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Forum: Amiga scene 15 April 2024, 21:28
Replies: 2
Views: 444
Posted By LuMan
That's actually a pretty good link. I didn't...

That's actually a pretty good link. I didn't stumble across any Amiga-specific stuff, but spent a bit of time looking at the ASCII art, HAM and Humour (sorry, 'Humor') sections.

Worth checking...
Forum: Amiga scene 17 January 2024, 07:21
Replies: 23
Views: 2,087
Posted By LuMan
Loving it already. :great. Fantastic art style...

Loving it already. :great. Fantastic art style and straightforward, yet addictive gameplay.
Forum: News 06 November 2023, 21:28
Replies: 358
Views: 93,443
Posted By LuMan
Oooh. Niiiice. I'd better start stalking my local...

Oooh. Niiiice. I'd better start stalking my local WHS again..... ;)
Forum: News 23 May 2023, 20:04
Replies: 79
Views: 10,871
Posted By LuMan
Ripped assets or not, it still looks bloody...

Ripped assets or not, it still looks bloody lovely! :great
Forum: News 29 March 2023, 21:25
Replies: 70
Views: 9,911
Posted By LuMan
WOW!! Only just saw this post. Being a Notts lad,...

WOW!! Only just saw this post. Being a Notts lad, Amigan and Magpies supporter, this is a definite for me! Shame the after party tickets have already gone, though.

Looks like this could be the...
Forum: News 01 November 2022, 20:58
Replies: 358
Views: 93,443
Posted By LuMan
Yep, I saw Issue 15 at East Midlands airport a...

Yep, I saw Issue 15 at East Midlands airport a few weeks back, too. Had I not already had a copy it would have made perfect in-flight reading ;)
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 03 October 2022, 20:50
Replies: 98
Views: 26,123
Posted By LuMan
For me, has to be Vision Megademo IV. I sat up...

For me, has to be Vision Megademo IV. I sat up one night in my poxy little bedsit in Derby, with the audio routed through my boombox and headphones and read every bloody scrolling message across the...
Forum: News 28 September 2022, 18:47
Replies: 358
Views: 93,443
Posted By LuMan
My local WHSmith in Beeston, Nottingham had them...

My local WHSmith in Beeston, Nottingham had them in today. About 5 or 6 copies. They've got one less now! :)

It may be that they just needed a couple of days to get around to them.

Looking...
Forum: News 26 September 2022, 20:58
Replies: 358
Views: 93,443
Posted By LuMan
Well, WHSmith in Peterborough didn't have one in...

Well, WHSmith in Peterborough didn't have one in stock, unless they just hadn't got to putting them out when I went in about lunchtime...

I dropped into my local WHSmith and that didn't have one...
Forum: News 16 September 2022, 22:01
Replies: 358
Views: 93,443
Posted By LuMan
Loved Issue 14!! The C Tutorial was a fantastic...

Loved Issue 14!! The C Tutorial was a fantastic throwback to the days of type-ins and I read each line like it was 1983!! :D

I'm in Peterborough on the 22nd, so will hit WHSmith to see if it's...
Forum: News 04 May 2022, 22:19
Replies: 358
Views: 93,443
Posted By LuMan
It's an odd state of affairs. Always has been. We...

It's an odd state of affairs. Always has been. We all know it's better to subscribe to publications, for a number of reasons; better value for the subscriber, and a definite, quantifiable readership...
Forum: News 27 April 2022, 21:34
Replies: 358
Views: 93,443
Posted By LuMan
Not been on the forum for a while, but stumbled...

Not been on the forum for a while, but stumbled across Issue 11 in WHS today, so bought it! And I'm glad I did! Only had change for a quick breeze through up until now, but looking forward to pouring...
Forum: Amiga scene 10 April 2020, 09:29
Replies: 824
Views: 196,289
Posted By LuMan
I subbed too :)

I subbed too :)
Forum: News 29 March 2020, 10:41
Replies: 46
Views: 10,484
Posted By LuMan
This is looking REALLY good. Can't wait to see...

This is looking REALLY good. Can't wait to see the new developments you've got planned come to fruition.

