What are the best games that were specifically designed for ECS chipset?

ceaser · 17 March 2011, 20:46

Hey!

I know what CD32 games are cool, and I've found many AGA games too that are awesome, but what games came out that were really designed to run on ECS on Amiga 3000? So many games are better suited for A500/2000. Of course, the most games came out for that generation of Amiga. But what are your favorite games that work BEST on ECS???

deicidal · 17 March 2011, 21:31

The only thing I can think of is The Settlers that if you had more than 512 of chip ram you had additional sounds. Quite a lot of games took advantage of the 60hz mode lemmings for example if my memory isnt failing again.

Don't actually remember any ecs only titles though.

Anakirob · 19 March 2011, 04:22

Hired Guns would also give additional sound effects with the presence of extra chipram.

According to the documentation this was only for machines with 2Mb chip, but really 1Mb chip and 1Mb other would mean there was enough free chip ram to load them.

Just like decidal, I don't recall any commercially available ECS (500+/600 only) titles. I'm sure there are some PD/Shareware/etc. games which are, but I can't name any off the top of my head.

Although there are some AGA games which really just require lots of chipram and will run on any Amiga with enough. Like Primal Rage for example.

AndyLandy · 19 March 2011, 09:33

I don't know about games, but I did discover that OctaMED 6 gave me Guru errors on my A2000 until I swapped the Denise for an ECS one. I guess there are one or two others things that need it, but I don't imagine many games ever did. Even AGA games aren't that massively prevalent.

ceaser · 15 May 2011, 14:38

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Minuous · 19 May 2011, 09:41

I don't know of any games that were designed for the Enhanced Chip Set.
It was really the most worthless "upgrade" ever.

AmigaFriend · 19 May 2011, 10:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minuous

I don't know of any games that were designed for the Enhanced Chip Set.
It was really the most worthless "upgrade" ever.

I don't think it is worthless, because having the possibility to have 2Mb chip ram benefited many applications, not also games. For whoever used the Amiga with professional applications was a major upgrade IMO.

Edit - In term of games, yes, because only thing you could really have compared to OCS was more chip memory.

Minuous · 19 May 2011, 19:09

Eh, that would be 1 extra address line compared to the 1Mb chip RAM version, trivial really.

Hewitson · 20 May 2011, 05:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by xpect

I don't think it is worthless, because having the possibility to have 2Mb chip ram benefited many applications, not also games. For whoever used the Amiga with professional applications was a major upgrade IMO.

Yeah, but how many people had a 2mb upgrade? Less than 1% would be my guess.

haynor666 · 20 May 2011, 08:20

Most people are buying Fast RAM extensions rather Chip RAM.
But if remember correctly on A600 was more popular 1 Mb Chip extension rather than Fast RAM extensions.

PiCiJi · 17 August 2014, 18:18

How much ECS features use the games Wasted Dreams and Hell Squad ? Is it only the agnus ecs feature to handle 2 MB chipram or are there ecs denise features in use ? I wonder if the graphics differ between aga and ecs ?

Sandro · 17 August 2014, 19:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by PiCiJi

How much ECS features use the games Wasted Dreams and Hell Squad ? Is it only the agnus ecs feature to handle 2 MB chipram or are there ecs denise features in use ? I wonder if the graphics differ between aga and ecs ?

wasted dreams and hellsquad are not aga games they run in 32 colors, they require any amiga with 2mb chip,that's all

bubbob42 · 17 August 2014, 20:14

Dungeon Master 2 requires 2MB chipram, too. It works on ECS although the box says "A1200"

PiCiJi · 26 August 2014, 11:26

Quote:

wasted dreams and hellsquad are not aga games they run in 32 colors, they require any amiga with 2mb chip,that's all

in hol there is an "enhance" hardware category. I would understand it as OCS agnus is not enough to play these games. Maybe both games should be listed there?

zipper · 26 August 2014, 12:07

Jet Pilot? At least it was hard enough on hardware.

TjLaZer · 10 July 2019, 02:13

Primal Rage is another game that requires 2MB Chip RAM and works on ECS. Box says AGA but that is not the case!

