Jaguar XJ220 / A1200

[Slyder]

Hi all, 1st time poster, long time reader and recently decided to build a retro games collection. 1st thing on the agenda was to get my A1200 out of the loft and let it see the light of day again

Cut a long story short, many moons ago when XJ220 came out my friend gave me a copy which upon booting always said "cracked by skidrow" Now, this game worked flawlessly all the time, every time.

Fast forward to last week when I bought the game of eBay. The game refuses to run. I bought another copy of the game which does the exact same thing..... nothing. I will also point out my Cannon Fodder and Elite 2 discs work fine.

Reading around the net, it would appear XJ220 is not compatible with A1200? So my question is this.

Why on earth did a dodgy copy work back in 92 and now when I got the original, it refuses to even load?

My A1200 does not have a hard drive, everything is stock (desktop dynamite bundle baby :afro:) I have pressed both mouse buttons up boot and played around with some settings to no avail.

please help me play one of my fave racers again... i have the mega cd version, but i really cant stand it in comparison lol

tia
Sly

[Slyder]

thanks for the response guys

having a quick look on google, i found this info on XJ220... (to avoid external linking i will just copy and paste)

"Compatibility Information
A500    YES
A600    YES
A1200    NO - Use WHDLoad patch
CD32    NO
Required:        Recommended:    
Comments:    HD Installer avail from WHDLoad"

It could be my floppy drive, but my other games run fine. :confused: so i dont know. I played around with a few more settings on boot and managed to get the CORE logo loading screen and the intro music, but when you start the game it hangs. I also get the same result with the other copy I bought. I think more likely I may need to pickup an A600

[Slyder]

I dont fancy modding it in anyway. The cost of that would be similar to an A600 of eBay and I know that would work. I'm not to tecchy minded

[Slyder]

You could also try to softkick your a1200 to kickstart 1.3 or something.
I personally doubt it is the drive if other games work fine.

I had that disc as well, a loooonnng time ago. I wouldnt know where to get it now. Would it be listed on ebay ya reckon?

[Slyder]

I know for a fact I played this on my 1200 back in the day without relokick. Might be a dodgy copy though ?

did yours come up "cracked by skidrow" before the CORE logo appeared by anychance? lol

Getting the ADF isnt a problem, its getting it onto a disc that I'm worried about. I will scout ebay for relokick as that might work. be alot cheaper then a 600 to play it on

[Slyder]

If you have the WB/extras floppies then that should be no problem.

No i dont WB didnt come with my Amiga which i was a little annoyed about back in the day