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Pascal De Maeseneire43 days ago (1 edit)

Hi Dante,
I tested Your Update version (30Th Nov), Now on my real A1200 and my Tom+ USB adapter, about fire buton, all works fine... Many Thanks for that.

I have an error (Return to workbench) on the 5th level, above the stairs... suddenly the game freezes and returns to the Workbench.

I was able to generate a WHDLoad report.

I'm posting the report files in The Zone.

I've tried several times with the same error.

Under WinUAE 6.02 Beta 7 (November 30, 2025), I also get a return to the Workbench.

Could you take a look at this?

Thank you,

Pascal

Dante Retro Dev42 days ago (1 edit)

Hi Pascal,

Glad to hear that the buttons are working with your adapter.
Previously, there was also a problem with the new intro not looping back to title screen, now fixed. But the main issue was an error if hitting a candle before ever throwing a knife in game. Reported by Torti. It should be fixed on November 30 one.

I'll take a look, but Return to Workbench sounds like a WHDLoad error. Can you please test with the HDF version? It's my "go to" non-WHDL version as in WinUAE you just attach it as a "drive" while getting rid of all other drives, so you have a pure test system.

No Workbench/AmigaOS getting in the way.
You know why demoscene and game devs back then were able to get the best of even a 512K A500? Well, they were always getting rid of the system before anything. ;)
Also, try the one below, I increased some safeguards for 5th level from 96 to 144:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/bje5cxlr6drxgkw/CastlevaniaAGA_WHDL_December1.lha...

Thanks for your support!

Pascal De Maeseneire42 days ago (1 edit)

I tested Your Latest version 01/12/25 in HDF file under WINUAE 64 Bits 6.02 Beta 7 in config Mode A1200 68C030 (NO MMU) & 4 MB Fast. the game works correctly until the top of the stairs, then the music stops and the screen remains black. After that black screen You can't plmay anymore.

Dante Retro Dev41 days ago (3 edits)

It should be fixed, now on downloads section.
Craziest issue so far, but to sum up, I had a backup of the last step (I do on each small step or variation) and so it restored that level. If not by that backup, project would be stuck forever on this error. Sort of data corruption.

The candle issue has to do with hitting a candle with a knife. The collision event is supposed to destroy both the knife and the candle. Problem is that the engine sometimes think Simon is a knife, and destroys him. So, that function is deactivated for now (knife will pass through a candle like the boomerang/cross does).

Pascal De Maeseneire41 days ago (1 edit)

corrected on Level 05 Many thanks,

At the level 6 with the Boss, under Winuae all works and I can go to the level 7.

But on real A1200, at the same place on the boss, after loosing all my lives, the menu came to continue and when I pressed Yes to continue, the game crashed... I will retry it in a few days..

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