01.Jul.2024
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Emulator with live monitoring: Coppenheimer V0.2
Alexander 'Losso' Grupe, member of the demo group AttentionWhore, has developed an alternative user interface for the browser-based emulator vAmigaWeb with Coppenheimer, which can monitor memory utilisation in real time (YouTube video).
n addition to the functions provided by vAmigaWeb such as ROM selection, starting disc images or executable files, managing emulator snapshots, some DMA monitoring and a debugger shell, Coppenheimer can also be used to find bitmaps in memory. The application is designed for classic Amigas with OCS, 68000 processor and 512+512 KB memory configuration:
The following features have now been added in the updated version 0.2:
- Real-time diagrams for DMA utilisation and memory accesses
- emulator vAmigaWeb updated
- better eye-catching play/pause button
The initial version was tested by the developer 'dj h0ffman' in a Twitch session. (dr)
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30.Jun.2024
Hyperion (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Update for Heretic II
Earlier this year the third person shooter Heretic II has been released for AmigaOS 4 (amiga-news.de reported). Now Steffen Häuser has published an update containing smaller improvements with regard to CD audio output as well as bugfixes.
Details can be found in the official press release by Hyperion at the title link. (snx)
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30.Jun.2024
Simon Neumann (ANF)
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Game: Gorky 17 for AmigaOS 3.x (68k) released
Press release: We are pleased to announce that we have been appointed by Hyperion Entertainment as distributor of another game, Gorky 17 for AmigaOS 3.x (68k).
Gorky 17 is a horror conspiracy game that combines strategy and RPG elements. The game has a strategic combat system similar to the famous Amiga RPG Ambermoon - or the more recent "Baldur's Gate 3" - and also uses point-and-click adventure elements. The story is also driven forward by voice samples and atmospheric music.
Compared to the AmigaOS 4 version, the videos have a higher resolution and more localizations have been added. The localizations are of course also available for the AmigaOS 4 version. The game has been localized in English, German, French (French only with subtitles), Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish and Hungarian (via download).
System requirements:
- PiStorm (Pi3/Pi4/PiCm4) or Vampire V4 or UAE
- At least 180 MB RAM on loaded Workbench
- Requires either CybergraphX or Picasso 96 installed and Chunky 640x480 16-bit mode; AGA is not supported
- AHI required
- Requires approximately 1 GB of free hard disk or SD card space
Features:
- A gripping story with great characters
- Deep sci-fi horror atmosphere in an abandoned Polish town
- Original monster design and a great mix of turn-based combat and adventure elements
The game will be delivered in a bundle with the AmigaOS 4 version. The retail price is 34.95 Euro. The pure AmigaOS 4 version now costs only 29.95 Euro. The game is supplied in the form of the AmigaOS 4 version (DVD case with printed manual) and a USB stick with the installer for the 68k version. (snx)
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30.Jun.2024
ANF
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Print magazine: Retro Gamer with 4000 subscribers (German)
The German print and PDF magazine Retro Gamer, which also contains articles on Amiga topics (amiga-news.de reported), should actually have been discontinued by its original publisher at the end of last year, but has since been published by Jörg Langer himself.
Now it is reported that there are 4000 subscribers meanwhile and that the issue 2/24 has been sold around 8800 times (excluding the ePaper version) by subscription, via the online store and in retail outlets. The print run was said to be at 15000. (snx)
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30.Jun.2024
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Manual: Pandory500 on the THEA500 Mini (German)
As reported, the alternative firmware "Pandory500" for the THEA500 Mini enables usage of emulators of other systems.
At the title link 'Mingo' has published a German manual with several screenshots how to achieve this. (snx)
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30.Jun.2024
Puni (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Blog summary for June 2024
For the past month 'Puni' has again published a news summary for AmigaOS 4 in his "Old School Game Blog" at the title link. (snx)
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30.Jun.2024
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Shoot 'em Up: Early demo version of "NEON world" (v0.4)
After Frank Neumann had not programmed anything for the Amiga with assembler for 30 years, he wants to get back into it with the shoot 'em up "NEON world" (amiga-news.de reported). With this further early demo version, the size of the level has increased to a massive 60 screens. There is also another power-up to collect and, for the first time, a WHDLoad package to download.
Direct downloads:
NeonWorld.adf.zip (105 KB)
NeonWorld.whdload.lha (111 KB) (dr)
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30.Jun.2024
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Aminet uploads until 29.06.2024
The following files have been added until 29.06.2024 to Aminet:
amigassh.lha comm/net 103K 68k SSH2 for the Amiga
HHH-GHA.adf demo/sound 880K 68k Borschtsch - Get High!
