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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 20 April 2024, 20:47
Replies: 13
Views: 527
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Still use Callus, NESticle, Genecyst, ZX32,...

Still use Callus, NESticle, Genecyst, ZX32, ZSNES, KiGB, WinUAE v8.8r8, MAME Plus and Magic Engine (and few others I can recall right now) on some of my old PCs (486 to Pentium III), in their MS-DOS...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 April 2024, 12:11
Replies: 3,784
Views: 506,144
Posted By PortuguesePilot
From what I read in this thread about the "ideal...

From what I read in this thread about the "ideal Amiga in 1991/1992" it looks very much like a Sharp X68000 or a Sharp X68030... Which is interesting.

In spite of all of its hardware might, the...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 08 April 2024, 18:20
Replies: 36
Views: 1,392
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Adapt or perish...

Adapt or perish...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 04 April 2024, 17:59
Replies: 143
Views: 8,030
Posted By PortuguesePilot
I deleted some content in this thread that was...

I deleted some content in this thread that was against the forum rules - namely: religious indoctrination. Please, everyone refrain from going against the forum rules. Thanks.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 27 March 2024, 18:22
Replies: 67
Views: 3,232
Posted By PortuguesePilot
I feel sorry for your loss. But with the growing...

I feel sorry for your loss. But with the growing unusability of YouTube, maybe it's time we - collectively - start to consider ditching YouTube and adopt a new, more lenient and tolerant alternative.
Forum: Amiga scene 26 March 2024, 23:07
Replies: 3,784
Views: 506,144
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Saw this and it kinda made sense... ;) ...

Saw this and it kinda made sense... ;)

https://i.imgflip.com/8ki508.jpg
Forum: Amiga scene 25 March 2024, 19:03
Replies: 3,784
Views: 506,144
Posted By PortuguesePilot
You never fail to deliver, baby! :lol Keep on...

You never fail to deliver, baby! :lol Keep on rockin'!

Seriously, I do agree with some of the things you say. I just think you go on a tangent too many times. You frequently mix apples with...
Forum: Amiga scene 25 March 2024, 09:20
Replies: 3,784
Views: 506,144
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Indeed. And it was quite competitive with the PC...

Indeed. And it was quite competitive with the PC all the way through. In the early days (1987 to 1990) the Amiga kicked the nuts of basically EVERY home PC in terms of gaming, even the 100,000€...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 March 2024, 23:18
Replies: 20
Views: 1,597
Posted By PortuguesePilot
16:9? Really?!

16:9? Really?!
Forum: Amiga scene 29 February 2024, 15:55
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Yes. As I said somewhere above, it was a matter...

Yes. As I said somewhere above, it was a matter of pride indeed. I remember that some 'scene coders' even bragged about writing some demos in pure machine code (i.e., code that runs as-is on the...
Forum: Amiga scene 24 February 2024, 15:42
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
True. But the problem was that on the Amiga realm...

True. But the problem was that on the Amiga realm those third-party solutions never became mainstream like they did on the PC (where they were not only mainstream but the actual norm).

Also,...
Forum: Amiga scene 23 February 2024, 13:22
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Well, I think it all goes down to personal...

Well, I think it all goes down to personal experience. Probably. And in my personal experience, PC gaming was underwhelming until I got a 486. I had 3 or 4 mates with PCs when I had my Amiga and THEY...
Forum: Amiga scene 23 February 2024, 00:09
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Well, granted it's overclocked but you can't do...

Well, granted it's overclocked but you can't do this on an A1200:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8301IoVqv4


I wish a merely 'overclocked' A1200 wasn't up to par as the A3020 isn't...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 February 2024, 23:21
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
I know. I was just responding to the fact that...

I know. I was just responding to the fact that the 386SX wasn't a full 32-bit CPU.



It's a sort of 'holy grail' in these discussions because the Amiga didn't have it. It was not a major deal...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 February 2024, 19:52
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Not only that. The major difference between the...

Not only that. The major difference between the 386SX VGA PC and the A1200 was the ability to C2P. The FPU proved very important in other subsequent 3D games like Quake and such, where chunky was...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 February 2024, 16:39
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
The Euro, the Eurozone and the European Single...

The Euro, the Eurozone and the European Single Market are things we rarely think about but had an enormous effect on these things. Before all of those, each country had their currency and their...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 February 2024, 16:18
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
I reckon that a high-clock (>30MHz) FPUed 386DX...

I reckon that a high-clock (>30MHz) FPUed 386DX coupled with a RAMDAC SVGA card and a Sound Blaster board (even if a Pro) would be quite the machine in 1992. But awfully expensive, too. Surely not...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 February 2024, 14:05
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
From memory, the plain and simple A1200 we got...

From memory, the plain and simple A1200 we got was ALREADY quite more exciting than a crappy 386SX PC clone. Even in 1992. People seem to consider those 386 beige boxes on their mere numbers alone...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 February 2024, 19:00
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Would it be enough, though? It would have allowed...

Would it be enough, though? It would have allowed for a few more tricks but wouldn't be enough for the Amiga to compete with the PlayStation and the 3D accelerated PCs of 1997+ so it would only buy...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 February 2024, 05:14
Replies: 1,335
Views: 156,834
Posted By PortuguesePilot
I'll take a wild guess and say it was 'Raptor:...

I'll take a wild guess and say it was 'Raptor: Call of the Shadows' by Cygnus Studios. If indeed it was, it's 1994 game (meaning, post Commodore's demise, just to put things in perspective).
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 16 February 2024, 00:57
Replies: 127
Views: 8,294
Posted By PortuguesePilot
We're just in too deep. We know way too much and...

