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Amiga1200
Hi.
Next week i'm FINALLY getting an amiga 1200 . I've never had a 1200 (always stick to 500 and 500+), but now i thought of upgrading to A1200 with 160mb HD... The question is what I should REALLY check out on this machine, which cannot be seen on the amiga 500. For instance, a demo which only runs on 68020, -or a specific program or game which needs more power than A500 has. So what i'm really asking is : WHAT is definately worth seeing on a 1200? spit it out!! make my eyes bleed! ![]() |
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crusader of light
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Any AGA only demos is a good place to start.
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Zone Friend
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Some suggestions from me:
BANSHEE - http://hol.abime.net/31 - Forget 1942 . ROADKILL - http://hol.abime.net/1252 - Man this game kixx ass !!! Marvin's Marvellous Adventure - http://hol.abime.net/2415 - PURE AGA color explosion ! |
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good suggestions plasmatron!
For demos: http://ada.planet-d.net/ <- check out the requierments, but I would advise you to look for a accelerator card, it is the best investment you can dofor your miggy ![]() |
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I want an A1000
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Got a bit carried away, most of these hardly push AGA to the limit, but IMO they 're all good AGA games.
Brian the Lion http://hol.abime.net/208 Super Stardust http://hol.abime.net/2212 James Pond 2 http://hol.abime.net/782 Zool http://hol.abime.net/1634 Alien Breed II http://hol.abime.net/3234 Alladin http://hol.abime.net/3225 Breathless http://hol.abime.net/204 (I think you need processor upgrade+extra ram for this) Chaos Engine http://hol.abime.net/2984 Final Odyssey http://hol.abime.net/542 Morph http://hol.abime.net/2513 SleepWalker http://hol.abime.net/1977 Soccer Kid http://hol.abime.net/1994 OnEscapee http://hol.abime.net/2305 Pinball Fantasies http://hol.abime.net/1056 Pinball Illusions http://hol.abime.net/1059 Pinball Prelude http://hol.abime.net/1063 Second Samurai http://hol.abime.net/1856 Shadow Fighter http://hol.abime.net/1889 Simon the Sorcerer http://hol.abime.net/1941 UFO: Enemy Unknown http://hol.abime.net/1789 |
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Amiga-Mad
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If you get an accelerator card you might be able to play some more demanding more good looiking games that push the AGA chip a bit more, for example Crossfire II, T-Zero...most of those games are cd-rom based
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Most of what Wandered typed are not actually AGA games but some are good fun.. UFO Enemy Unknown is great if you've got the patience as there's a whole world to be imersed in - only one in the series I've ever completed.. shocking really!
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All the games Wanderer put in are indeed AGA or have AGA versions available!!
UFO ECS looks nowhere near as good as the AGA version, and I suppose the same goes for other listed games!! |
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I want an A1000
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If you have a cd-rom you can try the CD32 versions of AGA games, if available. Mostly, it's just the audio cd music tracks instead of the Paula "chip" music - and some extra levels/world if you 're lucky. Of the games I listed earlier SleepWalker CD32 has superb cd music tracks. (http://hol.abime.net/1978)
Brian the Lion CD32 (http://hol.abime.net/209) and James Pond 2: Robocod CD32 have good music tracks (http://hol.abime.net/783) Yet another platformer, one of the best, Fire and Ice (http://hol.abime.net/548) is to be found with enhanced AGA graphics in CD32 version only (not A1200-floppy) and it contains some of the best music tracks in Amiga game-music history! ![]() Finally, Alien Breed: Tower Assault CD32 (http://hol.abime.net/3239) contains both the original Alien Breed 2 and the Tower Assault version. (extra levels and storyline) along with some stunning intros. Great release. Well, if you're into platformers like me, you know where to start ![]() Last edited by wanderer; 07 May 2005 at 23:45. |
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2nd era...
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Stick an 030 in it.
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Ok thanks dudes!
I'll check out the stuff you've all sent, (starting with the scene demo's). Anyway, where do i need an accellerator card or 030 for? The only program (not even 'game') i can think of is cinema or an other image processing program. But getting such a card only for 1 or 2 programs? hmm... |
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Amiga-Mad
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An accelerator card has a fast ram slot on it so you can add fast ram, some cards accepts up to 128mb ram. And when using a harddrive even morew chip ram will be consumed which will leave you with very little left to run any games or applications. |
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I want an A1000
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Hey AMIGAZ, what's the difference between SX32 and SX32 pro? I only made it to SX1.
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Plain SX32 just has a fast ram slot and a 2.5 inch hd connector. Almost had a SX32 pro 25mhz in my hands but the seller at Amibench kept my payment and never sent the SX32 ![]() I advice people to be careful when posting wanted ads there because anyone can say "well, I have what you're looking for" and just steal your payment. |
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Tubby mechanical friend
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If you're really serious about watching AGA demos, there's no way around an accelerator anyway (060 preferably). There aren't that many AGA demos which run on a plain 020 (most need at least some Fast RAM), and the *really* good modern ones need a 030+
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Demos on the Amiga for me are about those old skool demos (Big Time Sensuality etc..) and If I wanted to see the 3D demos of now then I have a ppowerful PC ![]() For me the new demos which push the 060 and PPC are not really that good, I'd rather see a new 020/030 demo that pushes the AGA chipset etc.. and has great audio etc.. |
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Nice to have that said! I'll try what I can do on a plain 1200 in the first place anyway.
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I want an A1000
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Errm, apart from the upgrade, you'll also need a downgrade (in software form
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