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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion Today, 08:37
Replies: 15
Views: 549
Posted By clebin
I just gave AmiArcadia a spin and it looks very...

I just gave AmiArcadia a spin and it looks very nice. I'll have to investigate the machines it emulates as I haven't heard of a single one! The last version was only a few days ago, so hopefully the...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion Yesterday, 15:18
Replies: 15
Views: 549
Posted By clebin
Non-major? How dare you. ;) The Mac version...

Non-major? How dare you. ;)

The Mac version of Fuse (incl. FuseX) is one of my favourite emulators because it gets so much right that too many emulators don't:

1. Crisp graphics. Some emulators...
Forum: Amiga scene 10 April 2024, 15:15
Replies: 63
Views: 5,816
Posted By clebin
I agree, which is why the first words of my post...

I agree, which is why the first words of my post were "If true". Unless I've missed something, this is an emerging situation and we can't rule out the possibility that Hyperion and its assets are, or...
Forum: Amiga scene 09 April 2024, 21:18
Replies: 63
Views: 5,816
Posted By clebin
If true, the community needs to get together and...

If true, the community needs to get together and raise money to buy & open-source the codebase once and for all.

We have never had this opportunity before and, one thing's for sure, we will never...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 27 February 2024, 10:56
Replies: 125
Views: 8,651
Posted By clebin
Weird Dreams ...

Weird Dreams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maVsU8Yyu4g

This featured regularly on a Saturday morning kids show, where someone would ring in and issue instructions to control the character...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 05 February 2024, 22:12
Replies: 72
Views: 4,378
Posted By clebin
The Spectrum will always be top for me, but I've...

The Spectrum will always be top for me, but I've collected a few other systems in recent years to play around with, including a C64. The one I've enjoyed playing with most is the Atari 130XE. The...
Forum: Amiga scene 21 October 2023, 20:01
Replies: 23
Views: 3,071
Posted By clebin
Phylactery will get you nowhere.

Phylactery will get you nowhere.
Forum: Amiga scene 19 October 2023, 21:24
Replies: 23
Views: 3,071
Posted By clebin
It’s your Auntie Nelly here. Does this thing play...

It’s your Auntie Nelly here. Does this thing play Doom?
Forum: Amiga scene 18 October 2023, 16:32
Replies: 364
Views: 56,167
Posted By clebin
That's what is often said about Wipeout. On the...

That's what is often said about Wipeout. On the one hand, it was a key title in the early success of the PlayStation especially in attracting an older "clubbing" demographic, but on the other hand...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 06 January 2023, 13:09
Replies: 136
Views: 11,414
Posted By clebin
Have you thought about a career in journalism? :)

Have you thought about a career in journalism? :)
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 05 January 2023, 15:50
Replies: 136
Views: 11,414
Posted By clebin
A few favourites: Jonah Lomu Rugby - still...

A few favourites:

Jonah Lomu Rugby - still unbeaten as a rugby game 15 years later. One of the few PS1 games I still play now.

Muppet Racemania - a great multiplayer karting game with some nice...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 05 January 2023, 11:33
Replies: 136
Views: 11,414
Posted By clebin
In the UK, I'd put the ZX Spectrum ahead of the...

In the UK, I'd put the ZX Spectrum ahead of the C64 in terms of influence (not getting into specs or lack of), but that's for another topic...

The PS1 was a huge revolution I think. The games were...
Forum: News 24 May 2022, 20:34
Replies: 39
Views: 11,805
Posted By clebin
Seems that way. No mention of the Miss500 or 1200...

Seems that way. No mention of the Miss500 or 1200 on the site any more.

That would be a shame after putting the effort in to design and produce it. I wonder why... Lack of FPGA supply? That...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 March 2022, 11:34
Replies: 364
Views: 56,167
Posted By clebin
Yeah, except they pretty much did. 6 years on,...

