Brand new Lemon Amiga website

Predseda · 10 January 2021, 16:37

Fellow EAB members, on behalf of Kim Lemon I would like to inform you, that:

A brand new and greatly improved Lemon Amiga website has just been launched!

Actually I never thought this would happen. It's been an amazing 15+ years since I built the Lemon Amiga website and a lot has happened since then, both technically and in life in general.

To sum it up, all I wanted to say is - check out the new Lemon Amiga website and enjoy.

Keep retro gaming,

Kim Lemon

So, what's new?

Design

Responsive mobile-first design, while still keeping the classic 2004 feel.
Taking advantage of 4K/Retina displays.

Games

Added playable MP3 game music for 1732 games.
Type-sensitive live game search.
Improved Advanced games search.
Modern screenshot slider with swipe on touch devices.
Support for hires 640x512 screenshots.
All intro videos are now lossless WebM with MP4 fallback for Safari (OS X/iPhone/iPad).
Now using AJAX for improved multitasking. Rate, comment, watch video, listen to music, etc on the same page without interruption.
Game Top- and Worstlists can now be filtered by category.
A new WYSIWYG review editor.
Tightly integrated all LemonTube video reviews into the games pages.
Better logic for position of elements on games pages.
Users rating is now next to users comment.
Now showing WHDLoad installer author and date.
Now showing review scores (graphics, music, playability, overall) directly on games page.

Community

Upgraded from phpBB 2.0 to 3.3
Improved the phpBB site integration with login and profile option in the top right corner.
User actions (votes, comments, favourites, originals, completed games, reviews etc.) are now visible in the users forum profile

General improvements

SSL certificate and forced https
All code has been modernized and large parts have been re-written from scratch.
Moved to Digital Ocean cloud servers and upgraded to PHP 7.4.
Added Schema/Open Graph data to games and reviews to display more interesting snippets in search engines and social media.
Removed all dead links in the Links section
Overall clean-up and revision of content by updating or removing obsolete information.

Visit Lemon Amiga >

Octopus66 · 10 January 2021, 20:52

Looks great congrats!

Minuous · 10 January 2021, 21:19

I preferred the old one, looks like this one requires Javascript.

dreadnought · 10 January 2021, 21:24

The "mobile first" got me worried, many such transitions are quite awful, but I must admit you guys did a stellar job here. It looks just like the old one

vulture · 10 January 2021, 21:27

Great work!

lilalurl · 10 January 2021, 21:53

There was also this thread by Octopus66 on the same topic:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=105337

But since this one has more details, I have locked Octopus66's thread and pointed to here. Sorry Octopus66, I believe it is the better option. Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss about it.

Octopus66 · 10 January 2021, 22:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilalurl

There was also this thread by Octopus66 on the same topic:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=105337

But since this one has more details, I have locked Octopus66's thread and pointed to here. Sorry Octopus66, I believe it is the better option. Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss about it.

Of course! I was surprised there was no official post earlier today. But I realise now it was due to the post passing through moderation.

kremiso · 10 January 2021, 22:09

my crappy view in first say thank you

nobody · 10 January 2021, 22:47

Yeah it's much better now on my cellphone

nikosidis · 10 January 2021, 23:39

Looking good

Nice work!! Thx

Dastardly · 10 January 2021, 23:52

Nice work. Looks great on mobile.

gimbal · 11 January 2021, 00:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minuous

I preferred the old one, looks like this one requires Javascript.

Yes what a huge problem in 2021.

saimon69 · 11 January 2021, 00:58

Wow! I found some of the assets i sent to Simulmondo when they asked me for sample work in 1992 used here:

the forest tiles [used in Maelstrom]

The Anubis accolite [used in La Mummia]

d4rk3lf · 11 January 2021, 03:21

Easily, one of my favorite sites.

Great job Predseda, and thanks!

Daedalus · 11 January 2021, 10:18

Nice work

Tigerskunk · 11 January 2021, 10:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimbal

Yes what a huge problem in 2021.

Haha.

tygre · 11 January 2021, 18:36

Bravo!

Octopus66 · 11 January 2021, 19:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predseda

[FONT=Verdana]Game Top- and Worstlists can now be filtered by category.

