The most impressive 3D graphics on unexpanded OCS Amiga? - Page 2

lordofchaos · 08 June 2016, 22:33

Seem to remember C.A.P. being quite special for the humble 500. Better not load it up, would spoil the rose tinted view.

http://hol.abime.net/3067

gilgamesh · 08 June 2016, 23:05

What alexh said. And Alpha Waves.

I also liked Midwinter, but that didn't age so well.

Amiga1992 · 08 June 2016, 23:27

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Originally Posted by lordofchaos

Seem to remember C.A.P. being quite special for the humble 500. Better not load it up, would spoil the rose tinted view.

No, CAP still holds itself pretty well, another favorite. Quite quick on 68000!

saimon69 · 09 June 2016, 02:24

Seen only in video (and seems to remember as demo in half nineties on a computer club) but this, albeit unreleased, seems pretty impressive even on a 500:
[ Show youtube player ]

dlfrsilver · 09 June 2016, 02:35

Ambermoon is by the far the game with the best 3D engine. From what i've seen so far, it has awesome display routines with beautiful real 2D textures applied on 3D surfaces.

Even on A500 it's an incredible feat

alexh · 09 June 2016, 08:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by saimon69

Seen only in video (and seems to remember as demo in half nineties on a computer club) but this, albeit unreleased, seems pretty impressive even on a 500:
[ Show youtube player ]

Interesting. This seems to have been written by a guy I worked alongside at Argonaut in 1997/8

saimon69 · 09 June 2016, 22:00

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Originally Posted by alexh

Interesting. This seems to have been written by a guy I worked alongside at Argonaut in 1997/8

Nice, wish he finish it and release in the same way of Tanks Furry, look like a very nice project and like the music

BTW have a sweet spot for Argonaut as former Speccy user canno ever stop thank them for 3D starstrike

gilgamesh · 13 June 2016, 09:29

Hunter looks cool, but I've never played it.

Michael · 13 June 2016, 10:37

Simulcra is nice
https://oagd.net/amiga/simulcra

Also Interface (released on AF or CU cover disk)

alexh · 13 June 2016, 21:39

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Originally Posted by saimon69

Nice, wish he finish it and release

Unlikely. He was nostalgic in 1997 when I introduced him to UAE and Fellow but not that nostalgic he wanted to code again

lordofchaos · 13 June 2016, 22:11

No mention of "Knights Of The Sky" yet? I had a quick game on it yesterday, runs very well on the A500.

http://hol.abime.net/2598

jediknight · 14 June 2016, 00:37

zool

ReadOnlyCat · 14 June 2016, 00:47

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Originally Posted by jediknight

zool

3D graphics in Zool?
I am pretty sure you are the only one to have seen them.

Lucidphreak · 16 June 2016, 04:52

The music in "hunt for 7th october" kicks ass... Makes me want to re-record it on real instruments. I never really got into demos because all of the speedy techno like music just ruined the visuals for me - but that hypnotic slow thing going on in "hunt.." Is bad ass.

Cool stuff.. Trying to get back into the amiga hardware world.. Look forward to enjoying some of this on real hardware...

Amiga1992 · 16 June 2016, 18:19

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Originally Posted by ReadOnlyCat

3D graphics in Zool?
I am pretty sure you are the only one to have seen them.

Drugs can be very powerful, man

Locutus · 16 June 2016, 20:47

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Originally Posted by Akira

Drugs can be very powerful, man

Must have been some *special* chuppa chups

rsn8887 · 17 June 2016, 00:24

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Originally Posted by alexh

Ambermoon. 3D texture mapped
Legends of Valour

AGA

Albion

Legends of Valour blew me away at the time!

Also:
Virus - great landscape
Zeewolf - great clipping
Vaxine
Epic
Robocop 3
Thunderhawk
Resolution 101
Future classics Collection - maze game (great use of pre-rendered 3d effects)
Bad Company (a bit crappy, but I liked it)

I second Blob, great use of 2D scaling.

BTW: Has anybody ever played Eye of the Storm? You fly around in the eye of Jupiter, and there are lifeforms there. It is extremely lonely and scary. Also a very crappy game.

appiah4 · 22 June 2016, 14:21

Microprose's flight simulators were light years ahead of their time. F-15 Strike Eagle II really mesmerized me when I was a kid..