HHH-MWT_LQ.adz demo/sound 790K 68k Borschtsch - Maerchenwald Terror
no_sine_circle.lha dev/amos 1K circle with no sines
evo.lha dev/e 689K 68k E-VO: Amiga E Evolution
anaiis.lha driver/oth 242K 68k ANAIIS USB Stack Release 1.24
anaiis_boot.lha driver/oth 269K 68k ANAIIS USB Boot disk Release ...
anaiis_massive.lha driver/oth 46K 68k Massive release 1.24
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.7M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.0M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.2M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.8M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
taput.lha misc/emu 38K MOS TAPe UTility
Aftershave.zip mods/crash 102K Heavy drums/bells/harpsichord...
ptplayer.lha mus/play 35K 68k ProTracker player w/ support ...
ADiffView.lha util/misc 141K 68k Graphical ASCII file compare/...
AmigaGPT.lha util/misc 221K AOS App for chatting to ChatGPT
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 22M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
BaseConv.lha util/wb 65K 68k Convert numbers between bin/o...
powerreboot.lha util/wb 175K OS4 Reboot and shutdown utility f...
(snx)
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30.Jun.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 29.06.2024
The following files have been added until 29.06.2024 to OS4Depot:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
snes9xgui_contrib.lha emu/mis 236kb 4.1 alternative/contribution
1222-wp.zip gra/mis 18Mb 4.0 Set of 10 wallpapers for A1222
amigagpt.lha net/cha 221kb 4.0 App for chatting to ChatGPT
gfxbench2d.lha uti/ben 4Mb 4.0 A 2D graphics benchmark tool
(snx)
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30.Jun.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 29.06.2024
The following files have been added until 29.06.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
SmartClipboard_1.4.lha Ambient/Screenbar Define actions to act o...
AmiArcadia_32.70.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
Easy2Install_1.0b54.lha Network/PackageManager A package manager to do...
ADiffView_2.6.lha Text/Compare A graphical file compar...
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30.Jun.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 29.06.2024
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 29.06.2024:
(snx)
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30.Jun.2024
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Survival game: Zombie Survivor V1.26
Sami Vehmaa continues to work on his current project "Zombie Survival", a game for Amigas with a graphics card in which you have to fight off an endless army of the undead (YouTube video). The current version 1.26 offers the following changes:
- There is a new tiled map system and with it comes a editor. Game supports two maps: one is user created map, you can edit in game. Editor can only put objects on the tiled ground, tiled ground can't be changed. Object can be placed with only one restriction not overlap other objects
- More objects has been added, old road was removed
- Some gfx changed to the better, put some lipstick on it ;)
- menu code is upgraded
- some nasty and some gfx bugs was found and fixed !
- game has been adapted to work as best it can on all resolutions
- Some audio overhaul and added in game music
(dr)
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30.Jun.2024
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Puzzle game: Shift
Shift is a puzzle game that has been published by Antony Lavelle for various platforms such as iOS and will soon also be available for Windows PC. The special feature: the player is in a room that is half black, half white and has the ability to "shift" - turning the game environment and levels around, turning floors into ceilings and obstacles into paths while trying to find the way to the next room.
After the version for Atari, Haplo has now released the Amiga version, which offers improved graphics, new animations and 8 new levels (44 levels plus a secret level). The game runs on OCS Amigas. (dr)
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29.Jun.2024
GitHub
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Amiga emulator for MacOS: vAmiga V2.6.2 (update)
Starting with version 2.6.1, developer Dirk Hoffmann wants to make changes to the internal architecture of his Amiga emulator vAmiga for MacOS. The long-term goal is to port the new emulator architecture from VirtualC64 V5.0 to vAmiga in order to enable features such as Run-Ahead (background article). As the architectural changes are considerable, several intermediate versions will be part of this project.
The minimum system requirement for his emulator is macOS 11.0.
Update: (02.07.2024, 05:40, dr)
Version 2.6.2, which was released yesterday, fixes crashes in the configuration panel and restores the functionality of the RetroShell command "amiga defaults". (dr)
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29.Jun.2024
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Reverse Engineering: Aira Force 0.7.4 for Windows, Linux and macOS
"Aira Force" is a tool for reverse engineering Amiga 680x0 software (amiga-news.de reported). It allows binaries to be disassembled and investigated (YouTube video).
This Update to version 0.7.4 introduces the correct support of labels. In addition, the latest beta version of the developer tool vasm has been integrated, which adds two new options:
- dbg-local adds local labels with their original name (like 1$ or .abc) to HUNK_SYMBOL.
- dbg-globloc adds local labels by trying to construct a name out of their preceding global label and the original local label name: global$local (Examples: main$1$, main$.abc).
This means that executables built with these options will automatically have correct names for local label symbols applied by the ira disassembler. (dr)
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28.Jun.2024
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Amiga E Compiler: E-VO 3.8.0
E-VO Amiga E Compiler is a derivative of the original Amiga E compiler written by Wouter van Oortmerssen. It adds many new features, bug fixes and optimisations including object UNIONs, string merging, non word-aligned objects and many more (amiga-news.de reported).
