Elite / Frontier Please, Please help.

Garybee · Dec 2, 2006

Hello all, saw a post on a forum earlier today about the amiga and remembered a game which I thought was fantastic. After some searching I found that Frontier: Elite 2 could be downloaded and got all excited. I've not been able to get it to run however, and I desperately want to make it work. I have a pretty modern PC running Windows XP SP2. I am not particularly adept with computers and am convinced that it is me that is causing the problem. Could someone please give me some hints on how I could get this to work as I am dying to play this again. If anyone can help I would be eternally grateful.

Gary B.

Kezza · Dec 2, 2006

You will need an Amiga emulator - a program that you have to load to be able to run the amiga version. Try www.winuae.net and follow their instructions.
Happy playing ;-)

Garybee · Dec 3, 2006

Thanks for the reply, I gave the amiga emulator a go as you suggested but couldn't get it to work. I did however, manage to get the PC version to play with something called DosBox. There's a problem with the sound, works on internal speaker only but that'll do. Have been glued to it all day now

Steve O B Have · Dec 4, 2006

I'd have to point out that any talk of emulators and the like are not allowed in the forums as this constitutes piracy and illegal gameplay due to the downloading and illegal use of ROMS.

The download versions of Frontier are quite easily run on XP, so there is no need for an Amiga emulator.

Please check out these links for running the downloaded versions:

http://www.frontier.co.uk/games/frontier/support.html
http://www.frontier.co.uk/games/firstencounters/support.html

Kezza · Dec 4, 2006

Many apologies all on the forum, will not happen again.

caol · Dec 5, 2006

Steve O B Have said:
I'd have to point out that any talk of emulators and the like are not allowed in the forums as this constitutes piracy and illegal gameplay due to the downloading and illegal use of ROMS.

The download versions of Frontier are quite easily run on XP, so there is no need for an Amiga emulator.

Please check out these links for running the downloaded versions:

http://www.frontier.co.uk/games/frontier/support.html
http://www.frontier.co.uk/games/firstencounters/support.html

That's not true if you legally buy the ROMs. The official Amiga Incorporated (as it is now called - www.amiga.com) sells these and they are available through the emulator Amiga Forever.

Check out: http://www.amigaforever.com/premium/

The best place that I've found to buy the Amiga Forever emulator (and lots of other Amiga stuff) in the UK is AmigaKit (www.amigakit.com).

I'd just like to add that the Amiga version of Frontier Elite 2 is by far the best version that was ever released. The sounds are so much better to mention one thing...

Steve O B Have · Dec 5, 2006

caol said:
That's not true if you legally buy the ROMs. The official Amiga Incorporated (as it is now called - www.amiga.com) sells these and they are available through the emulator Amiga Forever.

Check out: http://www.amigaforever.com/premium/

The best place that I've found to buy the Amiga Forever emulator (and lots of other Amiga stuff) in the UK is AmigaKit (www.amigakit.com).

I'd just like to add that the Amiga version of Frontier Elite 2 is by far the best version that was ever released. The sounds are so much better to mention one thing...

Fair enough. Personally I think that it is important to be clear about these things.

scsiborg · Dec 7, 2006

Problem with 16 bit mode applications in xp?

Hi there - is the problem as above? if so - i have the answer for you. If not could you explain to me about the problem - i work with Networks/Pcs maybe i can help

Jables

Steve O B Have · Dec 7, 2006

Nah - the solution is fairly well covered by the links to Frontier support. Cheers tho.