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Brandon Taylor
Jul 17, 2012, 7:19:22 AM7/17/12
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I recently acquired an Amiga 500 machine, and the MegaBall 3 game, but I can't play the game. When I try to launch the "MEGABALL" program, the Amiga says, "Error: Can't find LIBS:iff.library." I've run searches on all the major Web search engines, and I didn't get any results that were even remotely close to what I was looking for. Can anyone help?
Brandon Taylor
Brandon Taylor
Hidehiko Ogata
Jul 17, 2012, 8:06:05 AM7/17/12
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Ahh, Megaball. Fun game, that :).
How familiar are you with the Amigan stuff, particularly with the
command line shell? You may even have the iff.library file already,
just not in the proper place. Is there the "libs" sub-directory in
the game's main directory?
(In short: all you have to do is copy the iff.library file to the "libs"
directory on your boot disk/partition, but doing it via GUI can be a bit
tedious, especially if you have Workbench 1.x.)
How familiar are you with the Amigan stuff, particularly with the
command line shell? You may even have the iff.library file already,
just not in the proper place. Is there the "libs" sub-directory in
the game's main directory?
(In short: all you have to do is copy the iff.library file to the "libs"
directory on your boot disk/partition, but doing it via GUI can be a bit
tedious, especially if you have Workbench 1.x.)
Brandon Taylor
Jul 17, 2012, 11:08:28 PM7/17/12
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On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 7:06:05 AM UTC-5, Hidehiko Ogata wrote:
> Ahh, Megaball. Fun game, that :).
>
> How familiar are you with the Amigan stuff, particularly with the
> command line shell? You may even have the iff.library file already,
> just not in the proper place. Is there the "libs" sub-directory in
> Ahh, Megaball. Fun game, that :).
>
> How familiar are you with the Amigan stuff, particularly with the
> command line shell? You may even have the iff.library file already,
> the game's main directory?
>
> (In short: all you have to do is copy the iff.library file to the "libs"
> directory on your boot disk/partition, but doing it via GUI can be a bit
> tedious, especially if you have Workbench 1.x.)
Okay, okay, okay. Don't tell anyone, but I'm actually running WinUAE on a Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit machine with Service Pack 2, using a "stolen" Amiga 500 kickstart ROM. ;)
> tedious, especially if you have Workbench 1.x.)
Hidehiko Ogata
Jul 18, 2012, 6:40:57 AM7/18/12
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On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:08:28 -0700 (PDT), Brandon-san wrote:
> Okay, okay, okay. Don't tell anyone, but I'm actually running WinUAE
> on a Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit machine with Service Pack 2,
> using a "stolen" Amiga 500 kickstart ROM. ;)
No need to be shy - this is a game discussion forum, not an emulator
> Okay, okay, okay. Don't tell anyone, but I'm actually running WinUAE
> on a Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit machine with Service Pack 2,
> using a "stolen" Amiga 500 kickstart ROM. ;)
discrimination forum. Just consider picking up the official CD-ROM, okay? ;)
Anyways, is your copy of Megaball a self-booting diskimage in itself (an .adf
maybe), or are you trying to start it from Workbench (the desktop of the Amiga,
as if were)?
--
// }{idehiko ()gata "I'm not like other people.
\X/ Amigan since '86 I can't stand pain.
It hurts me." - Daffy Duck
Brandon Taylor
Jul 20, 2012, 10:00:48 PM7/20/12
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On Wednesday, July 18, 2012 5:40:57 AM UTC-5, Hidehiko Ogata wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:08:28 -0700 (PDT), Brandon-san wrote:
>
> > Okay, okay, okay. Don't tell anyone, but I'm actually running WinUAE
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:08:28 -0700 (PDT), Brandon-san wrote:
>
> > on a Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit machine with Service Pack 2,
> > using a "stolen" Amiga 500 kickstart ROM. ;)
>
> No need to be shy - this is a game discussion forum, not an emulator
> discrimination forum. Just consider picking up the official CD-ROM, okay? ;)
>
> Anyways, is your copy of Megaball a self-booting diskimage in itself (an .adf
> maybe), or are you trying to start it from Workbench (the desktop of the Amiga,
> as if were)?
> --
> // }{idehiko ()gata "I'm not like other people.
> No need to be shy - this is a game discussion forum, not an emulator
> discrimination forum. Just consider picking up the official CD-ROM, okay? ;)
>
> Anyways, is your copy of Megaball a self-booting diskimage in itself (an .adf
> maybe), or are you trying to start it from Workbench (the desktop of the Amiga,
> as if were)?
