Short: PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 emulator Author: Juan Antonio Gomez Galvez (GUS Entertainment), z00p Uploader: Zoopster (JCEC_1 yahoo co uk) Type: misc/emu Version: 1.0 Requires: AGA, 68020 or better (PiStorm or similar for full speed) Architecture: m68k-amigaos Distribution: Aminet Kurz: PC-Engine/TurboGrafx-16-Emulator AmiPCEngine is a PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 emulator for AGA Amigas, by Juan Antonio Gomez Galvez and z00p, in 68020+ assembly. It plays HuCard games (.pce files). It takes over the machine while a game runs and drives the Amiga's custom chips directly, or a Picasso96 (RTG) screen. History ------- Juan began AmiPC-Engine about 1997; a first version was "abandoned due the Amiga AGA limitations". Version 0.1 followed in 2011, and the preview 0.3 on Aminet on 30 June 2020 (misc/emu/amipc-engine.lha, 4 of 6 sound channels, one sprite palette). His later version 0.5 (June 2021) was never released. In 2026 Juan sent his sources. This community update, released with his permission, is built from them and finishes what he started: all 6 sound channels with DDA samples, every sprite palette on an RTG screen, and full speed on an A1200 with a PiStorm. His v0.3 stays on Aminet as it is. Requirements ------------ - An AGA Amiga with a 68020 or better, AmigaOS 3.0 or later. - Full speed was measured on an A1200 with a PiStorm (RTG screen). A 68030/50 was tested in WinUAE only and plays below full speed. - RTG icon: Picasso96 and a 16-bit screen mode. Without them it falls back to the AGA screen. Installation ------------ Unpack the archive anywhere. Start AmiPCEngine (AGA video output) or AmiPCEngine RTG (Picasso96 screen, ToolType RTG). Choose Insert, pick a .pce file in the Homebrew drawer or anywhere else, then Power ON. Esc returns to the menu. See ReadMe.txt in the drawer for the keys and pads (keyboard, Amiga joystick, CD32 pad). No games are included. You need HuCard images of your own, copies you may legally have. Limits ------ Not all games work. Not supported: CD-ROM games, SuperGrafx, the 2.5 MB mapper of Street Fighter II' Champion Edition, Populous's card RAM, backup RAM saves. Sound: 6 PSG channels on the Amiga's 4, the loudest four at each frame. AGA: one sprite palette shared by all sprites. Tested by us on an A1200 with a PiStorm (RTG mostly, AGA less) and in WinUAE. Not tested on a real 68030/040/060 card or ECS. The full list is in ReadMe.txt. Credits ------- AmiPC-Engine by Juan Antonio Gomez Galvez (GUS Entertainment). Version 1.0 by z00p. Web and menu graphics: Multivac. Thanks to Zener and Sandman. PC Engine is a trademark of NEC and Hudson Soft, TurboGrafx-16 of NEC. This program is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Reporting problems ------------------ Please report a game that misbehaves with its name, the icon you used and your machine, at https://github.com/z00p/AmiPCEngine/issues