AGA games: Is it worth getting an A1200?

[sdyates]

I understand what AGA is and how it is better than ECS.

There, that being said, are there enough AGA games and are they good enough to justify getting an A1200?

Plus, most of the a1200s I find are PAL based. Does anyone know a good place to get them in NTSC. Paying in C$ or US$ is much better than Euros and pounds

[sdyates]

That's just it, never seen any AGA games.

Is it just the colour depth that is better in these games, or are they played in a higher resolution?

I guess what I am looking for here is testimonials.

[sdyates]

I appreciate allt he comments. You guys have given me a lot to think about. I think its just a matter of time before I get an A1200.

I actually have a magnavox, but its ready for the junk heap served me well it did.

I guess the only other consideration is the power conversion. If both are switchable, I should focus on the NTSC version --> multisyncs over here for some reason have never heard of PAL. For me, I'd rather run PAL as it has more lines

I will keep my eyes open for an a1200 -- but if any one feels generous and wants to let one go for a real sweet price, I am willing to upgrade

Oh, and the A3000 is a great machine with the ECS the only downfall. The speed is good. It's great as a work station. I am contemplating a prometheus board as per Amigakit.

Thanks again all.

[sdyates]

but what about the 120 power connector we use in north america -- don't I need a different power adapter as well to use a PAL version?

CLS2086 wrote:
If he has a RGB monitor, he should get a PAL 50 Hz A1200 and do the 60 Hz resistor trick (on aminet)  :-) then he will have a PAL+RGB 60 Hz machine  :rtfm:

[sdyates]

I am actually in the middle of turning my A3000 in to a power machine. I just picked up a cybervision 64 and now just need an accelerator: My A3000 will just be for professional stuff.

There are  lot of good points and I think I should get one just for nostalgia and then pick up a few games, but first I must get an 060 card.

My A500 is perfect for games right now

Flashlab wrote:
I read in an other post that sdyates has a 3000 and his signature says he also has an upgraded 2000. You can make perfect WHDLoad machines from those.

He will has to miss on some great AGA titles (and demos but that's not really my thing) mentioned here, but are these enough to justify getting a 1200? Bear in mind that to comfortably use WHDLoad he would also need an accelerator in the 1200 too...