Yeah, except they pretty much did. 6 years on, Sony released an entirely new system that they'd had in R&D for years. The only thing Commodore had on those lines was Ranger and they declined to use...
Forum: Amiga scene 21 March 2022, 21:13
Replies: 364
Views: 56,167
Posted By clebin
I love the idea that Sony might work like...

I love the idea that Sony might work like Commodore. I picture every few years the Sony execs calling a crisis meeting:

"Listen guys, people are saying the Playstation 4 is out of date and...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 07 March 2022, 15:05
Replies: 21
Views: 2,040
Posted By clebin
The law of diminishing returns is in full swing...

The law of diminishing returns is in full swing with 3D and has been for many years. I feel I had 90% of what the newest generation of consoles offer on the Xbox 360 in 2005.

GT7 looks beautiful...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 08 February 2022, 01:09
Replies: 98
Views: 11,495
Posted By clebin
Sorry Zeus, but TBH I’m also not a huge fan of...

Sorry Zeus, but TBH I’m also not a huge fan of the style of these videos compared with the other stuff on the channel. I do like the idea of reviewing shit games but personally I’d like see more...
Forum: Coders. General 06 January 2022, 22:05
Replies: 11
Views: 3,099
Posted By clebin
I can recommend Cubic IDE, which is based on...

I can recommend Cubic IDE, which is based on GoldED if you remember that. I think 2005 is the last version, so it's relatively new in Amiga terms! It's very customisable and has most of what you'd...
Forum: Amiga scene 07 December 2021, 20:28
Replies: 57
Views: 8,421
Posted By clebin
Ah, another great advert for the Amiga community....

Ah, another great advert for the Amiga community.

Poor Neil probably thought he would make a fun little competition to celebrate a bunch of recent games.

Ha! Au contraire, Neil! You didn't...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 12 November 2021, 18:00
Replies: 81
Views: 9,605
Posted By clebin
As I said earlier in the thread the colours on...

As I said earlier in the thread the colours on the Atari 8-bit are all pretty subdued, so I'm not sure you could say "virtually colour you wanted without limitation" - not if you want a pure yellow...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 11 November 2021, 23:53
Replies: 81
Views: 9,605
Posted By clebin
You're right about the Amstrad buy-out, but...

You're right about the Amstrad buy-out, but you're probably thinking of the +2, which is the one with the tape recorder. Same all-in-one concept as the 464 but the +2 is considerably smaller in the...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 10 November 2021, 15:45
Replies: 81
Views: 9,605
Posted By clebin
The Spectrum is my first love and will always get...

The Spectrum is my first love and will always get my vote. It's the least powerful but succeeds against all the odds - a machine of great personality, the plucky little underdog that drove the birth...
Forum: Amiga scene 10 November 2021, 14:55
Replies: 29
Views: 7,786
Posted By clebin
AmigaKit had my A4000 for over 3 years, so think...

AmigaKit had my A4000 for over 3 years, so think yourself lucky...
Forum: Amiga scene 08 November 2021, 17:12
Replies: 10
Views: 2,070
Posted By clebin
The Sidi is a bargain. Mist cores need to be...

The Sidi is a bargain. Mist cores need to be recompiled for it, but support seems responsive. Miss 500 & 1200 apparently are 100% compatible although that hasn't been put to the test yet. I recently...
Forum: support.WinUAE 15 October 2021, 15:13
Replies: 61
Views: 12,509
Posted By clebin
That’s the uphill struggle they face, no getting...

That’s the uphill struggle they face, no getting around it.

SAGA needs to be good enough and stable enough, first to get any kind of support in emulators and hardware, and second to win developers...
Forum: support.WinUAE 15 October 2021, 14:57
Replies: 61
Views: 12,509
Posted By clebin
As I say, the best use case I can see is people...

As I say, the best use case I can see is people writing existing Amiga code who offer SAGA-enhanced features. And maybe those who want to step up the graphical fidelilty without losing the skills and...
Forum: support.WinUAE 14 October 2021, 22:29
Replies: 61
Views: 12,509
Posted By clebin
I'm not, you misunderstand my point (and it was...

