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Offline VarthallTopic starter

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How fast is the Akiko chip?
« on: April 15, 2003, 10:39:11 PM »
Does the Akiko chip from the CD32 really speed up chunky graphics, or it's just a hyped chip? I remember reading on CUAmiga that it was too slow for practical use, but in ADoom there's  an Akiko driver, and also it seems that Wing Commander used it. So, where is the truth? This question has puzzled me all these years until now. If it speeds up things, then how much?
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Re: How fast is the Akiko chip?
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2003, 01:04:59 AM »
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MikesterBrau wrote:
I must admit though I have always wanted to compare side by side the disk based and CD32 versions of Wing Commander for the Amiga.  :)

Maybe one day they will be available on Back2TheRoots, who knows....

Anyway, it seems that the cd32 could run Doom very well. Pity that when it was released it didn't have any 3d shooteravailable that make use of the chip;  if this happened maybe things would have been different for Commodore...

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Re: How fast is the Akiko chip?
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2003, 01:41:14 AM »
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Pity it wasn't an integral part of the AGA chipset since day 1...


Wasn't the Akiko included in the CD1200 add-on for the A1200?

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