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Re: new os3.x software ?
« on: March 18, 2010, 08:36:58 AM »
New apps would be great, whether it be games, utils or other. Updated networkrelated sofware (I am still eagerly awaiting IMAP-support in YAM) is very high on my list.

For games, I wouldn't mind larger (non-floppydisk based) games with highly improved graphics. I'm dreaming of high resolution versions of graphical adventures such as Day of the tentacle, Monkey Island or The Pawn, supporting external midi sound modules...

Common apps often support higher specced Amigas, but games commonly only support the lowest common denominator and thus hardly make use of faster processors, more memory, large harddrives, flicker fixers and so on.

And yes, I would most likely pay for software like that, if it was a real improvement over existing software.
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Re: new os3.x software ?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2010, 10:08:11 AM »
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There all should play on A1200 with RAM expanision.

Isn't that aiming a little low, spec wise? A 68030 with, say, 8 or 16 MB ram, with highres interlaced graphics (who doesn't own a flicker fixer these days? ;-) ), installed on your harddisk or running from cd would give plenty of 'oomph' to make very nice games with much improved graphics and sound compared to the classic (mostly lo-res) games running from floppies.

Maybe I'm aiming to high, considering I have a Blizzard 1260 and an Indivision AGA in my A1200, but I think it would be better to aim new games for the classic Amiga at higher specced models. The low end miggies have plenty of games already. Why not make use of all the extra power with which many Amigas have been upgraded during the last decade?
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Life sucks. Then you die. Then they throw mud in your face. Then you get eaten by worms. Be happy it happens in that order... My Amiga 1200