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Celebrate Nite said:
So what's going on in the world of Amiga?

I only just learned that there's apparently an Amiga operating system and desktop computers specifically for the AmigaOS? Does anyone use this thing, or knows anyone that uses it?

Full Disclosure, I know absolutely ZERO about the Amiga other than the C64 and the CD32 that AVGN ripped on.
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Orginally the Amiga line (and AmigaOS) were 16bit computers made by commodore based around the same CPUs that were used in the Atari ST and early Apple Macintoshes. In the early 90s commodore closed down but the OS continued development by a new company who then ended up developing their own computers along with that using PowerPC CPUs instead. Many PowerPC Amiga guys though instead use MorphOS since it is compatible with more computers such as PowerPC-based Macs.
 
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Lone Wandering Courier said:
Orginally the Amiga line (and AmigaOS) were 16bit computers made by commodore based around the same CPUs that were used in the Atari ST and early Apple Macintoshes. In the early 90s commodore closed down but the OS continued development by a new company who then ended up developing their own computers along with that using PowerPC CPUs instead. Many PowerPC Amiga guys though instead use MorphOS since it is compatible with more computers such as PowerPC-based Macs.
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Yeah, Amigas and Macs used the 68k processor back in the 1990s. Mac used the 68040 variant, but I think Amiga went to 68060. When people talk about Amiga games, they're generally talking about when it was a mainline system, so around the 1987-1992 timeframe.

The Amiga CD32 was backwards compatible but wasn't officially released in the U.S. because of an injunction against Commodore International, which ended up declaring bankruptcy from the unsold units.
 
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Two Dollars said:
Mike Matei, is that you?
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It's the one I played the most. I was gifted it as a teenager and couldn't put it down until I did everything in it and kept going back to it for many years.

It has the really tight handling and simple gameplay of the SNES version tuned up with nicer visuals & more content.
 
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TorrentFreak: Nintendo Wants Reddit to Expose r/SwitchPirates Users in ‘Pirate Shop’ Lawsuit (archive)
As part of an ongoing piracy lawsuit, Nintendo has filed a motion to subpoena Reddit, Discord, and other online platforms for information related to the alleged operator of several pirate shops. The game giant seeks information on the defendant, who previously served as a moderator of the SwitchPirates subreddit, and suggests that Reddit may be able to identify additional 'pirates'.
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The Mass Shooter Ron Soye said:
TorrentFreak: Nintendo Wants Reddit to Expose r/SwitchPirates Users in ‘Pirate Shop’ Lawsuit (archive)
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Reminder that some of the big piracy subreddits make a point to ban the word “piracy”… even though it’s in the freaking name. Redditors are some of the biggest retards to ever live.
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I recently got the triforce arcade games running on my pc. Playing F Zero AX and Mario Kart Arcade GP with an actual steering wheel controller is really fun.

This is the the fork of dolphin required to run the games

Gecko codes needed to run F Zero AX: Monster Ride

Slowdown Fix
0043137E 00000000


Bypass Cycraft
0043137B 00000086

Mario Kart Arcade GP 1&2 gecko codes

MKAGP1

Slowdowns Fix
041b2238 60000000

Link Check Skip
04032410 60000000

Skip boot checks
040320fc 60000000


MKAGP2

Slowdowns Fix (US)
04086150 60000000

Link Check Skip (US)
0402eb6c 60000000

Skip boot checks (US)
0402e858 60000000

Custom .ini files for regular F Zero AX


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73_Autistic_Fuck_54 said:
I recently got the triforce arcade games running on my pc. Playing F Zero AX and Mario Kart Arcade GP with an actual steering wheel controller is really fun.

This is the the fork of dolphin required to run the games

Gecko codes needed to run F Zero AX: Monster Ride

Slowdown Fix
0043137E 00000000


Bypass Cycraft
0043137B 00000086

Mario Kart Arcade GP 1&2 gecko codes

MKAGP1

Slowdowns Fix
041b2238 60000000

Link Check Skip
04032410 60000000

Skip boot checks
040320fc 60000000


MKAGP2

Slowdowns Fix (US)
04086150 60000000

Link Check Skip (US)
0402eb6c 60000000

Skip boot checks (US)
0402e858 60000000

Custom .ini files for regular F Zero AX


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Forgot to mention, you will need to set the controller type in dolphin to "Standard Controller" map your controls the way you like, save, then change the type back to "Triforce AM Baseboard"
 
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73_Autistic_Fuck_54 said:
I recently got the triforce arcade games running on my pc. Playing F Zero AX and Mario Kart Arcade GP with an actual steering wheel controller is really fun.

