how_to_make_multi-game_disks
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How to make multi-game disks
Vinny Mainolfi provided this info on the fb group page regarding how to make your own multi-game disks. While I disagree with his assertion on not using a basic save state (it will work, if you run avenger or alleykat prior to making the save state), it's not worth harping on about. End-user can decide on this choice themselves:
From Vinny:
Something NEW regarding the Multi Disks… some people are getting the FILE NOT FOUND error when trying to load the disks? This is because they are using a GAME SAVE that already has the LOAD“*”,8,1 typed out. You can't do that. When loading a new Multi Disk, you've GOT to load AlleyKat from the built-in games, go back to the menu and select BASIC, then you've GOT to type LOAD“*”,8,1 for the first time that you use that disk. Don't use the lazy way of a GAME SAVE. Does that make sense?
Making your own C64Mini Multi Disks:
- Download FIBR from http://csdb.dk/release/?id=162390
- (this is the small menu file that needs to go at the start of every disk you build)
- Download DIRMASTER from http://csdb.dk/release/?id=148169
- Install and run on your PC
- Select: Disk / New / D82
- Drag FIBR.PRG that you downloaded above, into the disk you have just started, so that it's ALWAYS the first file on your disk.
- Grab some .PRG game files from the Net and drag them into your newly created disk
- Save the disk on you DESKTOP
- Go to desktop and change file extension from .D82 to .D64
- Rename file to THEC64-drive8.D64
- Put file on USB Stick
- Plug into C64Mini
- Turn on C64Mini and load AlleyKat (
or any other built in game)- GI NOTE: Not all games in the carousel activate the fastloader+d81/d82 support (read more about it here)
- So to play it safe, select either Alleykat or Avenger.
- Press MENU button on joystick
- Open BASIC
- Type: LOAD“*”,8,1 and press ENTER / RETURN button
- Type: RUN and press ENTER / RETURN button
- Use joystick to select a game and press FIRE to load
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Paul Smallman's walkthrough video
Paul provided a walkthrough video on how to create multi-game disks. More info here:
Multi-game menu tools
A few people have made mention of the multi-game menu system tools they use to prepare such disks. I've compiled a list of the ones mentioned so far:
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