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mcgeezer · 18 June 2021, 13:35

The Amiga is a great machine, but to get the best out of it you have to learn how to use it - just like anything else.

Its weakness as a games platform is that it doesn't have a tile-mapped display where the likes of the old 8 bit and 16 bit games consoles do. I'd therefore argue that making games on those old platforms are far easier than on the Amiga.... then there's the mass of extra hardware ... but we don't wanna go there again.

Is it hard to program for ... compared to a C64? Yes
Is it hard to program for ... compared to an Atari ST? No
Is it hard to program for ... compared to using an engine? ... it's not a valid comparison.

18 June 2021, 13:35	#72
mcgeezer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Sunderland, England Posts: 2,702	The Amiga is a great machine, but to get the best out of it you have to learn how to use it - just like anything else. Its weakness as a games platform is that it doesn't have a tile-mapped display where the likes of the old 8 bit and 16 bit games consoles do. I'd therefore argue that making games on those old platforms are far easier than on the Amiga.... then there's the mass of extra hardware ... but we don't wanna go there again. Is it hard to program for ... compared to a C64? Yes Is it hard to program for ... compared to an Atari ST? No Is it hard to program for ... compared to using an engine? ... it's not a valid comparison.