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Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« on: October 06, 2019, 02:39:06 PM »
This is cool stuff! Full version of Pinball Dreams for the Amstrad CPC!

https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=83118

The Amigos has done a video of it side by side with the original Amiga version.  :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faDRc7R7a10

Offline TribbleSmasher

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2019, 02:48:49 PM »
Doesn't look too shabby.:)
 

Offline BozzerBigD

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2019, 12:46:05 PM »
This is a thing of beauty and a technological marvel. There is no way the CPC was used to its potential during the duration of its commercial life. This would have been a game changer back in the day and could have sunk the Spectrum IMHO.
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."

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Offline Rotzloeffel

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2019, 02:53:01 PM »
WOW
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Offline vince_6

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2019, 09:51:41 AM »
And think that you need a Falcon to play this...
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Offline BozzerBigD

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2019, 12:09:36 PM »
Atari Falcon?!
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Offline vince_6

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2019, 12:47:26 PM »
Yes  ;D
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Offline BozzerBigD

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2019, 01:27:14 PM »
Maybe the CPC version could be back ported to the Atari ST now? ;-)
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."

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Offline paul1981

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2019, 01:39:33 PM »
Would this run on the same Amstrad my friend had when I was a kid with the tape drive built in? If so this must be some sort of magic happening here. Mind you, I was always impressed with the Amstrad.
 

Offline psxphill

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2019, 02:15:44 PM »
Would this run on the same Amstrad my friend had when I was a kid with the tape drive built in? If so this must be some sort of magic happening here. Mind you, I was always impressed with the Amstrad.

It's disk only, I don't like the horizontal interlace (although it probably looks better on a crt).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl_MSCpGC0M

The magic is the scrolling, except it's not really magic. It's just careful programming of the 6845 video controller. I don't believe it's a new concept either, people were doing 6845 tricks in the old days as well.
 

Offline vince_6

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2019, 02:20:41 PM »
Yes disk only.
3" 3.5"(parados) and M4 disk image.
It also needs 128K.
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Offline paul1981

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2019, 08:39:21 PM »
Would this run on the same Amstrad my friend had when I was a kid with the tape drive built in? If so this must be some sort of magic happening here. Mind you, I was always impressed with the Amstrad.

It's disk only, I don't like the horizontal interlace (although it probably looks better on a crt).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl_MSCpGC0M

The magic is the scrolling, except it's not really magic. It's just careful programming of the 6845 video controller. I don't believe it's a new concept either, people were doing 6845 tricks in the old days as well.

Youtube comments...always a laugh. They're falling out over C64 vs Amstad.  ::)
 

Offline vince_6

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2019, 08:31:31 AM »
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Offline NovaCoder

Re: Pinball Dreams on Amstrad CPC
« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2019, 01:12:05 AM »
Very cool to see an old 8 bit machine do something like this  8)



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