<?xml version="1.0"?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Forum posts to 'Games'</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/rss</link> <item> <title>Re: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing??</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=8#post450</link> <description>The document I found had a hack where you needed to patch the original game disks. I never managed to get it working. I might again as I have not got an Apple IIe. I was trying to do it on a emulator.<br><br>Posted to: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing?? <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=8#post450">Show Thread</a> | <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/reply/420?start=8#post450">Post Reply</a></description> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:44:49 +0200</pubDate> <author>robbo007</author> <guid>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=8#post450</guid> </item> <item> <title>Re: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing??</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=8#post449</link> <description>I'll have to see if I can track it down, as I said, I'm really curious about this. Then again, I can just set up my IIgs and IIe next to each other and take a look I suppose. Nah. Too easy... <img src='https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/sapphire/images/smilies/smile.gif'> <br><br>Posted to: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing?? <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=8#post449">Show Thread</a> | <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/reply/420?start=8#post449">Post Reply</a></description> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:35:41 +0200</pubDate> <author>tempest</author> <guid>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=8#post449</guid> </item> <item> <title>Re: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing??</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=8#post447</link> <description>Unfortunately I don't have that issue covering the GS's video emulation, I read it at my college library way back in the early 90's. Believe it or not, they had a magazine collection of almost every inCider, A+, Nibble and Apple Compute, from the very beginnings to the end. Yep, they kept their Apple II subscriptions running through to 1993! </p><p>A few months ago I actually contacted the college to see if they still had those old magazines, sadly they don't (or at least according to the person at their help desk; I'm almost tempted to drop in for a visit just to see if they aren't still there!). </p><p>Haven't seen Apple II magazines for ages, and trust me, I keep my eyes open....every thrift shop, garage sale or second-hand book store. I hope someone puts together a scanned PDF collection of these magazines one day. </p><p><br><br>Posted to: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing?? <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=8#post447">Show Thread</a> | <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/reply/420?start=8#post447">Post Reply</a></description> <pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 02:15:56 +0200</pubDate> <author>Mitchell Spector</author> <guid>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=8#post447</guid> </item> <item> <title>Re: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing??</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post446</link> <description>&gt;&gt;If you're a purist though, the GS doesn't quite emulate High-Res and Double-Hi-Res video *exactly* like the Apple IIe. Not just through an RGB monitor, but even output to a composite display. It's very subtle and few, if any, will notice, though I remember an early 1986 issue of A+ (or inCider?) had an article about it complete with comparison magnified screen shots. </p><p>I'd be interested in seeing that if you can find it. I've asked about this issue before and never got a straight answer. <br><br>Posted to: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing?? <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post446">Show Thread</a> | <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/reply/420?start=0#post446">Post Reply</a></description> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:48:14 +0200</pubDate> <author>tempest</author> <guid>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post446</guid> </item> <item> <title>Re: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing??</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post438</link> <description>Yeah, Karateka and Hard Hat Mack (the original disk, not the cracked version) were the only two I can recall. <br><br>Posted to: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing?? <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post438">Show Thread</a> | <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/reply/420?start=0#post438">Post Reply</a></description> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:45:41 +0200</pubDate> <author>TanRuNomad</author> <guid>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post438</guid> </item> <item> <title>Re: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing??</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post437</link> <description>I'd disagree, there's very few 8-bit games and programs that are incompatible with the IIGS. As a matter of fact, I originally purchased my GS in late '87 mainly to run my library of Apple II Plus software. Of course within days my interest in that dropped like a rock once I started playing with native GS software. <img src='https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/sapphire/images/smilies/smile.gif'> </p><p>The biggest issue I've come across is the 5.25 drive connected to the Smartport, which is also an issue with the Apple IIc. A handful of 8-bit software won't boot unless it's from an actual slot-based floppy controller card. My cracked versions of Karateka and Drol immediately come to mind, but they don't like my IIc's either. </p><p>If you're a purist though, the GS doesn't quite emulate High-Res and Double-Hi-Res video *exactly* like the Apple IIe. Not just through an RGB monitor, but even output to a composite display. It's very subtle and few, if any, will notice, though I remember an early 1986 issue of A+ (or inCider?) had an article about it complete with comparison magnified screen shots.<br><br>Posted to: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing?? <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post437">Show Thread</a> | <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/reply/420?start=0#post437">Post Reply</a></description> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:57:55 +0200</pubDate> <author>Mitchell Spector</author> <guid>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post437</guid> </item> <item> <title>Re: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing??