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  1. Ever wanted to see BUBSY in STREETS OF RAGE? (ROM HACK)

    in Emulation

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    Yeah me either   ^_^ Still, someone hacked him into Streets of Rage 3 so there ya go. 

     

    Description:

    This is a player sprite hack of Streets of Rage 2 which replaces Max for Bubsy. Besides the change of sprites the physical of the character were changed.

     

    Courtesy of ROM HACKING site, you will need a copy of the proper Streets of Rage ROM (Streets of Rage 2 (U) [!].bin) to patch. 

     

    IPS patch tool HERE 


     

    IPS file 


     

    For those not aware of the wonders of IPS patching of roms check out info HERE


     

    Soon you will be patching ROMS for everything from English Translations to Sprite hacks etc.  :spot:

     


  2. How Atari box art turned 8-bit games into virtual wonderlands

    in Atari Artwork & Industrial Design

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    That is the "ANYTHING GOES" of Atari!

     

    It was the promise of a better future. There was a glimpse of a better future, an utopic version of all that could be.

     

    Call me crazy, but that was my Atari. I grew up with Captain Future and the possibility to explore the universe and an utopic perspective. This may be childish, but i remember this from time to time and i feel good.

    Childish? No Sir it's wonderful.  :thumb:

  4. Nintendo Announces the Mini-NES, w/ 30 Classic Games

    in Nintendo

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    If I HAD the spare cash and I could find one at actual retail price (or lower) I would consider it ONLY BECAUSE this is now possible. I KNOW the die hard Fanboys / purist hate this kind of thing, they are happy to keep paying Nintendo over and over for the same 30 year old games they bless them with and NOTHING MORE but this hack ADDS VALUE imho. I have heard you can put up to about 80 games (or was it 90?) That many games of your own choosing is pretty cool. NOT that I do not have a million other ways to play the roms just as well but as always to be different, a conversation piece especially for those not aware when you fire it up with not only a better selection of games but more than intended.  :P

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG9YeTOS29w

  8. Why you NEED to take Amiga seriously

    in Amiga

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    I'm actually holding out for some kind of emulator that will let you run AmigaOS 4. Only complaint I have about OS4 is that it won't run Directory Opus Magellan.

    This may be of interest to you, I just stumbled across this just now. 

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vw-tkTG4Fk

     

     

    Published on Jan 7, 2017

    In this video Bill demonstrates how to install Amiga OS4.1 Final Edition on a Windows PC using Amiga Forever 2016 Premium Edition emulation and the instructions in Krzysztof Radzikowski's book "Amiga OS4.1 Emulation"

    http://www.thegurumeditation.org

    Purchase Amiga OS4.1 Emulation Book Here:

    http://amiga.net.pl/index.php?lng=eng...

    Amiga On The Lake Store

    http://amigaonthelake.com

    AMICast Podcast

    http://amicast.ppa.pl

  9. Viva Amiga finally....

    in Amiga

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    I have not seen this, I was not in a position to back it so I am not entitled. I always find in general they just do not compare to the memories, history, experienced living through the entire AMIGA era, though I could never afford much I was a fanatic about reading and researching ever bit of info about Commodore, the AMIGA hardware and the entire process, the hopes, the dreams, the failures, the shattered dreams etc, I have yet to learn anything "new" from these types of films but that said always good to see a film focused on AMIGA as I was always annoyed at either the revisions version or complete lack of inclusion AMIGA had in 98% of any type of computing history articles or film. Hope to see it someday.

  10. Guess what Rick is up to today

    in Atari 5200

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    GOOD NEWS!  All 4 controllers are now fully functional.  Defender is indeed a good test cart. 

     

    These 4 are in really nice condition and they feel/work great.  I have one going to GW, one for myself...that leaves 2 for trade/sale.  Hit me up if you need one.

    Damn CONGRATULATIONS on getting them all restored! I have a single good controller because I bought it refurbished from BEST BUY but very cool you did this yourself!  :spot:  :beer:  :thumb:

     

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  12. Best video editor software

    in YouTube Community

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    Anyone up for the YouTube Awards? LOL

     

    I found a video editing program I actually like.  And it was free. VSDC does some incredible stuff for being a free application including capturing screens.  This can come in really handy.  The applications on the list that RickR linked to looked really promising, too.  But my 2008 gaming laptop simply did not meet the requirements of those two programs.  So far VSDC is allowing editing features that is very close to what Adobe's highly-expensive apps allow...and it's easy to use so that is a plus.  

     

    The one thing I was wanting to try was custom titling.  Unfortunately I have not found that feature in VSDC yet, if it has it, but I did find another app called Bluff Titler.  The titler, while it has a demo version which holds nothing back, is not really free.  But for $30 it can be a huge help.  I haven't bought it yet but I am seriously considering it.

    Funny thing I had a demo for Bluff Titler I used to make titles to VHS way back in my AMIGA days. While I never really had a "fancy" setup good old Amiga 500 and composite out to VHS recorder to tile my home movies using Dpaint or Bluff Titler from a demo disk, good times. 

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    ROMHUNTERS v12 2600 ROM Compilation.

    in Emulation

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    For those with a Harmony cart or simply using emulators to get their 2600 gaming on ROMHUNTERS archive is an excellent presorted and organized archives. Seems for the New Year he has just released v12 of his awesome collection. 

     

    Follow this link to Atarimania to download the archive! 

