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Re: I want an Amiga gaming system!
« on: February 08, 2004, 04:52:10 PM »
Everyone keeps suggesting WHDLoad.  WHDLoad is the answer.  Avoid floppies with WHDLoad.  But you need original disks to run WHDLoad.

I am not advocating piracy in the Amiga scene by suggesting that you should have a chestfull of Amiga games on "non-original" disks...but looking at how eBay auctions go for used Amigas - many come with a large sac of games / apps that are just on unmarked disks.  And people sell sacs of these "blankable" Amiga disks by the hundred for $20 on eBay and I am sure many people get lots of Amiga apps this way.

I am just saying - it is probably not worth taking for granted that everyone who posts looking to setup a game system is looking to throw away the 100 disks that came with the used A500 they just grabbed and go out and try to find original games - so a qualifier to the WHDLoad suggesting might be wise to mention: that you need original disks (that is, un"broken" verrsions).

I just use my Amigas for demos - so I get to avoid even such temptation into the dark realms that I discuss here!


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Re: I want an Amiga gaming system!
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2004, 09:11:00 PM »
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I think the AGA graphics are awesome too! If I were to upgrade, I would choose an A3000.


...but the A3000 is not an AGA machine.



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