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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: rednova on June 17, 2007, 12:19:42 AM

Title: amiga floppy or cd?
Post by: rednova on June 17, 2007, 12:19:42 AM

Dear Amigans:

I am going to work to make new games for amiga (I am a hobbyist)...My question is..what kind of games you will rather play: a cd game..or a game in a few floppy disks?
I can easily make either one. I am thinking about making a floppy based game...that way everyone can play it in a classic amiga..even if the specs are low.
The cd game however..It will let me add lots of great stuff to the game..like beautiful 3d raytraced graphics and animations...but it will need more ram to be able to play it.The cd would be really good..but it can only be played by people that have a cd drive.
Pls help me...what do you think?
rednova
www.feryogi.com

Title: Re: amiga floppy or cd?
Post by: Flashlab on June 17, 2007, 12:27:09 AM

I don't really care if it's floppy or cd; as long as it's a fun playable game!

What sort of game are you planning?

Title: Re: amiga floppy or cd?
Post by: A4000_Mad on June 17, 2007, 12:28:50 AM

I would appreciate either floppy or CD. A hard drive installer on the first floppy would be great of course. I guess you know that you can put an S drawer onto a CD-R and then use a program called CD-Boot to enable your Amiga to boot into it with maximum RAM available? (I use it to boot into CD32 games on both the A4000 and A1200)

:pint:


A4000 Mad

Title: Re: amiga floppy or cd?
Post by: CLS2086 on June 17, 2007, 12:31:57 AM

Hi,
I want something that run on my A1000 ! ;-)

Title: Re: amiga floppy or cd?
Post by: rednova on June 17, 2007, 01:12:54 AM

Dear Amigans:

Thanks for your input. I will probably make many games...many more than just one. Then i can make a cd game and also a floppy game...different games. There are many kinds of games I will like to do..so I will do them all...one at a time.
My favorite kind of game is rpg, but I want to make other stuff too: like blood money, turrican, myst, and simulations-like ports of call.
what do you think??

rednova
www.feryogi.com

Title: Re: amiga floppy or cd?
Post by: amigean on June 17, 2007, 01:42:40 AM

your website at www.feryogi.com appears to be down

Now back on topic, any game for the amiga would be welcome at this stage, even if it were distributed in tapes...
 

Title: Re: amiga floppy or cd?
Post by: Drummerboy on June 17, 2007, 03:08:18 AM

I think the two options.. but..for HD install..

regards

Title: Re: amiga floppy or cd?
Post by: motorollin on June 17, 2007, 09:44:56 AM

Why not let the user decide when they purchase the game? They can order a CD, a floppy, or a downloadable lha file which they can extract to their hard disk.

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moto