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Other Operating Systems / Re: SHADOW GANGS ZERO - Retro-style ninja action game for PC !

« Last post by Marcio D. on November 16, 2025, 04:10:25 AM »

Phase 2 of level design is going extremely well, with 31 of the 42 total levels having been finished. The developer now estimates this level-polishing phase will be completed by the end of November 2025.

Phase 3: December 2025 to January 2026 - Integration of final graphics into the game.

Optimization Phase: February 2026 to March 2026 - Special effects, sound, and music will be implemented in the game.

Beta Test: April 2026 to June 2026 - All campaign backers will receive a digital copy of the Neo Geo beta version, no matter which platform you backed - i.e. Neo Geo, Genesis / Mega Drive, Dreamcast, Switch, PS5, Xbox, PC (Steam). So be prepared to experience the beta using the flash cart, FPGA, or emulation device of your choice. The developer is counting on you to help iron out all bugs and give useful feedback, as Shadow Gangs Zero is very much a community-driven effort.

Gold: The developer is aiming for the final Neo Geo version to be released by July / August 2026. Once that's done, the versions for the remaining platforms will be developed and released in fairly rapid succession.

Don't miss out on the fun. The campaign is accepting new pledges:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jkmcorp/shadow-gangs-zero

So far, £115K has been raised. We're just £5K away from reaching the final stretch goal of £120K, which will enable the inclusion of six unique mini-bosses - e.g. Ferocious fire-breathing dragon, Military helicopter dropping high-caliber rounds from above, Cannon wall with an arsenal of heavy fire, etc.

Thanks for your help.

P.S. Did you know that Shadow Gangs Zero has a 2-player cooperative gameplay mode? That means you can play solo, or with a friend!

A600GS & A1200NG / Re: PERSONAL PAINT 7.4 UPDATE

« Last post by hexaae on November 15, 2025, 10:41:28 PM »

News?
I bought 7.3c years ago and beta-tested it (helped in fixing a pair of bugs, reporting them to Andy...).

News for a non-AmigaGS generic 68k release (I use PPaint 7.3c under WinUAE 68k)?

A600GS & A1200NG / Re: Feature Requests

« Last post by Twiggy on November 15, 2025, 02:30:34 PM »

Thanks for the update. Looking forward to seeing more developments.

A600GS & A1200NG / Re: Power comparison

« Last post by Twiggy on November 15, 2025, 02:29:14 PM »

Be interesting to have a few different methods of comparing the NG offerings.

Not sure what our options are out there beyond, A1200NG & A600NG (boosted and not), A500mini & A1200 and I guess the Apollo 6000?

Would demos/games be a good benchmark as well as Sysinfo?

Amiga/MorphOS/AROS Programmers Forum / Re: Two quick assembly language questions

« Last post by Thorham on November 15, 2025, 02:25:26 PM »

Answer to the second question is simple: 680x0 asm doesn't support byte operations on address registers.

Amiga/MorphOS/AROS Programmers Forum / Two quick assembly language questions

« Last post by taliadon on November 15, 2025, 11:34:21 AM »

Hey guys, two quick questions regarding 68000 programming:

1) Can anyone explain why move.w d0,-(a0) {8 Cycles} is faster than move.w -(a0),d0 {10 cycles}? This seems a weirdly asymmetrical to me.

2) Does anyone know why my version of Devpac doesn't like move.b a0,d0? Does this particular version of the move instruction have the same size limitations as movea{.w/.l} d0,a0? This is not stipulated within the documentation I have.

All comments are greatly appreciated.

Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion / Re: Amiga 3000 new owner

« Last post by PlatformerZ on November 15, 2025, 02:16:00 AM »

Basically there needs to a terminator on the external SCSI port or last device and it needs to be the ACTIVE type not passive. Also SCSI ID's must not conflict. IIRC the Motherboard header is SCSI ID 7.

You will certainly run amuck if you are running HDTOOLBOX from a Workbench 1.3 boot sequence. Nothing fitting as far as libraries and SETPATCH will be installed.
For OCS Workbench 1.3, HDInstall tools (HDINST.lha on Aminet. Was formerly an Alpha Data HDD tool) or a propriety installer like the GVP releases are known to work.

In the WB 3.1 startup-sequence; the command C:Setpach QUIET or other variants, patches ROM with certain updates in the DEVS folder. scsi.device is often one of these. Depending on circumstance and configuration an update patch is the thing needed to get the system working.

Of course there could be a physical issue with the HDD like stuck heads. Some have tried a light hit with a hammer to the HDD to loosen them, others more tech savvy dissasemble to drive and repair or replace.

A600GS & A1200NG / Re: Power comparison

« Last post by J-Golden on November 14, 2025, 08:49:34 PM »

Quote from: asm1 on November 14, 2025, 06:45:44 PM

https://www.amigaretro.com/index.php?page=Vampire-V4SA

Standalone Vampire V4 - 181.5 Mips

My "Boosted" A1200 NG using the same sysinfo. 270Mips mips as attatched.
Unboosted it is about 210-215 mips.

Sysinfo 3x too old.

270 is more than 181 last I checked.

And you'd be right.

I figured out what was causing all my confusion. It wasn't the Vampire, it was the Pimiga benchmarks I was looking at.

Now THOSE have blazing speeds with Mips of 1342. But with the Accel. board coming out for the A1200NG, Mr. Leaman said it will be 5 times faster. So, taking the current 270Mips x 5 you get 1,350. THAT'S what I remember seeing and calculating and it all makes more sense now that I'm comparing the right boards.

Here is the interview where Matt spills the beans on the speed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8GZSr3OeE4

A600GS & A1200NG / Re: Power comparison

« Last post by asm1 on November 14, 2025, 06:45:44 PM »

Quote from: J-Golden on November 12, 2025, 11:45:54 PM

I've been trying to find some side-by-side comparisons of the A1200NG to other stand alone systems. The info I first found (can't find it now ) put the A1200NG way below other offerings, but with the proposed Turbo card, it will be much faster than anything else.

Has anyone put together such a comparison?

https://www.amigaretro.com/index.php?page=Vampire-V4SA

Standalone Vampire V4 - 181.5 Mips

My "Boosted" A1200 NG using the same sysinfo. 270Mips mips as attatched.
Unboosted it is about 210-215 mips.

Sysinfo 3x too old.

270 is more than 181 last I checked.

A600GS & A1200NG / Re: Power comparison

« Last post by J-Golden on November 14, 2025, 06:23:09 PM »

Fair enough to both questions.

I was looking at pictures of SYSInfo for several different systems and was comparing the Dhrystones and Mips. I know there is a lot more that figures into it, but I kept it simple.

But now I can't seem to find the numbers I originally saw.

It basically came down to the Vampire (I think) was a lot faster, but with the specs mentioned (in one interview, AmigaKit said the A1200NG was going the be about "X" times faster then it currently is) the Accel. Card coming, the A1200NG surpasses it.

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