How do I do this?
Top list also stays on CDTV model on my PC no matter which option I choose from dropdown..?

kaffie · 11 January 2021, 19:28

Very nice. Always had a soft spot for the site and have been there many times over the years. Don't think I ever was a member though.

Predseda · 11 January 2021, 19:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Octopus66

How do I do this?
Top list also stays on CDTV model on my PC no matter which option I choose from dropdown..?

Which browser do you use?

Delete LemonAmiga cookies, that will solve this.

10 January 2021, 16:37	#1
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,537	Brand new Lemon Amiga website Fellow EAB members, on behalf of Kim Lemon I would like to inform you, that: A brand new and greatly improved Lemon Amiga website has just been launched! Actually I never thought this would happen. It's been an amazing 15+ years since I built the Lemon Amiga website and a lot has happened since then, both technically and in life in general. To sum it up, all I wanted to say is - check out the new Lemon Amiga website and enjoy. Keep retro gaming, Kim Lemon So, what's new? Design Responsive mobile-first design, while still keeping the classic 2004 feel. Taking advantage of 4K/Retina displays. Games Added playable MP3 game music for 1732 games. Type-sensitive live game search. Improved Advanced games search. Modern screenshot slider with swipe on touch devices. Support for hires 640x512 screenshots. All intro videos are now lossless WebM with MP4 fallback for Safari (OS X/iPhone/iPad). Now using AJAX for improved multitasking. Rate, comment, watch video, listen to music, etc on the same page without interruption. Game Top- and Worstlists can now be filtered by category. A new WYSIWYG review editor. Tightly integrated all LemonTube video reviews into the games pages. Better logic for position of elements on games pages. Users rating is now next to users comment. Now showing WHDLoad installer author and date. Now showing review scores (graphics, music, playability, overall) directly on games page. Community Upgraded from phpBB 2.0 to 3.3 Improved the phpBB site integration with login and profile option in the top right corner. User actions (votes, comments, favourites, originals, completed games, reviews etc.) are now visible in the users forum profile General improvements SSL certificate and forced https All code has been modernized and large parts have been re-written from scratch. Moved to Digital Ocean cloud servers and upgraded to PHP 7.4. Added Schema/Open Graph data to games and reviews to display more interesting snippets in search engines and social media. Removed all dead links in the Links section Overall clean-up and revision of content by updating or removing obsolete information. Visit Lemon Amiga >

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10 January 2021, 20:52	#2
Octopus66 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: London Posts: 335	Looks great congrats!

10 January 2021, 21:19	#3
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,629	I preferred the old one, looks like this one requires Javascript.

10 January 2021, 21:24	#4
dreadnought Registered User Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Ur, Atlantis Posts: 1,899	The "mobile first" got me worried, many such transitions are quite awful, but I must admit you guys did a stellar job here. It looks just like the old one

10 January 2021, 21:27	#5
vulture Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Athens , Greece Posts: 1,840	Great work!

10 January 2021, 21:53	#6
lilalurl Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 3,289	There was also this thread by Octopus66 on the same topic: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=105337 But since this one has more details, I have locked Octopus66's thread and pointed to here. Sorry Octopus66, I believe it is the better option. Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss about it.

10 January 2021, 22:09	#8
kremiso Registered User Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Italy Posts: 1,897	my crappy view in first say thank you

10 January 2021, 22:47	#9
nobody Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: GR Age: 46 Posts: 1,416	Yeah it's much better now on my cellphone

10 January 2021, 23:39	#10
nikosidis Registered User Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: oslo/norway Posts: 1,607	Looking good Nice work!! Thx

10 January 2021, 23:52	#11
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Nice work. Looks great on mobile.

11 January 2021, 00:58	#13
saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,516	Wow! I found some of the assets i sent to Simulmondo when they asked me for sample work in 1992 used here: the forest tiles [used in Maelstrom] The Anubis accolite [used in La Mummia]

11 January 2021, 03:21	#14
d4rk3lf Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Novi Sad, Serbia Posts: 1,645	Easily, one of my favorite sites. Great job Predseda, and thanks!

11 January 2021, 10:18	#15
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	Nice work

11 January 2021, 18:36	#17
tygre Returning fan! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montréal, QC, Canada Posts: 1,434	Bravo!

11 January 2021, 19:28	#19
kaffie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 12	Very nice. Always had a soft spot for the site and have been there many times over the years. Don't think I ever was a member though.

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