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Forum: Amiga scene 18 May 2023, 18:29
Replies: 15
Views: 2,676
Posted By ImmortalA1000
lol this isn't how an expert would do it, what a...

lol this isn't how an expert would do it, what a nob.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 18 May 2023, 18:24
Replies: 36
Views: 3,825
Posted By ImmortalA1000
In the case of something like the integrated X, Y...

In the case of something like the integrated X, Y and Z axis controls of Dpaint III there is nothing remotely like that on a Mac or PC of today. A

Also, using Windows and having fun is a mutually...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 18 May 2023, 18:21
Replies: 36
Views: 3,825
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Run polygon games more like my 486 PC I bought in...

Run polygon games more like my 486 PC I bought in 1992 than my A1000 I had lol

At the same time there are lots of things apart from gaming, messing about with Vista Pro, doing complex 2.5D Dpaint...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 18 May 2023, 18:19
Replies: 4
Views: 666
Posted By ImmortalA1000
The 'classroom' picture with the BBCs in the...

The 'classroom' picture with the BBCs in the foreground has three PETs, an Amiga 2000 and an Amstrad PC, probably a 1512 CGA model as it only has a single disk drive but the image is so small it...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 18 May 2023, 18:13
Replies: 20
Views: 1,777
Posted By ImmortalA1000
How many concurrent systems did you use in the 80s?

At one point I was using my 1984 C64, 1986 520STM and 1987 Amiga 1000 (there wasn't that many great Amiga games worth buying in 1987 so I had spare cash for other systems). The ST got packed away for...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 18 May 2023, 18:06
Replies: 66
Views: 5,923
Posted By ImmortalA1000
I'm gonna go with Flink, it sort of looks like...

I'm gonna go with Flink, it sort of looks like arcade quality pixel art. There is nothing special about Ultra Violent Worlds in the grand scheme of mid 80s arcade pixel art quality. Certainly no...
Forum: Amiga scene 17 May 2023, 05:13
Replies: 475
Views: 49,833
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Jaguar had a DSP, didn't exactly produce 3DO Need...

Jaguar had a DSP, didn't exactly produce 3DO Need for Speed or PS1 F1 96 performance.

A DSP is an off the shelf component, as is a CPU. These sorts of ideas would never make a £500 Amiga capable...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 May 2023, 21:07
Replies: 285
Views: 28,529
Posted By ImmortalA1000
My A2000 was the only device in 60hz that didn't...

My A2000 was the only device in 60hz that didn't do this, like I said everything else does do this now on an identical make model mid 80s Trinitron I have today as back then. PS1, PC-Engine, ST,...
Forum: Amiga scene 16 May 2023, 00:47
Replies: 475
Views: 49,833
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Not sure what DSP the A3000 would have had, and...

Not sure what DSP the A3000 would have had, and was probably cut for profit damaging reasons as DSPs were really expensive even for Nintendo sticking millions of them at a time in various cartridges....
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 May 2023, 00:32
Replies: 87
Views: 7,590
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Gradius is a very well designed game, 50% of...

Gradius is a very well designed game, 50% of Amiga shmups have stupidly large blitter objects on a tiny play area, are badly designed (too difficult or too easy) and Gradius has gorgeous pixel art...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 May 2023, 00:22
Replies: 87
Views: 7,590
Posted By ImmortalA1000
It's not Fears or Gloom, looked on AMR and...

It's not Fears or Gloom, looked on AMR and couldn't see a review by Stuart for Fears or Gloom for any magazine.

I did skip through the review of Fears by Johnathan Nash, 40% is too low but I...
Forum: Amiga scene 15 May 2023, 16:18
Replies: 475
Views: 49,833
Posted By ImmortalA1000
That was always going to be Commodore's problem,...

That was always going to be Commodore's problem, the PS1 going on sale with a RRP of $300/£300 would wipe out just about everything in the bottom end of the family computer market. The PS1 would do...
Forum: Amiga scene 15 May 2023, 15:51
Replies: 16
Views: 1,799
Posted By ImmortalA1000
In my case with my A1000 always on the desk but...

In my case with my A1000 always on the desk but the CDTV mostly in the box it's going to be sooner doing it via a new Gotek + Xcopy on my A1000. I have an external drive with a dead drive motor so...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 15 May 2023, 15:46
Replies: 285
Views: 28,529
Posted By ImmortalA1000
I remember my A2000 with 1mb Agnus didn't stretch...

