The Amiga Thread

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Dragon's Lair, originally released for arcades in 1983 by Cinematronics. It uses laserdisc technology, offering greatly superior graphics compared to other video games at the time. The game was ported to several other platforms, but as no home system technology of that era could accommodate the graphical quality of LaserDisc. But there was one port of the game that stood above the rest and was a faithful recreation of the laserdisc original. That version was the Commodore Amiga release from 1983. In this episode we deep dive and take a look at how Dragon's Lair on the Amiga came to be.

Rand!

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Rand is a great guy, don’t get me wrong. But how does a high school student get ahold of prototype hardware and a copy of the Laserdisc direct from the respective companies, fly to New York to meet with the original developers, and then arrange a team of artists to develop the game? It makes me wonder what his parents did for a living.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

He had his first game published on the C64 when he was 13 and worked on other games before Dragon's Lair, so he would have had connections and some money.

Here's an interview he did a few years ago where he talks about some of the things he worked on.

https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/inte ... eem-part-1

https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/inte ... eem-part-2

He worked on 2 of the worst games of all time after Dragon's Lair Amiga: Home Alone & Where's Waldo on the NES for Bethesda.

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https://www.winuae.net/

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Piracy was rife on the Amiga, with almost every game getting cracked by various scene groups. Developers weren't fans of this and they often left messages and rants for them in the code -- sometimes angry, but usually hilarious. Enjoy these gems!

[Hawq]

X-Copy made it so easy, think it was even given away on some cover disks at one point

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Hey all! I'm back with another announcement from Retro Games Ltd. about their new project and successor to The A500 Mini! This time we read an interview by German games publication Amigafan.de with Retro Games Ltd. in which they discuss their future plans, including an announcement that a lot of people have been waiting for... of sorts! Watch the video to find out more.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

This video is all ten episodes of my early "10 Years of Amiga Gaming" series rolled into one for those who enjoy these longer uploads. I believe it's over 400 Amiga games shortly described with accompanying footage. Nearly 7 hours of content!

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Legendary 90's computer magazine Amiga Power gave out some pretty low scores in their time -- they rated 38 games at 10% or less! This is a look at ALL of their worst reviewed games, ranging from well-known turkeys like Rise of the Robots and Dangerous Streets to some shockingly obscure titles. That and a certain Kick Off '96.

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'Roguecraft' Is A Stunning New Roguelike Coming To Amiga This Year

Update: Pre-orders open July 1st



After a long wait, we now finally have a date for when Roguecraft pre-orders will open.

According to a recent tweet from the game's publisher Thalamus Digital, published earlier this month, you will be able to pre-order the game from July 1st.

Three different physical versions will be available. These include:

• A standard edition (containing a box, a CD32-compatible game CD, a manual, a floppy disk label, a Thalamus sticker, a Roguecraft postcard, an A3 poster, and a digital download) - £19.99
• A deluxe edition (containing a box, a CD32-compatible game CD, a manual, a Thalamus sticker, a Roguecraft postcard, an A3 poster, a Roguecraft bookmark, a Badger Punch postcard, a Roguecraft sticker sheet, a game floppy, and a digital download) - £29.99
• Zero Cluck's edition (containing a box, a CD32-compatible game CD, a manual, a Thalamus sticker, a Roguecraft postcard, an A3 poster, a Roguecraft bookmark, a Badger Punch postcard, a Roguecraft sticker sheet, a game floppy, a pin badge, a Roguecraft tee, a plastic chicken, and a digital download) - £44.99

Rewards are expected to ship in September 2024, which, we're assuming, is when the digital-only edition listed on the developer's website will also be available to purchase. The game will be playable from floppy disk, WHDLoad, and CD32, and is compatible with the Amiga 500+ (with 1MB Chip RAM, 1MB Other RAM, or 2MB Chip RAM), emulators, and the A500 Mini.





Source: Time Extension

[Dr. Zoidberg]

It this video, I will be bringing back to life a Commodore Amiga 500 that was heading to the trash, through replacing it's broken floppy drive with a brand new Gotek (floppy drive emulator) drive, not from a kit bought online but from scratch using a bog standard drive bought from AliExpress.
I will be going through the whole process of finding the right Gotek USB drive, flashing it's firmware to the Amiga compatible FlashFloppy, showing how to wire and connect an OLED Screen and Rotary Encoder to the Gotek board. Plus, even designing and 3D printing a custom enclosure to house the screen, and specifically the type of encoder I bought that will sit on top of the Amiga.
Even get to show the famous boing ball Workbench demo and play the game "The Great Giana Sisters".

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What the fucking fuck!

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