> --
> \X/ Amigan since '86 I can't stand pain.
> It hurts me." - Daffy Duck
Well, no matter WHICH way I go, it ends up telling me, "Error: Can't load graphics! No CHIP mem?" I wonder what THAT is all about...?
Hidehiko Ogata
Jul 21, 2012, 2:29:17 AM7/21/12
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On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:00:48 -0700 (PDT), Brandon-san wrote:
>
> Well, no matter WHICH way I go, it ends up telling me, "Error: Can't
> load graphics! No CHIP mem?" I wonder what THAT is all about...?
One thing at a time, dude. Let's take care of iff.library business
>
> Well, no matter WHICH way I go, it ends up telling me, "Error: Can't
> load graphics! No CHIP mem?" I wonder what THAT is all about...?
first.
One way or another, it will require you to find and copy an Amigan file
(iff.library) on the Amiga side, not the PC side. Can you do that?
--
// }{idehiko ()gata "I'm not like other people.
\X/ Amigan since '86 I can't stand pain.
It hurts me." - Daffy Duck
Brandon Taylor
Jul 21, 2012, 4:06:20 AM7/21/12
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On Saturday, July 21, 2012 1:29:17 AM UTC-5, Hidehiko Ogata wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:00:48 -0700 (PDT), Brandon-san wrote:
> >
> On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:00:48 -0700 (PDT), Brandon-san wrote:
> > Well, no matter WHICH way I go, it ends up telling me, "Error: Can't
> > load graphics! No CHIP mem?" I wonder what THAT is all about...?
>
> One thing at a time, dude. Let's take care of iff.library business
> first.
>
> One way or another, it will require you to find and copy an Amigan file
> (iff.library) on the Amiga side, not the PC side. Can you do that?
> --
> // }{idehiko ()gata "I'm not like other people.
>
> One way or another, it will require you to find and copy an Amigan file
> (iff.library) on the Amiga side, not the PC side. Can you do that?
> --
> \X/ Amigan since '86 I can't stand pain.
> It hurts me." - Daffy Duck
Yeah, I figured that part out already.
Leo
Jul 21, 2012, 4:51:08 PM7/21/12
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"Brandon Taylor" wrote:
>> >
>> > Well, no matter WHICH way I go, it ends up telling me, "Error:
>> Can't
>> > load graphics! No CHIP mem?" I wonder what THAT is all
>> about...?
>>
>> One thing at a time, dude. Let's take care of iff.library business
>> first.
>>
>> One way or another, it will require you to find and copy an Amigan file
>> (iff.library) on the Amiga side, not the PC side. Can you do that?
>
>> >
>> > Well, no matter WHICH way I go, it ends up telling me, "Error:
>> Can't
>> > load graphics! No CHIP mem?" I wonder what THAT is all
>> about...?
>>
>> One thing at a time, dude. Let's take care of iff.library business
>> first.
>>
>> One way or another, it will require you to find and copy an Amigan file
>> (iff.library) on the Amiga side, not the PC side. Can you do that?
>
> Yeah, I figured that part out already.
As I can see, if you and Hidehiko continue like this, you can expect to play
this game just in time for Christmas :)
To speed things up, try this one:
https://jumbo.iskon.hr/download/55cbe624-047b-4a2a-b76e-f4a74af5f10f
(to download, click on 'PREUZMI' button)
It's "Megaball 4", but you can also play levels from "Megaball 3" (press 'L'
on the main menu to load extra levels).
Just extract RAR archive anywhere and double-click:
Megaball (full screen).bat
or
Megaball (window).bat
No metter what I try, this game don't want to use AGA graphics. If someone
can solve that, let me know.
Hidehiko Ogata
Jul 23, 2012, 9:11:10 AM7/23/12
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On Sat, 21 Jul 2012 22:51:08 +0200, Leo-san wrote:
> As I can see, if you and Hidehiko continue like this, you can expect to play
> this game just in time for Christmas :)
LOL! Thanks for your help :D
> As I can see, if you and Hidehiko continue like this, you can expect to play
> this game just in time for Christmas :)
> No metter what I try, this game don't want to use AGA graphics. If someone
> can solve that, let me know.
so I suppose this would be an emulator thing.
--
// }{idehiko ()gata "I'm not like other people.
