Nitro ST - Amiga port possible?

Predseda · 11 February 2021, 08:15

Regarding the latest Lemon / EAB round in gaming compo I came across discussion about Nitro. The game is a port from Atari ST, but very strange. levels are different and some important features missing - pedestrians, crossing npc cars (and trucks!).

Would it be possible to do a proper port, playable in a good speed on lets say accelerated A1200?

Havie · 11 February 2021, 13:30

Never knew this and played Nitro the other day! Guessing it was more of design decision then anything else as the Amiga version seems more polished?

Predseda · 11 February 2021, 13:49

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Originally Posted by Havie

Never knew this and played Nitro the other day! Guessing it was more of design decision then anything else as the Amiga version seems more polished?

Look at youtube ST Nitro longplay how much it differs.

Havie · 11 February 2021, 17:58

Yes but maybe not for the better with all those extra things in the way?

Jobbo · 11 February 2021, 18:40

Seems like the ST version is designed around the fact that the ST can't easily scroll left to right. They reworked the whole game to scroll up and down only.

Predseda · 11 February 2021, 18:46

Yes, I think so. And because they differ so much, it would be interesting to have both versions for Amiga.

DamienD · 11 February 2021, 19:07

I just watched a YouTube video of the Atari ST version.

This version remind me of Hot Rod in the way it plays

brett71 · 12 February 2021, 15:40

I remember noticing back in the day after I bought a boxed copy of Nitro, read over the manual, and then played it quite a lot that there were no pedestrians as talked about in the manual. I wrote to Psygnosis to ask about it and they confirmed that the Amiga version did not have pedestrians and the manual was in error. Had no idea it was an ST port and that the ST port had all of those things in it. I still thought Nitro was a pretty fun game and me and my friends played quite a bit of it.

Galahad/FLT · 12 February 2021, 19:25

I did ask Jamie Woodhouse some time ago if he still had the ST version source, but its long since lost

Shadowfire · 13 February 2021, 16:14

Just checked out a youtube video of the ST version. They did put some effort into the Amiga port (in-game music, maps rewritten to support multidirectional scrolling).
Gameplay wise the only thing I saw there that I wished the Amiga version had was the 3rd party traffic.

JohnnyWalker · 13 February 2021, 23:47

I remember playing and LOVING Nitro on the ST. Then I got the Amiga version and it felt unfinished by comparison. No idea if that's fair or not, especially given the mention of the ST's scrolling limitations, but I just remember the ST version being 100 times more FUN.

And the Amiga version being... boring by comparison.

11 February 2021, 08:15	#1
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,540	Nitro ST - Amiga port possible? Regarding the latest Lemon / EAB round in gaming compo I came across discussion about Nitro. The game is a port from Atari ST, but very strange. levels are different and some important features missing - pedestrians, crossing npc cars (and trucks!). Would it be possible to do a proper port, playable in a good speed on lets say accelerated A1200?

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11 February 2021, 13:30	#2
Havie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1,893	Never knew this and played Nitro the other day! Guessing it was more of design decision then anything else as the Amiga version seems more polished?

11 February 2021, 17:58	#4
Havie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1,893	Yes but maybe not for the better with all those extra things in the way?

11 February 2021, 18:40	#5
Jobbo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Druidia Posts: 388	Seems like the ST version is designed around the fact that the ST can't easily scroll left to right. They reworked the whole game to scroll up and down only.

11 February 2021, 18:46	#6
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,540	Yes, I think so. And because they differ so much, it would be interesting to have both versions for Amiga.

11 February 2021, 19:07	#7
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	I just watched a YouTube video of the Atari ST version. This version remind me of Hot Rod in the way it plays

12 February 2021, 15:40	#8
brett71 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ames, IA, USA Posts: 521	I remember noticing back in the day after I bought a boxed copy of Nitro, read over the manual, and then played it quite a lot that there were no pedestrians as talked about in the manual. I wrote to Psygnosis to ask about it and they confirmed that the Amiga version did not have pedestrians and the manual was in error. Had no idea it was an ST port and that the ST port had all of those things in it. I still thought Nitro was a pretty fun game and me and my friends played quite a bit of it.

12 February 2021, 19:25	#9
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,988	I did ask Jamie Woodhouse some time ago if he still had the ST version source, but its long since lost

13 February 2021, 16:14	#10
Shadowfire Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Connecticut USA Posts: 617	Just checked out a youtube video of the ST version. They did put some effort into the Amiga port (in-game music, maps rewritten to support multidirectional scrolling). Gameplay wise the only thing I saw there that I wished the Amiga version had was the 3rd party traffic.

13 February 2021, 23:47	#11
JohnnyWalker aka ThunderPeel2001 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Age: 45 Posts: 303	I remember playing and LOVING Nitro on the ST. Then I got the Amiga version and it felt unfinished by comparison. No idea if that's fair or not, especially given the mention of the ST's scrolling limitations, but I just remember the ST version being 100 times more FUN. And the Amiga version being... boring by comparison.

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