I've got a voxel vibe now... Off to play The shadow Of The third sun for a while!! :D
Forum: News 29 March 2020, 09:46
Replies: 38
Views: 6,505
Posted By LuMan
Well, it's been ages since I last dropped into...

Well, it's been ages since I last dropped into EAB, and when I do there's cracking new game released!! :D

Thanks, Mike. I'll use our current lock-down as an excuse to play this to oblivion!!...
Forum: News 16 August 2019, 08:14
Replies: 160
Views: 36,471
Posted By LuMan
This looks absolutely fantastic. Cracking work to...

This looks absolutely fantastic. Cracking work to all involved :great

I only played a few crawler-style games back in the day and never really got into Hired Guns (oddly). However, of late, I'm...
Forum: News 06 August 2019, 08:53
Replies: 265
Views: 82,416
Posted By LuMan
This looks absolutely fantastic, Kipper....

This looks absolutely fantastic, Kipper. Excellent work. Trying to figure out why anyone would NOT want one!! :)
Forum: News 04 December 2018, 22:30
Replies: 216
Views: 42,583
Posted By LuMan
Been ages since I last posted... New job and...

Been ages since I last posted... New job and prepping the band for its first album taking up all my time - along with a young family, of course!!:D

I got the physical game last week and just got...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 02 October 2018, 16:01
Replies: 19
Views: 3,827
Posted By LuMan
Yep, I was a call centre tech support guy back in...

Yep, I was a call centre tech support guy back in the 90s. I managed to install Windows 95 on a DX2-66 with 4MB RAM. I even got it online. I'm sure I only had 21 floppies..... but it was so long...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 28 September 2018, 16:43
Replies: 48
Views: 3,816
Posted By LuMan
Got to be SCR! Every time... Although I am...

Got to be SCR! Every time... Although I am biased, seeing as it's the Amiga game I play most often...

When I play Lotus, I feel I could be better off playing Outrun on MAME. It's certainly a good...
Forum: Amiga scene 10 August 2018, 13:52
Replies: 28
Views: 5,240
Posted By LuMan
I like the look of this. I must have missed Mini...

I like the look of this. I must have missed Mini SWAT, so I'll be checking it out.

:)
Forum: Amiga scene 10 August 2018, 13:48
Replies: 138
Views: 19,357
Posted By LuMan
Great thread :great I'm constantly blown...

Great thread :great

I'm constantly blown away by those guys (and gals) that constantly figure out ways of squeezing EVEN MORE performance out of bog-standard Amigas. More and more impressive...
Forum: Amiga scene 30 April 2018, 12:19
Replies: 8
Views: 1,520
Posted By LuMan
Heh. Oddly, I did automatically type 'Donald'...

Heh. Oddly, I did automatically type 'Donald' before realising my error and putting the correct name in!! Also, Donald's name is PleasEnce, not PleasAnce, for the pedants ;)

Donald was born in...
Forum: Amiga scene 28 April 2018, 22:41
Replies: 8
Views: 1,520
Posted By LuMan
Golden One Millionth Amiga

This may have been covered before, but I visited the National Video Arcade Museum today. I've taken my time to do it, because I live in the same blooming city!!

Anyhoo, they've got the one...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 April 2018, 16:20
Replies: 57
Views: 8,312
Posted By LuMan
Hahaha. Hey, dissident! I thought I was the only...

Hahaha. Hey, dissident! I thought I was the only person sad enough to enjoy an evening reading scrollers! Looks like I wasn't alone!! :lol:great

There used to be some great messages hidden in...
Forum: Amiga scene 15 March 2018, 18:22
Replies: 87
Views: 14,378
Posted By LuMan
I've got a collection of Amigas; A500, A500+,...

I've got a collection of Amigas; A500, A500+, A600, A1200, A1200T and one of the A600s and my A1200T were used daily up until I had to give up my man-cave to make way for another ankle-biter.

So,...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 15 March 2018, 18:15
Replies: 33
Views: 3,744
Posted By LuMan
Quite true. Most notably the 3D-ish perspective...