     

    http://www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html

     

     

    Here is the description from the site - Atari 2600 VCS ROM Collection

     

    Dear guest,

     

    Having been an avid Atari 2600 game player in the eighties, I was more than happy to discover that the games I used to play as a kid could be re-experienced on my PC by downloading the proper ROMs and playing them on an emulator. For me, it was like finding back little bits of childhood memories and the main reason to start "hunting" ROMs on the Internet.

     

    But while collecting, I noticed that many ROM sets on the net contained bugged .bin files (the so called "bad dumps") and that many ROMs carried incomplete names that often lacked the correct game information.

     

    In order to give these ROMs their proper names, I started studying the games they belonged to. That was the moment I entered the amazing world of the Atari 2600 and also the beginning of a new "hobby".

     

    I found out that, although there were only a little more than 500 different games made for the Atari 2600, almost all of these games were re-released many times, in many forms, under many different names and by many different companies, creating an incredible range of more than 10,000 different cartridge releases (of which more than 8,000 are now archived in our database).

     

    While working my way through fifteen years of VCS gaming history, discovering all kinds of strange and funny looking "pirates", never released prototype games, interesting background stories and fascinating label artwork, I gathered an enormous amount of information which I systematically tried to cram into these filenames.

     

    Now, after almost ten years of collecting and researching, the result of all this work can be downloaded below. I'm very proud to present you my personal Atari 2600 ROM collection here on Atarimania and I truly hope you will enjoy it as much as I do.

     

    Please don't let the long filenames scare you off. You'll get used to them and trust me: they form an excellent source of Atari 2600 game information, which can be very useful for any serious Atari game collector and fan.

     

    In short: if you're looking for an ordinary Atari 2600 ROM set, look elsewhere. It can be found almost everywhere on the Internet without too many problems. If you're looking for the most genuine and best documented Atari 2600 ROM collection in the world, then look no further: this is the place to be.

     

    Have fun.

     

    Rom Hunter

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    Which 2600 model are you particularly fond of?

    in Atari 2600

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    A similar topic posted on AA I thought was worth sharing.  ;)

     

    Well, some I have never had or likely WILL have so going by what I have in order of preference - 4 Switch Woody / VADER MODEL (Love Woodgrain but there is something about that black model) / Sears Video Arcade II.  :Nolan_Bushnell:
     
    For models I do not have well of course Original Heavy Sixer followed by the Sears Heavy than 4 Switch.  :spot:
     
    It is funny because I distinctly recall back in the day if you had a SEARS version as opposed to a Atari Labelled model you were an outcast of sorts   :lol: Today I LOVE the SEARS variants of Atari and Intellivision consoles!
     
     
    BONUS - IF I DON'T GET BACK ON TIME TO SAY IT HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!   :beer:  :martini:

  20. Why you NEED to take Amiga seriously

    in Amiga

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    Back in the day, the 1990's I paid for a couple of emulator packages, mainly for the Atari 400/800 and VCS. Didn't really know a whole hella lot about them then. They tended to be better set-up and more inclusive with friendly documentation.

     

    Thing is with payware emulators, every one of them I "supported" back then is now defunct. Their authors tend not to pass down the code and it either stagnates from lack of interest or some other outside uncontrollable circumstance. Whereas with freeware emulators the code is likely to change hands and development continues.

     

    Once you decide to stick with emulation as your main choice, then it makes sense to get all the freeware packages. They're more versatile and more complex. And the rewards greater.

    I get what you are saying and agree of course better to go the free route and "obtain" what is required THAT SAID THOUGH the Amiga Forever package is a great way to introduce oneself especially for those unsure or unfamiliar with emulation all legal as well (for those that care of such things). To be fair in this case Cloanto have been supporting and improving Amiga Forever since 1997 as well so that is a pretty fair track record. ;)   The package is pretty tight, well supported and Cloanto have even helped me out personally as well it has a great GUI / INTERFACE and because of all this even someone like me who has a lot of experience with emulation I chose to support Cloanto. For every other platform I go the freeware route, it's just that good.  

  21. Why you NEED to take Amiga seriously

    in Amiga

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    The are expensive because people tend to hold on to them as they are getting rarer and harder to find as well they did not have the market penetration in USA / CANADA or outside the UK where they are much more common. 

     

    If you simply would like to try some of the more popular AMIGA games you might consider an emulation package like Cloanto's AMIGA FOREVER, now before anyone starts with "BAH WHY PAY FOR EMULATION???" it is true one can get UAE emulator for free as well as "obtain" the kickstart ROM files (think of it as the required BIOS for AMIGA) and of course download various romsets of games etc, figure the configuration blah blah blah BUT THEN AGAIN if one knows nothing or very little of these things then one can do worse than buying an officially licensed ready to go plug n play package to experience various versions of the operating systems as well as different applications and of course a good sampling of games and demos. If that is of interest check out HERE :

    https://www.amigaforever.com/ 

     

     

    IF YOU ARE DEAD SET ON REAL HARDWARE well I would suggest the most common Amiga 500. This is the most basic model and compatible with many games THAT SAID it is not the most expandable thus you would be relying on original (or copied) games on Floppy Disk media which may not be the most reliable even if you DO track some down. An AMIGA 1200 was the next most popular machine and probably the most expandable with modern storage options, floppy disc emulators and other add-ons which would make the storage, handling and loading of games much more reliable and convenient.

     

    Now I do not actually have real AMIGA hardware of any type having to resort to emulation myself for several years now but this is what I know from following the scene. Anyone else of course is welcome to add any suggestions or knowledge from their own personal experience. 

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