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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: blanning on March 13, 2009, 07:04:01 PM

Title: Software ROM compatability
Post by: blanning on March 13, 2009, 07:04:01 PM

Do newer roms tend to break compatibility with older software?  For example, would older games written when the 500 was new and had 1.3 roms run just fine on a later ecs machine with 3.1 roms? or do things tend to break?

brian

Title: Re: Software ROM compatability
Post by: brianb on March 13, 2009, 08:18:23 PM

Yes, some older games may not work on newer hardware/ROMs...   Some work fine...

People work around this by using software rom loaders, WHDLOAD (best option in most cases), etc.

Title: Re: Software ROM compatability
Post by: matthey on March 13, 2009, 11:07:15 PM

I would say newer hardware breaks more software than newer ROMs. Sometimes it's a combination of both. A lot of early software was poorly written and broke from 1.3 to 2.0. Most 2.04+ software works with the latest ROMs though (3.1 or 3.9). I recommend almost everyone to upgrade to 3.1 ROMs.

Title: Re: Software ROM compatability
Post by: CLS2086 on March 14, 2009, 10:06:55 AM

Hi,
use a good old kick switcher.
a 1.3 rom and a 3.1 rom  -> enjoy  :banana: