New amiga games... A500 OCS/ECS or A1200 AGA ?

[DanScott]

Originally Posted by brett71

anticipate people having accellerators, 32+ MB of memory, stuff like that.

That's something I really would not want to do. I like to work to the constraints of a fixed hardware set.

A500 or basic A1200 is great for this

This is why I don't like writing stuff for PC's

[Meshuggah]

I always thought a good metroidvania with intricate level design and exploration was missing on the Amiga, it being aga or not.

[eXeler0]

Originally Posted by brett71

8><---- if you were going to make something AGA, then push THAT hardware to the limit, take full advantage of the capabilities, anticipate people having accellerators, 32+ MB of memory, stuff like that. Make something that looks absolutely stunning.

that's quite a demand 😆

Anyhow, just maybe, an AGA game that pushes the A1200 maybe needs a wee bit of FastMEM so that at least the CPU can do its thing at full throttle ;-)

[Retro-Nerd]

16:16 atm. Exciting.

[BarryB]

Or just write any old trash and flog it on iOS/Android, muppets on those platforms will buy anything!

[Gzegzolka]

I would love to see good game for A1200, but A500 is a good choice too.

[turrican9]

Amiga 500 with 1MB memory and kickstart 1.2/1.3 is the real Amiga in my opinion so make games for that system.

[Cylon]

A500 time is over, at least ten times. Make it A1200+, with a big plus. There have been plenty of games maxing out old/ecs chipset. it is time for more aga torture.

[Adrian Browne]

Yeah, something that really shows what the a1200 is capable of. There are indeed many games that max out the a500- lotus turbo challenge 2- lionheart- shadow of the beast etc.

[daxb]

As you can see, it doesn`t make much sense to ask the users. One likes this one likes that. Do what you like to do.

If you go for AGA then use fastram because an AGA system without doesn`t makes sense. You can predefine the amount of ram if you like to limit. If it comes to accelerators then you may activate some extras if detected.

Amount of colors depends on game style. For action less and more for rather static style.

And don`t aks the user too much because you will get a very large wish list.

[invent]

While I voted for A1200, I'd be very happy for either system. I'm actually more curious about the project itself.

[Amigajay]

Dan, as you have already stated, stick with your unexpanded base machines, if you start adding fastram, faster CPU's it will never end, plus you know the limits and its more fun for you to reach those limits be it on OCS or AGA target base machines.

I look forward when you let us know more about the project!

[vulture]

I agree, basic configs. Well, A500 with 1mb if it's ECS, but other than that, stock systems.

[eXeler0]

Originally Posted by Amigajay

Dan, as you have already stated, stick with your unexpanded base machines, if you start adding fastram, faster CPU's it will never end, plus you know the limits and its more fun for you to reach those limits be it on OCS or AGA target base machines.

I look forward when you let us know more about the project!

Ok, Base systems is a well defined platform, but the A1200 reeeeeally needs some fastRAM to even utilise it's full potential, so that *could* also be a fair and well defined limit. I think there were some A1200 4MB games released back in the day.
Anyhow, as I mentioned myself earlier, the developer should listen more to himself and make the project fun and challenging for himself, that way it maximises the chances of it actually being completed rather than listening to all kinds of request and initiate "project: feature-creep 3000".

[Predseda]

I would go stock A1200 with benefits from possible expansions (usage of extra ram, 030 or so.)

[ajk]

I would allow the A1200 a few megabytes of Fast RAM and a hard drive. That was a very common configuration, similar to an A500 having the extra half meg of RAM and a second floppy drive.

030 accelerators and beyond were already rather expensive.

[Predseda]

Originally Posted by ajk

...and a hard drive.

[vulture]

I suppose a hard drive is not even beyond the basic specs, since:
a) There were A1200HD models
b) There's always the WHDLoad treatment waiting to happen, so....

[Amiga1992]

Originally Posted by ajk

I would allow the A1200 a few megabytes of Fast RAM and a hard drive. That was a very common configuration, similar to an A500 having the extra half meg of RAM and a second floppy drive.

Hard drive installability or dependence is a must, since we had Amigas sold with in-built hard drives since 1992 at least. RAM not as much.

Saying an A1200 needs Fast RAM to realize its full potential when AGA games barely scratched the surface of a stock A1200 setup is totally wrong, there's much to do on stock setup and people, blinded by expansion availability, always get sidetracked and cave in and use that because it's "easier". Can't fit it in 2MB RAM? Make 4MB Fast a requirement. That's never a good approach. Unless the game is worth that upgrade. When people release shitty Backbone games that look like 8-bit computers but need 4MB of RAM, you can tell something is wrong.

[ajk]

@Akira

It's not about stuff not fitting in memory, but because Chip RAM really cripples the 020 speed-wise. The Fast RAM should be there not to allow for sloppy coding, but to properly take advantage of the A1200. That would make for spectacular stuff in the hands of proficient coders