Quite true. Most notably the 3D-ish perspective brush tool IIRC.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 15 March 2018, 14:09
Replies: 57
Views: 8,312
Posted By LuMan
While we wait for Vousti to respond ;) I'll pitch...

While we wait for Vousti to respond ;) I'll pitch in..

Vision Megademo IV

Not particularly groundbreaking, but I first saw it on an Amiga in Dixons, running on a 33" TV (which was bloody HUGE...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 15 March 2018, 13:17
Replies: 33
Views: 3,744
Posted By LuMan
Not a game (but took up a LOT of my time),...

Not a game (but took up a LOT of my time), Imagine utilised the keypad extensively. Used to be a nightmare having to alter views, etc through menu selections!
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 15 March 2018, 13:12
Replies: 33
Views: 4,395
Posted By LuMan
Hi Plutonick - when you say 'old cabinets', how...

Hi Plutonick - when you say 'old cabinets', how old do you mean. There's money to be made in retro arcade cabs, so go into the arcades and make an offer! You could be a rich man!! ;)
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 13 March 2018, 13:46
Replies: 14
Views: 4,198
Posted By LuMan
This is a great thread. So many great stories of...

This is a great thread. So many great stories of how people's careers spawned from a coverdisk! From small acorns great oak trees grow. :)

I remember Amiga Format magazine giving away Imagine on a...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 13 March 2018, 13:25
Replies: 6
Views: 1,204
Posted By LuMan
I think the latter part of your comment is more...

I think the latter part of your comment is more accurate. This was the time when the home computer games industry started going all business-like and doing things 'properly.' This led to coders being...
Forum: News 12 March 2018, 17:47
Replies: 29
Views: 11,135
Posted By LuMan
I ran this some time ago on my Acer AspireONE. I...

I ran this some time ago on my Acer AspireONE. I think it's still on there, so I'll upgrade to this later version.

It does give a great, Amigalike environment to work in. Time to dig out the...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 09 March 2018, 17:16
Replies: 6
Views: 1,204
Posted By LuMan
Great interview, Predseda. A very enjoyable read....

Great interview, Predseda. A very enjoyable read. :great
Forum: Hardware pics 06 March 2018, 15:55
Replies: 26
Views: 13,086
Posted By LuMan
Very nice :) I've got the same tower, but...

Very nice :)

I've got the same tower, but mine looks totally naff now!! I bought it back in the 90s and it's rarely even attacked with a duster....
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 06 March 2018, 15:43
Replies: 9
Views: 2,813
Posted By LuMan
Why do you have no faith in Retr0briting? There...

Why do you have no faith in Retr0briting? There are loads of examples of this working well, when done properly, and it's much better than painting if you want that full, original Amiga look :)

I...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 06 March 2018, 14:04
Replies: 8
Views: 3,232
Posted By LuMan
Hi Martijn. I really like that. It's odd that we...

Hi Martijn. I really like that. It's odd that we spend so much time trying to get new stuff to work on our old stuff, then you make a way of getting old stuff working on new stuff!! Cracking work! :)...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 06 March 2018, 13:30
Replies: 38
Views: 20,827
Posted By LuMan
@Jope - Good spot. I didn't see this thread...

@Jope - Good spot. I didn't see this thread previously, but read it with interest now it's been bumped. A decent solution to my straighforward, yet flickery, RGB-SCART connection would be nice. :)
Forum: Amiga scene 28 February 2018, 18:24
Replies: 76
Views: 9,828
Posted By LuMan
I use an aftermarket gamepad designed for the...

I use an aftermarket gamepad designed for the Megadrive. It's got a 'turbo' switch on it that seems to enable Button 2 on the Amiga, but provides no actual 'turbo' functionality - even on a bleedin'...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 27 February 2018, 15:15
Replies: 51
Views: 6,327
Posted By LuMan
Interesting thread. But I thik the range of human...

Interesting thread. But I thik the range of human hearing is higher than 9 octaves. Humans are regarded as hearing from about 20Hz to 20,000Hz. Octaves relate to a doubling of frequency, so:
C0 =...
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