8bitweapon wrote:

In the past when I've said "we make (pop/rock/dance/elektro/etc) music" and hope that turns them on, I'd be lost in a sea of "that" music and forgotten. When I mention the instruments, people get interested.

If your only novelty is the instruments you use, then there's a fail with the music itself smile

Post them on AmiBay!

tRasH cAn maN wrote:

You should celsius. I have the exact opposite conditions.
E.g. I read a while ago on my gf's facebook "I wish I was a gameboy. That gizmo gets a lot of attention."
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Hahahah CLASSIC!
Give her an NDS and New Super Mario Bros. Soon you will wish ou were an NDS smile
(talks from experience ;()

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(131 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)

8bitweapon asked, in another thread:

8bitweapon wrote:

I just got an A1200 with 2gig HD. How do you get the WHD on a real amiga disk?

That, my friend, is the usual "egg or chicken" situation which every new Amiga user is welcomed with. Methods are many, and range from costing you zero and a lot of patience to a bunch of bucks and laziness. Which is your preferred, is up to you.

I'll mention the easy way for now: Follow one of the shop links in my Amiga links thread and buy something that will help you transfer files to your Amiga. I will recommend Amigakit's EasyADF kit, which is something you can manage to do on your own for much less (and in my case, with a Multicard reader instead of only CF), but hey, you are paying for the convenience of it being readymade.
Actually, if you source the card reader on your own (and make sure it's one that works: Amiga PCMCIA ports are 16 bit), you can save some cash buying from these people the Easy ADF software only. Search the EAB (the links thread is your friend again)  for more info o these readers (there's a  Multicard Reader thread started by me, also compatibility lists for CF and other cards etc.)

Plus, WHD doesnt work for all games right?

People who create WHD installs are always adding games to the library. I can assure you most of what you want is already in there (more than 2000 installs are already available). Originals need to be sourced for installs to be created, and some are hard to get, most games have complex copy protection that needs to be deciphered in order to make the install, too, you need to know 68k ASM to make the installs, and the list goes on. Not an easy task!

Here's a list of WHDload game installs as to date. This list is for demos

And please, support the creators of WHDLoad, a fantastic and essential piece of software. Buy the registered version. Yes, I registered, and since I did it years ago, it cost me half of what it costs today smile. Oh, some games *require* you to have a registred WHDLoad in order to work. Most, don't.

Also, when I buy games off online stores/ebay half the disks dont work! Is this normal?

Depends on the games you are trying. How old are they?
As I said, there are plenty of incompatibilities with newer  machines in regard of old games. Your 2 MB of Chip Ram and Kickstart 2.0+, not to mention your upgraded AGA chipset, are not helping to run these games. I think compatibility is around 60%. This is where WHDLoad comes in hand, you can install the games you have, provided someone created an install for it, using your original disks.

But anything from 1993 and ahead SHOULD work with an A1200.

I hope that helps, if not, keep posting smile

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(16 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)

Hey Seth,
I reply to your questions in the appropriate thread:
http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/70/am … need-help/

ahahahahhahah.
I put a very serious face when she says cheaptoon . haha

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(163 replies, posted in Rules & Announcements)

I really liked the Shit Fltr big_smile

This could have been discussed in the other thread hmm
For the record, most times she says "chiptune". Then I whip her back and hit her hands with a belt, while waterboarding her while screaming " IT'S CHIPMUSIC!!!!!!!!"

She had bad tutors, not her fault tongue

Subway Sonicbeat wrote:

Not at all, cause videogame, in portuguese is synonimous of consoles.

But cosoles = videogames.
Also, chipmusic is not exclusively made in consoles.
Still misleading wink

LastKnight wrote:

just cos you smell of poop, haha

Huh?

Random wrote:

Then you're misleading everyone who asks you what chipmusic is.
Simply saying "sounds of old videogames" lets one think it's samples from old games, no?

Totally in agreement with Random.
Kurt, you are doing something very bad.

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(24 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)

To be found in his Sampler CD, Track 12

"I make electronic music, a mix of electro, breakbeat, techno, house and others. No I am not a fucking DJ, I play live"
I never mention what I use, it's fucking pointless. If they are nosy trainspotters, I might say something, but I rather not. I want people  to hear what I make, not to care with what the fuck I make it. It puts bad ideas in their heads, specially to those who know "cheaptoon".

When it is a "novelty", like in an interview, "I use old computers" will suffice.

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(22 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)

I thought i'd share some of the basic links you need for sorting out your Amiga situation.


Forums and help
cool EAB - English Amiga Board - http://eab.abime.net
To me, this is the best Amiga forum there is. A good mix of both new and old school Amiga users and some very knowledgeable people on board, assure that your question will be answered perfectly (if it hasn't been answered before, use the search option!).

cool Amiga.org - http://www.amiga.org
This is for the more newschool users, most people here use their Amigas today for everyday tasks. They have them super expanded, so this is the best place to get help with more modern hardware and solutions (like plugging your USB optical mouse to your Amiga, file transfer, video cards, etc.)

cool Classic WB for Amiga - http://classicwb.abime.net/
These cool guys have sat down to create a full system configuration ready-to-use for your Amiga computer. All you need is some Workbench disks to install this and you will be left with a feature-packed system where you will probably won't need anything else. Great for n00bz of the Amiga, so you won't have t worry if you have this or that library, MUI, AHI or whatever.