I'm not, you misunderstand my point (and it was you who started the conversation about software layers)





This might be why you're not getting it. Plenty of people are attracted to coding...
Forum: support.WinUAE 14 October 2021, 18:11
Replies: 61
Views: 12,509
Posted By clebin
Why would they model the PC and create another...

Why would they model the PC and create another RTG system like we already have?

This is supposed to be an enhanced Amiga chipset, programmed like the classic chipset, banging the hardware,...
Forum: support.WinUAE 13 October 2021, 19:10
Replies: 61
Views: 12,509
Posted By clebin
No, not really if it's still in active...

No, not really if it's still in active development. 2017 isn't so long for a project done in people's spare time. If they released it unfinished and full of bugs and inconsistencies, you and others...
Forum: support.WinUAE 12 October 2021, 20:46
Replies: 61
Views: 12,509
Posted By clebin
Agreed. They’ve announced quite the...

Agreed.



They’ve announced quite the opposite so this pure conjecture. Personality politics, once again. It’s really hard to take technical points at face value when they’re accompanied with...
Forum: support.WinUAE 12 October 2021, 19:44
Replies: 61
Views: 12,509
Posted By clebin
Ok, well I'll answer your earlier point: ...

Ok, well I'll answer your earlier point:



I maintain that it doesn't and I think you're living in the past by making a hard & fast distinction between hardware and software, when that is not...
Forum: support.WinUAE 12 October 2021, 18:06
Replies: 61
Views: 12,509
Posted By clebin
Gunnar announced it but maybe it hasn't happened...

Gunnar announced it but maybe it hasn't happened yet. Hopefully they want to address the issues raised here by releasing it only when it's considered final. That would make sense rather than...
Forum: support.WinUAE 12 October 2021, 17:38
Replies: 61
Views: 12,509
Posted By clebin
Burn the witch!

Burn the witch!
Forum: support.WinUAE 12 October 2021, 10:35
Replies: 61
Views: 12,509
Posted By clebin
Hardware vs software doesn't really matter here -...

Hardware vs software doesn't really matter here - it's a product and a specification that people may or may not adopt.

As I say, you could use SAGA to progressively enhance an AGA release with...
Forum: support.WinUAE 11 October 2021, 16:01
Replies: 61
Views: 12,509
Posted By clebin
I know Apollo anything is a contentious topic,...

I know Apollo anything is a contentious topic, but let's not go overboard. There is no Commodore and nobody can "force" a standard in the Amiga world. They're offering a product, like Picasso96 or...
Forum: News 10 October 2021, 21:24
Replies: 39
Views: 11,805
Posted By clebin
I see it's out of stock - does that means it's...

I see it's out of stock - does that means it's sold out, or that it's not gone on sale yet?
Forum: request.Old Rare Games 09 September 2021, 15:38
Replies: 33
Views: 14,016
Posted By clebin
I just had a look and as I remembered, it's...

I just had a look and as I remembered, it's actually uncompiled AMOS so will be easy enough to add a speed lock. I was able to find the main loop and add a 'Wait Vbl' statement. That was still too...
Forum: request.Old Rare Games 09 September 2021, 13:56
Replies: 33
Views: 14,016
Posted By clebin
Oh, you beauty!! Thanks so much for this. It...

Oh, you beauty!! Thanks so much for this. It really is an underappreciated little gem of a game.

Will fire it up as soon as I get a chance today.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 03 September 2021, 10:49
Replies: 103
Views: 12,777
Posted By clebin
That's all that's important, and that's the kind...

That's all that's important, and that's the kind of shooter I want to play as it happens. I'm just not into the bullet hell thing.

I think you've balanced the different layers of parallax really...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 02 September 2021, 21:53
Replies: 103
Views: 12,777
Posted By clebin
I'm only leaving the conversation, not the whole...

I'm only leaving the conversation, not the whole site! :lol
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