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Megalomaniac · 04 November 2022, 13:42

So many of my favourite PC games when I did get one were sequels to Amiga games - Civ 2 probably could have been done on a 4Mb A1200 from hard drive (though ideally at least an 030, and a non-CDROM version would miss a few of the game's luxury features) whereas Grand Prix 2 would have needed at least an 040 (probably 060) to even imitate the VGA to any quality, let alone SVGA.

Actually with hindsight, the best thing to do might have been to get a second-hand PC in about late 1994, so probably a 386DX or 486SX, probably about £500. You couldn't've played new games on it, but you'd use that to 'hoover up' the great PC games from the previous 3 years that either weren't on the Amiga or needed more power than you had, then get a brand new PC in late 1995 or early 1996 by which time PCs had truly taken over. That would have taken some courage mind you, to look at new PC games and know they were still beyond you. At least it would have meant largely skipping the Interactive Movie monstrosities.

04 November 2022, 13:42	#84
Megalomaniac Registered User Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Eastbourne Posts: 1,045	So many of my favourite PC games when I did get one were sequels to Amiga games - Civ 2 probably could have been done on a 4Mb A1200 from hard drive (though ideally at least an 030, and a non-CDROM version would miss a few of the game's luxury features) whereas Grand Prix 2 would have needed at least an 040 (probably 060) to even imitate the VGA to any quality, let alone SVGA. Actually with hindsight, the best thing to do might have been to get a second-hand PC in about late 1994, so probably a 386DX or 486SX, probably about £500. You couldn't've played new games on it, but you'd use that to 'hoover up' the great PC games from the previous 3 years that either weren't on the Amiga or needed more power than you had, then get a brand new PC in late 1995 or early 1996 by which time PCs had truly taken over. That would have taken some courage mind you, to look at new PC games and know they were still beyond you. At least it would have meant largely skipping the Interactive Movie monstrosities.