Last Updated or created 2024-04-03
A long time ago I had an Action Replay II.
I modded it and was planning to rebuild this using pluggable eurocard-prints.
Then it got lost, somewhere.
Today I went to Almelo with Tyrone.
In the morning reverse engineering a lift controller print, and afternoon going to a guy selling a lot of Retro stuff.
And there it was, an Action Replay II for Amiga just catching dust.
I had to buy it, and got a sh*tload of 27256 Eproms for free!
Action Replay Mk I
This version is compatible with the A500/A1000 version only. It also plugs into the side expansion port. It introduces the following features:
1.0 Version
- Shows and modifies registers (even read-only ones) and memory contents.
- Trainer maker.
- M68000 assembler / disassembler.
- Copper assembler / disassembler.
- Sprite editor.
- Virus detector.
- Picture / music (tracker format) / sample ripper.
- Save computer memory (freezed programs) to disk.
- Shows computer status (disk parameters, ChipRAM, FastRAM…).
Features added to the 1.5 Version
- Mempeeker.
- Ability to save freezed programs to RAM.
- RAM testing.
- Illegal opcode – jumps to freezer mode.
Action Replay Mk II
A special A2000 version is available for this particular revision. Instead of plugging into the side expansion port it plugs into the 86 pin CPU slot.
Features added since MK 1.5 version
- Boot selector.
- Picture editor.
- Sound tracker.
- Turbo fire manager (separately for both joysticks).
- Disk encoder.
- Start menu.
- Disk monitor.
- Integrated DOS commands (Dir, Format,…).
- Diskcopy.
- 80 characters display with two-way scrolling.
- Calculator.
- Notepad.
- Memory and drive switch (enabling / disabling).
- Music ripper now finds all tracker formats (SoundTracker, NoiseTracker, other formats with 32 samples).
- Ripped music / pictures are saved in IFF format.