was released first, even though the Genesis original was already done. It took F5 a while to get Mega Turrican a publisher. IIRC, this one adds wheel-jumps to the series.
They claim to have big name Amiga games on that site, but I don't see any-certainly not any shmups. Am I missing something??Shatterhand wrote:dave, check here
http://www.back2roots.org/
all the games on this site are legal to download. It's a good place to start.
Winuae is a pretty good emulator, but there's no reason to spend money on it, as it's completely free.
And frankly, the 1.3 and 3.1 Kickstart roms *deserve* to be pirated at that point. It's pathetic that someone still holds the Amiga copyright and do nothing worthy with it.
A quick glance at the HD-Games section reveals Katakis, Project-X, Galaga '92 and Disposable Hero.
They claim to have big name Amiga games on that site, but I don't see any-certainly not any shmups. Am I missing something??
I was watching part of an old episode of Computer Chronicles on Youtube that was on the A3000, and I asked where I could get an A3000. Ebay was the answer, but one person told me that an A3000 with as much memory as it can handle could run me as much as a new PC!it290 wrote:WHDLoad will install games from floppies/images on to the hard drive. Many adf's won't work for this purpose, because WHDLoad (generally) only supports the original version and not cracked versions, although there are exceptions - it depends on the game. You can use CAPS images just fine though.Interesting. I would just emulate on WinUAE, because you can buy the kickstart roms, but with the games there's always the legality issue. I mean, it's not like there's a site equivalent to Atariage.com for Amiga games, where it's legal to download the games.
As far as WHDLoad goes, I found this: http://www.whdload.de/ But how would I get the files onto an Amiga??
EDIT: This looks cool!: http://www.amigaforever.com/
If I can play the games legally on our PC without actually owning an Amiga, that would be perfectly fine by me.
As far as installing WHDLoad itself onto an Amiga, there are a number of ways. With classic Amiga hardware, you could use a network card, ZIP disk, or PC-formatted DSDD floppy to copy them onto the Amiga. I have a network card in my Amiga, so if you needed me to send you a copy of the WHDLoad installer I could do so.
As long as you own the original Kickstart ROMs (whether through Amiga Forever or because you actually own an Amiga) and Workbench, it is perfectly legal to do whatever you want with the Amiga software you own, including use of WHDLoad.
And finally, there IS a site for legal amiga downloads: Back to the Roots.
edit - whoops, sorry, didn't notice mention of back2roots above.
Is that true? I love Amiga games, but not THAT much! I wanted to ask you, because I know that's the model you recommended. What does it mean for all that stuff to be embedded on the motherboard, like the Commodore guy's talking about?
For all computer games, the correct speed is 50Hz, no doubt about it. I'm pretty sure, Super Turrican for the NES is supposed to run at 50Hz, too.Obiwanshinobi wrote:"Which is the true/correct speed of Turrican games?"
) I remember spending countless hours playing Elite 2, Colonisation and Railroad tycoon on it.
I just got an Amiga 2000, courtesy of the very generous papa_november. Some of the softs are PAL, and don't seem to agree with this monitor. There's a V-Hold, but it doesn't seem to go low enough (..?) It's a Commodore 2002 monitor. I also have one that just says Amiga on the front that I could try (circa 1987). Are these monitors supposed to be able to do PAL, or is it just the 1084?
It's a bit chaotic. Some good candidates for "first PC" are the Kenbak-1 (1971), first with discrete logic, and the Micral (1973), first with a microprocessor.dave4shmups wrote:So, who really invented the personal computer?
Old post, but I don't think the MD game was designed for 50hz PAL. In case you have a MD with 50/60Hz switch, give it a try. The music sounds too slow at 50hz. The graphics were obviously created for NTSC displays, too: The game looks crushed in 50hz mode (look at round objects). The same goes for the SNES games, iirc. Makes sense, since the games were distributed internationally.Herr Schatten wrote:For all computer games, the correct speed is 50Hz, no doubt about it. I'm pretty sure, Super Turrican for the NES is supposed to run at 50Hz, too.Obiwanshinobi wrote:"Which is the true/correct speed of Turrican games?"
I'm not sure about the SNES and Mega Drive games, but I wouldn't be surprised if 50Hz was the correct speed too.
I guess you can open the monitor and set the ranges of the dials too, from reading forums.That setup sounds awesome!! I'm enviousFriendly wrote:Sorry for not adressing your monitor problem, but I really didn't know. My Amiga monitor (not by Commodore) can do both 50 and 60Hz. I haven't used it in ages, though, because RGB scart on a large CRT TV is even better.
Yeah, setting my Amiga up in my room brings back memories of playing games on a totally crappy 14" screen, and how much of a big deal it was in like 1995 when we finally got a "flat" 15" monitor instead.