\X/ Amigan since '86 I can't stand pain.
It hurts me." - Daffy Duck
Leo
Jul 23, 2012, 11:06:29 AM7/23/12
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"Hidehiko Ogata" wrote:
>
> MB4 doesn't have any issue on my (real) A4000 (it even RTG's properly),
> so I suppose this would be an emulator thing.
Normally, it's not a problem to play AGA games with WinUAE, but I don't know
>
> MB4 doesn't have any issue on my (real) A4000 (it even RTG's properly),
> so I suppose this would be an emulator thing.
what this game really need. Like Brandon says, game just write on the screen
"Can't load graphics" and don't says why can't do that. As I can see it's
was a problem with 'data types'.
So, now it's working, but just 'non AGA' version. Only I can find in
documentation is 'To use the AGA graphics module, you *MUST* have Workbench
3.0 or higher'. What this thing mean? Which part of Workbench this game
need? I think even author of this game don't know what this program require.
He just know that game works on his computer, but don't know what is really
necessery for the AGA graphics. I am not sure how to proceed with this. Can
be anything, and I don't think it's a part of the 'plain' Workbench.
Rudi Timmermans
Jul 23, 2012, 5:53:00 PM7/23/12
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Hi Leo,
Try Snoopdos and see what the game need....
Mebay this can help you out ?
Greetings,
Rudi
Try Snoopdos and see what the game need....
Mebay this can help you out ?
Greetings,
Rudi
Leo
Jul 24, 2012, 3:41:59 PM7/24/12
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"Rudi Timmermans" wrote:
> Hi Leo,
>
> Try Snoopdos and see what the game need....
>
> Mebay this can help you out ?
It's a realy good idea... but it doesn't help. All libraries are on the
> Hi Leo,
>
> Try Snoopdos and see what the game need....
>
> Mebay this can help you out ?
place now (only thing missing is CD device, but I don't think this can be
necessery for the AGA graphics, anyway) and it's still only 'Non-AGA'. What
now? You have some more ideas?
Rudi Timmermans
Jul 24, 2012, 5:14:00 PM7/24/12
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Leo,
I dont run it anymore on my Amiga becoss that is broke.
But i remember some tool on Amiganet that was there that you can
ever game you like also AGA or Non-AGA it was some simulator. I
remember that it works verry well but i can remember the name of
it i will try to trace it down and let you know if i can find
anything...
Greetings,
Rudi
I dont run it anymore on my Amiga becoss that is broke.
But i remember some tool on Amiganet that was there that you can
ever game you like also AGA or Non-AGA it was some simulator. I
remember that it works verry well but i can remember the name of
it i will try to trace it down and let you know if i can find
anything...
Greetings,
Rudi
Leo
Jul 24, 2012, 5:55:03 PM7/24/12
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the title screen 'Non-AGA'. So, I suppose it's not AGA. Maybe there should
be some picture in the background? But, doesn't really matters, as I can see
nobody wants to play this game :(
Brandon Taylor
Jul 27, 2012, 3:10:15 AM7/27/12
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On Tuesday, July 24, 2012 4:55:03 PM UTC-5, Leo wrote:
> "Rudi Timmermans" wrote:
> > Leo,
> >
> > I dont run it anymore on my Amiga becoss that is broke.
> >
> > But i remember some tool on Amiganet that was there that you can
> > ever game you like also AGA or Non-AGA it was some simulator. I
> > remember that it works verry well but i can remember the name of
> > it i will try to trace it down and let you know if i can find
> > anything...
>
> How to find why it's not working, when it's working? It's just standing on
> the title screen 'Non-AGA'. So, I suppose it's not AGA. Maybe there should
> be some picture in the background? But, doesn't really matters, as I can see
> "Rudi Timmermans" wrote:
> > Leo,
> >
> > I dont run it anymore on my Amiga becoss that is broke.
> >
> > But i remember some tool on Amiganet that was there that you can
> > ever game you like also AGA or Non-AGA it was some simulator. I
> > remember that it works verry well but i can remember the name of
> > it i will try to trace it down and let you know if i can find
> > anything...
>
> How to find why it's not working, when it's working? It's just standing on
> the title screen 'Non-AGA'. So, I suppose it's not AGA. Maybe there should
> be some picture in the background? But, doesn't really matters, as I can see
> nobody wants to play this game :(
Yep, I found MegaBall 4 and I've got it working on my Amiga now. Thanks for the guidance.
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