Network Games

[jcgeuze]

With many of us having internet-connected amigas, would it not be great if there were any games you could play online?

I'm talking about an amiga client, that connects to a server. Probably something fast-paced might not be suitable, but some kind of RPG or strategy game would be great no? Most of the processing power for such a game would be on the server anyway.

Does something like this exist? or in development?

[DisasterIncarna]

does FS-UAE's online play feature do that? also i recall programs such as hamachi let you play serial/lan games over the internet, no idea what people use nowadays for that kind of thing.

[jcgeuze]

No, I'm not talking about tunneling P2P games. but an actual multiplayer game that communicates with a server. So far, new games are still a single-machine experience. Being able to play with many other amiga fans all over the world in a game would be something else. Hell, clients can be made available on Atari, ms-dos, etc.

something turn-based would work great for that.


I've actually built browser turn-based multiplayer games before, but am absolutely clueless about Amiga coding, and what is possible.

[Predseda]

We have been playing Aquabyss online for over a year.

[jcgeuze]

Originally Posted by Predseda

We have been playing Aquabyss online for over a year.

Wow, thats cool, i'll check it out on youtube

[Seiya]

i found this list that is null modem games and some internet games:

Populous * (Bullfrog) strategy
Populous II * (Bullfrog) strategy
Powermonger * (Bullfrog) strategy
Global Effect * (Millenium) strategy
Battlechess * (Interplay) chess
Battlechess II (Interplay) chess
The Perfect General * (White Wolf) wargame
Fire Brigade * (Panther Games) wargame
White Death (Command Sim.) wargame
Telewar * (Merit Software) wargame
Operation Com.bat (Merit Software) wargame
Medieval Warriors (Merit Software) strategy
Demon Wars * (Amiga Fun) stratego clone
Ballistic Diplomacy (Wolf) action problems
Firepower * (Microillusions) action
Stunt Car Racer * (Microstyle) race
Powerdrome * (Electronic Arts) race
Overdrive * (Team 17) race
Skidmarks * (Acid Software) race
Super Skidmarks (Acid Software) race
Skidmarks 2 * (Acid Software) race
Vroom * (Lankhor) race
RVF Honda (Microstyle) race problems
Lotus II (Gremlin) race
Hard Drivin II (Domark) race
X-Treme Racing (Silltunna) race problems
Embryo (Black Legend) action
Fears * (Attic) action
Gloom + Gloom Deluxe* (Black Magic) action
Alien Breed 3D * (Team 17) action
Alien Breed 3D II * (Team 17) action
Blitzbombers (PD) action
F-16 Combat Pilot * (Digital Integ.) flight sim
Tornado * (Digital Integ.) flight sim
F-16 Fighting Falcon* (Spect. Holobyte) flight sim
Flight o. t. Intruder*(Spect. Holobyte) flight sim
Combat Air Patrol * (Psygnosis) flight sim
Knights of the Sky * (Microprose) flight sim
Mig 29M Super Fulcrum*(Domark) flight sim
Air Warrior (On-Line) flight sim network only
The Jet (Sublogic) flight sim
Flight Sim. II (Sublogic) flight sim
Tracon II (Wesson) airport sim
Spaceward-Ho! * (New World Comp.) strategy up to 4 computers
Robosport * (Maxis) strategy
Armour Geddon * (Psygnosis) strategy/flight
Armour Geddon II (Psygnosis) strategy/flight
Matrix Marauders (Psygnosis) 3d
Turbo Trax (Arcane Ltd.) race
Leading Lap (Black Legend) race

?
Gravity Power
Fighter Duel Pro


games marked with * are the ones i tested personally.

I would be glad about more information
(corrections, games i have left out,...)

any comments welcome

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[utri007]

Originally Posted by jcgeuze

With many of us having internet-connected amigas, would it not be great if there were any games you could play online?

I'm talking about an amiga client, that connects to a server. Probably something fast-paced might not be suitable, but some kind of RPG or strategy game would be great no? Most of the processing power for such a game would be on the server anyway.

Does something like this exist? or in development?

Build game ports, Duke 3D, Blood, Shadow Warrior has a multiplayer mode, with server/client mode.

[desiv]

Funny, I also have an Atari 400 with a Fujinet and just saw some posts on Facebook about a multiplayer card game making the rounds using that and was wondering about an Amiga version to possibly participate... ;-)

[danboid]

The Uzebox has an optional wifi adapter but there is only one Uzebox game I'm aware of that currently has wifi support - Tank Fu.

We have been discussing options for adding (cross-platform) network play to the Uzebox and porting Fujinet seems like it could be our best bet.

https://uzebox.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11257

After linking up a C64 to a Uzebox for some 8 bit networking gaming via FujiNet, I'd be wanting a Fujinet adapter for my Amiga.

Here's some discssion about Fujinet for the ST/Falcon:

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/32...ri-stttfalcon/

[jPV]

HBMonopoly and dynAMIte are the ones I've played most online... hours and hours back in the day

There was an extensive list of multiplayer linkup/online Amiga games somewhere, but I've forgotten where...

[damex]

I'm working on an online multiplayer RTS game. It's not going to be as advanced graphically as Exodus or Napalm but my aim is to make it properly multiplayer over the internet.

It's super early in development. Here's a demo (it's rough ): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iBP...ew?usp=sharing

[malko]

Originally Posted by damex

I'm working on an online multiplayer RTS game. It's not going to be as advanced graphically as Exodus or Napalm but my aim is to make it properly multiplayer over the internet.

It's super early in development. Here's a demo (it's rough ): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iBP...ew?usp=sharing

That sounds great.
Did you thought about creating a specific thread to report the progress ?

[damex]

Originally Posted by malko

Did you thought about creating a specific thread to report the progress ?

So far there's not much progress to report but it sounds like a good idea.