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Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 April 2024, 23:12
Replies: 10
Views: 1,155
Posted By jizmo
Hard to go much older than the Boing Ball...

Hard to go much older than the Boing Ball :laughing
Forum: Amiga scene 11 April 2024, 08:49
Replies: 47
Views: 3,698
Posted By jizmo
Parallax - Metro (1992) had the first real time...

Parallax - Metro (1992) had the first real time rotating 4096-faced light-sourced sphere. And there's a good reason why others didn't follow :D

Code by Guru & Simply.
...
Forum: request.Modules 19 March 2024, 17:21
Replies: 3
Views: 8,961
Posted By jizmo
Only found this post a few years later. But...

Only found this post a few years later.

But this is it, thanks dude! Listening as we speak :D
Forum: Amiga scene 31 January 2024, 09:55
Replies: 56
Views: 4,279
Posted By jizmo
This is the "computerising", a form of busy work...

This is the "computerising", a form of busy work where one just fiddles around doing something with computers, really not doing anything: tidying up WB or organising the module collection.

I have...
Forum: Amiga scene 24 January 2024, 10:31
Replies: 725
Views: 130,871
Posted By jizmo
It's the expecting someone else to do it attitude...

It's the expecting someone else to do it attitude of the Amiga community that regularly comes across in posts like..


Why hasn't anyone still ported gameX to Amiga? (but not me)
We should do a...
Forum: support.FS-UAE 20 January 2024, 17:27
Replies: 4
Views: 624
Posted By jizmo
No, I tried the UAE one. Maybe it's worth to...

No, I tried the UAE one. Maybe it's worth to retry with the P96 one.
Forum: support.FS-UAE 19 January 2024, 08:47
Replies: 4
Views: 624
Posted By jizmo
Setting up gfx & accelerator card

I'm having some issues getting the gfx + accelerator cards run under FS-UAE on mac.

Background: I took the ClassicWB (https://classicwb.abime.net/) HDF image as a base, and set up UAEGFX as the...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 14 December 2023, 08:33
Replies: 45
Views: 7,549
Posted By jizmo
Ah, seems I had a quote failure there :blased :) ...

Ah, seems I had a quote failure there :blased :)

Tried to quote on Jope on his El Condor Pasa posting instead.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 13 December 2023, 00:35
Replies: 45
Views: 7,549
Posted By jizmo
This was spread around Finland at least. We were...

This was spread around Finland at least. We were too afraid to break our own machines that used the school's Amigas to play the whole tune through.

I tested this on some newer Amigas with...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 27 November 2023, 20:07
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,252
Posted By jizmo
Some programs with better error management would...

Some programs with better error management would exit to CLI with an error that sound channels couldn't be allocated. One file demos, rarely.
Forum: Amiga scene 09 November 2023, 08:26
Replies: 30
Views: 2,559
Posted By jizmo
Yeah he was pretty cool about it. Showering...

Yeah he was pretty cool about it.

Showering the motherboard would not have been my first intuition either, but hey if it works it works :D
Forum: Amiga scene 08 November 2023, 10:48
Replies: 30
Views: 2,559
Posted By jizmo
Long story coming up. Back in 1993 I was really...

Long story coming up. Back in 1993 I was really struggling with finishing one of the final levels in Syndicate, and once I finally beat the level I spontaneously stood up and cheered, spilling this...
Forum: Amiga scene 26 October 2023, 15:06
Replies: 3,785
Views: 506,226
Posted By jizmo
This is an interesting notion – why did not...

This is an interesting notion – why did not Commodore do this, nor manufacture the accelerator boards themselves to bundle with A1200s?

I was always quite happy about how it was possible to...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 23 October 2023, 17:29
Replies: 129
Views: 10,451
Posted By jizmo
Falcon was built for already small base of Atari...

Falcon was built for already small base of Atari users and really did not have any chance of luring in PC or Amiga users. Few people not happy with what Commodore did with A1200 made petitions in the...
Forum: Amiga scene 19 October 2023, 21:20
Replies: 23
Views: 3,071
Posted By jizmo
If CD23 had Phylactery when it was released in...

If CD23 had Phylactery when it was released in late 1992 it could have easily run Second Reality, likely altering the course of history as we know it today.

Second Reality is nothing but a...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 02 October 2023, 13:55
Replies: 98
Views: 12,168
Posted By jizmo
For me Superfrog is the closest attempt on Amiga...

For me Superfrog is the closest attempt on Amiga for that console level of snappy quick gameplay, and playing anything after that just feels super clunky – even compared to games like Magic Pockets,...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 24 September 2023, 18:03
Replies: 8
Views: 763
Posted By jizmo
What is it about reading through old computer ads...

What is it about reading through old computer ads that makes it so soothing?

Going back to the memory of spending hours contemplating to buy something off the page? Seeing all the "new items"...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 23 September 2023, 21:15
Replies: 165
Views: 22,695
Posted By jizmo
From the top of my head at least Strider, Titus...

From the top of my head at least Strider, Titus The Fox and Blues Brothers were all pretty much unplayable rubbish.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 23 September 2023, 17:38
Replies: 165
Views: 22,695
Posted By jizmo
This is actually an interesting notion; how many...

This is actually an interesting notion; how many of the magazines out there were aware of war between Amiga and Atari and treated this with kid gloves to not take any sides in this tug and pull.
...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 21 September 2023, 10:52
Replies: 44
Views: 4,415
Posted By jizmo
All have a strong Public Domain vibe to them –...

All have a strong Public Domain vibe to them – especially the ones on Amiga.