Darren 'dmcoles' Coles has now released version 3.8.0. Changes:
- Added variable names + types and procedure line numbers to EVAR debug info
- Made multi-dimensional arrays memory layout more logical (first dimension is most significant)
- Fix global variable structure generated for library definitions
- Added object definitions to debug info
- Update EDBG to parse new EVAR structures
- Add SRCLINE define (current line number)
- Add SRCPROC define (current proc name)
- Added EVO_3_8_0 define
- Added support for ARRAY OF PTR TO ... in objects
- Fixed issue where two variables declared with the same initial value did not get set correctly.
Direct download: evo.lha (689 KB) (dr)
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28.Jun.2024
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Video tutorials: Hexadecimal colour values in AMOS
A fortnight ago, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' showed in the first part of his tutorial series about AMOS Pro how to determine the hexadecimal colour codes for your own program and the colour codes of all bobs or sprites using a utility he created. In the second part, which has now been published, feedback from users has been incorporated and his utility programme has been further improved. (dr)
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28.Jun.2024
GitHub
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Chiptune tracker: Furnace V0.6.5 for Windows, Mac and Linux
'tildearrows' Furnace is a tool that can be used to create sound chip music ("chiptune"), mostly from the 8/16-bit era (amiga-news.de reported). It supports a wide range of functions and sound chips, from NES, SNES and Genesis to ES5506, VIC-20 and the Amiga. Version 0.6.5 introduces, among other things, the TIunA sound driver inspired by TIAtune, which uses rapid frequency switching to achieve pitches which otherwise are impossible, therefore facilitating music composition (YouTube video).
The songs can be exported as audio files (.wav), VGM files and ZSM files (for Commander X16). An manual is available. (dr)
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27.Jun.2024
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Preview video: Scorpion Engine port of "Street Fighter 1"
In what is probably the last preview video, Mohammed Malik shows the current status of his new conversion of the well-known beat'm up "Street Fighter 1" for the Amiga, created with the help of the Scorpion Engine (amiga-news.de reported). (dr)
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27.Jun.2024
MorphZone (Forum)
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Video: Git Desktop tutorials
Rafał Zabdyr has started to publish some short video tutorials for Git Desktop, his graphical user interface for the version control system Git (amiga-news.de reported). (dr)
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27.Jun.2024
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Sokoban conversion: Cat Hunts Rats
After Skinny Marley, Rodrigo Vertulo has published a second Sokoban variant, this time based on childhood memories: when he was a boy, his kitten brought him "presents" in the form of mice or birds. In his realisation of the game, logical and spatial thinking is required. (dr)
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26.Jun.2024
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Chat software: AmigaGPT V1.5.1 for AmigaOS 3 and 4
Cameron Armstrong has written AmigaGPT, a chat program for AmigaOS 3.2 that uses the power of the chatbot ChatGPT (amiga-news.de reported). Originally written for AmigaOS 3.2, the programme meanwhile also supports AmigaOS 3.9, Cloanto's Workbench 3.X and AmigaOS 4.1. Changes of version 1.5.1:
- Send button no longer appears after image creation
- Create image button stays disabled after image creation. Select new image to create a new one
- Updated to latest json-c
Download: AmigaGPT.lha (221 KB) (dr)
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26.Jun.2024
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Memory consumption: Consumer 1.0b
To find out how much memory his game prototype Dizzy 1 consumes, 'lifeschool' wrote the "Consumer" tool. Among other things, this is intended to enable developers to estimate the system requirements for newly written software. The results are saved on the screen and also in a text file on S:. The new version fixes two bugs. Kickstart 3.0+ is required. (dr)
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26.Jun.2024
Amiga Future (website)
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Event: 4th Passione Amiga Day in Spoleto (Italy)
On September 15, for the 4th time, the Passione Amiga Day will take place in Spoleto, Italy, organized by the magazine of the same name. Admission is free, but donations are requested. (snx)
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26.Jun.2024
MorphZone (forum)
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MorphOS: Sunny adjusts the color temperature to the time of day
The MorphOS program "Sunny" adjusts the color temperature of the Ambient screen to the time of day to rest the eyes. Although it is currently still alpha version 0.3, the author, Alfonso 'alfie' Ranieri, considers the range of functions to be complete already.
Download: sunny.lha (99 KB) (snx)
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26.Jun.2024
Amigaworld.net (forum)
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Video: Tour through Trevor Dickinson's Amiga collection
At the title link, Robert Bernardo has filmed a tour through Trevor Dickinson's Amiga collection. The video is almost one hour long. (snx)
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26.Jun.2024
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 169 - preview and excerpts
Preview and excerpts of Amiga Future issue 169 (July/August 2024) have been published online at the title link. Content includes several reviews - e.g. of Hollywood Designer 7.0 - and a special about power supplies for the Amiga 500, 600 and 1200.