This is the the fork of dolphin required to run the games

Gecko codes needed to run F Zero AX: Monster Ride

Slowdown Fix
0043137E 00000000


Bypass Cycraft
0043137B 00000086

Mario Kart Arcade GP 1&2 gecko codes

MKAGP1

Slowdowns Fix
041b2238 60000000

Link Check Skip
04032410 60000000

Skip boot checks
040320fc 60000000


MKAGP2

Slowdowns Fix (US)
04086150 60000000

Link Check Skip (US)
0402eb6c 60000000

Skip boot checks (US)
0402e858 60000000

Custom .ini files for regular F Zero AX


View attachment 6706170
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this may be a rare case where we see a farmer's pc/room. since we were trash talking reddit, it is somehow much cleaner than the average redditor room. also nice steering wheel, how does it fares in assetto corsa? i'm looking for buying a silent with FFB, yet cheap, wheel.
 
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Carpenter Trout said:
this may be a rare case where we see a farmer's pc/room. since we were trash talking reddit, it is somehow much cleaner than the average redditor room. also nice steering wheel, how does it fares in assetto corsa? i'm looking for buying a silent with FFB, yet cheap, wheel.
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I've never played assetto corsa, I might try it out at some point. I mainly just bought it for use with the triforce arcade games (and other older racing games, like need for speed). The wheel is a thrustmaster ferrari 458 xbox controller, it cost 125.00 dollars
 
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73_Autistic_Fuck_54 said:
I recently got the triforce arcade games running on my pc. Playing F Zero AX and Mario Kart Arcade GP with an actual steering wheel controller is really fun.

This is the the fork of dolphin required to run the games

Gecko codes needed to run F Zero AX: Monster Ride

Slowdown Fix
0043137E 00000000


Bypass Cycraft
0043137B 00000086

Mario Kart Arcade GP 1&2 gecko codes

MKAGP1

Slowdowns Fix
041b2238 60000000

Link Check Skip
04032410 60000000

Skip boot checks
040320fc 60000000


MKAGP2

Slowdowns Fix (US)
04086150 60000000

Link Check Skip (US)
0402eb6c 60000000

Skip boot checks (US)
0402e858 60000000

Custom .ini files for regular F Zero AX


View attachment 6706170
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Nice setup, I have done F-Zero GX in AX mode and have a PS3-era Logitech wheel for use in Gran Turismo 3 and a handful of other PS2 games (plus PC) but never thought to put the two together.
 
Baraka Obama said:
Nice setup, I have done F-Zero GX in AX mode and have a PS3-era Logitech wheel for use in Gran Turismo 3 and a handful of other PS2 games (plus PC) but never thought to put the two together.
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I'd really recommend playing the actual F Zero AX arcade game instead of AX mode in GX, the two games have different physics, and AX was originally designed to be played with a steering wheel. There's also a version of AX that's in first person, it was originally a vr game

 
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A while back I picked up the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro. Was a bit of a late birthday gift to myself, but I've just had it sitting because I've been busy.

I know it's been surpassed by the 5, but whatever, I'm not going to be playing Switch games or anything on it.

Recently pulled it out over the holiday weekend, and holy crap I'm having trouble getting it set up and working smoothly.
 
MembersSchoolPizza said:
A while back I picked up the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro. Was a bit of a late birthday gift to myself, but I've just had it sitting because I've been busy.

I know it's been surpassed by the 5, but whatever, I'm not going to be playing Switch games or anything on it.

Recently pulled it out over the holiday weekend, and holy crap I'm having trouble getting it set up and working smoothly.
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Welcome to the world of Android handhelds. They’re more capable and typically have a better performance to price ratio, but they’re such a pain to use and maintain that I gave up after my first one (a Retroid Pocket 2+) and went full Linux.
 
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Two Dollars said:
Welcome to the world of Android handhelds. They’re more capable and typically have a better performance to price ratio, but they’re such a pain to use and maintain that I gave up after my first one (a Retroid Pocket 2+) and went full Linux.
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I do kind of wish I got the Anbernic flip-style one. I was wanting a little bit larger screen, cuz' old eyeballs, but it would have been a lot simpler.
 
That's actually a good question, what is the best of the small retro handhelds? Not concerned about price, just build quality and overall ability to game (battery life, screen size/type, control quality, that sort of thing)

My wife really wants one to play her favorites on and she doesn't really like my Steam Deck (which is what I use) so I'm hopeful I can find something smaller and yet still accessible
 
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