Vampire Games - Page 4

drHirudo · 27 July 2017, 14:02

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Originally Posted by demolition

Just make whatever you feel like. It is important to work on something which gets you excited. If it is not fun, you will quickly abandon further development. It is better to have something made for an exclusive platform than to not have anything done at all.

Some people like to develop software for even more ancient machines which might only exist in running versions 1-2 places in the world. Yes the business plan is horrible on such projects, but who cares if you're having fun and you're learning something while doing it?

If you would like to make something that benefits from the new 68080 instructions then do that and ignore what anyone else thinks. No matter what you do there will always be people who think it would be better if you worked on something else.

Hell yea. Last programming I made was for Apple III and I am not sure if anyone played the game except me, but it was fun doing it. So it was quite enjoyable project for me.

Sinphaltimus · 27 July 2017, 14:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by demolition

Just make whatever you feel like. It is important to work on something which gets you excited. If it is not fun, you will quickly abandon further development. It is better to have something made for an exclusive platform than to not have anything done at all.

Some people like to develop software for even more ancient machines which might only exist in running versions 1-2 places in the world. Yes the business plan is horrible on such projects, but who cares if you're having fun and you're learning something while doing it?

If you would like to make something that benefits from the new 68080 instructions then do that and ignore what anyone else thinks. No matter what you do there will always be people who think it would be better if you worked on something else.

Agreed -

Old_Bob · 27 July 2017, 18:50

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Originally Posted by nobody

I guess it could do things like these

[ Show youtube player ]

Would a Vampire board be necessary to do Command & Conquer? I haven't actually played any version of it, but watching this, admittedly short, little gameplay vid, it doesn't strike me as something an A1200 with a reasonably nippy '030 and bit of Fast RAM would have too much trouble with?

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Samurai_Crow · 27 July 2017, 19:12

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Originally Posted by Old_Bob

Would a Vampire board be necessary to do Command & Conquer? I haven't actually played any version of it, but watching this, admittedly short, little gameplay vid, it doesn't strike me as something an A1200 with a reasonably nippy '030 and bit of Fast RAM would have too much trouble with?

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Vampire could definitely do better graphics than C&C if we used YUV mode. Modifications to the Y component would allow lighting effects too.

grelbfarlk · 28 July 2017, 02:58

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Originally Posted by Old_Bob

Would a Vampire board be necessary to do Command & Conquer? I haven't actually played any version of it, but watching this, admittedly short, little gameplay vid, it doesn't strike me as something an A1200 with a reasonably nippy '030 and bit of Fast RAM would have too much trouble with?

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There is a Command & Conquer Red Alert port for 68k already.

http://aminet.net/package/game/strat...alert-r600-68k

Supposedly it runs ok on 060, not great, I'd blame the port for that more than anything. Games like Napalm run ok on an 040 which is about as detailed as Command & Conquer Red Alert.

rare_j · 28 July 2017, 03:37

How about a port of the open source cave story engine.
Is there anybody who didn't enjoy that game?

idrougge · 28 July 2017, 12:28

SpotUP already ported Cave Story to OS4.

Sinphaltimus · 28 July 2017, 12:58

Yeah but... can it play Crysis?

**ducks and covers**

rare_j · 28 July 2017, 23:42

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Originally Posted by idrougge

SpotUP already ported Cave Story to OS4.

I didn't know that OS4 runs on a vampire.

grelbfarlk · 29 July 2017, 01:48

I think GemRB (open source version Baldur's Gate) would be a good port to do, something with replayability and multiplayer possibilities. And if you've never played it a nice beefy RPG with 100+ hours of gameplay would keep owners occupied for quite a long time.

idrougge · 29 July 2017, 14:19

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Originally Posted by rare_j

I didn't know that OS4 runs on a vampire.

I didn't know it was that hard to read between the lines. Let me spell it out for you:

Spot has done the groundwork for a Vampire port by eliminating endianness problems and implementing basic AmigaOS support.

Mind you, it is probably still reliant on SDL, so what the Vampire would need is an up-to-date SDL (SDL2?) port.

