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How to Play Amiga Games (Dyna Blaster / Bomberman) on PC with FS-UAE

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Dyna Blaster (the European Amiga port of Bomberman) is arguably one of the best retro multiplayer games ever made for the Commodore Amiga.

Dyna Blaster running on FS-UAE Amiga 500 emulator

Setting up Amiga emulation with FS-UAE on modern systems is straightforward once you know how the configuration and Kickstart ROMs work. Here is a practical guide on how to get it running smoothly from scratch or via the command line.

1. What You Need #

  1. FS-UAE: The cross-platform Amiga emulator.
  2. Game Floppy Image: Dyna Blaster .adf or .zip file (e.g. Dyna Blaster (1991)(Hudson Soft).adf).
  3. Kickstart 1.3 ROM: An authentic Commodore Amiga 500 Kickstart 1.3 ROM (named kick34005.A500).

Tip: While FS-UAE includes an open-source BIOS replacement (AROS), many commercial games like Dyna Blaster and custom loaders require an authentic Kickstart 1.3 ROM to avoid boot loops.

2. Setting Up the Kickstart ROM #

Place your Kickstart 1.3 ROM into the FS-UAE Kickstarts directory and ensure it is named kick34005.A500:

  • Windows: Documents\FS-UAE\Kickstarts\kick34005.A500 (or OneDrive\Documents\FS-UAE\Kickstarts\kick34005.A500)
  • Linux / macOS: ~/Documents/FS-UAE/Kickstarts/kick34005.A500

3. Create the .fs-uae Configuration File #

In your game directory, create a file named Dyna_Blaster.fs-uae:

[fs-uae]
amiga_model = A500
kickstart_file = kick34005.A500
chip_memory = 512
slow_memory = 512
fast_memory = 0

# Floppy configuration (supports .adf or .zip directly)
floppy_drive_0 = Dyna Blaster (1991)(Hudson Soft).adf
floppy_drive_speed = 100
floppy_drive_volume = 0
accuracy = 1

# Display & Audio
aspect_ratio = auto
fullscreen = 0
window_width = 960
window_height = 720
sound_output = exact

# Controls
joystick_port_0_mode = mouse
joystick_port_1_mode = joystick

4. Launching the Game #

Option A: Double-Click if .fs-uae files are registered with FS-UAE in Windows #

How to register .fs-uae file association in Windows (no admin required): Run the following in PowerShell:

$exePath = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\FS-UAE\FS-UAE\Windows\x86-64\fs-uae.exe"
New-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Classes\.fs-uae" -Value "FSUAE.Config" -Force
New-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Classes\FSUAE.Config\shell\open\command" -Value "`"$exePath`" `"%1`"" -Force

Option B: PowerShell (Direct Executable Path) #

If file associations are not set:

& "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\FS-UAE\FS-UAE\Windows\x86-64\fs-uae.exe" .\Dyna_Blaster.fs-uae

Option C: 1-Click Batch Script (play.bat) #

Create a play.bat in the game folder:

@echo off
start "" "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\FS-UAE\FS-UAE\Windows\x86-64\fs-uae.exe" "%~dp0Dyna_Blaster.fs-uae"