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What is the most powerfull Amiga setup for gaming? Beyond A500?
« on: November 25, 2003, 10:39:04 PM »
I used to have an A500 with the extra 512kb of RAM. What would you say is the most powerful Amiga system (that runs all of the original Amiga games)?

Are the 600, 1000, and 1200 better options in terms of speed, memory and hard drive options? Or can I supe up my A500 to be good enough?

And how much of a difference does it make? Weren't most games back then made to run on A500 as the lowest common denominator?

Thoughts? I am in the market for more Amiga hardware :)
 

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Re: What is the most powerfull Amiga setup for gaming? Beyond A500?
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2003, 10:49:23 PM »
1st, What is an AGA game?

2nd, is it not possible to connect an external HD to the A500?

3rd, is there somekind of masterlist for determining compatibility of games between the various Amigas?

Lastly, am I correct in presuming that anything beyond the A1200 is overkill for gaming?
 

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Re: What is the most powerfull Amiga setup for gaming? Beyond A500?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2003, 10:51:30 PM »
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The vast majority of old school games were made to run on an OCS or ECS based machine with KS1.3. Some older games will refuse to run on this but most will. There are also degrading tricks to help run stubborn older games.


I don't want to get annoying, is there somewhere I can look up these acronyms? I was 13 when I owned my original A500. ECS and OCS don't ring a bell.

I guess I am interested in the games that were out when the A500 was king, but I am also clueless as to what games came after. I thought that gaming on the Amiga kind of died after that but maybe I'm wrong. Were there any classics or top shelf games that were geared towards later generation Amigas?
 

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Re: What is the most powerfull Amiga setup for gaming? Beyond A500?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2003, 11:31:23 PM »
Ok, great roundup, I'll go read this history of the Amiga to catchup on the gaps, but first, what is an AGA game?

I don't think you answered that last tidbit yet, did you?

Thanks for all your help!
 

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Re: What is the most powerfull Amiga setup for gaming? Beyond A500?
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2003, 11:48:15 PM »
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I'm partial to the Pegasos II w/ a G3-600 or G4-1000, a Voodoo4 video card, and SCSI controller.


Sorry for my ignorance but does that run the original Amiga game titles?
 

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Re: What is the most powerfull Amiga setup for gaming? Beyond A500?
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2003, 12:03:54 AM »
Is it not possible to use a HD with the A500?
 

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Re: What is the most powerfull Amiga setup for gaming? Beyond A500?
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2003, 05:39:43 AM »
Ok, so I get the picture that the A1200 is probably the best bet.

Can someone detail me the *ideal* A1200 in terms of speed, graphics, hard drive and any other peripherals?

Whenever I see people talk about their Amigas they always mention things that I have never heard of, Fast Ram this, slow fast that, bla bla bla. If price were no issue, what would be the setup for the perfect A1200, with gaming in mind?

Btw, thanks to everyone for the great info so far.
 

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Re: What is the most powerfull Amiga setup for gaming? Beyond A500?
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2003, 03:52:56 PM »
Thanks for all the great info. Seems like the HD for the A500 is doable but would be better with the KS2.1 which as it happens might not be compatible with all classic games that came before it, creating somewhat of a problem?

Does this problem exist for the 1200 as well?

Also, I heard there is somekind of switcher to allow you to switch your A500 between the 3 different KS versions, is this easy to operate,aquire, etc.?

I think I am going to cover both bases and get both the 1200 and 500. Is there any advantage to getting a 500 that has ECS instead of OCS? And does anyone recommend a certain hard drive for it?

Thanks again for the stellar info.