64HDD Working Multiloads
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Aaaarrg! I Don't know how many times I've heard complaints on forums that multiload games don't work on 64HDD, or that you can only use single load games / programs with 64HDD! It's quite simply not true!
This rant comes from people not realising the limitations of the software, complaining when they hit these limitations, then spreading mis-information to everyone else. Basically, 64HDD does not emulate the CPUs of the 1541. Since fastloaders rely on reprograming these, fastloaders wont work on 64HDD. People try to load a game, it doesn't work, and they assume that it's the multiloader stopping it, when it's actually the FASTloader causing the problems. Multiload and Multidisk programs and games still work just fine.
How do you know when you've hit a Fastloader? The normal sign is for the program to start loading, then pause, and your 64HDD box will give 3 short beeps, in about a second. This is the signal from the C64 for the 1541 to start the fastloader, which 64HDD wont do.
What can you do about it? Well, look for other cracks of the game, or versions of the game that are single load instead. Not all cracks of a game will have the fastloader. I Had 3 versions of Mayhem, only one worked. The other two used fastloaders. If you do find a crack of the game without a fastloader, email me (See address below) with the game name, who did the crack, and (if you remember) where you downloaded it from. I'll add it to the list.
I'm not offering the games for download here - I Don't have the space or bandwidth. They are available from many places - www.c64.com, web.externet.hu/sk/c64/ (This site is in Hungarian, but game names are in english. This is my favourite place to get games.), www.gb64.com and www.lemon64.com are a few to start with.
This list has started small, in fact, it's nowhere near complete! These are only the games I've loaded up in the past couple of days. I'm hoping to get help from you lot out there to add to it! If you have personally played games / programs that are Multiload / Multidisk through 64HDD, email me a list on dicko-64hdd at riverland dit net dot au. You'll have to manually fix the munged address in the link to make it work. I'm sure you'll work it out.
On with the list!
Game: Crack By: Find it at: Autoduel ? ? Atomic Robo Kid Triangle ? Barbarian2 SCG ? BeachHead II ? ? Bonanza Brothers Varsity ? Blues Brothers Brutal ? Chip Challenge NEI ? Combat Crazy Online Triangle Cosmos ? Creatures Censor ? Double Dragon 2 NEC GP ? Dragons Lair 2 Triad ? Garfield 2 Sauron ? Gauntlet Austcrac ? Ghouls & Ghost Lurid + Tricycle ? Golden Axe The Sharks ? Gunship DS Compware / Krabat Crew ? Hudson Hawk Censor ? Hugo Dominators ? It's Magic 2 ? ? Katakis Dark Force (Shining?) ? Kennedy Approach ? ? Laser Squad Ikari + Talent ? Last Ninja 1 Triad ? Last Ninja2 Ikari ? Last Ninja3 Ikari + Talent ? Last Ninja Remix Ikari + Talent ? Mayhem in Monsterland Offence http://web.externet.hu/sk/c64/ Miniputt Golf Eaglesoft http://web.externet.hu/sk/c64/ Myth Contex ? Pang Ikari + Talent ? Platoon Remember ? Psi-5 Trading Company ? ? R-Type OneWay ? Racing Destruction Set TBS ? Space Taxi The Ignorance ? Space Rogue Triangle ? Rainbow Island Lurid + Tricycle ? Rick Dangerous2 Censor ? Rock n Roll Lotus & Crazy ? Rodland Remember ? Rollin Ronny Legend ? Street Rod NEC http://web.externet.hu/sk/c64/ Silent Service E.C.A ? Slicks Remember Talent ? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Triangle ? The Train - Escape from Normandy ? Turbo Charge Danny ? Turbo Outrun Yberpunk ? Turbo The Tortoise Mr.Fox ? Tusker Ikari + Talent ? Ultima 1 UCF http://web.externet.hu/sk/c64/ Wonderboy in Monsterland Transcon ? World Games ? ?
For those just starting to play with 64HDD - this is only a list of multiloaders that work. I've yet to find a single load program that doesn't work - so there's thousands of games and apps that fit into that category!
Quick update - Thanks for those that have sent in more games, I'll add them ASAP. I've been told that all Remember releases AFTER #125 have the option to disable the fastloader, so all should work. I'll add them all to the list soon(ish)!
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