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sokolovic · 20 November 2018, 15:33

Not only the sound but also the explosions animations are far better made on the Amiga version of Desert Strike.

Bubble and Squeak is interesting MD/AGA to compare. Both versions have their advantage. The scrolling is multi directional even in the parallax for the Amiga AGA one but he foreground is more coloured on the MD. (in fact Bubble and Squeak is a good example of how poor the AGA version of James Pond 3 was with his black screen on the background).

But generally, 16 bits consoles platformer versions were better, which is generally because programming on these machine was much easier than on the Amiga. Many Amiga games were fast ported, due to limited market and budget. And even Amiga specialized devs we're sometimes rushing the Amiga version (Wiz'n'liz, Pugsy or Adams Family, AGA version of Zool 1&2 are coming to my mind, and JP3, of course).

20 November 2018, 15:33	#12
sokolovic Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Marseille / France Posts: 1,484	Not only the sound but also the explosions animations are far better made on the Amiga version of Desert Strike. Bubble and Squeak is interesting MD/AGA to compare. Both versions have their advantage. The scrolling is multi directional even in the parallax for the Amiga AGA one but he foreground is more coloured on the MD. (in fact Bubble and Squeak is a good example of how poor the AGA version of James Pond 3 was with his black screen on the background). But generally, 16 bits consoles platformer versions were better, which is generally because programming on these machine was much easier than on the Amiga. Many Amiga games were fast ported, due to limited market and budget. And even Amiga specialized devs we're sometimes rushing the Amiga version (Wiz'n'liz, Pugsy or Adams Family, AGA version of Zool 1&2 are coming to my mind, and JP3, of course).