American Laser Games

Toni Wilen · 29 March 2017, 12:02

American Laser Games arcade hardware (A500 mainboard+genlock+LD player+custom interface hardware+light gun(s)) and games are not in HOL. I think it should be included if Arcadia is also included.

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=84888

Solo Kazuki · 03 April 2017, 19:29

For me is weird idea, really.

Difference between Arcadia and ALG is that Arcadia games you can play on real Amiga without any additional hardware (there are WHDLoad versions). Is possibility to play ALG products on real Amiga?

Amigajay · 03 April 2017, 20:36

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Originally Posted by Solo Kazuki

For me is weird idea, really.

Difference between Arcadia and ALG is that Arcadia games you can play on real Amiga without any additional hardware (there are WHDLoad versions). Is possibility to play ALG products on real Amiga?

The arcade games are using real Amigas! Still Amiga games, just using Laserdisc, same for some MSX games, Mega LT games.

I agree if Arcadia and Cubo are on HOL, ALG should be too.

Solo Kazuki · 03 April 2017, 21:16

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The arcade games are using real Amigas!

Sure, but games are not playable on real Amigas.

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Still Amiga games, just using Laserdisc

I can say "Still Laserdisc games, just using Amiga".

LD cannot be "removed" on real hardware, Amiga can with different hardware (e.g. PC).

For me is more entry for "Amiga Hardware Database" (and it is already) than for Amiga games database (as is HOL, i suppose).

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...Arcadia and Cubo are on HOL...

Because games are playable on real hardware.

Amigajay · 03 April 2017, 21:57

That aren't all playable on real hardware, lots of Cubo games are not. Anyway HOL documents all types of games that are Amiga based, not which Amiga games are only playable on a real Amiga.

Solo Kazuki · 03 April 2017, 22:04

I see "the database of amiga games" not "the database of amiga based games" on HOL main page.

Of course You can say "It's only semantics", but there are other projects (e.g. mentioned AHD) which are more suitable in this case.

Edit: About Cubo CD32 games - these are just protected to not working on normal Amiga/CD32 and it's main case, not hardware (like ALG).

Gzegzolka · 04 April 2017, 05:55

Hard subject - but I think that those games should be added to HOL as new hardware entry.

Solo Kazuki · 04 April 2017, 06:33

There are many (real) Amiga games (mainly PD/shareware, but not only, e.g. Reshoot) which are not on HOL. So why adding games for some "hardware hybrid" not playable on real hardware?

For me is something like playing movie from LD via genlock and some control software, then saying "It's movie played from Amiga!"

29 March 2017, 12:02	#1
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	American Laser Games American Laser Games arcade hardware (A500 mainboard+genlock+LD player+custom interface hardware+light gun(s)) and games are not in HOL. I think it should be included if Arcadia is also included. http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=84888

03 April 2017, 22:04	#6
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	I see "the database of amiga games" not "the database of amiga based games" on HOL main page. Of course You can say "It's only semantics", but there are other projects (e.g. mentioned AHD) which are more suitable in this case. Edit: About Cubo CD32 games - these are just protected to not working on normal Amiga/CD32 and it's main case, not hardware (like ALG). Last edited by Solo Kazuki; 03 April 2017 at 22:51.

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03 April 2017, 19:29	#2
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	For me is weird idea, really. Difference between Arcadia and ALG is that Arcadia games you can play on real Amiga without any additional hardware (there are WHDLoad versions). Is possibility to play ALG products on real Amiga?

03 April 2017, 21:57	#5
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,882	That aren't all playable on real hardware, lots of Cubo games are not. Anyway HOL documents all types of games that are Amiga based, not which Amiga games are only playable on a real Amiga.

04 April 2017, 05:55	#7
Gzegzolka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warszawa / Polska Posts: 1,858	Hard subject - but I think that those games should be added to HOL as new hardware entry.

04 April 2017, 06:33	#8
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	There are many (real) Amiga games (mainly PD/shareware, but not only, e.g. Reshoot) which are not on HOL. So why adding games for some "hardware hybrid" not playable on real hardware? For me is something like playing movie from LD via genlock and some control software, then saying "It's movie played from Amiga!"

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