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Amiga.org specific forums => New User Introductions => Topic started by: Amitar on May 08, 2005, 05:45:30 PM
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Hi guys,
I am an Amiga owner form way back, hint-the name I have gone by for years now, and still have my Amiga 2500.
I want to start playing my Amiga games on my PC. Nothing else. I have downloaded the emulator and read a few things.
So if you don't mind I have a few questions.
How do I transfer my rom to the PC to use inthe emulator? or is it just easier to buy the roms?
How do I transfer all of my games to the PC?
Any help would be most appreciated. I only have a few about 20 Amiga games I really want to play on my PC and like amny people have said. It's only a matter of time before the machine stops working.
thanks much
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Amitar, there used to be an Amiga shop in Perth by that name...
Q: How do I transfer my rom to the PC to use in the emulator? or is it just easier to buy the roms?
A: You can legally download the -same- rom version as the one(s) you already own. ie if you have an A500, you can freely d/l 1.2 or 1.3 depending which one is in the machine.
Q: How do I transfer all of my games to the PC?
A: There are a few ways, (google) I used to do it the hardest way, which was to create the ADF on my real amiga then copy that to a PC formatted floppy using a HD external floppy drive. Its awkward and kludgy, but it works. A easier way if you have a quick connection, is just to look for the games on the net.
amiga.supergamez.hu/
Have fun!
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Amitar ; you could try to add an Xsurf brandnew ethernet card ?! :-)
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In order to read Amiga floppies on a PC you would need a Catweasel floppy drive controller unless you convert the floppies to drive images (.ADF) or using a hard-drive installer like WHDLoad on your Amiga first then using a null-modem or ethernet connection to copy the resultant directories to a hard drive image (.HDF). Copy protected software doesn't work under an emulator AFAIK so looking for your games on a website like Back to the Roots (http://www.back2roots.org/) may be your only option.
If you want to run additional games from these websites you may want to get additional Kickstart ROMS by buying the Amiga Forever (http://www.amigaforever.com/) CD-ROM package. It also contains special software to let you transfer files between your Amiga and PC easily.
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Amitar wrote:
Hi guys,
I am an Amiga owner form way back, hint-the name I have gone by for years now, and still have my Amiga 2500.
I want to start playing my Amiga games on my PC. Nothing else. I have downloaded the emulator and read a few things.
So if you don't mind I have a few questions.
How do I transfer my rom to the PC to use inthe emulator? or is it just easier to buy the roms?
How do I transfer all of my games to the PC?
Any help would be most appreciated. I only have a few about 20 Amiga games I really want to play on my PC and like amny people have said. It's only a matter of time before the machine stops working.
thanks much
If you want both a nice emulation package and a easy way to transfer games and rom from the amiga to the pc, then i suggest you buy the amigaforever package from http://www.amigaforever.com/ (http://www.amigaforever.com/) and a standard null modem serial cable.
You can also just download the kickstart/rom file from the internet. I can send you a link for the kickstart in a private message.
The emulator you can download from here: http://www.winuae.net/ (http://www.winuae.net/)
Also there is alot of legal amiga games for download at: http://www.back2roots.org/Games/ (http://www.back2roots.org/Games/)