FrodoDS(c64) page added

Having the ability to write files in FrodoDS has kept me from playing one of my favorite games - Pool of Radiance - I even still have the Translation Wheels. I can't get to the game because I can't save the characters that I create. And I haven't found a version of Impossible Mission that I can get through without it locking up. Aside from that I absolutely enjoy FrodoDS! I've been playing the heck out of games I haven't seen in such a long time. Thanks again. If anyone has any solutions to the above problems please let me know.

The way I make all my games work is to left shoulder - select file.
Now say your game starts with A (Archon.d64)
type: LOAD "A*" ,8,1

and then

RUN

this works perfect for me, i never get the error ?drive not found - because you are telling it how to load the game.

good luck

Of course thats a great tip and helps people (especially c64 noobs :) ) who get the 'File Name Not Found' error, however 'Device not Found' is a separate issue that usually means you don't have Roms in the RD folder or you are missing the 1541 rom.

I forget, is there a way to "insert" text? Because you could hit Right Shoulder then scroll up and insert the letter of your game, then hit run.

So... Just checking...
Will the Alter Ego games run and save, then be able o be reloaded at a later date?

It may run, but as to saving, I doubt it. The DS version of frodo has no way to save snapshots. Some games have been reported to actually save using the in game saving, but my only personal experience is with a game called Expedition Amazon by Penguin Software.
All we can do is pray that GPF hasn't lost interest in this port. Even as is it's great fun but saves would make this emulator #1 IMO.

I hope Troy has not lost interest as this has been an amazing emu

I can't find the newest version, whenever I download the latest fies I get an error messgae stating that the archive is corrupt, can anyone help??

This was GPFs newest release of frodo.

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This was GPFs newest release of frodo.

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thanks crookedmounth, scrabbus where were you downloading a corrupted version from?

np, GPF and good to see you. :)

I was just wondering, and I'm not being pushy, mind. Are you still working on frodoDS?

6 months without an update, sounds like lack of interest. Or it might be something else, anyway, how about an update on where things are with this emu. Hate to see it just slip away, one of my faves. Cheers

Actually there was about six months between a major update awhile ago,It was the one that not only added sound but speed.
I'm not talking about time, I'm just asking if he is still considering or looking into an update. :)

So it could be that he has done an update, maybe a major one, and he's just putting the finishing touches to it. We can only hope......

It's been almost one year since the last upadte. Let's cross our fingers for an anniversary release...

Hey everyone, new to the game here but FrodoDS is an amazing tool and I'm looking forward to tinkering around with it.

I'm running it on a CycloDS Evolution (auto DLDI patching) and have had quite a bit of success so far. I've been using the 30507 version but just found the 83007 and am going to give that a shot next.

I haven't worked through the whole thread yet for tips, but I removed the maniac mansion file path from the config file and that seems to help. I've also tried using only 8 letter filenames for the disk images, as well as trying several ways to get programs to run: LOAD"*", LOAD"(first letter):", etc. I've gotten quite a few games to run well, and that's without doing anything else to the config.

The best occasion so far was getting Airborne Ranger to run. It's one of my all time favorite games and runs excellent with just a bit of slowdown (which actually isnt bad since it's a keyboard heavy game).

Mega props to Troy for this project. :thumbup: This is an amazing piece of software, and it's huge for this child of the 80's to be able to carry a C64 around in my pocket!

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It's been almost one year since the last upadte. Let's cross our fingers for an anniversary release...

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Yes metaluna !!!!

Wake UP GPF and give us news for frodoDS. PLEASE :p

:o

I think i must be being a bit dim, it works fine but can't load a game . . . device not found . . . have a missed something?
Regards
Andy

Looks like it's pretty dead around here but I wanted to add a couple more thoughts.

Some C64 games required you to use a specific joystick port and keep the other one empty because it actually stole memory from the open port. Not sure what games exactly, but I think this may have been the case on a couple Microprose games (maybe others). Disabling one of the joyports and port swapping in the .fpr file may help get a stubborn game running.

I got Below the Root to successfully disk swap and save (and restore!) using the latest build. It also runs smooth as silk. Not sure why this one seems to run so well, way better than any other multi-disk games I've tried so far.

Finally, if anyone has gotten The Magic Candle to run, would you mind sharing how? This is one of my all time favs. It seems to load ok at the beginning, but then crashes at the first disk swap. 1541 Emulation gets the status bar loaded after the swap but the game still hangs (and loads slower than dirt until then). Any comments would be appreciated.

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I think i must be being a bit dim, it works fine but can't load a game . . . device not found . . . have a missed something?
Regards
Andy

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I think your problem is , your not putting your .d64 files in a folder named 'RD' in the root of your card. That is where frodoDS looks.

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I think your problem is , your not putting your .d64 files in a folder named 'RD' in the root of your card. That is where frodoDS looks.

