F/A-18 Interceptor - is there a proper PAL version?

[mingle]

Hi,

This is my all-time favourite Amiga game and I've just installed the WHDload version on my A1200 - ah, the memories!

But I was wondering if there is a proper PAL version that uses the whole (320x256) screen. The (NTSC) version I have 'wastes' a large area at the bottom of the display with a grey nothingness...

Any chance that there is a proper PAL version somewhere out there?

Cheers,

Mike.

[whiteb]

Would that be even on the loading screen and menu's as well ?

I'll have to fire up my IPF's in Winuae, but I have never recalled a grey area at the bottom.

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http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fa18interceptor1988elecph3.png

[stefcep2]

Yes there is one, I had it for my A500.  Why not try in the icon tooltypes: many whdload games have "NTSC" in the icon tooltypes.  Set this to "PAL", or add "PAL" if NTSC is not there.

[mingle]

@whiteb,

Yeah, you see in the link you posted - a big chunk of the screen is unused...

I think setting it to PAL wouldn't do anything...

It's the game itself (the version I have is at 320x200) that dictates the screen resolution...

I'm hoping (though not hopeful!) that there is a full PAL version out there somewhere!

Cheers,

Mike.

[bloodline]

I don't have my F/A18 disk handy to check... But I'm 70% sure that it was a 320x200 game... The shear amount of gfx processing required, would make it sensible to limit the screen to the smaller format...

[jmbattle]

Well, I expect the game was initially coded for 320x200 NTSC displays and ported directly to PAL without any alterations to the code.

The screenshots on HOL would confirm this:

http://hol.abime.net/469/screenshot

Incidentally, there is an excellent interview with programmer Bob Dinnerman linked from the HOL page.

Great game - I spent many hours playing this with my father during the Christmas holidays of 1988...our first A500 - ah, those were the days!

Cheers,
James
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[mingle]

After hunting around it looks like it's 320x200...

It's still my all-time favourite game on any Platform... Followed by H.E.R.O on the C64!

I too spent many hours playing it - and still do!

It's one of the few games I actually got to the end of...

Cheers,

Mike.

[odin]

With only six missions it doesn't take much time :-D.