I remember my A2000 with 1mb Agnus didn't stretch the display of my Sony Trinitron when I set the trainer option for 60hz mode like it did on my 520ST. No idea why as the TV always stretches a 60hz...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 14 May 2023, 18:36
Replies: 36
Views: 3,825
Posted By ImmortalA1000
A brand new Pi based option, hopefully one that...

A brand new Pi based option, hopefully one that allows my A1000 to one day have an internal SD based HDD setup, is probably going to be cheaper than something like a Blizzard/Apollo 1220 card on ebay...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 14 May 2023, 04:34
Replies: 67
Views: 8,844
Posted By ImmortalA1000
I know, and they weren't that great from what I...

I know, and they weren't that great from what I remember PC system reviews stated, although that could include mediocre motherboard performance.

I never used anything below about P90 at...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 14 May 2023, 04:33
Replies: 285
Views: 28,529
Posted By ImmortalA1000
My ECS Agnus equipped A2000 I got in 1990 was...

My ECS Agnus equipped A2000 I got in 1990 was capable of 60hz mode, don't think I ever used it though in the UK.

60hz does improve the situation, all my PAL TVs were capable of 60hz too.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 14 May 2023, 04:30
Replies: 87
Views: 7,590
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Stuart Campbell was a bit of a loose cannon, he...

Stuart Campbell was a bit of a loose cannon, he ripped into Fears (or was it Gloom) for no good reason just because he was frustrated Apogee didn't want to do Doom for the Amiga computers.

Unless...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 14 May 2023, 04:25
Replies: 119
Views: 9,446
Posted By ImmortalA1000
The Amiga 1000 was the most beautiful hardware...

The Amiga 1000 was the most beautiful hardware ever to make it to market, I will forever be grateful I had one in those early days, even before there was bugger all games beyond Defender of the Crown...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 14 May 2023, 04:17
Replies: 29
Views: 2,897
Posted By ImmortalA1000
These, along with Turrican 3 make up the holy...

These, along with Turrican 3 make up the holy trinity of A500 games, the peak of development.

For whatever reason, be it complexity of extracting 100% out of OCS chipset vs SNES/MD hardware or...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 14 May 2023, 04:12
Replies: 340
Views: 40,557
Posted By ImmortalA1000
If this is the 'honey bee' pad the D-pad is way...

If this is the 'honey bee' pad the D-pad is way too stiff to be nice. I have one and I don't like it. Actually, I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the new old stock CD32 pads felt in use, I think...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 May 2023, 04:09
Replies: 475
Views: 49,833
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Looks like an interesting game, reminds me of...

Looks like an interesting game, reminds me of another OCS Amiga game which was sort of an Amiga version of Scorpius for the C64.

I doubt the Megadrive could do Virtual Karts like a stock A1200, I...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 May 2023, 04:07
Replies: 475
Views: 49,833
Posted By ImmortalA1000
There is nothing wrong with 320 pixel width...

There is nothing wrong with 320 pixel width graphics in the right hands, look at the awesome pixel art talent of Vulcan Venture by Konami in the arcade for a start. You don't need more than 320x256...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 May 2023, 03:59
Replies: 16
Views: 1,799
Posted By ImmortalA1000
I will just have to wait until I can get my bank...

I will just have to wait until I can get my bank and Paypal to like each other so I can write out some ADFs of games I actually want to play on my A1000 later lol
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 13 May 2023, 18:08
Replies: 67
Views: 8,844
Posted By ImmortalA1000
I remember the original Pentium wasn't that...

I remember the original Pentium wasn't that greatly received in magazines, it was only after the P60/P66 models that things improved and the tech mags gave them a more favourable reception.

Think...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 May 2023, 17:55
Replies: 29
Views: 4,492
Posted By ImmortalA1000
To be fair we did pretty much stress test any...

To be fair we did pretty much stress test any application due to the size of the company I worked at, the reports were massive and all had linked graphs and data tables in the Word documents. Sure it...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 May 2023, 17:51
Replies: 16
Views: 1,799
Posted By ImmortalA1000
I found the Amigajay ISOs on Archive.org a while...

I found the Amigajay ISOs on Archive.org a while back before they disappeared and I would have downloaded it if it was on the list.

