How to tell which games will run from an SD card instead of disk?

[blackdalek]

I've downloaded several dsk image files to try and run via the SD card on Duke's M4 board. I seem to get about a 1:4 hit/miss ratio of games that will actually run off the SD card. It seems a lot will try to run off a physical disk only and the empty drive just spins up.

Is there any way to work out which copies will run from SD before downloading them? Like a list of working games somewhere for instance?

Some games I found that will run from the SD card include:

Donkey Kong
Addams Family
Croco Magneto
Ghouls'n'Ghosts
Altered Beast
Paper Boy Special Edition
Impossible Mission
Map Rally

[Poliander]

I've those running from my X-Mass, there should be a good chance that they run on the M4, too.

Who Dares Wins
1942
1943
Cyrus Chess
Kong Strikes Back
Fruity Frank
Nebulus
Ikari Warriors
Bomb Jack
Cauldron
Boulder Dash

[ASiC]

Games that don't use any custom trackloaders or DDA, should work fine.

[GUNHED]

Is there any way to work out which copies will run from SD before downloading them?

It can be helpful to use cracked versions of games. For example from CPC-Power. Go for the "Trainer" versions. Because they usually don't have a copy protection and a decent loader. Good luck! 

[Shaun M. Neary]

It can be helpful to use cracked versions of games. For example from CPC-Power. Go for the "Trainer" versions. Because they usually don't have a copy protection and a decent loader. Good luck! 

Pretty much this. Cracks all the way and I just don't choose the cheats. A few may fail due to the way they were cracked but newer cracks take care of these issues.

[xesrjb]

I've downloaded several dsk image files to try and run via the SD card on Duke's M4 board. I seem to get about a 1:4 hit/miss ratio of games that will actually run off the SD card. It seems a lot will try to run off a physical disk only and the empty drive just spins up.

Is there any way to work out which copies will run from SD before downloading them? Like a list of working games somewhere for instance?

Some games I found that will run from the SD card include:

Donkey Kong
Addams Family
Croco Magneto
Ghouls'n'Ghosts
Altered Beast
Paper Boy Special Edition
Impossible Mission
Map Rally

Starting the games under ACME Dos is the best way


I start all my games under ACME from a CF Card without any problems.


The games were startet under drive D: and I never get the ask for:


,,Put the right disk into the A: Drive"


xesrjb

[00WReX]

From what I understand and tried myself, the NVG games appear to be mostly working on the M4 (obviously I have not tried every one).

Here is the source...

ftp://ftp.nvg.ntnu.no/pub/cpc/games/

and here is a nice collection in the one .zip file...

http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/amstrad-cpc-wifi/msg130997/#msg130997

I have this collection extracted to my M4 SD card.

Cheers,
Shane

[blackdalek]

Cracked games don't always work. Every one I've tried so far which uses an XOR loader spins up the disk drive.

[Shaun M. Neary]

Cracked games don't always work. Every one I've tried so far which uses an XOR loader spins up the disk drive.

LOL Xor's cracks are ANCIENT!!! Find some from CNGSoft or something.

[chinnyhill10]

Cracked games don't always work. Every one I've tried so far which uses an XOR loader spins up the disk drive.

Had Spitting Image fail yesterday on all the cracks I could find (old and new) and the original as well. Ended up using the HxC. Was hard work on that as well with the first crack I loaded being bugged so the CPU could kill you with one punch.

[XeNoMoRPH]

http://cngsoft.no-ip.org/cpc_lzx.htm

[blackdalek]

I'd also love to find some way to run disks that launch with |cpm from SD card or require disk swapping mid game.. but I fear that is likely impossible.
I'd particularly like to get US Gold's Gauntlet running as I am not sure how much longer my 30 year old original disk copy will last if it starts getting played frequently again (I have a new son who has inherited my CPC )

[pelrun]

You can change directory/disc from the M4 web interface at any time (use the "CD ON CPC" button) so that shouldn't be a big problem. You might need to update your M4 firmware if you haven't done it recently.

[blackdalek]

The "cd on CPC" feature is good, however it will only work if the game doesn't decide to look for the 2nd disk on the physical drive.

Almost instantly after I posted my previous reply, I found a working (non |cpm) version of US Gold Gauntlet on CPC Power site. So that one is solved now

[CraigsBar]

I'd also love to find some way to run disks that launch with |cpm from SD card or require disk swapping mid game.. but I fear that is likely impossible.
I'd particularly like to get US Gold's Gauntlet running as I am not sure how much longer my 30 year old original disk copy will last if it starts getting played frequently again (I have a new son who has inherited my CPC [emoji14] )

CNGsoft compactage loaded from M4 board perfectly.

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