..but one day I managed to get my chopper to take off in Gunship 2000 and my eyes nearly poped out of their sockets.

Knights of the Sky was also a similarly huge achievement.

And EPIC was the closest we got to a Wing Commander game for a very long time..

Let's not forget the fact that pretty much the whole galaxy was crammed into a single floppy in ELITE. And how mindblowing the graphics of Frontier are still amaze me to this day.

However, impressiveness award has to go to either Hunter or Midwinter II due to the scope and scale of the games.

lifeschool · 23 June 2016, 16:15

The 3D coverdisk game Alianator was very fast on a stock A500, and with anything faster it became too fast.

Skull Army did quite a few fast 3D tunnel games, like Hydrozone.

Indianapolis 500

Hover Force, Hover Spirit, Power Drome

Wingnuts (http://hol.abime.net/4876)

Simulcra

Star Wars

Mercenary I/II

---- others (untested)

Hyperion, Matrix Marauders,
Gunboat, Embrio
Borodino / Gettysburg / Armada
Dawn patrol, red baron,
Moonfall
Titanic II
Wild Wheels
mysterious worlds - coverdisk

s2325 · 11 July 2016, 11:35

Walls v1.7 by Mats Knip [ Show youtube player ] but I'm not sure about required hardware.

23 June 2016, 16:15	#39
lifeschool Local Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lancashire, UK Age: 48 Posts: 1,591	The 3D coverdisk game Alianator was very fast on a stock A500, and with anything faster it became too fast. Skull Army did quite a few fast 3D tunnel games, like Hydrozone. Indianapolis 500 Hover Force, Hover Spirit, Power Drome Wingnuts (http://hol.abime.net/4876) Simulcra Star Wars Mercenary I/II ---- others (untested) Hyperion, Matrix Marauders, Gunboat, Embrio Borodino / Gettysburg / Armada Dawn patrol, red baron, Moonfall Titanic II Wild Wheels mysterious worlds - coverdisk Last edited by lifeschool; 23 June 2016 at 16:25.

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lordofchaos TinkerTailorContentMaker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Age: 45 Posts: 1,205	Seem to remember C.A.P. being quite special for the humble 500. Better not load it up, would spoil the rose tinted view. http://hol.abime.net/3067

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saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,518	Seen only in video (and seems to remember as demo in half nineties on a computer club) but this, albeit unreleased, seems pretty impressive even on a 500: [ Show youtube player ]

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Michael A1260T/PPC/BV/SCSI/NET Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Moscow / Russia Posts: 839	Simulcra is nice https://oagd.net/amiga/simulcra Also Interface (released on AF or CU cover disk)

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lordofchaos TinkerTailorContentMaker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Age: 45 Posts: 1,205	No mention of "Knights Of The Sky" yet? I had a quick game on it yesterday, runs very well on the A500. http://hol.abime.net/2598

14 June 2016, 00:37	#32
jediknight Registered User Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: bolton Posts: 145	zool

16 June 2016, 04:52	#34
Lucidphreak Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: USA Posts: 56	The music in "hunt for 7th october" kicks ass... Makes me want to re-record it on real instruments. I never really got into demos because all of the speedy techno like music just ruined the visuals for me - but that hypnotic slow thing going on in "hunt.." Is bad ass. Cool stuff.. Trying to get back into the amiga hardware world.. Look forward to enjoying some of this on real hardware...

22 June 2016, 14:21	#38
appiah4 Registered User Join Date: May 2015 Location: Somewhere in Time Posts: 490	Microprose's flight simulators were light years ahead of their time. F-15 Strike Eagle II really mesmerized me when I was a kid.. ..but one day I managed to get my chopper to take off in Gunship 2000 and my eyes nearly poped out of their sockets. Knights of the Sky was also a similarly huge achievement. And EPIC was the closest we got to a Wing Commander game for a very long time.. Let's not forget the fact that pretty much the whole galaxy was crammed into a single floppy in ELITE. And how mindblowing the graphics of Frontier are still amaze me to this day. However, impressiveness award has to go to either Hunter or Midwinter II due to the scope and scale of the games.

11 July 2016, 11:35	#40
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Walls v1.7 by Mats Knip [ Show youtube player ] but I'm not sure about required hardware.

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