Amiga Future magazine is available as an English and a German printed magazine and can be bought directly from the magazine's editorial office as well as several Amiga dealers. (snx)
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26.Jun.2024
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Turn-based strategy game: New demo version of "Ecliptic"
Ecliptic is described by the author as "a mixture of turn based tactical combat and role playing" (amiga-news.de reported) being a visually reminiscent of the retro-futuristic science fiction of the 1970s and 1980s. Now a third demo has been released for the game which still is in development (YouTube video).
There's now sounds for robot movement and actions, monsters, weapon and item effects and some ambient background noises, too. Additionally the weapon effects have been improved - both in animations and the timing of hits. It's easier to see what's going on, especially with area effects.
The game requires 1MB RAM, recommended is an Amiga 1200 with HD and Fast RAM. (dr)
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25.Jun.2024
Seiya (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 159 (English/Italian)
The free PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is available not only in the original Italian edition but also in an English translation (cover on the right-hand page). The new issue 159 contains many comparing reviews of old and new games for retro systems as well as reviews of two Amiga-games, "Moonwalker" and "Tank X". (nba)
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25.Jun.2024
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WHDLoad: Manage archives with WHDLoad-Download-Tool v1.4
With WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros from cracker groups that were only intended for disc usage can be installed on the hard disk. The WHDLoad packages basically only contain the installer function, but not the games themselves. The WHDLoad-Download-Tool, which has just been released in version 1.4, can be used to download and conveniently manage complete packages.
The tool uses the DAT files from the retroplay source for the database in order to always show the current inventory. Customised lists can be created and shared from this inventory. Unnecessary data can be deleted, and missing data can be added using the administration functions. The tool also offers over 50 filters including the full range of supported languages, HTTP and FTP support and many other functions.
The WHDLoad-Download-Tool is offered free of charge including the source code on GitHub under the title link. (nba)
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25.Jun.2024
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Cloanto: Amiga Forever 10 updates R2 and R3
Over the past few months, updates have been released for Cloanto's official emulation and support suites "Amiga Forever" and "C64 Forever", which we would like to report on due to some rather promising new features. The current, free update 10 "R3" can be obtained from the Help/About dialogue in Amiga Forever or C64 Forever, alternatively the complete packages and ISO image are available for download from the Help sub-item "My Downloads and Keys".
A mechanism for exporting/importing the configuration for backup purposes and for transferring between computers has now been implemented (Tools menu). In addition to migration to the same version, this function also supports export to higher software versions, which forms the basis for future major upgrades on different computers.
Over the years, the advent of a wide variety high-DPI displays made it impractical to rely on a fixed list of buttons to resize the emulation window (1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, etc.),. In the R2 build, a new resize feature was introduced, using the familiar click-and-drag mechanism, and offering a choice between the faster and higher-quality integer scaling, and a "fine resize" via Alt+drag. The R3 update further improves on this, adding status bar messages and dynamic previews of the possible integer-scaled window sizes.
Other notable changes include better recognition of the emulation window by screen capture and recording tools (OBS, Streamlabs, Twitch streaming, etc.), support for additional game controllers and an improved Internet modem, now with Telnet options.
This release also includes many other minor optimisations, improvements and bug fixes as well as support for some of the latest system features introduced with Windows 11 24H2. The changelog in Help/About contains further details. (nba)
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25.Jun.2024
Matthew Leaman (Mail)
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Amiga Kit: Updates and videos for the A600GS games console
Pre-orders for the A600GS computer are currently being dispatched. It has already been available to purchase at individual events such as the RetCon Retro Gaming Festival. The first updates for registered AmiSphere users have now been released before the official sales launch:
- Add display of hard disk file details to HDFGame class.
- Extended HardDisk class to display the filename when a drive is a drawer or hard disk file.
- Improve layout and fone size of hard disk details rows.
- Add an implement the Replace Hard Disk button in the HDFGame edit menu.
- Reorder Add File Chooser filters to put HDF second.
- Add startup sound service
- Update click sound
- Add display of CD32 disk image and replace Disk Image functionality.
- Fix issue where setting up cutomise memory widgets would trigger the game edited state and enable the USE SAVE buttons
- Add Turbo CD to CD32
- Add custom memory options to all classes that need them.
- Add HDFGame class.
- Add HDF Filter to Add Game File Chooser.
- AmiBerry: Adapt WHDBoot code in Amiberry and in AMOS GamebootLoader to use JST
- SystemV46: Add text.datatype and ascii.datatype
Two recently published YouTube videos also show the HDF import and how to save the state of a game. (dr)
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