Results of the Amiga Games Award 2009

[saimo]

I just want to thank everybody who has voted for BOH :-)

[saimo]

Simone : do you plan to port BOH to AmigaOS 68k or MorphOS ?

It would be nice, but the hard truth is that it isn't possible. The reasons are explained in the following Qs/As taken from the website FAQ page:

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Q16: Can you port BOH to this OS/machine?
A: The game already runs on 5 different OSes. At the moment, no further ports are planned.
Also, please keep in mind that:
 * I do not own all the OSes/machines that exist on Earth;
 * I do not have room for more machines;
 * I do not have money for more machines;
 * maintaining more versions would be too demanding;
 * commercially it would make little sense.

Q18: Can you port BOH to classic Amiga machines?
A: Getting classic CPUs and chipsets to run the game acceptably (and still with a noticeable loss of quality) would require a complete and specific implementation from scratch. And, like for handhelds, maintenance would be a nightmare. So, sorry, it is not possible.
Please note that it has been reported that expanded classic Amigas running AmigaOS 4 are able to run the game decently.

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I've been asked to port BOH to various platforms many times, but there's only so much I can do. Moreover, I can't stick forever to BOH, since that doesn't provide me with a living.

[saimo]

BOH here:

http://trollitc.com/2009/05/boh-new-game-for-amiga-windows-or-mac-creator-simone-bevilacqua-submits-to-a-grueling-8-question-interview/

Thanks for providing the link (, but that actually points to just a little interview on an otherwise unrelated site. BOH's official website is at http://www.bohthegame.com (where, among other things, much more interesting interviews can be found)

[saimo]

@klx300r

[saimo]

I voted for BOH for Aros, which I play on my laptop through Icaros all the time

Thanks, and I'm very happy you're enjoying the game!

On another note: I see your copy is still wrapped up in cellophane... great to see BOH in the hands of users!

[saimo]

What a great satisfaction to hear such nice words - thanks, Cammy :-)

[saimo]

At least 68k version could be tested on OS4. I dont think real Amiga users matter there but it would give chance for MorphOS and WinUAE users to try.

As Cammy kindly pointed out, BOH is not just for AmigaOS and AROS, but it runs also on Linux, MacOS and Windows, so pretty much everydody should be able to try it. Also, maybe there's a chance it runs with OS4Emu on MorphOS - I've already asked a couple of times, but nobody ever reported anything.

I honestly didnt know about BOH until now...

That's surprising (but none of your fault, of course), because there are countless threads and news items on Amiga sites about BOH: just think that since the original release (~10 months ago) I've released also lots of other stuff (9 updates, 10 additional missions, 4 additional themes and 3 additional translations, to be precise), which has been presented to the community by means of press releases here, on AW.net and on Amigans.net (just to mention the "official" threads).

Well, since the game is new to you and to others here, here is a quick way to have a glance at it: a little trailer I released yesterday

[saimo]

aros will be on my pc on the weekend so will try the  demo of BOH then.

Well, you don't strictly have to wait: just head to the DOWNLOADS page of the website and get the demo suitable for your current OS
Have fun!

once my a500's are fixed I will have some cash to get this

If you appreciate the game to the point of being willing to buy it, I'll be twice happy

[saimo]

Saimo, sorry I only proof read the link I provided and didn't realize I was off base.

No problem

I don't even own it yet, though it sounds like you've coverted Cammy into a sort of crack head for the game so perhaps I'm going to have to check it out and see what all the hypes about.

Have lots of fun!

[saimo]

Really a classic amiga cant do it? Payback on 060 exist, with all my respect, these nextgen amiga games cant compete with all time games for amiga.

Only that PayBack doesn't do/have full screen interpolated rotations, 24-bit graphics, 8-bit alphachannel, (basic) ray-tracing, 24-bit lighting with virtually unlimited light sources, 7 audio channels with dynamically controlled volume - BOH is more demanding than the low resolution might suggest at first

with all my respect, these nextgen amiga games cant compete with all time games for amiga.

I won't question your personal preferences and it's totally OK with me if you prefer any other game over BOH. Though, let me ask: did you try BOH's demo?

BTW, just to be clear: I love old stuff (in fact, BOH is prominently retro)!