Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory
06 February 2024, 04:43
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Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory
04 February 2024, 00:37
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Wizonk 0.3 out.. Quite a few new features and...
Wizonk 0.3 out.. Quite a few new features and fixes. Still have to give audio a look over, add the extra levels, and reintroduce the monsters!
https://mixelslab.itch.io/wizonk
quick list of...
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Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory
29 September 2023, 15:13
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Replies: 348
Views: 84,477
Hi! TY! I’m doing ok, project’s not dead but it...
Hi! TY! I’m doing ok, project’s not dead but it has been hard to work on for various personal reasons. (I don’t want to dump my life story here but things have been more than a little complicated the...
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Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory
13 July 2023, 07:35
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Replies: 110
Views: 14,543
I assumed he’s using sprites a lot already.....
I assumed he’s using sprites a lot already.. presumably autosprite? That’s why I thought he needs 2x copies of the main palette. :) It really does use up so much chip though anyway, and he’s cutting...
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Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory
12 July 2023, 17:09
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Replies: 110
Views: 14,543
That would be pretty easy in AGA but with OCS...
That would be pretty easy in AGA but with OCS would require a background made of 32px repeating columns.. and uses up a ton of chip ram.. And would knock out 3 more colours from your main palette. ...
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Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory
09 July 2023, 22:53
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Replies: 110
Views: 14,543
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Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory
12 May 2023, 14:05
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Replies: 45
Views: 5,053
That might only be a minor inconvenience.. At...
That might only be a minor inconvenience.. At least one user is running it in a Wine wrapper under Linux and I’ve run it in Parallels occasionally on Mac too. :) wouldn’t surprise me if it runs ok in...
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Forum: Amiga scene
08 February 2023, 14:22
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Replies: 95
Views: 10,862
I keep seeing this point reiterated but i've...
I keep seeing this point reiterated but i've never seen it made by an artist. Art students learn techniques, but no, generally imitating entire styles of other artists is a bit of a nono when it...
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Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory
08 February 2023, 07:54
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Replies: 3,183
Views: 725,829
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Forum: Amiga scene
31 January 2023, 11:26
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Replies: 95
Views: 10,862
Absolutely agree.. I just don't see capitalism...
Absolutely agree.. I just don't see capitalism going down without a fight. :laughing I'm not certain they won't win that fight either.. leaving us in a position where the work is worse, the quality...
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Forum: Amiga scene
31 January 2023, 06:11
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Replies: 95
Views: 10,862
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
27 January 2023, 14:20
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
They couldn’t justify taking those risks, but...
They couldn’t justify taking those risks, but Japanese devs did all the time. Hence things like SOTN, and Metroid before it. And Herzog Zwei.. And Mother/Earthbound - and all sorts of batshit stuff...
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
26 January 2023, 12:58
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
The Amiga never got a single FPS as good as the...
The Amiga never got a single FPS as good as the first DOOM. Let alone the many other similar FPS titles in PC land*. Arguably we didn't get one as good as *wolfenstein* - seriously. AB3D was great...
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
26 January 2023, 12:40
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
Inferior for some stuff, potentially better for...
Inferior for some stuff, potentially better for other stuff. (standardised 2+ button controllers make a big difference!) I made the same choice, PS1 was my first console. The only reason I dont have...
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
26 January 2023, 10:59
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
26 January 2023, 08:51
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
25 January 2023, 09:14
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
Nobody suggested the nes was more powerful or...
Nobody suggested the nes was more powerful or flexible than the Amiga, comparing later Amiga games with nes ports seems silly. Faery Tale Adventure was cool but not comparable to eg Zelda or JRPGs,...
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
25 January 2023, 09:02
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
That’s why I said not you in particular?
...
That’s why I said not you in particular?
But this thread has Nintendo realists on one side and revisionists who say things like “the games weren’t worth playing” or “Nintendo had no impact in the...
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
24 January 2023, 17:03
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
24 January 2023, 09:15
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
24 January 2023, 06:18
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
Well, if hundreds of quality titles, many with...
Well, if hundreds of quality titles, many with much more depth than their closest Amiga equivalents (if they even had Amiga equivalents) isn’t going to convince you then nothing would likely change...
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
24 January 2023, 02:17
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
23 January 2023, 22:44
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
23 January 2023, 20:54
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
It did impact in the UK. I had friends with...
It did impact in the UK. I had friends with NES'.. you could get them in catalogues and stores countywide very easily. I lived in an Amstrad bubble of all things but im not silly enough to think that...
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Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory
23 January 2023, 14:48
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Replies: 3,183
Views: 725,829
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
21 January 2023, 07:27
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
Agreed, I have the same nostalgia, and like GS...
Agreed, I have the same nostalgia, and like GS for that, but nobody who had NES and an Amiga at the time would prefer Giana.
SMB is a significantly more advanced game with more tight controls and...
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
20 January 2023, 21:43
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Replies: 179
Views: 15,732
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
20 January 2023, 18:20
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Replies: 7
Views: 677
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
19 January 2023, 13:18
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Replies: 72
Views: 7,394
Sometimes. :) It’s even more pronounced in...
Sometimes. :) It’s even more pronounced in sonic’s waterfalls, Aladdin’s background sand dunes etc.. But dithering should be effective for creating intermediate shades if the artists were relying on...
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
18 January 2023, 16:34
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Replies: 72
Views: 7,394
I did say sometimes. :D
...
I did say sometimes. :D
https://twitter.com/CRTpixels/status/1380227917481918466?s=20
If the artists specifically target tech using techniques that are literally destroyed by the tech that...
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Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory
16 January 2023, 15:48
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Replies: 3,183
Views: 725,829
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Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory
15 January 2023, 12:03
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Replies: 348
Views: 84,477
Thanks all. :D
I’ve had one person ask why I...
Thanks all. :D
I’ve had one person ask why I keep revisiting the same demo, in case that comes up here.. I haven’t really taken any time “out” to make the demo.. The demo (largely, apart from...
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Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory
15 January 2023, 04:49
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Replies: 348
Views: 84,477
1.4 demo update, woo!
Demo 1.4 is now available! It's not a big update in terms of content, it's mostly quality of life improvements and performance ones. There are a few tiny new things here and there.. (particle...
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
15 January 2023, 04:40
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,190
I use a wireless Logitech usually, its dongle...
I use a wireless Logitech usually, its dongle plugged into a 9pin to usb adapter. It’s nice (I usually sit pretty far from my Amiga, hence wireless) but I still find certain ball mice more accurate,...
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
14 January 2023, 19:44
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Replies: 72
Views: 7,394
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
14 January 2023, 12:52
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Replies: 6
Views: 805
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
14 January 2023, 12:49
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Replies: 72
Views: 7,394
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
14 January 2023, 00:05
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,847
TBF the only people I knew who didn't upgrade...
TBF the only people I knew who didn't upgrade their amigas were kids who had *only* used them for games.. (and had likely never seen a big box model in their life) By the time the A1200 was out...
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
13 January 2023, 12:13
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,847
^^ Even 512KB of fast on the motherboard would...
^^ Even 512KB of fast on the motherboard would have made an huge difference.. it gives a massive boost when you’re trying to push things around quickly.
So far .. 100% of respondents have fast...
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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion
13 January 2023, 11:56
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Replies: 2
Views: 419
Interestingly I think it was the c64 version...
Interestingly I think it was the c64 version there are potions that do different things and a rudimentary inventory.. makes me wonder if that was in the original design and they just scaled it back,...
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