Samurai_Crow · 29 July 2017, 15:38

SDL 2 depends on 3D acceleration.

arti · 23 August 2017, 11:27

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Originally Posted by rare_j

How about a port of the open source cave story engine.
Is there anybody who didn't enjoy that game?

There you go

[ Show youtube player ]

https://artishq.wordpress.com/

grond · 23 August 2017, 18:54

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Originally Posted by arti

There you go

[ Show youtube player ]

https://artishq.wordpress.com/

Great! Now go for the next suggestion, GemRB. Please!!!

Tigerskunk · 26 August 2017, 06:36

I think what I really want to see with the Vampire is ports ports ports of stuff that was previously only possible on other platforms.
Cannonball Engine or Cave Story are good examples.

Also getting emulators like MAME more up to date.

For original Amiga development, I'd keep to OCS and AGA. I wouldn't want to limit the audience for just going the Vampire route, and the amount of assets you would need to do the Vampire justice is out of scope anyway for most normal devs here.

Amiga1992 · 26 August 2017, 18:21

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Originally Posted by Steril707

I think what I really want to see with the Vampire is ports ports ports of stuff that was previously only possible on other platforms.

But why? Turning the Amiga into "just another machine" seems to go against its essence.

Tigerskunk · 27 August 2017, 22:20

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Originally Posted by Akira

But why? Turning the Amiga into "just another machine" seems to go against its essence.

Well, that's another discussion.

I think for keeping it "real" to its essence, do OCS/ECS/AGA games.
Vampire is for more modern uses.

Most people in the Amiga community already struggle with creating assets for AGA, or even OCS.
I think that won't be getting easier if you have RTG capabilities at hand.

zero · 29 August 2017, 10:33

I agree with Akira... The only point, for me, of writing Amiga software is to deal with the interesting architecture. Otherwise I might as well just write PC software.

meynaf · 29 August 2017, 11:34

Same here. Turning the Amiga into a PC is missing the point.

alpine9000 · 29 August 2017, 12:10

Isn't the main game people play on Vampires called "SysInfo" or something? I see people posting screenshots of their hi-scores on Facebook all the time.

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28 July 2017, 03:37	#66
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,176	How about a port of the open source cave story engine. Is there anybody who didn't enjoy that game?

28 July 2017, 12:28	#67
idrougge Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 4,342	SpotUP already ported Cave Story to OS4.

28 July 2017, 12:58	#68
Sinphaltimus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cresco, PA, USA Age: 53 Posts: 1,126	Yeah but... can it play Crysis? ducks and covers

29 July 2017, 01:48	#70
grelbfarlk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: USA Posts: 2,933	I think GemRB (open source version Baldur's Gate) would be a good port to do, something with replayability and multiplayer possibilities. And if you've never played it a nice beefy RPG with 100+ hours of gameplay would keep owners occupied for quite a long time.

29 July 2017, 15:38	#72
Samurai_Crow Total Chaos forever! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waterville, MN, USA Age: 49 Posts: 2,188	SDL 2 depends on 3D acceleration.

26 August 2017, 06:36	#75
Tigerskunk Inviyya Dude! Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Amiga Island Posts: 2,784	I think what I really want to see with the Vampire is ports ports ports of stuff that was previously only possible on other platforms. Cannonball Engine or Cave Story are good examples. Also getting emulators like MAME more up to date. For original Amiga development, I'd keep to OCS and AGA. I wouldn't want to limit the audience for just going the Vampire route, and the amount of assets you would need to do the Vampire justice is out of scope anyway for most normal devs here.

29 August 2017, 10:33	#78
zero Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: UK Posts: 428	I agree with Akira... The only point, for me, of writing Amiga software is to deal with the interesting architecture. Otherwise I might as well just write PC software.

29 August 2017, 11:34	#79
meynaf son of 68k Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lyon / France Age: 51 Posts: 5,335	Same here. Turning the Amiga into a PC is missing the point.

29 August 2017, 12:10	#80
alpine9000 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Australia Posts: 881	Isn't the main game people play on Vampires called "SysInfo" or something? I see people posting screenshots of their hi-scores on Facebook all the time.

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