We're just in too deep. We know way too much and we have our opinions way too ingrained. Thus, I think this question has to be settled from outside of the Amiga realm. People who played on the Amiga...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 16 February 2024, 00:39
Replies: 28
Views: 1,595
Posted By PortuguesePilot
I know and I agree. The feisty Amiga was a lot...

I know and I agree. The feisty Amiga was a lot more able and capable than its own creators were aware of. An 1985 design that outdid basically anything that was available at that time and was able to...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 15 February 2024, 20:48
Replies: 28
Views: 1,595
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Y'all very optimistic, aren't ye? ;) The...

Y'all very optimistic, aren't ye? ;)

The game may look deceivingly Amiga-like in the graphical department but a clever eye will spot a lot of Amiga no-nos. Even the Mega Drive's VDC - littered...
Forum: Amiga scene 15 February 2024, 20:24
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
I understand you and I also get a bigger and...

I understand you and I also get a bigger and better kick with old games than most newer ones (games cater to dumb players so no real challenge, it's almost as if the games play themselves and all you...
Forum: Amiga scene 10 February 2024, 15:52
Replies: 23
Views: 1,392
Posted By PortuguesePilot
I know a lot of you - under the guise of...

I know a lot of you - under the guise of political correctness and whatever are the new fads these days - are very strict and very intolerant towards different opinions and different 'modes d'être'...
Forum: Amiga scene 10 February 2024, 13:07
Replies: 23
Views: 1,392
Posted By PortuguesePilot
I hear ya. When I first came here back in the...

I hear ya. When I first came here back in the early 2010's I was gobsmacked by the simple fact that some old rivalries were still so alight. Much like yourself, I, too, also came to appreciate other...
Forum: Amiga scene 09 February 2024, 17:51
Replies: 23
Views: 1,392
Posted By PortuguesePilot
We certainly have very different ideas of what...

We certainly have very different ideas of what "throwing shit" is. I often wonder what has happened to people... I remember times when we were able to disagree and still continue to be friendly and...
Forum: Amiga scene 09 February 2024, 15:42
Replies: 23
Views: 1,392
Posted By PortuguesePilot
As most of you will know by now, I'm not a great...

As most of you will know by now, I'm not a great fan of these "what if" scenarios, but their discussion seems to be somewhat healthy and engaging for a good number of people so we should allow them....
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 05 February 2024, 00:17
Replies: 40
Views: 1,892
Posted By PortuguesePilot
We could also argue the reverse, then: every game...

We could also argue the reverse, then: every game is 3D because there's always a front, a back, an up, a down, a behind, a forefront, etc... ;)

I happen to agree with oscar_ates: these games are...
Forum: Amiga scene 02 February 2024, 12:28
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Nice change of topic, to speak about the OS...

Nice change of topic, to speak about the OS instead of the hardware. We do tend to focus too much on the hardware, don't we?

I agree that Workbench is a bit complicated and somewhat clunky...
Forum: Amiga scene 29 January 2024, 17:00
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Apparently we are both biasing towards our...

Apparently we are both biasing towards our nostalgic machines. It's only natural, I suppose. Of the games you mentioned, only the basically still/low moving ones (Monkey Island, Heart of China,...
Forum: Amiga scene 29 January 2024, 15:39
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
I do understand what you're trying to say and I...

I do understand what you're trying to say and I agree to an extent. I was just puzzled by the use of the 286 processor as a mark. I associate the 286 with the 1989/1991 period and back in those times...
Forum: Amiga scene 29 January 2024, 15:08
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Well, yes. I was speaking of about 1990, as my...

Well, yes. I was speaking of about 1990, as my previous comment makes clear. Not 1992. A 286 in 1992 was seen as severely dépassé around these parts. No-one actually bought one and the people who...
Forum: Amiga scene 29 January 2024, 14:43
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
I have never seen a 286 with a SVGA. Back in the...

I have never seen a 286 with a SVGA. Back in the day, they were rare with a plain VGA to start with. In the home computer realm, at least. Most 286 came with EGA boards, some even with CGA. Back in...
Forum: Amiga scene 15 January 2024, 01:58
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
I said a similar solution. I mentioned that...

I said a similar solution. I mentioned that specific chip just to show that the technology was there and affordable in 1987. A similar solution could have been developed in-house (if Commodore had...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 January 2024, 23:40
Replies: 871
Views: 66,363
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Or the Seiko/HS HuV6280, a full PSG based on the...

Or the Seiko/HS HuV6280, a full PSG based on the EDC 65C02, released with the NEC PC Engine in 1987, was also an affordable alternative with up to 10 bit sound and 6 channels. May not be as good as...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 03 January 2024, 23:21
Replies: 30
Views: 2,247
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Well... yeah, that's exactly what I was saying. I...

Well... yeah, that's exactly what I was saying. I didn't bother with the specifics and was pulling from memory hence why I thought it was around 1995 but was actually 4 years earlier. The point was:...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 03 January 2024, 15:24
Replies: 30
Views: 2,247
Posted By PortuguesePilot
'Magnavox' on home electronics (TVs, Radios, VCRs...

'Magnavox' on home electronics (TVs, Radios, VCRs and early computers/consoles) and 'Whirlpool' on home appliances (refrigerators, stoves, ovens, dishwashers, washing machines, etc). Apparently - at...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 01 January 2024, 19:17
Replies: 30
Views: 2,247
Posted By PortuguesePilot
As a Netherlands-born person, I've sadly been...

As a Netherlands-born person, I've sadly been fully aware of Philip's slow death for quite some time now. When I last visited Eindhoven - Philips home town - in 2012, the brand still had the social...
Forum: Amiga scene 17 December 2023, 15:23
Replies: 3,784
Views: 506,144
Posted By PortuguesePilot
Say what you will but that's one sexy phone. ;)

Say what you will but that's one sexy phone. ;)
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