Games that benefit from an Accelerator Card.

keito · 14 June 2015, 21:07

So I know there are some obvious answers to this question, such as 3D games like Alien Breed 3D.

But i'm looking for the more obscure games that see a boost in performance using in my case an A1200/Blizzard/030/50.

Ive noticed some speed up in Guardian (3D Defender Clone), but I am also wondering about Zeewolf 1 and 2, and even that old game Virus, and also a game called Simulcra (under rated game imo).

Are there any that you know that show a performance increase? I', not really interested in all the doom and quake ports, pure Amiga games here please.

Thank you in advance for any help.

Mrs Beanbag · 14 June 2015, 21:09

Sim City 2000

keito · 14 June 2015, 21:24

Thanks for your reply Mrs Beanbag. What's the speed up like in Sim City 2000. just general interface speed ups/less lag?

Keep the games coming people.

kriz · 14 June 2015, 21:41

Genetic Species, is a doom clone but a good one

jimbob · 14 June 2015, 22:24

No exactly obscure games but here goes anyway.

Civilisation - CPU turns
Syndicate - when lots of action is happening
Frontier: Elite 2 - smooooooooth, (AKA playable).

Virus runs pretty smooth on a stock amiga, not sure I would want it to go any faster!

Predseda · 14 June 2015, 23:02

ANY vector game!

keito · 14 June 2015, 23:38

Thanks for your answers people, obviously vector based games will see a speed up, unless the coder has a locked frame rate, in particular i'm thinking of F29 Retaliator and the like... also Carrier Command, thats vector based but such an old game i'm wondering if it would see any performance speed up.

Locutus · 14 June 2015, 23:49

Wing Commander benefits from a faster CPU i think.

Bugala · 15 June 2015, 08:35

Dune II, especially the later levels were bit slow with bare A500.

Mrs Beanbag · 15 June 2015, 10:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predseda

ANY vector game!

could be wrong but i don't remember Damocles/Mercenary III getting any faster. I think they are blitter bound rather than CPU bound since it's the blitter that does the polygon filling

DDNI · 15 June 2015, 11:00

So many vector games were hamstrung by the chipset. I remember being disappointed at the lack of a boost when I first tried them on my 030.

Overmann · 15 June 2015, 14:24

An 030 makes Grand Prix the finest racing game on the Amiga (with the F1gp patch). I found it unplayable even on an 020. I get about 20fps with my 030/40 and the game is suddenly a LOT of fun.

SimCity 2000 is unplayable even on an 060. Granted it does get closer to playable, but I remember playing the game running smoother on emulated MACos on my 060 then in Workbench 3.1 on the same machine.

CodyJarrett · 15 June 2015, 14:53

TFX

OldB0y · 15 June 2015, 14:55

Zeewolf 1 and 2 are definitely a lot smoother on an A1200 with fast RAM or accelerator.

Stuntcar Racer is smoother

UFO Enemy Unknown is a much better experience with an 030+

The unofficial AGA port of CD32 Wing Commander is nice to, and has nice 256 colour graphics whereas they're 32 colour on the A500 version.

Carrier Command is a bit smoother, but it was pretty smooth already.

If anything, Syndicate is way too fast on anything over an 030, and actually needs slowing down to be playable!

F1GP is improved, BUT you need to patch it to unlock the framerate. It crashes if you specify anything over 25fps though.

Retro-Nerd · 15 June 2015, 14:59

Ambermoon, Indiana Jones IV. Many Flight sims 3D Racing games.

daxb · 15 June 2015, 15:38

Round turn based games like BattleIlse, HistoryLine or DeathOrGlory. More or less CPU calculations are responsible for speedup. Chess games.

Gzegzolka · 15 June 2015, 15:53

Theme park?

Sandro · 15 June 2015, 15:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by daxb

Round turn based games like BattleIlse, HistoryLine or DeathOrGlory. More or less CPU calculations are responsible for speedup. Chess games.

in chess programs a faster cpu only adds a few points of elo,also you can hack this doubling the time the computer waits for a move /which is the same that using a 2x faster cpu

the strength of a chess program depends 99% of the code not the cpu

ie you can run chessmaster 2000 on the A500 it plays about 1800 elo strenght, calculate on winuae on a core i7 plays about 1850 elo

edd_jedi · 15 June 2015, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gzegzolka

Theme park?