Databases
cool HOL - Hall Of Light - http://hol.abime.net
Do you want information about some game? this is the end-all be-all database of Amiga software. Full of screenshots and tons of other information.

cool AMR - Amiga Magazine Rack - http://amr.abime.net
If you ever had an Amiga it's more than probable that you were into Amiga mags, and this is the place to get them. Scans of full issues are to be found here and, even though it's mostly dominated by UK mags, otehr magazines are starting to appear. Very cool place to find some tutorials. Magazines com with images of their respective coverdisks too, so you can also find some fab exclusive software.

cool The Big Book of Amiga Hardware - http://www.amiga-hardware.com/
Found some Amiga junk in a car boot sale and not sure what it is, what is it for, or maybe you need drivers or manuals? This database of Amiga hardware covers almost everything in existence for your friendly computer.



File Repositories
cool Aminet - http://aminet.net (and many other mirrors)
Aminet is the ultimate Amiga file repository. It's been gong on for ages, before the Internets, so it has a huge collection of stuff. If you need something to get your Amiga up and running, as long as it is shareware or freeware (which most of the coolest tools are) it will be here. An absolute must visit for every Amiga user.

cool WHDownload - http://www.whdownload.com
If gaming is your thing and you have a hard drive equipped Amiga, this is the site to go. Who isn't tired of floppies? These guys fix games to be ran from floppies, and also patches them to run on newer machines to avoid compatibility issues. There's also a TON of emos in WHDLoad format, so you can see all those trackmos again without worrying if your Amiga is too new or if the floppies haven't gone bit-rot



Music
cool eXotica - http://www.exotica.org.uk
Anything related to Amiga music will be found here. eXotica is an enormous database of music created with the Amiga (and also featuring otehr formats too, like AY or SID). It doesn't just list the stuff, it's available for download, so if you are looking for some music, it will SURELY be found here. They also host the players for the various types of files available. I recommend you Eagleplayer with every replayer you can get a hold of (look at Aminet smile)

cool Stone Oakvalley's Amiga Music Collection - http://www.paula8364.com/
Almost everything you can think of that has been released in MOD format can be found in this website, in both original an MP3 format, the later recorded straight from a real machine for accuracy! They also offer a "MIX" file which makes some better stereo separation on the Amiga's pretty annoying hard panning. This is a must visit for all Amiga music enthusiast.




Shops
cool Amigakit - http://amigakit.com/
Sometimes you will need to buy something for your Amiga. Even a stupid cable can be almost impossible to get nowadays, so Amiga shops will help you. Amigakit is a bit of a rip-off but some times you have no chance. Have it in mind, they are recommended anyway, I cannot complain about their service, only their prices.

cool Vesalia - http://vesalia.de
For people in Europe this is probably a better choice. Again, you might be paying through the nose for some items, but not for all, and being an Euro shop, if you live in Europe you will cut down on shipping costs.  This shop has been around for a lot of years so they have very good experience in the matter.

cool Amibay - http://amibay.com/
A forum where people buy and sell Amiga stuff. It's very cool for private transactions ridden of eBay's bloat.



Emulators
cool WinUAE - http://www.winuae.net
To me maybe the best and most dedicated emulator for any platform, WinUAE (sadly only available for Windows) is an amazing Amiga emulator that retains top notch compatibility for a varied number of models from your standard A500 to newer stuff like an A4000, adding also extra functionality like host system network sharing, "Picasso" graphic card emulation, support for real Amiga hard drives  and more. It is an essential tool if you have an Amiga, and it's an awesome alternative if you don't own one. Sound is a bit on the weird side, but now it even has support for ASIO-like drivers for low latency usage, thanks to our request, because Toni Wilen, the programmer of WinUAE, has very open ears to its userbase..

cool E-UAE - http://sourceforge.net/projects/uaedev/
If you are stuck with no Windows machine to do your living, you will have to use E-UAE. Not even close to WinUAE in terms of compatibility and speed, its goal still is "bringing the features of WinUAE to non-Windows platforms such as Linux, Mac OS X, AmigaOS and BeOS.".I tried it and it;'s not that bad, the major problem is speed but Intel machines should be able to run a lot faster thanks to the JIT emulation technique.





This list will be updated with more data as I remember it.

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(16 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)

Some more.

Ruff 'n' Tumble
Frontier: Elite II
Cannon Fodder
Lemmings
Defender Of The Crown
Sensible World Of Soccer
Moonstone
Walker
OnEscapee

Lemon Amiga is crap, it doesn't have download links either! WHDownload does, and is specially good for newer Amigas.

You can also try back To The Roots: http://back2roots.org . They also have demos.

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(42 replies, posted in General Discussion)

herr_prof wrote:

Its better to love the ones you drug than drug the ones youre with.

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