Amiga Game Selector - Readme ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introduction ============ Thank you for downloading my game and demo collection. This collection includes an archive of all the current WHDLoad games and demos in Retroplay's collection which can be run from a convenient launcher. All of the games and demos have all been sorted, categorized and optimized for each release format and they all have in-game, title and box cover artwork. The collection also contains an extended set of hand picked games that are not available in the official WHDLoad collection. These extra games include shareware, commercial, emulated and RTG games. All the games included are free of charge, but please do support the hard work that the developers of these games have put in. Links for their sites are included in the game descriptions. NOTE: This collection is supplied completely free of charge and should never be sold. If you have paid money for it, please demand a refund and stop supporting the crooks selling software they haven't developed. The only authorised paid source of AGS is from our sponsor www.retro32.com. Any money is used to cover the cost of the USB drive and time taken to copy the files. Features ======== 5099 WHDload games and demos with screen, title and cover images. Over 298 hand picked non WHDLoad games including PD, AGA and RTG games. Over 100 custom menu themes. Automatic speed regulation for games that run too fast. Automatic game resolution scaling to fill as much of the screen as possible. Automatic chipset optimizations added to reduce glitches in games. User controlled CPU and chipset configuration from AGS or Workbench. Workbench 3.1 with RTG graphics and AHI audio support. Loads of office, art, music and programming software and Workbench utilities. 11,000 iff samples and 600+ MOD's included. Directory Opus 4 to manage your files. Automatic update installation when new versions of AGS are released. Access to the USB/HDD drive to transfer files. Shutdown and reset the Amiga from AGS or Workbench. Requirements (A500 Mini) ======================== The A500 Mini Computer, Controller & Mouse A 2.5A to 3A USB power supply. A 32GB USB Flash Drive USB Keyboard (Recommended) Requirements (WinUAE) ===================== PC Computer, Controller & Mouse 32GB Free HDD Space USB Keyboard (Recommended) Requirements (Raspberry Pi400) ============================== Raspberry Pi400, Controller & Mouse A 32GB USB Flash Drive or SD Card Installation ============ Please read the Installation.txt file for installation instructions. Configurations (A500 Mini) ========================== AGS_Mini - The standard configuration. AGS_Mini_JIT - A fast configuration for CPU intensive games. Restore Configs - Restores the AGS configuration files if they stop working. Configurations (UAE) ========================== AGS_UAE - The standard configuration. Configurations (Raspberry Pi) ============================ default - The standard configuration (Can be renamed to default to auto boot). Instructions (A500 Mini) ======================== 1. Insert the USB drive into the A500 mini. When the USB icon appears, select it by pressing the 'Red' button. 2. Select the AGS folder from the list. 3. You will now see the three configurations described above. Select the configuration you want to use with the controller and press the 'Red' button to select it. Finally press the 'Home' button to run the config and the AGS menu will load. DO NOT PRESS THE MENU BUTTON ON THIS SCREEN! 4. Use the controller or keyboard cursor keys to navigate the menu. 5. Press the 'Red' controller button or the 'Return' key to select an entry. 6. Make a note of the WHDLoad quit key at the bottom of the blue splash screen. 7. Wait for the game/demo to load. 8. Use the WHDLoad quit key to exit the game/demo and the menu will reload. 9. To access Workbench from the menu, press the 'Escape' key. Instructions (UAE) ================== 1. Run the AGS_UAE config from either the icon or from the WinUAE interface. Instructions (Raspberry Pi) =========================== 1. Turn on the Raspberry Pi with the SD Card / USB drive inserted and wait for AGS to load. Menu Controls ============= Use up or down to move the selector. Use left or right to quickly scroll through the lists. Use the 'Enter' key or fire button on the controller to run a game or demo. Press the 'Escape' key to exit to Workbench. Frequently Asked Questions ========================== Please refer to the FAQ.txt file for all your answers. Development Software Used ========================= * PC * Purebasic v6.x (To create the database manager and image convertor) Paint.net (All art created with this) UltraMiggy (My own WHDLoad database manager) ImageConverter (A program to convert images to IFF that I wrote myself) NConvert (Image convertor) Notepad ++ (Scripts and text files) * Amiga * Deluxe Paint V (For palette conversion) Directory Opus 4 (File Manager) CED (Text editor) IconReplacer (Copying icon files) Legal Stuff =========== All software included is free to download and distribute for no fee. AGS is completely free. I do not ask any money for it and there are no pay walls for special versions. Any software that has the option to be payed for has the web link included in the game description. If you are a developer and would like your software removed, please message me on Facebook and I will remove your work. On the other hand, if you wish to promote your software on the Facebook group, you are more than welcome to. This distribution includes images created by myself that are copyrighted. I agree for these images to be distributed free of charge but exclude the selling of them as part of USB copying services which I strictly forbid. Only the A500 mini version of this product can be distributed with kickstart ROM's as they are supplied as part of the A500 mini home computer firmware. All kickstarts used in this distribution are copied from the THEA500 folder on first boot. No kickstarts are included on the HDF files. The Kickstarts were supplied on the A500 Mini so can be used on any of the machines as the owners have already paid for the licence. No kickstart images are supplied with any version of AGS. Please follow the included 'Needed Kickstarts.txt' file to install them. ========================================= Amiga Game Selector v2.2 ?2023 Paul Vince =========================================
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