Theme Park AGA is unplayable on WHDLoad even with an 060. Nobody seems to be able to figure out why but it just grinds to a halt. From floppy it plays fine.

Sandro · 15 June 2015, 15:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

Indiana Jones IV.

14 June 2015, 21:07	#1
keito Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: UK Posts: 87	Games that benefit from an Accelerator Card. So I know there are some obvious answers to this question, such as 3D games like Alien Breed 3D. But i'm looking for the more obscure games that see a boost in performance using in my case an A1200/Blizzard/030/50. Ive noticed some speed up in Guardian (3D Defender Clone), but I am also wondering about Zeewolf 1 and 2, and even that old game Virus, and also a game called Simulcra (under rated game imo). Are there any that you know that show a performance increase? I', not really interested in all the doom and quake ports, pure Amiga games here please. Thank you in advance for any help.

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14 June 2015, 21:09	#2
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	Sim City 2000

14 June 2015, 21:24	#3
keito Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: UK Posts: 87	Thanks for your reply Mrs Beanbag. What's the speed up like in Sim City 2000. just general interface speed ups/less lag? Keep the games coming people.

14 June 2015, 21:41	#4
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	Genetic Species, is a doom clone but a good one

14 June 2015, 22:24	#5
jimbob Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kilmacolm Age: 45 Posts: 632	No exactly obscure games but here goes anyway. Civilisation - CPU turns Syndicate - when lots of action is happening Frontier: Elite 2 - smooooooooth, (AKA playable). Virus runs pretty smooth on a stock amiga, not sure I would want it to go any faster!

14 June 2015, 23:02	#6
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	ANY vector game!

14 June 2015, 23:38	#7
keito Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: UK Posts: 87	Thanks for your answers people, obviously vector based games will see a speed up, unless the coder has a locked frame rate, in particular i'm thinking of F29 Retaliator and the like... also Carrier Command, thats vector based but such an old game i'm wondering if it would see any performance speed up.

14 June 2015, 23:49	#8
Locutus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Finland Posts: 1,176	Wing Commander benefits from a faster CPU i think.

15 June 2015, 08:35	#9
Bugala Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Haapamäki Posts: 202	Dune II, especially the later levels were bit slow with bare A500.

15 June 2015, 11:00	#11
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	So many vector games were hamstrung by the chipset. I remember being disappointed at the lack of a boost when I first tried them on my 030.

15 June 2015, 14:24	#12
Overmann Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: Norway Posts: 379	An 030 makes Grand Prix the finest racing game on the Amiga (with the F1gp patch). I found it unplayable even on an 020. I get about 20fps with my 030/40 and the game is suddenly a LOT of fun. SimCity 2000 is unplayable even on an 060. Granted it does get closer to playable, but I remember playing the game running smoother on emulated MACos on my 060 then in Workbench 3.1 on the same machine.

15 June 2015, 14:53	#13
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	TFX

15 June 2015, 14:55	#14
OldB0y Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Letchworth/UK Posts: 83	Zeewolf 1 and 2 are definitely a lot smoother on an A1200 with fast RAM or accelerator. Stuntcar Racer is smoother UFO Enemy Unknown is a much better experience with an 030+ The unofficial AGA port of CD32 Wing Commander is nice to, and has nice 256 colour graphics whereas they're 32 colour on the A500 version. Carrier Command is a bit smoother, but it was pretty smooth already. If anything, Syndicate is way too fast on anything over an 030, and actually needs slowing down to be playable! F1GP is improved, BUT you need to patch it to unlock the framerate. It crashes if you specify anything over 25fps though.

15 June 2015, 14:59	#15
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Ambermoon, Indiana Jones IV. Many Flight sims 3D Racing games.

15 June 2015, 15:38	#16
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	Round turn based games like BattleIlse, HistoryLine or DeathOrGlory. More or less CPU calculations are responsible for speedup. Chess games.

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