These wouldn't pass even as Shareware, let alone as something sold boxed in retail.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 19 September 2023, 18:11
Replies: 165
Views: 22,695
Posted By jizmo
No I mean the Amiga conversion has plenty of room...

No I mean the Amiga conversion has plenty of room for improvisation given that original CD quality samples were available.

But this is of course in hindsight. Back in 1989 Whittaker's arrangement...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 19 September 2023, 17:39
Replies: 165
Views: 22,695
Posted By jizmo
Although it could have been even better.. :agree ...

Although it could have been even better.. :agree

https://youtu.be/ywwGYL4Qtng?t=98
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 19 September 2023, 12:56
Replies: 165
Views: 22,695
Posted By jizmo
After being absent from the platform for 20+...

After being absent from the platform for 20+ years, I recently took a dip at Atari ST game library, playing through Amiga games that I love – and whether Atari was to be blamed for bad Amiga games...
Forum: support.Demos 14 September 2023, 17:43
Replies: 40
Views: 36,537
Posted By jizmo
Phenomena Music Dream with music from Twins is an...

Phenomena Music Dream with music from Twins is an often overlooked music disk with tons of great tracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05h4LxlZbQ

Other than that, the Bruno's Music Box II is...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 07 September 2023, 18:29
Replies: 11
Views: 1,094
Posted By jizmo
I feel this way of 99% of the remakes. More...

I feel this way of 99% of the remakes.

More bells and whistles, but the soul of the game itself was never captured.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 07 September 2023, 09:25
Replies: 28
Views: 3,608
Posted By jizmo
The SNES version seems like a whole different...

The SNES version seems like a whole different game with much of the geometry that made Test Drive special ripped out.

The playability on the other hand is in completely different level.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 02 September 2023, 14:46
Replies: 10
Views: 900
Posted By jizmo
This was my first reaction as well, pretty...

This was my first reaction as well, pretty average early Amiga game that look ok'ish coming from Commodore 64 back in 1987.

Until I checked the release year .. 1991 :rolleyes :laughing

For such...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 31 August 2023, 08:47
Replies: 121
Views: 10,292
Posted By jizmo
It would not be, no. When referencing doable on...

It would not be, no. When referencing doable on 68000 I mean strictly 4D Sports Boxing level of experience.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 30 August 2023, 11:38
Replies: 121
Views: 10,292
Posted By jizmo
Yes. Only saying it could be done, not that it...

Yes. Only saying it could be done, not that it should be done :laughing

The conversions actually worked out exceptionally well and look true to the original due to the original art style relying...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 30 August 2023, 09:42
Replies: 121
Views: 10,292
Posted By jizmo
Also had to try out if the 32-color OCS would be...

Also had to try out if the 32-color OCS would be doable. Quick and dirty conversions here but clearly this would not be a problem.

https://i.postimg.cc/MGHpbtPK/alone1-2x.png
...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 30 August 2023, 08:27
Replies: 121
Views: 10,292
Posted By jizmo
The effects could have been always toned down and...

The effects could have been always toned down and polygons reduced, so of course an A1200 or even a A500 would have been doable.

Commercially this wouldn't had made much sense as the game would...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 28 August 2023, 22:32
Replies: 1,048
Views: 264,287
Posted By jizmo
https://i.postimg.cc/MKkLDDh9/amigarekkari-lha-gp-...

https://i.postimg.cc/MKkLDDh9/amigarekkari-lha-gp-copy.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Y9LzT5JT/amigarekkari-dms-gp-copy.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/bYQQb980/amigarekkari-lzh.jpg
...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 22 August 2023, 11:17
Replies: 78
Views: 8,114
Posted By jizmo
Depends heavily on the game. GBA was in the...

Depends heavily on the game.

GBA was in the era where poor prerendered assets were widely used, and many did not bother to make them prettier due to small screen size, so there's lots of problems...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 22 August 2023, 11:02
Replies: 4
Views: 512
Posted By jizmo
This is actually great, much more entertaining...

This is actually great, much more entertaining that I would have expected.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 09 August 2023, 13:49
Replies: 285
Views: 28,456
Posted By jizmo
Midi on Amiga vs Atari is a pretty beaten topic...

Midi on Amiga vs Atari is a pretty beaten topic that does not have much more to add.

No-one disagrees that technically MIDI couldn't be done on Amiga, but given that most people used Atari due to...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 26 July 2023, 16:13
Replies: 285
Views: 28,456
Posted By jizmo
Also, if you really had to write a simple text...

Also, if you really had to write a simple text file or do a spreadsheet for work purposes in 1988, an average joe might've had some success on Atari, producing something that they could have perhaps...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 26 July 2023, 10:25
Replies: 285
Views: 28,456
Posted By jizmo
An opinion from someone who's used both for...

An opinion from someone who's used both for productivity in the past, so no Atari hatred here.

I tried out Atari ST productivity software a while ago, after being absent from Atari ST for 30+...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 July 2023, 13:53
Replies: 75
Views: 15,087
Posted By jizmo
I would not say unsurprisingly so – a lot of...

I would not say unsurprisingly so – a lot of really clever programming going on here.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 06 July 2023, 09:36
Replies: 21
Views: 1,139
Posted By jizmo
Haven't played this one before, and although the...

Haven't played this one before, and although the gameplay and execution are poor I actually see some innovation going on here: The way that the bike very nicely escalates the platforms, those large...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 21 May 2023, 09:19
Replies: 20
Views: 1,769
Posted By jizmo
It was of course a time when you would always...

It was of course a time when you would always sell the previous system to fund getting the new one, so Vic-20 had to make room for C64 and that got sold to get an Atari ST.

Here's where the...
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