I think that's where I found It Came from the Desert working...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 May 2023, 01:40
Replies: 16
Views: 1,799
Posted By ImmortalA1000
I would need a CU Amiga, Amiga Format booting...

I would need a CU Amiga, Amiga Format booting cover CD as a start point I guess, and then I would need to know what programs and any supporting libs to put on the ISO image. I did think about whether...
Forum: Amiga scene 12 May 2023, 20:16
Replies: 475
Views: 49,833
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Console games are no longer written to in the...

Console games are no longer written to in the same way, one source code is produced and they hit the appropriate 'compile' button for Xbox, PS5 or PC Win 10/11 etc. You want better framerates you get...
Forum: Amiga scene 12 May 2023, 20:10
Replies: 16
Views: 1,799
Posted By ImmortalA1000
My CD32 is b0rked and not getting replaced and if...

My CD32 is b0rked and not getting replaced and if I had the ability to buy anything it would be a new Gotek drive to put in a dead external drive chassis and write out ADFs with Xcopy to play on my...
Forum: Amiga scene 12 May 2023, 20:06
Replies: 16
Views: 1,799
Posted By ImmortalA1000
I can't make floppy disks, unless there is a CDTV...

I can't make floppy disks, unless there is a CDTV ISO with all the tools to do that, because I have no working A1200 and no working Gotek ;)
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 12 May 2023, 20:02
Replies: 1,335
Views: 157,463
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Most cutting edge games did have a setting on...

Most cutting edge games did have a setting on installation for various aspects of sound, the trouble is you might need those IRQ/channels for other things in your PC. As long as 220 was fine then...
Forum: Amiga scene 12 May 2023, 15:34
Replies: 16
Views: 1,799
Posted By ImmortalA1000
CDTV, so 1mb RAM, ECS chipset, standard CDTV...

CDTV, so 1mb RAM, ECS chipset, standard CDTV multimedia setup with keyboard, floppy and mouse.

Beast 1 is a 512k KS 1.2/1.3 compatible game but I don't know if my CDTV is KS 2.0 or KS 1.3 type...
Forum: Amiga scene 12 May 2023, 14:24
Replies: 16
Views: 1,799
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Shadow of the Beast CDTV ISO?

I notice there is a Beast3 ISO, for CD32 I think, but does anybody know of a CDTV compatible ISO of Shadow of the Beast 1?

Having a few problems with the Gotek and unfortunately all the 1000s of...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 11 May 2023, 22:42
Replies: 29
Views: 2,897
Posted By ImmortalA1000
But were the CATS team capable of writing Lotus...

But were the CATS team capable of writing Lotus Turbo 2.5D quality routines, Beast 1 overland/intro level parallax scrolling routines that race the beam? This is the sort of level of coding talent...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 11 May 2023, 22:26
Replies: 19
Views: 2,123
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Lukozer said it reminded him of Ninja Hamster lol...

Lukozer said it reminded him of Ninja Hamster lol (also by CRL) and I can see his point as far as rubbish gameplay goes but at least you had energy bars on that game. The longplay is 4 minutes of...
Forum: Amiga scene 11 May 2023, 22:23
Replies: 475
Views: 49,833
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Team 17's coders, pretty much most coders...

Team 17's coders, pretty much most coders developing for Amiga 1200, were not as talented as the sort of people who wrote the best OCS games, F17 Challenge is nowhere near as smooth even on A1200 vs...
Forum: Amiga scene 11 May 2023, 22:14
Replies: 475
Views: 49,833
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Pretty much that's the difference, something like...

Pretty much that's the difference, something like Lotus III runs as fast on a 33-50mhz 486 vs A1200. You won't be getting super smooth Lotus III on a high street Amstrad 80386 16mhz PC costing £1000....
Forum: Amiga scene 11 May 2023, 22:01
Replies: 475
Views: 49,833
Posted By ImmortalA1000
Erm you don't need sprites when your 320x240 byte...

Erm you don't need sprites when your 320x240 byte per pixel VGA screen is up to 800% faster to manipulate than 8 bitplanes of A1200 and your CPU is as powerful as the one in an A4000/040. Megadrive...
Forum: Amiga scene 11 May 2023, 16:21
Replies: 475
Views: 49,833
Posted By ImmortalA1000
It's not worth the money for me because the...

It's not worth the money for me because the Supergrafx is SuperOverpriced and the games library is microscopic. It's a value for money thing.

As for adding extra RAM via expensive third party...
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