</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post436</link> <description>Yeah, I've been finding out the hard way that the Apple IIgs is very incompatible with Apple II stuff. <img src='https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/sapphire/images/smilies/sad.gif'> I've purchased an Apple IIe now and everything works. A shame as the IIgs is a cool machine. <br><br>Posted to: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing?? <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post436">Show Thread</a> | <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/reply/420?start=0#post436">Post Reply</a></description> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:39:01 +0200</pubDate> <author>robbo007</author> <guid>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post436</guid> </item> <item> <title>Re: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing??</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post435</link> <description>The topic jogged my memory, and sure enough, there was indeed a patched version of Ultima IV. It was only required if you had a Mockingboard installed in a IIGS. Here is a mention of it from comp.sys.apple2: <br /><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/comp.sys.apple2/rOXAYTLrzcc">https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/comp.sys.apple2/rOXAYTLrzcc</a> </p><p>I ended up using an Apple II Plus and IIe with AE Phasor (in Mockingboard mode) so never ran into the issue. I also seem to recall the Phasor did not fit well inside the IIGS case--too long for the case. </p><p>Jimmy Huey (author of California Games and co-author Sword of Sodan) actually wrote a playback engine that used the IIGS Ensoniq to emulate the ALF/Mockingboard. Too bad he never developed it into something that could work with Ultima and other Mockingboard supported games and programs.<br><br>Posted to: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing?? <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post435">Show Thread</a> | <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/reply/420?start=0#post435">Post Reply</a></description> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:43:44 +0200</pubDate> <author>Mitchell Spector</author> <guid>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post435</guid> </item> <item> <title>Re: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing??</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post427</link> <description>An .SDK is a ShrinkIt disk archive. In a way, it's a bit like a disk image, except no emulators use it as a format and so it's an old school method of storage. </p><p>You'll need to unarchive the .SDK to a blank 140k sized disk image within an emulator. You can use the 8-bit version of Shrink-It to do this, or GShrink-it. </p><p>- Alex<br><br>Posted to: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing?? <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post427">Show Thread</a> | <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/reply/420?start=0#post427">Post Reply</a></description> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:25:27 +0200</pubDate> <author>Alex Lee</author> <guid>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post427</guid> </item> <item> <title>Re: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing??</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post423</link> <description>ok I managed to find this: </p><p>Ground in the AOL area (U4MOCKV2.SHK and U5MBONGS.SHK): <br /><a href="http://www.apple2.org.za/mirrors/ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/Collections/AOL/">http://www.apple2.org.za/mirrors/ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/Collections/AOL/</a> <br />in the Games/Adv./Roleplay/ folder. </p><p>Im still not clear on converting .SDK files to ..DSK or .PO for use with ADTpro. I've managed to unshrink U4MOCKV2.SHK using nulib2 but I can't get the .SDK to another format. Any ideas? </p><p>/usr/local/bin/nulib2 -v u4mockv2.shk <br /> u4mockv2.shk Created:24-Apr-97 04:36 Mod:24-Apr-97 04:36 Recs: 2 </p><p> Name Type Auxtyp Archived Fmat Size Un-Length <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> U4DD.SDK LBR $8002 24-Apr-97 04:36 lz2 99% 99070 <br /> U4MB.INST.SDK LBR $8002 24-Apr-97 04:36 lz2 99% 57695 <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> Uncomp: 156765 Comp: 156435 %of orig: 99% <br /><br><br>Posted to: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing?? <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post423">Show Thread</a> | <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/reply/420?start=0#post423">Post Reply</a></description> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:31:48 +0200</pubDate> <author>robbo007</author> <guid>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post423</guid> </item> <item> <title>Re: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing??</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post421</link> <description>I can't help with this one – never played Ultima IV, never owned a Mockingboard. I've caught wind of this has been an issue for IIGS players, and I'm pretty sure there's a fix somewhere, but someone else will have to reveal it. </p><p>Otherwise, Google may yield the answers you seek. </p><p>- Alex<br><br>Posted to: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing?? <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post421">Show Thread</a> | <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/reply/420?start=0#post421">Post Reply</a></description> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:08:44 +0200</pubDate> <author>Alex Lee</author> <guid>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420?start=0#post421</guid> </item> <item> <title>Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing??</title> <link>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420#post420</link> <description>Hello all, <br />I have a Apple IIgs and use a Mockingboard in slot 4. Ultima III runs fine and sounds great but when I try and play Ultima IV I get to the main menu and when I select my mockingboard it freezes up?? </p><p>Any ideas? I've changed the Apple's speed to normal in the bios and marked slot 4 as "use my card". </p><p>Thanks, <br />Rob<br><br>Posted to: Ultima IV with Mockingboard freezing?? <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420#post420">Show Thread</a> | <a href="https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420#post420">Post Reply</a></description> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:53:14 +0200</pubDate> <author>robbo007</author> <guid>https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/games-forum/show/420#post420</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>