Seiya · 13 July 2019, 12:20

Rise of the Robots ECS/OCS require 1 MB Chip RAM to start.

amiwolf · 13 July 2019, 13:25

So do these non-AGA A1200 games that also work on ECS, still require an 020?

17 March 2011, 20:46	#1
ceaser Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Robbinsdale / Minnesota Posts: 54	What are the best games that were specifically designed for ECS chipset? Hey! I know what CD32 games are cool, and I've found many AGA games too that are awesome, but what games came out that were really designed to run on ECS on Amiga 3000? So many games are better suited for A500/2000. Of course, the most games came out for that generation of Amiga. But what are your favorite games that work BEST on ECS???

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17 March 2011, 21:31	#2
deicidal Registered Insane Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ununited Kingdom Posts: 792	The only thing I can think of is The Settlers that if you had more than 512 of chip ram you had additional sounds. Quite a lot of games took advantage of the 60hz mode lemmings for example if my memory isnt failing again. Don't actually remember any ecs only titles though.

19 March 2011, 04:22	#3
Anakirob Unregistered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tasmania Age: 42 Posts: 893	Hired Guns would also give additional sound effects with the presence of extra chipram. According to the documentation this was only for machines with 2Mb chip, but really 1Mb chip and 1Mb other would mean there was enough free chip ram to load them. Just like decidal, I don't recall any commercially available ECS (500+/600 only) titles. I'm sure there are some PD/Shareware/etc. games which are, but I can't name any off the top of my head. Although there are some AGA games which really just require lots of chipram and will run on any Amiga with enough. Like Primal Rage for example.

19 March 2011, 09:33	#4
AndyLandy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southampton / UK Posts: 91	I don't know about games, but I did discover that OctaMED 6 gave me Guru errors on my A2000 until I swapped the Denise for an ECS one. I guess there are one or two others things that need it, but I don't imagine many games ever did. Even AGA games aren't that massively prevalent.

15 May 2011, 14:38	#5
ceaser Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Robbinsdale / Minnesota Posts: 54	I'm 100% going for making this machine just an internet use box mostly. I'm going to try out the Wookiechat IRC client I heard about somewhere. AmiSSL so I can login to my webmail accounts. MUI for whatever wants it. OS 3.9 with patches. I'm trying to get this edit to the Startup-Sequence that you do in Boing Bag 3 right. I keep screwing it up and having to boot with WB disk (in another post).

19 May 2011, 09:41	#6
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,651	I don't know of any games that were designed for the Enhanced Chip Set. It was really the most worthless "upgrade" ever.

19 May 2011, 19:09	#8
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,651	Eh, that would be 1 extra address line compared to the 1Mb chip RAM version, trivial really.

20 May 2011, 08:20	#10
haynor666 retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 1,753	Most people are buying Fast RAM extensions rather Chip RAM. But if remember correctly on A600 was more popular 1 Mb Chip extension rather than Fast RAM extensions.

17 August 2014, 18:18	#11
PiCiJi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: germany Age: 45 Posts: 412	How much ECS features use the games Wasted Dreams and Hell Squad ? Is it only the agnus ecs feature to handle 2 MB chipram or are there ecs denise features in use ? I wonder if the graphics differ between aga and ecs ?

17 August 2014, 20:14	#13
bubbob42 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 585	Dungeon Master 2 requires 2MB chipram, too. It works on ECS although the box says "A1200"

26 August 2014, 12:07	#15
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,839	Jet Pilot? At least it was hard enough on hardware.

10 July 2019, 02:13	#16
TjLaZer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,924	Primal Rage is another game that requires 2MB Chip RAM and works on ECS. Box says AGA but that is not the case!

13 July 2019, 12:20	#17
Seiya Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Italy Posts: 2,390	Rise of the Robots ECS/OCS require 1 MB Chip RAM to start.

13 July 2019, 13:25	#18
amiwolf Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Emerald City Posts: 95	So do these non-AGA A1200 games that also work on ECS, still require an 020?

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