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crookedmouth,
Yeah i know about that - I am putting two of my D64 files into there . . . when i go and find the disk file and then press the right trigger it just says device not found! Must still be doing something wrong! I have a R4DS . . . can anyone help?
Andy

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crookedmouth,
Yeah i know about that - I am putting two of my D64 files into there . . . when i go and find the disk file and then press the right trigger it just says device not found! Must still be doing something wrong! I have a R4DS . . . can anyone help?
Andy

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Is it a "File Not Found" or something similiar? If so, you could try typing LOAD"$",8 in the emulator and make sure that there is a real file at the beginning of the .d64. Sometimes there is a dummy file first so you will need to either type the full name or type LOAD"M*",8,1(this will load the first file that begins with M).
Check if the Load Snapshot button ,X loads up jjr.fss(which should be in the RD folder in the root of your card).This is Jumpman JR.
Finally R4 and M3 users have had some troubles. Try downloading the following version and see if it works.

download
http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/att...7&d=1181953152

Cheers for all of that!
For some reason it just worked!
Not changed anything - just been playing commando!!! wow! excellent bit of emulation!
Regards
Andy

Hello it looks like i have the same prob like the most peeps here.

When i try to load a game it didnt start.

Then i try LOAD"$",8,1 like used to do on the original c64... but only says "Device not present " erro.

I guess the the emulator roms are fine. Basic works. Even SYS 64738 (Soft reste) works.

If i strat pressing all the buttons, on some moment Jumpmanjunior semms to start, but freezes inmediately.

I am using an DSTT which supports DLDI. Yes i have the files in the /rd direktory, directly in the main direktory of an 1 GB MicroSD card (Kingston).

So what do i wrong??##The most strabge thing is, that some time before, i had the dungeons of dr creep running on that installation.

And now it didnt work again (i have formatted the MicrSD Card for putting other gaes on it)

Can someone please help me??

Thx

Oliver

Try the version in the download link above in my other post. Just patch it for your DSTT.

If that doesn't work try, patching with the attached dldi. Use win32 dldi patcher. ON a bare microsd card.
http://chishm.drunkencoders.com/DLDI...tool-win32.zip

i have the same problem on the dstt card. but, i did have a little bit of luck i got bruce lee to load, but that is the only game that does, i have patched it, and tried the different loads, still no luck

That doesn't sound like the same problem to me or do you get the "device not present" error too?

Did you try my idea of circumventing the auto patching of your device and manual patching with above attached dldi patch?
You could try getting DSOrganize to work, Patch DSOrganize with the ttio.zip patch I attached above. Then boot FrodoDS.nds through DSO. Worth a shot.

So, there is a new c64 emu coming to the DS. Does anyone know the status of that emu. I reckon if someone could get ccs64 to run on DS then that would be the best ever.

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So, there is a new c64 emu coming to the DS. Does anyone know the status of that emu. I reckon if someone could get ccs64 to run on DS then that would be the best ever.

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I prefer Frodo over CCS64.

CCS64 bloated Emu and lot of the features aren't needed to play games.

If you want to do more than just get a real C64.

Harm|

Thats true, a lot of the features aren't used, but its nice to have them. I still got my c64, up in the attic somewhere. May have a go later.....just have to put the kettle on....

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So, there is a new c64 emu coming to the DS. Does anyone know the status of that emu. I reckon if someone could get ccs64 to run on DS then that would be the best ever.

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alekmaul's website isn't some mystery. Anyway why ask about sidDS here?

I hope that GPF doesn't abandon frodoDS. All it really needs is a savestate feature.

I believe Frodo is the only feasible port to the DS. Perhaps some old version of CCS64 or something.sidDS is probably built from the ground up. I'm just pondering, I don't really know anything for sure.

There must be someone out there who could put a savestate feature into FrodoDS. Every other emu has one. Is there some technical issue which makes it hard to do.

I think GPF mentioned somewhere that, there is no reason it shouldn't work, but it just doesn't.
Maybe he'll come on and explain it better, but we know he knows what he's doing with all his ports.

had a little time today, so I have attempted to add save snapshot to FrodoDS, Will save the snapshot using the currently mounted .D64 name changing extension to .FSS. This new functionality is on the button X.

Also now when it starts the filelist will no longer popup automatically, so after the c64 boots up, press the left trigger to bring up the filelist, now if you select a snapshot file ending in .FSS, it will automount the same name with .D64 and then autostart the snapshot.

ok tested it with bc quest for tires and was able to save the snapshot, and reloaded it later from the filelist, hopefully haven't broken previous working stuff though.

Enjoy,
Troy(GPF)

Thank you so much GPF! Will start trying it out asap. :)

Wow, fantastic so far. It's really simple to use and I have found no real problems yet. Nothing seems broken, no corruption or compatibility problems. I'll keep on testing.

The only thing I can think of is people might hit the X button by accident, but this is very minor. Thanks GPF!

Hello guys,
Nice update - works for me . . . seems faster - not sure why???
DrewPee

just what i was hoping for. excellent work.

ok glad to hear its working., I have updated my site with the new binary and source code, will post news of the new version and I will lock this thread and open a new one to continue discussion of new version.

Also thanks again for everyone who support this project and tests for me.

Thanks,
Troy(GPF)