Amiga games with adjustable window sizes

Amigajay · 06 November 2019, 19:58

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BippyM · 06 November 2019, 20:05

I've never known this, quite unique!

DamienD · 06 November 2019, 23:51

I knew about Flink but not Captain Planet.

I'm sure I've come across maybe 2 - 3 others in my Amiga game playing but forgot exactly what they were... and not prepared to go through 2800 games to find out

DanScott · 07 November 2019, 00:00

I'd imagine it is quite rare, because (as a game developer) I can say that a lot of gameplay is based around the visible "area" around the character

meynaf · 07 November 2019, 09:22

Only game i know of that has resizable view window is Colonization, and there are tight limits.

Solo Kazuki · 07 November 2019, 09:44

Actually some Maxis games have windows and scaling ability, e.g. RoboSport, Sim Ant, Sim City 2000...

Amigajay · 07 November 2019, 13:04

Yeah it was more to see non workbench style games, but from peoples memories it sounds like it was a pretty rare thing, i did go through other Mindscape games to see if any others are the same, but no others the same.

Tony Crowther’s other game Phobia also has a NTSC/PAL switch and a high res mode so looks like he liked to give the player a good range of options, but seems so far only Captain Planet allowed window resizing outside the aforementioned genres.

Predseda · 07 November 2019, 13:15

Gloom etc.

Fiery Phoenix · 12 November 2019, 11:09

The later Magnetic Scrolls games did, e.g. Wonderland

Lord Aga · 12 November 2019, 20:18

Fields of Battle

sonninnos · 14 November 2019, 08:14

Another World changes with F1-F4. Not very practical though.

Amigajay · 16 November 2019, 12:38

Sliders is another game i've found, although i don't see the point as the game is plenty fast enough full screen, why you want to make the screen smaller other to speed up a game is a bit strange!

stevsurv · 17 November 2019, 01:24

Alien Breed 3D

DamienD · 17 November 2019, 02:00

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Originally Posted by stevsurv

Alien Breed 3D

Good point stevsurv, so the same can be said for Alien Breed 3D II: The Killing Grounds and the modification; Alien Breed 3D II - Xenium Core.

And I also think Breathless, Project Battlefield and Project Intercalaris... or is my memory failing me and the resolution is changed via Menu --> Options?

Lord Aga · 17 November 2019, 08:30

But the OP stated "Excluding FPS games", as this is pretty much a given thing with them

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06 November 2019, 20:05	#2
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	I've never known this, quite unique!

06 November 2019, 23:51	#3
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	I knew about Flink but not Captain Planet. I'm sure I've come across maybe 2 - 3 others in my Amiga game playing but forgot exactly what they were... and not prepared to go through 2800 games to find out

07 November 2019, 00:00	#4
DanScott Lemon. / Core Design Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Tier 5 Posts: 1,211	I'd imagine it is quite rare, because (as a game developer) I can say that a lot of gameplay is based around the visible "area" around the character

07 November 2019, 09:22	#5
meynaf son of 68k Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lyon / France Age: 51 Posts: 5,323	Only game i know of that has resizable view window is Colonization, and there are tight limits.

07 November 2019, 09:44	#6
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	Actually some Maxis games have windows and scaling ability, e.g. RoboSport, Sim Ant, Sim City 2000...

07 November 2019, 13:04	#7
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,881	Yeah it was more to see non workbench style games, but from peoples memories it sounds like it was a pretty rare thing, i did go through other Mindscape games to see if any others are the same, but no others the same. Tony Crowther’s other game Phobia also has a NTSC/PAL switch and a high res mode so looks like he liked to give the player a good range of options, but seems so far only Captain Planet allowed window resizing outside the aforementioned genres.

07 November 2019, 13:15	#8
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	Gloom etc.

12 November 2019, 11:09	#9
Fiery Phoenix Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bury, Lancs Age: 47 Posts: 661	The later Magnetic Scrolls games did, e.g. Wonderland

12 November 2019, 20:18	#10
Lord Aga MI clan prevails Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 1,443	Fields of Battle

14 November 2019, 08:14	#11
sonninnos Commodork Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Finland Posts: 82	Another World changes with F1-F4. Not very practical though.

16 November 2019, 12:38	#12
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,881	Sliders is another game i've found, although i don't see the point as the game is plenty fast enough full screen, why you want to make the screen smaller other to speed up a game is a bit strange!

17 November 2019, 01:24	#13
stevsurv Beta 1.666 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: in 1985 Posts: 384	Alien Breed 3D

17 November 2019, 08:30	#15
Lord Aga MI clan prevails Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 1,443	But the OP stated "Excluding FPS games", as this is pretty much a given thing with them

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