Well, here's some interesting news for the weekend, as the elusive fourth table, The Vikings, is unofficially making its way to the Amiga A1200 (AGA). While the original 1995 release of Pinball Illusions famously included only three tables on the Amiga, the PC version was fortunate enough to receive the Norse-themed addition. Now, thanks to a dedicated developer by the name of MrDig, with the help of Claude AI to migrate the PC data, the table is being converted to run natively on the original Amiga engine. The port integrates into the classic menu as a proper fourth selection, complete with its own dedicated high-score list, menu picture, and custom info text.
The project has already achieved a small milestone, with full gameplay proving highly stable on both physical A1200 hardware and the FS-UAE emulator. Packed using Imploder to save valuable chip RAM, the conversion successfully runs all core mechanics, including the dot-matrix ship mini-game, Thor and Labrador multiballs, and end-of-ball bonuses. While the table is fully playable via hard-disk installation and WHDLoad, the developer is currently polishing the remaining animations, synchronising the audio with the PC original, and exploring an optional feature to centre the game screen on modern monitors.
- Via the sourced linked forum thread you will find table4 bin files you can place in the WHDLoad version "PinballIllusions v2.2 AGA". See the readme.txt for instructions. Expect bugs, and do report them (preferably screenshots/videos of the bugs) so I can feed those to claude and make it better.
Links 1) Source 2) AmigaFrance Download (Not latest Version)
I watched an msdos version on youtube and the music and effects had the same 100% stereo separation typical of paula hardware; what a weird thing this was not included in the Amiga version.
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ReplyDeleteKudos to MrDig.
ReplyDeletean A.I. project that makes sense!
ReplyDeletejust tested, and it's crazy as no extra code is needed, the 4th table is "just" a data file. It works well. Not the best of the tables but still refreshing.
ReplyDeleteWow really great use of AI on this , looking forward to the finished Game, happy testing every one.
ReplyDeleteI am secretley hoping some one will use AI to update The Ninja warriors with ingame music with sound affects.
ReplyDeleteThe Amiga version is great conversion but sadley missing the awsome music of Daddy mulk.
The Viking table was rubbish anyway, there was a reason why they didn't include it in the original Amiga release. Play it and see why.
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